The musicians curled and uncurled around Ian Hunter's snarling voice: "Oh is there concrete all around/ Or is it in my head." 6 Lou Reed, Vicious November 1972Īnother Bowie production, and another career revival. Chock-full of pop art and pop culture references, Virginia Plain was nothing less than a manifesto for a new age: "So me and you, just we two, got to search for something new." 5 Mott The Hoople, All the Young Dudes July 1972īowie may have provided the raw material, but Mott gave the definitive performance of this generation-defining song, with its sneering reference to the Beatles and the Stones. With Bryan Ferry's ultra-stylised performance and Eno's other wordly synth shrieks, this one definitely arrived from Planet Mars in the late summer of 1972. School's Out was a definitive entrant in the teenage rampage stakes and scored hard with the kids, hitting No 1 for three weeks in the summer holidays. 3 Alice Cooper, School's Out April 1972įrom Detroit by way of LA, these hard rockers had been wearing makeup and frocks since 1969, so were well-suited to the glam imperative. Mick Ronson's guitar slices through everything. He did his best to make it happen with this Velvet Underground tribute, saturated in homosexuality and Manhattan sleaze. "There should be some real unabashed prostitution in this business," Bowie told Cream magazine in late 1971. His Top of the Pops performance showed him going truly imperial, with flying-V guitar, pink trousers, silver jacket and, prompted by his friend and colleague Chelita Secunda, glitter on his cheekbones. Marc Bolan's third huge hit in a row, No 1 for four weeks.
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