tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post7064609576670958201..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Compare and Contrast (An Occasional Series): Special "Apples and Oranges?" EditionNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-15942656205805063272012-04-19T04:20:23.013-04:002012-04-19T04:20:23.013-04:00BRAIN CAPERS is the best of the four pre-Bowie Mot...BRAIN CAPERS is the best of the four pre-Bowie Mott albums, and is one of my personal Top-Ten-of-all-time albums. By the way, there's a few live MtH BRAIN CAPERS-era clips on YouTube. Search for YouTube + Mott the Hoople + Paris 1971. In particular, check out DEATH MAY BE YOUR SANTA CLAUS (at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZWu0UED4E), which is mistakenly title THE MOON UPSTAIRS.Mark Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-52334176563624817962012-04-17T14:49:56.802-04:002012-04-17T14:49:56.802-04:00Dude -- I was actually at the NYC press conference...Dude -- I was actually at the NYC press conference where they introduced Ariel Bender (heh) to the world. <br /><br />The hors d'ouevres were pretty good as I recall.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48726433363235683792012-04-17T13:40:23.372-04:002012-04-17T13:40:23.372-04:00So you saw them after Mick Ralphs left for Bad Co....So you saw them after Mick Ralphs left for Bad Co. with Ariel Bender? Interesting.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-13445969548498091552012-04-17T13:12:02.841-04:002012-04-17T13:12:02.841-04:00No, I haven't and I'd love to hear it.No, I haven't and I'd love to hear it.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-23146526678320947892012-04-17T11:46:59.666-04:002012-04-17T11:46:59.666-04:00Dion did a great version of "Blackbird" ...Dion did a great version of "Blackbird" in the early 70s. Have you run across that?dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-3599498889064779602012-04-17T11:36:07.194-04:002012-04-17T11:36:07.194-04:00i saw them both pre, after, and after after Bowie....i saw them both pre, after, and after after Bowie.<br /><br />They were always great, but the original pre-glam lineup was one of the most kick ass no pretensions bands I've ever witnessed.<br /><br />And Sal, yeah -- the track is the very end of what would have been the fade of The Journey.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-36712948944569021942012-04-17T11:13:06.514-04:002012-04-17T11:13:06.514-04:00Can't play anything in divShare. Is it going b...Can't play anything in divShare. Is it going buggy again?<br /><br />Anyway, the pre-Bowie music was ok rock offerings. But after Mott and All The Young Dudes, that sealed it for me.<br /><br />I saw Mott at the Uris theater on Broadway way back when I was in high school, 1973 I believe. Queen was the opening act and nearly blew Ian and the boys off the stage. But Mott was still good needless to say and held their own. Great show and good seats back then.<br /><br />And Dion has always been one of my favorite singers.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-89179981369653803102012-04-17T10:07:54.678-04:002012-04-17T10:07:54.678-04:00I look forward to what's coming up. Love Mott,...I look forward to what's coming up. Love Mott, ATYD forward more than pre, but really, all of it.<br /><br />Correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't "Wheel Of..." just a snippet of outtake from "The Journey," also from "Brain Capers?" Doesn't make it any less amazing (or short), but it really wasn't a separate idea.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.com