Mott the Hoople - Mott
July 20, 1973, Columbia
1. "All the Way from Memphis" – 5:02
2. "Whizz Kid" – 3:25
3. "Hymn for the Dudes" – 5:24
4. "Honaloochie Boogie" – 2:43
5. "Violence" – 4:48
6. "Drivin’ Sister" – 3:53
7. "Ballad of Mott the Hoople " – 5:24
8. "I’m a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso" – 7:50
9. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 4:52
RESULTS
Rate: 6/10
Best Song: Violence
Worst Song: Whizz Kid
Comments
I was gonna save this for tomorrow, but I during research, I discovered the death of drummer Dale "Buffin" Griffin happened on this very day, and felt guilty enough to write the review.
So, let's refresh here. David Bowie wrote some shit for their previous album we covered, and pretty much financed the band. But the band felt they didn't want to be "That band that Bowie funded", and took a new direction, which I admire, mainly cause Bowie was cool with it.
The Album starts off reeeaaaaally boring. Like, I started tuning out with it's soft rock, and glam bullshit. It was a solid 4.5/10.
But halfway through Honaloochie Boogie, things got interesting. They dropped their piano for an electric guitar, and became hair rock, which was tight. They started talking during recordings, and it sounded pretty fucking cool. It slowed down near the end, which is actually fine, because it's kind of a delivery of a soft ending.
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