Category: 1970s Reviews
All 1970s reviews for the GDMonline.info website.
Fans of Styx, Airborne, Alexis and the first Tycoon album will go ga-ga over the debut Oak album as every…
I have never considered this Van Halen album to be throwaway. This LP was thrashed by yours truly back in…
The Van Halen debut.. Where does one start when discussing one of the genre-defining debut albums of the 70’s, if…
Late 70’s soft rock never sounded so good with these guys, Couchois (pronunced Ku-Shwa) were an Alabama based band blessed…
If you’re into multi-part harmonies like Queen and Yes then Trillion will appeal to you.
‘Bandolier’ was released during a fertile and creative period for Welsh legends Budgie.
Here’s an oldie but goodie. The debut effort from Pacific Northwest band Stepson, all of the songs are typical of…
In many ways, this is the same ham fisted socio-political hard rock Steppenwolf was famous for. In the tradition of…
For many, ‘In For The Kill’ ranks as the best of Budgie’s early works, but don’t go past 1975’s ‘Bandolier’…
From a very long time ago, Jefferson Starship (which in reality was the Jefferson Airplane with new guitarist Craig Chaquico…
‘Todd Rundgren’s Utopia’ shook a few punters, and for an oddball release in 1974, it did remarkably well, getting to…
Stardrive has been described as one of the greatest synthesizer albums of the 70’s, and I’d be the last person…
The American Tears debut ‘Branded Bad’ is a fun spin and while it’s not up to the pomp majesty of…
In 1976, I doubt there was a harder and tighter rock band in operation than UFO, Leo Lyons returns for…
In retrospect, Tycoon was a pretty decent band for its time, and this album in particular should’ve been reviewed years…
By 1975, keyboardist Gary Wright was about to launch his career into the stratosphere. Quite appropriate really for the former…
For fans of 70’s hard rock, Gulliver mix up some searing guitar-work on their heavier moments, and vocal harmonies a…
For what it’s worth, Bullseye’s ‘On Target’ is a thoroughly likeable album that will find a ton of fans here…
Buckeye have their soft rock origins in Los Angeles, where a bunch of other bands playing a similar style like…
Gryphon’s unique take on British folk would change significantly for their third album, a full blown progressive rock concept based…
Lorna Wright’s only solo album was jam packed with triple-scale players but it was largely ignored by both the label…
Undoubtedly Led Zeppelin were the biggest hard rock act of the 70’s, but it cannot be denied that ‘In Through…
A Bloody Mary is a nice drop yes, and maybe an inspiration for this rather mysterious band that no one…
‘Technical Ecstacy’ marked a turning point for Black Sabbath as they continued to move away from the heavy doom of…
Oak were originally from New Hampshire, but eventually relocated to Portland Maine.
Despite the promise, this band didn't do anything for me.
[Candyman] Stacked with high energy hard rocking tunes this is a absolute classic and for me it rivals the debut.…
[DaveT] Revolutionary, a game changer, one of the best debuts ever along with Boston's in my book. Eddie is no…
Roll the Dice is a great track. Nice to hear the original. Another band I will be keen to have…
The track 'Roll The Dice' was also covered by Charlie on their 1981 album 'Good Morning America', and also by…
The original CD came out without a tray card just a cover that opened to credits and on the back…
[Gdazegod] Wasn't overly sold on the new Alcatrazz. I found the sound to be little raw for my liking.
[Jefflynnefan] Thanks for the "At The Movies" review, I was interested in this one. -- [Dave T] My pleasure, glad…
[Gdazegod] Other than watching the YouTube video of Pinnacle Point I haven't really given the album a good listen. I…