Nate Dort wrote: Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:38 am It's kinda strange/fascinating what gets lumped in with "glam rock." This is one of those genres that's really more about the aesthetic than the sound.

A lot of the early 70s glam rock was really geared towards reviving the '50s and early '60s R&B, blues, & early rock 'n roll sound, which is interesting because that was only like 15 years prior.
Wizzard was Roy Wood's way of trying to capture a Phil Spector thing.
Marc Bolan's Electric Warrior and The Slider stuff was a riff on Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry.
Alvin Stardust.
Mud.
Suzy Quatro did some of this, though being cast as a regular on Happy Days helped solidify that image.

Then there's the more prog / art rock side of glam.
Bowie.
Roxy Music.
Mott The Hoople on the Ian Hunter-led albums.
Jobriath.
Some of the Alice Cooper stuff.
Lou Reed.
Be-Bop Deluxe.
Alex Harvey
Mick Ronson's solo stuff

Then you have the proto-punk glam stuff.
New York Dolls.
The Runaways.
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pldms wrote: Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:34 am

Nate Dort wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:36 am Sweet is probably my least favorite of the bunch. I'd take The Glitter Band or Wizzard or Mott or Suzy Quatro over Sweet.

Wood Goblin wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 11:10 am Sweet sucks. I don’t get the praise for that band.

Pretty sure the old PRF convinced me Sweet were a great band. Once you get past the Chinn / Chapman period - Wig-Wam Bam, Block Buster! - you'll find one of the best 70s rock bands. They have a similar appeal to me as Cheap Trick and Slade, and like them you hear quite a contrast between the poppier singles and the harder rocking live band. Sweet Fanny Adams onwards, and especially Desolation Boulevard, are the albums to explore. There's also at least one good live album whose name escapes me.