Best 70's Band?

i saw them play the Mississippi River Festival at Southern Illinois U., in '74 or '75- they warmed up for Blood, Sweat and Tears. kinda like having Grand Funk open for Joni Mitchell.

 

Would bands like Pere Ubu, PiL, Wire, and Suicide be more 80s than 70s?

 

Yea, although their first 2 albums werre from the '70s, PIL was more 80's. Thats when they really flourished.

 

One other band I am going to mention that I feel was underrated and by no means am I saying that they were the best '70s band but a band I love to listen to from time to time is America's only true prog rock band in Kansas. Their first 5 albums are surprisingly strong.

 

I agree to a point. There was a transition period when NO still had that JD sound, i.e. "Ceremony". IMO, the unique Joy Division sound is more timeless, remaining fresh to this day, holding their own against any "alternative" rock band out there now.

RIP Ian

 

Just to throw some female rockers out there, the Runaways and Blondie.

 

Led Zeppelin
Steely Dan
Roxy Music
ABBA
The Spinners
Fleetwood Mac
The Isley Brothers
Rolling Stones
Sly and The Family Stone

 

PLEASE.... it's Mott the Hoople.

 

I was merely trying to point out that New Order is not a contender for "Best 70s Band" since they did not exist in that decade.

 

I had the same thoughts about the Farrah poster.

 

I will punch someone in the mouth if they put down the Bee Gee's. Say want you want, but they made some great music, long before disco. Not everyone's taste for sure, but not bash worthy.

Even KISS went disco:

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ok ok, so if we're going to talk influential, or even before their time, how about Big Star?

 

What about Styx?

 

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Wow -- I was just talking with Mrs. B-Bob about this thread and she mentioned Big Star. When she first played them for me, I was like 'meh,' but now I can see how damned influential they really were. Love 'em.

 

We already determined that they should not appear in this mortals thread. Now, if in the Styx forum...

Respect.

 

The Replacements wrote a song called "Alex Chilton." The theme for That 70s Show was based on Big Star's "In The Street." Enough said. Big Star kicks a**.

 

Styx started out somewhat progressive but quickly morphed into an arena/corporate rock band in the veins of Journey, Foreigner, Toto, and Loverboy (Asia and Supertramp are sometimes lumped in with those groups). Kansas eventually went that route, too (really started with Steve Walsh's departure) but they were progressive pretty much the entire '70s.