Defiance Part 1

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Before that he spent 10 years as a freelance music journalist, interviewing artists for the likes of Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, MusicRadar, NME.

Celebrity pals including Ringo Starr, Todd Rundgren, Slash and the late Taylor Hawkins all lend their talents, but none of them overwhelm the songs or come anywhere near to standing in Hunter's light. An inveterate hard worker, Hunter took the lockdown as a creative opportunity, writing a series of new songs which he tracked in his Connecticut basement alongside his longtime collaborator, guitarist/producer/multi- instrumentalist Andy York. Hunter sneers his way through "Pavlov's Dog," his bite as sharp as Dean DeLeo's guitar licks, while "Kiss N' Make Up" mines a swampy groove tailor-made for Gibbons and for Thornton's vocal drawl. They sent me a mock up and there’s the yellow label with my name on it and Sun Record Company, Memphis, Tennessee,” he says. With time on their hands due the pandemic, his fellow musicians took the demos and stems that Hunter and York put together in his basement and added unforeseen power and creativity through their own trademark talents.

Now in its seventh decade, Ian Hunter’s illustrious career has long been marked by collaboration, from the golden age of Mott the Hoople to his fabled partnership with Mick Ronson and 21st-century renaissance with his crack backing combo, the Rant Band. Unlike traditional recording sessions, the nature of the project offered them the added advantage of actually hearing Hunter’s songcraft before laying down their complimentary tracks. Now, with DEFIANCE PART 1, Hunter takes creative solidarity to an unprecedented new level with spectacular accompaniment from a truly awe-inspiring roster of special guests, famous fans, and lifelong friends. DEFIANCE PART 1 is a full-speed-ahead rock ‘n’ roll record rarely heard in this day and age, recorded with a crew of irrefutable rock ‘n’ roll all-stars and released on the definitive rock ‘n’ roll label. Over its 40 years in business, PIAS has grown to be one of the largest independently-owned music groups in the world, carving out its own in-house recorded music division PIAS [Recordings].

Angel” resurrects the power ballad, and adds a touch of Bowie and that’s suitable seeing as Brad Whitford of Aerosmith joins Duff Mckagan and Taylor Hawkins and the foray into Southern Rock for “Kiss N Make Up” on which Billy Bob Thornton duets and the Rev Billy Giibbons does his thang, is a highlight. Defiance" kicks things off with Slash soloing throughout and Metallica's Robert Trujillo playing the same Fender bass that Jaco Pastorius used on Hunter's All American Alien Boy in 1976.Rock ‘n’ roll legend Ian Hunter has announced the release of his landmark new album, DEFIANCE PART 1, arriving via the Sun Records label on Friday, April 21, 2023. Guernica," meanwhile, plays him as the smartest man in the room, name-checking classical paintings to frame a discussion about creative inspiration and drive, and making it sound profound rather than posturing. D. Andrew of The Boxcutters), and the album-closing statement of rock ‘n roll purpose, “This Is What I’m Here For” with Waddy. Summary: The latest full-length solo release from Ian Hunter features guest appearances from Jeff Beck, Mike Campbell, Johnny Depp, Dean Deleo, Robert Deleo, Dennis Dibrizzi, Joe Elliott, Taylor Hawkins, Duff McKagan, Todd Rundgren, Slash, Ringo Starr, Billy Bob Thornton, and Robert Trujillo.

Inthe title track of his first album in seven years, Ian Hunter declares with pride that he's " still flyin' by the seat of my pants" and " still frolickin' with all the young dudes.At 83, Ian Hunter’s Mott the Hoople prime is in the rearview mirror (and has been except for the occasional reunion for decades). There’s something a little E St Band-ish about “Guernica” and Joe Elliott’s harmonies are superb, while “I Hate Hate” is an example of the anger that burns.