Damien. Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Glam rock is one of my favorite genres of all time, almost more so than Punk but unfortunately there isn't as much Glam as Punk. By Glam rock i mean 1968-74, not the 80's glam metal bands such as Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ratt etc. I mean guys like David Bowie, Mott the Hoople, Slade & The Sweet. My favorite glam bands are: The Sweet Slade Mott the Hoople David Bowie Gary Glitter T-Rex Wizzard ..now some of you might of twitched a bit when i said Gary Glitter, but the truth is that no matter what he might of done is his later years, the music was great back then and is great back now. Besides, All he does in his most famous song ( Rock & Roll (part 2)) Is to shout "Hey" now and then. I'm not so much for the fashion thing either to be honest, but the music is just pure awesomeness and just how rock should be imo. Oh, and no genre topic would be complete without a Wikipedia copypaste: Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of rock music that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s that was "performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots." The flamboyant lyrics, costumes, and visual styles of glam performers were a campy, theatrical blend of nostalgic references to science fiction and old movies, all over a guitar-driven hard rock sound. Largely a British phenomenon, glam rock peaked during the mid 1970s. The most famous exponents of the movement were Marc Bolan and T.Rex, Gary Glitter, and Slade. Other influential performers include Elton John, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Sweet, Wizzard, Roxy Music, Mud, Mott the Hoople, Queen, The Glitter Band, The New York Dolls, Sparks, Kiss, The Tubes and Suzi Quatro. Some bands: The Sweet Slade David Bowie Gary Glitter Mott the Hoople T-Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr0xy_fl00d3r Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I like T-Rex, I love David Bowie, I pretty much hate the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullet_Chris Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 At least one of the tracks was on VROCK.Good sh*t! I actually confused this with Grime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien. Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 At least one of the tracks was on VROCK.Good sh*t! I actually confused this with Grime. Yep, although that was the Quiet Riot version of the song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066ant Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I love 70s music, glam is awesome. Its a shame that some great (and cheesy!) music from that era and decade is all but ignored by many now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Glam, David Bowie included, is what I call the pre-cursor to New Wave, distinctly the late 70s and most of the 1980s. And for the 80s, it really seemed to bleed over genres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal Nizzle Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Van Halen, Mötley Crüe and Sweet are just about to the extent of glam-rock bands I can listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Joe Death Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'm not a big fan of glam, but David Bowie is badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Marc Bolan and T*Rex were a major player, and Mott the Hoople as well. I would say the influence was expressed by bands like Def Leppard right from the start, although it may not appear as obvious, Joe Elliot is a major Mick Ronson fan. I liked, very much in fact, Robert Palmer and POWERSTATION re-visiting Bang a Gong and bought the actual 45 RPM single which I still own! Korpi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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