Glam Rock

Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots that musically was a guitar-driven hard rock sound incorporating proto-punk, soul and retro rock n’ roll influences. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Parasite City

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Jan 9 Saturday 9 January 2010 Tomorrow
Steel Panther at House of Blues Steel Panther	House of Blues Las Vegas NV, United States 36.092152 -115.176658	Add shout Buy Tickets
Jan 11 Monday 11 January 2010
ultrabunny Colourbuk	Heirloom Arts… Danbury, CT, United States 41.393012 -73.450681	Add shout
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Spacehog at The Note - West Chester Spacehog	The Note - West… West Chester, United States 39.960861 -75.601943	Add shout Buy Tickets
Jan 16 Saturday 16 January 2010
Spider Rockets Gunfire 76	Peabody's Downunder Cleveland OH, United States 41.500479 -81.675463	1 person attending Add shout
Steel Panther at House of Blues Steel Panther	House of Blues Las Vegas NV, United States 36.092152 -115.176658	Add shout Buy Tickets
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Spacehog	Harpers Ferry Allston, Boston MA, United States 42.353001 -71.13269	3 people attending Add shout

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cleverity wrote:
14 days ago

best genre

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led-zeppelin-f wrote:
20 days ago

Led Zeppelin Ramble On Led Zeppelin No Quarter Led Zeppelin Dancing Days Last.fm Led Zeppelin Kashmir Led Zeppelin Black Dog Led Zeppelin Immigrant Song

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suprasensual wrote:
28 days ago

Placebo is not glam. They have a glam look but their musical style has nothing to do with flam rock.

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venenumest wrote:
December 2009

and better too.

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imagesk8r6969 wrote:
December 2009

Glam Rock is different 4m Glam Metal ppl...... The Glam Rock image had a huge influence on the Glam Metal look.... other than KISS, Glam Rock, musically, is pretty different 4m Glam Metal.....

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Czajnik_69 wrote:
December 2009

@Don_Vitaliy : It was Dave Mustaine and the original quote was "Gay L.A. Metal"

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becks92 wrote:
October 2009

80 <3

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Metalion_SOS wrote:
October 2009

'Gay LA Music' haha, Los Angeles has nothing to do with glam and Gay London Rock = GLR, so *points and laughs*

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GlamFool wrote:
October 2009

Don_Vitaliy its not true at all cos have these guys would of banged thousands of girls! lol nah its not, its just hard rock.

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LastGrays wrote:
October 2009

very true

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Don_Vitaliy wrote:
October 2009

somebody told me GLAM stands for "Gay Los Angeles Music", how true is this?

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feverita wrote:
October 2009

Placebooo x33

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psycaffeine wrote:
September 2009

http://www.lastfm.es/music/Psychotica

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Igor_Piegas wrote:
September 2009

WTF?? Cinema Bizarre tagged as Glam Rock?!? This is unnaceptable. Stop tagging any kind of band in make-up as glam rock.

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pyto89 wrote:
August 2009

glam FTW !

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Vanblackman wrote:
August 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Gunfire+76

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drnrg31 wrote:
August 2009

The Sweet are one of the best bands in this catagory.

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justbornawsome wrote:
August 2009

umm..I'm realluy young and all theese band are a bout 10 or 15 years before I was born or even more not sure..but just cause I'm younge doesn't mean I'm stupif I like music in style but I also like old rock but from the top 8 artst I know kiss,Slade , and queen that's all but more from the other artist

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Neformatica wrote:
August 2009

Glam visual \ Love metal band from Moscow with female vocal http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Jack+Riot

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kaco321 wrote:
August 2009

I thought all glam was shitty... but now i see that only glam metal was big mistake :) long live David Bovie and Lou Reed.

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