WELLLLLL....
Just when I was comfortable with the idea that I could understand Brits and the differences between us, along comes JustBon_Crochet_Design with a BIG surprise.
Our Third Place Content Winner for May is: Block Buster! British Glam Rock of the 70s
Being that Alice Cooper is one of my 'home town' boys, I NEVER thought of him as 'British Glam'!!! David Bowie, ok -a GREAT- but an androgynous British guy wasn't, well, too surprising. But Alice Cooper????
The Alice Cooper I KNOW???
I don't care how many silk purses or earrings you put on HIS ear, he'll never be anything but a gritty Detroit hometown guy. We understood what he was up to and why. He's just 'one of ours' doing his thing- a neighborhood guy makin' music like so many other area biggies. We dearly love him, he's one of the best human beings you could ever meet, but BRITISH GLAM???
Looking back, I can kind of see her point....how they adopted him.
But, but, B-R-I-T-I-S-H Glam... Motown 'glam'if dead chickens, straight jackets & safety pins are glam.
So, now that I've recovered from a few fried brain synapses, congratulations on a great(and for me, memorable)lens.
I can't wait to see what you make of another 'hometown talent'- Madonna!
1 comment:
What a great surprise to return from vacation to find that my lens was a Content Winner...something I never would have thought happen in my wildest dreams!
Alice Cooper British? Never! But he did embrace the Glam Rock era in the UK with a vengeance - both in terms of look and musical style, as well as chart history. I guess we Brits have kinda adopted him over the years, as he seems to spend a lot of time in the UK, appearing regularly on TV and radio.
However, we do claim Suzi Quatro as (almost) our own. Can we, please, lol?? Her greater musical success on this side of the pond (largely ignored in the US), makes her a prime candidate! And heck, she has lived here forever and has a weekly radio show. She's ours! lol!
As for Madonna...that's another story!
Thanks again for the wonderful surprise and glad you enjoyed the lens!
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