Blog Smith

Blog Smith is inspired by the myth of Hephaestus in the creation of blacksmith-like, forged materials: ideas. This blog analyzes topics that interest me: IT, politics, technology, history, education, music, and the history of religions.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Ships, Ian Hunter, You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic

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Ships is one of the most well known, sensitive, and autobiographical songs in the Hunter catalog reprised by No Hard Feelings . The song de...
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Shallow Crystals, Ian Hunter, Overnight Angels, Stranded, Vol. 3

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Shallow Crystals began life as I Think You Made a Mess of His Life  and was a relaxed but acidic piece. The target is not clear but it is p...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Shades Off, Ian Hunter, 1st LP Ian Hunter (as a coda to It Ain't Easy When You Fall), Stranded

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The spoken word poem Shades Off  is the coda to It Ain't Easy When You Fall . It was written as a poem on a short tour of Scotland with ...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Seein' Red, Ian Hunter, Originally an 'incentive' download-only track with initial orders of Fingers Crossed. It is also on Japan-only copies of that album.

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This outstanding song Seein' Red  honored the memory of American investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb ...
Monday, October 9, 2023

Seeing Double, Ian Hunter, All of the Good Ones Are Taken

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Some have argued that Seeing Double is the standout track of the album. Hunter's reverie is bolstered by Peter Frampton band member Bob...
Sunday, October 8, 2023

Sea Diver (live October 2010), Ian Hunter, Mott The Hoople, Live in the UK 2010

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Sea Diver  was the last one released on the LP All The Young Dudes  and a live version exists here from Hunter's solo career in 2010. Th...
Saturday, October 7, 2023

Scars, (Ian Hunter/Darrell Bath/Honest John Plain), Ian Hunter, Ian Hunter's Dirty Laundry, Acoustic Shadows, Stranded In Reality

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Scars is a collaborative effort and a standout although it was quickly recorded in about an hour while Darrel Bath and Hunter wrote three o...
Friday, October 6, 2023

Saturday Gigs, Ian Hunter, Mott The Hoople, Strings, Truth

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Saturday Gigs is a celebration of Mott The Hoople and was originally a 1974 single which was their swan song reminiscing about the band chr...
Thursday, October 5, 2023

A Sane Revolution, D. H. Lawrence, Ian Hunter, This spoken-word poem (off tape), coupled with a radio promo, Bag Of Tricks (Vol 1) (box set only).

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A Sane Revolution  is a spoken-word poem by Hunter and coupled with a radio promo. The actual poem  is a reflection on the political revolut...
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Saint, (Ian Hunter/James Mastro), Ian Hunter, When I'm President

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The Civil War and the Wild West was the subject of three songs on the record. Saint co-written by guitarist James Mastro, explores Hunter...
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