This is one of my favourite albums from the glam rock era of the early seventies. Mott the Hoople was an ill-starred band from Herefordshire that was saved from obscurity by the timely gift of a song, “All the Young Dudes” by David Bowie, who also produced the album. It’s a solid play, through and through. As well as the fine title song, it has one of the three best versions of “Sweet Jane,” the band’s own “One of the Boys,” “Sea Driver,” and “Ready for Love,” all satisfying songs. At heart, the band was a low-key R&B combo that did not fit comfortably into the heavily arranged glam style. I don’t know if this album has any status as an official rock “classic”, but it has always remained in my pleasure playing repertoire. I’ve just acquired the 2006 remastered reissue, with seven bonus tracks.
Mott the Hoople’s “All the Young Dudes”
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