Alice Cooper's Influence On The Culture Of The 1970s

The 1970s was a time for social and cultural transformation. Glam rock, Funk, and Disco sculpted their place in music history. After, The Vietnam War ended and ‘Beatlemania’ was disbanding with the members starting their solo careers, it would influence the next top charting musicians of the new era. An era full of ostentatious fashion, bright makeup, glitter, and the mixture of pop and rock music.
Early glimpses of Glam Rock were shown in 1968 with Alice Cooper’s shocking, villainous look in frayed famine clothing and dark makeup with the intent to provoke social controversy. Alice Cooper, later with Marc Bolan of T-Rex, David Bowie and bands like Queen, Kiss and Hush are given credit as the pioneers and showrunners of Glam movement. Introducing an era of theatricality, sex, rock and pop music. Glam Rock was revolutionary for society as it broke the boundaries of gendered stereotypes from artists wearing glitter and opposite

The era is referred to the ‘golden era’ for vinyl with sales increasing significantly throughout the era. Towards the end of the era, Walkman’s, compact discs and more advanced music equipment were being developed and rolled out. Through shows like countdown (1974- 87), and BBC One’s Top of The Pops (1964- 2006) which aired live music performances and music videos later in colour. In Australia, Glam Rock bands like Hush were featured on Countdown in the mid-1970s presented by Molly Meldrum; Australia’s musical guru. 1970s record labels such as Roxy Music, The Richmond Organization Major music producers at the time included Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn who were British duo producers that signed many glam rock artists (Suzi Quatro, Mus, Gary Glitter and Smokie), Tony Visconti worked with David Bowie, T-Rex and Marc Bolan for many of their albums throughout their