Reviews (page 5 of 7)
Not bad.
Fair middle of the road glam rock
Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Bowie vibes.
Glam Rock is one fo the best kind of rock ever made and they are part of it David Bowie really seem to be a huge influence of the album, just the voice of the singenr lookj like him, some riff and lyrics too, especially like the Aladine Sane reccord realese the same years Whizz Kid id perhaps the best on the album and sound like a Bowie siongs, but that will never be a bad thing Violence is good, good guitar and siging Ballad of Mott the Hoople is pretty too, slower and more emotional Its a classic Glam rock album, nothing so original about it, but as i said they are part of a beautiful era in british music and rock in general so its a good beggening, but compare it to Bowie, the New york dolls or T.rex i don't think it match them. But still very good.
70's English rock, sounds like Bowie's rock stuff with some Dylan influence. Longer songs, some experimental stuff. Dug "Honaloochie Boogie" and "Rose". Their best song isn't on this record - "All the Young Dudes"
Pretty good glam rock
Too 70s ...
Pretty good glam rock, but not really anything notable about it. Alright.
Earlier rock. These were clearly rebellious youths in their day. Favorite song: Whizz Kid.
Not bad, I didn't mind listening to this album. But I'm probably too young to fully enjoy this kind of music.
Glam rock, rock melódico.
70s dirty rock, some about muscle cars, but singer sounds like Bowie
Actually a lot better than I expected . I always thought these were meant to be like a Beatles type band, but they’re a lot more rockier than that. Not always my cuppa tea, but this is much better than a lot of other classic rock albums that have appeared on the list. Especially given they never made the heights of some of their peers. Probably wont be back, but pleasently surprised.
Sort of a glam rock bob Dylan, not a combo I ever needed to hear. Musically it was okay, had a few decent moments, but the Dylan drawl (which I don't really like anyway) was out of place here. Okay to listen to once but won't come back, 2.5.
Better than I expected. Did sound like a Bowie imitation in parts though, but why not I guess.
I’m not really sure how to put this… but I didn’t find any of the songs catchy. They were kinda just bland. Woah oh. 5/10
Just mostly generic British rock band, sounds like the stones but worse. Thanks. 5/10
This sounds like they listened to a bunch of different 70s rock and decided we can do that. The balloon squeal solo on the first song was horrific. Singer sounds like Bob Dylan on cocaine. Pretty run of the mill 70s rock with a few strange sounds that in the end kind of just left me thinking ehh it’s not bad it’s not good. 5/10
Ok albumn
Kinda just makes you wish you were listening to Bowie.
I don't know about glam rock but this really brushed up against Tom Petty vibes.
Wannabe Bowie? Fine listen but nothing special. Thought I heard some early punk in some of the lyrics though.
Pretty derivative of Bowie's glam stuff at first listen but they could have picked worse. I thought it was a good listen on its own merits
Overall, enjoyed. Did not enjoy that there was ANOTHER 30 minute song, so point deducted
It feels a bit outdated but I did enjoy several tracks on this album.
Knock off david bowie
It’s just poor man’s David Bowie. It’s still pretty good, but lacks oomph. Truly just store brand glam rock
Meh. This one is forgettable. Nothing that special about it and it’s rather bland. It’s also plagued by weird production choices on every other song. It doesn’t sound terrible, and the lyrics are meh, but it just isn’t that special enough to get a higher rating. There isn’t really a lot to admire. Still has good moments though. Was NOT expecting that mandolin though..
I've looked forward to this one, heard it was great....well, it's pretty good. We all know Mott the Hoople for the all the young dudes, and funny enough there's another "dudes" song on here. These guys are surely for the dudes. Didn't realize they were British, I think in my mind I get them confused with the Pretenders. But yeah, pretty good album, that's about all I have to say. Classic rock, nothing too standout. Favorite tracks: Hymn for the Dudes, Honaloochie Boogie, VIolence. Album art: Here's the opposite scenario of the Hendrix album - the UK original cover is fantastic, a disembodied head in a cool stencil style and a pink gradient. The US version, shown on here and Apple Music, is garbage. Just a band photo. Woof, talk about a downgrade. 3.5/5
This wasn't bad, but I don't have very strong feelings about it either. I will say that I actually kind of like the half speaking/half singing sound here, it reminds me of Jonathan Richman. My favorite was I Wish I Was Your Mother, which I actually really like, but it has a really different sound than the rest of the album.
Actually pretty fun, starts of great but gets a bit weirder
One of the fun things about this list is that it allows you to take some deep dives into different rock genres. Like, if you only want to hear the very best glam rock albums, you can find "Ziggy Stardust" or T.Rex on any top 100 or top 500 albums list. But this is 1001 albums and there's room for more artists. I like glam rock so this Mott the Hoople album was an enjoyable listen today. Nothing too memorable but definitely entertaining. I like how much piano there is on this album. I feel like early rock 'n' roll featured a lot of piano but at some point the guitar took over as the primary rock instrument (and understandably so). But I love the sound of someone pounding on the keys! “I Wish I Was Your Mother” is a surprise. It’s a pretty obvious Dylan homage. There’s actually a few more styles on this album than you’d initially expect.
All the way to Memphis - superb. Rest was ok.
Catchy. 5/10
Sounds good, but I can’t help but feel like they’re trying too much to sound like Bowie
I’ve always disregarded Mott the Hoople as a bit of a B-tier glam band, but actually enjoyed this quite a bit. There were a few naff songs (Honaloochie Boogie, namely) but most were pretty good, especially the opening two. Might have to delve into some more of their records
Glam Rock from the 70s. All the Way from Memphis is pretty good but my faves would be Drivin' Sister and I Wish I Was Your Mother
I felt that it was generic classic rock. That doesn't mean it was bad. Just uninspired.
It's a good record that got outshined by all of the other great records of the time. 3/5
It was enjoyable, reminded me of Bowie and Rod Stewart a bit. I don’t think I’d revisit it
I enjoyed some of the songs, and it did remind me of Bowie, voice and music wise. But unlike Bowie, when the album was over, I didn't remember any song I just listened to. And that happened all three times of listening to this.
meh
Kinda Bowie but not
Not all too exciting, but an enjoyable listen with a couple bops thrown in. Could have been better, but I’ve heard worse. 3/5
Its alright. Nothing interesting about it besides a few tracks
It was alright.
Definitely what a rock album from 1973 by a band wearing tight leather pants called Mott The Hoople should sound like
Bog standard 70s rock. Always enjoyable, but I found myself looking at my watch before the end. These guys are better when Bowie helps them.
I didn’t think these guys were that bad. Their most popular song which isn’t in this album had Bowie in it I believe. This album is very similar to that style but dialed back on the Bowie-ness. It may have been a way to get some easy fans back then but now it feels like they were trying to recreate a lot of the sounds of him. Overall though it is alright. There’s some good Brit rock in there and some songs are worth revisiting. 6.3/10
first listen pretty good
This album didn’t so much for me. It feels like watered down Bowie meets Bob Dylan (in vocal inflection only). Everything about the album is so stereotypically glam that nothing about it feels unique down to the high thin lead guitar tone.
Nice, but not that memorable
En tiedä mitä tää levy koittaa olla, vähän kaikkea? Mutta se kyllä onnistuu. Monipuolista klassista jenkkityylistä ison areenan rockia
Actually a really zippy satisfying bowie-esque pop album with perfectly satisfying songs and uplifting pep. Not world beating though.
Rating: 6/10
It's a good glam rock album. It's clear why Bowie liked them. It's also clear why we listen to Bowie and not Mott the Hoople but it's an album that I'm glad I listened to.
Nothing spectacular. The first song was good.
Always liked this generally, but no idea why its a big deal.
Definitely of their era - think David Bowey, Roxy Music or a closer comparison might be Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel. They're ok, just not really anything special.
Decent rock from the early 70s
Good
Pretty enjoyable glam, though it probably won't live long in the memory. The Bowie association is very evident, especially in the first few tracks.
Mott the Hoople became a little history lesson. Before hearing this album, I had only been familiar with their song 'All The Young Dudes' but I had no idea David Bowie wrote it for them. I also didn't now the guitarist of this group would eventually form Bad Company. Mott is a fun, cheesy album with some interesting ideas and decent 70s riffage which I wasn't too sure about at first, but it started to grow on me. 'The Ballad of Mott the Hoople' and 'I Wish I Was Your Mother' were instant highlights. I appreciated the band's focus on experimentation and their cynicism. I think this band deserved more attention. 3.5
When I saw this pop-up I groaned but it's actually quite enjoyable. 70's glam- lots of guitar wails and piano and catchy chorus lines followed by Dylanesque ballads (or is that Bowiesque?). Quite advanced for 1973 I think.
Great band and great album.
Sympatisoin bändin haparoivaa populismia huomattavasti enemmän kuin Bowien pseudointellektuaalista nerokkuutta. All the Way From Memphis ja Honaloochie Boogie ovat hittejä, ja vaikka välillä musiikki käy hyvän maun rajoilla, yhtyeen intentiot ovat aina rehelliset ja kunnioitettavat.
This is fun, yet at first I feIt ought to enjoy it more. Unlike some of the best albums of the previous decade, it feels stuck in its time. But on first listen, it got strong as it went on. "Hymn for the Dudes" has a hefty swoon. "Violence" sounded daft, but "Ballad of Mott the Hoople" and "I'm a Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Ross" are moody and fabulous, the latter exquisite in its long stroll to the end. There's a sniff of Dylan to "I Wish I Was Your Mother', closing out.
Ok i guess. Love opening track Memphis but Hunters slurry affected vocals annoy me after a while. I don't have the love that Bowie had!
Glam-rock setentero. Ni fu ni fa.
Glam rock, rock melódico. 3
Pretty enjoyable actually
It's fine I guess, I didn't mind listening all the way through. But why is it on this list?
Bättre andra halvan. All the young dudes bäst (på annat album)
Meh
Mott the Hoople is a band that is the definition of being remembered exactly as much as they should be. Whenever they come up, it's "Oh yeah! They're all right!" Neither underrated nor overrated, this is passable glam-adjacent rock. Decent but never great.
Store brand ass music
Yeah it's 70s glam. Big, cheesy, sometimes fun, occasionally a slog. A perfectly decent listen even if it's nothing exceptional. Best song: I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso
I had previously only heard All the Young Dudes, and I really wanted to love this but ended up only liking it. Made me wish we were listening to Bad Company. There were some good elements, and maybe its the Seinfeld effect but it felt derivative at times to my ear. I'm also pretty sure the Spotify version is a much lower audio quality, it felt muted. I did really like Honaloochie Boogie though! Would go 3.5 if I could.
A good example of early 70s rock. Fun but not serious. David Bowie's fingerprints are all over this but Ian Hunter's writing is witty and sarcastic. This band is a bit under the radar but I think this album is worth listening to. Probably deserves an extra 1/2 star.
Some glam rock in need of a polish, assumedly here because of it's influence rather than because it's particularly brilliant. 'Drivin' Sister' is my top pick, a nice classic rock bop.
fun middle of the road glam-ish rock for your road trip montage. 3.25/5
Not bad I suppose.
Fun t listen too and sometimes Bowie-Like (or was Bowie the Mott the Hoople-like?)
Pleasant music, didn't inspire much for me
Lots of Bowie influence (he may have produced) but doesn’t have that same infectious pop. Good not great.
Mott The Hoople were an okay band that lucked into a mentorship from David Bowie. He showed them the ways of the Glam and their brief period of notoriety was extended. Mott is the first album of that extension and Bowie's influence is very evident. 3/5.
all the way from memphis is pretty fun, surprised me how much i liked it. kinda unmemorable towards the middle. some skips (hymn for dudes so meh)
A few great tracks on here but it does get a little grating after a while
Somewhere between good and great. Nothing stood out, but the music itself was decent.
i have very little feeling listening to this. this is an album of music. violence guitars, El Camino Dolo Roso
Sounds like a mix of a generic, lesser Bowie and Queen but there's some good songs. FS: Memphis, Violence
There are hints of early 70s Roxy Music and David Bowie. Ian Hunter’s voice sounds like he’s straining to hit the notes, but it works. “All the Way from Memphis” is a catchy rock n’ roll song.
Some songs good, some meh
Cover is good. Great first song, favorites would be Drivin' Sister, and Ballad of Mott The Hoople. First time really listening to stuff like this, honestly makes me wanna hear more. 7.8/10 for me.
Dit vond ik best goed. Beetje Bowie, beetje Beatles. Niks mis mee
Een extra ster voor de bandnaam.
The album was alright. I did not recognize any of the songs. The album was just there. Nothing overly impressive; however, it wasn't annoying either. It is better than a 2, but not really a 3. I will round up.
Enjoyed the listen, might listen again. Reminded me of David Bowie in terms of vibe and song type.
very derivative
Listened Before? N More british 60s rock.... again. It was decent but jeez this genre is overrepresented. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: All the Way from Memphis
This was kinda fun in a 70s dudes rock kind of way. Harmless and forgettable for better and for worse.
Generic 70s music. It's fine.
Nice jamz on this
Perfectly fine. Felt like David Bowie lite, and it turns out that's exactly what it is.
Melodic guitar rock. Good stuff
70's glam rock. I definitely dig it. They're a little more showtune-y than Bowie.
3.7 - A solid Bowie-adjacent glam rock album that unfortunately suffers from too many downtempo, introspective moments (e.g. “The Ballad of Mott the Hoople”). Standouts: first three tracks, especially the addled saxophone solo on “All the Way From Memphis.”
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i liked it. didn’t love it. but it was a fun album
With some notable exceptions, 70s glam rock is not my thing. This album may be one of those exceptions, however, or at least I'll say - there are some fun tracks here! I especially enjoyed "All the Way from Memphis." This is good clean rock, while I can't say I listened to every word, nothing horribly offensive jumped out at me, and it's good to work or just bop your head along to. It's probably not something I'll be revisiting often, nor does it seem groundbreaking, nor is there something absolutely amazing about the music or production, so I'm rounding my 3.5 down to 3 for this one.
Good
It sounds like David Bowie influenced them and he was influenced by them because that's what happened.
Not a shock to learn that Bowie produced their album before this one. Sounds like Ziggy Stardust Goes To the Farm. But I did enjoy it more than I predicted.
Only thing I know about this band is that Motley Crue name dropped them a shitload. I always assumed it was Nikki Sixx just overcompensating when people said the crue was fake corporate arena rock etc. I assume Mott the Hoople is gonna sound like the New York Dolls. Yeah, a bit similar, not as punky. Nothing too bad, also nothing spectacular by any means but I didn't mind it. The pommy accents are a bit much in places. Wanders into jam territory a fair bit. Pretty much the definition of middle of the road. 3/5.
Enjoyable enough, but nothing special
I really only knew the band from the album Bowie produced for them in 1972. To think he gave them All The Young Dudes, which they really nailed, is amazing enough but to think he offered them Suffragette City, which they rejected, is incredible. I don’t think this album is as good as the Bowie-produced effort ( though there’s a bit of a Bowie hangover here - listen to WhizzKid) but it has its moments, not the least of which is the opener, All The Way From Memphis (Ian Hunter at his best), one of 2 cuts on Side 1 that features Roxy’s Andy Mackay on sax. The other standout for me is I’m A Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Roso, totally a Mick Ralphs effort, the second part of which is a terrific instrumental. I have to say that I became a bigger fan of both Hunter & Ralphs after they left the band. I was a big Bad Company fan - probably Ralphs at his best & a big fan of Hunter’s solo work, a lot of which involved collaborating with Mick Ronson, after Bowie decided he no longer needed him. Inevitably Hunter will be most remembered for his 1979 hit, Cleveland Rocks, which was recorded by Presidents of the USA and used as the theme song for The Drew Carey Show.
I read Ian Hunter's "Diary of a Rock and Roll Star" when I was a teenager, and all i can remember is a lot of humble-bragging about how tough life is on the road as a rock star. And this is the soundtrack album to that memoir! You can hear how much they learnt from Bowie and Mick Ronson (who produced their previous album), and also the heavy Dylan-esque affectation. It's a pretty good early 70s glam rock sound. I kept having to check that it wasn't Mick Ronson playing on a lot of the songs. But there's nothing here as good as "All the Young Dudes", although they are not afraid to run a (admittedly quite credible) facsimile of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars, even down to the "You're not alone" refrain at the end of "Hymn for the Dudes" (lifted from Rock and Roll Suicide").
Wasn’t blown away by any means, but daggy inoffensive 70s rock is kind of my wheelhouse. My only prior knowledge of Mott The Hoople is that they were kind of like Bowie but without all the genius. That probably hasn’t changed after listening to this album.
decent
It might be the sort of thing where it could grow into a 4/5 with repeated listens, but the first listen left me fairly lukewarm on the album.
Some fun rock, an enjoyable but forgettable listen
Like the last few tracks. I WISH I WAS YOUR MOTHER is Dylanesque and fun. Won't be revisiting though
C'est ben l'fun
This was okay. I’d never heard of Mott before. Stereotypical 70s glam rock. Didn’t hate but I also can’t really say I enjoyed it? Maybe really a 2.5? I’ll round up to be generous since there were a couple songs that were okay.
If I had not seen the artist I would have thought it was Bowie. I enjoyed.
all the songs kinda sound the same tbh. fine but I probably won't listen again
It was like listening to meat and two veg. Apart from the Bowie penned track I found this stodgy as
Seems like something I would have liked more. I would have loved in high school.
Not their best album but ok
“Violence, violence.” Sung in the least violent way possible, with music you might hear at a genteel high tea. I’d like to try eating a scone with non-smudge lipstick.
Pretty good
Meh....
a fine off brand david bowie album.
There's a lot to like on here, but I still can't help but see them as a cut-price David Bowie ripoff.
All the Way from Memphis is the only stand out song here.
5/10 thoroughly middling
Mediocre attempt to copy David Bowie. That’s not an original review but they didn’t have any original ideas either. 5/10
First side is very Bowie-esque. Good listen overall.
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Decent classic "glam" rock album. Not my favorite. Bit of a poor man's Bowie, if you ask me.
I listened to this on repeat for a couple of hours, still didn't find a defining Song... but I didn't turn it off either, so it must be 3 Stars.
I liked this, having not heard anything of them other than All The Young Dudes. You can very much tell that they were friends with Bowie, the influences here are really obvious. It's good and fun, but misses something to really take it to the top level. 3/5.
Musically fun and accomplished, very early 70s glam rock. I liked the first song.
Absolutt fine riffs og overganger
It's perfectly acceptable middle of the road stuff. Only remarkable thing about this would be that around this time Mott the Hoople was touring with an opening act called Queen who would very quickly eclipse them in every aspect.
There was just nothing special in this in my opinion.
Good but not very my style.
This was a good album, could probably work as a decent play in the background, but that is it. The band has a great sound in that they are a British rock band, and perhaps the lottery of 1001 has this reviewer feeling a bit over-saturated with that genre. Recording-wise, Spotify's version was actually pretty nice. Warm lows, balanced mids, not so much help from an external EQ except for what may be present on the Anker Soundcore P3 earbuds. The equipment is necessary to share since the usual equipment are wired IEMs or headphones. Back to the review, the album is not profound, the song "Violence" has some punk vibes in terms of lyrics, but the album as a whole hits the melodic sensibilities of a rock band. The first track "All The Way From Memphis" has that single feel to it, with a generous yet complementary use of a horn section, the song was their best offering. Overall, it is a fine album. Nothing to really hate about it, and nothing to really rave about.
I do love All The Young Dudes and this feels like there might be potential to have songs of a similar calibre. But I reckon it was very much Bowie who captured lightning in a bottle on that one. A fair amount of this is annoying and messy but I’ll be lenient and we’ll go middle marks.
No es malo, tampoco es emocionante. Creo que hay otras cosas que he oído de Mott The Hoople que podrían gustarme más (All The Young Dudes) y de hecho la famosa del disco (All The Way To Memphis) medio me cae gorda. La voz se me hace curiosa, porque creo que intencionalmente la hace muy parecida a Bowie. En fin, rock setentero que no es malo, pero tampoco es lo más memorable.
Yeah, alright.
Good, not great.
7/8/2022 - ALBUM #162 Today's Album: "Mott" by Mott The Hoople - This album sits in my mind as simply decent. Although I am surprised by a lot of what is on display instrumentally here, with a lot of great glam rock and classic rock influences, I feel that it really is hit or miss whether or not the band is going to put together a solid song. The intro track All the Way from Memphis is fairly promising with this high energy and vocals reminiscent of David Bowie, but that energy is only shared with maybe 2 other tracks on this album and the momentum they create just isn’t enough to keep my attention through the duds of the album. I think the instrumental palette also gets pretty plain after a while, which is pretty typical with the standard classic rock setup. However, there are some solid exceptions to this when looking at the highlights of this album. Honaloochie Boogie is a pretty enjoyable track where it feels like the vocalist is taking a slightly more subtle approach. Drivin’ Sister has some really great moments with the vibey detour in the middle of the track and the powerful guitar strumming near the end of it. Although some moments feel a bit generic or bland, I think the production of this album is pretty solid, with each instrument carving a solid spot for itself in the mix. The instrumental detours I enjoyed on Drivin’ Sister are all over the place on I’m A Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso and it overall really works for the track, making it a great track to relax and drift away to. Other than that, there are just too many moments where the band is trying too hard to create something groundbreaking or influential and it just doesn’t work for me. Overall, this is a fairly promising album with a lot of great elements working for it, but the sort of 1 note nature of classic/glam rock and the lack of consistently solid songwriting make it sort of a chore to sit through as a complete work. Give the highlights of this album a listen if you want a solid crop of Bowie-like glam rock and dig deeper if it really suits your fancy. Just don’t be mad if you don’t find a ton beneath the surface. Highlights: All the Way from Memphis, Hymn for the Dudes, Hanaloochie Boogie, Drivin’ Sister, I’m a Cadillac Score: 6.5/10 A hefty dose of Bowie-inspired glam-rock
Average.
3.5/5. Very typical classic rock done well for the most part, with a lotta Bowie worship
Took me a while to realise I wasn't listening to David Bowie! Decent.
Rock
Angenehme Überraschung. Hat ein paar Längen, insgesamt aber mehr als erträglich.
Genre: Glam Rock 3/5 One of those bands my parents use to reminisce about, purely by name only. Mott the Hoople, a glam rock outfit from the UK, are full of whimsy, character, and attitude. The album here, Mott, easily the biggest record of their career, showcases all of those qualities to an extent. The lead single, All the Way from Memphis, is a riot all the way down to the ending sax solo, which could only be described as avant-glam. However, that's where the fun pretty much stops, as this thing turns into your run-of-the-mill pop rock album after track #1. Unlike Kimono My House, an album I enjoyed about as much as this, which never let go of its whimsy and goofiness, Mott settles for a very average rock sound throughout the majority of this project. There are a couple of decent tracks here and there. I did enjoy Hymn for the Dudes and I'm a Cadillac/El Camino, but everything else is pretty skippable around those. Super meh, but not terrible.
Where are all the young dudes?
Of course Bowie was a huge fan of the band, the vocalist tries to sound just like him. But eh, the songs are solid, no really obvious blusters, although some of the song go on longer than necessary. I got faked it by the intro track not ending at the 3 minute mark. They're creative and have an innovative sound. They embody the spontaneous goofy spirit of the genre too, so points to them... It's like the comedy rock of the 70s with a lot of effort put in. But little to seek out here besides a decent example of the early 70s movement.
I really like the first track on this album, but it doesn't strike me as a special album.
A fine album with one GREAT song; All the Way From Memphis and a bunch of really good ones. 3.5 🌟
2.5/5 Decent songs nothing special. For me no song really jumped out. Still quite enjoyable to listen to.
This band has stayed almost entirely under my radar, which is a shame: They're pretty good. Over the course of Mott, I heard a few touches of interesting instrumentation and a lot of more-or-less expected arrangements. I hope the Hoople pops back up in the future; I likely won't revisit them for a while: Nothing here grabbed me tightly.
Ok nothing remarkable
Upbeat 80s rock vibes
Unique. Cool instrumentals.
6/10
Glam-rock setentero. Ni fu ni fa.
Wtf is Mott? Really shitty band name. And they couldn't come up with a better name for the album? Generic 70’s rock. Inoffensive, mediocre. I wouldn’t flip the station if I saw their name on the display.
Rock setentista que não empolga.
Rather listen to Bowie.
"Your record store doesn't have David Bowie? Fine! We'll make our own David Bowie!" --Mott The Hoople probably
Meh
Kinda reminds me of The Kinks. I'd much rather listen to The Kinks.
Somewhat comforting in an odd way, feels a bit Dylanesque in vocal delivery.
Classic rock.
ih aok
I liked the way the instruments sounded
Meh
Weird David Bowie
All the way from Memphis is a glam rock classic, and it’s a fun album but Ziggy Stardust did this whole sound better, so it all feels a bit redundant to me.
First reaction is this is kinda poppy. All the Way to Memphis was a nice toe tapper. The rest of the album falls flat, in comparison. The music seems, to me, more anthemic than I care for.
I'm mostly liking the sound of this album, but it can sound very grating at times, especially the end of "All The Way From Memphis". It's good background music, but I probably won't find myself listening to it all that much
J'aurais sûrement adoré cet album si j'avais plus de 65 ans et un tissu érectile pénien à la ramasse. Il n'en est rien.
Didn't list too closely but seemed nice
Pretty 70s, pretty fun, good rock to start the day.
sympatoche, ni plus ni moins, le 3 le plus mérité de cette liste
better than expected
These guys again?! Once again they wear their Bowie influence proudly, but this time the man is hands-off. I think that after the help on the last album (All the Young Dudes), they were more confident in their abilities so it ends up being a better album overall. I want to take a moment to talk about the huge Bowie bias this list has, as he's come up arguably more than any other artist (except for Neil Young on a technicality). Sure, he's a influential artist, but do 9 of albums need to be on the list, including some of the passing music influenced by him? It feels like the compiler wanted to show off Bowie as much as possible.
Really quite enjoyed this and there were some lovely riffs in a couple of tracks but it’s not quite a 4* so it’s another ***
It was OK. Nothing special but strung along.
3* bonmais las plus. Certaines chanson ressemble a bowie sur ziggy mais je crois qu’il a ecrit une de leur toune.
Unique sound, average melody.
3/19 3.5/5. Some fun, dope songs on this. Standout Tracks: All the Way from Memphis, Honaloochie Boogie, Violence, I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso
The argument could be made that I'd be better off having died and never heard this.
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
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.
Man, that sax solo on the first track really sucked
Not a big fun of this album, none of the songs stick to me 2/5
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.
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
iggy and bowie had a child. it's actually pretty rude.. hah
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.
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 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.
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.
not my thing sorry
Didn’t enjoy
Started well but not for me
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
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
Skimmed. Not good.
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.
Also rans.
This sucked.
Goofy British shit - thought it was fine, can’t figure out what made it notable enough for this list
This was ok, but nothing really stood out.
David Blowie
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?
Awful lead vocals. Meandering and noodling. This album hasn’t aged well.
Temu David Bowie.
Absolute background noise
Kinda middle of the road whatevers.
Pretty boring as a whole
Another pretty boring rock album. All the way from Memphis was okay but nothing special
Hadde trua, men det gikk i knas...
it was fine, mostly generic by now
Why not just listen to David Bowie?
It didn't leave a lasting impact really. I wasn't a huge fan, but you can see the inspiration from Bowie. But then, i'm not a bowie fan either.
What a blatant copy of David Bowie's music. For context, this group was about to disband when David Bowie himself encourage them to continue and even wrote a song for them and produced their album "All the Young Dudes", which came before this one. However, I don't think it justifies the fact that they then decided to create another record obviously coping the man's style. Either way, apart from being a copy, they don't even reach the creativity or passion of Bowie, as this is basically a bland with almost nothing interesting and lacking in personality glam rock record. The voice is kind of annoying, the melodies are generic or decent at best and the lyrics mediocre. So in the end, not only did they obviously copy another artists music, but also failed completely at creating something as glamorous and inspiring as the copied music.
Had no idea Mott was British until they sung about being on the dole. Not an album I’ll go back to - fine, but not for me. Favourite track: I’m a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso
I really don't fucking like anything about this band. The name is offensive to me in how stupid it sounds. Their big hit written by David Bowie is dumb and annoying. This album is much of the same, but at least it's not that song. Admittedly, there are some killer riffs and good solos on here, especially the Cadillac song. Those elements make it juuuuust barely scrape into a 2. But I would still never want to hear this band ever again
la escuche un poco y me sorpendio porq no son tan conocido y sus canciones son buenas la vrd, todavia me faltan varias canciones pero lo escuchare despues definitivamente
nice
I love David Bowie, I like T. Rex and can understand the appeal of some of the hard rock bands, but Mott the Hoople doesn't seem to give me much.
This glam rock style hasn’t done a whole lot for me thus far. Maybe one of these projects will change that but this one wasn’t the one. 1 listen
I was into it until the singing started. Now my eye keeps twitching...
Not a fan
‘We’ve got Bowie at home’
I can see how this might have been an origin point for some of the theatrical Almost-prog hard rock that I quite like. I kind of like it stylisticaly. In terms of this specific content, I couldn't particularly get into it on this day - maybe I ought to try again but I doubt I will
this album was mott very interesting
es eterno dios mío
this album falls into the category of "why is this on here". is this album really one of the 1,001 that i need to listen to? dunno, seems pretty weak. nothing really stood out to me on this album.
Discount David Bowie
Meh ….
Zoggy Moonsand and The Ants From Jupiter
The Mott the Hoople album prior to this one has two excellent songs. Written by Lou Reed and David Bowie respectively. On this one they make the fatal mistake of writing theirown material in the style of the people who made them famous but without a shred of the talent.
I thought this was ok; but probably below average overall.
Glam rock, sounds ok but nothing new or exciting 2 star
They copied the sound of so many bands from the era, they would have been a great cover band.
2,5
I got very little out of this. Doesn't have their one good song.
Poor Bowie pastiche. How did it make the list
Waiter, there's a fly in my soup.
How is it possible for something to sound so good and so unremarkable at the same time?
Generic 70s rock music with too much Bowie influence.
David Bowie in Scheiße (Ich finde David Bowie scheiße)
2/5. Some decent songs here. Some songs have some riff work that sounds downright futuristic compared to contemporaries. But wholly unforgettable.
Another Brit glam rock band... I do hear some reflections of this in later Brit pop groups, and tones of Rocky Horror Picture Show, but I just can't get into glam rock.
A pretty useless collection of songs that all sound like the singer is doing a piss pops Bowie impression. The music itself sound derivative of New York Dolls mixed with (you guessed it!) Bowie, and the whole thing comes off feeling soulless and without a distinct personality of its own.
4/10
I've existed on the planet for decades, listened to lots of music, and I've never heard of this band before this album popped up on this site. There's a reason for that. Meh. Maybe Dimery wanted to hit a quota for glam rock albums and couldn't add another Bowie.
Didn’t make me want to listen more, felt like a chore
Struggled with this. Some occasionally great guitar work from Mick Ralphs, clearly honing his chops for Bad Company. But I don't like Hunter's constricted, sub-Bowie, voice or the artifice of the more proggy elements on the album. Left feeling there's a reason glam rock hasn't had a resurgence. Probably won't be troubling this album again. 2*
If I were in the Mood i may have liked it more, very Bowie
David Bowie without what makes David Bowie David Bowie.
This was a very boring listen. I'm a bit stunned that this is their 6th album. You'd think after 5 albums a band would know how to make somewhat decent music but here I stand corrected.
2 - like others have said, just worse Bowie
Unremarkable
It sounded like glam-era Bowie without the invention or songwriting craft.
I’m not sure if this was trying to emulate Ziggy Stardust era Bowie as much as it did but there are so many of the affectations that seem to be copied here it does sound like a tribute act. The songwriting pales in comparison though and very few of these stuck with me. Particularly disliked the first half of ‘I’m a Cadillac’ and even when it picked up in the latter half, I wasn’t enjoying it.
Not very exciting or great glam rock album in any way, I've found it pretty boring overall. There are much better albums in the genre which got 4 stars from me so I think it's a 2.5 star album at max, rounded down to 2.
this exists and i'm bored
Unmemorable but pleasant enough at times to avoid a 1.
This music sucks. While it is referenced by many great artists of the era, it's just plain bad, uninteresting and dull.
David Bowie, you are the goat. May you descend from the heavens and give the haters a copy of this album and a copy of Ziggy Stardust to show how many imitators you spawned, and how hard you gap those imitators. Apparently, you literally had a hand in the band staying together to make this album. So it all makes so much sense. These guys aren’t even that bad, it’s just so clearly a love letter to the style of music Bowie was lighting the world on fire with (the word ‘stardust’ is dropped in the song “Whizz Kid”, and the phrase ‘you are not alone’ dropped in “Hymn For The Dudes” — it’s so obvious). I genuinely had a hard time resisting the urge to put on Bowie’s “Time” during “Hymn For The Dudes”. Things started to meander around “Drivin Sister” for me. The novelty of sounding so familiar wore off by then. Got a little bit of juice back though during “Ballad Of Mott The Hoople” for a killer chorus. That one sounded a bit more earnest than most on this project. Unsure how I’m supposed to rate this one. I liked what I heard on the whole, but we all know that this project lives in the shadow of a generational artist who is on this list plenty of times. Sadly brings it down to a 2/5, even if musically it’s a solid 3/5 or better at moments
a mixed bag. some songs were a bit annoying, others a bit more vibey. generally faded into the background though and was forgettable.
Surely there's enough Bowie on this list that we don't need a knock-off Bowie as well?
I would have been ok not knowing about TEMU Bowie
2.5
Correcto
Very glam, but not quite solid enough to hold my attention. Radio friendly, not much dynamism shown from anyone to bring this into 1001 album territory.
Although this album started off as a 1, it did grow on me slightly over time. That said, it ultimately faded into more white noise than anything memorable. It feels like the kind of music you might hear at a random bar with a live band on any given Friday or Saturday night, competent, inoffensive, but nothing special.
Ok. Nothing spectacular. 2 stars.
I thought maybe I’d be into this … but I was wrong.
Big Dumb Rock with Big Dumb Roll. It's not bad, but it's not good either. It's fine when you want to turn off brain & listen. There's just so many other better Butt Rock bands than this. I really hate to use Butt Rock but... it's one of those things, when you hear it, you know it. 2 I Wish I Was Your Mother is probably the best song on here. The guitar is memorable & the lyrics are almost nonsense but he uses the same cadence as Bob Dylan when he sings. It's almost a parody. Someone mentioned on the another review & I can't unhear it. Listen to Bob- Weird Al Dylan+Palindromes=Brillant
It was fine. There's not much else to say. Passed me by without much of a grab.