Glam rock
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- | '''Glam rock''' (also known as '''glitter rock'''), is a [[genre (music)|style]] of [[rock and roll]] music, which initially surfaced in the post-[[hippie]] early [[1970s]]. Largely an [[England|English]] phenomenon, glam rock had its peak between the years of 1971 and 1973, and was made famous by acts such as [[David Bowie]], [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]], [[David Werner]], [[Gary Glitter]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Slade]], [[Sweet (band)|Sweet]], [[Alvin Stardust]], [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]], [[Mud (band)|Mud]], [[Roxy Music]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Cockney Rebel]], [[Lou Reed]] and [[Mott The Hoople]]. In the [[United States]], glam made far less of a commercial impression and was largely confined to enclaves of fans in the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Detroit]], [[Cleveland]] and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. American bands included [[Alice Cooper]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[New York Dolls]], [[Iggy Pop]] and [[Wayne County]]. | + | |
+ | '''Glam rock''' is a style of [[rock music|rock]] and [[pop music]] that developed in the [[United Kingdom]] in the early 1970s performed by musicians who wore [[outrageous]] [[costume]]s, [[makeup]], and hairstyles, particularly [[platform shoes]] and [[glitter]]. The flamboyant clothing and visual styles of performers were often [[camp (style)|camp]] or [[androgyny|androgynous]], and have been described as playing with nontraditional [[gender role]]s. "'''Glitter rock'''" was another term used to refer to a more extreme version of glam. | ||
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+ | The UK charts were inundated with glam rock acts from 1971 to 1975, with glam also manifesting in all areas of [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British popular culture]] during this period. The March 1971 appearance of [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] frontman [[Marc Bolan]] on the BBC's music show ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', wearing glitter and satins, is often cited as the beginning of the movement. Other British glam rock artists include [[David Bowie]], [[Mott the Hoople]], [[The Sweet|Sweet]], [[Slade]], [[Mud (band)|Mud]], [[Roxy Music]] and [[Gary Glitter]]. In the US the scene was much less prevalent, with [[Alice Cooper]] and [[Lou Reed]] the only American artists to score a hit. Other US glam artists include [[New York Dolls]], [[Iggy Pop]] and [[Jobriath]]. It declined after the mid-1970s, but influenced other musical genres including [[punk rock]], [[glam metal]], [[New Romantic]], and [[gothic rock]] and has sporadically revived since the 1990s. | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | *[[List of glam rock artists]] | ||
+ | *[[Glamour]] | ||
+ | *[[Glam metal]] | ||
+ | *[[Glam punk]] | ||
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Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. The flamboyant clothing and visual styles of performers were often camp or androgynous, and have been described as playing with nontraditional gender roles. "Glitter rock" was another term used to refer to a more extreme version of glam.
The UK charts were inundated with glam rock acts from 1971 to 1975, with glam also manifesting in all areas of British popular culture during this period. The March 1971 appearance of T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan on the BBC's music show Top of the Pops, wearing glitter and satins, is often cited as the beginning of the movement. Other British glam rock artists include David Bowie, Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Slade, Mud, Roxy Music and Gary Glitter. In the US the scene was much less prevalent, with Alice Cooper and Lou Reed the only American artists to score a hit. Other US glam artists include New York Dolls, Iggy Pop and Jobriath. It declined after the mid-1970s, but influenced other musical genres including punk rock, glam metal, New Romantic, and gothic rock and has sporadically revived since the 1990s.
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