Category: 1970s Reviews

All 1970s reviews for the GDMonline.info website.

Charlie - Fantasy Girls

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The trademark Charlie sound found here would continue right throughout their recording career, despite the numerous line-up changes over the…

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Pat Travers - Pat Travers

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In search of fame and fortune, Pat Travers left his Canadian origins for the discomfort of London during 1976, hooking…

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Mother'S Finest - Mother'S Finest

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This LP from Mother’s Finest only contains a short seven songs, topping out at 35 minutes, yes, the era of…

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Brother Bait - Alive

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Some Glory Daze readers may recall that a number of years ago I championed Atlanta based band Brother Bait as…

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Pablo Cruise - Lifeline

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Formed in San Francisco in 1973, Pablo Cruise fell into the Eagles and Firefall camp with a dose of tropical…

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Grand Funk Railroad - Good Singin Good Playin

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‘Good Singin’ Good Playin’ produced by Frank Zappa is the best album Grand Funk Railroad ever recorded.

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Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail

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Apparently the critics of the day weren’t expecting Genesis to thrive with this change, but the result was their best…

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Rainbow - Rising

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Personally speaking ‘Rising’ was a pivotal album for Rainbow and I freely admit to being a huge fan of Ronnie…

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Albatross - Albatross

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Listening to Albatross, it wouldn’t be difficult to slap on the first Starcastle album and play ‘spot the difference’

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Paris - Paris

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Here we step into the realms of an album being overrated to the point of overblown, while ‘Paris’ isn’t a…

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Manfred Mann'S Earth Band - The Roaring Silence

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This is the seventh album from this version of Manfred Mann, the musical direction Mann pursued was light years from…

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Yesterday And Today - St

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Certainly the sound of Yesterday And Today during this phase was complimentary to everything going on around them. Bands such…

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Piper - Piper

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Did Piper on their debut have the music to back up the media blitz? Yes and no, the album was…

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Ambrosia - Life Beyond La

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All of Ambrosia’s five studio albums offer something unique and different, with this one however, the band decided to set…

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Charlie - Lines

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Of their 70’s albums, ‘Lines’ saw Charlie at their most creative and commercial peak, though it was still some way…

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Player - Danger Zone

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Could there be a bigger Player fan base than the Glory Daze readership? I am certain that this band’s popularity…

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Prism - See Forever Eyes

Prism – See Forever Eyes 4 (1)

Though the Prism debut had some good moments, ‘See Forever Eyes’ – their sophomore effort had much better tracks. It…

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Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid

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The Alan Parsons Project come from a time in history where there was unprecedented interest in things such as UFO…

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Firefall - Elan

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Certainly, of Firefall’s vast discography, ‘Elan’ should be the first to grace your collection – should you (think the unthinkable)…

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Lucifer'S Friend - Good Time Warrior

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For the late 70’s period, Lucifer’s Friend moved into a commercial environment, mixing radio rock, AOR and pop – similar…

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