Topic: Glam Rock (Read 3184 times)

DaveRam · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:40:28 PM »

Just been watching this youtube film of T.rex playing in the studio , looks like some kind of rehersal, maybe for the London shows that Ringo filmed .
I had not seen this before , but it shows what a good guitar player Bolan was , which i think was often not evident when he was playing up to the screaming girls during their live concerts ?
Mind you even in the studio you can see he was a born performer ?


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Jane · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2009, 09:03:45 PM »

I adore Marc Bolan`s Hot Love.

DaveRam · « **Reply #22 on:** March 31, 2009, 11:16:57 PM »

Great Glam Rock promo film by Mick Rock of David Bowie


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pc31 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 01, 2009, 05:06:34 PM »


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tkitna · « **Reply #24 on:** April 01, 2009, 11:51:19 PM »

I think The Pretty Things touched upon GLAM with their 'Silk Torpedo' album.

DaveRam · « **Reply #25 on:** April 02, 2009, 08:12:42 AM »

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I think The Pretty Things touched upon GLAM with their 'Silk Torpedo' album.

Agree , both Bowie and Brian Ferry released cover's albums in 1973 which showed their debt to 60's bands and style.

DaveRam · « **Reply #26 on:** April 02, 2009, 08:20:53 AM »

I know it was a lot of silly dressing up Glam Rock , but at least as kids we got proper bands that played ?
I 've very fond memories of this time .
T.rex - The Slider (1972) i still play to this day .
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BlueMeanie · « **Reply #27 on:** April 02, 2009, 08:26:18 AM »

Brought back memories for me too. I'd forgotten how good Slade were. I was more into Prog at the time, so the only band I really paid much attention to was T-Rex. Slider is excellent Dave, but do you think it's better than Electric Warrior?

DaveRam · « **Reply #28 on:** April 02, 2009, 08:41:38 AM »

^^^^^Think "The Slider" is more Glam Rock BlueMeanie , much like Ziggy Stardust is.
But both Electric Warrior and Hunky Dory by Bowie and T.rex from 1971 are musically superior albums , they both have that 60's hangover feel which is where both Bolan and Bowie cut their teeth ?
Yes Slade really do sound great ,that Noddy could really sing , he had one of the best vocies of the 70's ?

DaveRam · « **Reply #29 on:** April 02, 2009, 02:42:05 PM »

Two more of my favourites from Slade


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Kevin · « **Reply #30 on:** April 02, 2009, 02:50:56 PM »

It seem,s to have been a total male thing - I can't think of a single female act (and no Bowie jokes.)
I think it was cool at the beginning, but I'm not overly impressed with the likes of The Glitter Band, Sweet or Mud.
Howzabout Roxy Music? More arthouse maybe (is that a genre?) Now they were the business.

DaveRam · « **Reply #31 on:** April 02, 2009, 03:24:54 PM »

Not really Glam Rock , but Hawkwind Silver Machine (1972) had that feel and the girl in this promo is glam ?
When i was a bad boy doing drugs in the early 90's , i remember driving down Blackpool's golden mile hanging out of the sunroof, off my head to this , i was'nt driving lol


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DaveRam · « **Reply #32 on:** April 02, 2009, 03:28:50 PM »

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It seem,s to have been a total male thing - I can't think of a single female act (and no Bowie jokes.)
I think it was cool at the beginning, but I'm not overly impressed with the likes of The Glitter Band, Sweet or Mud.
Howzabout Roxy Music? More arthouse maybe (is that a genre?) Now they were the business.

What about Suzi Quatro and that strange women in Fox , remember her singing Single Bed lol

DaveRam · « **Reply #33 on:** April 02, 2009, 03:34:56 PM »

Her she is sss single bed lol


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DaveRam · « **Reply #34 on:** April 02, 2009, 04:03:08 PM »

Kevin - Lulu had a top five UK hit with her Glam Rock cover of Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World ,Bowie produced it ,and sang backing vocals on it .


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Kevin · « **Reply #35 on:** April 02, 2009, 04:05:50 PM »

Cheers Dave. I did not know that.

DaveRam · « **Reply #36 on:** April 02, 2009, 04:31:18 PM »

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Cheers Dave. I did not know that.

Also ABBA - Kevin with Waterloo (1974) , very much at the tail end of it all .
But just look at the outfits lol


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DaveRam · « **Reply #37 on:** April 02, 2009, 04:58:21 PM »

More from Suzi Quatro , she looks a Babe in the Daytona Demon clip ,but that blokes look like silly buggers in their orange jump suits lol


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DaveRam · « **Reply #38 on:** April 03, 2009, 12:50:58 AM »

This performance from Kenny doing The Bump is camper than a row of Christmas tree's lol


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Jane · « **Reply #39 on:** April 04, 2009, 08:31:30 PM »

Queen was Glam. Freddie himself said it.

And of the modern ones it`s a solo singer, Lady Gaga.

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