One Hit, No Encore: 10 Forgotten Rock Songs from the Mid-70s

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00:00One hit, no encore, 10 forgotten rock songs from the mid-70s.

00:05Number 10. Focus. Hocus Pocus.

00:09Yodels, flute, and Hammond-fueled power defied convention.

00:13A number 9 breakthrough proving audacious experimentation can rock spectacularly.

00:18Number 9. Brownsville Station. Smokin' in the Boys' Room.

00:22Authentic schoolyard rebellion resonated.

00:25Relentless Requests pushed this number 3 smash past programmer doubts, selling over 2 million copies.

00:32Number 8. Ram Jam. Black Betty.

00:35Traditional work song transformed into thunderous, percussive rock.

00:40A number 18 hit whose palm-muted pulse still fuels driving playlists.

00:45Number 7. Argent. Hold Your Head Up.

00:48Uplifting Resilience meets Hammond B. 3 Wizardry.

00:52A number 5 hit featuring a transcendent solo praised by prog luminary Rick Wakeman.

00:58Number 6. Mountain. Mississippi Queen.

01:02The proto-metal blueprint.

01:04West's crushing riff, Laying's iconic cowbell, and roaring marshals pushed this number 21 cornerstone.

01:11Number 5. Rick Derringer. Rock and Roll, Hoochie Coo.

01:16Derringer reclaimed his song, hitting 23 with blistering Les Paul bite.

01:21Lean, blues-charged energy without pretentious filler.

01:24Number 4. Head East. Never Been Any Reason.

01:29Modest charting belied cult status.

01:31Late night radio and accidental double-tracked mini-moog made this heartfelt rocker enduring.

01:36Number 3. Ten Years After. I'd Love to Change the World.

01:41Alvin Lee pairs sharp riffs with nuanced social commentary.

01:46A number 40 hit that remains unpreachy, unsettlingly relevant.

01:50Number 2. Frigid Pink. House of the Rising Sun.

01:54A one-take, 20-minute session that forged a distorted, metallic reinvention that outlasted the animals on charts with raw tension.

02:02Number 1. April Wine. Roller.

02:06Canadian grit and twin guitar power drove this should-be arena classic to only 34, despite relentless, dynamic ferocity.

02:15Definition of it.

02:16Number 1.

02:17Five Papers.

02:18Five Papers.

02:20Following the