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Mott the Hoople – review | Pop and rock
TThe best returns are finely calibrated matters. In 2009, when 1970s glam-rock goliaths Mott the Hoople reformed after more than 30 years to perform live, Hosanna audiences and critics hailed their five-concert series at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. suggested that their return was nothing less than a second to come. Four years later, the spotlight is …
Review: Mott the Hoople @ Manchester Apollo – Neal Keeling
Until singer Ian Hunter’s legendary Maltese Cross guitar, Mott the Hoople, it was everything I had hoped for when they kicked off their first concert in Manchester in 40 years. When they performed at The Opera House on November 26, 1973, they had a reputation for being Britain’s craziest rock n roll band. They had …
Review: Mott the Hoople at Birmingham Symphony Hall – Jon Griffin
When David Bowie gifted Mott the Hoople All The Young Dudes in the 1970s, he saved an acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful group from probable oblivion. Mott went on to conquer a significant part of the musical landscape – and rocked so hard that they were banned from the Royal Albert Hall following a mini-riot. They …
As if they had never been: Gary Glitter and Jimmy Savile are erasing from history, but at what cost? | The independent
A star-studded CD box set of the best of glam rock is being released. I’m a bit of a glam-rock fan on silence (the very calm) so I’m pretty happy with it. All the usual suspects from the 70s will be represented – David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Slade, The Sweet, Suzi Quatro and many more. …