Ian Hunter-Welcome To The Club (1980)

"Welcome To The Club" was the first live album recorded by Ian Hunter alone and already out of the band Mott The Hoople, which he had abandoned in 1974.
This live double was recorded at The Roxy in West Hollywood, in November 1979, on the tour to promote the album "You’s Never Alone with a Schizophrenic", his fifth album so far.
His band included former David Bowie and Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ronson, and his flowing guitar solos are one of the main reasons for the popularity of this album, in addition to drummer Eric Parker, keyboard player Tommy Mandel or bassist Martin. Briley among other musicians.
"Welcome To The Club" is a much more subtle and less visceral live performance than "Mott the Hoople Live" released in 1974, here Ian Hunter allows the band the space necessary to develop.
It also includes four new songs recorded live in the studio on the last side of the album.
A live show where the classics "All the Young Dudes", "Just Another Night ", "Once Bitten Twice Shy" or "Walking with Mountain / Rock´n´roll Queen" are not missing, which alternate with some versions by other artists such as Shadows "FBI" or "Laugh at me" by singer Sonny Bono, best known for having belonged to the duo Sonny & Cher.