Having to follow a decade like the sixties for music was indeed a formidable task. Sixties music was strong and powerful, with many of the artists now addressed as legends, such as The Rolling Stones and The Beetles. For many years the 70’s were written off as a musically barren time as too much attention was paid to the “glitz&glam” rock scene of the early part of the decade. In recent years, however this has been redressed, now that it is clearly understood that many of the late sixties artists and bands “came of age” in the seventies. Many now feel that the seventies were a vintage decade.
Glam rock was a development of the early 70’s with artists such as David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Gary Glitter and Sweet. The costumes and the look of these artists became as important as the music itself. Make-up and
Gary Glitter was all glitter: glitter suits, glitter platform boots and glitter make-up. Among his many U.K were three number 1 singles “I’m The Leader Of The Gang” “I Love You Love” and “Always Yours”.
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