Well, Mottober has come and gone. I can't believe it was eight months ago when this whole thing began. It seems like a just a few weeks ago. It was definitely THE best concert experience of my life. This reunion was 35 years in the making and I know a big worry for many, myself included, was that it couldn't possibly live up to our great expectations. I was worried that the concerts would be five old men who used to be Mott The Hoople.
People have asked me why I would travel across the ocean to see a band that few have even heard of here in Canada. Why would I do it for any band for that matter? People thought I was crazy. I can tell you that there is no other band I would travel 8 time zones to see. Of all the great bands of the 70's, why Mott? I don't know the answer to that. I guess it is just magic. When those five guys get together to make music, magic happens for a just a few of us on this planet that I am sure none of us could explain. But we can feel it!
And magic happened on that stage at the Hammersmith Odeon for five nights in Mottober. It was not five men who used to be Mott the Hoople. It was not Ian Hunter with a back up band. It was Mott The Hoople. And it was great!
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