Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter. The flamboyant costumes and visual styles of glam performers were often camp or androgynous, and have been connected with new views of gender roles.
Formed by a group of aspiring rock musicians from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania who moved to Los Angeles, California in search of fame, Poison’s music reflected its pedigree. Poison’s roots, and those of glam metal in general, lay in America’s East, and in particular, the sounds and images associated with New York’s New York Dolls and KISS, Boston’s Aerosmith, Illinois’ Cheap Trick and Baltimore’s Kix.
Label:Severe Records
Country:US
Released:2011
Style:Glam
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam
Country: US
Year: 1989-2011
One of the best in his style – Prima Donna playing rock’n’roll glam / punk in the tradition of New York Dolls, Hanoi Rocks and the Heartbreakers! With its arsenal of audio, among other things, the piano, saxophone and organ, these guys will cheer up your razdolbayskimi hits with fun lyrics anyone who misses these bad weather days!
Not since the band Flame have I heard a male vocalist sound so feminine! At first I began to wonder if Alvin & the Chipmunks had broadened their horizons and delved into sleaze. It’s not such a bad thing though, because Italy’s Johnny Burning have released a pretty cool debut disc.
The production quality on this release lets it down just a tad! However i do like this a little better than the debut! Only 1 really heavy track here(Gunfighter) while the rest take a more melodic approach than the first album! Sticks And Stones, Gypsy and Line Em Up are cool rockers, while the ballad Best Of Friends is pretty cool as well.
Founded in 1983 by Billy Rowe and Fernie Rod, Jetboy continues to carry the mantle of the glam-punk genre into the 21st century with the same fury that existed 25 years ago.
Jetboy was a San Francisco-based glam band formed by guitarist Fernie Rod as early as 1984. The band had cut a demo, which combined with its many live appearances, attracted the attention of Elektra Records down in Los Angeles. The band featured bassist Todd Crew who would later die of a drug overdose in London, England.
This Syracuse, New York-based quartet came along just before the grunge apocalypse and put out a pretty rockin’ little album (which is pretty tough to find on CD). The production (on indy label Ice Productions) is a little rough around the edges, but the musicianship is tight and frontman DR Rydher (who still sings 80s metal in Syracuse for covers band 3 Inch Fury) has the necessary swagger and vocal stylings.
Just as rare as anything, this little gem is a nice little surprise. Very good stuff here. Another one of those pieces that could be classified as glam, but at times treds on AOR grounds! The production is not up to par but the music was pretty damn good! Comparisons to Moriah, Firehouse, or even Jillson (stylewise sometimes) wouldn’t be out of line at all.