MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Blues Rock, Rock Spectacle, Mick Ronson
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In early 70s big rock shows were staged in arenas and stadiums vs theatres and ballrooms like in late. This led to growth in production standards across rock music industry. Audience expected show with professional stage lights and special effects. Some artists came to specialize in portraying fictional characters on stage. Practice goes back to beatles with concept of them portraying lonely hearts club band. Glam rock = theatrical rock that became important in uk in early 70s. Bowie first had important success in uk with single space oddity. Spiders from mars, shifting personell with mick ronson on guitar. Became only uk glam artist to achieve success in us. Measure of how far hippie androgyny had developed that band of hard drinking, touch looking rock and rollers could have a front man named alice. Alice cooper was stage persona of vincent furnier. Cooper"s dramatic music had just enough self satire in it to keep things from getting too heavy.
