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Box Set Review: Mott the Hoople – Mental Train (The Island Years 1969-71)

  • October 19, 2018
  • Jon Bryan
Before “All The Young Dudes”, before Top of the Pops appearances, before David Bowie, Mott The Hoople were a brilliant live act that arguably struggled to transfer the tremendous energy…
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News: Mott the Hoople to release Mental Train (The Island Years 1969-71) six CD box set

  • August 31, 2018
  • Jon Bryan
The Mental Train’s a rollin’… It’s probably fair to say that Mott the Hoople had a career of two halves. While it took the Bowie-penned to catapult them to commercial…
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A Beginners Guide to Ian Hunter & Mott the Hoople

  • April 14, 2018
  • Jon Bryan
Looking back, Mott the Hoople did it all as a rock band. From cult underground heroes, to chart bothering singles and albums, to glam rock superstars that no less a…
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Not Forgotten: Mott the Hoople – Mott the Hoople

  • September 20, 2017
  • Jon Bryan
As debut albums go, Mott the Hoople’s self titled effort is an enthusiastic display of aspiration, even if it does ultimately fall short of being an all out success. Kicking…
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Not Forgotten: Mott the Hoople – The Hoople

  • November 7, 2015
  • Jon Bryan
Sometimes you really do need to be careful what you wish for. After years of hard-gigging, road-hardened Mott the Hoople had thrown in the towel in March 1972, only for…
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Not Forgotten – Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes

  • August 23, 2015
  • Jon Bryan
1972 was the turning point for Mott the Hoople. Having decided to throw in the towel after four poorly selling albums and multiple sold out tours, they wound themselves down…
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Not Forgotten – Mott the Hoople – Mott

  • April 11, 2015
  • Jon Bryan
Having established themselves in the late 60s as Dylan and Stones infused rockers, Mott the Hoople spent the next few years with a reputation of a storming live act whose…
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Live: Ian Hunter, Sheffield City Hall Ballroom, 2 October 2014

  • October 5, 2014
  • Jon Bryan
There are four blokes on stage with an unenviable task. Tonight’s crowd are here to see one man and one man only, and I’m among them. Ian Hunter inspires a…
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Not Forgotten – Ian Hunter – Ian Hunter

  • September 16, 2014
  • Jon Bryan
Walking away from Mott the Hoople at the point they were beginning to make their mark in the USA, a lot of people must have questioned Ian Hunter’s desire to…
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Meet: Interview with Ian Hunter, new live album and tour news.

  • August 29, 2014
  • Jon Bryan
From his days back in the 60s when he was in bands such as The Apex Group and The Scenery, as well as backing Freddie ‘Fingers’ Lee, to joining, and…
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