Hippest under-rated bands of the 70s

[MysticMichael]

With all the great classic rock music that was going on at the time, there was only so much fan attention span to go around for all the bands playing then. As a consequence, some truly excellent ones got kind of crowded out, never really achieving the fame they truly deserved.

My top nomination? Be Bop Deluxe. Bill Nelson's four-minute pop guitar gems are a thing of beauty - all delivered with a hearty dose of camp and delicious irony. Too bad such top-notch craftsmanship and wit managed to go over the heads of so many...

A close second would be Crack The Sky - for many of the same reasons...

Other nominations?

MM

[Matt Till]

I already love this thread, some of these guys got started in the 60s, so I'm already breaking the rules:

Budgie - Like early Rush's hard rock side, but a little bit heavier at times
The Groundhogs - IMO some of the best blues rock. Cream influenced for sure
Cactus - Killer hard rock stuff, "Evil" is the best example of "proto metal" it's such a heavy riff.
Hawkwind - When a band says they are psychedelic, they are lying, because they are not Hawkwind
Joe Cocker - Amazing vocalist, deserves better props, really good R&Bish stuff
Robin Trower - Amazing trio, the bassist/vocalist recently passed, RIP. "Bridge of Sighs" is a must
Faust - they have a cult following, but largely reject by mainstream audiences for being too weird.
Can - I dare you not to love the "tago mago" album. It was their "hit" album, which did alright in Europe I think, not in the states.
Xhol Caravan - Jazz rock, but trippier than most "fusion"
Popol Vuh - Gods


etc

[owen]

atomic rooster

[McHaven]

Warren Zevon

[ibnzneksrul]

Montrose (before Sammy left)

[morf]

+1 for Budgie

[Joe Nerve]

Partridge Family
The Archies
The Defranco Family
Josie and The Pussycats
The Osmond Brothers
The Banana Splits
Bobby Sherman
Spinal Tap
1910 Fruitgum Company

and of course...

Uriah Heep

[Turock]

Slade
Robin Trower
Cactus
West, Bruce, and Laing
Ronnie Montrose (without Sammy)

[ryco]

10cc
Sparks
David Sancious & Tone
Madura

[JMX]

Kraan

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...=kraan&search=

Hellmut Hattler rules!

[anderbass]

Utopia/Todd Rundgren

Jerry Reopelle

Wendy Waldman

New riders of the purple sage

Buckingham Nicks

Frank Zappa

[IanStephenson]

Originally Posted by morf

+1 for Budgie

They're still going round on the UK club circuit.
I missed them cause I was babysitting, while my wife went out and took some snaps (she gets in free cause the venue use her photos).

http://www.bournemouthgigs.co.uk/gal...-21/index.html

I'd +1 for Montrose.

Ian

[morf]

Cool

[afinalfantasy]

Nick Drake and Nico

Not too many people around here know who they are

[Brad Maestas]

Another vote for CAN
GONG - my favorite band ever!
Focus
FZ & The Mothers - he (and they) were (and continue to be) very under-rated
Many of the artists that recorded on Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label

[MysticMichael]

Here's another one for ya: Tom Verlaine's Television. (Yeah, I'm kind of partial to the art rock material...)

MM

[funkalicious101]

BJ Cole

only released one album with vocals, click the link and check out the grey widget player on the left.

[Munjibunga]

Tower of Power

[dancehallclasher]

Originally Posted by MysticMichael

Here's another one for ya: Tom Verlaine's Television. (Yeah, I'm kind of partial to the art rock material...)

MM

Absolutely... if you've never heard Marquee Moon, run don't walk to the record store.

[gkbass13]

nick drake, tower of power and although he isnt too under rated, curtis mayfield rocks. the superfly soundtrack is amazing.