Mott the Hoople Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

A Funky Little Boat Race: Mott The Hoople’s All the Young Dudes at 50

September 19, 2022September 20, 2022 Tim Sommer 7 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, All the Young Dudes, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople, The Clash, The Kinks

What makes it one of the weakest albums from one of the greatest British rock bands

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Indie Rock Pop Power Pop Rock

The Handcuffs Revisit Their Roots

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Brad Elvis, Burn The Rails, Chicago, Chloe Orwell, Morgan Fisher, Mott the Hoople, The Handcuffs

With a little help from Morgan Fisher of Mott The Hoople, the Chicago band delivers their best work yet on Burn the Rails

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Ian Hunter, 83, Penned Best Song of His Career at 76

June 18, 2022July 5, 2022 Ken Kurson 2 Comments Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Dennis DeYoung, Foreigner, Ian Hunter, John Panozzo, Jon Bon Jovi, Mick Jones, Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Styx, The Who

Mott leader’s tribute to Bowie revealed an artist heading loudly into that good night

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Art Pop Remembrance

LISTEN: Five Years Without Bowie

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments Adrian Belew, Ben Monder, Bjork, Blackstar, Brian Eno, CAN, Cluster, David Bowie, David Sanborn, Donny McCaslin, Durutti Column, Echo and the Bunnymen, Iggy Pop, Japan, Jason Lindner, Kraftwerk, Lester Bowie, Mark Guiliana, Mott the Hoople, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nile Rodgers, Pat Metheny, Philip Glass, Pulp, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T.Rex, The Smiths, Tim Lefebvre

Celebrating the Thin White Duke on his death day with an exclusive new mix

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Country and/or Western Psychedelics Rock Uncategorized

ALBUMS: Across The Great Divide

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 David Bash 0 Comments Fairport Convention, Idle Race, Matthews Southern Comfort, Mott the Hoople, Procol Harum, Rod Stewart, The Faces, The Hollies, Traffic

On this excellent anthology subtitled Getting It Together In The Country 1968-1974, the influence of American music on British rock is examined

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“There’s No Such Thing As Rock & Roll”

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Ian Hunter, Mad Shadows, Morgan Fisher, Mott, Mott the Hoople, Mott the Hoople 74, The Hoople

A conversation with Mott the Hoople’s Morgan Fisher

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Music Journalism Rock

Expect Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Process to Stay Broken

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Jeff Tamarkin 3 Comments Bad Company, Billy Preston, Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick, Emerson, George Michael, Gram Parsons, Grand Funk Railroad, Harry Nilsson, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, Judas Priest, King Crimson, Lake & Palmer, Link Wray, Lionel Richie, Little Feat, Mary Wells, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Mountain, Neil Sedaka, Patti LaBelle, peter Frampton, Ry Cooder, Sonic Youth, Suzi Quatro, T.Rex, Television, the Doobie Brothers, The Go-Gos, the MC5, the Meters, The Monkees, the New York Dolls, the Shangri-Las, The Turtles, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Tom Jones, Warren Zevon

Former nominating committee member cautions rockers that Wenner exit won’t cure much

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IN CONCERT: Mott Still Gott the Hoople

April 6, 2019April 12, 2019 Chloe Orwell 7 Comments ARIEL BENDER, Chicago Theatre, David Bowie, Dudley Moore, Floyd Cramer, Glenn Gould, Ian Hunter, James Mastro, Mick Ronson, Morgan Fisher, Mose Allison, Mott the Hoople, Mott the Hoople 74, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Peter Cook, Ray Davies

Ian Hunter and the gang make us all remember the Saturday Gigs

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Glam Hard Rock Rock

The Dudes Abide, Part II: It’s A Whole Different Ballgame

April 2, 2019April 3, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Ian Hunter, Mott the Hoople, Reunions

The second half of our exclusive conversation with Ian Hunter, but now he’s joined by Mott the Hoople bandleader James Mastro.

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Glam Hard Rock Rock

The Dudes Abide, Part I: Never Fond of the Heavy Metal

April 1, 2019April 11, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Ian Hunter, Mott the Hoople, Reunions

The first half of a lengthy and exclusive chat with Ian Hunter ahead of the anticipated Mott the Hoople reunion tour

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