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00:0010 Forgotten Bands Only 70s Kids Will Remember
00:0310. Stars
00:06New Jersey's stars delivered theatrical rock in 1975.
00:11With Bill Alcoyne, four albums followed.
00:13Academy of Music shows set standards.
00:169. Looking Glass
00:18Looking Glass broke through in 1972 with the narrative hit Brandy, which charted for 16 weeks.
00:26Advantage Sound Sessions featured advanced string arrangements and Elliot Lurie served as the frontman.
00:318. Pure Prairie League
00:34Pure Prairie League bridged Nashville tradition and rock.
00:38Fuller's vocals drove Amy.
00:39Six 1972-1978 albums.
00:43Scruggs Studio B integrated bluegrass.
00:477. Firefall
00:49Boulder's Firefall emerged in 1974 blending soft rock finesse.
00:54A platinum 1976 debut.
00:57Criteria Studios pioneered layered acoustic techniques studied internationally.
01:026. Spirit
01:04Los Angeles's Spirit pushed proto-prog with Randy California's guitar and Ed Cassidy's jazz drumming.
01:12Western recorders standardized jazz-influenced rock.
01:155. Stories
01:17Formed in 1972
01:20Stories fused power-pop with classical finesse via Michael Brown.
01:25Brother Louie topped 1973.
01:28Mellotron Innovations transformed.
01:304. Head East
01:32St. Louis standout since 1969.
01:36Never Been Any Reason ruled 1975 FM.
01:395 albums
01:40A&M Studios advanced multi-track vocal production.
01:435. Grindr Switch
01:46From Macon in 1972, Grindr Switch delivered authentic southern blues rock.
01:524 Capricorn albums.
01:54Grant's lounge sessions shaped modern blues rock fusion.
01:582. Quicksilver Messenger Service
02:00San Francisco Psych Innovators with Kipelina and Duncan's interweaving guitars.
02:06Happy Trails hit number 27.
02:08Fillmore Marathon's redefined long-form rock improvisation.
02:131. Cactus
02:14Formed in 1969, Cactus fused heavy blues and proto-metal, releasing three albums.
02:22Electric Lady Sessions pioneered high-volume microphone techniques.
02:255. Cactus
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