I definitely have some with two page joe camel spreads lol

Man I might be mistaken but that full out GLAM, like the makeup, big hair, all that.. Gotta be something that could only have worked in the 80's It just goes with the lots of d****, groupies and power ballads.

It's from the early 70s though all that

America wasn't on that in the '70s like the UK was

The New York Dolls said they were livid when they saw how successful Crue was

Hey man i'm not a glam expert what bands had the full makeup and glam attitude back in the 70's ? I thought Kiss was more like characters or something

and did it work in the 70's ?

Was the 70's glam bands successful down here ?

T.Rex invented, Bowie quickly followed, Roxy, Roy Wood and a bunch others after that. Kiss were late.

They narrowed it down to the moment Bolan applied glitter to his face before this performance lol

And Bowie here

The US version of glam was more "power pop"
Kiss was more about S&M than gender androgyny

Down where? Florida?

Bowie was f***ing massive in the states by Ziggy Stardust

I never thought of Bowie as glam rock, always felt like moved around different phases and characters etc.

but like I said im no glam expert, s*** maybe i'm thinking glam metal.. idk

Early 70s Bowie is the epitome of glam from my perspective

Yeah I think you're thinking glam metal

Yea man I guess the sound I was looking for was Kiss which I guess could be a proto glam metal /:mystery:

yeah I guess. ever heard this tune? gave me a newfound respect for them. didnt think they had earnest slow burn bops.

i checked his 1969 solo album and it was a midpack to me

my soul phase ending this week now though

there was still some success for sure but dont think it was anywhere near it was in the UK

feel like average boomer in USA doesnt know who T Rex is but they still heard Get It On (Bang a Gong).

i think the ones that were on the border of glam rock and hard rock like Kiss were the ones that were succesful here

Yeah he didn't have any keeper solo albums for years. Part of the reason I was so surprised when I found these gems. He still had it.

yeah I think Kiss was proto glam metal in a way for sure. maybe the biggest influence on it tbh, especially with the way glam metal was much more of a USA phenomenon

and then in the 80s Kiss made full-on glam metal themselves

glam metal to me is basically the glam rock fashion, even more excess, combined with more USA attitude and the heavier sound and guitar approach of bands like KISS, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Scorpions, Alice Cooper (which were either glam themselves or influenced by the movement)

definitely got that much different vocal style too. no sneering Brit attitude, more the maximum testosterone-loaded cheese approach

bizarre concept of having much more machismo than 70s glam rock while still dressing up as women

80's KISS

And yea man Glam Metal had to be one hellova scene

unmasked era KISS

they were some ugly mfs

Imagine this album on someone's coffee table it would be a great conversation starter

Going to a show at a small club in 1980s LA/NY/Philly must’ve been wild

That’s a Melvins clossic