The Hoople - MOTT THE HOOPLE****

The Golden Age Of Rock & Roll/Marionette/Alice/Crash Street Kids/Born Late '58/Trudi's Song/Pearl 'N' Roy (England)/Through The Looking Glass/Roll Away The Stone

The Hoople brings an end to the creative and commercial peak of the glam-rock group Mott The Hoople. Features the UK top ten hit single Roll Away The Stone. (US:28 UK:11)

“The Hoople saw Mott The Hoople go out on the biggest high they could have done under the circumstances, with Hunter’s song writing being diverse enough to deliver both commercial hit singles and satisfying album cuts, with the band becoming ever more ambitious in their material.”

"The Hoople kicks off well enough for me with The Golden Age Of Rock ‘N’ Roll which is one of the best cuts on the album. Most of the album is OK without being anything out of the ordinary. That for me has always been the problem with most Mott The Hoople albums, their inconsistency.”

“The Hoople proved to be the end of the line for late-blooming glam rock Mott The Hoople. Rocking even harder than its predecessor, it doesn’t represent any growth but rather a refinement of what had already worked for them.”

“While not the critical and commercial equivalent of Mott, this album is pretty solid. The songs are strong and the lyrics are as wicked sharp as ever, but it doesn't sound as powerful as what came before. Not a bad release by any stretch and a credible swansong for the band.”

“The ballad stuff on here gets a bit plodding. The uptempo, glam-tinged rock is the main course, with highlights coming in the form of the opening track and the over-the-top Marionette.”

“The first track is introduced with a DJ announcement, and the tune kicks in like a freight train with a determination and respect for the genre, but also continues the new plateau that Mott The Hoople established with their previous album, thrusting them into a new fearless glam tinged carnival of unique creativity.”

“A whole lot of fun. It's been a while since I listened to a straight-up rock album, but The Hoople's incomparable energy reminds me how good rock ‘n' roll can be.”