http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5973&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rssIn Mott the Hoople, shades-clad British ex-newspaperman Ian Hunter was as literate and self-aware as any '70s hard rocker. And though acts from the Clash to Def Leppard to the Pet Shop Boys to Billy Bob Thornton have claimed Mott as a primary inspiration, no band since has managed to carry Jerry Lee Lewis rockabilly and <I>Blonde on Blonde</I> folk boogie into the realm of glam metal. Songs such as "Ballad of Mott" and "Saturday Gigs," like Hunter's definitive 1972 book <I>Diary of a Rock'N'Roll Star</I>, were unflinchingly clear-eyed chronicles of musicians' lives; by the time he left Mott in 1974, Hunter seemed to think rock 'n' roll itself was dying. Yet he's never stopped plugging away. Of his 13 solo albums, 1975's self-titled debut and 1979's <I>You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic</I> remain the most indispensable, and not just because they spawned his best-known songs: "Once Bitten Twice Shy" (later a hit for Great White), "Ships" (later a hit for Barry Manilow) and "Cleveland Rocks" (later a TV theme for Drew Carey). But nearly all his music is worth hearing. Now, seven decades into his life, Hunter is still making respectable records for alt-country label New West. - Chuck EddyClassic Rocken720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:32:59 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5973&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss In Mott the Hoople, shades-clad British ex-newspaperman Ian Hunter was as literate and self-aware as any '70s hard rocker. And though acts from the Clash to Def Leppard to the Pet Shop Boys to Billy Bob Thornton have claimed Mott as a primary inspiration, no band since has managed to carry Jerry Lee Lewis rockabilly and <I>Blonde on Blonde</I> folk boogie into the realm of glam metal. Songs such as "Ballad of Mott" and "Saturday Gigs," like Hunter's definitive 1972 book <I>Diary of a Rock'N'Roll Star</I>, were unflinchingly clear-eyed chronicles of musicians' lives; by the time he left Mott in 1974, Hunter seemed to think rock 'n' roll itself was dying. Yet he's never stopped plugging away. Of his 13 solo albums, 1975's self-titled debut and 1979's <I>You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic</I> remain the most indispensable, and not just because they spawned his best-known songs: "Once Bitten Twice Shy" (later a hit for Great White), "Ships" (later a hit for Barry Manilow) and "Cleveland Rocks" (later a TV theme for Drew Carey). But nearly all his music is worth hearing. Now, seven decades into his life, Hunter is still making respectable records for alt-country label New West. - Chuck Eddy http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2451046&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 2451046 tra.2451046 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Once Bitten Twice Shy alb.188341 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/1/4/1304133_170x170.jpg 2000-07-25 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Once Bitten Twice Shy tra.2451046 234000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2451046&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2451046&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29162471&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 29162471 tra.29162471 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Man Overboard alb.29140350 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Hunter art.5973 0.99 Man Overboard alb.29140350 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/9/1/1741918_170x170.jpg 2009-07-21 00:00:00.0 2009-07-21 00:00:00.0 true Girl From The Office tra.29162476 275000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29162476&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29162476&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2783015&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 2783015 tra.2783015 Ian Hunter art.5973 1.29 You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic alb.168555 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/5/9/1369563_170x170.jpg 2008-06-10 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Cleveland Rocks tra.2783015 228000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2783015&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2783015&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29162477&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 29162477 tra.29162477 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Man Overboard alb.29140350 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/9/1/1741918_170x170.jpg 2009-07-21 00:00:00.0 2009-07-21 00:00:00.0 true Flowers tra.29162477 212000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29162477&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29162477&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202081&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 14202081 tra.14202081 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Shrunken Heads alb.14200939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/5/7/1007581_170x170.jpg 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 true Soul Of America tra.14202081 283000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202081&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202081&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20986680&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:45:10 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 20986680 tra.20986680 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Short Back 'n' Sides alb.20982647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/5/9/1369564_170x170.jpg 2008-06-10 00:00:00.0 null true Lisa Likes Rock 'n' Roll (2000 Digital Remaster) tra.20986680 236000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20986680&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20986680&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202078&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 14202078 tra.14202078 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Shrunken Heads alb.14200939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/5/7/1007581_170x170.jpg 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 true When The World Was Round tra.14202078 290000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202078&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202078&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202086&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 14202086 tra.14202086 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Shrunken Heads alb.14200939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/5/7/1007581_170x170.jpg 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 true Read 'em 'n' Weep 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tra.14202076 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Shrunken Heads alb.14200939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/5/7/1007581_170x170.jpg 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 true Words (Big Mouth) tra.14202076 303000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202076&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202076&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20986679&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:50:45 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 20986679 tra.20986679 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Short Back 'n' Sides alb.20982647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/5/9/1369564_170x170.jpg 2008-06-10 00:00:00.0 null true Central Park 'n' West (2000 Digital Remaster) tra.20986679 240000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20986679&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20986679&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202080&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 14202080 tra.14202080 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Shrunken Heads alb.14200939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/5/7/1007581_170x170.jpg 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 true Shrunken Heads tra.14202080 465000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202080&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202080&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20986684&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:45:10 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 20986684 tra.20986684 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Short Back 'n' Sides alb.20982647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/5/9/1369564_170x170.jpg 2008-06-10 00:00:00.0 null true Rain (2000 Digital Remaster) tra.20986684 355000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20986684&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20986684&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202077&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 14202077 tra.14202077 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Shrunken Heads alb.14200939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/5/7/1007581_170x170.jpg 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 2007-05-15 00:00:00.0 true Fuss About Nothin' tra.14202077 224000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202077&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14202077&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.836584&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Rock Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ian Hunter on Rhapsody Online 836584 tra.836584 Ian Hunter art.5973 0.99 Ian Hunter alb.134023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/0/1/1301024_170x170.jpg 1990-04-10 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Once Bitten Twice Shy tra.836584 285000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.836584&variant=play&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.836584&variant=data&rws=%2Fian-hunter%2Ftop-tracks.rss