Tag: Year-1970
Reviews tagged to the year 1970.
‘Ring Of Hands’ is Argent’s second album. Released in late 1970 in the UK and Europe, it would eventually be…
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 as personnel moved to…
‘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…
I follow this bloke on YouTube called Dan McClellan who is a religious scholar. He's very good, calm and to…
Based on the legendary album cover I’d been trying to track this down for years. I can see why Eric…
A mixed bag, but ‘One Good Reason’ has to be one of the best songs the band ever produced.
This is a seriousky underrated album. 'Don't Accuse Her' is simply breathtaking.
This album now has a YTM link. 31 tracks in total. 18 extras on top of the original 13. Upon…
Just listened to this via the YTM link. Pretty damn good. Some quirky synth reminded me of Donnie Iris. Will…
This is the pick of the HPB albums for me. Though I do occasionally drag the others out for a…
The original review from Geir might come across as indifferent. But much of this album is really good. 'Escape' and…
Terrific, obscure Hi-Tech AOR in my book.
Great to see this album getting some love. 💜