glitter rock
Bowie's flashy sound
Glitter rock is a style of rock music from the early 1970s characterized by flamboyant costumes, heavy makeup, and theatrical performances.
Artists like David Bowie, T.
Rex, and Gary Glitter embraced androgynous looks and campy excess.
The genre is also called glam rock.
Glitter rock influenced everything from punk to hair metal.
- David BowieStarman glam rocker
- glam metalFlashy hard rock subgenre
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- camp aestheticsAppreciation of exaggerated artifice
- androgynyCombined sex characteristics
gender bending · sequins · face paint · glam band · makeup · heavy metal · sexual liberation · queer representation · platform shoes · Lou Reed · T. Rex · Sweet · platform boots · performance art · Roxy Music · counterculture · spandex · theatricality
glitter rockpunk rock
Stripped-down aggressive rock genre
punk · garage rock · hardcore punk · roots rock · lo-fi
glitter rockfolk rock
Traditional melodies, amplified instruments
singer-songwriter · Americana · roots music · Bruce Springsteen · Woody Guthrie
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