Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone

[Themanwhocameback2]

This is marvellous. Buffin wielding a pair of oars, mocking the lip synching they were forced to do, Ariel looking cool in his new persona, The Thunderthighs delightful and delighted, as they "Push, Push!", and Ian effortlessly commanding all. I wish the camera had been back a little farther to capture Ian's magisterial hand movements.

Ahhh, what a band!

[japzbene1562]

@dukeofcandoa I guess Thats how you spell this. With all do respect to Ian and his great music he is not even in the same league as Robert Plant. So what if has aged better? What are you saying subconsciously? That you would rather blow Ian than Robert?

[nickmooselives]

@japzbene1562

-I'm a straight guy-but if I had to blow one of them it would be Ian. Cuz I am a lover of the punk/glam stuff I just like Ian's stuff better. I mean if you like punk you probably like Mott best and if you like metal you probably like Zeppelin best. Even tho Mott isn't punk and zep isn't metal. they helped lay the groundwork for those respective genres. I will say I think Robert would've been a great glam singer tho with all his moves on stage!

[gontakeru50501]

I like it ! !

[24nov67]

ian hunter looks the very same today as he did back in 73.

[bigmagic96]

Why we loved the 70s so much.

[f1dcfan]

sha la la la la la, push push!

[patterjak]

@f1dcfan, funny, that bit makes me chortle as well, I was gonna type the same thing, especially her in the red t-shirt, well cool

[Cuchulainnist]

Anybody know how Karen Friedman (of ThunderThighs) died in 1991?

[kewlfonz]

I like the 5 foot long drum sticks—obvious clue they're just miming...

[Martynhorspool]

Great tune from the mid 70's... brings back good memories.

[v1m]

Not quite up to the Bowie material, is it?

[PaddyGoo]

@v1m Depends what you like I suppose, Bowie gave away ATYD's for a reason perhaps? Not one of his better ones perhaps? (and doing IH a favour as he knew it would get radio play with his name attached. Personally I prefer this almost everything from the 1973 / 74 albums Mott and The Hoople over the Bowie track, and I love Bowie.

[DukeofConDao]

I saw Mott the Hoople play in Indianapolis around Halloween in 1973. What can I say? Saw Ian Hunter around 10 years ago in a bar I hung out in Manhattan. Still looked good, can't say the same for Robert Plant ;)...

[bla55vit]

Jag var och kollade på Mott the Hoople 1974 när dom var i Göteborg

Det var en kanon bra konsert.

[snakehunter1964]

ha!!! ;) love the 'Bun E. Carlos' style BIG drum sticks!!! i wonder who influenced who??

[RamonesKaraoke]

YES! Also, nice Les Paul - maybe this is the moment when Mick Jones realized that the double cutaway Les Paul is in fact the coolest geetar on the planet?

[supercerealxxx]

JUST HORRIBLE!!! My ears!!!

[PaddyGoo]

@supercerealxxx Now now, don't be so down on your ears! OK they may stick out a bit, wear a beanie hat then! As for the song - absolute magic.

[blackandtanful]

ﾓｯﾄ･ｻﾞ･ﾌｰﾌﾟﾙ"ﾛｯｸﾝﾛｰﾙ黄金時代"からの､ｲ­ﾔﾝ･ﾊﾝﾀｰのｲｶｼﾀﾛｯｸﾝﾛｰﾙ･ﾁｭｰﾝ"ﾛｰﾙ･ｱ­ｳｪｲ･ｻﾞ･ｽﾄｰﾝ"ｷﾞﾀｰはｴﾘｱﾙ･ﾍﾞﾝﾀﾞｰ

[dirtynuke]

@adammorris101 Hahaha

[adammorris101]

Lead guitarist seriously frightening - looks like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs!!!

[snakehunter1964]

@adammorris101 LMAO!!! ;)

[1963builder]

wernt they from leominster

[LEWFROST2]

SAW EM=4TIMES:)

[episkopi08]

I used to look like that in 1973. I don,t now!!!

[northerndownpoor]

When you listen to today's disposable music and then you listen to THIS music,there really is no comparison.say no more

[SPARKY53100]

Sha La La Push Push .Brilliant .

[cricketbat08]

This song is timeless.

[kav816]

That Group were really great.

[Ballisticob]

this guy cant sing for shit lol

[PaddyGoo]

@Ballisticob He writes books too! - Looking at your grammar, I'd give that a miss. ar ar

[SPARKY53100]

I remember seeing Mott at the Greens Playhouse in Glasgow in the early 70's . Great stuff . I'm sure Queen were support act on one show round about issue of seven seas of rhye. Hard to believe Ian Hunter is 72 now !!! Good god where have the years gone . Keep breathing everyone there's no alternative .

[mrwibbles1]

Sheet, this song is great in any era. Good stuff is good stuff. I love the way Mott swung, held that feeling of innocence along with glamrock showmanship. Mott and the Dolls hold a place in my heart for being throwbacks while just grabbing you by the throat with their sheer power.

[ytpoliticsnigga]

@mrwibbles1 oh yeah, I just missed the 70s in terms of age but Mott and the NY dolls do something primeval to me like I was sucking on the teat of that greatness before I knew how great it was! 

[xcraig1961]

it was going ok right to 70` were great ,,,, the he shoulda stopped

[jasonptify]

only one word - FANTASTIC

[pmoyer50]

This group is from my day. Why the hell isn't this group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Instead, they induct people like Neil Diamond - WTF!

[gilllianlewis730]

MOTT THE HOOPLE BROUGHT OUT SOME GREAT SONGS DURING THE 70'S (ESPECIALLY THIS ONE) IAN HUNTER WAS PART OF RINGO STARR'S ALL STARR BAND A FEW YEARS BACK (AS WAS GREG LAKE)

[w3ppy]

still have new Ears... to all the new stuff, Brill............. 52 and lovin it

[GuitarmadJosh]

this band was amazing what an ideal party song go on ian

[crossharp]

one of the best glam song ever!! Great Hunter & Bender!

[ZLUGGO]

Absolutely marvellous.

[tessey119]

what are the backing singers saying? sounds like shah la la la push push

[TheLogic1010]

Love it, fun days, bands that didn't take themselves seriously!

[MegaSirianni]

This band is very good.

[slopoke2383]

I can't help but wonder what Ian looks like without the shades

[QueenReigns1]

@slopoke2383

He's got Reptilian eyes.

[blackandtanful]

ﾓｯﾄ･ｻﾞ･ﾌｰﾌﾟﾙ､絶頂期のイカシタﾊｰﾄﾞ･ﾎﾟｯﾌ­ﾟ"ﾛｰﾙ･ｱｳｪｲ･ｻﾞ･ｽﾄｰﾝ"､役者だなｲﾔﾝ･ﾊﾝ­ﾀｰ!ｷﾞﾀｰはｴﾘｱﾙ･ﾍﾞﾝﾀﾞｰ??

[shirtshine73blitz]

The name is from a Willard Manus novel about a circus freak. There are some great bands now but back then the bands didn't have a slew of foot pedals and special effects so horns and background singers were hi-tech. Mott always rocked and died way too soon.

[suzycreamchez123]

Those are the biggest drum sticks I have EVER SEEN

[anntrout36]

I love MOTT THE HOOPLE . They were my favorite band in the early 70's. I saw them in 1974 with QUEEN as the opening act. They kicked ass.

[funkychick60]

I love Ian's hair!!!!

[TheWizzKidz]

Please roll away the stone with me :(

[vicsmith5000]

I like Mott the Hoople but I think their over-reliance on girl backing singers was a shame. Did they release a single after "all the way from memphis" that didn't have girl back singers on ? I think they listened to Dark Side of the Moon and decided that was the way all records should sound (e.g Hymn for the Dudes).

[bellanessa1]

Luv this song!! And such a cute band name!!

[reformation1542]

chips were 12p a portion where I lived in73/74 and me and a schoolmate used to get double portions every Friday lunchtime. This song was a great tonic only one month after having to endure England's failure to qualify for the world cup

[2008Sameoldfitup]

roy west

[kingbleah]

all you had to do to get a shag in those days was buy a bag of chips!

[TheKenfig]

@kingbleah And chips were 4p and 5p for a larger bag where I lived in 1973 ! Wish it was back then ; I was a bit young for a shag aged 10 but I loved this music....and the chips were pretty good as well !

[Gusdocs1]

remember listening to this on top 30 countdown on Radio 1 on Sunday night in 1973 as a 14 year old great music great memories

[steveeesss]

Ian Hunter was 72 last week !!

[XxrandomemonessxX]

hes like a more glamorous version of robert plant.

[PAULLONDEN]

@XxrandomemonessxX Clever chappie,chickened out on the make up...left the rest of the band lookin like poofters.

Great band.

[ianhunterfan]

his voice gives me the chills! Ian has got me thru so many rough times

[aoscot]

great song

[Roybraham]

One of my favourite songs ever. Brilliant.

[dbrocketful]

Where did the back up singers in this video come from come from? Fascinating, they look they were recruited from the audience.

[dancetech]

@dbrocketful - was it 'the ladybirds'? look them up 

[Markgcr]

@dancetech I believe they called themselves Thunder Thighs and had a record of their own out at some time.

[dbrocketful]

@Markgcr It was the backing group, Thunderthighs (Karen Friedman, Dari Lalou, and Casey Synge). They also did the backing vocals on Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side". Thanks.

[PaddyGoo]

@dancetech Naw, they were called Thunderthighs

[GiPyroman]

parts of guitar riff seems the same as in "While my guitar gently weeps" song by Beatles.

[kanumbra]

i love the backing singers! sick.

[Cldfsn0200]

Had this song on a mix of radio tunes i recorded with my crappy panasonic table top cassette recorder. Put recorder in front of mom and dads stereo speakers in the livingroom rec. w/ crap mic. Record the songs that come on that are interesting. But this was one of those songs I never was into back then but it grew on me listening to the mix. Had not heard it since listening to that tape last time 20 yrs +. So very nastalgic now to see it being performed for 1st time. I dig Ian a rock guru.

[telebob]

Love the Isaac Hayes chain....

[MrBazza86]

All Mott's stuff was EXCELLENT, Ian Hunter had a great rock n' roll voice . . . thanks for posting

[maz3705]

GREAT TRACK TERRIBLE MIMMING

STILL IAN HUNTER / BIEBER YOU DECIDE

[neff49]

28 deaf have voted.

[nemotheband]

the seventies werent grIM,,,ITS GRim today,,,,mott n the clASH,,,,,WOT MORE IS THere?????

[gav240z]

2:25 - Lip Sync fail lol.

Great song though, love Mott the Hoople and Mick Ronson.

[schuller51]

Love this track..., from a decade of power cuts, short time working, low wages, strikes, etc, etc....., sounds grim does,nt it ?.., but you know what ? I,d swap this time now for then, I had a great time !

[MrDesertRatAZ]

Mott the Hoople.........super.



[Phaellos]

I found this band because of one of my favourite bands Hanoi Rocks. Hoople's and HR could really kick ass!

[groover72]

Ariel Bender rules!!

[newfuckingwave]

fucking love hunter's cockney voice. grew up with my dad frequently playing his solo album 'your never alone with a schizophrenic'. always liked it but it wasn't until later that i found out he had a whole legacy before it

[NewHolland9070]

I was born just in time!! Awesome!

[Gusdocs1]

wish I could re-live that time again it was so much better than today fantastic bands to listen never missed top 40 every Sunday on radio 1

[Meadoway40]

@Gusdocs1 Top 40 every Sunday [Tom Brown,Jimmy Saville,Tony Blackburn,Tommy Vance, Bruno Brookes etc]. TOTP every Thursday. Listened and watched to both religiously. Load of shite these days even though I still listen [not TOTP cos no more]

[Glamrockqueen]

@Meadoway40

I thought i was the only 1 who remembered Tom Brown! That bloke had suck a gorgeous voice,never missed the show when he hosted it!

[TheGuyMullins]

FUN

[ausmensan]

Saw Mott at the Friars Club in Aylesbury, back in '73, brilliant time, and I am glad that I grew up in that era. Any other people from Aylesbury here?

[SjjSic2]

Sha La La La - Push Push !

Love it !

(thanks for posting!)

[SjjSic2]

Sha La La La, Push Push !

[grjobin]

everythings fine Gorviee, but your right about the 70s!

[noid0729]

大好きな曲です。

それ以上書くことはありません。

Ian Hunter、最高！

[VONCEIL1]

ariel bender on l/g

[yarekhunt]

@VONCEIL1 Formerly of Spooky Tooth...: )

[pez53]

Yes, the late 60's and 70's were great. But it's great now too. Dig the bands out there now Cage the Elephant, Mumford & Sons and (the best) Green Day, and all the great Ska revival bands. I'm 57 and I still like the new stuff...

[mugwamp4]

@pez53 ya list was going well there .. until ya mentioned green day ..

[rockerbox1973]

@mugwamp4 right!

[snakehunter1964]

@mugwamp4 ha!!! ;)

[slickmicky54]

@pez53 Going to see Badness next month, they are brill. I am 57 but i still do the funny dances to Madness around my workshop when they come on the radio.

[tzujan1]

Sorry to say but by the time Mott the Hoople recorded this album, Mick Ralphs was already in Bad Company, I dont remember who replaced him , but thats him playing the guitar in this video, not Mick Ralphs... But great tune from a great band either way...

[nogginthenomad]

The 70s WERE amazing. I was lucky enough to grow up through that decade.

[GERMANOPHILE]

Talking about the backing singers, the girl in red was a beauty!! loved her voice/her!

[shaabangles]

I wish I was a 60s/70s child, alas I was born in 1996. I would've loved to see Mott the Hoople, David Bowie and the Beatles in their prime.

[yorki44]

mott the hoople, the jam, the who, the beatles, hendrix...... why I born in the decade of lady gaga, hannah montana and Baby Bieber???!!!!!

[ORALORALSEX]

@yorki44 so your 9 or 10 ?

[yorki44]

@ORALORALSEX

xDDDD no, I meant that I grew up on that age, I´m now 18

[fredsmiff]

the 70's rocked man oh for a time machine

[jamesgdavies2]

Those backing singers look like they are fresh out of the Sun Valley chicken factory.

Get some Bulmers down ya cuz.

[jroberts2956]

Saw them in South Bend IN. in the early seventys..ZZ Top was the back-up. Wish I could turn back the hands of time.

[franticamber]

Elloe!!!

[bgbreakdown]

Ian Hunter! I got my tix for a Jan 2011 show. Yee haw!

[Stanlio58]

Good comments Simon,I left skool in 74,wish I was still a young dude.Mick Ronson RIP

[simonluckin8]

Sha-la-la-la-push-push!!!! Amazing memories of my last year at school.....thanks for posting...

[slavetothedevon]

The drummer is using broomsticks instead of drumsticks

[scotsmaninusa]

@slavetothedevon not broomsticks,they're novelty drumsticks,look at the shape.you could buy em at that time in any Lodon music shop.

[sonicsteev]

rollin away... forever!

[Ruberioo]

fuck 21th century............

[MrTillyayre]

i was searching for 'roll away your stone' by mumford and son, and this came up. i havnt heard it for years... quality. made my night.

[goldheartbadge]

Ian Hunter sounds remarkably Cockernee for a Midlander!

[squintchy]

Best Back-Up singers ever!

[mossbinky]

men were raw, sexy, thin and slightly feminine and butch then. love em. 

[buzzandnemo]

Great Band, Great Songs and Great 70's songs, and Ian Hunter the lead singer was Born in Oswestry Shropshire. Now thats a first where is Oswestry you may say. A backward market town run but idiots on the council.

[squintchy]

@buzzandnemo Hilarious

[buddyboy68]

I had no idea mott the hoople were so pretty!

[metalvache]

Classics Never Die

[GTWHITEFEVER]

HUNTER IS CLASS ...

[MrFrankie555]

seen them greens playhouse glasgow50pence aticket fantastic

[spider15able]

if you are a real drummer-they are real

[rocktenniscat]

Look at Buffin's DRUMSTICKS! I'm not a drummer....are these a novelty or for real?

[g15059]

what happened to all the young dudes? bedazzling?

[blasticpuddhas]

shal-la-la-la push, push

[TheStotter69]

I saw mott the hoople at the mayfair in 1970 at Newcastle before they got into this glam shit, they where a great live band and the first album was really good, I still play it trying to relive my youth

[AmethystDew]

@TheStotter69 Are'nt we all ;-)))

[EDWARDTAY55]

that guitar riff sounds like a few notes shy of being my guitar gently weeps

[annanulla]

oh how charismatic is he :)))

[MultiPeaceful1]

sha la la la push push :-)

[MAXO8122007]

Saw Mott 3 times in the 70s always a sell out and a good night

[Sjanu]

I love this song, brings back so many memories.

[1975pixie]

my brother had this and played it over and over so of course it grew on me

[panicbeach69]

I love the seventies coffee morning backing singers !

[Jlipnicki]

Whatever happened to backing singers with rock bands? They make this special. Never got any credit either. Rock on.

[haj1909]

@Jlipnicki Sue snd Sunny...they also sang with the original Brotherhood of Man :-)

[geoffmurrell]

@Jlipnicki

Actually, and rarely I agree, the backing singers Thunderthighs were credited on this.

[jonbecker03]

@Jlipnicki i think this is the thunderthighs singing with mott the hoople. thunderthighs did get some recognition. in fact, they almost released their own album.

[Callistan1988]

haha, what's up with the drumsticks? awesome song! :D

[DRUMMERxGURU]

he pure didnt mime that !!!!!! hahah great song tho

[TheTexastom62]

The girl in the red tee-shirt is really enjoying herself ...I can't help but smile at her ' she must of been fun !

[alfiesgirluk]

i never realised hat Mott The Hoople were a girl band lol lol.................Love 'em and miss this era (yearning for a re-run of my youth I think)

[kurisensei]

would to hear this in church on an Easter Sunday

[Raughwe]

Mott The Hoople: the greatest hard rock band. 

[buschnic61]

Ian your much loved in the states-aren't these mates still about?-your only young once..what the hell.,,LONG LIVE MTH!

[lampweld]

this has been one of my favorite songs since i was a nipper, im 30 now damm how time flys

[chrisdavid4026]

sha la la la push push.........fantastic backing ..love them girls

[davidgrabarczyk]

he reminds me of robert plant

[annanulla]

I'm in love with Ian Hunter

[travellingirl1]

One of my dads fave groups, he also loved CONSORTIUM listen to em on the albums "REBIRTH" and "13th HOUR". They both have releases on ANGELAIR great.

[Gorviee]

The 70s seem amazing. I was born way too late.

[squintchy]

@Gorviee Mott the Hopple had a great song calles born late 58. It's on The Hopple. On of the best solos ever by Ariel Bender.

[theplanetking]

@squintchy

Hoople..not Hopple.

[jjflix79]

@Gorviee they were.........but atleast you found it!!

[bigmagic96]

Perfect!! Love it.

[ppaulmorris]

An all time classic. I love every aspect of this song.

[anglianchannel]

first record i ever bought!!

[MrKevinTN]

A classic tune by a vey under-rated band...Mott is awesome

[scotsmaninusa]

@MrKevinTN only under rated in USA ,they where massive everywhere else

[tindoor38]

FUN TUNE AND CLIP... I love it!

[amylNRG]

Shocking to think that I can remember watching this on "Top of the Pops" - and not TOTP2 either! I used to stop doing my homework so I could get my 30 minutes of music every week. Happy days! And of course this is a great track... Thanks for posting!

[Sjanu]

This song brings me so many memories.

[shakerazz46]

wish with all my issue's and my problem's baby michael l just love me and toni just love me dee

[cuddlybear47]

My tenuous claim to fame regarding this bang is their manager used to live across the road from my grandparents in Hereford.

[ZenGangster]

Wasn't it Lyndsey dePaul that did the cute girl voice?

[scotsmaninusa]

@ZenGangster on this version yes.

[Rfilaccio]

yeah, he is Ian is singing over his recorded lead, kind of funny in a way....love the saxes and mock playing...and so goddamned glammed out. LOVE IT

[januschii]

saw hunter two days ago in helsinki. great gig!

[pogmotho1n]

Spooky synchronicity between this band and The Verve