Thursday, February 8, 2024

Day Tripper (Lennon–McCartney), Ian Hunter, Bag of Tricks, Vol. 1

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Who can deny the importance of Beatles? No one yet Hunter is not unduly Beatlesque in his music and yet Day Tripper  by Lennon-McCartney is ...
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Is Your Love in Vain (Bob Dylan), Ian Hunter, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality, Wait

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The Dylan song Is Your Love in Vain  is perhaps too polished and overdone but during 1981 and live Hunter was all for it. It has the advanta...
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Violence, Ian Hunter, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Violence  is a Mott The Hoople song written by Hunter and Mick Ralphs from the Mott  LP. The lyrics `violence is the only thing that makes y...
Monday, February 5, 2024

One More Time, Ian Hunter, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Alejandro Escovedo is a fine musician himself but he is also a Hunter fan and covered some of Ian's songs. They met at a benefit in Chic...
Sunday, February 4, 2024

Avalanche, Ian Hunter, Rant, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Avalanche  was recorded with  guitarist, recording engineer, and producer  Rick Tedesco in 1999.  He is also a good friend to Hunter. Ian me...
Saturday, February 3, 2024

I'm in Awe, Ian Hunter, Rant, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Excerpt: I'm in Awe  is an early  Rant  demo. As Hunter was accumulating unreleased songs for a Sony compilation he found old ADATs.  Al...
Friday, February 2, 2024

Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady, Ian Hunter, The Artful Dodger, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady  is an Artful Dodger  outtake. For Hunter's output this is more funky than most of his work but he thin...
Thursday, February 1, 2024

Dirty Job, Ian Hunter, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

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In 2022 the song is on the External Combustion release. Ian sings lead on part of the track. 
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Ill Wind, Ian Hunter, YUI Orta, 1988 Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality, Vol. 1

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Before YUI Orta Ronson got interested in working with Ian again and Ill Wind is one of the songs that Hunter was preparing before recording...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Professional Lover, Ian Hunter, after All of The Good Ones Are Taken, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Hunter wrote another song for Arthur Baker but apparently the effort did not go anywhere although it was supposed to go to Tina Turner. 
Monday, January 29, 2024

Wake Up Call, (Baker/Tina B/Mandel), Ian Hunter, after All of The Good Ones Are Taken, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Wake Up Call  (Baker/Tina B/Mandel) is another song done for DJ and producer Arthur Baker. The call from Baker was a surprise for Hunter ask...
Sunday, January 28, 2024

Good Man in a Bad Time, (Tanner/Reede), Ian Hunter, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Excerpt: Hunter and Ronson covered Good Man in a Bad Time , (Tanner/Reede) written by Marc Tanner and Jon Reede. The producer and DJ Arthur ...
Saturday, January 27, 2024

Great Expectations (You Never Know What to Expect), Ian Hunter, 1980s post All of The Good Ones Are Taken, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Excerpt: Great Expectations (You Never Know What to Expect) was written for Orion Pictures' college comedy movie Up the Creek . Hunter f...
Friday, January 26, 2024

(I'm the) Teacher, (Hunter, Ronson) Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

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A first ever movie composition (I'm the) Teacher was a song to order by movie people but Hunter considers it to contain one of his best...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Sunshine Eyes, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

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Sunshine Eyes is a demo written about Ian's youngest son and Trudi's only child, Jesse. When Jesse was small in NYC their home feat...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Bluebirds, Ian Hunter, All of The Good Ones Are Taken, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

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Bluebirds  is a demo outtake from All of The Good Ones Are Taken  and Hunter liked it but the management of Steve Popovich nixed the tune fr...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

China, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes

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China  could be emotional for Ian now that Mick Ronson passed but Hunter had Ronno sing it at the time because it's a trawler boat song ...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Venus in the Bathtub, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes Bonus CD

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Venus in the Bathtub  never made it since the band didn't get the groove.  Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigi...
Sunday, January 21, 2024

Listen to the Eight Track, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes Bonus CD

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Songs like Listen to the Eight Track do not happen often but it reminds me of Guy Stevens when he provoked a stream of consciousness groove...
Saturday, January 20, 2024

I Believe in You, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes

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Excerpt: I Believe in You  is very rough and nothing more than a work demo. On Track Ian Hunter is shipping soon. Want to promote Ian? The p...