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Glam Rock
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins
1970s Britain. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
Typical instruments
Mainstream popularity Largely popular in the United Kingdom during the 70s and varying levels of success in many developed nations. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs
Derivative forms Punk rock, Gothic rock, New Wave, Pub rock, J-Rock/Visual kei, Schaffel
Fusion genres
Glam metal, Glam punk
Other topics
Protopunk, Shock rock

Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a rock music style that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was "performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots. This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s The modern Japanese music scene includes a wide array of performers in distinct styles both traditional and modern ranging from rock electro punk folk metal reggae salsa and tango refers to a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of eccentric sometimes flamboyant looks Schaffel (the German phonetic spelling of "shuffle" is a term used to describe a trend in progressive Electronic music in which the Time signatures are Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Glam punk (or glitter punk) is a Music genre that mixes elements of Glam rock with Protopunk or Punk rock (and sometimes Garage Shock rock is a wide umbrella term for artists who combine Rock music with elements of theatrical Shock value in live performances Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world "[1] The flamboyant lyrics, costumes, and visual styles of glam performers were a campy, theatrical blend of nostalgic references to science fiction and old movies, all over a guitar-driven hard rock sound. The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past often in idealized form Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock

Largely a British phenomenon, glam rock peaked during the early 1970s. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The "most famous exponents" of the movement were "Marc Bolan, Gary Glitter and the bands Sweet and Slade. Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer songwriter and Guitarist Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944 is an English Glam rock Singer and Songwriter, and is better known by his Stage name Gary Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975 were a popular 1970s British band. Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular " [2] Other influential performers include Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Roxy Music, Mud, Queen, Mott the Hoople, The Glitter Band and Suzi Quatro. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Roxy Music is an English Art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry ( vocals and keyboards) Mud were an English Glam rock band, formed in 1968 best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet" which was the UK 's best-selling Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Mott the Hoople were a 1970s English rock band with strong R&B roots and known for being part of the popular Glam rock scene of the early The Glitter Band are a Glam rock band from England, who initially worked as Gary Glitter 's backing band but in 1973 began releasing records of their own Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatronella, June 3 1950, Detroit, Michigan) is an American Singer-songwriter,

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Musical and visual style

Musically, glam rock was characterised by a combination of languid, narcotic ballads and raunchy, high-energy Rolling Stones–influenced rock. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Lyrically, the genre's played on standard hedonistic pop/rock themes, but other underlying key subjects including classic literature, mythology, esoteric philosophy, history, science fiction and (apolitical) 'teenage revolution' (such as in T.Rex's "Children of the Revolution", Sweet’s "Teenage Rampage", Alice Cooper's "School's Out" and David Bowie's "Teenage Wildlife"). TRex (occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex) were an English rock band fronted by guitarist singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. This article refers to the song For the 1996 Australian movie see Children of the Revolution (film. " School's Out " is a 1972 Title track single released on Alice Cooper 's fifth album.

Glam fans (usually referred to in the contemporary music press as "glitter kids") and performers distinguished themselves from earth-toned hippie culture with a deliberately "artificial" look. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world This is derived in large part from a fusing of transvestism with futurism. This article deals with the history of the word 'transvestite' Futurism was an Art movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century Evoking the glamour of 'Old Hollywood' whilst consciously wallowing in 1970s drug and sleaze success, the stars of Andy Warhol's films and his stage play Pork were crucially influential to the nascent glam movement. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol The Warhol coterie were provocatively camp, flamboyant, and sexually ambiguous. Mid-1960s Warhol Superstar Edie Sedgwick cultivated an androgynous, ultra-hedonistic image. "Super Star" redirects here for the Sibel Tüzün song see Süper Star. Edith Minturn "Edie" Sedgwick ( April 20, 1943 &ndash November 16, 1971) was an American actress Socialite

With then-recent homosexual reforms in the United Kingdom and the militant Stonewall Riots for gay rights in the US, sexual ambiguity was briefly in vogue as an effective cultural "shock tactic". The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28 1969 at the Stonewall Inn David Bowie caused a media uproar in 1972 when he told the UK press he was "gay. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. " While glam rock denied traditional gender-representation, genuinely gay glam rock musicians were rare. The late Jobriath was amongst rock culture's first openly gay stars, while Queen's Freddie Mercury stayed mostly "in the closet". Jobriath was the stage name of Bruce Wayne Campbell ( December 14, 1946 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania - August 3, 1983) Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Coming outThe expressions " closeted " or "in the closet " generally refer to undisclosed sexual behavior, Sexual orientation or Gender

Science fiction imagery was a core strand of glam rock's stylistic weave. Themes of spaceflight and alien encounters were prevalent at the more cerebral end of the glam rock spectrum. Glam style strongly referenced this anticipated era with silver astronaut-like outfits, multicoloured hair and allusions to a new multi-gender social morality. Gender comprises a range of differences between men and women extending from the biological to the social Glam performers and fans combined nostalgic, "decadent" and "space age" influences alike into a uniquely "glam" synthesis of Victorian, cabaret, and futuristic styles.

History

The first glam rock band was T. Rex with the song Ride a White Swan (released in October 1970 although not getting to the top of the charts until early 1971) officially ushering in glam rock to the mainstream. "Ride a White Swan" is a song by the British Glam rock act T Prior to the name change from Tyrannosaurus Rex to the abridged T. Rex, Bolan had previously played psychedelic-folk music which had found limited commercial success in the late 1960s, however with T. Rex he created a more simplistic, stripped down, catchier and distorted sound than his previous bands. Bolan openly experimented with his image by wearing makeup and sprinkling glitter on his face, as well as wearing futuristic and androgynous outfits which distinguished him from the music subcultures and stars of the time. With the release of the singles Hot Love and Get It On, T. Rex rose to fame and by 1972 had a popularity amongst teenagers not seen since the Beatles disbanded. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Slade and Sweet would both consolidate their commercial success in 1971. Gary Glitter would also rise to fame in 1972, making glam a national music phenomenon.

However, a massive influence on glam would also come from David Bowie, although he did not experience substantial commercial success until mid 1972. Despite having a hit in 1969 with the song Space Oddity, his albums The Man Who Sold the World and Hunky Dory did not gain much recognition in the British mainstream although they would later be regarded as pivotal influences on the genre. This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album. The Man Who Sold the World is an album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April Hunky Dory is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1971 (see 1971 in music) Even image wise Bowie experimented with glam-style androgyny at the time as evidenced on both album covers and his image of the time. Tony Visconti collaborated with both Bolan and Bowie and was an important influence upon the creation and popularity of the genre. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer.

In 1972, Bowie changed his image drastically to fit the new concept character he designed for a musical project named Ziggy Stardust. Strongly influenced by films of Stanley Kubrick (such as A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey), the rock and roll of the late 50s and early 60s, various literature, philosophy and other influences, Ziggy extended beyond the concept album and spilled into real life. 2001 A Space Odyssey is a science-fiction story produced in 1968 as both a film (directed by Stanley Kubrick) and a novel (written by Arthur C When the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was released, Bowie became famous and experienced his greatest commercial success in the UK. Over the years 1972-74, Bowie's image grew more extreme, as did those of the his fans, and his musical scope widened to include American soul and funk influences in his music. In addition, Bowie would promote and collaborate with two at-the-time obscure Americans - Lou Reed and Iggy Pop, who both took in glam influences in both their music and image. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter He would go on to produce the Stooges album Raw Power and Reed's album Transformer, two now influential records in the history of music and both important examples of glam and protopunk. The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 Raw Power is a 1973 album by American Protopunk group The Stooges. Transformer is Lou Reed 's breakthrough second solo album released in December 1972 Bowie would also create Mott the Hoople's glam anthem All the Young Dudes. All the Young Dudes is an album by Mott the Hoople, released in 1972

Roxy Music belonged more to the arty and progressive side of glam rock than any of the others, yet they still scored four top ten albums during the period without the mandatory many single releases usually considered a staple of glam; Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure, Stranded and Country Life. Roxy Music is the debut album by Art rock band Roxy Music, released in June 1972 For Your Pleasure is a 1973 album by the British glam and Art rock group Roxy Music, released by Island Records (see 1973 Stranded is the third album by Art rock band Roxy Music, and was released late 1973 reaching number one on the UK album charts Country Life is the fourth album by British rock band Roxy Music, released in 1974 and reaching #3 in the UK charts Slade became massive in popularity having successive number one singles over and over in the UK during the early to mid 1970s whereas Sweet also became strongly popular. Gary Glitter amassed a strong popularity as well, having 26 hit singles during the early 1970s. His band, The Glitter Band, would also rival him in popularity when they began to release their own material in 1973. Suzi Quatro, Mud and Wizzard would all appear during this time. Wizzard were a Birmingham -based band formed by Roy Wood, former member of The Move and co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra Though primarily a UK-centred genre, Glam rock rapidly influenced popular culture to the point where everyone from the Osmonds to the Rolling Stones wore some glitter or makeup. The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved success as teenage music idols in the 1970s Even though their sales-oriented work had little if any connection to science fiction, sexual ambiguity or high art, the genre's pop stars also wore makeup and 'futuristic' garb. However, as glam dragged on, it became more difficult to differentiate between glam bands, earlier bands who had changed their image and bubblegum pop as it was largely regarded as becoming increasingly more diluted and commercialised. In addition, many felt that most of the new glam bands were simply cashing in on the fad.

In 1973 the New York Dolls released their debut album and the American Graffiti movie hit the screens. For the self-titled debut album see New York Dolls (album The New York Dolls are an American Glam rock band formed in American Graffiti is a period Coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck In the US, the Dolls' album attracted uniformly low sales whilst the 1950s-60s 'Rock and Roll' soundtrack to American Graffiti was a phenomenon, outselling any and perhaps all glam rock albums put together (although later on the Dolls' album would be regarded as one of the first punk records and their brief producer Malcolm McLaren later went on to be strongly involved with the Sex Pistols). Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Malcolm McLaren (born Malcolm Robert Andrew Edwards on January 22 1946 in London) is an English Impresario and musician The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Over 1974, a surge in nostalgia for the 1940s and 1950s and the rise in popularity of Reggae and Disco music supplanted Glam in music culture. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Science fiction was also falling from favour as a mass concern. However, some notable bands appeared during this period, the most enduring being Cockney Rebel and Queen. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s However, although having a strongly glam image at the time, Queen had a much harder sound resembling heavy metal and progressive rock at first.

By 1974 Glam had become a quasi-subculture. For the term in biology see Subculture (biology. For the song by New Order see Sub-culture (song. However, the social upheavals of the 1960s had produced a fertile post-hippie era in which not only "futuristic" glam rock could flare, but the undercurrent of nostalgia which had run throughout the 1960s (after all, 1950s celebrants Sha Na Na had performed at Woodstock amongst the blues-rockers) could surface and become a mainstream interest. Sha Na Na is a well-known Rock and roll revival act Announcing themselves as "from the streets of New York" and outfitted in gold lame leather jackets and Elvis As it unfolded with a disconcerting slowness the "space age" gradually fell from popular culture currency and by 1975 the future was out of style, and glam rock had subsided in popularity. These retrospective bands as well as the new soul and disco music from the US flooded the British charts until the outrage of punk became popular a few years later.

Bowie officially announced his retirement of Ziggy in 1973 with a "farewell concert" (in which he announced somewhat ambiguously that "it is the last show we'll ever do"); he then went on to create the album Diamond Dogs, which many see as a farewell to the glam movement. Diamond Dogs is a Concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA in 1974 He had largely changed his musical style to a combination of soul, funk, Krautrock and disco music by the mid 1970s. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain T. Rex quickly faded from the musical scene as their album sales and popularity collapsed, partially due to internal fighting and substance abuse in the band. However, before Marc Bolan's death T. Rex had partially returned to mainstream popularity as Bolan had cleaned up, hosted his own TV show Marc and had toured with new punk bands such as The Damned. The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an Sweet and Slade had hits well into the mid 1970s but Sweet changed their image and sound to be harder while Slade faded in popularity but carried on until they found more retrospective commercial success in the 80s and 90s. Roxy Music would carry on releasing albums and would resurface to their greatest success in the New Wave movement of the early 1980s while former keyboardist Brian Eno released a few albums of glam leanings before becoming a pioneer in ambient music. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Some American acts influenced by British glam such as Kiss would go on to have strong commercial success in the face of soul, funk and disco music popular at the time, however. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972

Theatre and cinema

Some examples of movies that reflect glam rock aesthetics include:

Subsequent influence

Although glam rock had modest record sales, the performers' decadent aesthetic styles, unusual clothes and behaviour, and hard pop-rock sound were a major influence upon the punk rock movement of the late 1970s. Bowie, Bolan, and the New York Dolls influenced early Punk bands such as The Heartbreakers (which included two ex-Dolls), Ramones, Sex Pistols, Voidoids, Dead Boys, The Damned (with whom Marc Bolan toured during 1977) and Siouxsie and the Banshees. This article is about the punk group For information on Tom Petty's backing band see The Heartbreakers. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group The Voidoids, also known as Richard Hell and The Voidoids, were a New York City Punk rock band of the late 1970s and early The Dead Boys were an American Punk rock band from Cleveland Ohio. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Post-punk bands would even take a bigger influence, especially bands such as Joy Division and The Cure. Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 German 1980s New wave/Post-punk artists often had a glam-oriented image: German Nina Hagen and Klaus Nomi, Bosnian Lene Lovich and others. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Nina Hagen (born Catharina Hagen on March 11, 1955) is a singer from Berlin, Germany. Klaus Sperber ( January 24, 1944 - August 6, 1983) better known as Klaus Nomi, was a German Countertenor noted Lene Lovich (born March 30, 1949) is an American born British singer who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene

Gary Numan became hugely popular in the UK during the late 1970s, strongly influenced by glam in both image and sound even though his music was synthesizer based, making synthpop popular. Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician The Gothic rock movement spawned from post-punk associated with the Batcave club in London (such as Specimen) took cues from glam, in particular Roxy Music and David Bowie. This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. The Batcave was a Nightclub in London England at Meard Street Soho. Specimen are a British band formed in the 1980s Their music has been described as being comprised of many different genres of music including Glam, Goth Bauhaus took a large amount of influence from Bowie and covered his hit Ziggy Stardust. Another movement from around the same time was dubbed the "New Romantics" and included Adam and the Ants, ABC, Culture Club, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Japan, Duran Duran, and Soft Cell, who were strongly influenced by glam rock in both image and music, some even starting out as glam bands. New Romantic was a short- lived Fashion and music movement that occurred primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland during the very early 1980s ABC are an English pop band that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990 Culture Club were a Grammy Award -winning British pop group that formed in the early 1980s Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Soft Cell are an English Synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s New Wave united these artists of post-punk, gothic rock, synthpop and blue eyed soul under one banner and both Roxy Music and David Bowie played and would play a large part in shaping its sound. Both used the genre and their retrospective influence to gain large commercial success in the early 1980s.

Hanoi Rocks was formed in 1979, widely regarded as one of the first glam punk bands. Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish Glam punk band formed in 1979 whose most successful period came in the early 1980s Glam punk (or glitter punk) is a Music genre that mixes elements of Glam rock with Protopunk or Punk rock (and sometimes Garage The American glam metal movement would at first take huge influence from glam rock, but also from the NWOBHM strand of heavy metal (particularly bands like Judas Priest) and American bands somewhat affiliated with glam such as Kiss as well as Hanoi Rocks and the New York Dolls. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Quiet Riot had their first huge commercial success by covering Slade's Cum on Feel the Noize in 1983, which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard chart. Quiet Riot was an American heavy metal band whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s Glam "Cum On Feel the Noize" is a Hard rock song originally released by Slade in 1973. Mötley Crüe also took a huge amount of influence as most of the members were in glam rock bands beforehand. Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː However as time went on there was less of a pure glam rock sound in glam metal and it began to be more influenced by a number of different styles of 1980s pop music. Nonetheless, the Los Angeles music scene spawned many glam metal bands, including Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Poison, Cinderella and many others, who had a vaguely glam-influenced appearance coupled with metal attitude and sound that dominated MTV for several years. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Ratt is an American Glam metal band that formed in San Diego and enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. Poison is an American Hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Cinderella is an American rock band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

Alternative rock would be influenced somewhat by glam, particularly in the UK. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the 1990s, Britpop referenced glam rock, with bands like Oasis using Slade and Mott the Hoople as primary influences. Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Placebo, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Spacehog, and Morrissey's album Your Arsenal also had glam rock leanings. Placebo are an Alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 currently comprising Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest Suede (or The London Suede in the United States) were an English rock band of the 1990s and the early 2000s that helped start the Britpop musical Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the " Manics " or " MSP " are a Welsh rock band consisting of James Spacehog is an English rock band from the 1990s and 2000s heavily influenced by David Bowie, Queen, and T Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist Following up on the poorly-received album Kill Uncle, singer Morrissey released the album "Your Arsenal" in 1992 (see 1992 Although widely viewed as adversaries (largely due to it replacing glam metal), grunge would take in some influences of glam musically as it was strongly influenced by 1970s rock, punk and heavy metal in general. Green River would cover Bowie's song Queen Bitch, while flamboyant frontman of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone (which was a predescessor to Pearl Jam) Andrew Wood was a fan of both T. " Queen Bitch " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. Malfunkshun is a band formed in 1980 by Andrew Wood and his brother Kevin Wood Mother Love Bone was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1988 Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Andrew Wood ( January 6, 1966 &ndash March 19, 1990) born in Columbus Mississippi, was the lead singer of the band Mother Rex and Gary Glitter. Nirvana would cover The Man Who Sold the World in their MTV Unplugged concert. In sramanic philosophy Nirvana (निर्वाण| Nirvāṇa; निब्बान Nibbāna; Prakrit: णिव्वाण The Man Who Sold the World is an album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth Most of the first grunge bands would be strongly influenced by The Stooges, Kiss and Alice Cooper.

In Japan, Kenji Sawada was the pioneer of glam in the mid 1970s. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. nicknamed " Julie " (ジュリー Jurii) also-known as a vocalist for Japanese rock band The Tigers, is a Japanese Singer Later he was crowned as "Pioneer of Visual Kei" after the term "Visual Kei" was indentified. refers to a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of eccentric sometimes flamboyant looks Visual Kei would come to prominence in Japan in the early to late 1990s, influenced strongly appearance wise by glam and New Wave but usually playing a brand of heavy metal (such as X JAPAN) or progressive rock (such as Malice Mizer). is a Japanese band founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Malice Mizer (マリス・ミゼル Marisu Mizeru) is a Japanese rock band and part of the country's Visual kei movement Although glam rock's outrage value has long passed, Sweden's The Ark, Finland's Negative, Canada's Robin Black and the I.R.S. are continuing the glam style. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Ark is a Swedish Glam rock band formed in 1991 by Ola Salo, Mikael Jepson and Lasse "Leari" Ljungberg when Ola Salo and Leari were Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Negative is Serbian pop - rock band established 1999 in Belgrade. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Robin Black is a Canadian Glam rock band originally known as Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars, formed in 1998

Glam rock acts

Further reading

References

  1. ^ MSN Encarta article for "Glam rock. " Available at http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561509274/glam_rock.html Accessed on March 11, 2008
  2. ^ MSN Encarta article for "Glam rock. " Available at http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561509274/glam_rock.html Accessed on March 11, 2008

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Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two A gender role is defined as a set of perceived behavioural norms associated particularly with Males or Females in a given social group or system Glam punk (or glitter punk) is a Music genre that mixes elements of Glam rock with Protopunk or Punk rock (and sometimes Garage Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States.

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glam rock

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  1. A style of English rock music from the early 1970s, distinguished by the glamorous, glittery costumes of its performers and its bouncy beat and lyrics.
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