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It’s March , and I’m in my neighbours’ caravan watching Top of the Pops for the first period. Slade’s ‘Cum on Feel the Noize’ absolutely explodes out of the colour set: the singer seems about to pop something; with his mirror-spangled top hat and loud tartan suit, he’s a ringmaster to a circus that includes a man transported from Dr Who, somewhere between nun and spaceman, in silver platform boots. It’s celebratory, bursting with joy…and yet slightly scary: control-loss tightly reined. My friend’s father goes to the bathroom; his mother raises her manuscript higher over her eyes. But we feel like we’ve been beamed to a better planet, eyes wide, shoulder to shoulder on the floor. What on earth…?
My first memory of the news, on my parents’ swanky new orange portable, is Conservative Prime Minister, Edward Heath leaving 10 Downing Street to jeering crowds in March My parents explain Heath has asked who was running the land and the public has answered, “the unions” (and this is good). This time with hindsight: what on earth…?
These are not just personal snap
Glam rock was a form of rock music most popular in the &#;s. This era and movement were an exploration into sexual discovery. After the &#;s idea where love was everywhere and available to all, this coming decade was typified by sexual liberation; terms such as homosexuality, sadomasochism and androgyny were part of everyday vocabulary. Therefore there was an introduction of these factors into musical lyrics and many references were based upon this shocking culture ideals.
This music genre was mainly characterized by male performers who wore extravagant makeup and feminine style clothing while performing rock music with a dance edge. It was hard biting and lyrical. The sounds were characterized by space-age lyrics, driving guitars and an overall loudness. That was the most amazing thing about these artists is that could back up their controversial appearances and lifestyles with astonishing music. Most of the performers of this new style of music and subculture had extremely elaborate stage shows, often emphasizing futuristic themes matching their given clothing, most of the noun
EversinceI can remember, I have loved rock and roll music. I loved it even before I knew that rock and roll was all about sex. After all, I was three-years-old. I did know that "Who Wears Short Shorts" by The Royal Teens and "Blue Moon" by The Marcels tickled my adj bone and made me giggle even barely out of babyhood. My sisters would play the 45s on our parents' Hi-fi console stereo, and I loved watching them spin around, the colors of the labels as hypnotic as the songs themselves. Then, a few years later, as a preteen, I watched my teenage sisters and cousins getting dressed and ready to go out dancing to an East L.A. Chicano band called Thee Midniters.
Their excitement about the night's event was palpable -- chattering, dancing and primping in front of the mirror. I didn't know who or what Thee Midniters were, but I knew that the teens excitement was what I wanted, and that music was the conduit. It's a snapshot seared in my brain so strongly, but I didn't equate this picture with sex. After all, I was 8-years-old. A year or so later, my older cousins listened to Jimi He
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