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There are ten songs by Mott the Hoople on this two-CD collection, Family Anthology, but about two-thirds of it contains tracks by Mott the Hoople-related artists, not Mott the Hoople themselves. You also get solo efforts by various members of the band, as well as groups in which members played before Mott the Hoople formed (such as the Rats and the Doc Thomas Group) and after Mott disbanded (like British Lions). It's not a great starting point for a highly listenable anthology, though at least the concept will appeal to hardcore Mott the Hoople fans. The execution isn't so good, however, as it jumbles together 32 recordings spanning the years 1964 through 2005; in other words, four decades of very different styles, not all of them strongly related to what Mott the Hoople did while they were active. The discs are sequenced so they jump back and forth all over the place chronologically, and what's more, more than two-thirds of it has already been issued on CD, usually on other releases from the same label (Angel Air) responsible for this compilation. Nothing's truly essential, but there are a few interesting items here, whether live recordings from Mott the Hoople's early-'70s prime; a previously unreleased outtake from their Mad Shadows album, "Can You Sing the Song That I Sing"; Mick Ralphs' original early-'70s demo of "Can't Get Enough"; and odds and ends from '60s groups predating Mott the Hoople's formation, going all the way back to Les Norman & the Buddies' 1964 demo of "I Ain't Got You" (with Ralphs on guitar). Admittedly, most of these '60s rarities are generic period British R&B/rock, blues-rock, and psychedelia without any obvious similarities to Mott the Hoople, but they're more interesting than the various post-Mott projects, which (as in Dale Buffin Griffin's 1993 cover of "The Lady Is a Tramp") can be pretty desultory. In its favor, this set was produced with ex-members' cooperation, and has a 24-page booklet of detailed liner notes. Only Mott the Hoople completists will want it, however, and even they might already have much of it on previous CD releases. ~ Richie Unterberger
This 2 CD set is the ultimate MTH release with 2 MTH tracks from1969 and 1970 included which have never before been released. Add to that Mick Ralphs original demo of 'Can't Get Enough', which he wrote whilst a member of MTH, Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Bad Company, Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson historical tracks mixed with brand new tracks from Overend Watts, Verden Allen, Dale Griffen & Ariel Bender Band as well as some band related gems from the early 60's and you have a package that every MTH fan will wish to buy. Features 'Sweet Angeline' (live) & 'The Chosen Road' (demo) both of which have never been released. Fully remastered and includes a 28 page booklet of sleeve notes from Deith Smith (Editor for MTH Fanzine 'Two Miles From Heaven'). Angel Air. 2005.
Audio Remasterer: Simon Murphy.
Liner Note Author: Dale Buffin Griffin.
Ensembles: The Doc Thomas Group; The Paper Bags; Bad Company.
Mott the Hoople: Verden Allen (vocals, various instruments); Les Norman (vocals, guitar); Joe Elliot, Jon Best, Benny Marshall, Stan Tippins (vocals); Overend Watts (various instruments, bass guitar); John Fiddler, Mick Ralphs, Morgan Fisher (various instruments); Roger Brinn (guitar, harmonica); Paul Jeffrey, Dave Tedstone (guitar); Blue Weaver (Hammond b-3 organ); Pat Kilbride, Ray Majors, Geoffrey Applegate, Cyril Townsend, Ched Cheeseman, Jim Houghton, Boz Burrell (bass guitar); Mickey Curry, Paul Stratton (drums); Steve Bywater (cymbals, unknown instrument); Michele Hendricks (background vocals); Chris Johnson , Dale Buffin Griffin, Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, Nigel Benjamin, Ariel Bender, Sandy Dillon, Mark Eden, Tommy Mandel, John Cambridge, Bob Hall, Mick "Woody" Woodmansey, Phil Hendriks, Thor A. Hurd, Gary Oswell, Mick Trigg.
Personnel: Ian Hunter (vocals, guitar, piano); Pete Watts (vocals, guitar, bass guitar); Ray Majors (vocals, guitar, perMojo (Publisher) (p.118) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[I]t's a Pete Frame-styled family tree..." Family Anthology Music | List Price | $18.98 (You save $2.79) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Hard Rock, Glam | | Label | Angel Air | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank | 127473  | | CD Universe Part number | 6871312 | | Catalog number | 196 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Aug 09, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Mick Ronson Mick Ralphs Ian Hunter - vocals, guitar, piano Tommy Mandel Morgan Fisher - vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer Chris Johnson Dale Buffin Griffin - vocals, drums Ariel Bender - vocals, guitar Stan Tippins John Best
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