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T. Rex was the first Glam band, end of story.
Was Alice Cooper the godfather of glam?
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Alice Cooper from 1968
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Alice Cooper from 1968
There is that old expression of "You can put lipstick on a pig....". Now I'm not comparing Alice Cooper to pigs are saying they're ugly but the point of the expression is that you can dress something a certain way but that doesn't change what they are or make them anything else. I mean, if we're just going with clothes then who is to say that George Clinton isn't the godfather of glam for all of the crazy outfits everyone in P-Funk wore?
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mark bolan may have something to say about all this
rtbuck
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Parliament didn't come into existence until 1970
I never said Cooper was the first, I posted a picture. In a previous post I even said I never had too much interest in Bolan's history. I have listened to the early Tyrannasaurus Rex albums & didn't hear or feel too much Glam in that(just my opinion). As I also stated, Johnny Thunders of the NY Dolls was into Bolan in the late 60's/early 70's & cited him as an influence so I'm sure something was there.
I do feel that Cooper's tune "Reflected" & "Levity Ball" from their debut were much more glam than the hippie shit Bolan created on his early albums.Maybe I'm wrong about this but that's the way I see & hear it.
...and I'm still not saying Cooper was the first...I just happen to be a Cooper freak & just writing what I know
I never said Cooper was the first, I posted a picture. In a previous post I even said I never had too much interest in Bolan's history. I have listened to the early Tyrannasaurus Rex albums & didn't hear or feel too much Glam in that(just my opinion). As I also stated, Johnny Thunders of the NY Dolls was into Bolan in the late 60's/early 70's & cited him as an influence so I'm sure something was there.
I do feel that Cooper's tune "Reflected" & "Levity Ball" from their debut were much more glam than the hippie shit Bolan created on his early albums.Maybe I'm wrong about this but that's the way I see & hear it.
...and I'm still not saying Cooper was the first...I just happen to be a Cooper freak & just writing what I know
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...and he was playing before 1968 came around too.
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Alice's music career began in 1964 & began recording & releasing in 1965
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