Category: 1970
When we talk about iconic albums from the early 70’s time frame, Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’ can easily be coralled into…
California based Crowfoot were only around for a few years but their history began years before while personnel moved on…
‘Le Grand Jeu’ (The Big Game) from French Canadian band Dionysos are compared to Uriah Heep a lot, mainly due…
Detroit band The Sky had big wraps on them straight out of high school. It’s a very early rendition of…
Originating from Detroit in the late 60’s, the Savage Grace sound was split between period pop rock and proto prog…
On their debut, Crabby Appleton were the closest any US band came to Badfinger, they were that good, releasing two…
Very much a product of their time and flying the freak flag of the Edgar Broughton Band etc, Elias Hulk…
At this early stage, Alice Cooper hadn’t arrived on the scene yet, this was his second album and America hadn’t…
An undisputed master of the Hammond organ, Brian Auger was and still is an important part of the British jazz…
‘Travelin’ was the last album from Tommy James & The Shondells, a group with ties to the 60’s bubblegum scene,…
The Cats were a Dutch band that were more British in sound and style, their baroque pop similar to The…
Forever More were a Scottish band featuring two future members of the Average White Band, however, there’s no soul or…
Derek And The Dominos is white boy blues of the highest magnitude featuring Eric Clapton and Duane Allman.
From sun-dappled Tampa, Florida, Blues Image featured Mike Pinera, they had a major hit single but fell into quick obscurity.
Trust, though French, is not the same band which burst onto the French scene in the late 70’s. No, this…
You would had to have been of a certain persuasion to enjoy the music of the Edgar Broughton Band, who…
Gravy Train were a British band full of guitar wank, non-stop riffy blues workouts amid the heavy psych and proggy…
Supertramp’s early history was a mix of prog and symphonic rock. Eventually they would leave their pastoral origins behind.
Belgian prog band Waterloo fused Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig into their sound, no doubt due to the inclusion of…
Piano crooner Billy Joel commenced his musical career in a proto-metal duo Atilla, going back to 1970, no guitar, all…
If symphonic prog with organ, mellotron and piano is your thing then listen up and check out English band Cressida..
I recently reacquainted myself with this album. It's much better than I remembered it by. Good to hear 'Can't Stop…
I like the storyline but not much else. 👎
Have added a new video into the review. 'Breaking Me Up'. These gals look and sound great. 💛
Carmine Appice is also involved with the band Ruffyunz, and appears on their 2023 album 'III'. https://raritetno.com/hard-rock/210584-ruffyunz-iii-2023.html
30 years on, the song 'Foreclosure Of A Dream' can be directly aimed at former Dutch PM Mark Rutte and…
There is one unofficial release on YouTube Music from around 2008/2009 with a load of Unreleased tracks. It's called Post…
I would agree this isn't one of Queen's best. Jazz which followed after this wasn't much better. Live Killers from…
I have this need to revisit the first two Argent albums for review. Argent and Ring Of Hands. Watch this…
I recall buying this in 98 and foolishly expecting another Midnight Madness. It doesn’t sound like Night Ranger at all,…
Billy Joel should have revisited this type of sound years later and added some guitars. What a classic.