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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Arguably glam rock is the least regarded pop genre to emerge in the last 50 years or so (although folk rock might run it a close second) so how bad must be the glam rock records that bombed even when glam was king? The surprisng answer, after listening to this cheeky compilation, is actually not bad at all. The line notes are fun, and just the right side of tongue in cheek, to leave you unsure whether this entire project isn't meant as the most collosal joke. And yet, as is pointed out, these bands and tracks do represent some sort of pure pop ideal. They arrived overnight, no agenda, no tedious "development", no slick marketing (no marketing at all in some cases) and a do it yourself philosophy that is pure punk. The sleevenotes also give a scholarly history of glam, and the three "great" glam traditions: art school rock (David Bowie, T Rex, Roxy Music etc), the "Chinnichap" teeny bands (Suzi Quatro, Sweet) and most bizarrely, and disturbingly of all, the "brickies in mascara" phenomenon and the stomping "West Midlands Sound"(Slade, Mud). Junkshop examples of all three will be found on the compilation. I've always felt that glam rock principally developed to service the needs of the footwear industry. Viz, while wearing stack soles of any height, the wearer soon discovers that only two sorts of dancing are possible: a stepping forward and stepping back dance, and a dance where you stand still and stomp one foot on the ground. Glam tunes are perfect for these moves, but that is about all. I'm also reminded on the comment about the early 18th century "graveyard school" of English poets by Kenneth Clarke to the effect that within a few years of the fashion all possible combinations of owls, ivy and moonlight had been exhausted. Read the same for glam lyrics except substitute "rebels", "revolution" and "school". Overall, enormous fun and great for pricking the pomposity of muso-snob friends
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This compilation really is a Glam Rock 'Rubble'(famed psychedelic series of unknown tracks and singles)
From the Sweet'isms of Iron Virgins 'Rebels Rule' to the Slade-isms of Sisters 'Kick Your Boots Off'(the best record Slade never wrote!!) this is a voyage of discovery.
Tracks vary from out and out rockers to slightly fey pieces of glam pop, but it shows up the state of todays pop for the unimaginative load of dross that it is.
So get out that tank top,break open a double diamond and enjoy this awesome CD.
And don't forget to singalong to that Bay City Rollers tribute........
From the Sweet'isms of Iron Virgins 'Rebels Rule' to the Slade-isms of Sisters 'Kick Your Boots Off'(the best record Slade never wrote!!) this is a voyage of discovery.
Tracks vary from out and out rockers to slightly fey pieces of glam pop, but it shows up the state of todays pop for the unimaginative load of dross that it is.
So get out that tank top,break open a double diamond and enjoy this awesome CD.
And don't forget to singalong to that Bay City Rollers tribute........
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not sure why this CD is so enjoyable - is it because of its musical merits, or because of a certain macabre fascination with failed pop singles? Whatever, it's a foot-stomping, hand-clapping treat from start to finish. Those of us whose childhood was shaped by the OTT sights and sounds of glam rock (OK, showing my age now!) will also experience the warm glow of nostalgia as these commercially unsuccessful glitter boys (and girls) strut their seventies stuff. Even though it's pretty certain that you won't have heard any of these records before, they immediately and powerfully evoke a bygone era of tank tops, 3-day weeks, orange lino and Austin Maxis.
Musically it ain't bad, either, given the limitations of the "genre"; some of these songs are undeniably...dare I say it... pretty good. Clearly what succeeded in the charts of the early 70s and what failed was determined more by luck than talent - completely unlike today, of course. However, you can't really stop and analyse this stuff. Just let it boogie forth from your speakers and it's impossible to stop the smile creeping across your face, just as it's impossible to stop your fist punching the air in the imaginary TOTP appearance that sadly never arrived for Iron Virgin, The Plod, The Arrows, Staveley Makepeace and their ilk.
One or two of the tracks sound like they may have been mastered from vinyl onto CD, as the sound quality is a little "rough"... but then glam was never meant to be heard in sanitized digital sound. The grit in the grooves was all part of the charm.
Anyway, I haven't had this much fun in ages - five well-earned stars.
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