![]() I got an F for givin’ ’em too much lip / Got an F for being tragically hip / Got an F for squanderin’ all them golden years / But why would I wanna be engineered. In a recent Zoom audio interview, Hunter and I discuss what he means by recording his music “back to front,” why Mott the Hoople’s version of “All the Young Dudes” endures to this day, and how Jerry Lee Lewis first got his juices a-goin’ to become a killer performer and recording artist. Keep making music like you’ve done for Defiance Part 1, Ian, and you’ll continue to do just fine. “I’m losing all the suburbanites to rap,” he says with a chuckle before adding, “I don’t know if there’s enough of left - but hopefully, it’ll be okay.” Hunter confirms a Part 2 is already in the works with “some of the same guests, and some different ones,” and he also hopes the loyal audience he’s cultivated over the course of going on seven decades and counting will be along for the ride. JN-H) at Sterling Sound Nashville, and the album was manufactured in the Czech Republic (likely GZ Media). The lacquer was cut by Joe Nino-Hernes (a.k.a. There are a number of recording engineers involved since we have no fewer than 24 guest performers on the album, including some of the final recordings from the late Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins, respectively, not to mention the likes of Ringo Starr, Billy F Gibbons, Todd Rundgren, and countless others. The album was produced by Andy York and Ian Hunter, and mixed by James Frazee. The production and vinyl stats for Defiance Part 1 are these. Just drop the needle on Defiance Part 1 cuts like the wistful reminiscences of “Bed of Roses,” the non-blinking shrugs of “No Hard Feelings,” and the direct sneer of “I Hate Hate” for further firsthand evidence. I’m just happy to still be doing it,” Hunter says almost nonchalantly about his age, and he then he confirms his drive to continue making new music for as long as he feels the muse calls him to do so. The keen evidence laid out before us are the ten balls-out rockers populating his latest solo album, Defiance Part 1, released via Blue Cat/Sun Records (yes, that Sun Records, recently resurrected under the aegis of Primary Wave) on Apon black vinyl. Not only that, but the veteran British vocalist of Mott the Hoople fame and a lengthy and fruitful solo career shows no signs of slowing down at age 83. ![]() The Eternal Dude: Above, Ian Hunter leans into it. ![]()
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