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Any glam rock fans around here?
And I'm not talking about 80s hair metal bands, I'm talking about the real thing...T-Rex, David Bowie, Roxie Music, Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Slade, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, the New York Dolls, etc.
I'm bringing this up because I saw a great glam rock revival band in NYC last weekend called Prima Donna. They're from Los Angeles, and they sound like a cross between the Dolls and Mott. They even have a guy who plays keyboard and sax. They released their debut album, "After Hours," in 2008 on the Acetate label, and Little Steven got me into them late last year when he named "Stray Doll" as the "Coolest Song in the World" (This song sounds like an outtake from the "Rocky Horror" soundtrack). Another song that I love is "Soul Stripper," which is a wonderful rip-off of Alice Cooper's "Under My Wheels."
I just posted a bunch of pictures here from the gig, and I just wanted to know if anyone else here has heard of them, or would like to check them out.
I'm bringing this up because I saw a great glam rock revival band in NYC last weekend called Prima Donna. They're from Los Angeles, and they sound like a cross between the Dolls and Mott. They even have a guy who plays keyboard and sax. They released their debut album, "After Hours," in 2008 on the Acetate label, and Little Steven got me into them late last year when he named "Stray Doll" as the "Coolest Song in the World" (This song sounds like an outtake from the "Rocky Horror" soundtrack). Another song that I love is "Soul Stripper," which is a wonderful rip-off of Alice Cooper's "Under My Wheels."
I just posted a bunch of pictures here from the gig, and I just wanted to know if anyone else here has heard of them, or would like to check them out.
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Permalink Reply by MikeL on -
I like vsparks too:) Thanks for posting that link.
Daniel M said:Here's an interesting link: http://www.doremi.co.uk/glam/
And here's a good recent band in the T. Rex/Bowie vein (Vsparks):
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Permalink Reply by Frank S on -
A good friend gave me a video on VHS many years ago with all the old school glam fav's like Sweet, Gary Glitter, Slade, T-Rex with the footage being sourced from American Bandstand style British television. This was fantastic since there was no such thing as YouTube back then. I may have to dig that up. Overall, I think Sweet had the catchiest/hookiest songs to back up their outlandish persona. Check 'em out here:
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Permalink Reply by Chris Henniker on
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Top Of The Pops? They were all miming, though this might be for contractual reasons.
Frank S said:A good friend gave me a video on VHS many years ago with all the old school glam fav's like Sweet, Gary Glitter, Slade, T-Rex with the footage being sourced from American Bandstand style British television. This was fantastic since there was no such thing as YouTube back then. I may have to dig that up. Overall, I think Sweet had the catchiest/hookiest songs to back up their outlandish persona. Check 'em out here:
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Permalink Reply by Frank S on
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I believe that's right and miming for sure. Just part of the fun for me.
Chris Henniker said:Top Of The Pops? They were all miming, though this might be for contractual reasons.
Frank S said:A good friend gave me a video on VHS many years ago with all the old school glam fav's like Sweet, Gary Glitter, Slade, T-Rex with the footage being sourced from American Bandstand style British television. This was fantastic since there was no such thing as YouTube back then. I may have to dig that up. Overall, I think Sweet had the catchiest/hookiest songs to back up their outlandish persona. Check 'em out here:
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MIming is a rip-off of licence payers money.
Frank S said:I believe that's right and miming for sure. Just part of the fun for me.
Chris Henniker said:Top Of The Pops? They were all miming, though this might be for contractual reasons.
Frank S said:A good friend gave me a video on VHS many years ago with all the old school glam fav's like Sweet, Gary Glitter, Slade, T-Rex with the footage being sourced from American Bandstand style British television. This was fantastic since there was no such thing as YouTube back then. I may have to dig that up. Overall, I think Sweet had the catchiest/hookiest songs to back up their outlandish persona. Check 'em out here:
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Permalink Reply by Frank S on
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I wasn't aware. Thanks for letting me know.
Chris Henniker said:MIming is a rip-off of licence payers money.
Frank S said:I believe that's right and miming for sure. Just part of the fun for me.
Chris Henniker said:Top Of The Pops? They were all miming, though this might be for contractual reasons.
Frank S said:A good friend gave me a video on VHS many years ago with all the old school glam fav's like Sweet, Gary Glitter, Slade, T-Rex with the footage being sourced from American Bandstand style British television. This was fantastic since there was no such thing as YouTube back then. I may have to dig that up. Overall, I think Sweet had the catchiest/hookiest songs to back up their outlandish persona. Check 'em out here:
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Permalink Reply by John Battles on -
Nice video , thanks. It's funny , a lot of people did'nt get hip to the fact that Sweet was toughening up their sound until they moved away from Chinnichap. One only needs to hear their first (U.S.) LP , which has elements of their earlier Bubblegum sound , but , it's as much a precursor to Punk as Slade (Whom they were being compared to , for the first time , around 72 - 73.).
Frank S said:A good friend gave me a video on VHS many years ago with all the old school glam fav's like Sweet, Gary Glitter, Slade, T-Rex with the footage being sourced from American Bandstand style British television. This was fantastic since there was no such thing as YouTube back then. I may have to dig that up. Overall, I think Sweet had the catchiest/hookiest songs to back up their outlandish persona. Check 'em out here:
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Permalink Reply by John Battles on
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DO YOU MEAN THE COMMERCIAL RELEASE , JUST CALLED "GLAM ROCK"?
GREAT STUFF. There's a volume 2 , not released in the states , with Sparks , Alvin Stardust , Mud , Suzi Quatro and the usual suspects.
Frank S said:A good friend gave me a video on VHS many years ago with all the old school glam fav's like Sweet, Gary Glitter, Slade, T-Rex with the footage being sourced from American Bandstand style British television. This was fantastic since there was no such thing as YouTube back then. I may have to dig that up. Overall, I think Sweet had the catchiest/hookiest songs to back up their outlandish persona. Check 'em out here:
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Permalink Reply by Kyle M. Thunder on -
My mum was a massive Glam fan, heard a lot of it as a kid. The Sweet are still a band I can listen to at almost any given time.
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Permalink Reply by Frank S on
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Glam Rock may be correct. I've just dug through a bunch of stuff looking for it to confirm, but I can't seem to find most of my old VHS tapes. I'll keep searchin'.
John Battles said:DO YOU MEAN THE COMMERCIAL RELEASE , JUST CALLED "GLAM ROCK"?
GREAT STUFF. There's a volume 2 , not released in the states , with Sparks , Alvin Stardust , Mud , Suzi Quatro and the usual suspects.
Frank S said:A good friend gave me a video on VHS many years ago with all the old school glam fav's like Sweet, Gary Glitter, Slade, T-Rex with the footage being sourced from American Bandstand style British television. This was fantastic since there was no such thing as YouTube back then. I may have to dig that up. Overall, I think Sweet had the catchiest/hookiest songs to back up their outlandish persona. Check 'em out here:
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Permalink Reply by John Battles on
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That's so cool. : )
Kyle M. Thunder said:My mum was a massive Glam fan, heard a lot of it as a kid. The Sweet are still a band I can listen to at almost any given time.
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Permalink Reply by John Battles on
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Hope you can find it....It came out around 1990 , and was easy to find , as were some comps like "Glam Crazee" (My copy of that was stolen , but , I've been able to replace most , not all the tracks....), which came out on CD and Cassette. A DVD of both volumes of "GlamRock" would be the ticket , but , I guess it's never sell , here. They might have been anticipating a Glam revival in The U.S. that never happened.
Frank S said:Glam Rock may be correct. I've just dug through a bunch of stuff looking for it to confirm, but I can't seem to find most of my old VHS tapes. I'll keep searchin'.
John Battles said:DO YOU MEAN THE COMMERCIAL RELEASE , JUST CALLED "GLAM ROCK"?
GREAT STUFF. There's a volume 2 , not released in the states , with Sparks , Alvin Stardust , Mud , Suzi Quatro and the usual suspects.
Frank S said:A good friend gave me a video on VHS many years ago with all the old school glam fav's like Sweet, Gary Glitter, Slade, T-Rex with the footage being sourced from American Bandstand style British television. This was fantastic since there was no such thing as YouTube back then. I may have to dig that up. Overall, I think Sweet had the catchiest/hookiest songs to back up their outlandish persona. Check 'em out here:
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