Mott the Hoople (1974) Trudi's Song

One of many excellent ballads from the heavily underrated English rock group, too often pidgeon-holed as one hit wonders of the Glam Rock age when in actual fact they started as very talented dark blues rock outfit, heavy with great songwriting before transforming with the times with the help of the Bowie penned hit All the Young dudes. After that track they became adept at laidback acoustic ballads ala the Eagles with a deep maudlin atmosphere, powered by the guitar licks of Mick Ralphs and the Dylanesque confessional songwriting of the enigmatic Ian Hunter. This belongs to those songs along the lines of The Angel of Eighth Avenue, I Wish I was Your Mother with it's dark, unhurried bass drum beat and lyrical content.From the Ralphs'less The Hoople album, the ballads shine stronger than the rockers with their intimate feel as the band entered a more ponderous, nostalgic period. The finger picked guitars and their signature use of organ add a fatalistic feel to their music echoing the solemn sentiment of All The Young Dudes, the best being the glum "Woooah ho" vocal refrains.