quodec
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Twelve bar blues is now alright.
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Post by quodec on Jun 9, 2023 9:48:18 GMT
The Glitter Band had a great sound with their brass section and twin drummers. This was their first single under their own brand name in 1974.
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col
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Post by col on Jun 9, 2023 12:32:38 GMT
This one is really obscure and I can't find any footage or film of them. But they supported The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1975 and were dressed like The Glitter Band. They were booed off They were American (I think) and someone obviously put them on a UK tour telling them that 'glam' was the big thing there. Well, it had been a couple of years before but a SAHB audience was far from a glam audience. Poor $ods. Funny thing is, this isn't at all bad. col might remember them. Then again.... Crikey, that's woke the brain cell up!! "Power" Trio, if I recall correctly. I remember little else about them. Time for a trawl.
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Post by dennis on Jun 9, 2023 16:32:25 GMT
This one is really obscure and I can't find any footage or film of them. But they supported The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1975 and were dressed like The Glitter Band. They were booed off They were American (I think) and someone obviously put them on a UK tour telling them that 'glam' was the big thing there. Well, it had been a couple of years before but a SAHB audience was far from a glam audience. Poor $ods. Funny thing is, this isn't at all bad. col might remember them. Then again.... Looks like they only released the one album:
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quodec
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Post by quodec on Jun 10, 2023 13:38:11 GMT
This is Bowie with a track from his 1972 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy....'
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quodec
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Post by quodec on Jun 10, 2023 14:30:31 GMT
... and the ever-prolific Bowie wrote 'All the Young dudes' and gave it to Mott the Hoople, who were about to fold in 1972, thus saving their careers. They had a huge hit with it and it's now regarded as a glam rock anthem!
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37
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Post by 37 on Jun 10, 2023 17:39:04 GMT
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quodec
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Twelve bar blues is now alright.
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Post by quodec on Jun 10, 2023 23:35:43 GMT
Great dance partners!! I thought I was seeing double there for a second! Love that tune. You know Slade hit the motherlode of great hooks, melodies and riffs for those couple of years. Genius!!
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Post by Gaz on Jun 11, 2023 7:57:33 GMT
These Aussie boys were a great live band back in the 70s. Lead singer, Keith Lamb, later teamed up with Alan to write 'Ol Rag Blues.
I like this one...
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quodec
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Post by quodec on Jun 11, 2023 22:47:38 GMT
Mud on the Cilla Black show in 1974. Proper glam tune from the Chinnichaps but the band always dressed as rockers/teddy-boys. Wonder why?
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quodec
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Post by quodec on Jun 11, 2023 22:58:21 GMT
And another retro outfit, Showaddywaddy, whose first hit 'Hey Rock n Roll' in '74, was briefly lumped in with the glam scene at the time. Good tune and another band with two drummers!
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quoconut
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Post by quoconut on Jun 12, 2023 3:04:31 GMT
Here are a few more glam rock songs by Dutch bands:
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Jun 12, 2023 6:28:17 GMT
Mud on the Cilla Black show in 1974. Proper glam tune from the Chinnichaps but the band always dressed as rockers/teddy-boys. Wonder why? I notice Les Gray is singing live there. Never expected that. Incidentally, the guitarist (the long haired guy with the big flares) is Rob Davis who went on to have huge success writing with Cathy Dennis, penning Can't Get You Out Of My Head and Come Into My World for Kylie Minogue. He also co-produced these singles. So he did alright for himself
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quodec
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Post by quodec on Jun 12, 2023 16:13:54 GMT
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quodec
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Post by quodec on Jun 14, 2023 22:16:47 GMT
Here's a song you don't hear every day. It was on one of the first LPs I bought in 1973, a K-Tel compilation and stood out a mile for its big loud Slade-like riffing and infectious chorus. The lead singer is of course Brian Johnson, who would go on to superstardom when he joined AC/DC in 1980. A cracker!
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quodec
Veteran Rocker Rollin'
Twelve bar blues is now alright.
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Favourite Quo Album: Blue For You
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Post by quodec on Jun 14, 2023 22:21:18 GMT
... and here's another fantastic glam rocker from Geordie, also from 1973, 'All Because of You'. Brian certainly had a great voice, imho probably as good as Brian Connolly and Noddy Holder.
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