Mott the Hoople

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Herefordshire, England (1968 – 1976)

Mott the Hoople were a glam rock group formed in 1968 in Herefordshire, England near the Welsh border. They were lead by Ian Hunter until his departure in 1974. The band would break up in 1976. They are best known for the international hit single “All the Young Dudes”, written by David Bowie.

Mott the Hoople formed when Silence, a not-too-successful group from the Welsh borders, was joined by session pianist and rock n roll hopeful Ian Hunter. They developed from Dylan obsessives to their own character over the course of four albums for Island. They were a very popular live act but only achieved brief commercial success. In 1971 the band was close to splitting up but continued to record “All the Young Dudes”, a song written for them by up and coming pop star and fan David Bowie. Three more albums and several pop hits later the band fell apart when Ian Hunter left in 1974. The remaining members created Mott which released two albums before disbanding in 1976. Original guitarist Mick Ralphs had greater success as member of Bad Company.

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Top Tracks

1	All The Young Dudes full track	4,772
2	Roll Away the Stone full track	179
3	Sweet Jane full track	173
4	All the Way From Memphis full track	147
5	One of the Boys full track	99
6	Sucker full track	91
7	Soft Ground full track	86
8	Momma's Little Jewel full track	80
9	Jerkin' Crocus full track	66
10	Sea Diver full track	58
11	Honaloochie Boogie full track	56
12	Hymn for the Dudes full track	44
13	The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll full track	37
14	Ready For Love/After Lights full track	36
15	I Wish I Was Your Mother full track	32

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madafaka1 wrote:
Thursday evening

i genuinely LOVE these so-called one-hit-wonders. Because, in most cases, that ONE song is GREAT. And that's exactly the case here.

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Lord_Krichian wrote:
8 days ago

they're awesome

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barnkat36 wrote:
last month

ALL the way to MEMPHIS

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barnkat36 wrote:
last month

Absolultly there best work , CRANK IT UPPP!!

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Rotuhiiri wrote:
last month

Another great indie band I discovered from listening to the Juno soundtrack! They sure made some great indie tunes way back in the days! All The Young Dudes <3<3<3<3<3

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barnkat36 wrote:
last month

Thanks to yvonne I remember them now, I was so stoned back then :)

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yvonne1959 wrote:
August 2008

Sha-la-la-la push push. xxx

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ReverendDoom wrote:
August 2008

this band is awesome - shame their #1 song is AtYD... so many other great songs

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iKvlt wrote:
August 2008

Bowie really did make this band. All the Young Dudes is probably the only reason they are still somewhat known.

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Hank_M_Necktie wrote:
July 2008

Have always loved MTH. Seen Hunter many times over the years. Ian Hunter is 70 years old next year!! Look out for a birthday tour.

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disintegrate666 wrote:
July 2008

The fact that there are so few listens to one of the best bands on the 70's is sinful! :|

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Gibson1976 wrote:
July 2008

The song "All The Young Dudes" is freckin amazing! Gives me chills down my spine.. such a great song to play on GH:A And to listen to!

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Gruffaluf_ wrote:
June 2008

the soundtracks is pretty a-okay but the movie was pretty unremarkable imo also these guys rule

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peachykeenmarie wrote:
June 2008

some people hate on juno for being a false indie hit, but mostly they just hate that little teeney boppers are bopping around to the soundtrack when music freaks like myself have been listening (obsessing) to these songs and artists for a while. in actuality its nothing to hate but something to find hope in, the fact that so many people, mostly teens, loved the movie AND the soundtrack gives me the hope that maybe my generation isn't completely hopeless...if some 13 year old discovered the kinks or sonic youth, or mott the hoople because of that movie...yay!

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jemmo357 wrote:
June 2008

Mott and The Hoople are definitely top albums for me. ATYD is good. The pre-glam stuff is fine, but a bit boring by comparison. And who said Ian Hunter sounds like Bowie? You need yer ears cleanin' out mate! "Violence! Violence! It's the only thing that will make you see sense!"

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Weed-N-Rock wrote:
May 2008

Wow that is fuck all plays for such a good band Juno rocks too :)

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cheesesandwich wrote:
May 2008

they've been using that song in movie previews for YEARS. ain't just juno. but i guess it helps.

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sidetoside wrote:
May 2008

To be fair, there are some much better tracks than 'all the young dudes' that are not even in the charts

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sventhedog wrote:
May 2008

juno lol

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PennyDr3adful wrote:
May 2008

woah. . . . . . .

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