Shock And Awe: Glam Rock And Its Legacy, From The Seventies To The Twenty-first Century
by Simon Reynolds
Buy on AmazonNPR Great Read of 2016 From the acclaimed author of Rip It Up and Start Again and Retromania—“the foremost popular music critic of this era (Times Literary Supplement)—comes the definitive cultural history of glam and glitter rock, celebrating its outlandish fashion and outrageous stars, including David Bowie and Alice Cooper, and tracking its vibrant legacy in contemporary pop. Spearheaded by David Bowie, Alice Cooper, T. Rex, and Roxy Music, glam rock reveled in artifice and spectacle. Reacting against the hairy, denim-clad rock bands of the late Sixties, glam was the first true teenage rampage of the new decade.…
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"Veteran music journalist Simon Reynolds made his mark years ago with Rip It Up and Start Again, the definitive account of post-punk. He’s outdone himself with Shock and Awe, only this time, the topic is glam rock. From the gender-bending majesty of the late David Bowie to the 21st century glitter of Lady Gaga, Reynolds offers a massive, in-depth look at the music, fashion, politics and impact of glam — a genre whose reach is far deeper, and more reflective of the culture at large, than you may realize."
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