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Really excited by this discovery! It’s something I’d never heard of before and will continue to listen to.
Bowie learned everything from these guys.
Enjoyment: 6/10 Replayability: 5/10 Cohesion: 6/10 Flow/Pacing: 5/10 Artistic Merit: 5/10 Weighted Average: 5.5/10 Review: Another standard rock album. I've heard a couple songs from Mott The Hoople before, and this album aligns with what I already know of them: nothing bad, nothing exceptional. Liked Song(s): All the Way from Memphis, Hymn for the Dudes, Ballad of Mott The Hoople, I Wish I Was Your Mother Disliked Song(s): Violence Recommend? Yes Heard Before? No
big similarities to some of bowie's stuff which isn't super surprising given they knew each other? or maybe they just have a similar vocal sound overall is good, but nothing jumps out as amazing
Oh boy! This album sounds somewhat like a phase that one of the most famous recording artists of all time went through whose biggest album had a distinctive sound that I know from that album but don’t realize was also just generally the sound in this place and at this time because I’m an ignorant know-it-all chump, so I can just lazily compare this band unfavorably to that famous artist and don’t have to actually engage with the material or use my brain at all. Score! Oh wait, everyone else on this website has already done that. Darn. I am very glam rock skeptical, but this was a really solid album. It was fun and poppy and had hooks for days. “Violence” was not that great and the album dropped off towards the end when it started to sound like glam rock Dylan, but it had a lot of good songs and also flowed well as a whole, with high energy songs being followed by ballads to make for a nice variety. You can always spot a working band that has been toiling in obscurity for going on a decade because they know what the people want and are all too willing to try to give it to them. That can sometimes be a bad thing but it can also have a positive effect. All in all, this was a really good album by a band that I had only a passing familiarity with and I enjoyed listening to it and am glad to have heard it.
Bland. This left little to no impression on me.
It was ok. It sounds very dated, which it is, so no surprise there really. It just seemed to be a pastiche of a lot of music released around the same time. There was nothing amazing, at least to my ears. There was no utter dogshit either. I was never in danger of turning it off.
For fans of horrible music, this is a day for celebration. Exult in the glorious revelry of riverboat organ riffs, using words like "boogie" unironically alongside wacky, zany river names, and girls drivin' and lookin' good! If that sounds like a party to you, take your medication and listen to your nurse. The appeal of the 1970's is lost on me. Gone is the class consciousness, counterculture and justified political outrage of the 1960's, and here to stay is the over-indulgence in sex and drugs and the coma-like ignorance sold to the global west by sweaty dorks releasing bombastic, unappealing garbage music for twenty-somethings whos main concern was scoping out their latest girlfriends outside the local high school. These are the people who destroyed our world with predatory capitalism and now cling to their power with their aging talons. THIS is the music that is woven into each poisoned helix of their DNA. THIS is the music that was the soundtrack to the apathy that has destroyed our planet. Ground zero for sickening nostalgia that continues to represent the death of a mega-culture, and the slowest fall of an empire in the history of humankind. The sickly sweet stench of death in the next room, that gradually becomes apparent as the days grow warmer, earlier than ever. Still. Probably better than U2. 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Terminal Lucidity
Y’know, if Bowie’s not gonna sound like that anymore then someone else is certainly entitled to.
Toujours pas fan de rock, mais l'air de rien je commence à apprécier plus que les premiers albums j'ai l'impression ? J'écouterais toujours pas ça pour le plaisir mais... À voir après les 1001 albums haha.
i cant the voice is too annoying
It’s not that bad. It’s a watered down version of Bowie, but that’s better than most artists out there :D But it’s definitely not of the same quality as David Bowie at all.
Simpático, muy de la época. Nota: 3.0
This is a band doing their best Ziggy Stardust impression. It’s not very good. Lyrically meh, not musically inspiring. Don’t think it should be on the list.
We don't need to go out to have Bowie. We have Mott at home.
Yawn
Not bad
Glam garage band? It isn’t awful but it isn’t great.
blast for the past. Hits work, some clunkers and some gifts. I do not know what else to say... 981
It’s a bizarre mix between David Bowie wannabes and Lynard skynard douchebags. That’s being said, it’s really not all that bad. All the way from Memphis slaps, and there are some other good ones in there too. A lot of filler though, unfortunately.
Pretty good album, never really listened to more than a couple of songs by these guys but this was a decent one!
An overlooked rock band of the 70s, ethereal and Bowie-ish. Prominent pianos, violins, choirs, and guitar riffs modulated into an almost kazoo-like quality along with some shredding and wailing that seems to come out of nowhere at times. What a band.
Glam rock - the shittest of rock. This has all the hallmarks; sparkles, cutesy singing, unnecessary horns, boring guitar work. It has none of the sleaze. But the songs are decent enough and the singer sounding like a desperate cross between Bob Dylan and David Bowie provides some comedy value.
Probably was fun to be a fan at live shows back in the day.
Ts so average it lowk pissing me off
So glad Bowie kept this band from breaking up by giving them "All the Young Dudes", which he wrote in a half hour. Both albums (this and ATYD) are great.
Very budget Bowie. I am a fan of 70s rock and was eager to listen to something I really never listened to before, but I got bored. Sorry fellas.
i liked the ballads
Always liked Mott
All the way from memphis - 3 Whizz kid - 3 Hymn for the dudes - 3 Honaloochie boogie - 3 Violence - 3 Drivin' sister - 3 Ballad of mott the hoople - 3 I'm a cadillac / el camino dolo roso - 3 I wish i was your mother - 4
A nice discovery, just sadly fading into the background fairly quickly. They are one amongst others, not THE one.
3,5 stars
Enjoyable glam rock, but not great glam rock. Never heard of this band before, but they are a good time. Not quite sure why the last song is a Bob Dylan impersonation Favorite Songs: Violence, Drivin' Sister
Nothing bad here to be honest, its old glam rock that has a tendency to edge out into sampled sounds and experimental ideas on a lot of the tracks. I'm not sure what I'm missing here but this doesn't strike me as much different to a lot of other Bowie songs so its doing some interesting stuff that doesn't land for me very much. I'd save some songs to listen to again but beyond that I'll just acknowledge that I've heard of the band now.
Gaap, net aan 3 sterren
Als ik de '... at home' meme voorbij zie komen is het altijd nog maar zien hoe veel de betreffende act daadwerkelijk op het in te vullen vergelijkingsmateriaal lijkt. In dit geval: veel. Het is alsof Mott The Hoople (wat een bandnaam) nam het nog geen jaar oude Ziggy Stardust en maakte het een soort van na. Uiteraard is Mott The Hoople geen David Bowie, dus is er behalve de aesthetic weinig over van Bowie's meesterwerk. Wat overblijft is enigzins acceptabele glamrock, maar alleen als je het vergelijkt met andere glamrock, wat vaak uitdraait op onluisterbare troep.
I need someone to break this streak of 2's
It was fine, listenable but nothing about it blew my socks off
I didn't even know.Mott the Hoople had more albums than all the young dudes. This album oozes cool to me. You can call me crazy if you must, but I'd rather listen to this than any Bowie album.
Glam pub? Whatever, it’s great.
I’ve never listened to Mott the Hoople outside of All the Young Dudes, and it’s ok. I have a feeling if David Bowie wrote and produced this whole album it would’ve been great
Solid UK rock. Had never heard of them before.
Last Paris one, only one good song. Losing the organist really stung. Glam rock really only has a few greats and while this is good, it’s not great.
Dudes Hymn gets this a 2, rest of the album pretty lackluster
I really wanted to like this, but many of the songs just missed the mark for me. This does seem like the prototypical 70s British rock band. Ian Hunter is familiar to me, but I didn't know the connection.
Very cool. Loved the electric guitar, the groove, the voice. 4,5/5.
Yeah, a lot of yall are right. I can't not hear a group trying to be a Bowie clone and just capturing none of the magic Bowie brought to his work. Basic glam rock made by a group of guys who's favorite things are stale bread and water with no ice.
This is #day741 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… oh well, here's to some early-'70s glam rock again. Not exactly my kind of music out there, I must admit, so I have little to say. I'd much rather revisit, say, glam-era Bowie or T. Rex. The longest track on the record, was fun, though. Otherwise, this is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day742.
Album #250 Mott The Hoople: Mott As an unashamed enjoyer of glam rock, as we really all ought to be, I was aware that there was more to Mott the Hoople than “All The Young Dudes”. It is only natural that when David Bowie hand-delivers a hit at your doorstep that it will inevitably become your defining song, and from there all you can do is roll with it. “Mott” is an album that proves that the band weren’t completely reliant on the generosity of Bowie; but at the same time demonstrates why Bowie really is just a level above. Half the songs here are peak glam rock indulgence, but there are some songs which just feel like typical hard rock. Outside the first and the last track, I don’t think Mott the Hoople were really able to recreate the presence that “All the Young Dudes” had, which is something that Bowie was the master at: making a song feel important. It is pretty unfortunate that I’ve spent this whole review talking about David Bowie, but I mean it’s kind of hard not to; though I will say if you’re gonna pick an artist to emulate, there really is no one better than Bowie. Ultimately, it’s a good glam rock album, but doesn’t necessarily do enough to be considered essential, so though personally this is right up my alley, I’m not going to pretend it’s Electric Warrior or anything. Score out of 10: 7
muy meh
Amazing record … with so much David Bowie influence.
10/100
If David Bowie were a band, he’d be Mott the Hoople. That’s a compliment. This was a very fine album
⭐⭐⭐+ Rock/Glamrock. Tycker det här albumet är bättre än bilden man får från recensionerna och snittbetyget som ligger under 3. Jag tycker det finns några spår framför allt i början av albumet som är bra på riktigt. Sen kanske det inte är helgjutet rakt igenom men aldrig dåligt. Så tycker nog den allmänna bilden i 1001 comunityn är lite orättvis. Det är en del David Bowie i deras sound (mycket ligger nog i sången men utan Bowies register) så misstänker att en del handlar om att bandet orättvist jämförs med honom. Tycker produktionen på albumet är bra och lite kul. jag gränsar till en 4a på det här albumet men det får bli en stark 3a. Bäst är All the way from Memphis, Whizz kid, Hymn for the dudes, I wish I was your mother, Rose
Well the first track piqued my interest as it's clearly where Billy Bragg nicked a few lines for his 'Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards' - "It's a mighty long way down rock 'n roll, From Top of the Pops to drawing the dole". This left me enjoying the opening track far more than I thought I would, but then the rest of the album unfolded and I quickly lost all interest. It all rather reeks of leather trousers and spilt beer. I really think you had to be there for Mott the Hoople. I wasn't there, and I'm quietly grateful for that.
I don't care when a song was written, it was never okay to sing "some spade said" - I had to double check I had actually heard that... aside from the casual racism it's a dull turgid album.
Entertaining
Glam rock meets Led Zep, great while it lasted.
Glam rock c’est sympa
Thursday, 13 August, 2026 Great side 2! “The ballad of Mott the Hoople” was good.
Mott The Hoople were, as far as I'm aware, kind of a Bowie worship glam rock band. But they also received one of the highest honors for such a band; Bowie himself gave them a number of songs. Anyways, you could certainly choose a worse point of inspiration, and Mott actually ends up a really solid glam album. Lots of great songs and characteristic flash make this a pretty great time. Although if you do listen to Bowie, I wouldn't really expect this to reinvent the wheel, or replace his space in your listening.
Not a fan of the singer's vocal style, it's almost Bob Dylan-esque. Weirdly no drive for Glam Rock.
I have always been more of a fan of Mott the Hoople's greatest hits over enjoying any one album. On I Wish I Was Your Mother, the vocals have similar phrasing to how Bob Dylan tends to sing. It's uncanny at times how Dylan's cadence was used in the song. I did like this album, but I do not think it has prevented me from simply becoming a fan of the band's greatest hits, as opposed to favoring a single album as one that must be heard. This is a band who almost falls under the weight of their influences at times. At best, it reminds me of other artists that I also enjoy listening to, and at worst, it makes me wish I was listening to those other artists rather than Mott the Hoople. My favorite tracks: All the Way to Memphis Whizz Kid Honaloochie Boogie Drivin' Little Sister I Wish I Was Your Mother
I thought this was a good glam rock album, but I didn't hear anything that felt more significant than other, better glam rock at the time. Therefore, I would give this 3.5 stars, but I don't think it goes above that, personally, to the ranks of Bowie, Roxy Music, T. Rex, and maybe a couple others.
Yeah, nah.
Amazing!
Yeah there is a reason these folks are long forgotten
I don't what all the hype is about Mott the Hoople, but it feels like something I would have to be British to understand. It's an example of the UK bias this list sometimes has. I don't hear anything that's an absolute must-listen - it all feels like derivative slightly glammy rock to me. Nothing Bowie or even Slade hadn't done earlier and better. The songs mostly talk about the downsides of fame, glory and having too much money, which, again, was done earlier and better by Roxy Music. It's not to say there's nothing redeeming about this album - the production is quite clean and doesn't have that same dated 70s sound as most other work from this era, but that's about it. Not too much more to say about this rather pedestrian and frankly original glam rock release. This album has that vibe of contractual obligation all over it, and it's inescapable once you get past that actually pretty decent opener.
C'était fort sympathique ! Du glam rock fort jovial. En vrai, j'ai rien de plus à dire, mais le fait que j'ai eu seulement 4 heures de sommeil la nuit dernière doit vraiment pas aider à trouver des trucs pertinents à dire.
Mid
Bowieslop
Shred this
Just can't get past that Bowie sound. I know he was incredibly involved and influential over MTH. Nothing wrong with the 70's Bowie sound though.
I love that these guys have (at least) two songs with "dudes" in the title throughout their discography. That's probably the best thing they have going for them, sans the David Bowie connection.
Saw these guys at 7/11 once. Sounds like a joke but it's not. Could use more support from Bowie.
Mostly, you're listening to one stand out track and an album full of lesser work.
Decent album. Not super memorable, but enjoyed it while listening to it. 3/5
Dances between decent Dylan and Bowie imitations, while leaning into the classic sound of that time. Nothing special for me here.
Dober
A lot of Bowie in this, and some prog and some Dylan. Not very original, but it's what I like. 4/5
really good
I love a good glam record. And this is a good glam record. Drags a bit with the instrumental but really good otherwise
Ganska najs, några låtar som åkte in på 70-talslistan på Spotify.
Mit „Mott" lieferte die britische Band 1973 ihr sechstes Studioalbum ab und bewies, dass Glam Rock auch ohne die glitzernde Oberfläche eines David Bowie funktionieren kann. Aufgenommen zwischen Februar und April in den AIR Studios und den Abbey Road Studios in London, veröffentlicht bei CBS in Großbritannien und Columbia in den USA, klingt das Album erdiger und persönlicher als sein glamourös inszenierter Vorgänger „All the Young Dudes". Ian Hunter übernahm hier erstmals die volle kreative Kontrolle, und man hört förmlich, wie eine Band mit sich selbst ins Reine kommt. Der Opener „All the Way from Memphis" ist ein perfektes Statement: schnoddrig, selbstironisch, mit einem Riff, das sofort sitzt. „Honaloochie Boogie" liefert den Ohrwurm-Faktor, während „Hymn for the Dudes" mit Mellotron und fast hymnischer Schwere die introspektivere Seite der Band zeigt. Besonders bemerkenswert ist „Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Zürich)" – eine offen autobiografische Abrechnung mit den eigenen Existenzängsten, die dem Album eine erstaunliche Ehrlichkeit verleiht, wie man sie im Glam-Rock-Umfeld selten findet. Was „Mott" von vielen Zeitgenossen unterscheidet, ist genau diese Mischung aus Selbstbewusstsein und Verletzlichkeit. Die Band feiert sich selbst und zweifelt gleichzeitig an sich – ein Balanceakt, der dem Album bis heute seine Frische bewahrt hat. „Mott" ist der Klang einer Band, die ihre eigene Legende schreibt, ohne dabei die Bodenhaftung zu verlieren.
Wasn’t actually too bad but every song just seemed like they’re doing a Bowie impression
This sadly had nothing to do with apple sauce or muppets. Also, they kinda sound a lot a lot like a very very famous artist they’ve worked with. I wonder what they would sound like if they were less concerned with imitation.
Can’t say I’m excited about this. Nothing about the name, album art, or year inspires confidence —- It’s good to be open minded, but sometimes first impressions are correct. I will say it feels Bowie-esque, which I guess is a good thing? 2 - 2.5
There were some fun songs like “Honaloochie Boogie” that I enjoyed listening to
I enjoyed this album for what it is. Obviously it is no Bowie, but that's a hard bar for anyone to reach. If you really like Bowie's glam rock era and want something similar then you'll probably like this as long you have realistic expectations. Mott the Hoople's biggest downfall is the constant Bowie comparison which makes sense his biggest hit was written by Bowie just for Bowie to later release a for superior edition of All The Young Dudes. Favorite Track - All The Way to Memphis Least Favorite Track - Hymn For the Dudes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
David Bowie sings Bob Dylan songs... Sure there was some good and some subtleness to it that made it unique and interesting but nothing so major that it makes me want to listen to them more.
This was a perfectly pleasant listen. Nothing groundbreaking, nothing that made me go "pee-ew" either.
Insert discount David Bowie joke.
3/5
6.5/10
boring and at a bit of times a bit weird glam rock. like i get tryna be creative, quirky and unique but man this direction didn't flow for me at all.
This boring album is filled with uninspired glam rock that has not aged well at all. It's trying to be creative and quirky but failing to achieve it (apart from Honloochie Boogie, which has the fundamentals of a great song but sounds like a stereotypical 80s song without any flair).
Good
This is not bad. But I won’t come back for more.
Not particularly memorable for me, a perfectly alright glam rock album
Boy the reviews just dump on this as a Bowie wannabe album - do they realize that Bowie loved this band and was involved with this album? I’m not a glam rock super fan but this wasn’t bad as the genre goes.
Mittwoch, 09.09.2026 ~Mittags~ Auf dem Weg zur Uni gehört - mir ein sonniges Plätzchen im Innenhof gesucht & in einem Rutsch durchgehört. Mott the hoople wäre ein Bandname, den ich mir auch ausgesucht hätte - 10/10 dafür.
Donnerstag 15.10.2026 Beim Schreiben meiner Hausarbeit über JP Sartre und den Blick in der Philologischen Bibliothek
3/5
A tad different from other material in this time period, which is a net win, since the catalog of 1000 seems more generic and contrived as every day passes. Prob wouldn't spin this one again, but found it refreshing, which deserves a reward at this rate.
No private session used for Spotify. I really only know this band from their association with Bowie. While listening to this album it seems like I could have been listening to a poor attempt at glam rock Bowie...actually I am pretty sure I was.
This was decent pop rock. I don't usually like Glam rock but this was enjoyable. Maybe it's the Bowie connection.
I thought this was pretty good; like a Bowie-lite with more of a band feel vs a singer focused work. I particularly liked “Honaloochie Boogie” and “Im a Cadillac/etc”. They can certainly keep a groove going and it’s performed and produced well. Pretty dece.
Didn’t like this at all, only one song I’d maybe listen to again
Semmosta hajutonta ja mautonta rokkimusaa. Basreissa soitetaan tämmöstä ku se on niin neutraalia.
Pretty generic and fine, but giving it a 2 because there's some real stinkers on here. Didn't need Honaloochie Boogie at all. I liked the songs that drifted more towards punk.
plays a little like knock-off bowie which i didnt love at first but it did grow on me as the album went on. def had a few tricks up its sleeve. favorite song is Hymn for the Dudes. solid 3
Rating: 5/10 Super average unexceptional glam rock of the time that starts off with some decent tracks but becomes more unforgettable as it goes on. One of the many bands just kind of the same thing as was their scene, and more creative and unique choices could have been included in its place here because we will continue to listen to quite a few better versions of Mott. I hate their name
Very fine, pretty unremarkable. Closing song was fun but otherwise didn't excite me 4.3/10
picks: all the way from memphis, honaloochie boogie
It's like if David Bowie was bad.
Quite entertaining sound with cool guiter action - better than expected.
Sounded exactly like I thought it would, typical rock and roll...
This took me back. Well just the first song. It unlocked the memory of the hair metal "supergroup" (using that term lightly) Contraband, which had members of Ratt, Vixen, LA Guns, and Scorpions, and they put out a cover of All The Way From Memphis on their one and only album that came out in May 1991 just in time for hair metal to disappear. That song got what I'm assuming is a very disproportionate amount of radio play in Columbus Ohio. And honestly it's great as is the original version. Anyway the rest sounded very generic although I'm sure it was cool at the time.
I'm sure it was fun to be these guys back in the glam years, but doesn't do much for me in 2026.
The only thing I know of Mott the Hoople is their ridiculous-sounding name, so I appreciated the deeper dive—not that it did much for me. This struck me as pretty standard '70s rock 'n' roll, when rockstar affectation was probably at his peak. I liked "All the Way from Memphis" OK, but the rest of this came and went.
honestly....better than David bowie....
“I’m an itchy booty yeah”
Hymn for the Dudes did make me lol. Super average and forgettable album. The best moment was the little snippet of Jupiter by Holst at the beginning of the last song. If they just played all of The Planets, I would've given this five stars haha.
Not too many words come to mind for this one... I kinda feel as though I didnt even really listen to the album, even though I did lol.
I enjoy Mott the Hoople so much more than The Kinks music from the same era. "All the Way From Memphis" hits.
There used to a radio pop music quiz called All TBF Way From Memphis which used the eponymous track as it's theme music. I don't remember much about the quiz itself but there used to be a round where the panel would be given a classic album and they would score points for being able to name up to seven tracks on it, which seems quite on brand for this endeavour. If I'd been on the show I'd have failed terribly with Mott because All the Way From Memphis is literally the only song I know. I quite enjoyed it though, and there were nice variation in dynamics on several of tracks, others sounded a bit like Bowie knock-offs though.
I liked it, but it didn't grab me
This whole thing has made me wonder what kind of teenager I would have been in the 1970s. Who were the glam rock kids? I’m guessing they were also in the school’s production of Oklahoma. Anyway, this was good.
Pretty damn good glam rock album even though they're purposely doing Bowie circa Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane. Love the song "All the Way to Memphis" and, though the rest of the album doesn't measure up to that, Ian Hunter is a great lead man and Mick Ralphs is a great guitarist.
These guys deserve more than one hit wonder status in my book. Sure its incredibly Bowie adjacent, but I love Bowie, so why should I care? I hear American influences here too, maybe these guys had been listening to Big Star's #1 Record in '72, and I Wish I Was Your Mother is clearly them doing their best Dylan (who Bowie also loved). A fun listen all the way through, but I love the 70s rock sound so I guess I'm biased.
All the Way from Memphis
I wish I could say more, but I can't think of much else to say. It's a profoundly mediocre album, particularly with an(expected) 1970s Rock 'N Roll vibe. Just make up music in your head that sound like how a 1970s Rock album sounds like, and this is that album. Favorite Track: "Whizz Kid".
Early 70's glam rock with a heavy dose of Bowie and a little Dylan sprinkled in. I was very harsh on this for my first listen, really couldn't help but to compare it to Bowie. Listened for a second time and I tried to just focus on this band. It is a decent album there are a few great tracks but overall it just exists. I would not rank this as a must hear album, if glam is your thing this is cool otherwise not innovative or groundbreaking.
Some tasty licks on here but derivative of the time.
enjoyed the glam rock and learned David Bowie wrote All The Young Dudes for them
Bowielicous
Joel Plaskett of the 70's? haha Decent, jangle-y groove, kinda cool.
MTH (may I call them that?) are of course best known for All the Young Dudes, and they're kind of seen as a bit of a one-hit wonder. On the evidence of this album, they were rather hard done by by the buying public, because there are songs here that can happily stand toe-to-toe with that cracker. My fave picks were All the Way from Memphis, Honaloochie Boogie and Drivin' Sister. This is an enjoyable slice of early 1970s rock, a touch of glam here and there, but otherwise the harder-driving stuff that lived well before fading out towards the end of the decade. For shame. Have 4 stars, guys.
The album wasn't all that bad. However, there wasn't a single track on it that really stuck with me or made me want to listen to it again. 3/5
3.5/5 Some classic glam rock anthems in there.
hmmp. This one doesn't even have "All the Young Dudes"... Who composed this list again?
I really enjoyed this - good quality glam rock, done well.
dog shit
Kinda ok
Hard rock de muita qualidade. Vocais e instrumentos excelentes. Músicas divertidas. TRIxHBB Kai.
Reminded me of something else, I can't for the life of me think what it is. When it reminded me of something else I enjoyed it, but the rest of it was just standard 70's glammish rock.
Not a bad album .. I liked I'm a Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Roso. It was different ....
Maybe slightly above average glam rock. Didn’t hate listening to it but don’t see much of a reason to come back to it.
A fun and poppy rock album.
Weak album. Not good highlight songs compared to the one song I acrually know. Would listen again as felt a bit rushed today. 2/5.
BEFORE: The run of oldies continues. Everything since my first album was released before I was born, and I am solidly middle-aged. I only know All The Young Dudes, which isn't on this and their name is stupid. This should be interesting. AFTER: I love Bowie. I like T-Rex. I can endure Sweet and Slade in small doses. At first, this felt like a lesser facsimile of those things. Very little of this works for me. I found the vocals and lyrics aggressively annoying and I really don't understand the acclaim for this one. HIGHLIGHTS: I had to dig pretty deep for these, but I liked the intro and ending of Hymn for the Dudes and the verses and guitar work on Violence. I'm a Cadillac / El Domino Dolo Roso's instrumental section. LOWLIGHTS: The off-key vocals, particularly on Whizz Kid. The barrelhouse piano. The cliched mess of Honaloochie Boogie. Ballad of Mott the Hoople felt like it would never end but is somehow only 5:40. VERDICT: 2 Stars. My relief was palpable after this. I just don't get it but there is obviously some skill and inspiration there - just nothing that works for me. The first real miss from the generator. I'm sure it won't be the last. At least it was short.
Som prekvapený, celkom fajn hudba. Od názvu skupiny som čakal niečo ako chirpy chirpy chip...
Lowkey good
2.11
The golden era of rock 'n roll hell yeah. So 70's. Good work done and good energy too
This is the first album I've listened to since finally catching up on my previous album reviews. This meant I could finally get back into my old pattern of listening to the album twice, taking real-time notes, and then polishing my review before the end of the day. It was a refreshing relief to fall back into this structure. The first coherent thought which pooped into my mind mere seconds into this album was: "Was that a kazoo?", and I genuinely think the playful nature of that question is a good distillation of my experience with Mott. I was already dancing my way down the street before the first verse even kicked in (I've always loved a good staccato piano like the one which opens the album). Sometimes, an album's selling points are plainly self-evident, and in the case of Mott the Hoople, this is just some classic head-banging glam rock. That's not to say it's completely without distinguishing factors though: there are plenty of really interesting line delivery choices such as spoken lines interrupting sung verses, entire refrains completely buried in fuzzy static, and constant panning between sides. There is also a generally loose and energetic attitude in the vocals which gives Mott the Hoople their own sense of identity within this genre. All of these elements, paired with some compelling lyricism and songwriting, elevates their relatively by-the-numbers glam rock sound into a memorable experience. Honestly, even the fact that their sound feels a little overly familiar is less a reflection on the actual album itself, and more on the oversaturation of this sound that I have personally been exposed to over the course of my life. I don't think this is a perfect album; Whizz Kid is a bit tonally strange to me, and I don't think the band ever quite hits the same high as All the Way from Memphis, but it's still an incredibly fun listen. It even delivers with its slower ballads, which can often be a bit of a hurdle for other glam rock bands. And what can I say, I'll always have a soft spot for an old rock band singing about how fun it is to be an old rock band. Highlights: All the Way from Memphis, Hymn for the Dudes, Honaloochie Boogie, Violence, Ballad of Mott The Hoople, I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso, I Wish I Was Your Mother
Meh
We get it! It's the 70s! Groovy baby. They all sound the same to me and it's unlistenable.
Mott the Hoople were on their fifth LP and no one really cared about them when David Bowie gifted them one of the most iconic glam rock songs in “All the Young Dudes.” This is the next album after the one hit wonder someone else wrote for them. “Mott” continues being a passable cover act for Bowie, if you happened to feel that Aladdin Sane and Pin-Ups was too little Bowie-like work for 1973. It even has, ostensibly, a sequel to that ubiquitous hit, in “Hymn for the Dudes.” It's one of the Bowie-est things to be written and recorded by Not Bowie, and it admittedly hits the right notes overall. There are obviously many, many worse things to try and ape. The thing is, when you are aping a classic artist this hard, it is hard to hear your work in any other context… ESPECIALLY if your last album was intrinsically linked to that same artist. And compared to Bowie, ESPECIALLY Just Post Ziggy Bowie, this is thin homemade oat milk against double cream. Sure, you know what they think they're going for, but there's nothing to make you want this instead. As a mid-tier 70s rock album, it's probably a light ⭐️⭐️⭐️, but this is a must hear like Creed is a must hear because it sounds like a desperate Pearl Jam clone (hint: no one needs to hear Creed, and anyone recommending them shouldn't be trusted musically or probably around women).
The argument could be made that I'd be better off having died and never heard this.
exceptionally boring for car driving to suburbs on highways music. what is a hoople?
surprisingly great
The first track is a gem 🎸
Its late 1978... I'm at a local record store 'cos I heard a song on the radio of course. Pre-internet that's what you had to do. I'd heard of them but never actually LISTENED to them before that day. The music guru at the record store sold me this album based on me describing a song about going to Memphis and being on the dole! Rest is history. Great album.
3.6
Ive never heard of this before. I wish I could go back to not having this knowledge. It just kinda flat out sucks. I dont care for the singing or the songwriting. The instruments are boring. There just isnt anything here for me. Its in a genre im just not that into. Im not huge on 70s rock guys. Like i would call Zeppelin OK. And this is not anywhere near that level. I will say I wasn't looking after every song trying to see when it was over. But I just had to lock in and get through it none the less. Ive heard worse but damn this one was rough anyway
Sounds like most English rock that came out around that time. Nothing bad but also nothing special
Not the hoopla
Mostly ups, a couple of downs.
The album's almost so straightforward that it's surprising it worked as well as it did
I was trying to focus on this album, but someone on the bus had such bad BO that I think I went temporarily deaf for 15 minutes until they got off the bus. However, after I could hear again, I thought it wasn't bad but not very captivating.
Love these guys
(5/7) fun for a run
1. All the Way from Memphis - 6 Your average glam rock track. Nothing phenomenal but nothing terrible. you wouldn't mind a listen but it's not a track you'd actively seek out to chuck on a playlist. 2. Whizz Kid - 4 Reminds me a lot of a David Bowie track but with much weaker lyrics. I also despise the way this track abruptly just ends. 3. Hymn for the Dudes - 5 Guitar solo is solid. Lyrics come and go with their quality as does the track overall. Nothing bad but nothing of significant quality. 4. Honaloochie Boogie - 3 It's just lyrically a bland and boring track. The vocal effects on some of the lyrics are extremely unpleasant as well. 5. Violence - 1 Awful track. Lyrically it's terrible, vocally it's really poor, and instrumentally at times it's nails across a chalkboard. Absolutely horrendous track. 6. Drivin' Sister - 6 Solid rock track. Nothing phenomenal but the instruments are quite enjoyable and the lyrics are fun enough. There's definitely enough to enjoy on it. 7. Ballad of Mott The Hoople - 5 It's an average and forgettable track. 8. I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso - 7 I'm a Cadillac is OKAY. Lyrically it's fine, instrumentally it's fine. Some of the lyrics in parts are very enjoyable but then you get to the jam session that is El Camino Dolo Roso and this is where track really shines. Brilliant drums and guitar lead the jam throughout and it's something you could easily repeat listening to multiple times. 9. I Wish I Was Your Mother - 3 A strange premise for a song. Lyrically it's hard to get through. Outside of that it's nothing that'll blow you away. Average Rating: 4.44 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 2.22
Giving it a surprising 5, though leaning more to the 4.5 range. However, boosting it up a bit because my ratings tend to be overly critical and this has been my favorite album from the generator so far.
Pretty good classic glam era album, never heard this before. Vocals and guitar performance are really strong, songs are decent.
It's classic rock, but probably no songs that you would already recognize. It's musically well composed and has a good sound of it's own. Not just a direct imitation of the sounds of the era.
I could have listened to any David Bowie album that was released within five years of this and had a better experience. Even just playing, “All the Young Dudes,” on repeat for 40 minutes would have been more compelling. But that song wasn’t even on this album. In short, I did not care for this or understand why I needed to hear it.
Interesting editing and a group having fun together makes for an excellent album.
I've never heard of Mott the Hoople as it was a little before my time. I was hooked by the first 30 seconds of the first song, "All the Way From Memphis" and now I have to listen to it again and again and again. My favorite song is probably, "Drivin Sister", because it's super fun and so rock and roll, but that might change as I wear this shit out over the next few days. So glad to get this one today!
I am such an unrepentant slut for glam.
Love it.
Man, that sax solo on the first track really sucked
I Mott my Hoople at you sir!
I enjoy these early glam, semi-proto punk albums, and this one did have a couple cool songs, even if they were a bit basic and kinda too Bowie-esque. A fun album even if not earth shattering.
No me gustó para nada
Not a big fun of this album, none of the songs stick to me 2/5
i think this is better than I first thought but not sure it reaches must listen to status. Interesting band and lacking enough catchy tunes to keep strong interest in.
This was a perfectly nice album to listen to on a cycle into work. It had some really funky beats and felt very light and easy at 8am. However… i couldnt get the middle aged male listeners out of my head. And it also felt like AI couldve made it (to a very good standard!) if prompted to do something Bowie, ELO, Queen esque… Highlights for me were ‘I’m a cadillac’ and just the lyric ‘rock and roll slag, oh my, you’re such a drag’
It's a busy week okay. my head's not really in it. But this was fine I guess
I always thought Mott was kind of a lower east side kinda group, not glam rock. But they're pretty great! Hard not to compare them to NYDolls, but Mott is at least a fund album.
A couple of songs I liked such as All the Way from Memphis until the end of the track where everything is layered together and it sounds horrible. Violence was a good song but after that I just wanted the album to be over. Not great
Seems like a precursor to the hair metal era. Not very memorable and the overall tones are a bit dated. 2.1/5.0
I’ve had Bowie and Dylan this week, and now I get this. It sounds very Bowie with the odd Dylan mixed into it. I mean, it wasn’t bad but if I never hear it again I won’t feel I lost anything
To be honest, my first impression of this album is that it just delivers generic David Bowie cover band sounds. It’s impossible to ignore how heavily they lean into that glam aesthetic, to the point where it often feels like listening to Temu David Bowie or some unholy, nasally union of Bowie and Bob Dylan. The vocals and the over the top, campy theatricality make the whole thing feel incredibly derivative, like a group of guys who saw Ziggy Stardust and swung a little too hard for the fences trying to capture that exact same lightning in a bottle.
Elements of rubbish with a few better rock numbers. I've generously given a 2, but I won't be listening to it again.
I’d never heard this album. I liked it quite a lot but I didn’t love it. However, Hymn For The Dudes is an extraordinary song. That song is absolute fire. I will definitely be listening to this album more. I know there’s something not clicking in just yet. I hope it does because it is beautifully crafted.
I’m not sure why I thought I was going to hate this, but I didn’t. Still it was just ok
Oooh, forgot just how much I liked these guys! Mott comes out like gangbusters, solid twofer to kick it off. Honalochie Boogie; always liked the weirdness of it and the line “get in time, don’t worry ‘bout the shirt shine.” Drivin’ Sister has got that sweet sound of seventies garage rock n roll. Ballad of MtH is so heartfelt. As they say, t’was the golden age of rock n roll. (4.44*s) Rock and rolls a losers game, if ya didn’t rate this one a 4.0 or higher, ya need to give it another listen.
Not a bad go for the Hoople on Mott. Doesn't have "All the Young Dudes" though. Can't really peg why this album is a must listen. A fly by for me at 2.15 stars.
I've always been curious about this band due to their name and their connection to Bowie. Until now I never knew the band was named directly after a novella so I'll obviously have to check that out at some point. As for the album Mott it wasn't bad. It's a decent romp with a good mix of instruments and some glam rock influence. There's some screechy instruments thrown in the mix which don't really make sense. Overall I'd say it has some fun points but also has some low points so its really nothing special. Ian Hunter's vocals do have a Bowie-like quality in them so his connection must have obviously had quite a bit of influence. 2.47 stars
Had never heard of this! Allison recommended and it’s been a thrill for a drive back to LI from a wonderful visit in the city.
Pleasantly surprised how much I liked some of this. Might revisit.
This takes me back, I'm surprised this group is on the list, not a group that readily comes to mind. I love the singles on the album, plus a couple of others, but remaining tracks are just ok at best.
Pas marquant
Un poil trop lent
Marrant pendant tout l'album j'ai cru que c'était David Bowie et en lisant la description en fait Bowie était fan. Sympa mais relativement mid.
Some fun songs. I listened a couple times through. Nothing truly stuck with me, but I would definitely listen again.
70s English rock à la Bowie.
iggy and bowie had a child. it's actually pretty rude.. hah
63/100. Disillusionment hurts because it forces us to exchange the life we imagined for the life that is actually possible. The album stays comfortably within its lane and rarely pushes toward anything especially memorable or surprising. What gives the record its identity is the emotional core beneath the glam rock exterior. Many of the songs deal with disappointment, disillusionment, and the struggle to keep moving forward when reality falls short of expectations. While I enjoyed the album, I kept waiting for a moment that would truly elevate it. The songs are consistently good, but few of them left a lasting impression once they ended.
Never really understood the appeal of this band- they sound like a knock of David Bowie (and I'm not huflge on David Bowie to begin with). Still- album was good enough. Somgs were catchy but no real standouts. Overall- 2.5/5
8 - GOOD
Not bad
Ikke bare kjedelig, tidvis slitsomt.
Decent album of typical 70’s glam pop/rock. Nothing really exceptional but good to rock along to. 3
Loved it! All somgs were strong and enjoyable, awesome vocals and instrumentation!
Good rock and roll album. Good enough to make me interested to hear the other Mott the Hoople album on this list and hope/expect it's better, but it definitely does not seem to belong on the list. 3/5
This artist has one hell of a name. How does one even come up with that. All the way from Memphis was a great way to start this album. So many fun horns, guitar moments, piano, it’s just all great. Whizz kid has a completely different vibe than the first track, but I still enjoyed it. I thought the kazoo, or kazoo sounding instrument was quite funny. Again, another completely different vibe with Hymn for the Dudes. Definitely more of a ballad style. I honestly really liked this one. Honaluchi boogie was a lot of fun! Violence was, for lack of a better term, weirdly violent. It didn’t really match the rest of the album and had a punk feel to it. Drivin Sister was a bop. Ballad of Mott the Hoople was quite good. It reminded me of a lot of the other ballads from around the same time, which is not a bad thing. I’m a Cadillac/El Camino was amazing. I was dancing along the whole time. The El Camino part was gorgeous, and a lovely contrast to the first half of the track. I wish I was your mother was just pure, random, fun. Rose was absolutely gorgeous. I loved this track. A perfect ballad to close off this album. I’m a bit confused at what to give this, because at some points there were great moments, but it was all very meh to me otherwise. 3/5 ⭐️ 152/1089
Middle of the road 70's rock music
#406 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ Had to do a double take when I realized this is a British band, then again I always thought it's a strange name for a US band. And one can hear it in the accent, this album is almost as old as I am BTW, but I digress. It plays like so many o f the albums of this era, big rock with blues for good measure, the whole glam rock bit is lost on me, but I gather it's mostly about the way the band dressed :shrug: I don't really like Bowie all that much, but his style is all over this one, just not as smooth of an execution. I think Finnish schlager singers have covered some of these songs and I was already fed up after two songs. It's not offensive, just lazy, unimaginative, boring rock music, all edges smoothed down for the masses. Not shite enough for a 1/5, commercially oriented enough to not properly reach 2/5. Ugh.
I listened to the original release (nine tracks). Just heard Mott yesterday on Sirius, but otherwise I rarely hear them. This album contains their hit “All the Way from Memphis”. Ian Hunter is still around surprisingly. The album is classic 1970s rock, brings back memories, and is good enough for 3.5 stars.
Such a silly name for a band. 'All the Way to Memphis' sounds a lot like 'Rock And Roll Music', so I initially thought I'd heard it before, but I now think I actually haven't. "Honaloochie" walked so "chooglin" could run. Highlight: 'I Wish I Was Your Mother' (Bob Dylan-y)
This was going to get a 2 for being derivative - everyone else has mentioned it sounds quite a lot like the worst parts of Bowie & Dylan so I shan't. 'I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso' is a really interesting song though. If the album had more like that it would've stood out far more. 3* is more than fair
This is honestly a really boring album not much else to say about it 5/10 Favourite: All the Way From Memphis Least Favourite: Drivin' Sister
Sometimes this album sounded like Bowie, the Felice Brothers, and King Gizzard. But overall it didn't feel cohesive. It felt like an exploration of various genres in a way which didn't mesh. A collection of singles, really. Not what I'm looking for in a must-listen album. 4/10
Totally uninteresting 70s glam rock. Absolutely nothing remarkable about this. Only thing I like is that REM name drops them in Man on the Moon. Otherwise forgettable.
Wel aardige glamrock, met hier en daar wat irritante aanstellerij (Violence). Bij vlagen wordt er best okee gespeeld, maar er is weinig reden om dit meer dan 50 jaar na dato nog op te zetten.
De zang op de openingstrack komt er bombastisch in. Het had vrij groot kunnen zijn. Maar de zangkracht is eigenlijk onvoldoende om het eruit te kunnen halen. Net niet... Ergens aan het einde van dat nummer moet voor het glamrock-effect nog een raar geluidje verwerkt worden. Ze kiezen voor ontsnappende lucht uit een ballon. Net niet... Het tweede nummer is een voorbode voor later werk op het album. De zanger is al een beetje aan het Dylannen. "Just get yourself oú(we)t on the street". Het is al niet mijn stijl. Maar het voelt vooral heel goedkoop. Net niet. Kortom: net niet.
Ik dacht dat ik maar 1 nummer kende van Mott The Hoople. Waar je uiteraard van denkt dat het van Bowie is. En dat is het ook eigenlijk, all the young dudes, want door Bowie geschreven, maar dat staat op het andere album dat we nog van Mott The Hoople krijgen. Dit album opent gelijk met nog een nummer dat ik blijkbaar ken en ook dat lijkt op Bowie. Maar dan uit zijn glamrock-periode, wat wel tot zijn betere periodes behoort denk ik. Sowieso is het prima glamrock and roll en al klinkt het ietwat gedateerd, kan ik het ook dit keer prima waarderen. Ik zou zeggen, dit is een 3,5. Sommige nummers zijn wat meer vergeetbaar dan anderen. Als ik het vergelijk met sommige andere albums, dan heb ik dit wel 100x liever. Dus ik zit toch te twijfelen of ik dit met een krappe 4 moet waarderen, maar is het daar genoeg voor? Als je afgaat op het laatste nummer, dat een potsierlijk gitaartje heeft, zou het dat niet verdienen. Dylanesque palingsound is dat, een combinatie die je niet vaak zult horen. Ach, laat ik niet te zuur doen, dat zijn we al vaak zat geweest.
not my thing sorry
3.5
Song songs are catchy, but, overall, the album is unremarkable. That's why I'm a little surprised to learn that this is Mott the Hoople's 6th album ... I thought it might be their first or second.
Very David Bowie
mott are my dad's favourite band, so it felt like the pressure was really on with this one. but i really enjoyed it without having to try! yes it's quite bowie-esque but i don't really care to sink my teeth into all that drama. as a standalone album, i had fun.
Love hymn for the dudes, the others not so much
Glam rock.
Easy to listen to. And fun because I don't think I've heard it before. Feel like there will be more Mott The Hoople to come (definitely all the young dudes) so maybe this gets adjusted in the grand scheme of things but no issues at this point
Didn’t enjoy
Started well but not for me
Come on now
as far as Alan Wilders rock goes, this wasn't half bad
My knowledge of Mott the Hoople is pretty limited outside of their version of “All the Young Dudes”, which I absolutely love, so I was looking forward to giving Mott a proper listen today. The album was a decent enough listen overall and very easy to get through, although nothing really jumped out at me as exceptional. The glam rock sound is enjoyable and there are definitely clear similarities to David Bowie in places, both musically and stylistically, which makes the album feel very much of its era and familiar. While I wouldn’t say this album blew me away, it still has charm and is enjoyable. The songwriting is solid throughout and there aren’t really any bad tracks, even if there aren’t many moments that truly stick in the memory either. Favourite tracks: “I Wish I Was Your Mother” is a lovely song Least favourite tracks: Every song on the album is worth a listen Album artwork: Very cool album cover
One of the three star albums of all time
Even their big hit never appealed to me all that much so an album without that is not something I wanted to bear
Idk if it's because of the heat we've got right now, but I just found this quite annoying
rock n roll basicon 2/5
Strong opening with “All the Way to Memphis.” “Violence” is discordant but it somehow works. Ian Hunter’s voice isn’t the greatest, but it fits with the Mott sound. It’s an album I’d play multiple times. Energetic. Sounds like 70s summer to me.
Enjoyable classic rock / glam stuff from Mott the Hoople. Not especially hooky or memorable but good nonetheless
Skimmed. Not good.
I enjoyed Violence. I'm a Cadillac has some great guitar moments. Easy to listen to while I work, but not a lot caught my attention.
nice ! 3.75
It is hard rock and glam rock with a bluesy sound to it. It sounds a bit like Queen if Queen were more bluesy. Ian Hunter is amazing! Great album!
It's a bit crazy Mott the Hoople get an album but the Cockney Rebel's The Psychomodo doesn't feature. It's an even better example of Bowie-ish sons of Anthony Newley glam. Still this is great. I really enjoy their unnecessary self mythologising.
Absolutely classic!!!
There was a few tracks I really enjoyed but as for the rest of the album, nothing really stood out. Overall quite unmemorable. Top Track - Hymn For The Dudes
3/4
It’s a fun record from the early 70s glam era, with a little more pub rock feel. I’ll give it a solid 3.7
Incredibly derivative, Ian Hunter sounds like Bob Dylan and David Bowie combined. That being said, it's a wonderfully produced glam rock album with lush instrumentation and the guitars especially sound good. The songwriting is actually pretty interesting, exploring the downsides of being a rock star in the 70's. There's some satire here and there, but the album really shines on songs like "Hymn for the dudes" and "Ballad of Mott Hoople". "I am Your Cadillac" is an epic song with probably one of the most impressive guitar solos I've heard from this era. The phrasing and progression is incredibly effective and really pulls me in. The album loses points for me in the originality department, but overall I enjoyed it regardless. If you prefer Bowie's more rock-oriented sound, this record would scratch that itch.
Enjoyable. Seems like they could have been more. Decent music but not the greatest songs.
Generic 70s rock and roll
Fine but forgettable.
great British glam rock
haut mich wirkich gar nicht um. 2.0 sterne
a perfectly ordinary band. indistinguishable from other 70s groups like Cheap Trick or TRex. A couple of song highlights are "Hymn for the Dudes" and "I'm a Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Roso", but otherwise forgettable.
Some classic ass dad rock right here.
I agree with most of the other comments: the songwriting is nothing special and the Bowie's impression of the vocals is quite annoying... Memphis is a good song though, mainly thanks to the killer sax of the great Andy Mackay...
Takie na 3. Jedna piosenka tylko się spodobała bardziej.
Best Song: Whizz Kid I'm going to start with, it's not great. Is it as bad as some of the reviews I've read? Not that I see. Is it a complete ripoff of Bowie and rather blah? Absolutely. Would I ever listen to it again with the amount of good music out there? Absolutely not. 3/5.
Yeah, I get why Bowie liked them. They sound exactly like him. 3/5.
Overall an enjoyable enough listen, even if I did spend the last half an hour of runtime checking Spotify to make sure the album hadn't finished and continued on to some lesser known Bowie. I can't hold that against them but it does rather beg the question why you would return to this one when you could listen to, well, Bowie
I had never heard this album, and I really enjoyed it. Hunter and Ralphs are underrated in the arena of 70s rock. While most of these tunes will not likely ellicit recognition (at least among non-British 1001'ers), 'Mott' is a solid collection of great riffs, cool vocals, and catchy tunes. Personally, I don't get the reflexive "Mott is Bowie-light" comments. Bowie had enough of his own "Bowie-light" releases, so if you want to go there, he's got plenty for you. Mott stands on its own in the pantheon of classic rock.
Like the sound, but this seemed a bit overlong and I got bored. Thought I had the other Mott album already but turns out I haven’t yet. Unsure if I’ve heard any of these tracks before.. 3/5
Never really listened to much of Mott the Hopple, so this will be a new listen for me. It’s so Bowie-esque at times and sometimes that’s really good music. I swear Whizz Kid was Bowie, that’s a really good song. Overall? It’s good 70s glam rock. It’s hard to judge if it’s too Bowie influenced, because that sound was clearly also the goal. Every genre has bands that sound similar to others, and Bowie was involved with producing their music and sound so all seems intentional as part of the 70s music movement. I really like a lot of the music here and think I would listen to it again or be happy to throw some of these songs into a playlist. I think this is a 4.
Also rans.
Upbeat and easy listen. Dylan-esque vocals over rock guitars. This album is a great blend of all my favorite music from this era! 1973!
Ballad upon ballad that just goes nowhere. Boomer rock.
Solid, but not really unique. So for a genre that I'm not interested in to begin with, this doesn't do much for me.
This sucked.
This was a bargain bin buy for me 35 years ago and I got my $2 out of it for sure. I like glam well enough and there are enough good songs on this one to put up with the bad ones. All the Way from Memphis and Honaloochie Boogie are my favorites.
All the Way from Memphis is kick-ass glam rock. The rest is mostly decent-to-good glam rock. I like glam rock.
3/5 - I'll listen to All the Way from Memphis again, but that's probably it. I learned that they were named after a novel from the 60s and Hooples are squares. Glad I heard it despite some of the clunkers.
Goofy British shit - thought it was fine, can’t figure out what made it notable enough for this list
2.8 Im sure user reviews are saying how this is temu bowie or we have bowie at home sort of thing. Those thoughts are probably right with a single listen. And this is all it's going to get as I have 127 britpop albums to get through.
This was ok, but nothing really stood out.
Fine? Generic glam rock that, while not terrible, gets tiring over the course of a whole album. Meh.
I liked listening through this one. There wasn't anything mind-blowing, but I still enjoyed each song
David Blowie
There’s some amazing guitar work on this album. The vocals were a bit too harsh for me though.
Solid album. I dont think I have heard anything outside of their one popular song. I will be definitely giv this album some more listens and am going to make my way through their discography
I’ll start by saying I love David Bowie. I’ll next say that I’ll stick with Bowie and not what I’d nearly a cover band. Not sure why this is essential and also where is “All the Young Dudes” at least?
I’m not sure I’ll come back to this. I know David Bowie helped out but I can’t not hear him. The lead singer tried too hard to match Bowie.
I've always written Mott off as Bowie-lite for obvious reasons. Listening to the album all the way through, I kinda realized that's not an insult. Sometimes simpler, more fun Bowie is a good thing.
Awful lead vocals. Meandering and noodling. This album hasn’t aged well.
Mott the Hoople just hits that sweet spot — gritty glam, big heart, great stories, and way more soul than you remember. Total reminder of why digging back into 1001 albums is worth it.
Temu David Bowie.
Absolute background noise
Rock divertido, os vocais são legais, especialmente as partes call and response. Instrumentais agradáveis, com alguns solos formidáveis e etc e tal. Não há muito o que dizer. Na época, se você comprasse esse LP, tiraria muita satisfação dele, com certeza. Hoje em dia, com tudo que temos acesso, não sei se é um disco que vale tanto a pena ser ouvido. O aspecto Glam Rock é interessante, mas não envelheceu tão bem. É mais fácil ouvir Bowie logo, mas as semelhanças com ele são positivas até. A influência é palpável. 3
This was a "not weird" album as my wife says. Would have been a 4-star rock album except for the squeaky balloon that makes it into a few tracks, so this drops to 3 stars.
I liked it, but it got repetative. Quite a few songs to add to playlists, but I don't think i love the album as a straight through listen. I really liked the sound and songs though!