A British rock band that found its voice with David Bowie's 'All the Young Dudes' and rode that glam wave through the early 70s.
If you only know 'All the Young Dudes,' check out 'All The Way From Memphis' from the 'Mott' album. It shows the louder, theatrical side they were known for live.
They were a working rock band that had already put out three albums when David Bowie handed them 'All the Young Dudes' in 1972. That song became a glam rock anthem and their signature hit, giving them a commercial breakthrough they hadn't found on their own. It's the track that still defines them on rock radio, even with later songs like 'The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll' and 'All The Way From Memphis' in their catalog.
They formed in 1969 and released albums like 'Mott the Hoople' and 'Wildlife' without much commercial success. After 'All the Young Dudes' hit, they recorded 'Mott' and 'The Hoople' with Ian Hunter on vocals and Mick Ronson on guitar. They kept going through the mid-70s with shifting lineups before the original run wound down by the decade's end.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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