Talk:List of glam rock artists

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Should this be renamed "Glam rock Artists" as opposed to Glam Rock bands, considering that not every act listed below is a band? 82.4.43.19 01:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's a good point - some of those listed are solo artists - AKeen 16:04, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed uncited artists

I've removed uncited material from the list. One that was cited (Marilyn Manson) I removed. They also state that Manson is goth rock which Allmusic states "Marilyn Manson, who -- despite countless news reports to the contrary -- is not a goth-rock artist"[1]. Since the Rolling Stone article states this incorrectly, it should not be noted as a source. Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:51, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Technically, Marilyn Manson has dabbled in glam rock. Most notably in their 1998 album Mechanical Animals which is explicitly glam rock (image & sound), borrowing heavily from Marc Bolan, Glitter, Bowie, Iggy Pop and Roxy Music, completely eschewed their previous harsh industrial rock and "goth" metal look and sound. They have also utilized elements of it (sound & imagery) in succeeding albums. It can also be argued that Antichrist Superstar possessed not-so overt musical elements (though not necessarily the image) of said genre. So, I think they should be noted. -Red marquis (talk) 22:05, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Prima Donna have the look and sound of 70s glam. Their song Soul Stripper is reminiscent of Dyna-mite (Mud), Stray Doll has similar guitar to Looking Back (Showaddywaddy), and in the song Double Crosser they use similar falsettos and screams to bands like Sweet. Their main inspiration is the New York Dolls. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.225.142 (talk) 22:38, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll trust your opinion on good faith, but you'll need to have better sources for this band. For example, Morrissey is deeply influenced by the New York Dolls and Jobriath, but that doesn't make him glam rock. Andrzejbanas (talk) 16:04, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I don't know where to write, but I just wanted to say that Magnus Uggla is no glamrocker... Maybe someone can remove him?

No worries. On looking up research on him, he doesn't seem to follow the template. I've removed him. Thanks! Andrzejbanas (talk) 20:25, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

He isn't now, but he was. His debut album is possibly the only proper Swedish glam rock album (as the cite points out). That he isn't now and hasn't been for a long time is sortof irrelevant, unless you want to remove Bowie too, heh. Dendlai (talk) 20:29, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is that so? I should do more thorough research or perhaps we should have it listed with artists who are more predominantly known for their glam rock style. Is the album straight-ahead glam rock or is it more of a parody? If you feel strongly about it, feel free to add it back. Andrzejbanas (talk) 21:52, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's straight-ahead Glam rock. He was part of the (very small) Glam rock scene in Sweden in the early 70s, a big Bolan and Bowie fan. Definitly not a parody in any way. The album name is "Om Bobbo Viking". He didn't descend into bad comedy and self-parody until the 80s. Probably hard to research without having access to Swedish sources. The album cover [2] should probably be enough to convince most people though... Dendlai (talk) 22:18, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Amazing album cover! I'll trust you. Sorry for removing a cited source. I'd say keep him on! Cheers. Andrzejbanas (talk) 00:45, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

England v. United Kingdom?

Why do we have some artist listed with UK while others with England. I do understand the difference between the two but I don't think it's serving any purpose so I think it's best to have only one of the two. I would propose UK. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.3.77.11 (talk) 19:41, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Should we add Smokie to the list?

Should we add Smokie? Their early stuff is glam and from their Wikipedia are labeled "Country rock and glam rock" 96.32.20.106 (talk) 13:02, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper should definitely be on the list of original glam rock bands. Tell me why he isn't on the list since he clearly should be? Alice Cooper were the first glam rock band in the history. They wore make-up and feminine outfits before anyone else in rock music did. Even David Bowie was influenced by Alice Cooper's stage persona and glam style. Read any book about glam rock or watch any documentary there is a mention about Alice in the glam rock section. Even Cooper himself refers to the original Alice Cooper band as a glam rock band. Cooper needs to be added. - (JNCooper) 15.53, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Odd, I was sure he was. I think he was connected enough to the glam rock scene in the 70s to warrant it, easily. Let me see.... Dendlai (talk) 17:01, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]