Mud (band)
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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]]. | + | '''Mud''' (now '''Mud II''') are an English [[glam rock]] band, formed in February 1966. Their earlier success came in a pop and then glam rock style, while later hits were influenced by 1950s [[rock and roll]], and are best remembered for their hit [[single (music)|singles]] "[[Tiger Feet]]", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974, and "[[Lonely This Christmas]]" which reached [[List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones|Christmas number 1]] in December 1974. After signing to [[Rak Records]] and teaming up with songwriters/[[record producer|producers]] [[Nicky Chinn]] and [[Mike Chapman]], the band had fourteen UK Top 20 hits between 1973 and 1976, including three number ones. |
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| - | Musically glam rock was very diverse, varying between the simple [[rock and roll]] revivalism of figures like [[Alvin Stardust]] to the complex art rock of [[Roxy Music]], and can be seen as much as a fashion as a musical sub-genre. Visually it was a mesh of various styles, ranging from 1930s [[Hollywood]] glamour, through 1950s pin-up sex appeal, pre-war [[Cabaret]] theatrics, [[Victorian literature|Victorian]] literary and [[symbolist]] styles, [[science fiction]], to ancient and occult [[mysticism]] and [[mythology]]; manifesting itself in outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots. Glam is most noted for its sexual and gender ambiguity and representations of [[androgyny]], beside extensive use of theatrics. It was prefigured by the showmanship and gender identity manipulation of American acts such as [[The Cockettes]] and [[Alice Cooper]], the latter of which combined glam with [[shock rock]]. | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[List of glam rock artists]] | + | |
| - | *[[Glam punk]] | + | |
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Mud (now Mud II) are an English glam rock band, formed in February 1966. Their earlier success came in a pop and then glam rock style, while later hits were influenced by 1950s rock and roll, and are best remembered for their hit singles "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974, and "Lonely This Christmas" which reached Christmas number 1 in December 1974. After signing to Rak Records and teaming up with songwriters/producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, the band had fourteen UK Top 20 hits between 1973 and 1976, including three number ones.
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