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Ross (3282 KP) rated Mott by Mott The Hoople in Music

May 13, 2020

Mott by Mott The Hoople

1973 | Rock

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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Rolling Stone's 370th greatest album of all time

Mediocre glam rock from Bowie's mates. All songs have the same glam feel they adopted after Bowie helped save them from splitting up, i.e. all souns a little like All the Young Dudes, but are generally nothing special.

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Ross (3282 KP) rated The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie in Music

Jul 3, 2020

Rolling Stone's 35th greatest album of all time

Excellent glam rock album, Bowie at his best with his personality fully let loose. Suffragette City, Starman and Rock n Roll Suicide are particular highlights.

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Ross (3282 KP) rated Electric Warrior by T Rex in Music

Jun 11, 2020

Electric Warrior by T Rex

1971 | Rock

8.0

(3 Ratings)

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Rolling Stone's 160th greatest album of all time

One of the best glam rock bands there were, so full of pomp and character but with evident but accepted flaws.

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Rock of Ages

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Rock of Ages is a jukebox musical built around classic rock songs from the 1980s, especially from...

Stephen Morris recommended Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Brian Eno in Music (curated)

"Why this one over Here Comes The Warm Jets? Well, the obvious thing would be to go with stuff like that. Everything Eno does is great, but I like this one because it's a poppy record. It's a bit of a progression from Here Come The Warm Jets, which is a bit tied to glam - it's a bit of a hangover from Roxy Music. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) moves away from that a little bit, and it's just completely bonkers. I think his singing and his lyrics are brilliant. It's also where A Certain Ratio got their name from - and that made me think, 'Ah, A Certain Ratio, they must be alright'. It's just lovely. It's sinister glam rock; there's nothing terribly glamorous about it. It's more like glam rock in Korea or China - I just like the idea of him using little Communist party references in there. Glam rock was basically seedy anyway, there's no getting away from that, but this was putting it in an interesting context."

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Ross (3282 KP) rated All the Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople in Music

May 1, 2020

Rolling Stone's 484th greatest album of all time

You can definitely tell Bowie's touch on this album, the music being somewhere between the Stones and Bowie's own sound. At times early glam, others rock and roll, the album is generally fine but not all that memorable.

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The Rock and Roll Geek Show

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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This is the Real School of Rock! The Original Rock and Roll Podcast.Interviews, music and more from...

Shaun Collins (3 KP) rated Doctor Who: The Zygon Who Fell to Earth in Books

Jan 12, 2018

Another thoroughly enjoyable yarn that puts a fun spin on the classic Zygon tale. Works exceptionally well with the Capaldi 2 parter Zygon Invasion/Zygon Inversion. It also features the closure story ark of Lucie's Auntie Pat, who returns from last seasons Horror of Glam Rock. For a more detailed review, visit www.travelingthevortex.com