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.

Thursday, January 4, 2024

You Can't Live In The Past, Ian Hunter, Fingers Crossed

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From his song output alone we can grasp that Hunter does not live in the past and he is always looking forward which is the subject of You C...
Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Words (Big Mouth), (Lyrics by Ian Hunter, Music by Ian Hunter and Andy York) Ian Hunter, Shrunken Heads

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The opening track Words (Big Mouth)  is an arresting start to the CD. Hunter apologizes, to Trudi, for mouthing off the night before. He has...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Women's Intuition, Ian Hunter, YUI Orta

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The Slimmer Twins wrote Women's Intuition together and it was one of the last tracks for the album. It sounds similar to The Rolling St...
Monday, January 1, 2024

(Give Me Back My) Wings, Ian Hunter, Originally demoed for YUI Orta; this live version (recorded The Dominion, London England) was released on BBC Live in Concert

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Hunter began working with John Jansen in 1987 but (Give Me Back My) Wings is a song that fell through the cracks; it was demoed and was the...
Sunday, December 31, 2023

Win It All, Ian Hunter, Man Overboard

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The melody is well-done on Win It All and it is a gentle, hymn-like track featuring soft piano and sensitive accordion punctuated with Hunt...
Saturday, December 30, 2023

Wild n' Free, Ian Hunter, Overnight Angels

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Wild n' Free  drives as hard a a pile driver kicked in with a phased drum intro before a slew of guitars and bass frantically hit. This ...
Friday, December 29, 2023

Wild East, Ian Hunter, You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic

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The slow burn groove of Wild East  featured Hoople-style piano chords and blistering sax. It is a mildly energetic and melodic song about th...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

Wild Bunch, Ian Hunter, When I'm President

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Wild Bunch  is an unusual rocker of a song sounding something like the Faces might have done. The song is about an actual movie and Hunter e...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Who Do You Love, Ian Hunter, Ian Hunter LP

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This song is an infectious toe-tapper with funky Sixties-style harmonica and boogie piano. British audiences favored CBS's second single...
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