Glam
Noddy Holder doesn’t look a day under 50 here. So it’s something of a surprise to find he was a young man of 27.
The Sweet notched up their sixth Top Five hit when The Ballroom Blitz went to number two in September 1973. (more…)
Suzi Quatro was Glam’s very own badass, a rock chick version of Emma Peel from The Avengers, with the same taste in black leather catsuits. (more…)
The hits kept coming for Slade and Skweeze Me Pleeze Me was as great as any of them. It gave them their fifth chart topper, making them the undisputed kings of Glam. (more…)
T. Rex shone brightly for two and a half years and had a good run in the charts but this would turn out to be the last Top Ten hit for the prettiest star of Glam. (more…)
Top of the Pops often resembled a children’s party in the early Seventies. Especially when Wizzard were in the studio. (more…)
There was always a strong element of panto about Glam but Geordie took it one step further with this blatant send-up of Slade. (more…)
My all-time favourite David Bowie single followed The Jean Genie. It was another song from his forthcoming album Aladdin Sane – Drive-In Saturday. (more…)
I love the filthy fuzzed-up guitar squall that starts this song. Sleazy and crunchy; grunge before grunge. (more…)
This raucous, rousing rocker was Slade’s fourth number one, and another absolute belter. (more…)