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Jun 27, 2024 · Glam rock was a musical movement that emerged in Britain in the early 1970s, featuring glamorous costumes, theatrical personas, and heavy guitar sound. Learn about its key figures, such as David Bowie, Alice Cooper, and Queen, and how it influenced new wave and metal music.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · Glam rock is a flamboyant genre that carved a mesmerizing niche in the 1970s music scene. This unforgettable realm is noted for sonic grandeur, radiant stagecraft, and artists who dared to push the envelope when it came to songs. It's about time these bedazzled heroes get their due recognition.
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Jun 15, 2024 · Billy Joel returned to popular music after three decades away, and glam rock icon Ian Hunter showed he's still got gas left in the tank. Meanwhile, Slash paid long-overdue tribute to the...
Jun 23, 2024 · Slade are an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1966. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, [1] achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles.
Jun 8, 2024 · Featuring future members of Def Leppard and LA Guns, cult early 80s glam rockers Girls were beloved by members of everyone from Hanoi Rocks to Pearl Jam. In 2006, Classic Rock talked to former members Phil Lewis, Phil Collen and Gerry Laffy about the rise and fall of the greatest British rock band you’ve probably never heard.
- Dave Ling
1 day ago · Originally planned as an ambitious adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, the album reflects Bowie's unique vision and musical prowess. By 1974, Bowie had already ridden and shaped the pop culture wave, impacting the industry much like Elvis Presley, the Beatles, or the Rolling Stones. However, as the glam-rock era was nearing ...
6 days ago · New genres that emerged included progressive rock, which extended artistic elements, and glam rock, which highlighted showmanship and visual style. In the second half of the 1970s, punk rock reacted by producing stripped-down, energetic social and political critiques.
