Comments on: Glam Rock ‘vs’ Glam Metal

By: Powershifter1803

Powershifter1803 — Sat, 15 May 2010 21:23:01 +0000

Let’s get one thing straight. This so called Nu Metal..is not Metal! It has nothing in common with Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motorhead, the bands who gave metal it’s anchored establishment that most of us know and love. But anyway, let’s keep it relevant. I firmly believe that glam metal is more metal and is more deserving of being known as metal than Nu Metal! Glam Rock for me at least is stuff like Queen, Slade, Sweet and The New York Dolls and I appreciate all of these bands and they sure laid the foundations for what bands like Poison, Motley Crue, Ratt, Dokken and WASP would later establish as glam metal.

By: luigi thompson

luigi thompson — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:49:22 +0000

I LOVE GLAM ROCK AND GLAM METAL THEY ROCK.

By: fffitgc

fffitgc — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:32:03 +0000

Thank you for calling into question the propriety of labeling hair bands as “metal”. But you didn’t juxtapose it with what glam really was. In the early 70’s glam, which was mostly out of England, was a loud, sometimes trashy, sometimes gender questioning, but always outrageous form of rock that held influence from comic books, sci-fi b-movies, silver screen classics, original rock n’ roll/rockabilly, the space program, glitter, heroin, sex, and Andy Warhol. The biggest bands, most of whom have become general rock icons, were T. Rex, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop (and The Stooges), Slade, Sweet, Roxy Music, The New York Dolls, and Mott the Hoople. As was stated above, the real glam rockers twisted homo and hetero sexuality in such a way that glorified not either-or but both into what could be called just plain sexuality. Think of the lyric from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (a glam classic), “Give yourself over to absolute pleasure.” Simply put, real glam is music for, not sex, not making love, not sleeping together, but fucking. (”Penetrate me”–Iggy Pop) Who cares who is penetrating or getting penetrated, just put on some glitter, shiny/bright colored clothes that are not meant for your sex (not gender, sex), crank up the stereo, and freak out in a moon-age daydream.

Oh, and fuck all those loser hair bands from the 80’s. They all were just ripping off the sound of Def Leppard which is a band that didn’t have the balls to be Judas Priest.

By: RatScare

RatScare — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:19:18 +0000

I dont stick strictly to a category as such, if i had to classify the glam, rock, sleaze, heavy metal etc bands i love i’d just call it music from THE era. 20 odd years of pure gold early 70’s to early 90’s. The great thing is some survivors are going strong and a new era is beginning, i feel musically alive again!

By: freddiemercurygal1

freddiemercurygal1 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:31:19 +0000

For me i really enjoy glam metal. The only glam rock exceptions i make are queen and alice cooper and a few others.

By: Sikki_Nixx

Sikki_Nixx — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:49:36 +0000

KISS is not an 80’s band so much….they got started in ‘73 and quickly became popular in 1975-76. They fit the description of Glam Rock/Metal very well, but were around before the 80’s were.

By: ZiggyWamBam

ZiggyWamBam — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:40:45 +0000

i AGREE WITH ALOT OF WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOVE,,HOWEVER
SLADE ARE THE ULTIMATE BAND,,,
CALL THEM gLAM..rOCK,,CLASSIC ROCK,,WHATEVER YOU WANT!

THE ONE AND ONLY – WITHOUT THEM ,THERE WOULD BE NOTHING!

SLADE ROOLZ OK;-)NOBODY CAN BEAT THIS CAREER!

Song Title Highest UK
Chart Position Year Highest U.S.
Chart Position
“You Better Run” - 1966 -
“Genesis” - 1969 -
“Wild Winds Are Blowin’” - 1969 -
“The Shape of Things to Come” - 1970 -
“Know Who You Are” - 1970 -
“Get Down and Get With It” #16 1971 -
“Coz I Luv You” #1 1971 -
“Look Wot You Dun” #4 1971 -
“Take Me Bak ‘Ome” #1 1972 #97
“Mama Weer All Crazee Now” #1 1972 #76
“Gudbuy T’ Jane” #2 1972 #68
“Cum on Feel the Noize” #1 1973 #98
“Skweeze Me Pleeze Me” #1 1973 -
“My Friend Stan” #2 1973 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” #1 1973 -
“Everyday” #3 1974 -
“The Bangin’ Man” #3 1974 #91
“Far Far Away” #2 1974 -
“How Does It Feel?” #15 1975 -
“Thanks For The Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)” #7 1975 -
“In For A Penny” #11 1975 -
“Let’s Call It Quits” #11 1976 -
“Nobody’s Fool” - 1976 -
“Gypsy Roadhog” #48 1977 -
“Burning In The Heat Of Love” - 1977 -
“My Baby Left Me – That’s All Right” #32 1977 -
“Give Us A Goal” - 1978 -
“Rock n’ Roll Bolero” - 1978 -
“Ginny Ginny” - 1979 -
“Sign O’ The Times” - 1979 -
“Okey Cokey” #88 1979 -
“Live at Reading EP” (Live at the ‘Reading Festival’) #44 1980 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (re-recording) (Slade & The Reading Choir) #70 1980 -
“We’ll Bring The House Down” #10 1980 -
“Wheels Ain’t Comin’ Down” #60 1981 -
“Knuckle Sandwich Nancy” - 1981 -
“Lock Up Your Daughters” #29 1981 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (re-entry) #32 1981 -
“Ruby Red” #51 1982 -
“(And Now The Waltz) C’est La Vie” #50 1982 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (re-entry) #67 1982 -
“My Oh My” #2 1983 #37
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (re-entry) #20 1983 -
“Run Runaway” #7 1984 #20
“All Join Hands” #15 1984 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (re-entry) #47 1984 -
“Little Sheila” - 1985 #86
“7 Year Bitch” #60 1985 -
“Myzterious Mizter Jones” #50 1985 -
“Do You Believe In Miracles?” #54 1985 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (re-issue) #48 1985 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (re-entry of re-issue) #71 1986 -
“Still The Same” #73 1987 -
“That’s What Friends Are For” #95 1987 -
“You Boyz Make Big Noize” #94 1987 -
“We Won’t Give In” - 1988 -
“Let’s Dance ‘88″ - 1988 -
“Radio Wall of Sound” #21 1991 -
“Universe” - 1991 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (re-mix) (Slade vs. Flush) #30 1998 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (2nd re-issue) #21 2006 -
“Merry Xmas Everybody” (re-entry) #20 2007 -

Title Highest UK
Chart Position Year Highest Australian
Chart Position Highest U.S.
Chart Position
Slade Alive! #2 1972 #1 #158
Slade Alive, Vol. 2 - 1978 - -
Slade On Stage #98 1982 - -

Title Highest UK
Chart Position Year Highest Australian
Chart Position Highest U.S.
Chart Position
Beginnings - 1969 - -
Play It Loud - 1970 - -
Slayed? #1 1972 #1 #69
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue #1 1974 #6 #168
Slade in Flame #6 1975 #25 #93
Nobody’s Fools #14 1976 - -
Whatever Happened To Slade? - 1977 - -
Return to Base - 1979 - -
We’ll Bring the House Down #25 1981 - -
Till Deaf Do Us Part #68 1982 - -
The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome #49 1983 #50 -
Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply
(U.S. only) - 1984 - #33
Rogues Gallery #60 1985 - #132
Crackers: The Party Album #34 1986 - -
You Boyz Make Big Noize #98 1987 - #133

“Slade was certainly our greatest influence; not only in the crafting of rock songs but also as performers. Before Slade, no one really knew shit about how to make an audience riot. We really got off on that. There would probably never have been us without them.” – Gene Simmons (Kiss)

“I spent most of the early 70s listening to Slade Alive! thinking to myself, “Wow – this is what I want to do. I want to make that kind of intensity for myself. A couple of years later I was at CBGB’s doing my best Noddy Holder.” – Joey Ramone (Ramones)

“Slade never compromised. We always had the feeling that they were on our side. I don’t know but I think we were right.” – Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)

“They are a good group. I wanted to join them!” – Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore’s Night)

“I couldn’t do the heavy rock thing anymore. Noddy Holder was around kicking every singer in the ass. I never wanted to be a pop singer. Christ, how I hated Noddy!” – Tom Jones[citation needed]

“Slade was the coolest band in England. They were the kind of guys that would push your car out of a ditch.” – Alice Cooper

“Slade was never pretentious. It was just music to them. Pop, rock, soul….it was all the same to Slade. They wrote great songs. And, besides, I’d like to raid their wardrobe.” – Noel Gallagher (Oasis)

“The whole punk rock thing really happened because of bands such as Slade and the like; rock bands that wouldn’t back off.” – Paul Weller (The Jam/The Style Council)

“Absolutely. Slade! A band that would never bend over.” – Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

“Slade was pretty much the only thing metal about glam rock in the 70s.” – Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) Ironically, Slade would replace Mötley Crüe as the opening act for Ozzy Osbourne.

“Whatever happened to bands that rocked liked Slade? Y’know, that no-bullshit, fuck you, in your face, we’re bad-as-hell-and-we-know-it kind of band?” – David Coverdale (Whitesnake)

“All right? You look like Dave Hill from Slade” – Karl Pilkington, referring to his girlfriend’s abysmal haircut, on the Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant & Karl Pilkington XFM Radio show, 08 November 2003 (transcript [1])

By: BillyAcid

BillyAcid — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:48:07 +0000

I think that the glam metal bands don’t get the the respect that they deserve. To me their music is the only music that is worth a damn.

By: RJ

RJ — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:40:04 +0000

I wouldn’t agree with saying that glam never made mainstream. While Hair Bands never really did 70s bands like Foreigner and Journey were certanly very popular. Most people nowadays don’t consider that hard rock and it isn’t but it had influences on it especialy the ballads. Just because its not hard rock or metal doesn’t make it not Glam. P.S. I have to agree with the comments above me. I think Motley Crue is awesome and I hate Poison with a passion.

By: glamno1

glamno1 — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:49:43 +0000

we all love good music and thats the main thing