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Glam rock declined after the mid-1970s, but influenced other musical genres including punk rock, glam metal, death rock and gothic rock. The New Romantic movement, which began as an underground fashion subculture movement in nightclubs in the late 1970s before becoming mainstream in the early 80s, was also inspired by the visuals of the glam ...
This is a list of notable musical acts who pertain to the glam rock genre of music. Classic era of glam (1971–1976) ABBA [1] [2] Angel [3] Arrows [4]
It was a back-to-basics movement that reacted against the glittery glam rock of David Bowie and Gary Glitter, and peaked in the mid-1970s. Pub rock developed in large north London pubs. [54] It is said to have begun in May 1971 with Eggs over Easy, an American band, playing in the Tally Ho! in Kentish Town.
The following list of glam metal bands and artists includes bands and artists that have been described as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, [1] [2] hair band, [3] pop metal [1] and lite metal [1] by professional journalists at some stage in their career. Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal [4] and is influenced by 1970s ...
This 1971 glam rock ballad supposedly originated as a parody of Frank Sinatra's "My Way" but ended up perfectly capturing the most enduring themes in David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust work, such as ...
X Japan effectively launched the cultural movement known as visual kei (the term itself originated from the band’s slogan, “psychedelic violence crime of visual shock”), inspired by Japanese ...
Glam metal suffered a decline in popularity in the early-mid 1990s, as the grunge and alternative phenomena revolutionized hard rock, and fans' tastes moved toward a more natural and stripped-down aesthetic and a rejection of the glam metal visual style. During this period, many of the most successful acts of the genre's 1980s pinnacle suddenly ...
In person the glam-rock superstar is gentle, a little shy, and eager to please, and especially eager to make people laugh. ... John was one of the earliest celebrities to come out, in 1976 ...