Glam Rock

[Newguy562]

Marc Bolan is one pretty ass motherf***er! ..he is the creator of glam rock and was a huge influence on mister bowie...2 of my favorites.

And Marc Bolan was greatly influenced by Syd Barrett.

Syd Barrett was far ahead of us time. (Piper at the gates of dawn came out the same year as Sgt. Pepper and it sounds a million times better imo..the best debut album of all time.)
Prince was greatly influenced by Bolan.

[Alex]

Yeah, most of the rank and file of glam rockers were ex-pub rockers.

But didn't Pub Rock come after Glam?

[Roger Ryan]

Yeah, most of the rank and file of glam rockers were ex-pub rockers.

But didn't Pub Rock come after Glam?

The problem is that those who are called "Glam" come from radically different musical backgrounds. Roxy Music were "pub-rock" before getting a record deal; at that point Bryan Ferry took his homages to 50s / 60s pop and pushed them through progressive rock stylings which were perceived as glam. Bowie came from a Beatlesque, folky psychedelic background, but when he fell in love with the Velvet Underground, the resulting music became glam. Iggy was a garage rocker (with a band who specialized in long psychedelic jams) but got labeled "Glam" when Bowie produced him.

If anything, "Glam" was the beginning of a legitimate punk, or alternative, movement that initially embraced a big show ethic. When the torn t-shirt, safety pin approach hit big, the "Glam" rockers became New Romantics (this was basically invented by Roxy Music) or presented their music in a more somber fashion as post-punk bands like Gang of Four or Joy Division did.

[Alex]

That sounds more like it. When I think pub rock, I think Brinsley Schwartz/Nick Lowe, Dr. Feelgood, Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers, the 101ers, Elvis Costello, Wreckless Eric, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile, Ian Dury, etc. Hardly "Glam".

[I. Spaceman]

No one was saying pub rock was glam. Have fun if that's what you want to think someone was saying, tho. Hope it keeps you warm.

[GreatUrduPoet]

Marc Bolan is one pretty ass motherf***er! ..he is the creator of glam rock and was a huge influence on mister bowie...2 of my favorites.

And Marc Bolan was greatly influenced by Syd Barrett.

...Syd Barrett. Who, oddly enough, had a famous Mick Rock photo session (see the book).

[Mike's Beard]

If we're talking Glam a big shout out must go to Mr. Peadoass himself - Gary Glitter.

[Aum Bop Diddit]

If we're talking Glam a big shout out must go to Mr. Peadoass himself - Gary Glitter.

Was trying not to go there...but you're right -- and that was probably the biggest "Glitter" hit.

[cablegeddon]

I don't get the greatness of Queen II. I really tried to listen to it. The weird thing is that many albums that I love were influenced by Queen II, GnR Use your illusion, Def Leppard Hysteria...