Forgotten Bands of the 1970s: Slade
If you’re in the UK or Europe, you’re probably wondering what the heck Slade is doing here. If you’re from the US, however, you can...
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Jay D. Pearson
May 29, 20172 min read
Forgotten Bands of the 1970s: Moxy
Every decade produces many great acts that are overlooked, or known only in certain places. One of those bands in the 70s was Moxy, a...
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Jay D. Pearson
Apr 24, 20172 min read
Forgotten Rock Bands of the 70s: Klaatu
All throughout the 70s, rumors of the Beatles reuniting sprang up every month or so, none of which proved true, of course. In fact, their...
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Jay D. Pearson
Apr 3, 20173 min read
Forgotten Rock Bands of the 70s: The Beach Boys
What’s this? The Beach Boys? Everybody knows them! What are they doing here? Sure, everyone knows their 60s hits, maybe even Rock and...
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Jay D. Pearson
Mar 20, 20171 min read
Forgotten Rock Bands of the 70s: A Chuck Berry Tribute
Today I break with my usual review to pay tribute to the man who made rock and roll what it is: Chuck Berry, who died this past Saturday...
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Jay D. Pearson
Mar 13, 20173 min read
Forgotten Rock Bands of the 70s: Renaissance
I don’t remember the name of the magazine, but I still remember being so impressed by a review of a band I’d never heard of that I went...
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Jay D. Pearson
Feb 20, 20173 min read
Forgotten Rock Bands of the 70s: Armageddon
One album. No hits. Only five songs. A cult classic. Armageddon is the result of two guys who wanted to play folk and two guys who wanted...
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Jay D. Pearson
Feb 13, 20173 min read
Forgotten Rock Bands of the 70s: Sweet
Few bands have metamorphosed more times than Sweet (and sometimes, The Sweet) did during the heyday, which lasted from the late 60s until...
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Jay D. Pearson
Feb 7, 20172 min read
Forgotten Rock Bands of the 70s: Nazareth
Long before there was AC/DC or Krokus or Guns n’ Roses, there was a band from Scotland that established the sound of heavy blues riffs...
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Jay D. Pearson
Jan 30, 20172 min read
Forgotten Rock Bands of the 70s: Starcastle
Starcastle is one of those bands I had no idea existed during the 1970s but discovered their music later in life. In the mid 90s, I read...
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Jay D. Pearson
Jan 22, 20172 min read
Forgotten Rock Bands of the 70s: Uriah Heep
Today, I’m going to start what I hope is something I write about once a week, something that’s near and dear to my heart and ears: 1970s...
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