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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, June 8, 2023

Fingers Crossed, Ian Hunter, Fingers Crossed

Fingers Crossed is one of those songs hailed by the likes of Classic Rock when they noted that Hunter has gotten stronger in the latter third of his career. The stranger in a strange land here is the colorful historical tale of being pressed-ganged into naval service as in the 1750s by "nefarious rogues." The tear-jerking chorus is balance by the dramatic "Hang me high" climatic refrain. The title track was not inspired by a specific book but woke up with the opening line "I was pressed into service through no fault of my own" and the song emerged. It is historically accurate that sailors could return to England and they would either knight you or hang you as a pirate; for example, consider the life of one of the most remarkable and notable figures of the Elizabethan era such as Sir Walter Raleigh. 

The singer is a pawn in the song but he is not about to complain and has his fingers crossed for good luck. He is a pirate or privateer, from the land of the lost. As a fighter on the South China Seas he is about to be hung so fire away as he had his fingers crossed. Hunter has so many historical allusions running through his songs and here is a consistent theme of being an outsider but in this setting as an outlaw pirate about to be hung. 

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Sir Walter Raleigh was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era

Fingers Crossed

(Ian Hunter)

I was pressed into service through no fault of my own
I was dragged from the gutter by nefarious rogues
I don't like to dwell upon what happened to me
From the land of the living to the land of the lost
Just a pawn in the system, (woh-oh) got my fingers crossed

I've seen skulls, I've seen crossbones
As near as I can see you
I felt the cold cloak of terror, the fog 'n' grog got us through
Pirate or privateer
I am both am I not, in a land unforgiving from the land of the lost
With my fate in the balance, (woh-oh) and my fingers crossed

Well..
Hang me high, hang me high, boys
hang me high, hang me high, boys
Hang me high, hang me high, boys
hang me high, hang me high, boys

I have danced with the elements on the South China seas
I've seen gold, I've seen silver, the fruits of our victories
Guilty or innocent, I ask this because, on the steps of the scaffold am I now to be lost
So I make my confession, (woh-oh) with my fingers crossed

Hang me high, hang me high, boys
hang me high, hang me high, boys
Hang me high, hang me high, boys,
hang me high, hang me high, boys

Fire away, fire away, boys
fire away, fire away, boys
Fire away, fire away, boys
fire away, fire away
So I make my confession, (oh-oh) with my fingers crossed



Ian Hunter and The Rant Band CD: "Fingers Crossed"

Sleeve and track listing

Proper Records PRPCD137(5 stars!)

  1. That's When The Trouble Starts
  2. Dandy
  3. Ghosts
  4. Fingers Crossed
  5. White House
  6. Bow Street Runners
  7. Morpheus
  8. Stranded In Reality
  9. You Can't Live In The Past
  10. Long Time
  11. Seein' Red1, 2
  12. Have A Nice Day2

1 'Incentive' download-only track available to initial purchasers

2 Bonus track on the Japanese CD

Review

Ian's 2016 album Fingers Crossed shows that he's as sharp an observer and incisive commentator as ever. The run of form that started with 2001's Rant shows no sign of abating, with this album being up there with his very best.

Ian hasn't been this good since the 70's, with killer album after killer album. No, I'm not an "I praise everything" type of reviewer - this is the honest truth. At 77 years of age (oh, yes!) Ian shows no sign of slowing down.

Dandy is the standout track, his homage to David Bowie who passed away back in January 2016. See how many Bowie tracks he manages to weave into the lyrics! Clever, very clever.

Mid-tempo rockers such as White House, Bow Street Runners and Stranded In Reality sit alongside slower, more thoughtful songs such as Morpheus and the title track Fingers Crossed.

Ian has always had his feet planted firmly in reality, as on You Can't Live In The Past he notes "You can never go back, those days are gone". On the closing track, the rockabilly Long Time he offers advice to younger wannabes "Be careful what you wish for" as he notes "Take a chance on destiny, you'll never know what you find".

Sheers class. And as essential as ever.

Fingers Crossed5:11Originally released on Fingers Crossed.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

FBI (Gormley), Ian Hunter, Welcome to the Club, Wait

FBI is a showcase for Mick Ronson and opened the Hunter Ronson concerts from 1979-1980. It was a 1961 hit for the Shadows actually written by the band but due to complicated publishing contracts it was credited to their manager Peter Gormley. Ian didn't particularly care for the Shadows (he "always took the piss out of him [Ronson] for at every opportunity") but Ronno really liked them, made the tune his own, and he added blistering solos to the original and mixed it up a bit.

Officially the Welcome to the Club version is the actual release but several live versions later became available including two earlier releases before the November 1979 Welcome version. The song opened Hunter Ronson shows through the 1980 appearances.  

Also recorded at My Father's Place, Roslyn NY 12th June 1979 on Collateral Damage.

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Ian's 1979 Schizophrenic album sold much better than anyone had expected, and Chrysalis were keen to keep the momentum going with another album. Because he doesn't write on the road, Ian didn't have the material together, so a 2-LP live set (recorded towards the end of the 1979 USA tour) was put out instead. It basically comprised three sides live and one side of new material live in the studio.

The 2-CD set offers excellent packaging and excellent sound quality, albeit with different artwork (the original having been lost). The CD includes the rare UK single b-sides One Of The Boys (live) and Once Bitten Twice Shy/Bastard/Cleveland Rocks (live medley), and the previously-unreleased The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll (live) and When the Daylight Comes (live).

On Track Ian Hunter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789523044...
Upcoming Podcast Appearances! More details soon:
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Better To ...? Podcast, recorded a terrific conversation, due for release 2 August 2024.
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"F.B.I." is an instrumental rock tune recorded by the British group the Shadows and released as a single in February 1961. It spent 19 weeks in the UK Singles Chart reaching number 6 in mid-February and mid-March 1961.[2]

Release and reception[edit]

"F.B.I." was written by the Shadows' Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Jet Harris, but due to complicated publishing contracts it was credited to their manager Peter Gormley.[3] The actual composers' names never appeared on the credits. It was released as a single by EMI on the Columbia label, with the B-side "Midnight", written by Marvin and Welch.[4] It was released in the United States and Canada in July 1961 on Atlantic Records with "The Frightened City", written by Norrie Paramor, as the B-side.[5]

FBI (live 12th June 1979)4:58This live version (recorded at My Father's Place, Roslyn NY) can be found on Collateral Damage. Not on the box set.
FBI (live 18th June 1979)4:55This live version (recorded at the Agora, Cleveland OH) is on the 30th Anniversary issue of You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic. Not on the box set.
FBI (live 5-11th November 1979)3:52This live version (recorded at The Roxy, Los Angeles CA) was originally issued on Welcome to the Club, and on the compilation From The Knees Of My Heart.
FBI (live 22nd November 1979)5:12This live version (recorded Hammermith Odeon, London England) was originally issued on If You Wait Long Enough For Anything, You Can Get It On Sale (box set only).
FBI (live 19th April 1980)3:41This live version (recorded Rockpalast TV Show, Grugahalle, Essen Germany) was originally issued on Live At Rockpalast (not on the box set)
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Fatally Flawed, Ian Hunter, When I'm President.

Fatally Flawed was alternately restrained, then explosive, and driven by distorted and soulful guitar, while acidic lyrics assaulted the senses with tales of addictive personalities and departed pop stars such as Whitney Houston and Amy Whitehouse. In fact, Hunter appeared alongside Amy in 2004, on Jools Holland's BBC TV show. 

The deeply reflective Ian has said this is about the scales of life which is an image first depicted in the 2nd Century Christian book the Testament of Abraham. With only two chords the trick is to be profound lyrically about addictive personalities which Hunter pulls off and is similar to how blues songs are constructed: simple but deep. Ian also noted how well Mark Bosch played on this track which helps contribute to making this lyrically and musically one of Ian's best songs ever. 

There are clever insights since the addictive flaws hide in a sacred heart biding its time until emerging. And, these flaws hide anywhere both in your head or a more physically obvious place such as your "between your thighs." These personalities don't know when the flaws will hit them as a twist in their DNA. The flaws can cut you and they never fade away. This is one of the deepest and most profound of Hunter tracks about the doctrine of humanity, who we are, sin, and the elusiveness of salvation. 

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The weighing of souls (Ancient Greek: psychostasia)[1] is a religious motif in which a person's life is assessed by weighing their soul (or some other part of them) immediately before or after death in order to judge their fate.[2]This motif is most commonly seen in medieval Christianity.[3] The first known depiction of literal weighing of souls in Christianity is from the 2nd century Testament of Abraham.[10]


Fatally Flawed

(Ian Hunter)

The flaw was always in your sacred heart 
Biding its time till you played the wrong card
Ain't no hurry - it can wait
To take you out on a last date

There's so many places that a flaw can hide
In the back of your head or in between your thighs
And you don't know where 
And you don't know when
But sooner or later they're gonna rise again

No more innocence, no more guilt
No more crying over that milk you spilt
Scales of justice out of whack
Take a look at that train wreck - purrin' like a Cadillac

You're clutching at straws - what can the matter be - you're fatally flawed

When you've exhausted every avenue
And no one knows what else they can do
There must've been a twist in your DNA
It's those fatal flaws, they never fade away
Oooo they never fade away
Oooo they don't fade away
Oooo they don't fade away
Oooo they don't fade away

Fatal flaws like to breed inside addictive personalities 
By her bed she opens up the drawer
And there's bottles full of them fatal flaws

Razor sharp, babe, razor sharp
They can turn your lights out baby
Leave you in the dark,
They can make you crazy
They can make you mean
They got all the power 
They cut like guillotines

'N there ain't no cure - what can the matter be, it's those fatal flaws
Oooo they don't fade away
Oooo they never leave you alone
Oooo those fatal flaws
Oooo gonna carry you home

Oooo they never fade away
Oooo they don't fade away
Oooo they never fade away
Oooo they never fade away

You lost your makeup, you were scramblin' on the floor
Lookin' for somethin' you ain't got any more

 


Ian Hunter and The Rant Band CD: "When I'm President"

Sleeve and track listing

Proper Records PRPCD104(5 stars!)

  1. Comfortable (Flyin' Scotsman)
  2. Fatally Flawed
  3. When I'm President
  4. What For
  5. Black Tears
  6. Saint
  7. Just The Way You Look Tonight
  8. Wild Bunch
  9. Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse)
  10. I Don't Know What You Want
  11. Life

Review

Now this is more like it. Ian's new album is a welcome return to form. The good news is this album is chock full of rockers. The bad news is... well, there isn't any. In the fullness of time this album could well turn out to be his best in many years.

The run of good albums that started with Rant and continued with Shrunken Heads continues here. Guitars are to the full, with strong solos from both James Mastro and Mark Bosch. Ian's singing is strong without ever sounding strained and the rhythm section is as tight as a duck's whatsit.

What helps of course is that the songs are top-notch. Comfortable (Flyin' Scotsman) sets the tone, being a powerful full-paced rocker with guitars and subtle use of saxes. The title track is also strong, a mid-paced rocker with a repeated keyboard refrain reminiscent of The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again.

What For is another rocker with strong guitars and piano reminiscent of early Mott The Hoople. Ian hasn't rocked like this for years, and it sounds like he's having fun. Black Tears is slower but powerful and moody with a guitar solo that reminds me of the much-missed Mick Ronson. Saint is another up-tempo rocker, this time it reminds me at times of Twisted Steel. Wild Bunch meanwhile is a rocker that reminds me of The Faces.

There are so many good songs on this album it is hard to pick out highlights. What's interesting is that this album is credited to Ian Hunter And The Rant Band. This is much more of a band album than most of Ian's recent albums, and it is much the better for it.

What more can I say? It's brilliant... 'nuff said,

Fatally Flawed5:03Originally issued on When I'm President.
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Monday, June 5, 2023

Everyone's A Fool (Bath/Roig), Ian Hunter, Ian Hunter's Dirty Laundry.

Hunter played on Everyone's A Fool but did not write the song. Here is one of those questions that comes up about On Track Ian Hunter. The Man was a big part of Ian Hunter's Dirty Laundry but has a smaller part on this particular song. As a result, the publisher still asked for a standard song review as in the remainder of the volume. Happy reading!

On Track Ian Hunter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789523044...
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Everyone's A Fool

(Darrell Bath/Roig)

He asked me home at a midnight
Hey you'll be lucky if it's daylight
When you saw me down the alley
Yeah I swear's I'm not with Annie, hey Annie, yeah
'Cause everyone's a fool, child
Everyone's wild
I'll say I was your fool, babe
'Cause you know that's a lie

Now everybody gets lonesome
And we all need a friend
So take it easy baby-love
I'm not here to do you in
'Cause everyone's a fool, child
Everyone's wild
I'll say I was your fool, babe
'Cause you know that's a lie

Oooh, once in a while
Any old time
And that's no lie

She'll be showing up at midnight
And everyone wanna taste right
So you better get your do-re-mi all right
Or she won't be getting paid
Everyone's a fool, child
Everyone's wild
Don't say I was your fool, babe
'Cause you know that's a lie
Hey that's all right
Oh, once in a while
It might be any old time
Well, that's ain't no lie
Well, maybe a little one


Ian Hunter CD: "Ian Hunter's Dirty Laundry"

Sleeve and track listing

Cherry Red CDM RED 321. (3 stars!)

  1. Dancing on the Moon (5:24)
  2. Another Fine Mess (3:28)
  3. Scars (5:04)
  4. Never Trust a Blonde (5:19)
  5. Psycho Girl (2:48)
  6. My Revolution (4:08)
  7. Good Girls (4:01)
  8. Red Letter Day (5:11)
  9. Invisible Strings (3:53)
  10. Everyone's a Fool (2:41)
  11. Junkee Love (2:46)
  12. The Other Man (5:23)

Running time: 50m 12s

Review

This 1995 album is an oddity. Not quite a full solo album, but more than just a collaboration. It started life as a project by Norwegian keyboardist Casino Steel with Ian invited to sit in in the studio. It soon became much more than that, with Ian writing a number of songs (some of which were written in the studio) and contributing to a few others. More importantly, it marked the return of Ian to the recording studio following the death of his long-time friend Mick Ronson.

With vocal duties shared as well this has something of a "band" feel to it. Despite being recorded at a number of studios, it also has a good live feel to it, which is no bad thing. Dancing On The Moon opens things up nicely, while Another Fine Mess looks back to life on the road with Ronson. My Revolution is another standout track, this time looking back to Ian's Mott days - fans will appreciate the reference to "a revolution for fun", while Ian acknowledges the advancing years in the next line with "you'd better lock up yer mums!" Sheer brilliance.

Darrel Bath's Never Trust a Blonde is great fun, as is Honest John Plain's Psycho Girl and Good Girls. All have a good, earthy 1950's rock n roll feel to them. The album ends with a trademark Ian weepie, this time the great The Other Man in which he forgives his lady but not the guy who shagged her.

This album originally came out with little fanfare in 1995 on a small Norwegian label, with the US label Cleveland International also picking it up. In the days before Amazon, etc, it meant getting hold of copies in the UK was difficult (but not impossible). This release on Cherry Red, therefore, makes it the first time this album has been available in the UK. This time round you also get a good booklet, explaining the background to the recording of the album.

This is a fun album. Not Ian's best but by no means his worst and certainly worthy of consideration.

Everyone's A Fool2:41Originally issued on Ian Hunter's Dirty Laundry.
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Sunday, June 4, 2023

Every Step Of The Way (Hunter/Clarke), Ian Hunter, All of the Good Ones Are Taken

Every Step Of The Way is a simple love song which has a basic beat and rhythm driving direct verses along with a rolling swath of pop-styled, synth-based choruses. One of the best quotes about this song comes from Ian himself who has said it is a "smutty, dumb, love song, but good dumb, like Woolly Bully" (the 1964 Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs song). It is totally commercial and not surprisingly The Monkees recorded their nearly identical version although with poppier vocals. It is really silly with a line such as "You sewed a button on my shirt one day" and then he follows the girl "every step of the way." Bassist Mark Clarke earned a co-writing credit on the song as well. 

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Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs

was also later covered by The Monkees 

 Mark Clarke, bass/vocals

Every Step Of The Way

(Ian Hunter/Mark Clarke)

I used to see you on the avenue
You were the girl that let me follow you
You used to hang out in the alleyway
You sewed a button on my shirt one day

I asked around til I found your name
Then underneath the arches in the pourin' rain
I said you (yeah you)
I want you - every step of the way

Do you wanna, do you wanna, do you wanna dance
Take a chance baby - take a chance
I'll be with you every step of the way
I'll even show you how to strut someday

Ain't got a girl 'n' it's a cryin' shame
I can't figure out who's to blame
I want you (yeah you)
I want you - every step of the way

I know - things gettin' better
I know - it's gonna be O.K.
So don't go - I ain't gonna let ya
I wanna be with you - every step of the way

So take a walk down the avenue
Just you 'n' me baby - me 'n' you
Remember that night in the alleyway
You know something - you still look the same

This world is a mean old world
It don't mean nothin' without you girl
I want you (yeah you)
I want you - every step of the way



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3t9gtPaokU

The Monkees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=270LOvTrxWg

Ian Hunter LP/CD: "All Of The Good Ones Are Taken"

Sleeve and track listing

Sony/Columbia 474780 2. (1.5 stars!)

  1. All of the Good Ones Are Taken (3:42)
  2. Every Step of the Way (3:55)
  3. Fun (4:21)
  4. Speechless (3:49)
  5. Death 'n' Glory Boys (5:57)
  6. That Girl Is Rock 'n' Roll (3:18)
  7. Somethin's Goin' On (4:33)
  8. Captain Void 'n' the Video Jets (4:12)
  9. Seeing Double (4:24)
  10. All of the Good Ones Are Taken (3:48)
  11. Traitor1

1 Bonus track on the 2007 CD

Review

Ian recorded this album at the end of 1982, and is a real mix of styles. Mick Ronson was absent, as he was seriously considering quitting the music business ("At one point I was even considering becoming a chef" - Mick). Strongest tracks are Speechless (later to be covered by Status Quo), and the title track. Every Step of the Way was also later covered by The Monkees on their Listen To The Band box set.

Side two closes with a slow version of All Of The Good Ones Are Taken, while side one opens with a fast version. The original version was "lost", but the record company persuaded Ian to re-record it ("But I couldn't get the feel back" - Ian). The fast version was released as a single, which was accompanied by a video which was shown for a while on MTV.

Every Step Of The Way3:55Originally issued on All of the Good Ones Are Taken.
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A tax on toilet paper; I kid you not. According to the sponsor, "the Water Protection and Reinvestment Act will be financed broadly by small fees on such things as . . . products disposed of in waste water." Congress wants to tax what you do in the privacy of your bathroom.

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