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Glam Rock
Glam Rock, also known as glitter rock, developed after the 1960’s Brit rock revolution. Its emergence in the 1970’s saw performers with a very distinct style that was outrageously flamboyant both visually and lyrically. The first recognised glam rock band to emerge was T.Rex in 1970 and his appearance using make up glitter and futuristic style outfits was very distinctive and set him apart from other Brit rock genres. It was to be Bavid Bowie that would most significantly influence the new style with his creation of Ziggy Stardust and over the years of 1972 to 1974 his image became more and more extreme and with it his popularity soared.
The lyrical style emphasis was mostly hedonistic while the fashion was distinctly futuristic and had a somewhat transvestite look to it. The Brit rock glam development created performers that performed this guitar driven hard rock sound that remained for the most part a British phenomenon. Following in the footsteps of Bowie and T. Rex were bands such as Roxy Music and Slade. Gary Glitter also had huge commercial success with 26 hit singles. The Brit rock culture of Glam soon began to spill into other genres of music, with bands such as the Osmonds and the Rolling Stones sporting make up and glitter as part of their look. However it soon began to become more diluted and less of a culture as pop music began to absorb the style. The result of this was the style being more commercialized and losing its sub culture status. Many consider the death of glam brit rock was a result of other bands adopting the look purely as a boost to their popularity rather than being true to the sound and genre.
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