(Jerkin' Crocus/Universal) ****
GRUMPY old man music? What a nerve to suggest such a thing, even if Hunter is approaching pensionable age.
The onetime Mott The Hoople front-man occasionally strays into harrumph territory on his 12th solo release, but there is enough howl and holler to shame any Sixties protest singer.
Gritty clout and nous excel as Hunter's pitch-perfect phrasing pulses across several genres: delta blues (How's Your House), hillbilly fiddling (I Am What I Hated When I Was Young) and AOR (When The World Was Round).
Some targets elude Hunter's hook-laced aim, but mostly he is as accurate as the dartist' uniformly known as Phil The Power' Taylor.
Rock's coolest wearer of shades crackles fiercest on Stretch, a gutsy slab straight from halcyon days as the Mott-father, while the title track is a majestic barb against modern strife.
Timeless and fearless.
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