Mott the Hoople

Hunter and Ronson worked and toured together sporadically until 1993, when Ronson died, after which Hunter continued his solo career. The following groups have played on the bill of One Minute Silence' headlining tours:. After releasing two albums which met with little success, Mott added John Fiddler and became British Lions, soon to split up without any major success. The band have played in support of:. Ronson and Hunter soon left the group to form a duo, while Ray Major and Nigel Benjamin were added to continue the group, which soon changed its name to Mott. However, in a statement released in October 2003, the band announced their split:. After The Hoople, a live album was released and Mick Ronson replaced Bender in 1974. More recently Yap has been following his spoken word career, succeeding on breaking onto Radio 4's "Spoken Word".

Morgan Fisher also joined as keyboardist. The group's following comes largely from their energetic live shows -- they have been voted Best British Live Act in Kerrang!. Ralphs left in 1973 to form Bad Company; he was replaced by former Spooky Tooth guitarist Luther Grosvenor who, for contractual reasons changed his name to Ariel Bender for his stint with the band. Between these releases, One Minute Silence had toured extensively, though the latest tour had to be cancelled. Mott the Hoople's popularity helped lead to the band's break-up, along with an exposé in New Musical Express of Tippens' role in singing the chorus of "All The Young Dudes" from a hidden microphone backstage. There are still the thunderous live songs like "We Bounce" and "I Wear My Skin". Allen left the band after All the Young Dudes and before the release of a concept album, Mott, which was quite successful. Yap's rapping gave way to much more singing on tracks like "Price Of The King's Ticket".

A David Bowie-produced album, also called "All The Young Dudes" was a major success. One Lie Fits All showed a new direction for band. The song was a major success in the United Kingdom - using Stan Tippens to sing the higher notes of its chorus during live gigs. According to oneminutesilence.com (http://www.oneminutesilence.com), "[t]his name continues the pattern of manipulating well known marketing slogans in order to present a political statement."[2] (http://www.oneminutesilence.com/newalbum.html). Bowie convinced them to stay together and offered them "Suffragette City" (off his then massively popular Ziggy Stardust), but Mott the Hoople refused and asked for "Drive-In Saturday" and eventually received "All the Young Dudes". A single, "We Bounce", was released on March 31st 2003, with a third album, titled One Lie Fits All, following on July 7 2003. David Bowie had long been a fan of the band and heard that they were about to split (allegedly when Overend Watts contacted him asking if he needed the services of a bass player). From live performances and both live and studio recordings, the new material was obviously a further progression; the group was experimenting with various time signatures, such as 7/4, and was using more melody and a greater variation in song structure.

Even with a large following, Brain Capers (1971) also did not do well and the band was close to breaking up. After circulating a three track demo and signing a deal with Taste Media, the band started recording sessions for their third album in the autumn of 2002. The second album, Mad Shadows (1970), sold poorly and received generally negative reviews, as did Wildlife (1971). Buy Now... sounded more like a metal album. Mott the Hoople (1969) was a cult success that included memorable cover versions of "Laugh at Me" (Sonny Bono) and an instrumental version of "You Really Got Me" (the Kinks). This, their second album, represented a noticeable step in the band's musical progression: the record's production quality and style differed from their debut, for which they had used a hip-hop producer. Tippens became the road manager for the band; he was replaced by Ian Hunter who had replied to a music magazine advertisement which read "Singer wanted, must be image-minded and hungry". Saved Later followed in 2000 after an amicable split with Ignatiou, who was replaced by Massimo, known as Massy.

Stevens changed the band's name to Mott the Hoople, taken from a Willard Manus novel. Buy Now.. Stan was soon injured and could not sing but the band lobbied and eventually signed with Island Records and moved to London to record with Guy Stevens as producer. The band signed a record deal with Big Cat Records in 1997, and released Available In All Colours the following year. Adding high-voiced lead singer Stan Tippens in 1969, the band recorded early tracks at a studio in Monmouth, later dominated by Love Sculpture and Dave Edmunds. The band felt that that respect was often "misplaced".[1] (http://www.oneminutesilence.com/omsfaq.html#1). Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, Overend Pete Watts and Dale Griffin (often referred to as 'Buffin') formed a band called Silence in 1968, playing near Hereford. That name, originally intended to be that of a song, was chosen to parody the practice of having a one minute silence as a mark of respect when someone considered "important or well respected" dies.

Wildlife (1971). "We Bounce", 2003 single, Taste Media. Mad Shadows (1970). Revolution EP, 2003, Taste Media. Mott The Hoople (1969). "Fish Out Of Water", 2001 single, V2 Records. Saved Later, 2000 album, V2 Records