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Glam Categories Guide
- glamslam72
- 5 days ago
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Welcome to the heart of Glam Slam: Chronicles — where the 1970s glitter gods live forever.
Below are the main categories that make up the golden age of glam rock, listed alphabetically. Each one is a portal to the artists, albums, singles, press clippings, live moments, and stories that defined the era. Click through, dive deep, and relive the sparkle.
Alice Cooper Group
Shock-rock pioneers. Guillotines, snakes, baby dolls, and nightmare theatrics. The original horror-glam showmen.
Alice Cooper (Solo)
After the original band split, Alice went even darker and more theatrical. Welcome to My Nightmare — the shock-rock legend continues alone.
Alvin Stardust
The leather-clad, pompadoured mystery man of glam revival. My Coo Ca Choo, Jealous Mind — rock 'n' roll swagger in black and silver.
Barry Blue
The smooth-voiced glam crooner. Dancin’ (on a Saturday Night), Do You Wanna Dance — velvet-smooth hits with a sparkle.
Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley’s artful rebels. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me), Judy Teen — glam with a sharp, poetic edge.
David Bowie
The chameleon king. Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Thin White Duke, Berlin — no one reinvented himself more. Glam’s ultimate alien.
David Cassidy
The ultimate heart-throb. Partridge Family sparkle, solo hits like How Can I Be Sure — the face every teenage bedroom wall worshipped.
David Essex
The cheeky, charismatic East End boy who brought heart and soul to glam. Rock On, Gonna Make You a Star — pure teenage dream energy.
Elton John
The flamboyant genius behind the keys. Crocodile Rock, Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man — glam’s biggest-selling superstar.
Faces
Rod, Ronnie, Ronnie, Ian, Kenney — the ultimate good-time rock 'n' roll gang. Ramshackle, raucous, and forever brilliant.
Genesis
Peter Gabriel-era prog with a touch of theatrical glam. Selling England by the Pound, Supper’s Ready — symphonic drama meets glitter.
Glitter Band
Gary Glitter’s backing crew turned glam hit machine. Angel Face, Rock and Roll (Part 2) — sax-driven stomp anthems.
Ian Hunter
Mott the Hoople’s poetic frontman turned solo riff master. All the Young Dudes, Once Bitten Twice Shy — street poetry meets glam anthems.
Iggy Pop
The Stooges wildman who embraced glam with Bowie on Raw Power and The Idiot. Primal, dangerous, and forever untamed.
Jeff Beck
The guitar god who crossed into glam via Bowie and Ronson collaborations. Blow by Blow, Wired — virtuosity meets groove.
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground godfather who walked the glam line. Transformer, Walk on the Wild Side — dark, poetic, and forever cool.
Marc Bolan & T.Rex
The cosmic dreamer who started it all — from Tyrannosaurus Rex folk to electric glam stompers. Ride the white swan, feel the T.Rextasy.
Mick Ronson
Bowie’s right-hand man turned solo star. Slaughter on 10th Avenue, Love Me Tender — the guitarist who defined glam’s sound.
Mott the Hoople
Ian Hunter’s gang of misfits delivered the ultimate glam anthems — All the Young Dudes, Roll Away the Stone — pure street-level magic.
Mud
Chinnichap’s cheekiest hit machine. Tiger Feet, Lonely This Christmas, Oh Boy — platform boots, satin collars, and unstoppable party glam.
New York Dolls
The proto-punk glam trash kings. Personality Crisis, Trash — sleazy, sleazier, and utterly influential.
Queen
Freddie Mercury’s operatic extravaganza. Theatrical, powerful, and timeless — the band that took glam to stadium heights.
Rod Stewart
The raspy-voiced, football-loving party animal. From Faces boogie to solo superstardom — every picture tells a story.
Roxy Music
Bryan Ferry’s art-school sophisticates. Glam with a velvet edge — Virginia Plain, Love Is the Drug, Avalon. Style and subversion in every note.
SAHB (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
Scotland’s wildest rock pirates. Delirious, Boston Tea Party — vaudeville madness meets hard rock energy.
Slade
Working-class heroes with stomping boots and misspelt anthems. Cum on feel the noize — the loudest, proudest glam band of them all.
Sparks
The Mael brothers’ eccentric art-pop explosion. This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us — high falsetto, big moustache, pure genius.
Suzi Quatro
The leather queen who rocked harder than anyone. Can the Can, Devil Gate Drive — bass in hand, attitude on full blast.
Sweet
Chinnichap’s kings of stomping hooks and handclaps. Block Buster!, Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run — pure sugar-rush anthems.
The Tubes
San Francisco’s theatrical circus freaks. White Punks on Dope, What Do You Want from Life — glam-punk satire at its wildest.
Wizzard
Roy Wood’s technicolor circus. See My Baby Jive, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday — glam’s wildest, most colourful party.
Glam Slam Guide
The beating heart of the site: pure 1970s excess — glam anthems, glitter gods, outrageous fashion, and the wild spirit of the era. Your main portal to everything glam.
Glitz & Hits: (The Charts)
The countdowns, the No. 1s, the chart battles — every week a new glam classic topped the UK or US charts. Relive the moments when the singles ruled the world.
Glitter in the Sky (Cosmic Dancers)
The space-age, star-struck side of glam — Ziggy, Major Tom, cosmic cowboys, and intergalactic dreamers. For when the glitter reaches the stars.
Glam Slam Chronicles (Everything)
The complete archive — every post, every day, every artist, every advert, every review, every chart run. The full, unfiltered history of glam as we’ve chronicled it.
Pick your poison, turn up the volume, and step back into the glitter. The 1970s never ended here.
Which glam god is your favourite? Tell us in the comments! 🪩✨
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