The 70s rocked right? The Doobies, Zeppelin, Skynyrd, Fleetwood Mac were raking in millions from their hits. The flip side of that coin was the soul songs that also helped make the 70s one of the coolest decades ever. Okay, so there was Disco, but other than that seven-year mistake, the soul bands of the 70s were the best. Here’s more from our ‘Soul Rockers From the 70s.’
Imagine where we would be without ‘Jimi Hendrix’? Jimi played electricity and the guitar, making every kid take notice. “Watchtower,” “Purple Haze,” and “Foxy Lady” stand up today as pure rock.
The Isley Brothers took to the stage in the 70s after their success in the 60s, using new studio techniques and sound to turn heads in rock and roll. Listen to “Who’s that Lady” and ‘Fight the Power” and you’ll hear rock through the experiences of a different generation in the 70s.
Norman Whitfield and the Motown band ‘Rare Earth’ did something no other band from that label did – rock without color. Most people didn’t realize, that although they sounded a certain way, they were on the Motown label right? They were soulful in their sound, which made them okay with the rock and roll generation.
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