Glam Mania: 22 Glittering Glam Rock hits

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I just spent a hellish weekend meeting my gf's mother and her needlessly aggressive husband. This is a CD that he put on in order to entertain us.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
7. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel	9
9. This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us	7
19. Angel Face - Glitter Band	3
5. Blockbuster - Sweet	3
1. I'm The Leader Of The Gang - Gary Glitter	2
18. Pyjamarama - Roxy Music	2
15. Se My Baby Jive - Wizzard	2
2. Get It On - T-Rex	2
6. Sugar Baby Love - The Rubettes	1
4. Coz I Love You - Slade	1
3. Maggie May - Rod Stewart	1
14. January - Pilot	1
21. Can The Can - Suz Quatro	1
20. Dancing On A Saturday Night - Barry Blue	0
17. Metal Guru - T-Rex	0
16. Stand And Deliver - Adam And The Ants	0
13. Crocodile Rock - Elton John	0
12. Gonna Make You A Star - David Essex	0
11. Son Of My Father - Chicory Tip	0
10. Tiger Feet - Mud	0
8. Bye Bye Baby - Bay City Rollers	0
22. Hello Hello I'm Back Again - Gary Glitter	0

― The Wayward Johnny B, Sunday, 12 October 2008 18:57 (seventeen years ago)

I thought sparks, but gf thought maggie may.

― The Wayward Johnny B, Sunday, 12 October 2008 18:57 (seventeen years ago)

Gary Glitter fan eh?

― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 12 October 2008 18:58 (seventeen years ago)

Having said that I might well vote "Angel Face" here.

― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 12 October 2008 19:00 (seventeen years ago)

See My Baby Jive (got to give respect to Roy Wood)

― Zeno, Sunday, 12 October 2008 19:05 (seventeen years ago)

Needlessly aggressive husband.

He actually played this right the way through? including the Glitter?

Did he dance to it or try and make others dance?

Sounds horrible though.

Out of this lot I'd probably go for Sparks but the Slade track is also pretty wonderful. Chickory tip. Pilot and David Essex are all good songs...in fact about half of these are good.

Adam and the Ants seems, to me, to stick out here like a sore thumb.

― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Sunday, 12 October 2008 20:10 (seventeen years ago)

Never spotted Wizzard. Love that track too.

― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Sunday, 12 October 2008 20:11 (seventeen years ago)

adam and the ants, "glam rock"???

― stone cold all time hall of fame classics (internet person), Sunday, 12 October 2008 20:11 (seventeen years ago)

I'm not that fond of either of the T Rex tracks on this one, or they'd obviously get my vote, but come on - THE SWEET. How can you not love it?

― post-apocalyptic time jazz (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 12 October 2008 20:23 (seventeen years ago)

The Sweet track is probably my least favourite of their hits. Ruined by over-exposure. Hellraiser or Fox on the run, or even Teenage Rampage are all better.

― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Sunday, 12 October 2008 20:28 (seventeen years ago)

Voted Sparks, but Bye Bye Baby is a damned good runner up.

― abusive comments (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 12 October 2008 20:50 (seventeen years ago)

pyjamerama all the way

― nonightsweats, Sunday, 12 October 2008 23:50 (seventeen years ago)

january

― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Sunday, 12 October 2008 23:52 (seventeen years ago)

He was aggressively trying to make everyone have fun. Yes, all the way through, including the Glitter. He tried to make us all get up and dance for track 2, but we were all sat down and behaving. By the time Can the Can got round tho we were all drunk enough to try and muster some enthusiasm for dancing, but we all sat down half way through when we all realised no-one's heart was really in it.

― The Wayward Johnny B, Monday, 13 October 2008 07:52 (seventeen years ago)

Pilot are hardly glam rock!

― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Monday, 13 October 2008 09:33 (seventeen years ago)

Good track tho.

I voted for the Glitter Band, I guess I like "Pyjamarama" for but I figured the Glitter Band deserved at least 1 vote.

― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Monday, 13 October 2008 09:35 (seventeen years ago)

"Pyjamarama" more, even.

― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Monday, 13 October 2008 09:35 (seventeen years ago)

Glitter Band were great

― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Monday, 13 October 2008 09:40 (seventeen years ago)

A toss-up between Wizzard and Sparks for me, with T. Rex close behind. Voted Wizzard to balance out the likely Sparks win.

― Telephone thing, Monday, 13 October 2008 11:24 (seventeen years ago)

Angel Face every time, but there is some good stuff here. It would have been even better with Rock n Roll part 2 on it.

― Guilty_Boksen, Monday, 13 October 2008 12:46 (seventeen years ago)

Aw shit, I missed "Stand and Deliver"! Probably still would've gone with Wizzard, but it would've been an even tougher decision.

― Telephone thing, Monday, 13 October 2008 13:15 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Saturday, 18 October 2008 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

You know, including Cockney Rebel and Sparks here is a bit unfair to the rest, as those aren't really glam and yet will obviously do very well in this poll. Voted Cockney Rebel.

― Geir Hongro, Saturday, 18 October 2008 23:24 (seventeen years ago)

where the bowie at on this comp

― murray my hope (Curt1s Stephens), Saturday, 18 October 2008 23:29 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Sunday, 19 October 2008 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

yeah, no bowie and no "all the young dudes", written by bowie. failure.

― Kevin Keller, Monday, 20 October 2008 00:56 (seventeen years ago)

I guess Copyright was the reason.

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 20 October 2008 05:12 (seventeen years ago)

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