The Escape Club: Glam or Nah?

Way back in the 80s there was a UK band called The Escape club and they had a massive hit in America with "Wild, Wild West." The song reentered my orbit Friday night while once again watching MTV classic 80s block (or something to that effect). Watching the clip for "Wild, Wild West" I was sort of struck by the song and how the band looked and then I started to wonder... were these guys Glam? Like, maybe a little?

Now they are very pop-oriented but so was Def Leppard in 1988. "Wild, Wild West" was a single that year. The track is from the album of the same name. I do not think it is much of a leap to think fans of Hysteria-era Def Leppard also jammed out to The Escape Club.

Now the video is insane and completely 80s. I remember watching the clip all those years ago and thinking how odd it was, even by 80s MTV standards. It garnered a lot of news coverage too. Press called it everything from sexist (it is), to modernist and innovative (yep) and just straight-up bizarre (check). Regardless, the weird little video helped make the band famous, at least for a minute. The members definitely look Glam to me. What do you think?

A making-of look back: