Mott in America - Morgan Fisher

[Guidotoons101]

Just remarkable! Loved every second! Bravo!!!!!

[rsurf38]

Great little film, especially the commentary by Morgan. I'll never forget Ian's comments on the Live album, "The lights being what thay are, Morgan Fisher eventually appears", or something like that. MTH, one of my all time favorite bands. I'm just sorry I never got to see them live, although I have seen Ian many times over the years since then.

[mbowen690]

Thank you Morgan.

I saw this tour and met you and Ian Hunter in Seattle at the Edgewater Hotel.

I was a somewhat bratty 19-year-old, and demanded Rock Party Excitement.

You and Ian both were gracious, though I remember Ariel Bender crawling through the halls on his hands and knees.

Thank you for some great music and some great memories!

Mark Bowen, Seattle

[Mrorvar66]

Thanks so much Mr Morgan Fisher for sharing memories and film footage whit us....you and all the other Mott The Hoople dudes are my musical heroes...no other band comes close IMO.

[LBjim]

Morgan, This piece was insightful and beautifully done. Was that the Celebrity Theatre in Anaheim,Ca?..Damn. I was 10 years old and 15 miles away from there when in 1974. I love Mott and Ian Hunter,great band and Ian is playing tomarrow night here. Very cool..Peace and Thanks...

[ericthegardenerisfin]

Fisher is the man... Miniatures making Mountains!

[runntum]

Thank you Morgan. I love stuff like this.

[happymoogman]

I enjoyed your remembrances, Morgan. Thanks! - Dana Countryman

[jonsilence]

Luther aka Ariel...... fantastic! Had the pleasure of seeing the Ariel Bender/Morgan Fisher lineup of Mott in Los Angeles filming a TV show.

[HAGGIS499]

thank you for this little insight into one of the most under-rated bands of the 70s-------------good to see after all these years, great gigs with that band queen backing you ,,,ps any more

[HAGGIS499]

thank you for this little insight into one of the most under-rated bands of the 70s-------------good to see after all these years, great gigs with that band queen backing you

[CHILLERSGRANDPOOBAH]

Great footage!

I wish it never ended!

[iloloey]

Wow, great footage, great archiving.

[iloloey]

Wow, great footage, great archiving.

[joeypinter90405]

this is very cool, especially when Morgan talks about Leee

[sammyclarkdrummer]

LEEE is a diamond!! very true!

[ozzyland]

Thank's Morgan!

[bpfeeney1]

This was really cool. I was born in Cleveland. We moved to the East Coast in the early 70`s. We visited cousins in Cleveland who were huge Mott fans. Everybody around liked the band. It was the coolest thing but nobody knew the band so much where we lived. I was like ten years old singing All the Young dudes and other songs. Great memories

[CatapultYourMom]

Mr. Fisher, you are truly a class act. Thank you.

[BoycottStabb]

This is brilliant........... Great band.

[dennybop]

Leee Black Childers is the greatest man!!!

[sammyclarkdrummer]

@dennybop yes leee is, good friend of mine!

[stripetuffy]

tremendous little vignette

thank you so much

just wonderful

band was super too jh

[PulsarPoet]

Informative and educational - gives you a real flavour of the times.  Mott where a great band.

[JPGR66]

Mott the hoople reunion!

Roll away the stone!!

[bessadale]

I love how things seem to be interleaved in Rock and Roll. Morgan Fisher was a band member of Mott The Hoople. In this tour they had Queen as a support act. In 1972 Morgan Fisher had recorded an album with Tim Staffell, which had been the singer in Smile, the band which became Queen. In 1982 Morgan Fisher became a support musician for Queen's 1982 tour.

[dubrifle]

Mott the Hoople thrift shopping? Hilarious. Thanks for the amazing and educational post.

[gfrkiss]

they've just announced the 1st Oct (on pre sale!!!)

[ziofagio]

Mott The Hoople REUNION on 2 and 3 October 2009, Apollo Hammersmith, London.

Original line up, but I hope there will be Morgan, Ariel, and Bolton

[folksprez]

Thanks for putting this film up. I really enjoyed it.

[marko65]

that was wonderfull!

[Flunder]

that is a jewel and I thank you Morgan.Mott Live is always on in my room. and Sucker? is a great song.

[brunelloferioli]

Thank you Morgan Fisher for this beautiful documentary, I was 18 at the time and I remember dreaming about America for the beauty of rock and underground culture that it represented.

I finally enjoyed it myself too, few years later. The music of Mott the Hoople is here to stay to keep that dream alive although America is not the same, unfortunatly.

[motthead69]

well done here MF!...I've personally been listening to R&R since 1964 - for 44 years - and I have to say that MTH Live imho is arguably (along with The Allman Brothers Live At Filmore East) the best live R&R lp ever recorded - simply magical!...we just need more live footage from that tour so that the you tube generation can properly appreciate the magic of this band...

[spotswoodthenewt]

That was just absolutely brilliant! Truly loved it. Thanks so much. Mott The Hoople meant the world to me as a young boy. Their memory always brings a warm smile. Simply great. Best of luck to you Morgan, keep on, keepin' on!

[sdefxr]

Thanks for posting Morgen, You are not forgotten.

[DEPARTMENTofPEACEusa]

Wonderful! Thank You!

I'm going to buy "Diary of a Rock and Roll Star" off of Ebay!

[maicodude69]

That was cool!!!!

Thanks

[mlriley540]

Very nice commentary.  Thanks, Morgan.

[groeslon]

A perfect audio-visual companion to Ian Hunter's Diary of a Rock 'n Roll Star

[skene1963]

Simply wonderful!!!!!!!!!! The images, the comments, brings you back in time.

[petercrowley41]

Search for ' Storm The Gates County ' to hear Morgan Fisher playing keybords with the inimitable Jayne County & The Electric Chairs.

[midblu]

I appreciated knowing Morgan's thoughts and feelings and the insights into the inimitable Ariel Bender. When he mentioned "Sucker", it reminded me of the magical, almost mysterious intensity this band could display. Morgan, I just have three little words: "Eh....Drive On!" R&R

[Huckleberryj]

mr. fisher also put out some great albums under the name hybrid kids.including a xmas album called claus.

[ketoujin]

Very nice. Great footage and great little anecdotes.

[corey3rd]

really enjoyed the footage and tales. I only remember Luther from his moment in the docu "Groupies"

[lalumia]

Morgan was a contributor to the fab "Storm The Gates Of Heaven" 1978 album by Wayne County & the Electric Chairs!(all Mainman elated, as both Mott and ayne were signed to Bowie's mainman organization in the mid 70s)

[hamvasion]

You're the man, Jimi!

[madmonk66]

What a treat that was. It is hard to find much video and info on Mott The Hoople, and one could not ask for much more than this first hand account. Well-told as well. Thank you Morgan!

-Jeff D

Dallas

[bobgure]

Fantastic treat for this Mott Maniac!

Thanks.

[snclaltona]

Thanks Morgan !

Never got to see the band live. But have all your albums. I turned my 14 year old son to Mott now he is fan..

All the best ..

[oneWASPfan]

Thank you so much for posting this Morgan. It is great.

[Indio156]

Thanks for that vid! I loved it! I was able to get an All Access pass for the Uris shows, when I was a young girl,about 16 yrs old. I was there for every performance.Queen opened.Fun times!Then we went to Boston,& that was fun too. The after parties were some of the best any band ever had, in my experience!

[tonyfoth]

wonderful to see this and a marvelous and eloquent commentary by mr Fisher. Makes us melancholy and nostalgic oldies realise just how bereft 21st century can be of anything original

[DiBiasehere]

Thank you for this.Does not get any better than this footage and commentary.I also hope your doing well.

[shawnfern]

Thanks Morgan, Real Fun!

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[VOD56]

what a treat to see this and hear your commentary Morgan. A most generous gift to the fans! thank you.

[jontheid]

Thanks for this!

I got 'Drive On' by Mott when I was 7 in 1977, and I still love it!

[ligger2]

That was super generous of you, MF.

I got to see Queen open for you guys at the Uris in NYC.

What a show. Of course Mott blew them away.

[timnlol]

And yes, Spooky Tooth were an amazing band, Very tight and Luther has to be the most original player ever

[Rycardus]

Thanx for the memories Morgan, I hope you're doing well

[morganfjp]

Doing just fine, thanks. Here's my website: morgan-fisherDOTcom

[jorma2007]

Thanks Morgan - the "Live" album made during that '74 tour remains among the most influential recods/CD's I have.

[dancinggirl2k7]

The legend goes on ... magnificent.

[Triumphrob]

Wonderfull, thanks a lot!

[ydimson]

amazing!!!!! Thanks for the memories. I agree about "Sucker". An amazing tune. I cannot tell you how many thousands of times that I have listened to Mott Live. In my top 5 of all time.

[azaliasnail]

Heaven sent. This band shook me, moved me, inspired me, and continues to do so. Thank you for this heartfelt and fascinating personal journey.

[unionjack65]

Nice!

[MottOne]

This is like the long lost companion piece to "Diary of a Rock n' Roll Star".

[serpentineflame]

Right!

[Tycho114]

Great stuff, many thanks to Morgan.

[juveniledelinquentwr]

Incredible piece, any insight into this unfortunatly underated band is more than welcome. So many of today's bands and musicians have been positively affected by the work of Mott The Hoople that they should absolutely be included in the Rock and Roll hall of fame in Cleveland. Who ever is in charge of who gets in and who doesn't should be ashamed of themselves for leaving out the greatest rock and roll band of all time up to now.

[mottnianhunter]

Rare footage, terrific commentary, speaking of gems, Morgan, you! Thanks!

[avalanche50]

What a thoughtful, well narrated piece - i sure hope there's more to be had of this - a 30 minute documentary, mebbe?

Goes well with Ian Hunter's book, Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Star, which is an account of the band's 1972 tour of the U.S.

[morganfjp]

Good guess - actually I have about 40 minutes of material. Perhaps it will all be released one day. For this DVD the producers decided to include only these excerpts. Many thanks to you and all who made such nice comments. Cheers! Morgan Fisher

[timnlol]

Wow incredible stuff, thankyou. I am a big MTH fan having seen them about 10 times from 69 to 74 including the Buxton festival with yourself and Luther.Amazing to get an insiders perspective. Take care and thanks again

[johnnybacardi]

No, thank YOU, Mr. Fisher!

[greggfallenstar]

Absolutely wonderful! One of my favorite bands of all time. My band was fortunate enough to open for Ian Hunter and his KILLER band at the Coach House (in So. Cal.) a couple of weeks ago. What a great night! Thanks for posting this footage!