Revisit three songs from 1969 that set the precedent for soft rock. These songs, more or less, built an entire sub-genre.
The thing about soft rock is that it was never an exclusive genre. Cross-pollinating among pop, rock, country rock and, especially, adult contemporary music of the day, the best soft rock records ...
In the summer of 1975, a soft rock ballad dominated the charts in both the United States and the U.K. The song was 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love,” written by former Neil Sedaka backup band members Eric ...
These four bands helped define hard rock in the 70s. But these songs showed that they could slow it down quite well.
Every decade, musicians drop major hits. However, not all of those musicians make it out of the decade. Here are several rock stars from the 1970s who you likely forgot about.