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MOTT THE HOOPLE "super hits" cd,1997.

another best of set that really isnt what it is called....yeh sure they had a few hits in the UK, but they werent 'super hits'....
the band started off in the early 1960s, took several name and personell changes to get to Mott The Hoople at the turn of the 1970s before they actually did any good in the charts, and that was probably mostly due to the fact David Bowie produced them and wrote their biggest hit 'all the young dudes' and gave them Lou Reed's "sweet jane" to record also.
Bowie also originally wrote "drive-in saturday' for them but he wasnt happy with the way it turned out, thus he recorded it and released it as a solo single.
very Bowie-esque sounds here throughout, touches of The Rolling Stones on "jerkin' crocus" also.
this one contains their five top20 UK hits from 72-74....they didnt do as well as the other glam rockstars of the day, but they did leave us with several little pieces of music magic IMO

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: honaloochie boogie
best track: roll away the stone

tracks:

1. all the way to memphis ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubBpu3MHmtM audio
2. all the young dudes ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKvNtAVZyOc audio
3. one of the boys **
4. honaloochie boogie *
5. sweet jane **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Fs2pLj_Uw audio
6. jerkin' crocus ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQXcwogHe6g audio
7. violence *
8. roll away the stone ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CFUuN__7tE tv performance
9. crash street kids **
10.the golden age of rock and roll **

3s=4
2s=4
1s=2

rating: 2.2 or 7.3/10