Mott The Hoople:

Greatest Hits:(1976)

"Mott The Hoople, and the Game of Life", words sung by Michael Stipe in the R.E.M. song, Man in The Moon. Well, here's Mott the Hoople. If you know one song of theirs, there a good chance it's All The Young Dudes. Which David Bowie wrote for them. Personally, I dig the Bowie version best, although they sound damn near identical. If I was reaching for a song to listen to off this collection, I'd most likely go with All The Way From Memphis, or Foxy Foxy. All in all, this is a great slice of Seventies Rock'n'Roll. 

Ian Hunter:

All-American Alien Boy:(1976)

Having come up in a time when people thought vinyl was dead, a lot of people were just willing to give me there collection, or at least let me dig through, and take a couple pieces. Usually there was one or two albums that they insisted I take because they just 'knew' I was going to love it. Such is the case with this album. Now, I dig some Mott The Hoople, but I've never been able to fully get into Ian Hunter. Mostly his music comes across as a second rate Bowie. That said, I do like the open track on this album, Letter To Brittania From Union Jack. And, the song, You Nearly Did Me In, which features the fellas from Queen singing back-up, is pretty decent. This album has a serious 70's British rock vibe.