a good return to familiar territory for Hunter

Review Score: (6/10)
Throughout the 80's Hunter produced only one classic(YIORTA-deleted from with Mick Ronson) and a number of poor albums that didn't represent Ian at his best. ALL OF THE YOUNG ONES ARE TAKEN(with the exception of the title track)and SHORT BACK 'N' SIDES were confused sounding affairs with dated sounding production. It was clear Hunter didn't quite know what to do.

After Ronson's death Hunter virtually retired from recording and performing(with the exception of a couple of singles and soundtrack contributions). So, DIRTY LAUNDRY came as something of a surprise. It didn't start out as an Ian Hunter album at all. A number of Hunter's friends were recording an album and asked him to participate. The album took on a life of its own and Hunter contributed some material he had been working on along with songs he had written for other artists.

The album is a hard rocking affair and a return to Hunter's roots. In many respects, it suggests the return to form that would occur with the next album ARTFUL DODGER. While this album isn't classic Hunter, it is very good and proceeds in a workman like fashion. It was all in good fun. This disc is definitely worthwhile for both casual and hard core Hunter/Mott fans. He hasn't sounded like he's had this much fun in ages.

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