366 - Mott the Hoople - Mott

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Yes, Ian Hunter's vocals do sound quite a bit like David Bowie on a majority of tracks. But Mott the Hoople sounds like a band with hair on its balls. Even with the glam, the band rocks like Grand Funk Railroad and Thin Lizzy (but never getting as crazed as the chaotic glam stylings of the New York Dolls).

Mott is glam rock for sexually insecure guys that are worried that having an album by someone as androgynous as Bowie might make them seem less than manly. From the rollicking "All the Way to Memphis" to "Violence" to "Drivin' Sister," this album seems like a closer forerunner to the hair bands of the 80s than much of their glam rock peers. This is a party on vinyl that everyone is invited to listen to.

Songs I knew I liked: None

Songs I didn't know but now like: "All the Way From Memphis," "Honaloochie Boogie," "Violence," "Ballad of Mott the Hoople," and "I Wish I Was Your Mother"

Songs I can go the rest of my life without hearing again: None in particular.