Shouting and Pointing

by Mott the Hoople, Mott

Overview

The remnants of Mott the Hoople truncated their name to Mott with 1975's Drive On, and retained the shortened moniker for Drive On's sequel, 1976's Shouting and Pointing. New lead vocalist Nigel Benjamin sometimes decides to escalate into a falsetto on the album, while the group attempts to stay true to Mott the Hoople's loud, glammy update of old-time rock & roll and Ian Hunter's wry, self-deprecating wit. When Hunter commented on the plights of a rock & roll band to a heavy Chuck Berry beat, his humor was sharp, the melancholy was deep, and the music rocked hard, and here, the band tackles balls-out rockers, two-part epics, and the "Ballad of Mott the Hoople" rewrite "Career (No Such Thing as Rock 'n' Roll)." Shouting and Pointing isn't necessarily unlistenable, and follows the same form one would expect from the band, albeit with less success. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/21/2014
Label:	Rock Candy
UPC:	5055300382726
Rank:	59329

Tracks

1. Shouting & Pointing
2. Collision Course
3. Storm
4. Career (No Such Thing as Rock'N'Roll)
5. Hold on, You're Crazy
6. See You Again
7. Too Short Arms (I Don't Care)
8. Broadside Outcasts
9. Good Times
10. Too Short Arms (I Don't Care) [Alternative Mix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mott   Primary Artist
Mott the Hoople   Primary Artist
Morgan Fisher   Davolisint,Piano (Electric),VCS 3 Synthesizer,Vocals (Background),Vocals,Keyboards
Nigel Benjamin   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ray Major   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Pete "Overend" Watts   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Bert Fringe   Bass
Edwin H. Kramer   Percussion
Dale "Buffin" Griffin   Drums

Technical Credits

Nigel Benjamin   Composer
Mick Glossop   Engineer
Ray Major   Composer
Alan Messer   Photography
Roslav Szaybo   Design
Pete "Overend" Watts   Composer
George Young   Composer
Bill Price   Overdubs
Eddie Kramer   Engineer,Producer
Jesse Colin Young   Composer
Gered Mankowitz   Photography
Harry Vanda   Composer
Mott the Hoople   Arranger,Producer
Ray Staff   Mastering
Morgan Fisher   Composer