The best of the 70s B-Team?

[AnnoMundi]

So Kiss fits right in.^^^^

Oh yes..which is why I mentioned Kiss on the opening post.

No disrespect Charger but I don’t see you mentioning Kiss in your opening post, I thought I first mentioned them.

But then I started pondering who were the next best things?

Twisted Sister? Uriah Heep? Alice Cooper? Judas Priest? Thin Lizzy? Scorpions? AC/DC? Kiss? Rush? Blue Öyster Cult?

 

Charger I think we’re on the same wave length:)

[Jack the Stripper]

Both Kiss and Aerosmith were probably bigger in America in the 70's than Sabbath & Purple ever were.

[AnnoMundi]

Both Kiss and Aerosmith were probably bigger in America in the 70's than Sabbath & Purple ever were.

I got to see Aerosmith, great band.

[Jack the Stripper]

I've seen them too. It's kinda strange though. Aerosmith never made a dent in Australia until Permamnt Vacation and then obviously Pump propelled them to stratospheric heights here but they were big in America long before then. Rush is another band that never made it Australia despite being big elsewhere, which is why they never ever toured here. Kiss on the other hand were huge in Australia.

[AnnoMundi]

I've seen them too. It's kinda strange though. Aerosmith never made a dent in Australia until Permamnt Vacation and then obviously Pump propelled them to stratospheric heights here but they were big in America long before then. Rush is another band that never made it Australia despite being big elsewhere, which is why they never ever toured here. Kiss on the other hand were huge in Australia.

Never really got into Rush except for the radio hits, I like Kiss, they’re ok.

[Jack the Stripper]

Yeah Ive never been a Rush fan but I do like some of their early works. I was a massive Kiss fan in the late 70's early 80's though. Was obsessed with them. First album I ever owned was Kiss Alive and first album I ever bought with my own money was Ace Frehley's 1978 solo album. They were also my first concert I went to back in November of 1980.

[AnnoMundi]

Yeah Ive never been a Rush fan but I do like some of their early works. I was a massive Kiss fan in the late 70's early 80's though. Was obsessed with them. First album I ever owned was Kiss Alive and first album I ever bought with my own money was Ace Frehley's 1978 solo album. They were also my first concert I went to back in November of 1980.

People like to knock Kiss and say they’re talentless, but I like em and for a talentless band they’ve sure made it big. I like the Rush debut album.

[Jack the Stripper]

Yeah their music holds up without the glitz and make up, particularly their 70's material is amazing. Paul Stanley wrote a lot of great heavy riffs.

[Charger]

Both Kiss and Aerosmith were probably bigger in America in the 70's than Sabbath & Purple ever were.

Most certainly they were.

[Tyr66]

Both Kiss and Aerosmith were probably bigger in America in the 70's than Sabbath & Purple ever were.

which is logical, Kiss and Aerosmith offers a music catalogs more accessible to the general public than does Deep Purple and especially Black Sabbath. I'm not saying they are not so good but easier to listen to. The fact that they are both american bands had to help them too ...

[AnnoMundi]

Yeah their music holds up without the glitz and make up, particularly their 70's material is amazing. Paul Stanley wrote a lot of great heavy riffs.

Agreed Jack.

[AnnoMundi]

Has the New York Dolls been brought up?

[Zzzptm]

Has the New York Dolls been brought up?

Good call, they're a great band that had some fun songs in their catalog.

[AnnoMundi]

Has the New York Dolls been brought up?

Good call, they're a great band that had some fun songs in their catalog.

Thanks Z, did you know Blackie Lawless played with them for a brief period?

[Zzzptm]

Has the New York Dolls been brought up?

Good call, they're a great band that had some fun songs in their catalog.

Thanks Z, did you know Blackie Lawless played with them for a brief period?

Did *not* know that, cool bit of trivia!

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Now, if I was behind the Iron Curtain in the 70s, I'd hope it was either in East Germany or Hungary. In East Germany, I'd be a total Puhdys fan, no question about it. In Hungary, I'd have Lokomotiv GT and enjoy their heavier stuff, but I'd be eagerly awaiting releases from Skorpio.

BECAUSE THOSE WERE JUST ABOUT THE ONLY HARD ROCK BANDS MAKING LEGAL RECORDINGS IN THE WARSAW PACT COUNTRIES!

Cool thing was, even though they were just about the only bands, they were also really good at what they did:

Puhdys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxlJp0LIQBs

^This one sounds very much like a UFO tune, and why not? Kids liked the sound, and this was a way to get it legally in East Germany. The band didn't have a traditional western rock and roll image, but their work doesn't need an image to sound good.

Skorpio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qaOY4CZGY

^Skorpio definitely took hints from Deep Purple, Slade, and Uriah Heep and made it all work together. The bass player was the driving creative force in the band and does an awesome job, while he's at it. Their sound changed suddenly in the early 80s, and I blame the crackdown against Solidarity for that.