Frack!
Grand Funk Railroad!
14 gold (500,000 sold) and 10 platinum (1million+ sold) albums! The critics hated them, they SOLD OUT Shea Stadium in less than one day - The Beatles sold our Shea in over one week!
WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND!
Deep Purple
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - like Pink Floyd, possessed a very distinct iconic individual sound.
Steppenwolf, seriously? Take a listen:
Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die
Born to be wild
Born to be wild
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While they originated in the 60's (Easy Rider), they transitioned into the 70's very well. The FIRST time EVER, EVER the phrase "Heavy Metal" was coined then uttered! That is where it came from - Heavy Metal - and many AFTERWORDS adopted it. Is that NOT iconic?
What the hell happened to Foghat?