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Glam Rock - Dandies in the Underworld (Hardcover)
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Glam Rock - Dandies in the Underworld (Hardcover)
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Drawing on the collections of the V&A, Glam Rock narrates the
story of glam and explores its impact on fashion, theatre and film.
In the early 1970s, glam rock changed the face of popular culture
in Britain and, against a backdrop of a nation racked by economical
and social crises, its flamboyancy and theatricality provided an
excuse for a party and an escapist dream for musicians and fans
alike. British acts like David Bowie, Roxy Music, T. Rex and Mott
the Hoople - together with American fellow-travellers including Lou
Reed, Alice Cooper and Sparks - drew on the original blueprint of
rock and roll, as well as a host of other traditions, from
Hollywood to the music hall, Berlin cabaret and Broadway musicals
to science fiction and pop art. The resulting music was a wild
blend of camp artifice and avant-garde decadence. By 1975 the era
had come to an end, but glam never truly went away. Indeed, its
attitudes and aesthetics have shaped much that has followed since,
from disco to punk, the new romantics to Britpop, Prince to Lady
Gaga.
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