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<font size="4" face="Arial">I wouldn't say that people then were listening to Kansas, if in fact they were, for the reason he says, because for one thing, Kansas was sort of a country/prog mixture.Quote:
Originally posted by Carl I.:
Actually, I have an email here from Rocky Shades where he says that his main influence on his wanting to get into a band was Wishbone Ash. So, Kansas might not be too far off for some of these bands to have been listening to. BUT for an image? No.
As for Wishbone Ash, I find that interesting. In the late 1970s, W.A., which started as a fairly pedestrian "boogie band" along the lines of Savoy Brown, changed quite a bit when Laurie Wisefield formerly of Home joined. Home was sort of glam, they had a glam album in the early 1970s and Laurie had a sort of short Ziggy hairdo. They did change a bit, as did every other band at the time. An interesting side note: Cliff Williams of Home later joined AC/DC.
When Wisefield joined W.A., they became more of a "show" band. the long, noodling jams left and the songs became tighter. W.A. also picked up on some who were lamenting the demise of glam, as Wisefield was still a bit glam himself. The music was more like a less sloppy Status Quo with actual vocals.
What I find interesting about W.A. being an influence on Wraithchild is this: I had the 12" of "Do Ya Want My Love", with pic sleeve. It did sound like a less sloppy/better produced Status Quo(with some DLR-Van Halen influence) with an actual singer. At the time, I thought they were primarilly imitating Van Halen but with smoother vocals with some Quo influences mainly in the rhythm.
W.A. was one of those older bands that got a boost when the media was pushing punk at the expense of actuall music, since people were looking for music instead of nihilistic platitudes. Another band that benefitted from that would have been Wild Horses with Brian Robertson and Jimmy Bain. They dyed their hair and wore satin suits, people imitated that. They intersected with the future glam wing of the NWOBHM, as did later W.A..
As for Kansas, they were country/prog with a country image and I would say they didn't really influence people that much.
So Carl, you need to find a new image. I mean, you look good with the makeup, nail polish, and black hair, but it's been done to death. Get a day gig in a funeral parlour or somesuch. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Again, anyone who says that USA early 1980s glam bands were influenced musically by the likes of Kansas is an idiot who doesn't begin to know what they are talking about. Time and time again, what was playing on the radio didn't matter, what mattered more was non-punk magazines, TV, and word of mouth. What people wanted to hear/see was far more important than what Dick Clark or Legs McNeil told them they liked.
As for those two websites, back when sleazy posted originally, one link was put up which led to the other site and it appeared that only one site existed because there was no way to get to the other one, if in fact it existed.
Funny, I had the first SMACK lp, the USA release in clear vinyl. My fave on there was "Ten Foot Cell".
<font color="#FF0000" size="1">[ October 13, 2004 03:46 PM: Message edited by: JayForSure ]</font>
Whatever you want to call it or wherever you want to stick it,Great rock n roll is great rock n roll,Glam influenced by WA or by The Sweet or by the Crue etc etc, not sure it needs nailing down that much as we all find it in bands outside of what is the norm for the "genre".I prefer my "categories" simple,great music...crap music a very simple formula, works for me and stops the head scratching [img]wink.gif[/img]
[quote]Originally posted by JayForSure:
<font size="4" face="Arial">Decked out in my Halloween best!!!Quote:
So Carl, you need to find a new image. I mean, you look good with the makeup, nail polish, and black hair, but it's been done to death. Get a day gig in a funeral parlour or somesuch. [img]wink.gif[/img]
That's why I'm looking for the links, so that you can see for yourself. It's just a bunch of guys dressing like scary women, so you ain't missing much.
Or...maybe you are...
Lookin' Good Carl!!
Our local (classic) Rock station plays the shit out of Kansas still. You can usually hear "Dust in the Wind" or "Carry On My Wayward Son" at least once a day. How they could possibly have any influence on a glam band is beyond me. Glam bands may like their music, but influential? I think not. Oh wait...maybe Mojo Gurus.