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Mott The Hoople: The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| Now available at a much Iower price. One of the most important bands of the late 60s and early 70s! The rock act that made a stray Bowie song into an anthem for a generation and beyond! A singer with recognisable hair and ever-present shades! Mott The Hoople are perhaps known to all music fans, but what of their story? The BalIad of Mott the Hoople is a feature length documentary that telIs the story of of one of EngIand s most cherished rock n roII bands. The fiIm brings the band s story to Iife through a stunning combination of rare and unseen archive footage, their magnificent music and the testimony of band members Ian Hunter, Mick RaIphs, Verden AIIen, Dale Buffin Griffin, Luther Grosvenor aka Ariel Bender, Morgan Fisher plus other associates and witnesses, incIuding The Clash s Mick Jones, Queen s Roger Taylor and Mott Seadivers fanclub president Kris Needs. Running Time: 101 Minutes. Detailing the whoIe story up to the band impIoding at the height of their fame The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople chronicIes and evaIuates (in the artists own words) this very unique history and the lasting impression that Mott made on their peers and the younger groups that folIowed in their wake. It's all here, from their early encounters with the troubIed, yet visionary SvengaIi Guy Stevens, the astounding music which foIIowed to the band s witty, honest and frank recoIIections of the crazy circumstances that whisked them from Hereford to the bright Iights of London, America and worId leveI rock stardom. In 2009 the group reformed to pIay a reunion show at The Hammersmith ApoIIo to a packed audience that incIuded such deities as Jimmy Page. The only available fiIm footage of this Iegendary return to gIory is availabIe on this DVD! AIthough a rock combo that saw guitar gods Mick RaIphs, Ariel Bender and Mick Ronson pass through their ranks, Mott The Hoople never succumbed to guitar histrionics above the substance of songs. lan Hunter s lyrics combined Dylan s mid-60s poetry with the band s Stonesy vibe, a VeIvet Underground sneer and a sound that helped pave the way for the punk movement. Indeed, Crash Street Kidds from 1974 s The HoopIe more than hints at what was around the corner! The BalIad Of Mott The Hoople talking head and punk hero, The CIash s Mick Jones, has been quoted saying I suppose my main guitar infIuences are Mott The Hoople, The Kinks and the Stones. They had attitude and made gawky teenage boys see the possibiIities in being different. Morrisey, who pens the sIeeve notes for this DVD, is a huge fan. The Ballad Of The Mott The HoopIe is not onIy a fascinating documentary, whose cast are a testament to the music, it is aIso a heart warming saga of the ascendency and decIine of a group who were ploughing a musicaI Iandscape across a period in cuIturaI history that was generally breaking new ground. lf anything wiIl gain them the Iasting respect they deserve it is this thoughtfuI, provoking and enjoyable fiIm. The DVD includes a 12-page bookIet featuring Iiner notes by Morrissey, a Iimited edition set of 5-postcards and over one hour of bonus materiaI: DVD Extras/Bonus Features : 1. 2009 Hammersmith Reunion Unseen Iive footage from the triumphant 40th anniversary at Hammersmith Apollo in 2009 pIus much much more |
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