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Forgotten 70's Rock Bands

#83
Lots of great bands mentioned so far. I always wonder how some of these really good bands never had the success they deserved while many lesser bands made it big.

Here are a few more.

Elf (one of Ronnie James Dio's many bands)
Climax Blues Band
Head East
Prism
Tantrum
Sugarloaf
New England
Nantucket
Flash And The Pan
Sherbet (they became The Sherbs)
Sniff 'n' the Tears
Ten Wheel Drive
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Pavlov's Dog
Earth Quake
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Barnaby Bye
Wiggy Bits
White Witch
Hydra
 
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#84
lunarpollen said:
the Pink Fairies!!!

someone else mentioned Sparks, but I wouldn't call them a forgotten 70's rock band... they were never that big in the states, but have remained beloved in the UK up until this day. They even recently had a series of huge concerts there, where they performed their entire catalog, in chronological order, one album per night, plus "bonus" songs for encores (B-sides, etc.) And they are still making new music to this day.
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I had mentioned Sparks. Thanks for the update. I had no idea they still played. They were pretty big where I was, in Cleveland for at least a couple of albums. (Kimono My House and Propaganda) I always liked them.
Hmmm... this makes me think of
Soft Machine and
Kevin Ayers and maybe
Pretty Things... I think they are still playing though.
 
#85
Jaycephas said:
Oh yeah, Golden Earring. Radar Love was one of the reasons I started playing bass. Asked the folks for a bass the year that one came out.
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Golden Earring might have only had a few big hits in the U.S. but they have quite a history in Europe. For bass players, Radar Love and Twilight Zone are great tunes to play.

Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was dropped in 1969). They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and platinum albums. Current members of Golden Earring are Barry Hay (vocals, guitar, flute and saxophone, member since 1968), George Kooymans (vocals and guitar, founder of band), Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboard, founding member), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums and percussion, member since 1970). Golden Earring have sold millions of albums worldwide, and they are one of the longest existing rock bands in the world that are currently performing in the same line up.
 
#86
One of the important things to remember is that the rock bands of the 70's were essential to the progression of rock. It kills me how many 14 and 15 year old kids (hell, I'm only 36) wearing Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath shirts who only know those two bands, when in fact there is so much more to Rock in the 1970's. Slade and the New York Dolls are HUGE parts of the equation, as are all of the bands and artists listed, and many people and not introduced to them. IMO, the 70's don't get enough credit for the evolution of Rock, same as Little Richard, but thats another thread....
 
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GLASS HARP


The first Christian rock band. Very proggy and psychadelic music. Pioneers of Jam Rock. Opened for Yes and Alice Cooper back in the early 70's.


I cast my vote for the 70's era Genesis as well. No, Genesis is not a "forgotten band", but their early (and best IMO) incarnation with Gabriel and Hackett (most of all Hackett, because "Trick of the Tail" and "Wind and Wuthering" are still phenomenal albums even without PG) has fallen to the wayside under the shadow of the pop trio they became in the 80's.
 
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Texan said:
One of the important things to remember is that the rock bands of the 70's were essential to the progression of rock. It kills me how many 14 and 15 year old kids (hell, I'm only 36) wearing Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath shirts who only know those two bands, when in fact there is so much more to Rock in the 1970's. Slade and the New York Dolls are HUGE parts of the equation, as are all of the bands and artists listed, and many people and not introduced to them. IMO, the 70's don't get enough credit for the evolution of Rock, same as Little Richard, but thats another thread....
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IMHO, to say that SLADE is a huge part of any equation is a gross overstatement
 

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