Posted February 26, 200718 yr There were a few groups out in the early to mid 70’s who flirted with fame for a short period. None of them did very well with album sales, however in the singles charts they had a few hits. Most seemed to follow the same format, wear matching suits and sing catchy tunes. Probably the opposite end of the scale of progressive rock. None of them lasted very long, and probably ended up touring the holiday camp circuit. :lol: Then along came punk and blew them all away. :cheer: Groups like the Rubettes whose first single went to No. 1 Sugar baby love, other hits like Juke box jive and I can do it also made the top 10. Mud had 3 no. 1’s , Tiger Feet, Lonely this Christmas and Oh Boy. Other hits included Crazy, Dyna-mite, The Cat crept in, The secrets that you keep and Show me you’re a woman. Paperlace had 1 no. 1 hit Billy don’t be a hero, but 2 songs later in the same year and they were gone. Showaddywaddy probably had the most success with 1 no.1 Under the moon of love, other hits included Three steps to heaven, When, I wonder why, Heartbeat and You got what it takes. At least their albums made the charts. People might remember some of the songs but probably not the group.
February 27, 200718 yr no... not really any credibility. most mentioned were rock n roll revivalists who 'glammed up' the teddy boy image and were hated by original teds. can you imagine having a really cool, new, original fashion/music then 15 years later a bunch of long haired kids copied your music in a caberet style?... we hate it now when oldies are re-jigged, copied, sampled, dancified so i can fully understand the 'caberisation' of their genre. for the rest of us, you either liked it or you didnt. i didnt generally. ok, mud were possibly the best, i liked tiger feet, a pop classic, but 'crazy', 'hypnosis' were better imho. paper lace were completely lame.. awful... so no, imho pop in the first half of the 70's (excluding the greats like slade, sweet, trex) was as pop has ever been... cheap, uninspiring, disposable, trite, rubbish! and its no different really to the c**p pop in the 60's through to todays pop. generally its c**p, but theres always some jems... 90% c**p, 10% good.
February 27, 200718 yr Wasn't a guy from Mud responsible for a few of Kylie's latter day hits?? Rob Davis
February 27, 200718 yr Showaddywaddy probably had the most success with 1 no.1 Under the moon of love, other hits included Three steps to heaven, When, I wonder why, Heartbeat and You got what it takes. At least their albums made the charts. People might remember some of the songs but probably not the group. then again people might have noticed the tour dates in the back of random magazines :lol: and here they are for you!!! Tour Dates Tue 10 Apr Once In A Lifetime Rewind Tour: The Osmonds + David Essex + David Cassidy + Showaddywaddy SECC & Clyde Auditorium (The Armadillo) Glasgow Wed 11 Apr Once In A Lifetime Rewind Tour: The Osmonds + David Essex + David Cassidy Metro Radio Arena (formerly Telewest Arena) Newcastle upon Tyne Thu 12 Apr Once In A Lifetime Rewind Tour: The Osmonds + David Essex + David Cassidy + Showaddywaddy Nottingham Arena at National Ice Centre Nottingham Fri 13 Apr Once In A Lifetime Rewind Tour: The Osmonds + David Essex + David Cassidy + Showaddywaddy Brighton Centre Brighton Sat 14 Apr Once In A Lifetime Rewind Tour: The Osmonds + David Essex + David Cassidy + Showaddywaddy Wembley Arena London HA9 Wed 18 Apr Once In A Lifetime Rewind Tour: The Osmonds + David Essex + David Cassidy + Showaddywaddy Cardiff International Arena (CIA) Cardiff Thu 19 Apr Once In A Lifetime Rewind Tour: The Osmonds + David Essex + David Cassidy + Showaddywaddy National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Arena Birmingham B40 Fri 20 Apr Once In A Lifetime Rewind Tour: The Osmonds + David Essex + David Cassidy + Showaddywaddy Manchester Evening News Arena (MEN Arena) Manchester Sat 21 Apr Once In A Lifetime Rewind Tour: The Osmonds + David Essex + David Cassidy + Showaddywaddy Hallam FM Arena Sheffield Sheffield
February 28, 200718 yr Although much of these acts were cheesy, acts such as T. Rex, Slade, and Sweet did have good credibility. In fact i'd rather listen to any of the 70s music and indeed 60s rather than all that rubbish Hip-Hop, Rap & RnB of the last few years. Music was meant to be fun then - not full of attitude. Edited February 28, 200718 yr by Euro Music
February 28, 200718 yr Rob Davis Yes he co-wrote Can't Get You Out Of My Head along with 80s singing star Cathy Dennis
February 28, 200718 yr Paperlace had 1 no. 1 hit Billy don’t be a hero, but 2 songs later in the same year and they were gone. Prior to this they release a couple of singles which flopped but hit the big time briefly after winning TV talent show Opportunity Knocks with Hughie Green And just to think these guy from Nottingham had a US #1 with the follow-up The Night Chicago Died. UK #3 Billy Don't Be A Hero was a cover of Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods US #1. 2 down 2 to go. Third hit was Black Eyed Boys #UK#11 2 years later they had their 4th and final chart entry in a collaboration with Nottingham Forest FC when they were FA Cup finalists. Song was - We've Got The Whole World At Our Feet #UK24
February 28, 200718 yr Billy Don't Be A Hero, Black Eyed Boys and The Night Chicago Died were monster hits in Australia. Showaddywaddy never charted downunder :(
February 28, 200718 yr Did any of these acts have any success in the USA? . I remember that although Slade, T-Rex etc were huge in the uk they never made any impact in the states. I believe Slades only US hit was run run away in 1984 tho i might be mistaken. The only glam artist who had a massive hit in the US was Gary Glitter with Rock n Roll Pt 2 which is still played at Basketball matches to this day :o I wonder if he still recieves royalties for that song while in Prison?
March 1, 200718 yr Music was meant to be fun then - not full of attitude. hmm.... but the best music has always come out of the latest 'attitude', from rock n roll and with every new genre since... i prefer music born out of attitude as oposed to a three minute nursery rhyme.. i think nonsense pop has its place, indeed its needed, but it was 'attitude' that has kept the uk on top of the music industry for over 40 years. i dont like most of todays r&b, hip hop, rap either... but it wouldnt exist if it wasnt relevant to someone...
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