70s Sensations

Rather than having giants like the Beatles, Stones, and Dylan dominate, the 70s saw a number of groups from different genres successfully carve niches in the music scene. Pink Floyd, the Who, and the Eagles were just some of the rock groups that gained wild popularity, and that doesn’t even include David Bowie (Glam), Bob Marley (Reggae), the Police (British Reggae), Steely Dan (Jazz Rock), Elton John (English Pop), Fleetwood Mac (Soft Rock), Genesis (Album Rock), Electric Light Orchestra (Prog Rock), the Isley Brothers (Funk), Michael Jackson (Funk Pop), Van Halen (Arena Rock)...and I haven’t even gotten to the most commercially successful genre of all, Disco! It’s thus impossible to cover all the bases in a single playlist, so I don’t even try. 70s Sensations, this week’s wog, is more of a random sample of what was out there. Even if you were around then, you may not recognize the likes of J. Geils, Greg Kihn, or Robin Trower. So give it a try, at Pogwogging.com.