The British Invasion in popular music gave way to more free-form sounds as the 1960s went on.
And that phase gave way to "glam rock" and David Bowie and Lou Reed and the New York Dolls.
Could a fan of Led Zeppelin like Queen at the same time? Simon Reynolds ponders these issues in his book on the genre, Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-first Century. We pull some appropriate clips, strap on platform shoes, and visit with Simon about his findings.
