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Vraith wrote:

michaelm wrote: so there was a glam rock scene in the early to mid 70s that didn't happen in the US.

When I heard the so called glam of the late 80s, it just seemed like a second rate rip off of the UK scene

On the first, that's just not true. It may not have totally ruled pop culture, and we borrowed/shared a significant number of U.K. artists...but the scene existed and had high-impact and great popularity and vibrancy.

On the second...I can get behind that, for the most part. They had a veneer of glam-look. But the material/ideas beneath...not really all that glam.

EDITED to fix quoting.

Probably bad phrasing on my part - I meant that it didn't happen to the extent that it happened in the UK. I know there was some element of glam in the US in the 70s, but as you said, it didn't dominate the music charts as it did in the UK.

The late 80s was definitely a pale shadow of what went on in the 70s. I found it all rather fake.

michaelm wrote:

Vraith wrote:

michaelm wrote: so there was a glam rock scene in the early to mid 70s that didn't happen in the US.

When I heard the so called glam of the late 80s, it just seemed like a second rate rip off of the UK scene

On the first, that's just not true. It may not have totally ruled pop culture, and we borrowed/shared a significant number of U.K. artists...but the scene existed and had high-impact and great popularity and vibrancy.

On the second...I can get behind that, for the most part. They had a veneer of glam-look. But the material/ideas beneath...not really all that glam.

EDITED to fix quoting.

Probably bad phrasing on my part - I meant that it didn't happen to the extent that it happened in the UK. I know there was some element of glam in the US in the 70s, but as you said, it didn't dominate the music charts as it did in the UK.

The late 80s was definitely a pale shadow of what went on in the 70s. I found it all rather fake.

That's because most of it was fake. Bands like White Lion, Warrant, Winger (why are these all W bands?) were all about catching a trend to stardom instead of making music they wanted to make. Which is why they will suck for all time.

There are a few who were lumped into that scene who were a bit better than that. I'm thinking of Dokken, Motley Crue, W.A.S.P. (possibly the heaviest of that whole group) that were more serious about what they were doing, even while falling into the pit of drugs and whiskey.

To be honest I didn't really even like any of those bands. Motley Crue were probably the best of the bunch but I found them very hit and miss.

One of many songs I enjoy while driving is this one Lita Ford did:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjeAOJftYxE

[Lita Ford: Can't Catch Me]

Don't try to push the strong arm on me
You'd better think twice, I ain't no Sandra Dee
Don't think I'm easy, I wasn't born blonde
I've been around, 'n' I'll be here 'n' gone
And I've seen things that you'll never believe
Fast mover, 'n' you can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Catch me if you can
I been up, 'n' I been down
I been messed up 'n' turned around
I been a fool, 'n' I been wise
I've seen shit 'n' paradise
And I still got the aces up my sleeve
Fast mover, 'n' ya can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
So catch me if you can
Oh! What a pity, such a pretty boy
California's little pride 'n' joy
But that ain't all it takes
I need more than just a pretty face
I deserve an ace with a little taste
Don't come sniffin' 'round my tree
I'm off 'n' runnin', you can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Ahh! No, you can't catch me
No, you can't catch me
No, you can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Ahh! Catch me if ya can...

(Written by: Lita Ford, Ian Kilmister, David Lawrence Ezrin)

Ironic that I posted the lyrics and video to this Lita Ford song just yesterday, because today I've learned that one of this song's authors, Ian (Lemmy) Kilmister of Motorhead, has died. RIP, Lemmy. I'm playing this one again for you.

[Lita Ford: Can't Catch Me]

Don't try to push the strong arm on me
You'd better think twice, I ain't no Sandra Dee
Don't think I'm easy, I wasn't born blonde
I've been around, 'n' I'll be here 'n' gone
And I've seen things that you'll never believe
Fast mover, 'n' you can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Catch me if you can
I been up, 'n' I been down
I been messed up 'n' turned around
I been a fool, 'n' I been wise
I've seen shit 'n' paradise
And I still got the aces up my sleeve
Fast mover, 'n' ya can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
So catch me if you can
Oh! What a pity, such a pretty boy
California's little pride 'n' joy
But that ain't all it takes
I need more than just a pretty face
I deserve an ace with a little taste
Don't come sniffin' 'round my tree
I'm off 'n' runnin', you can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Ahh! No, you can't catch me
No, you can't catch me
No, you can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Can't catch me
Ahh! Catch me if ya can...

(Written by: Lita Ford, Ian Kilmister, David Lawrence Ezrin)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjeAOJftYxE

FALLING IN AND OUT OF LOVE
(Written by David Ezrin, Lita Ford, Nikki Sixx)

We've changed, a new change of season
Autumn came, we went, I went insane
Never was winter so cold, no
Look away from the homeward road
I'm feeling love in a daydream
Making love first morning light
Walking slowly in the summer rain
Alone I lie, fantasize

I'm falling in and out of love
I'm falling in and out of love
Slip inside my dream
Dream away with me
'Cause I'm falling in and out of love

Like a diamond, never our love would break
But in a heartbeat thrown us both away
Set me free to live my life like a rolling stone
Look away from the homeward road
I'm feeling love in a daydream
Making love first morning light
Walking slowly in the summer rain
Alone I lie, fantasize

Falling in and out of love
I'm falling in and out of love
Slip inside my dream
Dream away with me
'Cause I'm falling in love

Falling in and out of love
I'm falling in and out of love
I'm falling in and out of love
I'm falling in and out of love
Falling in and out of love
I'm falling in and out of love
I'm falling in and out of love
I'm falling in and out of love...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_B-_CHz4Us