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Though he's destined to be forever known as the man who made UK glam-rock history in the '70s with Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes," Ian Hunter has spent his professional life from 1975 on as an acclaimed solo artist. Hewing mainly to the path of straight-ahead rock & roll over the years, he's rarely strayed too far from the stylistic template he established with Mott. 2007's SHRUNKEN HEADS, however, is Hunter's most organic and rootsy effort to date. Awash in acoustic strum and electric twang, it makes clear the extent to which Hunter is influenced by American roots music. Having guest vocals by Wilco mainman Jeff Tweedy on a number of tracks doesn't hurt either, and the explicitly American subject matter on several songs finds longtime U.S. resident Hunter farther from his glam-rock days than ever.
Personnel: Ian Hunter (acoustic guitar); Dannis Dunaway, Jeff Tweedy, Jesse Hunter (vocals); Mark Bosch (guitar); Andy York (acoustic guitar); Jack Petruzzelli (electric guitar); James Mastro (baritone guitar); Soozie Tyrell (strings); Andy Burton (accordion); Peter Moshay (keyboards); Graham Maby (bass instrument); Tony Shanahan (upright bass); Steve Holley (drums); Rick Tedesco (steel bowls); Christine Ohlman, Mary Lee Kortes (background vocals).
Rolling Stone (p.93) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "SHRUNKEN HEADS is one of the best albums Hunter has made since the end of Mott, with its vintage surge and articulate fury."
CMJ (p.44) - "He revs up with loose rockers, like 'Fuss About Nothin,' but gets deadly serious on a call-and-response reaction to Hurricane Katrina..."
No Depression (p.91) - "[The album] finds a comfortable middle ground between Bruce Springsteen's soulful bar-band rock and Randy Newman's character sketches....The closing track, 'Read 'Em And Weep', is a plaintive voice-and-piano ballad, and it's simply heartbreaking." Ian Hunter Shrunken Heads Songs Shrunken Heads Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  This One is Good
As an Ian Hunter fan since the first Mott the Hoopele album and a collector of early sixties to early seventies British rock, I will say this is muscic like it is suppossed to be.
ChumpMeat
Biloxi, Mississippi
PS Too bad Mick Ronson ain't around.
Submitted by JMCain4734 (Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great New CD from Ian Hunter
The man never ceases to amaze me. I have played the disc over 8 times now. It really grows on you. 'When the World Was Round' & 'I am What I Hated When I Was Young' are the highlights for me. Recommended!
Submitted by daved_2487 (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great 1st track to last
This is one of those albums that you don't want to skip a song on and after a few days know thw words to every one. Those words are meaningful and expressive. They touch you. This is one of the few relatively unknown singer songwriters that get better and better with each effort, and if the next one can possibly be better than this, than I'll buy more than one copy.
Submitted by mottrocks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great CD-every cut is a winner
This cd may be one of the best of 2007. Every song is a keeper. Hunter sounds better than ever and the music shifts from laid back to rip roaring. Too bad only a few progressive radio stations will play this cd because it is a great cd! If you like Ian Hunter, you will love the cd !
Submitted by Steve (Albany NY)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No swagger, but no glam this time round
Whereas Rant was reminiscent of Mott, SH is more Dylan-esque. Similar to the shift AAAB took after the debut. Not musically, but rather the same feeling of getting your tree shook. If you're having trouble, revist The Artful Dodger. Fits nicely in the Yep Roc catalog. Very Americana, very even and VERY GOOD!
Submitted by mary o. net (Cola., SC, USA)
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