Similar to their contemporaries Redd Kross, Celebrity Skin celebrated 70s musical and vogue kinds. Written descriptions of their songs emphasized their musical vary. Their most appropriate musical antecedents were being the so-named "glitter" bands of mid-70s pre-punk Los Angeles, including Sparks, Zolar X and the Quick, as nicely as the early Los Angeles glitter-affected punk bands the Germs, the Weirdos, the Skulls, and the Dickies.