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Wat betekent glamrock?
Glamrock – stijl van rockmuziek uit de vroege jaren zeventig, gekenmerkt door het glamourachtig optreden van mannelijke artiesten. Muziek met de nadruk op de visuele zeggingskracht. Kleren, haardracht, imago zijn dikwijls belangrijker dan de muziek zelf.
Hoe is glamrock ontstaan?
Ontstaan als reactie op de serieuze en idealistische hippiemuziek uit de jaren zestig, stond glamrock voor een hedonistische, extravagante levensstijl vol feesten en plezier. De vaak simpele, elementaire rock ‘n’ roll-liedjes stonden model voor veel van de latere punkhits.
What best describes glam rock?
What best describes glam rock? Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter.
What are the origins of glam rock?
Glam rock emerged from the English psychedelic and art rock scenes of the late 1960s and can be seen as both an extension of, and a reaction against, those trends. Its origins are associated with Marc Bolan , who had renamed his folk duo T. Rex and taken up electric instruments by the end of the 1960s.
What are the musical features of glam rock?
“Ballroom Blitz,” Sweet.
Who was first in glam rock?
Marc Bolan, who for all intents and purposes was T. Rex, more or less invented glam rock in 1971. Dialing back the freak-folk of his first band John’s Children and the original incarnation called Tyrannosaurus Rex, and adding some electrified Chuck Berry groove to his Tolkien tales, Marc rocked glitter and boas like few other.