Category: 1976

Hamilton Joe Frank And Dennison - Love And Conversation

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‘Love And Conversation’ carries on the soft rock tradition of Hamilton Joe Frank And Dennison, although it was not nearly…

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Quantum Jump - Quantum Jump

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Rupert Hine in 1973 finally came around to the idea of forming an actual band – Quantum Jump, the group…

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Colosseum Ii - Strange New Flesh

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Drummer John Hiseman resurrected Colosseum in 1975 naming it Colosseum II instead, moving in a direction patterned after Return To…

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Ian Hunter - All American Alien Boy

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This album, sees Ian Hunter soaking up all things America, very much like David Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ opus, and like…

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Steve Miller Band - Book Of Dreams

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The Steve Miller Band released an album that is full of singles which I am sure most of us can…

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Ned Doheny - Hard Candy

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On this second album from Ned Doheny there is a star-studded lineup, a lot of them personal friends of Ned’s,…

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Fireballet - Two Too

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Fireballet are an interesting New Jersey 70’s pomp band with nods to the wild and wacky, if you enjoy bands…

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Rupert Holmes - Singles

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Personally, I think Rupert Holmes first four albums are genius. His 1974 debut ‘Widescreen’, ‘Rupert Holmes’, 1978’s ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’…

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City Boy - City Boy

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This self titled debut is chock full of gems, creative musically, very progressive yet melodic and never self indulgent, City…

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Teaze - Teaze

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Teaze’s basic style of hard rock which touched on heavy metal was honed from the 70’s era, you can hear…

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Blackfoot - Flyin' High

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Whatever the reasons for Blackfoot’s lack of major league success are irrelevant now as this New Jersey by way of…

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Brother Bait - Brother Bait

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Could Brother Bait have taken the prize of the world’s best undiscovered pomp band?

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Mahogany Rush - Iv

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Even four albums in with ‘Mahogany Rush IV’, we can see Frank Marino’s style developing, infusing everything from fellow Canadian…

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Peter Frampton - Comes Alive

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This album was a product of its time, and went far beyond Peter Frampton’s studio material, even though those were…

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Paris - Big Towne 2061

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Neither as dark nor dramatic as the remarkable debut; Paris was still vastly different from anything cranked out of the…

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Heart - Dreamboat Annie

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Two very attractive sisters into heavy rock and folk music form a band in Seattle, move to Canada and become…

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Eagles - Hotel California

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The Eagles are better known as a country rock act with West Coast leanings, the efforts of ‘Hotel California’ would…

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Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record

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Unlike their previous release ‘Eldorado’, Electric Light Orchestra’s ‘A New World Record’ changed course markedly, as radio appeal and their…

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Budgie - If I Were Brittania

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On some days Budgie can rock out with the best of them, then turn on a dime and deliver blues…

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Pavlov'S Dog - At The Sound Of The Bell

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In comparison to the debut ‘Pampered Menial’, Pavlov’s Dog go for a more commercial sound, with a lesser emphasis on…

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Sherbet - Howzat!

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Sherbet came long before music from ‘Down Under’ blasted its way into the consciousness of the world record buying public…

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