Talk:Ian Hunter (singer)
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Most of this article reads like it was written by his record company's publicity department. I thought so even before I got to the sentence, "Ian Hunter is now in his fifth decade of serving up great Rock 'n' Roll." Yech. Although, a publicity piece probably would not have the sloppiness near the beginning, about what the man's name is, or was. We know from the first line that his real name is "Ian Hunter Patterson" (which I did not know before), but then we have him doing things as "Ian Patterson" and suddenly then as "Ian Hunter" without any explanation of when he started performing as "Ian Hunter." Sometimes when a person has changed or shortened his/her name, an article will make initial reference to the person's real full name and from then on to the person's stage name, for "literary effect," but it is not clear that that is what is happening here. The implication is that he performed for a time with his real last name but later dropped it, but the reader is left in confusion as to when that happened, if it ever did. Now I want to go look at the "Johnny Cougar" (aka, aka, etc.) article, as a known example of someone whose "stage name" did change several times, to see how it handles that issue. Better than this, I hope. Zeutron 14:27, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
Recording "Dudes" is the key event that led Hunter and Mott to stardom, as opposed to looming obscurity. Stylistically, the breakup of the band in 1972 should end a paragraph. And Ian's words from the "Just Another Night" DVD (2004) interview serve as the perfect explanation of how "Dudes" happened. Young fans today find it hard to understand why Bowie would give such an obvious classic song to another artist.
And respectfully to Zeutron, most show biz people have stage names that evolve over a period of time. Rarely is this of interest or consequence.
RedManPlus 22:40, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
- This article seems to retain its individualistic, non-encyclopedic, POV styling and content, despite all that was written above (around twelve months ago). Can someone please re-visit the wording, lack of any source or reference, and improve its present, amateurish standing. Thank you,
- Derek R Bullamore 18:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
- OK. You have a few points. As of mid-November 2006, it's basically crap. I did not write this (but I did his 'Diary' page) and will to put some time into this one. Give it a month. Since Ian's song-writing tends to be autobiographical, I may employ the stylistic technique of using Ian's own words from specific interviews and song lyrics to help paint a picture of his life. If you re-visit this page occasionally, please point out one or two specific sentences or paragraphs you feel are "in dispute" or stylistically sub-par. Regards.
- RedManPlus 01:13, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
