Mott

I really enjoyed this one. Loved all the way from memphis

This album is so influenced by Bowie that it might as well be by The Spiders from Mars. To be clear, that is a compliment from me. Favorite track: Honaloochie Boogie

Honestly a pretty good listen. Solid songwriting and capable musicianship. Sure it's Bowie lite o

Not a fan of the singers voice, nor the down tempo tracks. A couple of gems though!

It daftly executed what it was trying to do, but there just is not much there there with this kind of music

David Bowie at home Started off thinking it would be amazing but quickly lessened to an average tribute act 64/100

It started off good with the first track, towards the 2nd half of it when that trumpet started going retarded it kinda killed the vibe a lil but it was still good. As for the rest of this album I thought it was decent but nothing really remarkable. Best - All The Way From Memphis, Whizz Kid, Honaloochie Boogie, and I Wish I Was Your Mother Worst - no bad songs 3.25/5

This is an album from the 70s, that is all

Eh, okay

cool, pero no es tan creativo en cuanto al genero que manejan. Its an okay record. 6/10

Decent album by a decent band, no more no less. All the way to Memphis is probably the highlight of the album. Not sure if Mott even deserve to be on the list and if they do I'm suprised it was this album as they are mostly remembered for the David Bowie written All The Young Dudes which is on a different album.

Less than 90 seconds in and I want to cut off my ears

The first half comes across as just Temu David Bowie, but the second half is a bit more original, though fans of Dylan may not think so.

Mostly a boring derivative slog that answers the question "What if David Bowie couldn't sing?". Best left behind in the 70s, but credit for the interesting violin solo on Violence.

Glam rock is one of the easiest genres to mess up. It can be really good, or really bad. It isn’t hard to go completely off the deep end and make something really lame. Such is the case with this album. Most of what I’m about to say is going to sound really harsh. And I get it. If you and your bandmates had been at it for almost 4 years, were 6 albums deep, and had tried a multitude of different genres ranging from heavy psych to country rock, anybody would want to be like Bowie after seeing the success he had with Ziggy Stardust. And they had already attempted the glam rock thing in previous years. But what I wouldn’t recommend doing is swinging for the fences as hard as they do here. Maybe it’s not as bad as I’m making it out to be, but it feels like they are trying to really capture that same lighting in a bottle energy. Especially with the singer. Dude sounds eerily similar to Bowie. The problem with trying to “capture” that same energy is that there is only one David Bowie. And there’s a reason why no one has really come close to mastering the genre in the way he did. This has none of the personality or flair, and as far as I’m concerned, doesn’t revolve around any story or concept. Bowie always put a piece of himself into every project, one way or another. It’s what set him apart. This is just another 70s band of guys with long hair. Even with T. Rex, at least they had a little more going on. Beyond all of that, this is also very uninteresting. It feels stale after the first song, and the only real highlights are basically below average 70s rock songs. Just another one of the seemingly endless number of albums I’ll probably forget about a week from now. Rating: 4/10

Pretty good for a 2nd-tier band. Yet another one I've known the name for ages, had never really listened to, now I have, and now I can place them. He really does sound like Bowie - I wonder why he seemed so interested in them?

This album is a blast from start to finish. Mott the Hoople hits that sweet spot between glam rock and classic rock, and they do it with swagger. The songs are big, catchy, and packed with attitude. Tracks like “All the Way from Memphis” and “Honaloochie Boogie” are pure fun, and even the slower moments work. There’s a sense of style and confidence here that makes the whole album feel alive. If you’re into rock with a little flair and a lot of hooks, this one is worth spinning.

Very glam. Lots of Bowie influenced sounds. Not as poppy as Slade or the Sweet but a little more upbeat than Lou Reed’s catalog at this time. Well produced, well balanced but nothing as catchy as All the Young Dudes. It could use a little more edge.

Fine for a couple of good singles but 50 years later it's hard to see why this album is recommended listening

Boring

Bit of a mess, like it didn't know whether to stick with the glam or sweve back to rock. (The glam bits were better)

Mott the Hoople just sound like filler tracks on an early Bowie album.

Unsure why this album made the list, I'd have thought All the Young Dudes would have been the one to pick. Mott is a fine glam rock album, enjoyable enough.

Meh. Totally without identity. They kind of want to be glam, kind of art, kind of prog, and they are a whole lot of nothing. Lyrics really sad, too. “Rock ‘n’ roll’s a loser’s game?” Then what the heck are we doing here, gentlemen?

Voilà une semaine qui se termine bien et qui me réconcilie avec ce projet un peu dingue, ce marathon discographique qui, parfois, me donne l'impression d'être une corvée divine. Faut bien l'avouer, il y a des jours où je tire la gueule en regardant le prochain nom sur la liste. Des jours où je me dis que je vais encore me farcir un double album de prog-rock allemand enregistré par des mecs en toge qui pensent que la musique, c'est avant tout des maths et un solo de flûte de 17 minutes. J'exagère à peine. Ce projet, c'est la grande loterie. Une roulette russe musicale où une balle sur six est un chef-d'oeuvre, quatre sont des trucs potables qui occupent une soirée, et la dernière te file une bonne grosse migraine. Et puis, il y a les entre-deux. Les albums qui ne changent pas ta vie, mais qui te la rendent plus belle le temps d'une écoute. Ces disques que t'avais oubliés, ou pire, que tu n'avais jamais vraiment calculés. Mott the Hoople, pour moi, c'était ça. Un nom sur la grande carte du rock des années 70, une case juste à côté des géants, une petite principauté à l'ombre des empires. Je savais qu'ils existaient, bien sûr. Impossible de bosser dans une radio ou un magasin de disques sans avoir entendu parler d'eux, surtout à cause de ce cadeau du ciel que Bowie leur avait fait avec "All the Young Dudes". Un hymne glam, LE grand titre qui les a mis sur orbite un court instant. Mais après ? J'avoue mon ignorance. Pour moi, c'étaient les mecs d'une seule chanson. Une belle chanson, certes, mais une seule. Alors, quand le couperet de la liste est tombé sur "Mott", sorti en 1973, juste après la gloire offerte par le Thin White Duke, j'ai haussé un sourcil. Un peu de curiosité, pas mal d'appréhension. Le fameux album "de la confirmation". Celui où le groupe doit prouver qu'il n'est pas juste un "one-hit wonder". Le disque casse-gueule par excellence. Et putain, quelle découverte ! Je ne vais pas y aller par quatre chemins : cet album est une petite merveille de rock'n'roll burné, intelligent et mélancolique. On est en plein dans le glam, cette période bénie où les mecs avaient plus de maquillage que leurs copines et où les riffs de guitare étaient aussi simples qu'efficaces. Mais Mott the Hoople, ce n'est pas que ça. Il y a une profondeur, une sorte de conscience de sa propre condition de groupe de rock qui transpire de chaque sillon. Ça commence par "All the Way from Memphis", et là, direct, tu comprends que tu n'es pas là pour rigoler. C'est un rock furieux, un piano bastringue qui martèle un rythme de train fou, des guitares qui sonnent comme si elles avaient été enregistrées dans un garage rempli de bière et de sueur, et ce saxo... ce putain de saxo arrogant et poisseux qui débarque comme s'il s'était trompé de studio en sortant d'une session de Roxy Music. Le morceau raconte la vie sur la route, la galère, la gloire éphémère. C'est du vécu, ça sent le vrai. Et c'est ça, la grande force de "Mott". Ça sonne vrai. Ian Hunter, le chanteur-leader-parolier, a une voix de prolo magnifique. Il ne chante pas, il raconte. Il a ce ton un peu nasillard, ce phrasé à la Dylan, mais avec une énergie purement rock. Il n'est pas un alien descendu de Mars, il est le mec accoudé au bar qui te raconte ses histoires de triomphes et de défaites. On pourrait croire que le groupe va se contenter de balancer du riff carré pendant 40 minutes, et honnêtement, ça m'aurait déjà suffi. "Whizz Kid" est là pour ça, avec sa rythmique basique mais qui te rentre dans le crâne pour ne plus en sortir. C'est le genre de morceau qui te donne envie de taper du pied frénétiquement en attendant que le feu passe au vert. Simple, direct, jouissif. Mais le groupe ne s'arrête pas là. Ils osent. Ils tentent des trucs. Prenez "Violence", par exemple. Ce titre est complètement barré. Ça commence comme un rock bien lourd, et puis ça dérape sur un violon qui sonne volontairement faux, strident, presque angoissant. C'est le chaos organisé, une embardée dans le fossé qui, miraculeusement, se termine par un retour sur la route, indemne et le sourire aux lèvres. C'est audacieux, c'est brillant. Et puis, il y a les ballades. Parce que sous les paillettes et les guitares saturées, il y a un coeur qui saigne. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" est d'une beauté à chialer. C'est une déclaration d'amour et de dépendance totale, un truc d'une sincérité désarmante. "Hymn for the Dudes" est une sorte de gospel rock pour les laissés-pour-compte du rock business, une messe pour les éternels seconds. C'est là qu'on touche au point sensible de Mott the Hoople, et à la raison pour laquelle cet album, malgré ses qualités immenses, n'a pas fait d'eux les égaux des Stones ou de Led Zeppelin. Ils étaient le groupe des "presque". Toujours à un cheveu du mega-succès, toujours un peu trop vrais, un peu trop "normaux" pour devenir des mythes. Ils chantaient la vie des rockstars tout en sachant qu'ils n'atteindraient jamais le sommet de l'Olympe. Il y a une sorte de lucidité tragique dans leur musique, une conscience de leur propre finitude. L'album se termine d'ailleurs par "I'm a Cadillac / It's the Last of the Rock and Rollers", une sorte d'épitaphe douce-amère. À l'époque, en 1973, j'avais trois ans, autant dire que je suis passé complètement à côté. Et même plus tard, pendant mes années de disquaire, "Mott" n'était pas un album que les clients réclamaient souvent. On vendait du Bowie, du Lou Reed, du T. Rex. Mott the Hoople, c'était pour les connaisseurs, ceux qui cherchaient la pépite cachée derrière les blockbusters. Et c'en est une, de pépite. Une sacrée bonne pépite. Ce n'est peut-être pas l'album qui va redéfinir votre perception de la musique, mais c'est un disque d'une honnêteté et d'une efficacité redoutables. C'est un compagnon de route parfait, un disque qui a du coeur, des couilles et une âme. Une très belle découverte, qui justifie à elle seule toutes les heures passées à écouter des albums oubliables. Un très bon 4/5, sans l'ombre d'une hésitation. Allez, au suivant. En espérant que la bille de la roulette tombe encore du bon côté.

so so

Pretty decent tock tunes with some aspects of glam . Just didn't quite hit well to get a full rating.

There's some pretty good moments in a couple of songs. Hymn for the Dudes has a great riff. Whizz Kid is a good song. But otherwise, I'm having a hard time finding any song that I really like, or that sounds good from beginning to end. This album is hard, because there's some good moments, some meh, and some moments that are really not good.

They were OK.

Wait, seriously?

Boring butt rock

Does this guy ever sound like David Bowie. With a hint of Bob Dylan.

Fine for once, quite mediocre.

Pretty nice

Some very very nice songs and some boring bland stuff

Didn't tickle my fancy

Seems quality

I can live very well without super generic dad rock thank you 👍

This definitely felt like a homework assignment to slog through. Although it has its merit, this is just not stuff I enjoy listening to.

Kind of tastes like chicken.

Yep, that was Mott the Hoople. They might’ve received a higher rating on a different day. I found this pretty ok.

Ooh… an album from the “All The Young Dudes” guys without “All The Young Dudes.” I really enjoyed the glam-rock sounds of the early 70s! Good stuff.

This was better than expected! I thought the lyrics were well-written, and I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be a concept album, but it seemed like there was a theme about the downside of being a rock star.

All The Young Ddudes – what a great track!

Didn't like his voice or an English accent talking about Memphis etc

Banger enjoyed it very much. It’s as old as my mum also 🙃 8-9/10 idk.

It's got a Bowie-esque sound to it. I don't find it as catchy, though. Maybe also a bit of Dylan... but overall, doesn't really age well.

Totally surprisingly. Its a little David Bowie, Alice Cooper, T-Rex wrapped up in well produced/layered rock that has both a flair for being sonically interesting as well as easy to approach. Its successful across a good change in tempos (Whizz Kid to Ballad of Mott the Hoople), and i'm particularly impressed that the song is good enough for me to ignore that it is titled Honaloochie Boogie.

Not my jam, poppy but meh.

Odd - not in a good way. I found parts of this unenjoyable. Everything else was fine, but weird.

Feels a bit like a halfway house between Bowie and ELO - and although I love both, I'd say the sum of the two is not equally good as them separately. I still found it very enjoyable and would listen to it again so I think 4 stars does it justice

Better than I was expecting, this was actually pretty epic

Glam rock is such a weird genre. You either have an act like Sparks, that feels like it is entirely focused on the glamorous aspects, being more art pop at the end of the day than anything, then you have acts like the New York Dolls, that are more rock than glam (in terms of the sound of their music), and it can feel like you're just listening to if rock 'n' roll survived to the 70s. However, the more underrated aspect is the acts that fall between these two extremes. David Bowie is the most obvious example in this category, as Bowie is unequivocally rock and roll during his Ziggy era, but has just enough weird stuff thrown in to be an interesting and unique listen. Mott the Hoople, in essence, is mainly just another version of that Bowie, stretched into a band rather than the effect of Ziggy where a good deal of people give credit to just Bowie when a whole band was at play. Mott the Hoople's biggest hit is often confused for being a Bowie song, and the band even is similar line-up wise, as Mick Ronson would be in the follow-up to this album a year later. Overall, it is a band that just feels like it was meant to be "kind of famous," and this album portrays that in spades. We have two different odes to glam rock, we have some quirky things to keep the album unique, and it can be described as a good time, but I highly doubt there are many out there who consider this a defining moment in rock culture. It's solid, it has good instrumentation, the vocalist has a Bowie meets Bob Dylan impression going on, and the lyrics feel glam-y, but there just isn't that wow factor to push it past the barrier into something truly amazing. If you like Bowie, you'll like this. If you like 70s rock, you'll like this. Hell, if you like rock you'll probably like some aspect of this, but I feel you'll be hard-pressed to find someone who LOVES this, especially over so many other classic glam albums.

Really cookie cutter. Rolls us every 70s trope in one record.

oh i know these btches!!!all the yung doods! love their sound hymn for the dudes lmao they love their dudes 4/5

3.5/5

Weird mixture of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.

getting kind of a washed out Bowie vibe from Hymn for the Dudes. Meh.

Goofy hippies all day.

"Mott" is the sixth studio album by British rock band Mott the Hoople. It was released right in the middle of the glam rock era. It's also a concept album of sorts about rock 'n' roll success. The album was the last one to feature lead guitarist Mike Ralphs who would leave for Bad Company and the first album without keyboardist Verden Allen. Other bandmembers included Ian Hunter (lead vocals, piano and guitars), Pete "Overend" Watts (bass, backing vocals) and Dale "Buffin" Griffin (drums, backing vocals). Commercially, the album hit #7 in the UK and #35 in the US. There were also two separate albums covers on its release (US and UK). The album opens up with rollicking "All the Way from Memphis." A charging piano melody and rhythm. Roxy Music was recording in the adjacent studio so Andy Mackay makes a great appearance on the sax. There's a great mix of solos of the sax and Ralphs' guitar. It's a song about the weariness on the rock 'n' roll road. A guitar intro gets their first single "Honaloochie Boogie" going. Piano and drums join in. A nice vocal chorus and Mackay' sax makes an appearance once again. "Driven' Sister" begins with a motorcycle. It's a fun song, kind of conventional 70's rock....guitar heavy. A start-stop-start style about driving on the road. "The Ballad of Mott the Hoople" features an acoustic guitar very reminiscent of late 80's hair metal, but this is pretty good. A melancholy feel as the lyrics describe different failures of each band member as to how they fell to rock 'n' roll fame and didn't have any more success. Given that the band would only produce one more album, this album is very prescient in its concept of the effect of rock 'n' roll excesses. There are some fun, catchy songs with the piano and guitar. Ralphs' guitar playing is one of the highlights. Ian Hunter might have vocal limitations but they cover it up with vocal choruses. Some of the songs don't work but most do and for those, it's a decent album and worth a listen.

Real fun album with some really good tracks. Recognized these guys kinda from some. Enjoy their energy. Rounding up cause why not.

I think it's telling that I've listened to a LOT of music from this era but have never heard any of the songs on this CD. With a couple exceptions, this is extremely generic, middle-of-the-fairway 70s rock. Songs like "Violence" and "Drivin' Sister" are in fact SO generic 70s (with a couple usurpations of expectations) that I thought they might've actually been making fun of the style. In turn, I now realize exactly what "Rocky Horror Picture Show" is mocking, and they're mocking Mott the Hoople. The first half of this CD is OK, although they're held back by the fact that, there's no way to put it, their lead singer sucks - he's got limited range and a crummy voice. He doesn't help his case by frequently performing in a mannered voice, like whispers or unsung plain-voice. The 2nd half, starting with "Violence", which is such a bad song that I almost couldn't finish it, just completely falls off the rails. If you just really like standard 70s rock, maybe this is for you, but it's not for me.

It´s OK. He can´t sing but they were typical of the 70´s and quite nostalgic

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It wasn't that bad like the band's name suggested! I was expecting a boring and bland rock from 70s, but most of the songs were quite good and pleasant to listen to. Some nice guitar solos, few interesting psychedelic moments, okayish vocal, just an overall nice album. Positive surprise, biggest quality of an album to quality of an album cover ration so far.

Thoroughly enjoyed this! First 3-4 tracks felt like a totally different album to the remainder. Started with some proper good dad rock. Not cheesy at all. Just proper dad rock. The kind of dad rock I’ve hoped exists. Not just stupid cliched guitar solos. Brilliant stuff. 4.1

Best track... I wish I was your mother This is a Glam Pop album, as opposed to the nicer variety of Glam Rock At a push, it's worth a 3 star

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(Not) Queen

Was done better by bowie. This isn't be one of the best albums ever.

reminiscent of bowie in many aspects. its ok for me. not a huge fan but it wasn't a complete miss

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Heard one heard them all. Couldn’t wait for it to end

Realizing I don’t really *love* glam-rock, but still, very solid record. Will definitely return to it one day. 3.5/5

Mostly didn't care but Violence made me want to apply some to them

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Glammy

This sounds familiar, but I've never Heard this band. It's pretty typical of the sound from that era. Which I'm this case really isn't a compliment. This will be a band I forget about the second I move to the next one.

The text reminds me of the vampire diaries and dermalogica skin care bottles and greyscale cd covers from the 2000s

OK album but dated and very simple music.

Decent, didn't sound dated

Was OK in places, bit proggy

It was cool, I think I liked it.

Oh yea this is bad

Gave it a solid go with a few rounds and there’s not one single song that I would care about if I never heard it again. Maybe a different singer would help, as I didn’t mind the music, but blocking out the vocals is too hard. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: not one

sure they sound like bowie ripoffs but theyre pretty enjoyable bowie ripoffs. 7/10

it's like shit Bowie it's fine but I'm not really sure I get why it's here.

"Honaloochie Boogie" is one of my all-time favorite jams. Also, who doesn't love burnt orange leather pants?

I thought I recalled this name from the 80s-90s bands, but 1974!?. I liked some songs, wash unfazed by most.

It's fine. Sounds like a lot of albums from the era. Nothing really stood out to me. I found the lead singer's voice grating.

Excellent album. I didn't know what to expect and was unfamiliar. I just love the sound and vocals--both really resonated song-to-song, and the album started strong, lulled a bit, and then got better. I listened to this one twice and loved it on the second listen. This is a tweener album for 4/5. ****

Average - Standouts include Ballad Of Mott The Hoople, and Rose.

The vocals on this are a curious mix of 60s Bowie, Ray Davies and Marc Bolan, and it’s no surprise to find that their biggest hit was the Bowie written All The Young Dudes and that they ended up working extensively with Mick Ronson. Entertaining 70s glam but not really at the same level as the acts that influenced them.

Decent glam rock. The first track is super entertaining, the rest is pretty OK. They sound as second knifes though; should I really listen to them before I die? Well now is too late to answer this question.

its ok -- glam rock is fun! Sorta sounds like bowie at points

Pretty much the only good song by Mott the Hoople was written by David Bowie, and it doesn’t appear on this album. Mott is very lackluster; at times they sound like the type of psychedelic folk that Dylan or The Byrds were making in the late 60s and at other times they sound like early glam rock like Bowie. Problem is… all of those artists had moved on by 1973 into bigger and better (or at least different) projects, and Mott sound dated even in 1973.

Won't be listening again

Really enjoyed it. Had no idea about then other than the hit.

David bowie sound

That a no for me, dogg

Damn good stuff right here. Very fun record. All The Way to Memphis and I Wish I was Your Mother are stand outs for me. Very Bowie-ish. I think Bowie wrote All the Young Dudes for this band.

Trying not to be biased by the Mott the Hoople reference from one of my favorite bands, REM, but I think I genuinely enjoyed this, especially when they channeled Bowie.

Great Album. Ian Hunter is underrated. One of the best, most identifiable voices in Rock. Big fan of his solo work. Saw the “reunion” show a few years ago and it was fantastic. These songs remind me of what it could of been if I was a few years older when this was released. Mandolin on “ I Wish I Was Your Mother”…now that’s Glam!

Rock and roll

The guy's voice annoys me and I was looking forward to the album finishing. At some point I gave up and just stopped listening.

Not into glam rock. Most was lame but the standout is the leadoff "All the Way from Memphis" which was pretty decent.

what’s the point,

Mott felt so very uninspired, I usually give albums a second listen to re-assess but the thought of listening to this one again has me yawning. I’m a Cadillac had a cool moment but it was too little too late. This is a case where the vocalist just didn’t click with me. Not enough glam, dime a dozen act. 2 stars

Wow, who does this sound like…. It’s everything you want from David Bowie except it’s missing David Bowie.

Listened a lot to this album in the 70s. But except for Honaloochie Boogie I do not find anything so nice anymore.

Had a few good tracks the elevated above general 70s rock but I didn't find it that interesting as a whole album.

I was very bored with this. I guess I expected more because of the hit “All the young dudes”, which I now learned was written by Bowie which explains a lot. I can tell there is some decent musicianship here in the components but I’m just not feeling it from a band/songwriting perspective.

The Bowie similarities are uncanny here. From the vocal style delivery all the way down to the music and production. Makes sense knowing how much Bowie was a Mott fan and that he wrote some songs for them. And with Ziggy Stardust released just one year earlier it can’t be coincidental. Still, outside of the opening track none of the songs really stick or have memorable hook. An ok listen but definitely Nott part of my hoople.

Obvious Bowie influence, so def listenable. But at times just felt like a cheap knock off of the Man himself.

I didn’t really enjoy this.

C’mon y’all, All The Way From Memphis is a MFing bop. I’d prob round up if ….Young Dudes was on this album. But alas it’s not and the album kinda drags. 3.5/4

A fun listen. All The Way to Memphis is a good one. Nothing here is quite as strong as All The Young Dudes, which I always credit Bowie with in my head. But a very solid listen.

One I already own, so it's likely I'll be biased in its favour...and so it proves. I feel as if you were to look up the definition of 'classic rock - British' in an encyclopedia, you've got half a chance that Mott the Hoople would be the accompanying photo. They've got everything that a band of that era strove to do - upbeat at times, tender at others, and able to rouse the punters with the odd grandiose ballad now and again. And they did it well! Largely eschewing histrionics and hard rock bluster, I view MtH as a bridging point between glam and the stripped-down pub rock sound that was to follow. Ian Hunter could declaim, he could coo, and he sounded convincing doing both. Good songwriting, too - a cut above the usual hairy-chest brigade. Fine work.

Mott can bring out some energy for sure, but the glamour of yesteryear is largely lost in the general genericness of it all.

David Bowie produced these guys and was a big fan. You can hear why. As Bowie fan, hungry for more, this is a food choice.

It's OK. Not that original. Then again, trying to replicate David Bowie isn't the worst idea in the world but these guys aren't Bowie. It's an OK glam rock album but I'm not sure it's required listening.

This one is perplexing. In the one hand the guitar absolutely rips throughout the album, the production value is remarkable with an assemble of instrumentation, but on the other hand I don’t feel any of the songs click. They have most of the elements for great rock albums, they even have some decent hooks. However, it’s just not there for me. It’s like a girlfriend that has all of the great qualities, and is a lovely person, but you don’t feel the connection. Even though she does a great Bob Dylan impression, especially on I wish I was your mother, but she’s just too vanilla and doesn’t posses her own spark. Idk.

The Killer piano pounds away, and thus begins the quintessential tale of a clueless Rockstar and his lost guitar, culminating in a meeting with a black guy who provides some much needed perspective. "All the Way from Memphis", indeed. [Contemporary listeners will hear a racial slur, and wonder "WTF?" Seventies lyricists, for whatever reason, were willing to experiment with such things—blame Norman Mailer— to provide "grit" and "realism" (see above), to apply tension to the word in order to drain it of its negativity, a la Lenny Bruce (Patti Smith, and the now deleted barnburner "Rock N' Roll N—) or whatever Freddie Mercury was doing with it in "March of the Black Queen" (wait, is it literally a "Black Queen", and Freddie, being a brown person, complicates things). Anyway, to album...] I needs to be clearly understood that I absolutely love this album; it also needs to be clearly understood that this, indeed, is the swan song of the band. Mick Jones (not the Clash guy, nor the Gories guy) would flee to start Bad Company, and banality would ensue. The perpetually shaded Ian Hunter would not be long. Like Motley Crue Farewell tours, this had happened once before, and then Bowie showed up with "All the Young Dudes". Why did Bowie gift them with such a stone classic? Because he loved the band. You know who else loved them? Mick Jones the Clash Guy. The mighty Dictators covered them. The fucking Dead Boys covered them. Prior to the "Dudes" interrupted Swan Song, Mott (and Hawkwind for sure) were the cult bands of the UK scene, ignored by everybody in the record stores but the disciples, fervent and fanatical in the concert halls. And why not? Dylan inspired lyrics (though not the sensibility. Bob is Bob; Ian is Ian) married to rabid Rock N Roll played with conviction. Real Rama Lama, the mutant hybrid of the MC5 and the Kinks. In the States, the cult of Mott is even smaller than Roxy Music; at least Roxy is becoming understood as something not entirely "More than This" MOR favorites. Dude, their shit is weird. And so is Mott's, and apparently people didn't get it until Bowie showed up. And while "Dudes", "Mott" and "The Hoople" are great records, but prior to that, there are FOUR albums, varying in degree from Very Good ("Mott the Hoople", "Wildlife") to flawed exceptional ("Mad Shadows") and transcendent ("Brain Capers"). These I came across during the Napster days, stoned and drunk with the buddy Pat, downloading songs based on search terms that were at turns absurd and obscene, and there was "Death Maybe Your Santa Claus"; it blew my mind. And after, "When My Mind's Gone" (squeaky drum pedal and all), my mind was, ummm... Anyhoo, my Mott experience goes "All the Young Dudes", thanks to Classic Rock radio, then random downloads from the first four, then physical purchase, and then back to the last three, which are a weird elegy for Rock N Roll. Nostalgia—old wound pain in the strictest definition— seems to be the theme that is simpatico with the Deviant's Mick Ferren, rock n roll intellectual and so stranger to proper Rama Lama's prophecy "The Titanic Sails at Dawn". The old wound, in this case, is growing chasm between the Big Beat/Blue Suede Shoes Rock N Roll and the "Serious" Rock, and what follows for those fiddlers, and both Ferren and Ian Hunter see it, expressed in their respective idioms. Ferren is damning fortune teller; Hunter, in his role as chronicler of all things Rock Star on Tour, a sardonic participant in the orgy on the precipice. Hunter has always had a way with a dramatic tragic-beautiful ballad with a cabaret flavor; "Hymn for the Dudes", a nod to the big hit, is a glam rock ( Rock N Roll?) elegy. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" shimmers pan-gender languid longing. Gorgeous. The self (also Bowie)-referential "Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Zürich) is the obituary for a group that had died once, and would die again, poignant and bitter as the weird trajectory of this band. If the above is not your jam, there are the rockers that fit neatly in the Mott the Hoople Boogie mode, all nice to grove to. Only "Violence" goes off the mode, a slice of yobbos oiking their way through scrap after scrap, is a keenly drawn character study, and easy to see as an influence on the nascent Punk movement. Shorter: Mott the Hoople's Classic Rock staple "All the Young Dudes" is the tip of the iceberg. The riches are below.

Little too much hairspray on this record.

The missing link between Bowie (& Dylan) and the Clash and Dr Feelgood - showing how art rock and pub rock were about to merge and speed up (and take influences from elsewhere) to become pink rock. Very very Bowie influenced, obviously, but that is certainly not a bad thing!

ehhhh not displeasing to the ear but nothing really stuck. the lead singers voice was somewhat annoying. 2.5/5

Pretty good. No more, no less

Aside from one entertaining song, there isn't much to enjoy here. A bit irritating at times too.

I find the times (great album name ps) I get a back log of albums is when I don't know what to do with one. This is one. Most of the time they end up being 3s and this is no exception. I held off though because it seemed so weird to get two seemingly rock operas (this and Bat Out of Hell) in a row that I felt there must have been something there. But there wasn't. This is a straight up three by anyone's (just my) standards.

# Playlist Track - All The Way from Memphis # Notes - Album starts on a cool vibe. I like the pianos and the vibes from "All The Way from Memphis". - Unfortunately, there's not much else to like moving on. - Vocals are consistently poor, and instrumentals fail to create any interest to prop up the remaining songs. - The weird "fight scene" in Violence is just awful. -2 stars for that.

Underwhelmed by this one.

Nothing I had ever heard before, but I liked it.

Very Bowie-ish, just not as good

Another older album from an artist I'm not particularly fond of.

I wish I was your mother и All the Dudes from Memphis, конечно неплохи, но по звучанию альбом безнадежно устарел. Да еще и у вокалиста неприятный голос. Конечно, все можно раскурить после 4-5 прослушиваний, но если требуется столько времени, то нафиг такую музыку.

The definition of a 3 - so mid

How do you release an album in 69’ and still look like a Motley Crue knockoff God they’re worse than Hole Favorite: all the way from Memphis, honoochie boogie Least favorite: Violence 3/5

1st time listening very nice I'm a big Steve Harley fan and there are a lot of similarities in the song writing here. Even sounds a bit cockney at times

LP

This was not what I was expecting, but it was actually good

Always a fan of this group!! Not an album I had heard ..Loved it!

Good solid rock album. Very reminiscent of Bowie.

Mott the Hoople, on the brink of extinction, were revivified by David Bowie when he wrote “All the Young Dudes” for them, which remains their best song. The band then took that newfound success and channeled it into a lackluster career of second-rate Bowie impersonation. Is “Mott” a bad album? No. But it’s generally uninspired. When “Violence” started playing, I was certain I’d already heard it. Turns out they just lifted and transposed the opening riff of “Whizz Kid,” from only three tracks earlier. “Honaloochie Boogie” is my favorite of the batch, and perhaps the most musically similar to “All the Young Dudes.” As if reading my mind, Apple Music started playing “Modern Love” by David Bowie at the conclusion of the album, as if to say, “This is what you REALLY were looking for.”

A lot like Bowie, some quality work. I really enjoyed Voilence.

Every time I read Mott The Hoople, I sing their name in my head to the tune of Rock The Casbah. I don’t know why, but I do. I’m not really sure what Mott The Hoople sound like, so I’m interested to give them a lesson today. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Drivin’ Sister I did quite like this. It felt like old school rock, and was very similar to David Bowie’s rock era at times. I liked when they went a bit bonkers with a saxophone while the rest of the band grooved on. I can sometimes get irritable when bands have extended solos, but this was good fun.

fine, i guess?

Not glam enough, not edgy enough. Glad Bowie gave them their hit, but isn’t it telling that they passed on Suffragette City? Meh.

Super fun album! It’s too bad they don’t keep using the horns after the first song. Funny song titles and awesome 70s rock.

Love the sound of this record, but the songs just aren’t that memorable

Had some good moments but ended up being a lesser version of a mediocre Bowie album.

What a hoopla of a hoople!!

I stopped halfway through the album, it's a no from me.

Its fine

Don’t really see the significance of this album. It’s fine for a 70s glam rock record but didn’t find anything special

There’s more polished, outrageous glam rock out there, but on the whole this is pretty good. All the Way from Memphis has stuck around for a reason.

My understanding was that Mott The Hoople wouldn't have amounted to anything if not for Bowie's intervention. Is this not the case? Are they valid on their own merit, or are they included here for being involved with that coke fiend?

If you're into glam rock, but not weird glam rock you will enjoy Mott. Nothing too crazy, or groundbreaking in my opinion, just a decent glam rock album. Best: Whizz Kid Worst: I’m a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso Note: Spotify had the 2006 extended album, I only listened to the original 9 tracks.

Glam rock tunes… enjoyed I wish I knew your mother….

great 70’s glam rock album. no issues with this one. highlights: “all the way from memphis”, “whizz kid”, “drivin’ sister”

Kinda filler for the most part. Not terrible, though.

Cool Bowie/Dylan vibe!

Meh, unremarkable music

I hate that I liked this album. Singer was awful, but man do I love some rock organ

Would listen to this again. I heard Dylan and Bowie in some songs. These guys are versatile.

yeah i liked it

Enjoyable

Competent glam rock, but nothing that really excites me. Good playing, some decent hooks, but just overall not really a standout album to me. Sounds like a less interesting version of stuff Bowie was doing at the time. Decent listen but not long-term impactful to me.

One of the comments said we have David Bowie at home. I’m inclined to laugh, but this wasn’t bad

The surprises keep coming ... This website is fun

Bob Dylan was in a British funk pop band. 2/5

like not great

Liked it!

Sounds like Bowie outtakes

Eh, it's fine. This kind of thing will never sound fresh in the 21st century, but I get that there was a time when it was new and interesting. It's hard for me to not find it predictable and dull, primarily because I've heard this kind of thing a million times before by a million other bands over the decades.

Very Bowie

That was actually ok in places. You can really hear the Bowie influence and they love the same chords as they had on ‘All the Young Dudes’! There’s a fair amount of nonsense on here…especially ‘Violence’….alright, I get the point, you don’t need to sing it to me 117 times. But I really liked ‘Hymn for the dudes’ (they love singing about dudes), ‘Ballad of Mott the Hoople’, ‘El Camino’ and ‘I wish I was your mother’. A really low 3

Not completely without merit. Sounds like early David Bowie, but without the class. Don't think I'll be listening to it again in a hurry but worth a low 2.

Very core to the era... feels at times like Bowie, other times like The Who and Billy Joel had a Neil Young baby.

Levy alkoi loistavalla kappaleella ja loppu ei enää noussut samalle tasolle. Helppoa ja hyväntuulista musaa.

Ei ollut erikoinen

Catchy and sunny glam rock. Instantly enjoyable hooks and melodies. Really good fun. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: All the Way from Memphis Date listened: 18/02/24

Very David Bowie

Pretty fire

I liked this album, kind of remember them from 1973! 4 stars

It took me three attempts to get all the way through this one...

A perfectly good glam rock record that doesn't have the one song by this artist you want to hear.

I feel like I wanted to like this way more than I did. However, I think my perceptions have been skewed by the fact we've listened to (relatively speaking) a lot of glam recently and I know who did it better.

Most of this was new to me. Kicks off with a rock song with sax about Memphis, so they know how to suck me in. When I was a kid I confused Mott for Bowie. Still can see the comparison (mostly the double tracked slap back on the vocals). Rock songs that sorta have a musical theater quality to them. I'm a Cadillac is a slide guitar slow jam

yawn

Amazing

Is this an undiscovered Bowie album?

This album is so different between Side A and Side B. It's kind of astonishing. I appreciated Side B much more than A, which is very Bowie-esque glam rock. Side B has some quieter, more introspective 70s rock ballads a la Elton. I had heard of Mott but really not heard anything previous to listening to "Mott" the album, outside of their massive hit All the Young Dudes. While Side B's stuff (3 of the 4 standouts listed below) are on Side B, I have to judge this album as a whole and I really disliked Side A apart from the single All the Way to Memphis. So, three stars is the best I can give this one. Standouts: All the Way From Memphis, Ballad of Mott the Hoople, I Wish I Was Your Mother

Great glam rock album. Very David Bowie.

I love it

Wasn't too bad, wouldn't go out of my way to listen again. But not upset I listened to this. This is the sort of album you forget is on, and then all of a sudden realise, oh yeah I'm listening to music, it's very "not there".

It was fine. Kind of glam. Mostly just replaceable 70s rock.

This is fine stuff, hitting the sweet spot between glam, hard rock, rock n roll and pop. Ian Hunter has the perfect voice for a mid-70s band, the songs are dry and witty and Mick Ralphs guitar is wonderful. One of those albums you can play time and time again with tiring of it.

Not bad.

Great glam rock album

Fair middle of the road glam rock

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Bowie vibes.

Which came first, the Bowie chicken or the Mott egg? It's the rock 'n' rolly, shouty, Sladey, early Bowie sort of thing. Decent songs, but inconsequential. Ballad of Mott the Hoople however stands out as a good song, better than the transient glam rest. Not a bad album, but a pretty passe listen nowadays.

Bland

Bland and uninspiring. Not much new or interesting. 5

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.

Not terrible, but didn't sound particularly impressive

Eh... makes me think of when my mum puts on a song from her youth and listens to it over and over. I guess you had to be there. Kind of blends in to other glam rock (and other genres) that I am more familiar with. If Wikipedia's only reference is that it appears on '1001...' then has it really had impact? I guess it's a long list.

This is a very beautiful album, and I'm upset that I've never taken the time to listen to it in its entirety before now. Familiar with the pop tunes but getting to listen to it in completion I really get a much stronger feeling of how talented these guys were and how endearing their lyrics and sounds were. I'm going to give this a four-star rating and keep it on a save list to come back and listen to more.

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"

I had never listened to a whole album by this band but I love some of their songs. They're super fun and have such a unique sound because of their lead singer. It's 50 years old but you would never know. I live in LA and was listening to this driving around in the car and it gives off a real Cali beach vibe, even though they're British. A bunch of goofballs in the best way. It would be even better if it had All the Young Dudes.

👍🏻

Meh 1/5

In a nutshell: bland psychedelic rock. Overall: 2/10

Not my style

Good album, great opening track Good solid rock although now a little dated

Pretty good glam rock

Listened twice and didn't really interest me. They sound like an imitation of Bowie but the tunes weren't catchy or interesting and I'm left wondering why this was included. Pretty ordinary to me.

70s rock. Kinda had the vibes of the rocky horror picture show to me. Definitely atleast one shredding guitar part.

eh I like this type of music and even this is a little too generic for me.

Album 292 of 1001 Mott the Hoople - Mott Rating : 3.762 / 5 Favorite Track : All the Way from Memphis I enjoy some glam rock. Also enjoy some Bowie and his influence is felt throughout. Probably some more to check out before I give an overall opinion on the artist, but I do enjoy this album.

Ah lads. It doesn’t even contain “All The Young Dudes”

That ol' good rock, this is their best album imho

Sometimes there are records that you should like or at least find interesting based off of your other tastes, but they end up doing nothing for you. This is one of those for me. Its a fine glam record, but it doesn’t really have charm or the highs of a Bowie or T-Rex record. Solid, but not earth shattering.

Too 70s ...

It was a decent, theatrical album. There were a couple of good, up-beat hits and I feel like this could be brought to life off broadway somewhere. The album feels dated, belonging in a different era, and I'm not convinced of it's placement on this list. Their infamy was large part due to David Bowie granting them the rights to All the Young Dudes. I think that's all to be said about this band.

Pretty good glam rock, but not really anything notable about it. Alright.

Trist!

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.

This was like a very specific era of David Bowie collaborating with a very specific era of Bob Dylan. In each case, they happen to be some of my favorite eras of each artist. I totally dug this. It was also surprisingly soulful at a lot of moments, too. I really connected with the emotion of the vocals.

Mott the Meh. 2/5

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.

I quite enjoyed this. Ballad of Mott the Hoople, and I Wish I Was Your Mother, stood out the most. Not a fan of banging in the live track at the end, but think this is just the expanded edition. Wouldn't really say Glam Rock, more Traditional Rock but can hear the Bowie influences. A very solid 3.5.

This was alright but they sounded too much like a knock off Bowie.

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

Solid British rock album

Favourite tracks: honaloochie boogie; I wish I was your mother

Kinda just makes you wish you were listening to Bowie.

This is exactly why I like this album a day thing. I never would have come across this on my own, and I was judging the cover a bit when I saw it, but this was really great. I'm realizing that I'm kind of into glam rock, and this is just consistently enjoyable and fun. These guys seem to have almost completely fallen off the radar, but I'm glad they made the list here. Bowie was apparently a fan and seems to be a big part of the reason why they didn't break up before this album. Queen also opened for them at one point. Fun vibes, good rock sounds, generally good stuff. Favorite song: I Wish I Was Your Mother Other: All the Way from Memphis, Whizz Kid, Hymn for the Dudes, Honaloochie Boogie, Ballad of Mott The Hoople, Rose 12/28/23

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.

are you sure this isn't Bowie?

very great glam rock album with amazing songs and instrumentals. gave me bob dylan and david bowie vibes. 7.7/10

C'était pas si mauvais, l'instrumentation est vraiment bonne, mais les chansons ont souvent des passages plus faibles et la voix du chanteur est tellement comme une version Dollorama de David Bowie. C'était loin d'être innécoutable, mais pas mémorable du tout. 5/10

I’ve never heard of this band before yet I feel I’ve heard everything they’ve got to offer already. Fine, not very exciting.

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

Too British

In my memory this was a classic glam rock album and I had it down as an easy 5 stars. But listening to it several times today I got less sure. Songs like "All the Way from Memphis" and "Violence" are still 5*, but I found quite a few of the other tracks are a little boring. So it seems this album did not stand the test of time, unlike other albums from that time, such as the New York Dolls debut, which still sounds as great as ever. overall score: 8/10

Never heard of this band before, but this was pretty decent. The more glamrocky songs were less appealing to me, and Violence sounded terrible, but there were several great songs to make up for it.

It feels a bit outdated but I did enjoy several tracks on this album.

A band that lept into stardom from performing a song Bowie wrote, striving to ride the Glam wave through its heyday. This record isn’t horrible by any means, but it’s not good and it’s relatively unremarkable. It sounds like reading the wiki page for Glam Rock. Top tracks: All The Way From Memphis, Honaloochie Boogie, Drivin’ Sister, I’m A Cadillac

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..

This album just didn’t do it for me. I know them from All The Young Dudes but this was not that.

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.

Lie back, close your eyes, and think of Bowie.

Great

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 From Memphis" is cool, but not much else stands out. I don't know what kind of influence this band might have had? I'm assuming there's something else that makes this album stand out or really warrant a spot on the list outside of just the songs on a single listen through, but I'm not really loving it. I think maybe I just wanted more memorability on the record? I feel like the band gels together really well and there's definite chemistry (like the part around 2:40 in the second track where the guitar and vocalist are both "singing" lines and it's a cool back and forth) but it just feels kind of pedestrian? Even though that feels pretty harsh. To me this sound is like a bunch of GOOD musicians that aren't amazing and they have opportunities to take their music to the next level (like recording at what I assume is a really good studio based on the production quality) but no one in the band steps up and ushers the overall sound to stardom. Left wanting more.

All the way to Memphis - superb. Rest was ok.

High concept and self-referential. I do like the 70s production and appreciate the restraint in "fixing" it for the digital age. The songs are kinda dumb.

Catchy. 5/10

Ho letto Glam e ho sperato in molto meglio

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

Hmmm, a fun listen! Glam rock with a splash of prog. I haven't really listened to these guys much before, but have enjoyed various covers of "All the Young Dudes", and a lot of this album feels similar to that song. Fave tracks - "Whizz Kid" and "I'm A Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Roso"

I felt that it was generic classic rock. That doesn't mean it was bad. Just uninspired.

There is already too many Bowie albums On the list, therefore we don’t need albums from cheap imitation's either.

A bunch of different sounds put together by musicians that aren’t very good. Nope.

It's a good record that got outshined by all of the other great records of the time. 3/5

Nr. 32/1001 All the Way from Memphis 4/5 Whizz Kid 3/5 Hymn for the Dudes 4/5 Honaloochi Boogie 3/5 Violence 3/5 Drivin' Sister 4/5 Ballad of Mott the Hoople 4/5 I'm a Cadillac 4/5 I Wish I Was Your Mother 4/5 Rose 4/5 Average: 3,7 Nothing extraordinary, but thoroughly enjoyable

Es una declaración de intenciones que se queda bastante corta. El principio del disco no me gustó para nada pero terminé sacando dos temitas. Es glam rock, influyeron mucho a Bowie y se nota.

Mott is the sixth album by British rock band Mott the Hoople. It is a critically acclaimed glam rock album released in the early 70's. This was a great classic rock album from the golden period of rock 'n' roll. The music is well produced, making the album fun to listen to, although I didn't find any amazing tracks on this album. It's a decent glam rock album if one is into that specific type of rock music.

No. Not for me.

Love it love it love it. Sounds so much like David Bowie at times, yet it is still completely its own thing. 4 stars.

Very classic 70's brit rock. I could picture their outfits without ever seeing them. My favorite songs were the last two: Through the Looking Glass and Roll Away the Stone

Toes the line between 'rips-off' and 'is influenced by.' Maybe I wasn't paying attention enough but can't remember much about this album.

It was enjoyable, reminded me of Bowie and Rod Stewart a bit. I don’t think I’d revisit it

1st song.... I don't think this guy knows how to play a sax 🤣🤣 a few songs in... doesn't sound like they know how to play a violin either hahaha Vocals are very David Bowie sounding and music is just a little all over the place. Again, definitely can tell this is 70s.

Not even their biggest album or one of the early ones that could have been the inspo for later punk rock. Disappointing album.

Imagine if Wings, Bowie, and The Grateful Dead got together and had a baby. But the baby turned out super mid. That is essentially what this sounded like. There was also a touch of Bob Dylan in there, and that isn't meant as a compliment. Two stars rather than only one because the El Camino Dolo Roso half of "I'm a Cadillac/ El Camino..." was surprisingly decent.

Oh the "All The Young Dudes" band. Is that on here? No? Aww. I wishlist was because this is all just very forgettable. Not necessarily bad, but it just kind of played and didn't leave any real impression.

No.

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

I’m not sure why I was fearing this when I was looking at the whole list. I guess I couldn’t envision all the young dudes people doing anything else. I liked this. It was early glam and that was cool.

Love rock but didn't jive with this, it's ok but not so much to save any songs.

Kinda Bowie but not