Elliott / Quireboys Hoople Album Nearly Done
Record should be with us this year
The Down N’ Outz, the band made up of Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and most of the Quireboys, have very nearly completed their album of Mott The Hoople-associated covers.
The project first formed for the Mott The Hoople reunion shows last October where they performed obscure Hoople songs along with material by Ian Hunter and the British Lions, and the shows went so well that they decided to get the material on record.
Speaking to SleazeRoxx, Quireboys guitarist Guy Griffin revealed that the album was very nearly done.
"We've almost finished a record and who knows from there. We've played with Mott The Hoople, doing songs that Mott The Hoople hadn't done outside of Mott The Hoople like Ian Hunter and British Lions, that kind of stuff. Amazing songs that never would have been heard in this day and age, unbelievable songs. Joe Elliott really made an effort to get all these songs heard and we've pretty much finished an album.
"I just got one song over from Joe with his vocals on it and it sounds unbelievable. We recorded all the songs, we just send them over to Joe in Dublin. He's at home because his wife had a baby. He's sounding great. So that is almost finished, I'm sure it will be out this year. We will be doing some gigs, who knows where.”
The Quireboys, meanwhile, tour their brand new acoustic album Halfpenny Dancer in April.
Here are the dates:
March
25 - The Musician - Leicester
26 - 12 Bar - Swindon
April
19 - The Stables - Wavendon nr Milton Keynes
21 - O2 Academy 2 - Newcastle
23 - Jazz Café - London
25 - Òran Mór - Glasgow
26 - O2 Academy 2 - Bristol
29 - O2 Academy 2 – Oxford