Actually there was some mining and lip-syncing throughout the years. When Slade were on the show they lip-sync to 2 songs . Why I don't know. Also there was a couple of singers on there that sang to backing tracks but their vocal was live . Recently they just aired a midnight special episode that was hosted by Peter noone and it was filmed out in Trafalgar square in England and most of the bands were lip-syncing . Some of the singers were singing live to their own backing track and it sounded doubled up on the vocals . I believe Jeff Lynne did that with ELO when they were performing on that episode in Trafalgar. But David Essex sang both his songs live over a studio track. Even the Robin trower band were mining to their own studio track because you could hear two guitars. Check it out . 😊
@@chriskroll4166 You know I saw that video after this one lol . I was kind of disappointed . Most of the time the show actually had live performances .
Initially the bands were playing live, but as time went on the station went to lip synching to keep the show within the time constraints of the program. When the bands would go off & started jamming it of course would cut down on the other bands allotted time.
Oh you did ??? I'm envious...I would have loved to have gone....but too young to go myself and no one would of taken me ...I remember me and my family were waiting in a Jack n the box drive thru...and hearing the promo for the concert at the Los Angeles forum...my dad always had a disgusted look on his face when he saw or heard anything to do with Alice Cooper back in those days ..so there's no way I could have ever gone...but that's incredible you saw them...!
If you liked zep go see get the led out one of the greatest cover bands you won't be disappointed
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@@philb6490saw Zep in 1973 Misty Mountain Tour .. awesome show. I was really into Jimmy Page. I was 13. Seventh grade. And I went with my four burnout buddies. All of us were the youngest and all our dads were WWII vets. They were too busy living their lives to nurse maid their kids.. Holy crap we’re we lucky to be free ..
I like the sound of the still on parole but I'm so American that I never did understand what they're saying and still don't. Just know I love to hear it.
@@gangsterofhops As I look back on the song; the 1st time around's"...still ON THE DOLE" but the 2nd time around's "...still ON PAROLE". I'm w/u, buddy; the LATTER sounds much better.
@@billybandyk0720 I live in the U.S. and have never heard the expression "on the dole"but steppenwolf's Born to be wild starts with bitching for runnin , old school biker talk and ZZ top's Bad I'm Nationwide says a fine fox in front and primo in the back. I hear the lyrics the way I like them so" in a godda davida"everybody!
Their first tour with former Sooky Tooth/Stealers Wheel guitarist Luther Grosvenor (now rechristianed "Ariel Bender") and pianist Morgan Fisher (on the left). RIP drummer Dale "Buffin" Griffin, bassist Overend Watts, and organist Mick Bolton (on the right).
0:56 @@KevinKenna-j6o Haha. Wrong. Ralphs left MTH at the end of August 1973 after completing tour commitments. He then teamed up with Rodgers and Bad Co was formed.
I remember my older brother listening to this song on his record player when we were kids. I was 13 years old in 1973. Great music and memories. Thank you Midnight Special. I love your channel!
Born in 1960 myself but grew up listening to Great rock and roll and still do. In my mind I'm still a 16-year-old kid trying to get that oldest juvenile delinquent award!!
Ha-Ha ! That's so funny because I received 'Mott Live' on vinyl under the tree 12/25/74 . I threw it on the turntable and ATWFM was the 1st track and my dad starts screaming "THAT AIN'T REAL MUSIC ! !" 😂
I saw Mott The Hoople in 1971, when my girlfriends and I went to the Palladium on Sunset Strip. They were great!! David Bowie was producing their All The Young Dudes song that he wrote for them to sing and play, Bowie walked past me and my bff Cathy, I could have reached out and touched him, but of course we just looked at him, close up! We didn’t want to bother him. He was with his first wife, Angela on one side and a beautiful Asian girl on the other side, that was the high point of the concert for us. We went to see MTH because of that song, and David Bowie, we will love Bowie 4ever, I never got the chance to see him in concert, I have seen almost everyone, except Bowie.
@@whatevershebrings I haven’t lived in California for over 40 years, I left Southern California at age 20 & Northern California in my 20’s, to live in my husband’s hometown, where we raised our family. So I’m not really familiar with where the Strip starts and ends. I only drove to the Whiskey A Go Go at 18, and a few other clubs, The Roxy, lots of concerts where I grew up, but I am a small town gal. I can do Southern California & I love visiting, but I didn’t like living there.
@@tynebar We turned 16 in 1971, the concert was in July & we were all 16. I have a photographic memory, I remember so much stuff from pictures in my brain.
@@jimrebr Your photographic memory is malfunctioning. Mott and Bowie 1st met in March 1972, after Mott had split, and he offered them a song and to produce them. So, you couldn't have heard them perform Dudes as it wasn't recorded until May 1972, and I doubt very much you saw David and Angie, so your eyes are also malfunctioning. The band did tour the US in 1971, but it was in May/June and the Mott archive does not mention The Palladium. In July 1971 they were on a large UK tour.
Saw them live April 14th 1974...Montrose opened for them. Then me and some buddies made the trip to England in 2009 for their 40th anniversary concert and caught 2 of the shows. What a great experience!!!!!
My older brother introduced me to Mott all those years ago. He was a great record collector and had a wide range of musical tastes. The memories are flooding in now. RIP my big bro'.
His other great contribution to society was the Ghia 450SS (Google it….), a magnificent machine. I once got to drive one from The SF Bay Area all the way to Calgary, Alberta, Canada-with NO brakes! It was an interesting journey to say the least! And it’s all down to Sugarman….
PRICELESS. Discovered Ian and the boys back in "77" in high school in a friends parents garage. We used to enjoy a little mother nature and rock into the night. One of the guys in the group was an aspiring guitarist and he got pretty good at covering old Mott. Miss dem boys a lot. Great memories.
I love this. Reminds me of being in the car with my parents driving from NJ to FLA. I’d get to switch the radio to whatever local rock stations I places we’d drive thru.
I'm a rock and roll Maniac I've heard it all in my ears this is the top 10 song live I've ever seen in my life this is what rock and rollers is all about and just play it loud
Thanks, I was wondering who the heck the guitarist was since Mick Ralph played the original lead. Must have been on his way to Bad Co by the time this aired. Completely different lineup and arrangement as Hunter was on the keys, Ralph’s on guitar and there’s some nice sax fills. Great song!
@@jbyoung7397 Mick had indeed left the band by the time this song came out. That's Andy Mackay from Roxy Music on sax. Luther Grosvenor (aka Ariel Bender) was in Spooky Tooth prior to Mott. Mott's original keyboardist, Verden Allen had left the band after "All the Young Dudes". Morgan Fisher had just joined the band, and they were augmented with another keyboardist, as well (Mick Bolton at first, then Blue Weaver) for live performances.
Great vocalist. One my my favourite albums - “You’re Never Alone With A Schizophrenic”. “Wild East” and “Is There Life After Depth”. Backup musicians included members of Springteen’s E Street Band. Outstanding disc.
Never seen these guys play live before, always loved them, never understood half of what they were saying but it was very rock and roll and I loved it. Cheers to Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople!!
@@cathyt502 Thank you for coming to the first ever gig I played with Mott! An unforgettable night - with the incredible Joe Walsh opening! (I'm the pianist in this video). 👋🏻😎🎹
@@morganfisherart How cool! REO Speedwagon was the 2nd warm up act that night... ahhh the summer of 1973, I was 15. Sooo many great bands played the Aragon and I was at most of the shows. NY Dolls on NYs eve '73 was quite memorable, as was T Rex... and Queen, the Clash, Ramones.... oh my :) Rock on.
This was the line-up from their commercial peak but not the original line-up. Guitarist Mick Ralphs had left to form Bad Company and organist Verden Allen also departed at the beginning of 1973. Here we have new piano player Morgan Fisher and guitarist Ariel Bender (Luther Grosvenor) plus touring organist Mick Bolton.
@@edwardshirley9314 Thanks for clearing this up. I knew Mick Ralphs had played with the band, but couldn't recall the time frame. I was and still am a big fan of Mott and Bad Company. Great music back then.
Great song that featured prominently in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. The 13 year old son is constantly blasting this and T. Rex" Why does every song have to be Mott the Hoople?"
I was in college and got the album All the Young Dudes and was blown away by it. I got Mott and then The Hoople and they still remain three of my favorite albums. I love this set - Ian Hunter is one of the greats.
This is the band lineup when I saw them live at the Fox in Atlanta in May 1974.Queen was on the ticket that evening too but they cancelled, Mott The Hoople put on a great show.
I saw these guys at the Chicago Auditorium Theater for this tour....after the show, we caught up with them in their limos! I shook Overend's hand, biggest fingers I've ever seen! RIP Overend!
God bless MTH, and especially the original members. Love Mick Ralphs and Verden Allen and you can’t get any cooler than Ian. They are a band close to my heart. ❤
All the "Midnight Special" posts are a treat on YT. What a highlight of the week it must have been back in the day Stateside. We had to rely on "The Old Grey Whistle Test" here in the UK for a well produced format for bands, but it was mostly just in a TV Studio, much prefer an audience in the show.
I was there too John first row, Queen blew them off the stage-sadly for me, a BIG BIG MTH fan. Ian Hunter dragging Areil Bender onstage by his air was friggin weird though wasn't it? Freddie in that black and white skin tight one piece singing "Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive, all you people..."
Mick Ronson wrote many of the songs that were accredited to David Bowie. Mick Ronson arranged for Bowie and played the guitar on those Bowie albums, not Bowie. Mick Ronson was the guitar player for Mott the Hoople, too. Mick Ronson wasn't getting all of the credit from Bowie's record label for it.
I was fortunate to see Mott at the Santa Monica Civic - my 2nd concert (1st was Cal Jam the weekend before, I was 15, ordered not to g, did anyway, and got in BIG trouble. WORTH IT!!). They were an INCREDIBLE band, and Ian Hunter one of the greatest front men. Weird they're best known for a Bowie song, though Hunter is an INCREDIBLE song writer and he's STILL doing it.
One of of my favorite songs by my favorite band. Sad that Overend and Dale are gone but Im glad that I got to see them in London in 2009 at their reunion gigs.
I remember seeing MTH on this show as a kid. Made me a Mott/Ian Hunter fan for life. Ampeg City! And a Shure Vocal Master column behind the piano. The great old days! Mid 60s to mid 70s best music ever.
I wish I had kept my 1973 S-100 (oak leaf and acorns carved into it by the factory). Also wish I had kept my Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer pianos from that time. I’m glad I was able to see some of these great British bands live in concert (MTH, ELP, Slade, Wishbone Ash).
Saw them on the 1974 tour, Kansas was backup filling in for Queen that canceled. Can you imagine Queen backing up Mott on that tour. I really wanted to see Queen but that was my introduction to Kansas, Which didn't disappoint. Mott and Kansas brought down the house, One of my Top 10 concerts of all time
Ariel Bender had promise, and sometimes sounded really cool (his leads on Golden Age Of Rock'n'Roll were pretty cool, actually) but agreed, he didn't seem to match what Ralphs did with Mott.
I remember seeing this when it originally aired.If I'm not mistaken, they also played,"Drivin' Sister",which was just as good as this.Mott at their peak.
I saw this band at my very first rock concert in Chicago earlier that year when they opened for New Riders of the Purple Sage. Been a big fan for the last 50 years.
Thanks to an older brother introducing me to Mott the Hoople, been listening to Ian and his various bands since I was 9 or 10, fifty plus years now. One of my top 5 song writers.
a.k.a. Ariel Bender. Luther Grovensor changed his name for contractual reasons, he changed his name to Ariel Bender, at the suggestion of singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul, for his stint with Mott the Hoople.
@@jimmyleon2983 have you ever seen the documentary called Groupies . Spooky tooth is in there and so is Luther. One of the groupies spent the night with Luther and then she was making fun of his wee wasker . Poor guy . Them groupies sometimes tell all and it ain't pretty 😳
I got turned onto the song in 7th or 8th grade by another guy in school, and it's stuck with me all these years later. I have it on my phones music file now.
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Ian Hunter has never gotten the recognition he deserves...an all time great.
That's because he foolishly gave up playing in order to become a record producer in the mid West.He quickly got forgotten after that move
@@davidglow3Do you have any clue about what you're talking about? He's never given up performing.
I agree wholeheartedly 💯%
Ian was and is simply the best listen to his whole catalog you'll see🎶
@@davidglow3you’re kidding me m8…. Good group of its time, but nothing special and that includes the front man….
What I loved about Midnight Special is the bands actually got up there and played live . No miming or lip syncing .
Actually there was some mining and lip-syncing throughout the years. When Slade were on the show they lip-sync to 2 songs . Why I don't know. Also there was a couple of singers on there that sang to backing tracks but their vocal was live . Recently they just aired a midnight special episode that was hosted by Peter noone and it was filmed out in Trafalgar square in England and most of the bands were lip-syncing . Some of the singers were singing live to their own backing track and it sounded doubled up on the vocals . I believe Jeff Lynne did that with ELO when they were performing on that episode in Trafalgar. But David Essex sang both his songs live over a studio track. Even the Robin trower band were mining to their own studio track because you could hear two guitars. Check it out . 😊
Yea and a one speaker tv you learned to hear good
@@chriskroll4166 You know I saw that video after this one lol . I was kind of disappointed . Most of the time the show actually had live performances .
@@Rj-jm8vm 99% of the time they did that's why those couple threw me but there must have been a reason .
Initially the bands were playing live, but as time went on the station went to lip synching to keep the show within the time constraints of the program. When the bands would go off & started jamming it of course would cut down on the other bands allotted time.
This song reminds me of happier times. I was young and happy when This song came out. Now I've become an old and miserable man.
Michael, just roll back to that happy time and rock out.
Times change. No one can stop you from listening to the music you love. Do what makes you happy.
@@bobf9749DAMN FUCKIN' RIGHT!!!!!
Chin up mate 👍😁
It's a great day,you're alive and enjoying this amazing g music .Chin up !
My sister went to see Mott the Hoople in Memphis and said she really loved the warm-up band …..Queen
They were scheduled to play Mobile Alabama on that tour and it was canceled. I was heartbroken.
@@mikeroberts7921 Same in PA. Brian May got hepatitis.
Hated Queen
Saw Queen open for MtheH on that same tour. Amazing to say the least!
"Down in the city just Hoople and me"
Holy Cow 🐄 1972 I was so into Mott and the Who, Zep , Alice Cooper, Mountain and The Dead. What a time to be a rockin and roller. The best of times
Me too... The Alice Cooper group & Mott the hoople were my favorites... devastated when they broke up !
@@philipholmes5884likewise. Saw Alice Billion Dollar Baby Tour in 1973 at the st. Louis arena. Wow. What a great show .. I want to be elected. Haha
Oh you did ??? I'm envious...I would have loved to have gone....but too young to go myself and no one would of taken me ...I remember me and my family were waiting in a Jack n the box drive thru...and hearing the promo for the concert at the Los Angeles forum...my dad always had a disgusted look on his face when he saw or heard anything to do with Alice Cooper back in those days ..so there's no way I could have ever gone...but that's incredible you saw them...!
If you liked zep go see get the led out one of the greatest cover bands you won't be disappointed
@@philb6490saw Zep in 1973 Misty Mountain Tour .. awesome show. I was really into Jimmy Page. I was 13. Seventh grade. And I went with my four burnout buddies. All of us were the youngest and all our dads were WWII vets. They were too busy living their lives to nurse maid their kids.. Holy crap we’re we lucky to be free ..
'You look like a star but you're still on the dole' ... Genius lyric
My guitar 🎸 electric junk
Mike M.; I thought it was "...still on parole" but I'm probably mistaken.
I like the sound of the still on parole but I'm so American that I never did understand what they're saying and still don't. Just know I love to hear it.
@@gangsterofhops As I look back on the song; the 1st time around's"...still ON THE DOLE" but the 2nd time around's "...still ON PAROLE". I'm w/u, buddy; the LATTER sounds much better.
@@billybandyk0720 I live in the U.S. and have never heard the expression "on the dole"but steppenwolf's Born to be wild starts with bitching for runnin , old school biker talk and ZZ top's Bad I'm Nationwide says a fine fox in front and primo in the back. I hear the lyrics the way I like them so" in a godda davida"everybody!
Their first tour with former Sooky Tooth/Stealers Wheel guitarist Luther Grosvenor (now rechristianed "Ariel Bender") and pianist Morgan Fisher (on the left). RIP drummer Dale "Buffin" Griffin, bassist Overend Watts, and organist Mick Bolton (on the right).
Thanks for pointing MB out, I knew it wasn't Verden Allen. I forgot all about Mick.
Thanks for the Mick Bolton info, saved me asking the question !
that is Bad Company's Mick Ralphs on guitar , sorry
0:56 @@KevinKenna-j6o Haha. Wrong. Ralphs left MTH at the end of August 1973 after completing tour commitments. He then teamed up with Rodgers and Bad Co was formed.
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I remember my older brother listening to this song on his record player when we were kids. I was 13 years old in 1973. Great music and memories. Thank you Midnight Special. I love your channel!
And me in my Bug on the 8 track.
Born in 1960 myself but grew up listening to Great rock and roll and still do. In my mind I'm still a 16-year-old kid trying to get that oldest juvenile delinquent award!!
I have the same memory. I was 13 in 1973 and my brother had that LP.
Real music, my goodness I had forgotten it still exists!
Ha-Ha ! That's so funny because I received 'Mott Live' on vinyl under the tree 12/25/74 . I threw it on the turntable and ATWFM was the 1st track and my dad starts screaming "THAT AIN'T REAL MUSIC ! !" 😂
That is what rock and roll looked like in 1973. so cool, and so glam as well.
First time I saw Mott was in 73! They were the headliner with Aerosmith and Robin Trower as back up bands - fantastic show! We got to meet Ian Hunter!
This sounds like a dream concert for sure!
Its really all about the great backup singing drummer !!
I saw Mott The Hoople in 1971, when my girlfriends and I went to the Palladium on Sunset Strip. They were great!! David Bowie was producing their All The Young Dudes song that he wrote for them to sing and play, Bowie walked past me and my bff Cathy, I could have reached out and touched him, but of course we just looked at him, close up! We didn’t want to bother him. He was with his first wife, Angela on one side and a beautiful Asian girl on the other side, that was the high point of the concert for us. We went to see MTH because of that song, and David Bowie, we will love Bowie 4ever, I never got the chance to see him in concert, I have seen almost everyone, except Bowie.
The Palladium, on Sunset Blvd., is not considered part of the Sunset Strip, which starts at Crescent Heights Blvd, much further west.
If you went to see MtH "because of that song," it wasn't 1971.
@@whatevershebrings I haven’t lived in California for over 40 years, I left Southern California at age 20 & Northern California in my 20’s, to live in my husband’s hometown, where we raised our family. So I’m not really familiar with where the Strip starts and ends. I only drove to the Whiskey A Go Go at 18, and a few other clubs, The Roxy, lots of concerts where I grew up, but I am a small town gal. I can do Southern California & I love visiting, but I didn’t like living there.
@@tynebar We turned 16 in 1971, the concert was in July & we were all 16. I have a photographic memory, I remember so much stuff from pictures in my brain.
@@jimrebr Your photographic memory is malfunctioning.
Mott and Bowie 1st met in March 1972, after Mott had split, and he offered them a song and to produce them. So, you couldn't have heard them perform Dudes as it wasn't recorded until May 1972, and I doubt very much you saw David and Angie, so your eyes are also malfunctioning.
The band did tour the US in 1971, but it was in May/June and the Mott archive does not mention The Palladium. In July 1971 they were on a large UK tour.
Saw them live April 14th 1974...Montrose opened for them. Then me and some buddies made the trip to England in 2009 for their 40th anniversary concert and caught 2 of the shows. What a great experience!!!!!
Montrose 1974 bad motorscooter 😂😂😂
RIP Ronnie
Must have been socal or Florida Saw Montrose solo. At The Stone early june 😄
@@edouardrobert160 it was actually in Fresno California at the Warners Theater
My older brother introduced me to Mott all those years ago. He was a great record collector and had a wide range of musical tastes. The memories are flooding in now. RIP my big bro'.
I’m in exactly the same boat for the same reason. RIP to both of our big bros. ✊
Not many singers take such care with the lyrics. Masterfull.
Ahhh...The glam rock of the seventies. RIP good music
One of my all time favorite bands of all time!!!!
The Midnight Special is a treasure! Thank you Mr Sugarman for having those cameras rolling.
His other great contribution to society was the Ghia 450SS (Google it….), a magnificent machine. I once got to drive one from The SF Bay Area all the way to Calgary, Alberta, Canada-with NO brakes! It was an interesting journey to say the least!
And it’s all down to Sugarman….
Now if he only would have shown the lead guitarist's solo work, it would have been perfect.
My favourite Mott tune 👍
Driving Sister Rock'n Roll
One of all time great rock tunes! Never get tired of classic endings like this one has.
Overend is a rock n roll star!!
You can definitely see and hear his influence on Bowie and vice versa
Super and criminally underrated artist❤
Bowie wrote All the Way from Memphis.
@@Boris_Chang No, he wrote All the Young Dudes
PRICELESS. Discovered Ian and the boys back in "77" in high school in a friends parents garage. We used to enjoy a little mother nature and rock into the night. One of the guys in the group was an aspiring guitarist and he got pretty good at covering old Mott. Miss dem boys a lot. Great memories.
This made me smile , it hasn’t been that many years ago has it ?
It's crazy to think it's been 50 years. Time flies!
Yeah bruh. We done got old. But at least we saw the great bands.
What is time? What is reality?
Glam Rock, Power Pop call it what you want it’s great music. Mr Hunter is owed a lot for his contribution’s 🎸🇦🇺👍🤟🏼
I had my 4 inch platform shoes, green corduroy bell bottoms, over sized gut cutting belt buckle, and a purple tie died T shirt. AH! the memories.
Loved Mott the Hoople! Ian Hunter rocked. Never tire of hearing his stuff. 👍🎸🥁❤️
I love this. Reminds me of being in the car with my parents driving from NJ to FLA. I’d get to switch the radio to whatever local rock stations I places we’d drive thru.
Happy Birthday Ian Hunter!!!! (85 and goin strong!)
I used to watch The Midnight Special religiously and I remember this performance by Mott the Hoople perfectly, it certainly is great memories💯%
@Williamsrolls582 I’m doing good and how are you doing?
First time I've seen them live. Watching these bands from 50 years ago and seeing how the music scene then doesn't exist now.
Sooooo pleased to have lived through the 70 s .
I'm a rock and roll Maniac I've heard it all in my ears this is the top 10 song live I've ever seen in my life this is what rock and rollers is all about and just play it loud
I always loved this version of Mott the best. Luther Grosvenor's guitar tone and playing was amazing.
Thanks, I was wondering who the heck the guitarist was since Mick Ralph played the original lead. Must have been on his way to Bad Co by the time this aired. Completely different lineup and arrangement as Hunter was on the keys, Ralph’s on guitar and there’s some nice sax fills. Great song!
@@jbyoung7397 Mick had indeed left the band by the time this song came out. That's Andy Mackay from Roxy Music on sax. Luther Grosvenor (aka Ariel Bender) was in Spooky Tooth prior to Mott. Mott's original keyboardist, Verden Allen had left the band after "All the Young Dudes". Morgan Fisher had just joined the band, and they were augmented with another keyboardist, as well (Mick Bolton at first, then Blue Weaver) for live performances.
Great vocalist. One my my favourite albums - “You’re Never Alone With A Schizophrenic”. “Wild East” and “Is There Life After Depth”. Backup musicians included members of Springteen’s E Street Band. Outstanding disc.
Never seen these guys play live before, always loved them, never understood half of what they were saying but it was very rock and roll and I loved it. Cheers to Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople!!
I was fortunate to see them in '73 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. and in '74
I think I was at that show,was Dr. John on the same show?I remember a Ian playing a mirrored guitar in the shape of a "H".@@cathyt502
@@cathyt502 Thank you for coming to the first ever gig I played with Mott! An unforgettable night - with the incredible Joe Walsh opening!
(I'm the pianist in this video). 👋🏻😎🎹
@@morganfisherart How cool! REO Speedwagon was the 2nd warm up act that night... ahhh the summer of 1973, I was 15. Sooo many great bands played the Aragon and I was at most of the shows. NY Dolls on NYs eve '73 was quite memorable, as was T Rex... and Queen, the Clash, Ramones.... oh my :) Rock on.
Brilliant!
Love this band..One of my favorites
This was the original and best lineup of the Mott band 👍👌
This was the line-up from their commercial peak but not the original line-up. Guitarist Mick Ralphs had left to form Bad Company and organist Verden Allen also departed at the beginning of 1973. Here we have new piano player Morgan Fisher and guitarist Ariel Bender (Luther Grosvenor) plus touring organist Mick Bolton.
@@edwardshirley9314 Thanks for clearing this up. I knew Mick Ralphs had played with the band, but couldn't recall the time frame. I was and still am a big fan of Mott and Bad Company. Great music back then.
Ariel Bender ROCKS
As a lifelong fan of Mott The Hoople, I have to respectfully disagree...
@@SkeebWilcox Not the best guitarist but he definitely rocked. He now lives near me in Worcester, UK and looks every inch the ageing rock star😆
Great song that featured prominently in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. The 13 year old son is constantly blasting this and T. Rex" Why does every song have to be Mott the Hoople?"
Finally I know what Alice was referring to ! Thanks.
@@cmstacy and later Kris Kristofferson flips out at the kid and yanks T. Rex's Jeepster of the turntable and throws it across the room
@@johnned4848😊
Had totally forgotten about that great movie, Ellen Burstyn is a favorite actress of mine.
Can top it....1974 on Broadway in the spring in NYC Queen opened for Mott the Hoople...Now thats a once in a lifetime show!!
Fabulous, Overend's bling particularly impressive.....
Is he the bass player? Camera’s moving so fast it’s hard to tell whose playing what. I like his grey hair, cool lookin’ dude.
In later years he used to run a shop in Hereford called the Dinosaur Market that sold records, old musical instruments and vintage clothing.
Did he have a "No close up" agreement? Every time he sang "All the way from Memphis" they cut away - or worst camera coverage ever!! 🤣😂
I was in college and got the album All the Young Dudes and was blown away by it. I got Mott and then The Hoople and they still remain three of my favorite albums. I love this set - Ian Hunter is one of the greats.
I was a 12 year old Boston kid back that year, these guys had a couple of great songs like this one.
This is the band lineup when I saw them live at the Fox in Atlanta in May 1974.Queen was on the ticket that evening too but they cancelled, Mott The Hoople put on a great show.
Down in the city just hoople and me 😊
I see what you did there.👍@@chriskroll4166
I see what you did there.👍@@chriskroll4166
I see what you did there.@@chriskroll4166
"Now I'm Here"@@chriskroll4166
This is Absolutely Fantastic. Finally a Proper Video of Mott the Hoople in all its Glory 🔥🔥🔥Absolutely Wonderful
I saw these guys at the Chicago Auditorium Theater for this tour....after the show, we caught up with them in their limos! I shook Overend's hand, biggest fingers I've ever seen! RIP Overend!
Was he wearing those boots?
Oh heck yeah!! He was about 6'4" tall in bare feet, so he was HUGE in those boots! @@Drewzer154
Great band. I just bought Ian Hunter's new cd. He's still kicking out good tunes.
LOVE this BAND and SONG!!! ❤❤❤
Sing it IAN!!! 🎉
FANTASTIC !
Great version this , the crowd don't deserve them !
Fantastic band, one of the finest of the 70s. How Overend Watts performed with both legs in plaster casts I’ll never know.
The boys from Herefordshire rocking! Fab stuff!
Hunter is a Salopian
Ian always with his shades on😎 such a cool dude!
And rock'n roller had long hair. I miss mine it stopped growing on me.
@@milt6208 I've started to lose them 15 years ago...damn it's sad getting old 😮💨😁
God bless MTH, and especially the original members. Love Mick Ralphs and Verden Allen and you can’t get any cooler than Ian. They are a band close to my heart. ❤
All the "Midnight Special" posts are a treat on YT. What a highlight of the week it must have been back in the day Stateside.
We had to rely on "The Old Grey Whistle Test" here in the UK for a well produced format for bands, but it was mostly just in a TV Studio, much prefer an audience in the show.
A great band. So happy to have seen them at the Uris Theater (opening and closing night), opening act: Queen.
I was there too John first row, Queen blew them off the stage-sadly for me, a BIG BIG MTH fan. Ian Hunter dragging Areil Bender onstage by his air was friggin weird though wasn't it? Freddie in that black and white skin tight one piece singing "Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive, all you people..."
A classic from my youth. Absolutely brilliant.😁
Can really hear the Bowie influence in this era of Mott.
Mick Ronson wrote many of the songs that were accredited to David Bowie. Mick Ronson arranged for Bowie and played the guitar on those Bowie albums, not Bowie. Mick Ronson was the guitar player for Mott the Hoople, too. Mick Ronson wasn't getting all of the credit from Bowie's record label for it.
@@jasminestewart2416Well said, I love Ronno! ❤❤❤
They were "all young dudes", if you know what i mean😉
Their best song. And this version completely Rocks!
I was fortunate to see Mott at the Santa Monica Civic - my 2nd concert (1st was Cal Jam the weekend before, I was 15, ordered not to g, did anyway, and got in BIG trouble. WORTH IT!!). They were an INCREDIBLE band, and Ian Hunter one of the greatest front men. Weird they're best known for a Bowie song, though Hunter is an INCREDIBLE song writer and he's STILL doing it.
One of my favorite Mott the Hoople songs from one of their best albums-Mott
What a great performance of a great song.
One of of my favorite songs by my favorite band. Sad that Overend and Dale are gone but Im glad that I got to see them in London in 2009 at their reunion gigs.
A timeless song. Still sounds great to me.
The ultra cool boots the guy is wearing deserves some recognition......Master John use to make those in Toronto back in the 70s ......
I remember seeing MTH on this show as a kid. Made me a Mott/Ian Hunter fan for life. Ampeg City! And a Shure Vocal Master column behind the piano. The great old days! Mid 60s to mid 70s best music ever.
"All the Young Dudes" gets all the credit it deserves but this one is just as good and more fun to hear.
Saw Mott in '72!
Missed them when Queen supported on 73 tour UK ?
My Guild S-100 was made in 1973, just like Ian Hunters!
My first 'good guitar' was a maroon single pickup Guild S-100.
I wish I had kept my 1973 S-100 (oak leaf and acorns carved into it by the factory). Also wish I had kept my Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer pianos from that time. I’m glad I was able to see some of these great British bands live in concert (MTH, ELP, Slade, Wishbone Ash).
Great song, by a great group. This was on their "Mott The Hoople Live"! album.
Juicy juicy Lead Guitar tone !!!!!
🎸❤
this band opened up a whole new world for me in 1973. my intro to english bands.
Saw them on the 1974 tour, Kansas
was backup filling in for Queen that
canceled. Can you imagine Queen
backing up Mott on that tour. I really wanted to see Queen but that was my
introduction to Kansas, Which didn't
disappoint. Mott and Kansas brought
down the house, One of my Top 10
concerts of all time
What a rock n roll SHOWCASES! Keyboards. Ian singin playin! The drummer singin ! Glam rock, velvet goldmine!!!
My favorite tune by Mott. A terrific performance of the song. Too bad Mick Ralphs had left the band by the time of this show.
He did all right -Mick made a small fortune with Bad Co
Ariel Bender had promise, and sometimes sounded really cool (his leads on Golden Age Of Rock'n'Roll were pretty cool, actually) but agreed, he didn't seem to match what Ralphs did with Mott.
Another awesome performance from the archives!!! Thank you Midnight Special!!!
I remember seeing this when it originally aired.If I'm not mistaken, they also played,"Drivin' Sister",which was just as good as this.Mott at their peak.
I was 16 when this came out. Love those boots Overend's wearing.
Many thanks for this post. This is a great, great clip. Mott the Hoople was an insanely underrated band. Soooo much good music.
When music was real! Such a kick ass song and band!
I recognized cosmic greatness the very first time I heard him. ❤
Awesome!
I saw this band at my very first rock concert in Chicago earlier that year when they opened for New Riders of the Purple Sage. Been a big fan for the last 50 years.
What a band! Thanks for unearthing this great video. Ian Hunter ❤
Thanks to an older brother introducing me to Mott the Hoople, been listening to Ian and his various bands since I was 9 or 10, fifty plus years now. One of my top 5 song writers.
Saw Mott in 74, Queen was supposed to open, but May was ill, so Kansas opened. Great show, Auditorium theater Chicago.
When I was a teenager everybody really enjoyed Mott the Hoople I saw them live once
MOTT THE HOOPLE, GREAT BLAST FROM THE PAST!!! M.O'B
Ariel Bender on guitar, replacing Mick Ralphs who left to join Bad Company.
Luther Grovensor from Spooky Tooth . A fine guitar player 😊
a.k.a. Ariel Bender. Luther Grovensor changed his name for contractual reasons, he changed his name to Ariel Bender, at the suggestion of singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul, for his stint with Mott the Hoople.
@@jimmyleon2983 have you ever seen the documentary called Groupies . Spooky tooth is in there and so is Luther. One of the groupies spent the night with Luther and then she was making fun of his wee wasker . Poor guy . Them groupies sometimes tell all and it ain't pretty 😳
maybe she had a loose lucy 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
I doubt Johnny "WADD" Holmes could hit the sides of her "Loose Lucy"
Awesome
Got to see Mott sing this in Memphis back then
These guys rock!
I remember running cross country at school with this song in mind, its a great song for cross country running 🎉
Real cool band! Their song "Rock and Roll Queen" is totally awesome!!
Wonderful footage, when Rock was really Rockin'
I got turned onto the song in 7th or 8th grade by another guy in school, and it's stuck with me all these years later. I have it on my phones music file now.
That singer could give Jeff Lynne some competition with that hair. Lol. I like this band. Cool song and outfits!😎
All the Young Dudes was my favorite.