That band could have been the biggest band that ever was. It was all ass-backwards - it didn't make sense. We had success after we had given up.
- Ian Hunter
This page is dedicated to one of the most underrated bands of all time: Mott the Hoople.
Mott the Hoople, one of the seminal glam rock bands of the 1970's, established a cult following both in the U.S. and U.K. before disbanding in 1976. It launched the careers of both Ian Hunter and Mick Ralphs, while providing inspiration for such later bands as Def Leppard and Great White.
The latest Ian Hunter album, Artful Dodger, has been released in Norway. There are some tour dates already scheduled for the U.K., and others rumored for the U.S. Some web sites you may want to check for more detailed information include:
Morgan Fisher, organ player for Mott the Hoople in the later days (post-Mott), has generously provided the Unofficial Mott the Hoople home page with some biographical information and (international) discography. Fisher, as you might recall, replaced Verdan Allen, who left after the All the Young Dudes tour (cf. my history of Mott the Hoople. Mr. Fisher's background includes some experience working with punk artists, which is interesting since Mott the Hoople is said to be an influence on many punk rock bands (some say that Mott was one of the few early 1970's bands which remained credible with punks). Over the past decade or so, he has worked extensively in Japan as a keyboardist. Again, we at the Unofficial Mott the Hoople home page extend a special thanks to Morgan Fisher for providing us this information.
Now divided into two sections:
Let Christgau be your guide - Robert Christgau, that is. This Village Voice music critic has compiled his record reviews from the 1970's and 1980's in two separate volumes - logically enough, one for the 1970's and one for the 1980's. Here, I have summarized his reviews of Mott the Hoople and Ian Hunter albums released in the 1970's.
With a little help from James A. Gardner, I have put together this page summarizing Rolling Stone's reviews of Mott/Hunter, spanning 1969 to 1992.
Check out the section containing some, but not all, Mott the Hoople album covers.
A couple of photos I scanned in from their pre-Bowie period.
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