All the Young Dudes

Occupation

• Ian Hunter - vocals, piano
• Mick Ralphs - guitar
• Verden Allen - organ
• Pete " Overend " Watts - bass, vocals
• Dale " Buffin " Griffin - drums, percussion, vocals

All the Young Dudes is the fifth studio album by British rock band Mott the Hoople. It was produced by David Bowie and is assigned to the Glam Rock. The music magazine Rolling Stone leads it to number 484 to its list of the 500 best albums of all time. The pre-release as a single, written by David Bowie 's theme song became a surprise hit and peaked at # 3 on the UK Top 40

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In early 1972 the band was nearing resolution, after the existing record contract from Iceland Records was dissolved. Overend Watts asked to speak with David Bowie for a commitment as a bass player. This gave the band instead of a written piece to him and gave them the opportunity to take this with him as a producer. The first piece offered " Suffragette City " rejected the band from first, but then accepted the offer, start with the title " All the Young Dudes " and subsequently record a full album. The cost of this would take over the management of David Bowie. Matching the music changed Bowie the image of the band in favor of a typical for the Glam Rock style with makeup and glitter costumes. Bowie offered the finished Single CBS, the label immediately paid an advance of £ 25,000 and released the song in the summer of 1972. In September the album was released.

In the first track of the album is a cover version of a song by The Velvet Underground from their 1970 album " Loaded". It was written by Lou Reed. Up to this song and the title track all the songs on the album by the band members originate.

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Reception

Tony Drayton noted in the Rough Guide to Rock that producer David Bowie, the band make it sound on the album as he had imagined the music by replacing prog rock jams by hooks and vibrant choruses. The Billboard Magazine noted in his review of that Mott the Hoople Thanks to the support of David Bowie managed to step out of the mass of unknown British bands. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic writes in his review that the album was created to make Mott the Hoople to stardom and it was one of those who have defined the Glam Rock. Bob Scoppa from Rolling Stone magazine referred to in his contemporary review the album as an extravagant mix of " powerful and melodic rock and roll " and praises the ballad " Sea Diver " as " dark and mystical end of the album ."