Although Glam Rock was almost exclusively an English phenomenon, U.S. artists like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop flirted with the genre, while artists & bands like Alice Cooper & the New York Dolls can be seen as true U.S. based glam groups with their history of transvestism, loud guitars and theatrical performance outrage.
February 26, 2009
Glam Rock in the U.S.
Although Glam Rock was almost exclusively an English phenomenon, U.S. artists like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop flirted with the genre, while artists & bands like Alice Cooper & the New York Dolls can be seen as true U.S. based glam groups with their history of transvestism, loud guitars and theatrical performance outrage.
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Some great bands there!
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