So, Some of you might recognize this song by the Skyhooks from when Iron Maiden played it with Paul Dianno in 1980. This song however, is from 1978 when Glam was in full swing. A lot of what you are given to see when it comes to Glam Rock
is cheesy Gary Glitter
, Bay City Rollers
or [the] Sweet
marching in place with some sort of metallic leggings and broad futuristic shoulders, but in reality some of these bands, like Skyhooks
, were under the radar and the unsung heroes of rock influencing anyone from Saxon
, Iron Maiden
, Culture Club
, Joy Division
, Green River
, Mother Love Bone
, Morrissey
, Spacehog
, Nirvana
and even Oasis
.Mötley Crüe
took Glam to Hollywood Boulevard and added more evil flair to the happy image and even more hairspray
, covering Brownsville Station
's 1973 hit "Smoking In The Boys Room
" on their 1985 album "Theatre Of Pain
".Quiet Riot
covered the song "Cum On Feel The Noize
" in 1983 which was huge when I was in 4th grade and done originally by Glam greats Slade
.Later, I have to go eat something, prolly some pasta before my sauce goes rancid in the fridge.
As of the end of this post I am Currently listening to "Agitate" by Noise Unit
from the "Another World: Electronic Body Music
" compilation. 1990 Noise Unit is a Side project of Bill Leeb from Front Line Assembly.
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