IAN HUNTER: ARTFUL DODGER (AUTOGRAPHED 180GR BOX SET)
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IAN HUNTER: THE ARTFUL DODGER
Citadel Records CIT1Box
ANOTHER GREAT RELEASE FROM MOTT THE HOOPLE'S FRONT MAN!
SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION, NUMBERED BOX SET
THIS OFFERING IS #0048!!
SPECIAL AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF IAN!!
WE WERE TOLD WHEN THIS BOX CAME OUT THAT THERE IS ONLY 100!!
Included:
LP: THE ARTFUL DODGER – IN GATEFOLD COVER
PHOTO: SIGNED BY IAN HUNTER (see image)
BOOK: CLOTH BOUND BOOK OF IAN’S “DIARY OF A ROCK n’ ROLL STAR”
Ian Hunter: The Artful Dodger
This extraordinary album marked Ian's return to form, and how. Two haunting, slow-paced love songs - "Too much" and "Still"; a rambling, shambling, masterpiece of an elegy to the late Mick Ronson, who had died of cancer a couple of years earlier - "Michael Picasso" (the live version on "Once Bitten Twice Shy" is also superb, but quite different); the angry "23a Swan Hill" (were these the beginnings of Ian the songwriter?); the fun "Resurrection Mary"; and a couple of Chas 'n Dave pub rockers with a bit of social commentary - "Artful Dodger" and "Skeletons in your closet".
If you have ever considered buying an Ian Hunter album, get this and, whilst you are at it, go for his latest album "Rant" as well - same artwork, same class. He's on a bit of a rock 'n roll, is Ian!
Ian recorded his latest album in Canada and Norway in 1995. Ian used a variety of musicians on this album, but he retained Bjørn Nessjø as producer because Ian was impressed with his work on Dirty Laundry. Ian jointly owns this recording with Bjørn (recordings are normally owned by record companies), and is now leasing it to record companies. Ian felt he needed management before he could do this in the UK and USA, which is why this album was released initially only in Norway.
This is a strong album, though it takes a couple of listens to get used to. This is mainly the fault of Too Much, which is a slow opener - the rockers come later, but it is not another Laundry (that said, tho', a friend of mine bought this album immediately after the Burnley gig purely on the strength of Too Much). The standout tracks are Now Is The Time, Something To Believe In, 23A Swan Hill and The Artful Dodger. Michael Picasso, Ian's tribute to his mate Mick Ronson is quieter and more subdued than the live version we'd grown used to (from tapes of the Ronson Memorial show). Resurrection Mary is also a different tempo from the version performed at the Mick Ronson Memorial Concert in 1994.
Ian has described this album as being his most focused.
Tracks:
- Too Much (Hunter) (4:44)
- Now Is The Time (Hunter) (4:54)
- Something To Believe In (Hunter) (5:46)
- Resurrection Mary (Hunter) (6:11)
- Walk On Water (Hunter/McNasty) (3:48)
- 23A, Swan Hill (Hunter) (4:47)
- Michael Picasso (Hunter) (5:45)
- Open My Eyes (Hunter/Bath) (5:42)
- The Artful Dodger (Hunter) (4:21)
- Skeletons (In Your Closet) (Hunter/Bath/Plain) (4:00)
- Still The Same (Hunter) (5:06)
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