Glam!: Bowie, Bolan and the Glitter Rock Revolution

by Barney Hoskyns

Book Overview

The complete, behind-the-scenes story of the flamboyant glitter rock of the early 1970s. David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Bryan Ferry, and Iggy Pop were the icons that defined the music known as glam rock.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671034405
• ISBN13: 9780671034405
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 131 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Wham bam

GLAM is not so much a book as it is an outline for a book. Still, it is a useful outline, providing a Cliff-Notes history of the Glam music in the early 1970's. GLAM does a good job of listing key Glam albums, chronicling significant events in the period, and describing the basic act of every major and most of the minor Glam acts. What's missing are deeper stories about the personalities of Glam, a serious treatment of the music (surely some of the music deserves serious treatment), or anything other than a superficial sociological explanation of what was going on. Yet this is not meant as a complaint. GLAM serves its purpose, is enjoyable to read, and functions as a really good outline. Now if only someone writes the real book. In the meantime, wham bam, thank you GLAM.

A good overview!!

This book is an excellent way to expose oneself to a period in rock history that we have had far too little exposure to here in the states. It's not terribly in-depth, but will provide a basic understanding of an extremely influential era. These artists opened a great many doors, and deserve a little more recognition than they have been thus far afforded.

Glitter Rock - Yeah!

This is a Great Book about Glitter Rock. If you just gonna buy one book this year buy this. It tells you about all the stars. New York Dolls, Marc Bolan, David Bowie.......