The glam rock'n'roll (for “ glamor rock'n'roll ”) corresponds to a movement of the British rock'n'roll extending on the Années 1970 and 1980, and by certain aspects precursor of the movement Punk (1977).

Characteristics of the glam

The glam rock'n'roll (or glitter rock'n'roll) is characterized by several spectacular, musical or literary aspects:

• most obvious is its side spectacularly “ glamourous ”: the singers and their groups seem heirs to the Dandy EMS, vêtus in an eccentric way, covered of strass and spangles, asserting openly their character Androgyne; it is for example the case of David Bowie declaring itself bisexual ( Melody maker 1972 ). During the last time of the movement, however, the side “glam with spangles” tends to grow blurred for an esthetics with top hats plus “vampire”, inspired enough by the film Clockwork orange (see the group The New York Dolls and, at certain moments, Queen).

• comes then, on a more musical level, the abundance of the parts where all the members of a group sing in chorus (even partition, even height, even moment). See celebrates it piece Cosmic Dancer group T-Rex (included inter alia in the film Billy Elliot).

• finally, is this a chance, the references to the Science-fiction are frequent in the glam rock'n'roll: group David Bowie called Ziggy Stardust, many references to this planet in its songs ( Life One Mars ) like in those, for example, of T-Rex ( Ballrooms Of Mars ), etc

Singers and groups of glam rock'n'roll

In the beginning, the glam rock'n'roll is regarded as a purely British movement, based on some artists and group-keys:

• David Bowie at his beginnings (Albums Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane )
• Elton John
• Gary Glitter
• Hello
• Mott The Hoople
• Queen
• Slade
• Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
• Sweet
• T-Rex and Marc Bolan
• Roxy Music

With these sure values, one ended up adding certain artists and American groups:

• Alice Cooper
• KIS
• The Stooges (Album Raw Power )
• Jobriath
• Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground (Album To transform )
• Mötley Raw (Glam metal)
• Suzi Quatro in its British career
• Sparks in their British career
• The New York Frauds
• Twisted Sister (Glam metal)
• Warrant (Glam metal)
• W.A.S.P. (Glam metal)
• RATT (Glam metal)

Heirs to the glam rock'n'roll

Nowadays, certain groups try to make revive the glam rock'n'roll:

• Undercover Slut (French)
• Traumatism (Nicolas Tifagne) (French)
• Tracy Gang Pussy (French)
• The Dandy Warhols
• Sweden
• Marilyn Manson (album Mechanical Animals )
• Quixotte (French)
• Ika (French)
• Iggy Meteor & the Fleeting Electric Spiders from Come (French)
• Fancy (French)
• Scissor Sisters

Whereas some others seem its heirs simply:

• Placebo (at their beginnings)
• Poison
• Narcys
• The Darkness
• Cursed Asmodée
• Indo-China
• Jad Wio

Among the first singers of glam, only David Bowie is truly remained in front of the scene while adapting.

Films related to the glam rock'n'roll

• Mayor Off The Sunset Strip
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch
• Velvet Goldmine of Todd Haynes
• Ziggy Stardust (adapted album of Bowie, Concert of 1973)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• (Slade in) Flame
• Phantom off the Paradise of Brian de Palma
• Tommy of Ken Russell

External bonds

• '' Glam Rock'n'roll off the 70 ' S ''
• Rock'n'roll-Nation (in French): universe of Glam Rock'n'roll.
• in French

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