Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Mott the Hoople Title: Ballad of Mott the Hoople: Retrospective Members Wishing: 4 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony Original Release Date: 6/15/1993 Release Date: 6/15/1993 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), Glam Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPC: 007464469732 |
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Though their recording career spanned a mere five years, Mott the Hoople saw more than their share of ups and downs; the ups being of the artistic sort while the downs were related more closely to the grind of the road and... more » |
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Amazon.com Though their recording career spanned a mere five years, Mott the Hoople saw more than their share of ups and downs; the ups being of the artistic sort while the downs were related more closely to the grind of the road and the demands of their short-lived stardom. Unfortunately, those musical highs couldn't fend off the emotional lows and the band fell apart shortly after completing a genre-defining trilogy of glam-rock records--1972's All the Young Dudes, '73's Mott, and '74's The Hoople. Those three august achievements are well represented here by the likes of the David Bowie-penned "All the Young Dudes," "All the Way from Memphis," and Mott frontman Ian Hunter's heartbreaking "I Wish I Was Your Mother." Delving gingerly into the group's pre-breakthrough Atlantic years, this handy two-disc anthology is further fleshed out with some nifty rarities and unreleased tracks. --Steven Stolder Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsA great start for a great band Blindfish | Lawn Guyland, NY | 01/17/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "How to describe Mott the Hoople? Raucous, wry, introspective, passionate, fun -- What a shame Mott never really hit it that big in the US -- our loss.
This was my intro to Mott. Now I am so hooked. On Ballad of Mott:Retrospective, you get nearly all of their three most famous records -- All the Young Dudes, Mott, and The Hoople. You get a little taste of their sound from before they joined the Columbia label -- just enough to wet your whistle for the early stuff. What's really remarkable about this set is the high quality of the b-sides and previously unreleased material. Mott's b-sides were better than many other group's best songs." |
