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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 led 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 and featured in films such as Clueless and Juno.
The band was named after a novel by Willard Manus. The book was about a circus clown named Norman Mott.
Mott the Hoople formed when Silence, a not-too-successful group from the Welsh borders, was joined by session pianist and rock and roll hopeful Ian Hunter along with Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, Pete Overend Watts and Dale Griffin . 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 trackAll 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 Ralphs had greater success as member of Bad Company.
All The Young Dudes, written by David Bowie and featured in films such as Clueless and Juno.The band was named after a novel by Willard Manus. The book was about a circus clown named Norman Mott.
Mott the Hoople formed when Silence, a not-too-successful group from the Welsh borders, was joined by session pianist and rock and roll hopeful Ian Hunter along with Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, Pete Overend Watts and Dale Griffin . 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 track
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 Ralphs had greater success as member of Bad Company.
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brownieboy wrote:
Great Band from that era, shame that "ballad of Mott the Hopple" isn't in the top.15 tracks.
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jess_white wrote:
aul the way from mem-phisss
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AsILayFleecing wrote:
I just think Mott The Hoople is among the funniest things I've ever said out loud.
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XZYOE wrote:
beauty
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Lalena87 wrote:
very good!
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jess_white wrote:
all the way from mem-phiss
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IanCat87 wrote:
More people really need to listen to this band. The music's too good.
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Keep-The-Faith wrote:
"We love our Mott the Hoople It keeps us all so enraged" Poison Apples - Motley Crue (2)
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Pidots wrote:
"we love our Mott the Hoople It keeps us all so enraged" Poison Apples - Motley Crue
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Doppelherzz wrote:
Awesome band.
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PhelipeStanley wrote:
AMAZING GROUP
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waterland100 wrote:
Yeah! I'm a DUDE ! Great stuff.
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robinsvedberg wrote:
What a amazing and wonderfull band. I will bring them with me no matter what!
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mynameisjoehann wrote:
Violence is so awesome!
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keresaspa wrote:
@cs81: Mott the Hoople are named after a 1966 novel by Willard Manus in which the main character, William Mott, frequently compares himself to Major Hoople, a bumbling figure who appeared in the old American newspaper comic strip "Our Boarding House" in the 1920s.
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mynameisjoehann wrote:
I wasted so many years not listening to their albums earlier. (2)
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since93 wrote:
Mott the Hoople and the game of life... ♫
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Bis66 wrote:
foxy foxy <3
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Z3Lasher wrote:
I wasted so many years not listening to their albums earlier.
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cs81 wrote:
What is a Mott? What's a Hoople? Where did this weird name come from?
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