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Our theme for March here at So Many Roads is the decade of the 1970s! Every post in March will feature a concert from 1970 to 1979!
Why the 1970s? Well, the decade was one marked by a host of transitions in rock music. The Beatles broke up, and Elvis Presley left us way too soon. The Stones did some of their finest work early in the 1970's, only to fall prey to the excesses of the times, before rebounding near the end of the decade. Some stalwarts of the 1960s, such as the Grateful Dead and CSNY, took extended time off in the 1970s. Other Woodstock era groups underwent a metamorphosis, emerging in a new form. For example, the Jefferson Airplane became the Starship, while the Byrds broke up but reemerged as McGuinn, Clark and Hillman. Bob Dylan underwent his own series of dramatic changes, producing masterpieces such as Desire and Blood on Tracks, and disasters such as Street Legal, then converting to Christianity and recording Slow Train Coming. Led Zeppelin became the biggest band in the world, paving the way for the rise of heavy metal. New genres of rock emerged, such as punk, new wave, progressive rock and glam rock. Bruce Springsteen brought the Jersey Rock scene to national prominence. Singer/song writers such as Billy Joel, Elton John and James Taylor took center stage on the rock scene. Artists such as Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles created a
highly polished sound that would come to be known as album oriented rock. Multi-platinum mega albums, such as Frampton Comes Alive, Hotel California and Rumours ruled the charts. And everybody seemed to play live at Budokan. Such were the 1970's, and you'll get a taste of all of it in March here at So Many Roads!
Enjoy the tunz!
