The 1970s was the decade for music. Bands scaled up pretty fast, reaching larger audiences and setting new creative goals and inspirations. Innovation wasn’t a suggestion but the path to follow.
Every act felt like it was sharper, louder and bolder than the prior one. Listeners were loving all these different bands and each new release felt like a brand new world for them and a competition for the artists to see who got the fans.
There was this competitive energy in the air, like everyone wanted to show their own artistic views and ambitions, unknowingly rewriting how music was going to be in the mid-time.
1
AC/DC
Bringing rock's most primal charge.
2
Aerosmith
They made excess their whole sound.
3
The Eagles
Harmonies mixed with the heartbreak of the West Coast.
4
Queen
Flamboyance and talent? Recipe for drama in an arena.
5
Deep Purple
Metal's foundations were born and forged here.
6
The Rolling Stones
Rock's eternal rebels, turning groove into a global brand.
7
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The band with spirit that deserved better.
8
Black Sabbath
The built the structure of heavy metal with defiance and darkness.
9
The S*x Pistols
One album was all it took to make the system explode.
10
The Ramones
The pioneers of the punk revolution in leather jackets.
11
Rush
Progressive rock's engineers with a passion.
12
Led Zeppelin
The band that changed sound and redefined hard rock.
13
The Clash
Rebellion with rhythm and a purpose.
14
The Who
The blueprint for rock theatrics and power chords.
15
Pink Floyd
They transformed existential angst into journeys.
16
KISS
Face paint and fireworks, they developed a business out of spectacle.
17
Fleetwood Mac
They made rock perfection out of their emotional turbulences.
