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In case you don’t know, Mott the Hoople was a glam-rock band from the early ’70s era; Mott’s last guitarist, Mick Ronson, was David Bowie’s guitarist in the Spiders from Mars.
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In case you don’t know, Mott the Hoople was a glam-rock band from the early ’70s era; Mott’s last guitarist, Mick Ronson, was David Bowie’s guitarist in the Spiders from Mars.
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In case you don’t know, Mott the Hoople was a glam-rock band from the early ’70s era; Mott’s last guitarist, Mick Ronson, was David Bowie’s guitarist in the Spiders from Mars.
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However, some Googling I did a whlie back turned up that the word "Hoople" came from THE BUNGLE FAMILY, which had an idiotic character named "Major Hoople."
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Creator David Milch said he just used "Hoople" as an all-purpose term to describe a stupid person.
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However, with inspiration also coming via T Rex and Mott the Hoople, this strong debut is an unlikely collision of alt-rock and glam rock.
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THE BALLAD OF MOTT THE HOOPLE ($26.99; Redeye/Start) My friend Sal of the late lamented record store NYCD (check out his best of the year list here) turned me on to Mott The Hoople and showed they were much more than that glorious glam single via David Bowie, "All The Young Dudes."
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Musicpalooza with Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles and More! Michael Giltz 2011
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But sounding like the Beatles and Mott The Hoople wasn't going to fly with radio stations who wanted more songs that sounded like N'Sync or Christina Aguilera.
Tony Sachs: Author (Still) Unknown: The Brilliant Music and Star-Crossed Career of Jason Falkner 2010
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It's a stately, power chord-laden, midtempo tune that recalls Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles, along with more than a hint of "All The Young Dudes," the '70s rock classic written by David Bowie and made famous by Mott The Hoople.
Tony Sachs: Author (Still) Unknown: The Brilliant Music and Star-Crossed Career of Jason Falkner 2010
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"Down in the Bowery" is a gut-wrenching soul ballad sung with former Mott the Hoople frontman Hunter.
Album review: Alejandro Escovedo, "Street Songs of Love" 2010
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