Product Description This new 2-CD set is his live concert recorded in Oslo, Norway, in 2002. Hunter's everpowerful performance is taken to a new level, being backed by a rock band, and 18-piece phiharmonic orchestra. The set features all of Hunter's best known material, from the Mott the Hopple hit "All the Young Dudes" to his first solo hit "Once Bitten, Twice Shy." Amazon.com Lou Reed is often called the Godfather of Punk, but Reed-contemporary Ian Hunter arguably deserves a share of the title, thanks largely to his riveting, far-ranging work with Bowie-faves Mott the Hoople and a star-crossed, if sorely underrated solo career. Recorded in Oslo, Norway in 2002, this live double-disc review of Hunter's rich oeuvre can seem occasionally precious thanks to the presence of the classical string ensemble that inspires its title, yet Hunter's rough-hewn voice and passionate rock poet's soul won't be denied. While rockers like "Once Bitten Twice Shy" and "All the Way From Memphis" don't bristle with the careening energy of the originals, Hunter's versions of Mott's bittersweet "Waterlow," the new "Don't Let Go" and a surprisingly effective cover of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" take on an intimate, ever-heartfelt elegance in their new arrangements, while Hoople's "Roll Away the Stone" is utterly, hauntingly transformed altogether. --Jerry McCulley