Mott

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.

muy meh

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.

Not a fan of the singer's vocal style, it's almost Bob Dylan-esque. Weirdly no drive for Glam Rock.

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.

Mid

Shred this

Saw these guys at 7/11 once. Sounds like a joke but it's not. Could use more support from Bowie.

Insert discount David Bowie joke.

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).

This is not bad. But I won’t come back for more.

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.

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.

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

picks: all the way from memphis, honaloochie boogie

It's like if David Bowie was bad.

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.

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.

I liked it, but it didn't grab me

Some tasty licks on here but derivative of the time.

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.

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.

2.11

Meh

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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

Ballad upon ballad that just goes nowhere. Boomer rock.

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.

Is it David Bowie? Is it T-Rex? Not quite! It’s Mott The Hoople! It’s an autoplay on your 70s mix you don’t skip because you’re locked in to your work and, you know, it’s inoffensive. I would never choose to listen to this album. Also the name of the band makes me think of those early Saturday morning alien puppet shows where they came to earth to learn about stuffs and those were good so bonus points there. They were called the Havakazoo - now there’s an album I want to hear.

Strong 'we have David Bowie at home' vibes, kinda throws into relief how good he was compared to his contemporaries - this is fine, but just doesn't have that magic. Peak 70s TOTP energy, glittery streamers and feather boas and tight trousers and big hair, which is obviously no bad thing, and I can see why my mum liked it when she was a child. But yeah I can't say there's anything really that special going on here.

I don't know what I expected here, but I was still a bit disappointed. This is like bootleg glam rock that I didn't want in the first place.

Enjoyed the sounds

Bowie/Dylan wannabes and it definitely doesn't work for them.

so theres two mott the hoople albums on this list and that just pisses me off. at least on the next one i get to listen to All the Young Dudes but what the hell is this on the list for

Largely unremarkable glam rock, seemingly trying to replicate "All the Young Dudes." The opening track is the strongest (I liked the sax), but it doesn't keep up the momentum. Hunter doesn't really have the voice for "I Wish I Was Your Mother" (which may seem odd to say for a Dylan knockoff).

I wouldn’t put this on my list but hey it’s not my list

2.4 1x not bad and final track pretty cool

Didn't do much for me

Man this guy's vocals and my brain don't get along. All the Way From Memphis ★★☆☆☆ Whizz Kid ★★★☆☆ Hymn for the Dudes ★★☆☆☆ Honaloochie Boogie ★★☆☆☆ Violence ★★☆☆☆ Drivin’ Sister ★☆☆☆☆ Ballad of Mott the Hoople ★☆☆☆☆ I’m a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso ★★☆☆☆ I Wish I Was Your Mother ★★☆☆☆ Rose ★★☆☆☆ Honaloochie Boogie (demo version) ★★☆☆☆ Nightmare (demo) ★☆☆☆☆ Drivin’ Sister (live, Hammersmith Odeon) ★☆☆☆☆ Average Album Rating: 1.8/5.0 ★★☆☆☆

Favorite Track: All the Way from Memphis

another acutely forgettable 70s brit rock album, but this time it's doing their best david bowie impression because for some reason bowie encouraged the band to keep producing shit. the opening track "all the way from memphis" is probably the most interesting on the album with its sax and piano which unfortunately gave me hope that this album would maybe be Something. everything else? distinctly nothing. i think it's a marvelous feat of illusion to trick the audience into thinking they're listening to music for 40-odd minutes where at no point could i focus on a particular moment that anything actually happened. pure dissociation fuel.

#821. That violin shrieking should be illegal. 2/5: stop it.

little better than expected.

You can hear why Bowie liked them and also how his example helped reshape them. And yet, for me, there are too many plodding tracks that invite a moment of critical creep (both in the encroaching and personified sense). I don't know if that's the right phrase, being one I just made up, or so says my memory, but it's like the flip side of cinema's suspension of disbelief. It's the moment where the mood is broken or no longer sustained. It's like I'm there and aware that I'm listening to the music and not moved. It's the experience of being in and then out of the flow of what they're trying to craft for me (as opposed to some idea of sustained critical distance). I almost feel it's worse to be pulled in by one song like All the Way from Memphis and then to fall out of things on Whizz Kid. This happens both at the song level on this record and within tracks that showed promise. While it's not without its shining glittery-glam rock moments — ultimately, it's Mott's unevenness and inability to sustain my interest that lets the critical creep in.

If I was a football pundit that spoke only in cliches, I would be reaching for 'bang average' after listening to this. Nothing objectively wrong, but never really piqued my interest.

Lackluster

Liked the first track, then got very old very quickly. They all sounded like poorer variations of All The Young Dudes

All the Young Dudes is great but not on this album. They dont appear the most creative band, album title wise. I see a self titled "Mott the Hoople"' a "Mott" and a "The Hoople".

If AI created a Bowie tribute band which dabbled in Dylanesque tracks, this would be the album it created.

Chippy Shop Ziggy Stardust

This wasn’t anything particularly fantastic. It’s good for what it is, but nothing that’s going to amaze anyone listening to 52 years after its release. It seemed to get better as it went on though. Violence was a stand out track for me.

If you like the music of the 70s... I do not.

Skippable

only on whizz kid but the album seems boring so far even though i feel like its something id usually like

I'm a Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Roso actually kinda rocks but it comes on the heels of seven songs that are grating, plodding, and dull. Too little, too late.

i don't want any more of these dumb british album rock bands please Would I listen again? No Deserves to be on this list? No 2.4

Classic album from a band I have never heard of. Not bad, nothing that really stood out though. 2.5 star

Subtitled: A collection of Bowie b-sides and outtakes.

The boogie and swagger tunes are on a par with Big Star's best tunes. The anthems are dirgey slogs on a par with Aerosmith's most overwrought late stage power ballads. Unfortunately the ratio of slog to kickass is like the rent- too damn high.

Pretty boring. Not the type of thing I like.

The definition of 'fine enough'

If I didn’t have 70’s rock fatigue, this would probably get a 3.

Only a few good songs. Bowie produced and you can tell.

Yeesh. Started out strong, but the rest of this fell pretty flat.

Finally, a hymn for the dudes. This thing is pretty doodoo minus some good cheesy guitar licks. I struggled to get through this one, lot of Costco brand Bowie.

Meh.

this is like rock music i can appreciate for being rock but i will never listen willingly again.

eh, not my favorite

Ended up listening to it twice, but I don't actually remember any of it but 5 hours later. Didn't dislike it but I didn't find it memorable.

Not really sure why this is on here, it's fairly unremarkable

Never listened to Mott the Hoople before. This was a bit shit, like early '70s Bowie or Elton John but watered down, a bit of Bob Dylan in the vocal delivery at times. I don't hate it but it feels pretty derivative at every turn, doesn't have the magic to be talked about in any way other than a lesser version of something else.

Just not a big glam rock guy

Glam rock: the musical

idek

Okay. Some solid rock, but no big standouts for me on this.

Very forgettable

⭐️⭐️ 1001 ALBUMS- # 93 Mott is NOT for me! While I kept an open mind despite that glam-orous cover art, they lost me with Symphony for The Dudes 🙄 A poor man’s David Bowie, Mott The Hoople (huh?) blends glam rock swagger with harder rock / pub‑rock energy: guitars are raw, there’s attitude, and the band digs into themes of disillusionment with the rock business, which would all be admirable had they not been complete rip-off copy cats 🐈. In the pantheon of 1970s rock, Mott by Mott the Hoople holds a curious and vital position. Released in 1973, the album arrived at a pivotal moment: glam rock was in full bloom, and Mott the Hoople, newly revitalized by their David Bowie-assisted breakout All the Young Dudes, were poised to define themselves beyond the shadow of their benefactor. Mott is the result of that identity crisis — a collection of songs that are equal parts swagger and self-doubt, offering not glam rock’s glittering fantasy, but its sobering underside. 🎧 Classic Track; All The Way From Memphis 🎧 Deep Cut Gem: Violence 🚫 Skip Track: Drivin’ Sister 🚫 What Were They Thinking: Hymn For The Dudes The album is extremely contrived and lacks cohesive flow; stompers, peppered with glam, with forced ballads shoehorned for self-indulgence. Tracks contain extended segments, shifts in tone that may alienate listeners who prefer straightforward rockers; folk‑rock in an arrangements that details any momentum. 🖼️ Album Artwork: Blinded by the glam 💡 While Hunter’s songwriting is passable, his vocal delivery is divisive — lacks polish or range (but paradoxically that rawness is part of what could’ve been a defining identity for this band had it not been for their overtly self-indulgent style.

The kind of 70s rock that just bounces off me like a long distnace Nerf dart.

2/5. I enjoy glam rock, and this kind of checked all the boxes but didn't really go above and beyond. Heavily inspired by Bowie and other acts at this time, I just don't feel this offers much in experience. I enjoyed a few of the songs but it wasn't hard rock, jamming, concert-going good. I think I was expecting more out of all the other glam bands I've listened to. Best Song: All The Way From Memphis, Ballad of Mott the Hoople

Bit of a slog this, in all honesty. Honaloochie Boogie, Violence, I'm a Cadillac, and I Wish I Was Your Mother aren't bad.

All the Way from Memphis

This album was so bad I couldn’t help but laugh out loud at it. So I’ll give it a 1.5 / 5 just for making me laugh.

Ok

Best Song: All the Way from Memphis. Some actual rock and roll that sadly did not show up again for the remainder of the album. Worst Song: I'm A Cadillac. Truly no reason for this song to linger and meander so long. Overall: Another week, another Bowie imitator. Everything is overly dramatic and saccharine, or its just not that interesting to even warrant your attention. Supremely skippable.

Couple of good tunes but not really for me 2/5

Que c'est nul le glam, mais que c'est nul.

first track is good, the other tracks are also there. 2

Glam rock meh

Has some moments but sounds run of the mill rock

What a slog. ugh.

Just felt very uninspired. It was lacking energy

Not nearly as terrible as I was expecting… but I am just confused.

what did david bowie see in these guys

Didn't do much for me.

Iedereen zal wel schrijven dat dit de Ali Express versie van Bowie is. Dus dat doe ik niet. Maar het lijkt er wel op, zeg. 6/10 Highlights Honaloochie

Honestly I can see why I’ve never heard of this band. It’s not bad but pretty forgettable. There were a couple of songs in the second half I liked but not enough that I can say what songs they were looking at the titles.

Did not feel special to me.

Meh... glam rock zal nooit echt m'n ding worden. Behalve Bowie dan. En laat het dan ook toevallig zijn dat ik enkel All The Young Dudes nice vind van Mott The Hoople. 2.4

Rose makes for a strong ending and I quite like the Ballad, but ultimately this piano heavy psychedelic 70s rock is very hit or miss for me, and this album is a miss

Boff

It's hard not to think of Bowie, listening to Mott, and the comparision is crushing. Putting that aside, vocals are grating, music is pompous and theatrical without irony, hotness and creativity I appreciate about glam. Some instrumantal parts are jarring (All the Way From Memohis, I'm looking at you), most are just unmemorable. Violence chorus is pretty fun, but I'm not the fan overall.

It was okay

Not my jam

Not my style at all.

Drepleiðinleg plata. Basic, lélegur söngur.

matias hoopel yksi hienoimmista one of the great also-rans n the history of rock & roll yksi ehkä parhaista ylväimmistä uljaimmista of historia hhistorian yksi one of the historys greatest oyksi historian mahdeista. mott the hooppeli vittu aivan jätti bändi. instituutio. elämäntapa biljoonille. mott the saatanan hooppeli kirkas ja loistava tähti tässä maailmassa. ei. universumissa. GREAT BRITAIN ORIGINAL MUSIC!!!!!! UNITED FUCJING GINGDOM MUSIC BAND LONELY HEARST BUKL BAND! ja t ämän takia puhumme englantia kaikki. t'män takia kaikki puhuvat englantea (koska mott the hoopel teki tämmöset temput) el camina dolo reso

I'm not sure how I feel about this album. Although its a sound I don't hate for most of it, nothing significant really sticks out. The first half of the album really wasn't my favorite with All the Way from Memphis being ruined by what sounds like a kazoo solo at the end as well as my least favorite song I've heard out of any album so far Violence. That song is so goofy. Toward the end I started to get into it with songs like Drivin' Sister and I'm a Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Roso with a more memorable sound to it. My top 3 songs from this album are I Wish I Was Your Mother, Drivin' Sister, and Ballas of Mott The Hoople.

Feels like good music, but just wasn't feeling it.

fell short

I wasn't really into this and don't want to listen to it again. Don't know what Bowie saw in them.

Went right over my head, left me underwhelmed

J - 2/5 Best Track - "All The Way From Memphis"

not my cup of tea, not really into the whole 'musical' sound

Sounds like the knock-off brand of any popular musicians from the 70s, which is actually kind of impressive. Mainly Bowie, Dylan, Young and a little Queen. This generic album cover only reinforces that impression. 2.5/5

Глупый Дэвид Боуи. Наверное в этом есть свои плюсы, но как бы... В этом списке вся дискография Дэвида Боуи, и абсолютно заслуженно, и он не глупый? Я предвзят? Лучшая песня - Ballad of Mott The Hoople.

Nothing special. Bowie wannabes that aren’t as good

“Who’s playing tonight?” “Shitty David Bowie.” “Is he any good?” “He sucks.”

A bit the same

1. I have not really looked into the background of the guy who wrote the book and created this project, but as we have gone along some of the album choices have made me strongly suspect that he is British. I think today's album is the one that made me 100% certain that is the case - only a Brit would think that Mott the Hoople's 6th album is "essential" listening. 2. When I was in college, an aunt and uncle gave me one of those compilation CD sets called "Those Rocking 70s" for Christmas. I always thought it only existed as a cash grab from the popularity of "Dazed and Confused" but I just looked it up and apparently it actually came out all the way back in 1991. Anyway, it was a great collection of songs. I unfortunately lost one of the two discs in Tallahassee, but the disc I still have includes Mott's "All the Young Dudes." 3. In my humble American opinion, if you own anything that has "All the Young Dudes" on it, then you own all of the Mott the Hoople that anyone needs to hear before they die.

First song, All the Way from Memphis, i'm realizing all these British bands have vocalists that sound the same. I might be less irritated by this song if a better vocalist was carrying it. Nevermind, a better vocalist couldn't have saved this album.

Enjoyed it. Didn't save any tho. Hymn for the dudes is my favorite.

An interesting sound. Not too bad

There were 2 pretty good songs. The rest was not good.

Perhaps.... all of the good...all of the good albums were taken... I'd say it's a cheap Bowie but I don't like Bowie either so maybe Bowie is a more affected Hoople instead? These awful analogies are falling apart. Ahh it's actually not all terrible it's just kinda there and very very of its time. i.e. if you're making a 70s glam rock mix you can use anything here with confidence, e.g. a song here or there is fine but any more is a drag. My favourite cut is actually the instrumental El Camino Dolo Roso. Sorry, Ian. 5/10 2 stars.

Another classic rock outfit in the style of the Who/Boston/etc that's as interchangeable as a pair of socks

I did listen to this. It is an album.

Bang the average

Like a low budget Bowie. Did not enjoy. 2.25/5. There's better glam rock out there.

The instrumentals were ok. Hated the voice.

Glam-rock-David-Bowie-knock-offs. I wasn't really feeling this though I did like some of the more instrumental bits.

If I was driving down the street and any of these songs came on the radio, I would change the station partway through.

Underwhelming. I fell asleep on the bus listening to this one

Pretty bland Rating: 2.3

Imagine taking David Bowie and getting rid of all of the redeeming qualities. Hackneyed english glam rock that absolutely does not need to exist.

I don't like this band not the feel of their music. I find it odd that David Bowie was a fan? What do I know?

They sound like a Bowie tribute band, which isn't the end of the world, but there's no way this gets more than two stars from me.

I’ve been on a negative streak, so I was hoping to really like this. I liked the opening track and that’s as far as I got. The “Violence” punnery with the violins in the background does not do it for me. They should’ve taken “Suffragette City” from Bowie. Competent rock music that doesn’t move me.

Meh. Not an album or style I am likely to reach for ever again. Competent, but boring.

I was hopeful this would be good, I'd settle for okay. I got neither. It just isn't very good at all. another 2

Wasnt bad, but not great Standout songs: Hymn for the Dudes I'm a Cadillac

I just cant' man

It's OK I guess. But it's the first time I've heard of them, so I don't really have any nostalgia associated with any of the songs. 2/5

Yeah, nah. All the young dudes was better. I temember liking it enough yo buy that album but in retrospect, I cant imagine why.

This, at various times, reminded me of a ton of different artists (Bowie, Costello, Dylan, Steve Miller)... but always sort of a mediocre version of them.

I recognized the first track, "All The Way From Memphis," from Classic Rock radio. It's a pretty good song. The rest of it failed to move the needle at all for me.

You can definitely hear the Bowie influence in their sound.

Not very good. I can stomach a lot of generic classic rock, but this had nothing to it IMO. No energy, no stand out tracks, no noteworthy moments. I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso was the only one that was of any interest to me, since it was the only track that was noticably different from the rest. This doesn't feel essential, I can think of 1001 classic rock albums better than this.

Every now and then this album made me think about David Bowie, so when it was done I went and listened to David Bowie.

Meh, didn't do too much for me. Kinda mid glam rock. There were some songs I was vibing with, but there were also some songs that really took me out of it. Standouts: All the Way from Memphis, Ballad of Mott the Hoople Rating: 2.75/5

You're making me listen to an entire Mott the Hoople album? And it doesn't even have the one Mott the Hoople song that people actually *want* to hear? ("All the Way from Memphis" was kinda cool though, actually.)

The album artwork promises Glam Rock, and Glam Rock is all you're getting. And not particularly good one at that. Bowie did it better. 2/5

Meh. I’m sure it’s very nostalgic for people from that era, but not a timeless album

Nope. Not for me

I guess I’m just not a fan of this glam stuff from this period. It just seems sort of mediocre.

Weia, gegen dieses Blech ist Slade ja pures Gold.

Sounds like the David Bowie songs I don't like. Not my style.

Nope. It's like these guys are trying -way- too hard to stand out with their vocals. The guitar work is impressive, but nothing that isn't better than other bands out there.

Discount David Bowie and a dreadful case of "valium vocals" drag this one down from what is otherwise pretty ok rock music. The guitar is great here, the songwriting less so. Truly a mixed bag. Also RIP the saxophone player they strangled on mic for "all the way from Memphis".

Generic 70's stuff, not bad but not good either

Jsp, j’ai pas trop aimé, c’était fun mais bon, après je ne l’ai pas écouté bien bien…

Cocaine really ruined the 70s, huh?

Meh

Not for me

Too boogie woogie for me

3rd rate proggishness with all the self-importance and little of the talent to back it up. Couldn’t make it through the entire album before my dog started howling, my cat left thextomm and my wife made me turn it off (“either the music goes or I do!”)

like a straight rocky horror. 2 or 3.

Fine but yeah, I got very bored

Feels old and dusty, but not in a good way

5/10 Favorite Tracks: Hymn For the Dudes, I'm a Cadillac

Sort of soft rock, early 'hair' blend of The Kinks and the least good version of Bowie. Meh. Some of the singing style reminds of Dylan but unlike Him, they can't get away with it, don't like the vocals. Probably OK for the 1001 list because of their fans, incl. Bowie, anf they had Queen as a support act! Won't put this record on, might zap away if it's on the radio.

It’s okay, just about listenable. Nothing great. If it weren’t for All The Young Dudes, would they be known at all? Perhaps I’m just ignorant here.

Puolitoista kappaletta, joita kestää kuunnella uudemman kerran. Ei jatkoon.

Yeah, no thanks. Sounds like a pub band playing ai covers of a specific Bowie era. Just made me want to go and listen to Suffragette City (which they turned down, which shows how much they know about music).

Meh. Bowie influenced 70s UK glam.

Brits singing about Memphis is always funny to me. Eh, these blokes did nothing for me. But they're not Metallica so 1.5 stars.

Not great. Slightly irritating. A poor person's Bowie.

Completely forgettable.

Forgettable, indulgent, sub-Bowie glam. A cynical cash in. Occasionally good hooks (Whizz Kids, Violence) ruined by over-production and those annoying talking/singing vocals. Drivin' Sister is about as good as it gets thanks to a simpler structure, much more restrained arrangement (although not immune from studio tricks) and a few proto-punk guitar riffs. I'm a Cadillac has some okay psych noodling. It's telling that the best two tracks are not in the style of the rest of the album. Really struggled to devote much headspace to this, looking at Allmusic it's supposed to be a wry commentary on rock and roll? Maybe some other glam rockers can transcend that self-reflexive pop thing but not these guys.

It's impossible not to hear the Bowie influence. Decent glam rock album with (in my opinion) poor pacing.

Found this super tedious. Songs drag on and don't really reach anywhere I like. Murky without great moments, sound a bit like Bowie ballads without the hooks that made those great. 2

Para esto mejor voy a la fuente: David Bowie

01) All the Way from Memphis - 6,5 02) Whizz Kid - 6,0 03) Hymn for the Dudes - 5,5 04) Honaloochie Boogie - 6,0 05) Violence - 6,0 06) Drivin' Sister - 5,5 07) Ballad of Mott the Hoople - 5,5 08) I’m a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso - 6,0 09) I Wish I Was Your Mother - 6,0 TOTAL: 5,89 (59/100) Current ranking: 315/388

2.5

This sounds like if Bob Dylan was a shitty 70s rock band.

Nott Tha Goodle

Boring, forgettable, and not my thing. Also I dislike their band name >:|

Opening track might have had the most boring sax solo of all time.

Well that was underwhelming. David should have kept his song to himself and let them be consigned to the scrapheap of history. Harsh but fair.

A for effort, D for execution - they clearly had some ideas they really wanted to get across, but between the singing, the bizarre instrumentation (including the squeakiest sax solo I've heard outside of a free jazz improv night), and the poor levelling throughout most of the songs it all feels like the album could have done with another couple of days in the studio, with a few more takes to get it right.

Rock from the beginning 70-ies.

Despite their Bowie connections, I’ve never been able to get into this band, and not just because of their terrible name.

The name bothered me and I wasn’t in the mood for bowie