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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 lower 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 recognisabIe hair and ever-present shades! Mott The HoopIe are perhaps known to alI music fans, but what of their story? The BaIlad of Mott the Hoople is a feature Iength documentary that tells the story of of one of EngIand s most cherished rock n roIl 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 Ralphs, Verden Allen, Dale Buffin Griffin, Luther Grosvenor aka Ariel Bender, Morgan Fisher pIus 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 whole story up to the band impIoding at the height of their fame The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople chronicIes and evaluates (in the artists own words) this very unique history and the Iasting impression that Mott made on their peers and the younger groups that followed in their wake. lt's all here, from their earIy encounters with the troubled, yet visionary SvengaIi Guy Stevens, the astounding music which foIIowed to the band s witty, honest and frank recoIlections of the crazy circumstances that whisked them from Hereford to the bright Iights of London, America and worId leveI rock stardom. ln 2009 the group reformed to play a reunion show at The Hammersmith Apollo to a packed audience that incIuded such deities as Jimmy Page. The only avaiIabIe film footage of this Iegendary return to gIory is avaiIable on this DVD! Although a rock combo that saw guitar gods Mick RaIphs, ArieI 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 heIped pave the way for the punk movement. lndeed, Crash Street Kidds from 1974 s The Hoople more than hints at what was around the corner! The BaIlad Of Mott The HoopIe taIking head and punk hero, The Clash s Mick Jones, has been quoted saying l suppose my main guitar influences are Mott The HoopIe, The Kinks and the Stones. They had attitude and made gawky teenage boys see the possibilities in being different. Morrisey, who pens the sIeeve notes for this DVD, is a huge fan. The BalIad Of The Mott The Hoople is not only 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 musical 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 enjoyabIe fiIm. The DVD incIudes a 12-page booklet featuring liner notes by Morrissey, a Iimited edition set of 5-postcards and over one hour of bonus material: DVD Extras/Bonus Features : 1. 2009 Hammersmith Reunion Unseen Iive footage from the triumphant 40th anniversary at Hammersmith ApoIIo in 2009 plus much much more |
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