A US hard rock band. In 1974, the group's Get Your Wings album sold over three million records. Until the end of the decade, the team was one of the top five performers, the most popular all over the world.
Van Halen
Another foreign team that performed hard rock. The virtuoso guitar duet made the band a classic, and guitar lovers still consider their performance an unattainable canon.
motorhead
Rock band from the UK, founded in the late 70s. In the work of this group, elements of hard rock and proto-thrash organically merged. The most famous composition- No Sleep "til Hammersmith.
Legendary English band that started their career in the 1970s. Queen have remained at the top of their game for decades. The components of the success of this team are the amazing vocal data of the lead singer Freddie Mercury and great music. As reference publications suggest, absolutely all of Queen's albums have gone platinum.
Uriah Heep
This band combined instrumental solos with elements of hard rock. The main hit is Lady in Black.
Led Zeppelin
A cult band from the 70s and 80s that played hard rock. It is the musicians Led Zeppelin can be called the founders of the heavy metal style. Creativity is characterized by powerful vocals combined with heavy musical accompaniment.
It is the Deep Purple musicians who are called the founders of hard rock.
Another legendary rock band hailing from New York, which was remembered by many thanks to its defiant stage images, including makeup, and traditional performances. pyrotechnic shows. Kiss' greatest hits are Detroit Rock City, Strutter, Rock and Roll All Night.
The group from Australia combined hard rock and rock and roll in their work. The most famous single from AC/DC is Highway to Hell.
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd is a cult British musical group whose songs can be called a symbol of a generation. Since 1973 every new album Pink Floyd was at the top of the charts. The album that brought the band the greatest fame was The Wall.
The legends of world rock included such groups as Scorpions, Sex Pistols, U2, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana.
deep purple
This English group has become one of the legends of world rock. In 1970, they became famous thanks to the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar". Major hits - Smoke On The Water, Gettin "Tighter.
Rock music, as you know, originated and began its development in the West. Therefore, it is not surprising that music lovers who want to thoroughly study the history of the genre turn to the last century. After all, it was then that the pillars of rock music appeared, whose works have not become outdated to this day.
Hard rock appeared in the 70s, followed by metal, which, in turn, became the head of many other musical directions. To a modern music lover, it may seem that the sound of the guitars of that period is not too "heavy". This is due to the fact that technological progress does not stand still. Therefore, in the future, the musicians managed to achieve a more overloaded sound. But their contribution to the development of hard rock is difficult to overestimate, because the foundations of the style were laid during that period.
Long list of the most best performers this genre headed by:
- Deep Purple.
- Led Zeppelin.
- Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath).
Deep Purple - their 1970 album became a world milestone, which marked the "growing up" of the style. "In Rock" has traveled all over the world, striking listeners with an innovative approach. The songs did not last three minutes, as was customary, but much longer. They had a complex harmonic series. The center of the composition was guitar solos, consisting of the most complex riffs. The lyrics made me think. It was also new that each member of the musical group performed a solo part, which raised the sound to new heights.
Led Zeppelin - they took a lot from the ancestor of the genre, the British from the team "Cream", who were the first to decide to bring the sounds of the electric guitar to the fore. But "Ledy" did not just copy, they conquered the world with their new dramatic sound. Rhythm and blues was taken as the basis. Until now, the sound of the tracks cannot be confused with any other group.
Black Sabbath - a group of Britons who came together in the late 60s, laid the foundation for the development of not only heavy metal, but also doom (it is characterized by a slow pace and increased gloominess). The group was so popular that the farewell tour took place only at the beginning of 2017. Records were distributed in the millions. In just a couple of years, the band managed to release 4 albums, which became programmatic for many styles - psychedelic, blues-rock, heavy metal, etc.
Shocking "Kiss"
The main members met in New York in the early 70s. They were looking for a new sound, trying to make a musical career. The name was coined by accident, later many looked for a hidden meaning in it, accusing young people either of Nazism or of serving Satan. All these attacks were rejected by the leaders of the project.
"Kiss" is widely known for that each musician before the performance applied a bright unusual make-up (mainly in black and white). The images changed in detail over time, but became the hallmark of the group. As well as various tricks that were designed to turn the concert into a memorable show:
- D. Simmons spewed out “blood” (tinted liquid) or fire (he was real, once the artist accidentally set his hair on fire), he was raised above the stage;
- E. Frehley's guitar glowed during the solo, emitted smoke, sparkled;
- Drummer P. Criss hovered in the air right along with the drums;
- P. Stanley smashed his guitar and surprised the audience with acrobatic jumps, while he wore shoes on a high platform.
After several failed albums, "Kiss" managed to achieve recognition - by the end of the 70s they released several "gold" and "platinum" records. The group became one of the most commercially successful in the world, only slightly inferior in popularity to the Beatles. The musicians received a star on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame. It was the outrageous appearance of the Kiss participants that strongly influenced Japanese rockers, the result was the emergence of a “visual style”. "Kiss" is still successfully touring all over the world, regularly coming to Russia.
"Queen" of hearts
But not all foreign music that period was "heavy". Great Britain, which gave birth to a lot of talented performers, became the birthplace of glam and pop rock. The brightest representatives of this genre was the Queen group, which gained worldwide recognition. This was largely due to soloist Farrukh Staffel, better known as Freddie Mercury. He was not only a frontman, but also an ideological inspirer.
A real sensation in the world of music was made by the album "Night at the Opera", released in 1975. It is still considered one of the best in history, is included in the list of the greatest albums of all time.
It is very difficult to pinpoint musical genre, in which Queen worked, because their compositions were often experimental. Some songs are reminiscent classical music, in some places you can hear the influence of jazz, pop style, etc. But there are several characteristic features:
- the choir, in which all the Queen musicians are involved;
- parts of different voices recorded by one soloist (in "Bohemian Rhapsody" you can hear more than a hundred tracks that Mercury had to record).
In 1991, Freddie died, but the group continued its activities. The first soloist of the "Queen" is one of the hundred greatest singers in the world.
AC and DC
This is how the name AC / DC is translated - this is a rock band from Australia, which began its activities in the early 70s. Style defined as blues rock, rock and roll and hard rock. The team became so successful that it exists to this day. The characteristic features of the sound are the parts of the solo guitarist and the rhythm guitar, which are distorted by technical means.
The composition changed quite often, but this did not affect the world fame of the group. Young brothers Angus and Stephen were and remain regular participants. The music of AC/DC has influenced many musicians of later times, including Metallica, Nirvana, Korn, and others. In its homeland, it still remains unsurpassed. The group recorded many successful albums, soundtracks, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Several cities have streets named after AC/DC.
Bad Boys from Boston
Aerosmith is another long-lived band performing rock and roll, glam rock, hard rock. Formed in the 70s by Steve Tyler and a couple of his friends. They considered Boston a good base for a new team - which is why they are sometimes called people from this city. In the early 80s, when the band had already taken shape and had a number of successful albums, Hard times. The reason was drugs, which killed many talented people.
At first, the group was often compared to the Rolling Stones, although this was based only on the external similarity of their soloists.
In terms of the number of records sold, Aerosmith has no equal on the American continent. They received many music awards, entered the hundred the best teams around the world according to VH1. A rare case when the composition has not changed much since its inception. The musicians toured extensively, but in 2016 it was announced that in 2017 their public performances would be completed.
"Scorpions"
Scorpions originated in Germany, but since they performed their songs in English, at first they met with incomprehension from journalists. Their lyrical ballads were ridiculed as a completely different style was popular in the country at the time. Despite the hard times, the musicians believed in success. All the money they invested in a common cause.
After entering the international level, too, not everything went smoothly. The British at first did not like immigrants from Germany, this was due to hostility on political grounds. But the musicians continued to bend their line. Today their style is recognized all over the world - melodic vocals, virtuoso guitar solos, powerful riffs.
The Scorpions songs soon became so popular across the ocean that the artists decided to go to America. The 80s were a triumphant time for them - touring the continent, concerts in Madison Square. At the same time, the musicians managed to avoid the craze for drugs. They continued successful work.
The permanent members of the group are vocalist Clown Meine, guitarists Rudy Schenker and Matt Yabs. In 2015, the team celebrated its 50th anniversary: a new studio album, the 18th in a row, a series of concerts took place around the world, including in Russia.
Conclusion
The development of modern music is built on the foundation laid different groups. Many of them have shown not only originality, but also the ability to maintain popularity for decades, so that today no one calls rock music "superficial" and "frivolous". Some of the bands that originated in the last century are successfully touring at the present time. foreign rock had a strong influence on most Russian artists, so everyone who considers himself a music lover needs to listen and know it.
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Genesis (Genesis)
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10 centimeters cubed (10cc)- English pop group from the 70s. Known as an experimental band, borrowing the styles of the 60s and reworking it for a modern sound. Throughout the decade, the group had world hits more than once. Most famous songs bands: "Donna", "Rubber Bullets", "I'm Not in Love" and others.
ABBA (ABBA)
ABBA (ABBA) - The legendary Swedish pop group of the 70s. The most successful group in Europe. Since 1973 and the song "Waterloo" the group has constantly kept at the top of the charts in the world. The most famous song is difficult to determine, since so many songs are still extremely popular.
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Arabesque
Arabesque - German girl pop group of the late 70s. Thanks to the fashion trend of those years for girl groups and after the recording of the hit "Hello Mr. Monkey" in 1977, the group became known in Europe.
Blondie
Blondie (Blondie) - Pop group of the late 70s from the United States. The bright and memorable appearance of the lead singer of the group and the breakthrough first album "Parallel Lines (Parallel Lines)" raised the group's rating to the first line of the American music charts in 1978. Most famous hits: "Call me (Call Me)" and "Heart in a glass (Heart of Glass)".
America (America)
America (America) - American pop group of the 70s, working in the style of folk-pop. They achieved popularity after only 1 year, after the release of the first self-titled album. The band's biggest hits are "A Horse with No Name" and "Sister Golden Hair".
Bee Gees (Bee Gees)
Bee Gees - A very popular English pop group of the 70s. After the formation, the group worked in the style of rock, but only after changing direction in the mid-70s to dance music, the group really became famous around the world. Greatest hits of the group: "Stayin' Alive", "You Should Be Dancing" and many others.
The Doobie Brothers from Dubai
The Doobie Brothers from Dubai- American pop-rock band of the 70s. World fame came only in the late 70s, after the release of the famous album "Minute by Minute (Minute by Minute)" and the mega-hit "Only a Fool Believes (What a Fool Believes)", which was recognized as the best song of 1979.
Boney M (Boney M)
Boney M - A very famous German group working in the style disco. Gained wide popularity in 1975, thanks to the outstanding talent of the producer and author of most of the super hits of the Frank Farian group. Very popular in Russia to this day.
Mud
Mud - English pop-rock band of the 70s. The main direction in creativity was the power pop style, which was very popular in the early 70s. The peak of popularity falls on the mid-70s and the release of the singles "Traces of the Tiger (Tiger Feet)", "Crazy (Crazy)" and a number of other songs.
Guru-guru (Guru-Guru)
Guru-Guru (Guru-Guru) - German group that entered the world stage in the mid-70s. The main direction in music is kraut-rock (a mixture of rock and electronic dance music). One of the few groups - centenarians who are still working in the same composition.
The Jacksons five (The Jackson 5)
The Jacksons five (The Jackson 5)- Pop group of the 70s from the USA. The group consisted of 5 brothers. Among them, the youngest was the later famous Michael Jackson(in the center). The band's most popular songs are "Support Me (I Want You Back)", "The Love You Save (The Love You Save)", "There Be Bad (I'll Be There)" and others.
Dr. Hook
Dr. Hook- US pop-rock band that gained recognition in the early 70s. Distinctive feature the bands were considered satirical lyrics and theatrical performance at concerts. Their songs "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover Of Rolling stone) are known all over the world.
- English pop-rock band of the 70s. The peak of the group's creativity is the mid-70s. The group released big number albums and many world-famous hits such as Ticket To The Moon and Calling America.
ZZ Top (ZZ Top)
ZZ Top (ZZ Top) - Famous American blues band that achieved popularity in the 70s. A distinctive feature of the group is the image (huge beards and cowboy outfit) and sarcastic lyrics.
Caravan
Caravan - English group which gained popularity in the late 70s. A bright masquerade of costumes and a theatrical performance on stage during concerts distinguish the group. Especially loved in Russia. Their hits "Samurai", "Moscow" and others are very famous.
Wings
Wings (Wings) - English pop-rock group of the 70s - the project of the legendary Paul McCartney and his wife Linda. Thanks to world famous The ex-Beatle band had success throughout the decade.
- American disco group of the 70s. Glory came after recording the song "Fatal you baby (Rock Your Baby)" in 1974. Their songs were certainly present in discos and were very popular.
Maybe (Can)
Maybe (Can) - German pop rock band from the 70s. She worked in the styles of kraut-rock and experimental rock. Highly big role performed solo on keyboards. The peak of the group's popularity falls on the beginning of the 70s, when the Japanese soloist Kenji Suzuki joins the group. The group's most famous hits are: "Vitamin C", "Spoon" and "I Want More". The group is one of the progenitors of electronic music.
Roxy Music
Roxy Music- English pop-rock band of the 70s, working in the style of art-rock (Pure music and vocals. The main musical instrument is a synthesizer). Glory to the group came after the recording of the hit "Virginia Plain", which immediately climbed to number 4 in the English chart in 1972. The group's most famous hit is "Love Is the Drug".
Eagles
The Eagles are an American pop-rock band of the 1970s that brought together country, pop and soft rock. One of the most successful groups 70s - 80s. The group released a lot of hits that topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Third in the world in terms of commercial success. The most famous hits "Hotel California (Hotel California)", "Witchy Woman" and many others.
Carpenters
Carpenters (Carpenters) - A very famous American duo in the 70s, consisting of sister and brother Carpenters. The melodic and soulful songs of the duet were very different from the fashionable, at that time, heavy and challenging music. The most famous songs of the duet are: "Yesterday once more" and "It takes a lot to be closer to you (They long to be Close to you)"
Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle- English pop group of the 70s, which laid the foundation for the development of the industrial style. Complex musical parts on keyboards and various specials. effects in the mid-70s quickly gained popularity among the people. Their defiant and provocative lyrics caused a furious protest from the critics of those times, which gave even more popularity to the group.
Power plant (Kraftwerk)
Power plant (Kraftwerk)- Germanic musical group 70s, which made a very big contribution to the development of electro-pop and techno-pop styles. The first to use voice modulation through a synthesizer. The abundance of special effects at concerts gave the group's performances a special flavor. The most famous compositions of the group: "The Robots" and "Tour de France".
Faust
Faust (Faust) - German group of the 70s, working in the style of kraut-rock. The group has become the personification of the German kraut all over the world. The group became famous only 5 years after its creation, as the kraut rock niche was very competitive. But in the mid-70s, she received the status of a German rock legend.
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac- Famous Anglo-American pop group of the 70s - 90s. World fame joined the group in the mid-70s, after recording the breakthrough album "Fleetwood Mac". The most famous hits of the team: "Rhiannon", "Dreams", "Don't Stop" and many others.
Bread
Bread (Bread) - American soft rock band of the 70s. They played in a rock style bordering on dance music. The first success came after the release of the hits "Baby I" m A Want You", "Everything I Own" and "Guitar Man", which received worldwide recognition.
Aerosmith (Aerosmith)
Aerosmith - American group, whose repertoire consists of works in the style of hard rock (hard rock). Success came to the team in 1974 after the release of the album Get Your Wings, which sold over 3 million copies in one year. Until the end of the 70s, Aerosmith was one of the five most popular bands in the world.
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Automatic Satisfiers (The Vibrators)
Automatic Satisfiers (The Vibrators)- English rock band from the 70s. The direction in music is punk rock. At the beginning of their career, they worked at concerts with world stars, but after the release of the hit "Baby, My Baby" they received their own world fame. The team's most famous hit is "Automatic Lover".
White snake (Whitesnake)
White snake (Whitesnake)- An Anglo-American group formed on the coals of Dee Peeple in 1978. Since you have already participated in the group famous musicians, success was guaranteed. The band's first album "Snakebite" in 1978 immediately hit the charts around the world.
Boston
Boston (Boston) - Rock band from the USA. Known incredibly beautiful combination elements of hard rock and disco. The band's first self-titled album, released in 1976, gained immense popularity among listeners. The group has only released 5 albums in its history.
Fear of Trains (Grand Funk Railroad)
Fear of Trains (Grand Funk Railroad)- An American rock band that rocked until the mid-70s. The founders of stoner rock (a kind of slow metal in the style of heavy metal). The most famous hits of the group: "The Loco-Motion" and "We" re An American Band ".
Van Halen
Van Halen - American rock band of the 70s. Played in the style of hard rock. Founded in 1974 by two brothers. Thanks to a virtuoso guitar solo, the band's very first album "Van Halen" went platinum in one year. For lovers of guitar rock, the group is considered an unsurpassed ideal to this day.
Gong
Gong (Gong) - French rock band of the late 60s and 70s. Direction in space rock music (synthesizer music with various effects). The "Radio Gnome trilogy", released in 1973-1974, enjoyed particular success. Beautiful and captivating music.
Head with a motor (Motorhead)
Head with a motor (Motorhead)- English rock band, combining in their works hard Rock and proto-thrash (fast tempo of the piece). Founded in the late 70s. The band's most famous single is "No Sleep til Hammersmith"
Talking Heads
Talking Heads- American experimental rock band of the 70s - 80s, combining a huge number of styles of music in their compositions. The most famous song of the group is "Burning in the basement (Burning Down the House)".
Damned (The Damned)
Damned (The Damned) - English punk rock band of the 70s. Leading first wave punk band. Favorite group of Yuri Klensky (Gaza Strip). The band's lyrics were written on mystical and afterlife themes. The same was the image of the group. The band's most famous song is "Eloise".
- English rock band from the 70s. It was created by already eminent musicians, which is why it did not need special promotion. The group worked in the style of progressive rock (complex musical parts on instruments). The group's most famous hits are "Lucky Man" and "From the Beginning".
Earth (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Earth (Earth, Wind & Fire)- American rock band of the 70s. The direction in music is a combination of traditional rock and dance music. Real success came to the members of the group in 1975 after the release of the super-hit "Shining Star". After this success, the team's singles topped the charts in the US and Europe more than once.
Queen
Queen (Queen) - English rock band, whose creative career began in the 70s. One of the most famous rock bands in history. The incredible voice data of the lead singer of the group Freddie Mercury and beautiful and unique music - all this has added up the group's success on the musical Olympus for decades. Literally all of the band's albums went platinum. The group's most famous song is "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Ditch (Slade)
Kanawa (Slade) - English rock band of the 70s. The main direction in music is glam rock (spectacular costumes, extraordinary behavior on stage). The popularity came with the release of the super-hit "Coz I Luv You", which soared to number one in the UK charts within a week. After this success, until the mid-70s, the group's hits were constantly spinning in the top ten.
Kaipa (Kaipa)
Kaipa is a Swedish rock band from the 70s. Like most bands in Scandinavia, they played in the style of progressive rock. Complex musical parts on synthesizers were skillfully combined with a guitar rhythm. In the late 70s the band became one of the most famous in Sweden. They achieved worldwide recognition only in the 80s.
Book of Genesis
Book of Genesis- English progressive rock band from the 70s. The group's repertoire consisted mainly of long instrumental compositions. Extravagant appearance and the use of special effects turned the Genesis concerts into a spectacular show. They were the first to use pyrotechnics on stage. The group's most famous song is "Supper's Ready".
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Laned Skynyrd (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Laned Skynyrd (Lynyrd Skynyrd)- American rock band of the 70s. She worked in the style of combining rock and roll and country, later called the style of southern rock. The group was created back in the mid-60s, but world success came only a decade later in 1974 with the release of the super-hit "Alabama - Sweet Home (Sweet Home Alabama)". Their ballad "Freebird" is also widely known.
Hypocrites (Uriah Heep)
Hypocrites (Uriah Heep) - English rock band of the 70s. A distinctive feature of the group is the combination of hard rock and complex instrumental solos. The group gained wide popularity in the two years after its formation. The team's most famous hit is "Lady in Black".
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin- Legendary English hard rock band from the 70s. Founders of "heavy metal" style. Very strong vocals and the heaviest musical accompaniment quickly amassed a huge group of hard rock fans. One of the most successful bands of the 70s and 80s.
Nazareth
Nazareth is a rock band from Scotland. Gained popularity in 1972 after the release of the song "Dear John", which rose to the first line of the French chart. After this success, the group recorded an album in 1973 that entered the history of rock music. Half of the songs on the album "Loud "N" Proud" occupy the first lines of the European charts. Subsequent creativity consolidates the success of the group around the world.
Journey
Journey- American rock band of the late 70s and 80s. Success came in 1978 after the release of the hit "Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin". The direction in music is pop-rock. The group's most famous hits are "Separate Ways", "Open Arms" and "Be Good To Yourself".
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Rush
Rush is a progressive rock band from Canada. The extraordinary virtuoso playing skills of the participants earned recognition in world rock music, and brightly staged shows with the use of pyrotechnics and laser effects turned the band's concerts into an excellent show. The group's most popular album is "2112".
Kiss
Kiss (Kiss) - The legendary New York rock band, the heyday of which falls on the 70s. Bright appearance and gothic make-up of the members, defiant behavior and a huge amount of pyrotechnics are the inalienable attributes of the group. The most famous hits are "Rock City Detroit (Detroit Rock City)", "Strutter", "All the nights of rock and roll (Rock and Roll All Night)".
Reception (Accept)
Reception (Accept) - German hard rock band. It was created at the dawn of the 70s, but fame came only in 1978. The very strong voice of the soloist and the weighted heavy metal with the most complex improvisations on the guitars distinguish Accept from other bands. Subsequently, the group began to be considered the founders of the Teutonic rock style. I advise fans of real hard rock to listen to the album "Balls to the Wall", which became platinum in the USA and Europe.
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Joy Division
Joy Division- English rock band of the late 70s. The band's style is punk rock. Against the backdrop of punk rock bands of that time, Joy Division was noticeably distinguished by strict costumes and lyrical lyrics. This was appreciated by the public. A year after the creation, the group has already toured Europe and the United States. Their hit "Shadowplay" is well known to punk rock fans.
Ripple current (AC/DC)
Ripple current (AC/DC)- Australian rock band from the 70s. She played in the style of combining rock and roll and hard rock. The popularity is not inferior to Deep Purple. The band's most famous song is "Highway to Hell".
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The Ramones
The Ramones are an American punk rock band that began their musical career in the mid-1970s. One of the first to pick up this style of rock, which literally swept the world in the late 70s. The most famous album of the group "Rocket to Russia (Rocket To Russia)".
Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd)
Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd)- English rock band from the 70s. One of the most famous bands peace. The first glory came back in the late 60s, and the 70s significantly strengthened the group's success by international arena. Since 1973, almost every album of the group has taken off to the top of the charts. The band's most famous album is The Wall.
Scorpions
Scorpions- One of the most famous rock bands. German group, formed in the mid-60s, and achieved great success in the 70s - 80s of the last century. The band's most famous song, which most of the world's population knows, is "Wind Of Change".
Styx (Styx)
Styx - Rock band from the USA. The history of the rock band goes back to the beginning of the 60s, but they achieved success only a decade later. Beginning in 1972, the group began its victorious march on the top of the musical Olympus. 4 albums of the group topped the charts in America one after another. The most famous hits of the group are "We sailed from afar (Come Sail Away)", "Boat On The River (Boat On The River)", "My Baby" and other songs.
Priest Judas (Judas Priest)
Priest Judas (Judas Priest)- English heavy metal rock band. Long-lived band on the world stage. The first introduced two guitar solos. The popularity of the group was marked by 1978 and the release of the album "Stained Class". Most famous works bands - "You" ve Got Another Thing Comin "" and "Freewheel Burning".
Steely Dan
Steely Dan- Rock band of the 70s from the USA. An important reason for the excitement of popularity was the very propagandistic lyrics glorifying drugs and banditry. The band's musical style was a mix of rhythm and blues and soft rock. Rock fans are well aware of the group's songs "Do It Again (Do It Again)" and "Reeling in the Years".
Super Tramp (Supertramp)
Super Tramp (Supertramp)- English rock band from the 70s. Success came to the group in 1974, 5 years after its creation. Moreover, in their native England, the group was not particularly popular. After moving to the USA and recording the breakthrough album "Crime of the Century" the group was noticed in their homeland. The most famous hits are "School (School)", "The Logical Song (The Logical Song)" and "The Dreamer (Dreamer)".
Sex pistols (Sex Pistols)
Sex pistols (Sex Pistols)- Punk rock legend of the 70s. The most famous English punk rock band that turned the tide with their creativity musical history in the second half of the 70s. The band's only studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, has sold tens of millions worldwide and is a punk rock classic.
The Heartbreakers
The Heartbreakers- American punk rock band - followers of the Sex Pistols. Unlike the Pistols, she played softer and less obscene punk rock. Their first albums "L.A.M.F." and "L.A.M.F. Reconstruction" went gold during the heyday of punk rock (1976-1979).
Sweet
Sweet (Sweet) - English rock band of the 70s. In the early 70s, the band played progressive pop rock, and during its heyday they changed the style to hard rock. 1972 - the beginning of the group's popularity, and in 1973, after the release of a series of super hits "Block Buster", "Hell Raiser", "Teenage Rampage" and five others, a new star was lit in the European musical society in the person of Sweet.
The Clash
The Clash- English rock band, formed against the backdrop of the huge popularity of punk rock in the late 70s. Thanks to the outstanding talent of leaders Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, the group not only did not get lost in the glory of the Sex Pistols, but also created its own unique and very popular hip-hop style in the future. Most of the group's albums went gold.
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot- American rock band, finally formed in 1975. Fame came to the group only in the early 80s after the release of the breakthrough and most famous album "Iron Health (Metal Health)", which immediately took first place in the US charts.
Tyrannosaurus Rex (T. Rex)
Tyrannosaurus Rex (T. Rex)- British rock band of the 70s, working in the style of glam rock (the forerunner of punk rock). The group achieves fame in 1970, after the release of the hit "Ride a White Swan", which rose to the second line of the UK hit parade. After this success, the group releases a new hit "Hot Love", which is very well known to rock lovers.
Dark purple (Deep Purple)
Dark purple (Deep Purple)- Legendary English rock band. Considered the founder of hard rock. World fame came in the late 1970s with the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. The group's most notable early hits are "Smoke On The Water", "Gettin' Tighter".
Foreigner
Foreigner- Hard R&B rock band from the 70s - 80s from the USA. One of the most commercially successful heavy rock bands. Glory to the group came in 1977 after the release of the first self-titled album "Foreigner", which in a few weeks was sold out in millions of copies and took first place among rock albums. The next 5 albums were no less popular. The most famous hits of the group: "I waited for a girl like you (Waiting for a Girl Like You)", "I Don't Want to Live Without You (I Don't Want to Live Without You)" and other equally famous songs.
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Black Saturday (Black Sabbath)
Black Saturday (Black Sabbath)- English heavy-metal rock band of the 70s. One of the founders of the heavy metal style. A very commercially successful rock band in the early 70s. Their first self-titled album stayed in the UK Top 10 for over a year and went gold. The most famous songs of the group: "Paranoid (Paranoid)", "Neon Knights (Neon Knights)", "Mob Rules (Mob Rules)" and a dozen others.
Russian rock bands of the 70s.
The first Russian rock bands appeared back in the mid-60s, but since the strict Soviet nomenclature considered rock a pernicious offspring of the West, the rock band was banned from entering the big stage. So is the quality of home recording equipment and electronic musical instruments left much to be desired. Groups were only content with performances in clubs and dance floors. The first gigs of early rock bands are mostly lost.
- One of the first Russian rock bands created by Boris Grebenshchikov. Despite the fact that the group was created at the turn of the 60s - 70s, fame came only at the very end of the 70s. From the first, more or less famous songs The group can be distinguished "You are rubbish", "My sweet N" and the album "All brothers and sisters".
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- Pretty successful Moscow rock band in the 70s. Many aspiring stars have gone through this group. It is very difficult to single out the group's songs, because the soloists and musicians were constantly changing, taking their songs with them.
- Jazz-rock group of Alexey Kozlov, which reprimands its history from the mid-70s. The first recorded self-titled album was released in 1977. The group gained wide popularity only in the 80s.
- Russian rock band, which was formed in the late 70s. Ancestor of Russian punk rock. The incredible frills of the soloist of the group Oleg Garkusha noticeably distinguished the group from others, turning the performance into a performance.
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- The legendary Russian rock band, which counts its history from the end of the 60s. The leader of the group is Andrey Makarevich. The group gained all-Union fame in 1979, after the release of the breakthrough hits "Turn", "Candle" and other songs that spread like lightning throughout the Union.
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