Any glam rock fans around here?

[MikeL]

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.

[Mottey's Garage]

Holy Shit...we demand a rerun...great great playlist

Joanie Lindstrom said:

This was my playlist when we did the special glam show on WMBR (which sigh, I don't think any of you listened to). Some obscure stuff, some not. Jobriath is def. on the arty side of things.

10:01  The Sweet | Wig Wam Bam clip | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

10:02  The Glitter Band  Rock On | Solid Silver: The ultimate glitter band vol 1 [CD] (Edsel, 73/98)

10:05  The Heavy Dwarfs | Moeder Natur | Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your Feet comp [CD] (Excels, 73/09)

10:06  Kim Fowley | King of Love | International Hero [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:10  The Rubettes | Rock is Dead | s/t [LP] (Amiga, 75)

10:13  Hanoi Rocks | High School | Two Steps from the Move [LP] (Epic, 84)

10:19  Chicory Tip | Cigarettes, Women and Wine | The Singles Collection [CD] (Cherry Red, 78/07)

10:23  Jook | Bish Bash Bosh | Different Class [CD] | (RPM, 74//05)

10:24  Mick Ronson | Only After Dark | Slaughter on 10th Avenue [LP] (RCA, 74)

10:29  Alistair Riddell | And Up to Now | Space Waltz [CD] (RPM, 74/05)

10:31  New York Dolls | Jet Boy | s/t [LP] (Mercury, 73)

10:36  The Sensation | Black Eyed Woman | Boobs comp [CD] (RPM, 73/05)

10:42  The Frenchies | Dillinger | s/t [LP] (Harvest, 74)

10:46  The Switches | Drama Queen | Lay Down the Law [CD] (Interscope, 08)

10:49  Queen | Keep Yourself Alive |  s/t [LP] (Chrysalis, 73)

10:57  Cockney Rebel | What Ruthy Said | The Human Menagerie [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:59  Suzi Quatro | Glycerine Queen | s/t [LP] (Bell, 74)  [req x 2]

11:02  Jobriath | Good Time | Creatures of the Street [LP] (Elektra, 74)

11:06  Mott the Hoople | Jerkin Crokus | All the Young Dudes [LP] (Columbia, 72)

11:09  David Werner | Aggravation Non Stop | Imagination Quota [LP] (RCA, 75)

11:14  Arrows | Love Rider | A's, B's & Rarities [CD] (EMI, ?/04)

11:20  Bearded Lady | Rock Star | Velvet Tinmine comp [CD] (RPM, 75/03)

11:22  Zolar X | Timeless | Timeless [CD] (Alternative Tentacles, 76/04)

11:25  Eno | Blank Frank | Here Come the Warm Jets [LP] (Editions, 73)

11:26  Sparks | Underground | Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing [LP] (Bearsville, 73)

11:30  Vodka Collins | Monitor | Tokyo New York [CD] (Man's Ruin, 73/98)

11:33  Lou Reed | Satellite of Love | Transformer [LP] (RCA, 73)

11:38  Hollywood Brats | Another School Day | s/t [CD] (Cherry Red, 74/94)

11:38  Jet | Lady Ricochet | Even More Light than Shade [CD] (RPM, 75/10)

11:41  The Sweet | Blockbuster | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

11:44  Spunky Spider | You Won't Come | Glitterbest comp [CD] (RPM, 73/04)

11:49  Abacus | Indian Dancer | Blitzing the Ballroom comp: 20 UK Power Glam Incendiaries comp [CD] (Psychic Circle, 74/08)

11:50  David Bowie | Lady Stardust | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars [LP] (RCA, 72)

11:54  British Lions | One More Chance to Run | All the Young Dudes comp [CD] (Mojo, 77/09)

11:57  Alice Cooper | Ballad of Dwight Fry | Love It To Death [LP] (Straight, 70)

[Mottey's Garage]

holy shit...great great playlist...how bout a rerun 
Joanie Lindstrom said:

This was my playlist when we did the special glam show on WMBR (which sigh, I don't think any of you listened to). Some obscure stuff, some not. Jobriath is def. on the arty side of things.

10:01  The Sweet | Wig Wam Bam clip | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

10:02  The Glitter Band  Rock On | Solid Silver: The ultimate glitter band vol 1 [CD] (Edsel, 73/98)

10:05  The Heavy Dwarfs | Moeder Natur | Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your Feet comp [CD] (Excels, 73/09)

10:06  Kim Fowley | King of Love | International Hero [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:10  The Rubettes | Rock is Dead | s/t [LP] (Amiga, 75)

10:13  Hanoi Rocks | High School | Two Steps from the Move [LP] (Epic, 84)

10:19  Chicory Tip | Cigarettes, Women and Wine | The Singles Collection [CD] (Cherry Red, 78/07)

10:23  Jook | Bish Bash Bosh | Different Class [CD] | (RPM, 74//05)

10:24  Mick Ronson | Only After Dark | Slaughter on 10th Avenue [LP] (RCA, 74)

10:29  Alistair Riddell | And Up to Now | Space Waltz [CD] (RPM, 74/05)

10:31  New York Dolls | Jet Boy | s/t [LP] (Mercury, 73)

10:36  The Sensation | Black Eyed Woman | Boobs comp [CD] (RPM, 73/05)

10:42  The Frenchies | Dillinger | s/t [LP] (Harvest, 74)

10:46  The Switches | Drama Queen | Lay Down the Law [CD] (Interscope, 08)

10:49  Queen | Keep Yourself Alive |  s/t [LP] (Chrysalis, 73)

10:57  Cockney Rebel | What Ruthy Said | The Human Menagerie [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:59  Suzi Quatro | Glycerine Queen | s/t [LP] (Bell, 74)  [req x 2]

11:02  Jobriath | Good Time | Creatures of the Street [LP] (Elektra, 74)

11:06  Mott the Hoople | Jerkin Crokus | All the Young Dudes [LP] (Columbia, 72)

11:09  David Werner | Aggravation Non Stop | Imagination Quota [LP] (RCA, 75)

11:14  Arrows | Love Rider | A's, B's & Rarities [CD] (EMI, ?/04)

11:20  Bearded Lady | Rock Star | Velvet Tinmine comp [CD] (RPM, 75/03)

11:22  Zolar X | Timeless | Timeless [CD] (Alternative Tentacles, 76/04)

11:25  Eno | Blank Frank | Here Come the Warm Jets [LP] (Editions, 73)

11:26  Sparks | Underground | Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing [LP] (Bearsville, 73)

11:30  Vodka Collins | Monitor | Tokyo New York [CD] (Man's Ruin, 73/98)

11:33  Lou Reed | Satellite of Love | Transformer [LP] (RCA, 73)

11:38  Hollywood Brats | Another School Day | s/t [CD] (Cherry Red, 74/94)

11:38  Jet | Lady Ricochet | Even More Light than Shade [CD] (RPM, 75/10)

11:41  The Sweet | Blockbuster | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

11:44  Spunky Spider | You Won't Come | Glitterbest comp [CD] (RPM, 73/04)

11:49  Abacus | Indian Dancer | Blitzing the Ballroom comp: 20 UK Power Glam Incendiaries comp [CD] (Psychic Circle, 74/08)

11:50  David Bowie | Lady Stardust | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars [LP] (RCA, 72)

11:54  British Lions | One More Chance to Run | All the Young Dudes comp [CD] (Mojo, 77/09)

11:57  Alice Cooper | Ballad of Dwight Fry | Love It To Death [LP] (Straight, 70)

[Mottey's Garage]

New Bowie? Well...I guess its ok and all, great to hear his voice...but I really wish it was the return of Ziggy

[MikeL]

According to the liner notes, they were from NYC, but they recorded in Cleveland.

Mottey's Garage said:

I 'm bout due for another glam show ...any day now...As for Pandora...freaking awesome.  One of the best lost glam albums of all time. Although, I thought they were from Cleveland...but I,m not sure. 

[Mottey's Garage]

haha..thanks

MikeL said:

According to the liner notes, they were from NYC, but they recorded in Cleveland.

Mottey's Garage said:

I 'm bout due for another glam show ...any day now...As for Pandora...freaking awesome.  One of the best lost glam albums of all time. Although, I thought they were from Cleveland...but I,m not sure. 

[John Battles]

I'VE NEVER HEARD PANDORA , BUT , IT WOULD BE HARD TO IMAGINE A GLAM ROCK BAND IN CLEVELAND AT THE TIME.... THERE COULD HAVE BEEN ONE ,BUT , IF YOU WERE'NT DOING OBVIOUS RADIO ROCK COVERS , YOU DIED THE DEATH......The Cle Rock "Scene" was influenced by some of that stuff , sure. It was still underground in America. Frankenstein (Pre- Dead Boys) dressed like The New York Dolls , and John Morton (Electric Eels , Styrenes) wore makeup and large earrings , but , was big and bad enough to back up his profile.....

Cleveland was still Raspberries and Blue Ash (Great groups.)in the early 70's , as original music went. I think I read that Pandora was from New York ,too.

[Mottey's Garage]

new bowie...nah...old bowie...new glam stuff 

 http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blogs/mottey-s-garagepunk-21-sp...

[MikeL]

I just got my copy of "Boobs," and I think it's even better than "Velvet Tinmine." I especially like "Interplanetary Twist" by Screamer (One part Bowie, all the rest Sweet), along with "Good Time Fanny" by Angel and "Baby" by Sensation. I also love the glam slam covers of "Little Bit O' Soul" by Iron Cross and "Let's Go" by Rock Rebellion.