Ian Hunter box set in 2016

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Whizz Kid, Feb 10, 2016.

  1. onlyconnect

    onlyconnect The prose and the passion

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    Exactly. Would buy in a blink if I didn't have most of it already.

    Tim
     
  2. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    Saw Ian last night. Wow! I've seen him about 10 times, including with Ronson, Ringo, and Mott opening for Queen.

    Last night's show was. Un. Bee. Lee. Va. Able.

    2 hours. 5 encores.

    Set list (as written on the set list I got):

    Trouble
    Once Bitten
    Fatally Flawed
    When I’m President
    Saint
    The Truth
    Morpheus
    Just Another Night
    Fingers Crossed
    A A Alien Boy
    Dandy
    Bow Street Runners
    Roll Away the Stone
    Wish I Was Your Mother
    Ghosts
    23a Swan Hill
    Bastard
    Sweet Jane

    Encore
    Irene
    Memphis
    Long Time
    Life
    Dudes
     
  3. slipkid

    slipkid Senior Member


    Awesome that amongst all his own great songs that he is still doing (a cover by Mott of) Sweet Jane in the setlist.
     
  4. Braincapers

    Braincapers Forum Resident

    Been doing it for a while, and very well too
     
  5. 12stringbassist

    12stringbassist Location: Irrelevance.

    Location:
    Manchester UK
    I weakened..

    Very impressive set.
     
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  6. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    Excellent. Thoughts so far?

    (I'm still chipping away at my set and I got it the day it came out! Makes for a nice listening project. :D )
     
  7. 12stringbassist

    12stringbassist Location: Irrelevance.

    Location:
    Manchester UK
    Bearing in mind the staggering amount of content that is in there, the box is compact.
    I do like the book. It has an amount of info I didn't know.
    The signed A4 lithograph is nice to have, though I have Ian's signature a few times already.
    I have a lot of the music already and those CD's are shrink-wrapped still, so I haven't had a proper look at them to compare to the originals.
    The Shades newspaper is a nice collection of press clippings and ads. Nicely done.

    I'm concentrating on the extras. The acoustic CD is quite interesting. Working my way through the 3 Box Of Tricks CD's at the moment - they will take a few listens to sink it. The much heralded song 'Salvation' that Ina has been saving to be the last song on his last album doesn'tr grab me, but maybe it will with a few more hearings.

    The 2 DVD's:
    The first has some very slight image quality issues, due to the age of the footage, but it's as good as you could hope for, considering..
    The second is going to get a play tomorrow if I get a chance.
     
  8. Whizz Kid

    Whizz Kid Forum Resident Thread Starter

    Assume that was a slip of the keyboard (?)... 'twas the other way round... Queen famously opened for Mott on that tour. ;)
    Only time they ever opened for anybody.

    Thanks for the review and set list... I have tix to see Ian at the Fillmore - San Francisco in September... seems a long way off.

    Essentially the same set from last fall... but glad to see 'Morpheus' has been added... looking forward to that.
     
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  9. 12stringbassist

    12stringbassist Location: Irrelevance.

    Location:
    Manchester UK
    The setlist from Liverpool.
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  10. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    D'oh! Yup. A slip of the finger! :D:D
     
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  11. Braincapers

    Braincapers Forum Resident

    Although you were technically right Mott did open for Queen and Queen opened for Mott the Hoople
     
  12. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    Ah, I'm not losing it! I saw both bands several times in the 70s so the memory is a bit foggy!
     
  13. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    I think I'll finish this box set in 14 years. Yikes. It's just a lot of stuff. Anyone else have any news, thoughts, reviews, critiques, etc. on this set?
     
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  14. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    I'm still chipping away at this monster set. Just played the Hunter Ronson Band Live at the BBC. Phew. It almost melted my stereo. :p
     
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  15. TheLoveDrags

    TheLoveDrags Forum Resident

    As for the actual albums, I'm up to WIP...
    I skipped When I'm President and went to Live in the UK 2010 [since chronology wise, it's before], so I need to go back and listen to WIP.
    I have listened to most of the bonus discs and watched the DVD's...
     
  16. chickendinna

    chickendinna Homegrown’s All Right With Me

    I haven't even put a dent in mine. I just hope I live long enough to get through the whole damn thing.
     
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  17. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    I know. It's crazy huge. I just played the BBC disc with Ronson.

    Man, that show almost blew my stereo apart!! :laugh::laugh::laugh:
     
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  18. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    Okay. I. will. get. through. this. set. in. my. lifetime. (Or the next. :D:D:D )
     
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  19. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    Anyone have any updates?
     
  20. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    I got side-tracked with Drivin' n Cryin' and haven't picked up a disc from this set in a while.

    How 'bout you?
     
  21. Runicen

    Runicen Forum Resident

    I stalled out just before When I'm President. Half tempted to give each decade a thorough pass as a self-contained affair before moving on rather than to try to take in the entire narrative arc...
     
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  22. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    That's a great idea. I've been overwhelmed and took a long break.
     
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  23. TheLoveDrags

    TheLoveDrags Forum Resident

    It's such a mammoth box set, I keep getting side tracked as well.
    Still stuck at When I'm President...
    Oh, well, it will give years of joy!
     
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  24. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    At least you're stuck at President. I'm stuck in the 80's with Ronson. :D
     
  25. TheLoveDrags

    TheLoveDrags Forum Resident

    That does not sound like a bad place to be, sir.
     
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