Fingers Crossed

Fingers Crossed

Ian Hunter's latest studio album, Fingers Crossed unveils ten new, self-penned songs including his much-anticipated homage to David Bowie ''Dandy''. Recorded at HOBO Studios in New Jersey, and co-produced by Hunter and Andy York, the record features his magnificent Rant Band and is the follow-up to 2012's acclaimed When I'm President. As leader of '70s British rock legends Mott the Hoople and as a hugely influential solo artist, Ian Hunter is widely revered as one of rock-n-roll's most compelling performers and one of its most articulate songwriters. As author of such immortal anthems as, ''All The Way From Memphis'', ''Once Bitten, Twice Shy'' and ''Cleveland Rocks'' and the voice of such landmark albums as, ''All The Young Dudes'', ''Mott'', ''Ian Hunter'' and ''You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic'', he remains a hero to fellow musicians and fans around the world. The compositions on Fingers Crossed see Hunter covering typically wide-ranging subject matter. ''Dandy'', his fond tribute to David Bowie reflects on a relationship cemented in 1972 when Bowie produced Mottâ€°'s album All the Young Dudes and provided its hit title track. â€°''I think â€°'Dandyâ€°' might be my favourite track on the album,â€°'' Ian admits â€°''I like the line 'and then we took the last bus home.' David was an incredible artist with an insatiable curiosity for everything.â€°'' ''Ghostsâ€°''was inspired by a November 2014 visit to Union Avenue in Memphis where Ian and the Rant Band were invited to jam in rock â€°'nâ€°' roll pioneer Sam Phillips' legendary Sun Studio. Title track ''Fingers Crossedâ€°'' is a 1750â€°'s sea-faring tale of impressment, when men were taken into the Navy by compulsion and forced recruitment. â€°''Fingers Crossedâ€°' was not inspired by a bookâ€°'' Ian comments, ''actually it wasnâ€°'t inspired by anything material. Iâ€°'ve no idea where it came from as I simply woke up one day with the line â€°'I was pressed into service, through no fault of my ownâ€°' and from there the song took its own course. It could only go one way. Itâ€°'s great when you get a strong opening line!â€°'' ''White Houseâ€°'' injects a fun element, based on real-life and a real beaver â€°while ''Bow Street Runnersâ€°'' tells the 18th Century tale of the Fielding Brothers. Hunter explains: â€°''In the 1700s half-a-million people lived in London and there were no cops, so crime was rampant. It was crazy. One of the Fielding brothers was known as Blind Beak â€°(he couldnâ€°'t see but he could smell crime and recognized thousands of criminals by the sound of their voices) so the story goes. The brothers Henry and John Fielding formed the Bow Street Runners, Britainâ€°'s first Bobbies!â€°'' ''Morpheusâ€°'' is framed around the Ancient Greek god who had the ability to mimic human form and shape peopleâ€°'s dreams and has proved â€°''the instant favourite of many people who have heard the album,â€°'' Hunter reveals. â€°I'm delighted with â€°''Fingers Crossedâ€°,'' he adds; a sentiment sure to be shared by fans far and wide!
Country USA
Brand Bertus
Manufacturer JJM
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber PRPCD 137
Model PRPCD 137
ReleaseDate 2016-09-23
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 805520031370
EANs 0805520031370

Country	USA
Brand	Bertus
Manufacturer	JJM
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	PRPCD 137
Model	PRPCD 137
ReleaseDate	2016-09-23
UnitCount	1
Format	Import
UPCs	805520031370
EANs	0805520031370

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