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Tag: Glam Rock
David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: #251 of best 1,000 albums ever!
There’s a starman waiting in the sky. He’d like to come and meet us, but he thinks he’d blow our minds.
Queen – Sheer Heart Attack: #269 of best 1,000 albums ever!
She’s a killer queen, gunpowder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam. Guaranteed to blow your mind anytime.
Sweet – Desolation Boulevard: #345 of best 1,000 albums ever!
And the man in the back said, “everyone attack!” And it turned into a ballroom blitz.
Queen – A Night at the Opera: #355 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality.
David Bowie – Hunky Dory: #386 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Oh man, wonder if he’ll ever know he’s in the best selling show. Is there life on Mars?
New York Dolls – New York Dolls: #453 of best 1,000 albums ever!
All about that personality crisis, you got it while it was hot. But now frustration and heartache is what you got.
David Bowie – Aladdin Sane: #574 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I’ve come on a few years from my Hollywood highs, the best of the last, the cleanest star they ever had.
Adam Ant – Friend or Foe: #616 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do? Subtle innuendos follow – there must be something inside.
T. Rex – Electric Warrior: #709 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Bang a gong. Get it on.
Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure: #836 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Shmaltzy, glammy, proto-punk? Yeah, this is one unique album.
Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes: #905 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Rock ‘n roll meets proto-punk meets David Bowie-inspired early ‘70s glam rock. And chocolate and peanut butter (somehow?).
The Pink Spiders – Teenage Graffiti: #948 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Fun power pop with a little punk and glam influence thrown in – nothing wrong with that (and much that’s right).