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Glam rock quickly gave way to glam pop, as younger siblings lavished attention on a new set of heroes: Mud, Suzi Quatro, and especially the Bay City Rollers, all of whom were dismissed by the...
Oct 17, 2023 · Featuring classics from T. Rex, The Lemon Twigs, Suzi Quatro and Queen, here are the 30 greatest glam rock and glam metal albums ever made.
Dec 20, 2023 · With songs by Roxy Music, Lou Reed, T. Rex, Kiss, David Bowie, Suzi Quatro, New York Dolls and more, we bring you the 40 best glam rock songs.
Jun 27, 2024 · glam rock, musical movement that began in Britain in the early 1970s and celebrated the spectacle of the rock star and concert. Often dappled with glitter, male musicians took the stage in women’s makeup and clothing, adopted theatrical personas, and mounted glamorous musical productions frequently characterized by space-age futurism.
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Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by male musicians who wore flamboyant and feminine clothing, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter, and female musicians who wore masculine clothing.
Mar 17, 2013 · Roxy Music's 1972 performance of 'Virginia Plain' on Britain's ‘Top of the Pops,’ regaled in their brightest glam pomp and majesty, is one of the most seismic events in the history of...
Glam rock saw itself as pop’s flamboyant revenge on rock for becoming unduly worthy, complex, and unglamorous at the turn of the '70s. As a musical form, glam is all about poise and attack, a decadent rebellion against the suffocating normalcy of suburban life.
