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Ian Hunter is one of the great everyman rockers. Frontman for the mighty if ill-starred Mott the Hoople (whose big break was followed shortly by a lamentable implosion), Hunter went solo in the mid-1970s, scoring early on with the likes of "Once Bitten Twice Shy," "Cleveland Rocks," and "Ships" (the latter an unlikely hit for Barry Manilow). Into the '80s and '90s, the frizzy-haired Brit with the Dylanesque vocal delivery missed his mark as often as not, but one couldn't help root for a guy who reconciled his smart, sensitive, and impudent sides and made music that reflected those same qualities. This 38-track, two-CD retrospective organizes Hunter's post-glam solo work from 1975 'til 1996, clustering the rockers on the first disc and the ballads on the second. Further sequenced in chronological order, the discs lose momentum as they progress, but most of the two sides of Hunter range from good to grand. Not bad for a rock & roll journeyman. --Steven Stolder
Once Bitten Twice Shy,Ian Hunter,Sony,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
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