People still play Tony Blair's theme 'Things Can Only Get Better...' so GG has nothing to worry about 
Will Gary Glitter's work forever be airbrushed from history?
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Originally Posted by Retrospective:
“Really enjoyed glam rock at the time. I still listen to David Bowie to this day as I was and still am a big fan of his.
Bands like Sweet, T Rex, David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars Roxy Music, and of course Gary Glitter and the Giltter Band to name but a few.
The music was of its time. The early 1970's. A lot sounds dated now but I still don't find David Bowie's music dated in any way, Still sounds to me as good today as it did back then.”
“Really enjoyed glam rock at the time. I still listen to David Bowie to this day as I was and still am a big fan of his.
Bands like Sweet, T Rex, David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars Roxy Music, and of course Gary Glitter and the Giltter Band to name but a few.
The music was of its time. The early 1970's. A lot sounds dated now but I still don't find David Bowie's music dated in any way, Still sounds to me as good today as it did back then.”
i never liked glam. tbh i like sweet and slade MORE now (i appreciate them more now) then i did then... i first became aware of music in the 60's... beatles, stones, yardbirds, who, small faces, kinks, animals ... so to me glam was just rubbish in comparison. whilst glam is dated, the better material (bowie in particular) is still relevant today. so i agree wholeheartedly about bowie.
Originally Posted by bob187:
“The difference being that the suggestions are things for the listener to do to their peers, not a bloke 20 years older than them.....”
“The difference being that the suggestions are things for the listener to do to their peers, not a bloke 20 years older than them.....”
and the person singing it isnt a convicted paedophile!
Originally Posted by ItsNick:
“mushymanrob you are talking rubbish.
You're making it sound that just because music is 35 years old that it's rubbish. If you want to talk about rubbish music let's talk about chart music from the early 90s onwards shall we.
You say Glitters music was never 'good', you say it aint relevant today, it has no depth or no meaning etc.
To be honest I couldn't give a toss whether it has depth, meaning or relevance today. As far as I'm concerned those songs have got great melodies, they're easy to listen to. They're just fun songs.”
“mushymanrob you are talking rubbish.
You're making it sound that just because music is 35 years old that it's rubbish. If you want to talk about rubbish music let's talk about chart music from the early 90s onwards shall we.
You say Glitters music was never 'good', you say it aint relevant today, it has no depth or no meaning etc.
To be honest I couldn't give a toss whether it has depth, meaning or relevance today. As far as I'm concerned those songs have got great melodies, they're easy to listen to. They're just fun songs.”
nope.... how can i be suggesting that its rubbish BECAUSE its 35 years old ? especially when i cite the 60's as the best most creative era in music? im suggesting its rubbish because musically it IS.
you think that chart music from the early 90's onwards is rubbish but champion gary glitters music?
theres been plenty of great classic pop music in the last 20 years, its not all manufactured pap and boybands! many of the britpop artists, many of the dance producers, many of the r n b and 00's 'indie' is of far better quality then gary glitters nursery rhymes. ok you want easy listening/fun, theres far better material since gg and the fact that hes a convicted paedo surely must put you off him!
would you let a convicted paedo teach your children? or would you send a child or patronise a catholic church where the preist had been convicted of offences against children? would you employ anybody to work around you house, or in a business you run who has paedo convictions?... then WHY keep this guys image alive?... time to move on, how can anyone still get pleasure from those inane tracks?.. yes hes part of music history, but he wasnt important to overlook his heinous crimes.
mushymanrob
You keep saying this word "relevant". What do you mean by that?. You sound like Simon Cowell.
You said it's ok to listen to Bowie because his music is relevant today. Who cares if music from 30/40 years ago is relevant today or not. Who cares if it sounds dated or not. Can't people just listen to what they want to listen to.
You keep saying this word "relevant". What do you mean by that?. You sound like Simon Cowell.
You said it's ok to listen to Bowie because his music is relevant today. Who cares if music from 30/40 years ago is relevant today or not. Who cares if it sounds dated or not. Can't people just listen to what they want to listen to.
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