Forgotten Architects of Rock: The ’70s Bands That Still Shape Music Today

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00:00Forgotten Architects of Rock, the 70s bands that still shape music today.

00:05Number 10.

00:07Sweet, glam warriors with heavy metal hearts.

00:10London glam rockers weaponize bubblegum with metal intensity.

00:14Blitz, Fox, and Love is like oxygen smuggled heaviness into pop worldwide consciousness.

00:21Number 9.

00:22Grand Funk Railroad, Blue Collar Rock Revolutionaries.

00:26Blue Collar Titans sold 25 million.

00:29American band and some kind of wonderful, merged hard rock, soul, and blues with punch.

00:36Number 8.

00:37Steely Dan, jazz rock perfectionists in a three-minute world.

00:41Fagan and Becker's meticulous studio alchemy fused jazz, rock, and pop.

00:45Aja epitomized complexity serving cool emotional precision and allure.

00:50Number 7.

00:52Big Star, the band that launched a thousand bands.

00:55Memphis cult heroes married British pop sparkle to soulful vulnerability.

01:001972's debut flopped commercially yet reshaped alternative rock for countless bands.

01:06Number 6.

01:07Humble Pie, blues rock alchemists.

01:11Essex supergroup married blues grit to hard rock power.

01:14Brilliance undermined by mismanagement, addictions, and a 1975 dissolution into obscurity.

01:21Number 5.

01:22Ambrosia, progressive pop perfectionists.

01:26Los Angeles sophisticates fused progressive ambition with pop warmth.

01:30Hits like How Much I Feel.

01:32Balance complexity and accessibility beautifully.

01:35Number 4.

01:36Boston, engineering rock perfection.

01:40Tom Schultz engineered Boston's basement-born debut.

01:44Precise stacked guitars and hits like more than a feeling.

01:47Redefined radio rock forever.

01:50Number 3.

01:51Wishbone Ash, twin guitar trailblazers.

01:55Devon innovators perfected twin lead guitars.

01:581972's Argus proved harmonies could add complexity without sacrificing power or clarity.

02:05Number 2.

02:06Thin Lizzy, Celtic warriors with twin guitar armor.

02:10Dublin rockers fused Irish storytelling with hard rock.

02:14Twin guitar harmonies and anthems like Boys cemented enduring influence.

02:18Number 1.

02:20Focus, where classical virtuosity met rock rebellion.

02:24Dutch progressive pioneers fused jazz flute, classical structures, and hard rock.

02:291971's Hocus Pocus showcased virtuosic yodeling and boundary-smashing influence.

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