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Made in the Shades.(album review)(Sound recording review)
When Ian Hunter led Mott the Hoople, he and his band delivered a series of albums that raised the bar for noisy, heartfelt rock and roll; they sounded like the world's loudest Rolling Stones cover band trying to play Bob Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" and failing so brilliantly that their chaos became a new order. For years, Mott was the best band to never quite make it; even when they did make it, with "All the Young Dudes," they still inspired the kind of affection usually reserved for beloved cult acts. Hunter's solo career, erratic but always worthy, has followed suit. "Rant," from 2001, had strong songs and confident, rootsy music, and it was a high-water mark. "Shrunken Heads" (Yep Roc), his new album, may be even better.
It is no secret that dozens if not hundreds of rock stars venerate Mott and Hunter. David Bowie, who gave them "All the Young Dudes," was a fan. Mick Jones, of the Clash, co-produced one of Hunter's solo records. Here, the guest star is Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, who sings on a trio of songs. The album opener, "Words (Big Mouth)," is one of them, and the song's title is the ...
- CD review: "Shrunken Heads," Ian Hunter.(Sound recording review)
- Newspaper article from: Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT) May 31, 2007 700+ words
...years ago, and since then, Hunter's output has slowed considerably...lately, the perfunctory. Hunter is back with "Shrunken Heads," his first recording since...Jeff Tweedy and Soozie Tyrell, Hunter hardly sounds like some geezer...
- Making shrunken heads.(how to make a shrunken head for Halloween from an apple)
- Magazine article from: Children's Digest Webb, T.A. October 1, 1995 700+ words
Besides being delicious to eat, apples can be used to make gruesome shrunken heads. it's fun and easy to do. Why not make one to give that special friend on Halloween? But start in early October so your...
- More shrunken heads! (guitar tuning key knobs)
- Magazine article from: Guitar Player Erlewine, Dan March 1, 1993 700+ words
...shop foreman at Gruhn Guitars, and we strongly advised players to take a problem guitar to a good repair shop. As for "shrunken heads" (the failing plastic knobs on many Kluson Deluxe tuners from the '50s and early '60s), the simple solution was to...
- The wonder of it all: You can quit guessing about when Ripley's will open with...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA) May 27, 2006 700+ words
...One of the galleries will feature Ripley's Gold, items that Robert Ripley himself collected in his years of travels. Shrunken heads and a mummified falcon will be displayed in the Primitive Room, among other human and animal oddities. A Hobbies Room...
- Shrunken heads. (repairing guitar tuners) (Column)
- Magazine article from: Guitar Player Erlewine, Dan January 1, 1993 700+ words
Recently I received a note from George Gruhn and his shop foreman John Hedgecoth, warning of a problem that we're just beginning to realize: "We're now seeing an epidemic of deteriorating plastic tuner buttons, pickguards, and body binding on certain guitars built during the early '60s and before."
- Shrieking shrunken Heads // Band blasts Byrne, tunes
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times KEVIN M. WILLIAMS November 5, 1996 700+ words
Can there be lemonade without lemons? Essential ingredients were an important issue at Monday night's concert by the Heads at Park West, where a packed house waited to hear the band that is trying to ignore something that is impossible for them to ignore: David Byrne. The slender, doe-eyed front
- HEART AND SOUL; THE INDUSTRY RALLIES FOR THE ANNUAL MARFAN GALA; CALVIN,...
- Magazine article from: Daily News Record Badia, Alex Lipke, David Pallay, Jessica Scheidnes, Jean May 7, 2007 700+ words
...and acclaimed solo artist Ian Hunter at his Soho boutique for an in-store acoustic performance. Hunter, who wrote the hits "Once...has a new solo album called "Shrunken Heads" coming out this month, his...Arckid / John Varvatos and Ian Hunter / Rock photographer Bob Gruen...
- WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT.(Arts and Lifestyle)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald July 24, 2009 700+ words
...Fuggedaboutit. - KEVIN R. CONVEY IAN HUNTER "Man Overboard" (New West) Grade: A- Now that he's 70, Hunter can wear his worn-out curmudgeon...dropping awesomeness of 2007's "Shrunken Heads," but Hunter's barbed-wire wit, intelligent...
