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4 Manufactured Acts who were actually Pretty Good Musicians
We are pretty worldly-wise and sceptic about manufactured pop groups these days. Post Milli Vanilli we don’t necessarily expect a lot in terms of authenticity from our hit makers, who cares if they can’t play and cant sing!. The concept of the manufactured group goes back to … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's biography, glam rock, Mud, session musicians, the glitter band, the Rubettes, the sweet, top of the pops
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Unsung Heros Georg Kajanus
WHO? Well lets give the man his full name; for a start we are talking about Prince Georg Johan Tchegodaieff singer, guitarist, artist, composer, songwriter, inventor of the Nickelodeon and all round renaissance man. Most importantly for the purposes of … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's biography, 70's music, band reformations, Britain, drums, georg kajanus, glam rock, prog rock, rock music, sailor
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Another 5 Years
Bowie began the second half of the 70’s in a very bad way indeed. Physically and mentally he was in poor shape as a direct result of his cocaine addiction. If you know anyone who’s been made a better person … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, Britain, David Bowie, drums, glam rock, pop music, rock music, session musicians
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3 minutes of Glam
Could I ask you for a moment to just use your human minds to come up with a definitive image for the 70’s… Ok hold on to that. Now unless you’re the sort of smartarse who came up with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's biography, 70's music, Britain, David Bowie, glam rock, marc bolan, Mud, pop music, rock music, slade, the sweet
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My First Vinyl Experiences
As the 60’s came to an end there must have been a huge ‘what’s next’ question mark hanging over the nation. In 1970 the Beatles split, I can’t even remember this which is weird as I can remember the 70s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, drums, glam rock, pop music, record player, rock music, the Beatles, vinyl
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So; what was so great about the 70’s?
Ok lets get the bad stuff out of the way, there was a lot not to like about the 70’s. My family, with me of course, returned from living abroad in 1970. In the mid 60s we lived in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, Britain, glam rock, pop music, prog rock, punk rock, rock music
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The Future is Past 