Our chosen Genre-Glam Rock

The genre that we have chosen for our chosen song is Glam Rock. We have chose this genre because we feel that it is the fun of rock. It is not pure hard core rock as the Glam part adds a sense of humour to the songs. Glam Rock is a genre that started in the 1970's and during this time the genre peaked and was very successful. This was because it was something new and fun that had come about. Some of the well known artists in this time were T.Rex, David Bowie, sweet, lou reed and many more. Unfortunately the genre declined after 1976. Glam Rock did not go unnoticed though as it had an impact on other genres including punk and Glam. Back through popular demand though the genre revivedd itself in the early 1990's. Steel Panther were one of the Glam Rocks bands that revived the genre and brought it back into the world. In Glam Rock bands there are usually 4 members. One lead singer, one lead guitarist, one basist and one drumer.

 One of the most notable Glam Rock bands around would be "Steel Panther". This is as they are known for their fun and cool songs. A key aspect that helps bands like Steel Panther put across their vision of Glam Rock would be their influential music videos. This is because most of the time humour can be put across better through picture instead of dialogue. For example in Steel Panther's music videos they often include some tongue and cheek moments that will make the audience laugh. Music videos can help show off Glam Rock bands appearance as well as Glam Rock bands are very creative in their costumes ideas by making them as exciting as possible. The excitement was also included through their make up and hair styles as well to make them even more eccentric. The characteristics of the Glam Rock genre is that they are diverse, visual and parody natured. Below are some example pictures of Glam Rock bands. These pictures show just how different Glam Rock bands are to normal bands.