Favorite of These 70s Glam Band Albums
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Topic: Favorite of These 70s Glam Band Albums
Posted By: AEProgman
Subject: Favorite of These 70s Glam Band Albums
Date Posted: May 18 2016 at 20:01
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Listened to Mott recently and began reminiscing on some early youth glam albums I played to death. Thought it would be interesting to see if others enjoyed these. I tried to pick bands that were not on PA as some of the glam type artists are in here, like some of Bowie's, Queen, and others. Not sure which one I will pick yet as they were all favorites. There were other glam bands of that era that I enjoyed but did not list here. If other, let us know what they were.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 03:05
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I can't look beyond BDB - the first album I ever bought and still one of my favourites. |
Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 03:37
| Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 07:40
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^ ^ Yes, Billion Dollar Babies is one I still listen to and enjoy and is probably my favorite of the list, but I really got into the Mott album also, it is a tossup for those 2 for me. I will give the vote to Mott since it has no votes yet. Thought of some others that I listened to then, NY Dolls was one and Slade was another. -------------
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 08:50
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that T-rex album is a nice supruse, first time i listend to it. nice mellotron on it. -------------  
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 09:45
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I never really considered Mott The Hoople as a glam rock band in much the same was as The Stranglers weren't a punk rock band, though both were "guilty by association" I guess, ("hod carriers in drag" was a description of them wearing satin suits that springs to mind) but then this poll isn't about which was the best glam rock album or who was the most glam. Oddly, none of the albums listed are my favourite of the glam era from each of the artists (those would be The Hoople, Sweet FA, School's Out and Electric Warrior) so I voted for Desolation Boulevard because the hard rock tracks are far better than the Chin/Chap hit singles they had to record ... a surprising stand-out track for me is The Man With The Golden Arm as normally I shy away from 8 minute drum solos but I rate Mick Tucker as up there with the finest drummers of the 1970s. ------------- What? |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 10:43
| Voted for T. Rex because I had a major crush on Marc Bolan when I was 14. Also I like the album. |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 15:15
I think Mott the Hoople were guilty by association too, I always thought of them as post-glam, pre-punk or something like that. I did like The Hoople nearly the same as I did Mott, I guess because I owned Mott back then, so there was more nostalgia to me since a buddy owned The Hoople and we would swap albums since we were poor as dirt...  I have heard, but not really confirmed that Sweet's Desolation Boulevard had a different track list in the European release than the States release...not sure if it is true or not. -------------
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Dean wrote:Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 17:14
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Alice Cooper's Love it to Death or Killer (and even School's Out). They started to get too commercial on Billion Dollar Babies. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Michael P. Dawson
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 18:28
BDB is a bit patchy compared to the run of rock-solid albums that preceded it, nonetheless, when it's on--"Hello Hooray," "Generation Landslide," the title track, "Elected"--it's really on.  ------------- Buy this thing! https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson" rel="nofollow - https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 18:48
Generation Landslide is definitely the best song off that album. "The Colgate invisible shield finally got 'em!" ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 20:29
| Hello, Hooray, Alice. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 01:34
Mine (UK) has...
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Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 07:40
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Mott - the reluctant glam band. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 08:29
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I picked The Sweet, but Alice comes in at a very close second. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 08:34
Wow, it is different. CD list I have is: "Ballroom Blitz" – 4:07 "The 6-Teens" – 4:06 "No You Don't" – 4:36 "A.C.D.C." – 3:28 "I Wanna Be Committed" – 3:14 "Sweet F.A." – 6:16 "Fox on the Run" – 3:28 "Set Me Free" – 3:59 "Into the Night" – 4:25 "Solid Gold Brass" – 5:35 Now I am interested in the Man With the Golden Arm song you mentioned since I have not heard that before. Lady Starlight was on their "Give Us a Wink" album here. -------------
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 08:57
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From that list I prefer Mott as an album.....Cooper had several great songs from his album ....but overall I would favor Roxy Music as my favorite glam rock band from the early to mid 70's. I never got into Bolan and T Rex...not sure what he was trying to be ...he came from a psych folk background which I preferred over his later trip. Never listened to Sweet. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |