Category: 1974
It is out of Omega and Metro that Locomotiv GT formed with an inclination towards hard funky rock and the…
For connoisseurs of ’70s pop Squeezer hit all the right buttons. Very much in the Wings/10cc school of innovative commercial…
The second LP by UK band Ross is based on Edgar Allen Poe’s lovely tale of torture during the Spanish…
Overall ‘Miami’ and James Gang output in general sits happily with the equally tedious Jo Jo Gunne and aforementioned Grand…
This is a great record that seems to have gone un-noticed by much of the progressive intelligentsia both then and…
Left End were a very loud and proud rawk and rawl band from Ohio, that tore up the circuit around…
Here’s a rarity. From 1974, a Miami based band called Southern Steel with links and connections to a whole bunch…
Despite several lackluster releases, Spooky Tooth finally got it together in 1974 with the departure of Mike Harrison and the…
These two albums are less than perfect but that never deterred me from enjoying them, regardless of that, Mick Ronson…
As a teenager I enjoyed the first three albums quite a bit, in particular 1974’s ‘On the Border’ and to…
Fancy’s time in the spotlight was brief for a manufactured entity though this album is very good reminding me of…
Hustler were a British band that were prominent during the 1974-75 timeframe, signed to a big label, and with a…
I’m not familiar with Electric Light Orchestra’s early discography, having only taken a passing interest, so I’ll wind back the…
Musically, the Glam rock movement owed much to 1950’s culture and Fumble fit right in with Wizzard, The Rubettes and…
Hall And Oates fronting Utopia is what some reviewers have called the duo’s third album and there’s more than a…
Musically, Geordie rockers Fogg are like a low-rent version of Slade due to McPherson’s Noddy Holder croak.
Working the club scene along the I-94 corridor between Chicago and Detroit, Puzzle developed a reputation as a hot live…
‘Slade In Flame’ is widely considered the groups best album, their prior album ‘Old New Borrowed And Blue’ was a…
The Growl sound is very much in the gritty, down and dirty boogie of ZZ Top hobbled together with Humble…
Here’s a band that deserves a feature on this site, and that is local Georgia southern rockers Hydra.
Unfortunately this album wasn't available in it's entirety on YTM. All the individual tracks are there but no logged in…
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. ๐
Have added a new video into the review. 'Breaking Me Up'. These gals look and sound great. ๐
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 doesnโt sound like Night Ranger at all,…