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Sweet (band)
Sweet (known as the Sweet until the early 1970s) are a British glam rock band who rose to prominence in the 1970s. Their best-known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bassist Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott and drummer Mick Tucker. The band formed in London in 1968, originally with the name the Sweetshop, and achieved their first hit, " Funny, Funny", in 1971, after teaming up with songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and record producer Phil Wainman. During 1971 and 1972, their musical style showed a marked progression, from the Archies-like bubblegum style of "Funny, Funny" to a Who-influenced hard rock style, supplemented by a use of high-pitched backing vocals. The band achieved success in the UK charts during the 1970s, having thirteen top 20 hits, with " Block Buster!" (1973) topping the chart, followed by three consecutive number-two hits: "Hell Raiser" (1973), " The Ballroom Blitz" (1973) and " Teenage Rampage" (1974). The band turned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Priest
Stephen Norman Priest (23 February 1948 – 4 June 2020) was an English musician who was the Bass guitar, bassist (and, later, co-lead vocalist) of the glam rock band The Sweet. Early life Priest was born in Hayes, Hillingdon, Hayes, Middlesex. He made his own bass guitar and began playing in local bands as a young teenager, after being influenced by artists such as Jet Harris of the The Shadows, Shadows, the The Rolling Stones, Rolling Stones and The Who. Sweet In January 1968, Priest was invited to form a four-piece band with vocalist Brian Connolly, drummer Mick Tucker, and guitarist Frank E. Torpey – the band that was to become The Sweet. Torpey was replaced by Mick Stewart in July 1969. Guitarist Andy Scott (guitarist), Andy Scott joined in August 1970, following Stewart's departure and the classic line-up was established. The Sweet was a band that went through many ups and downs. Initial success for The Sweet began in 1971, after the band teamed up with songwriters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny, Funny
"Funny, Funny" is a song by English glam rock band the Sweet, released in 1971 as the first single from their debut album '' Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be''. It became their first chart hit, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. Robin Carmody of ''Freaky Trigger ''Freaky Trigger'' is an Internet publication and e-zine that focuses on popular culture with topics varying from music to cinema. It was founded by the music critic Tom Ewing in 1999 and features Pete Baran and Mark Sinker as editors. From 2 ...'' described the "particularly fine" song as the strongest example of the Sweet's early bubblegum sound, before the group's music became heavier. Track listing 7-inch single # "Funny, Funny" – 2:46 # "You're Not Wrong for Loving Me" – 2:45 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References {{authority control 1971 songs 1971 singles The Sweet songs Songs written by Nicky Chinn Songs written by Mike Chapman Song recordings produced by Phil W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is Like Oxygen
"Love Is Like Oxygen" is a song by English glam rock band Sweet and released in January 1978. It was co-written by the group's guitarist Andy Scott, and Trevor Griffin, a musician who had played with various unsuccessful bands before becoming a roadie and sound engineer. The song was a departure from earlier recordings by Sweet, which were more guitar-driven, and featured high vocal harmonies. The extended album version of the song (6 minutes 57 seconds), which appeared on their album '' Level Headed'', incorporates strings and has some disco elements. Their first release on the Polydor label after their departure from RCA, it was also their last Top 10 hit, reaching No. 4 in New Zealand; No. 6 in Switzerland; No. 8 in Belgium, Canada, and the United States; No. 9 in the United Kingdom and Australia; and No. 10 in West Germany. Later that year it was honoured with a Song of the Year nomination at the Ivor Novello Awards, but it lost to "Baker Street Baker Street is a str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Willy (song)
"Little Willy" is a song written by songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and performed by the British glam rock band The Sweet, released in 1972 as a non-album single in the UK, peaking at number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It was released in the US in January 1973 and also appeared on their US debut album ''The Sweet'' and became their biggest hit in the US, reaching number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the number 18 song for 1973. In a retrospective review of glitter rock, '' Bomp!'' noted that although rock music journalists almost uniformly "loathed it", the song was a huge commercial success and "helped launch the essential glitter rock formula sound". "Little Willy" was used extensively in the pilot of the television series ''Life on Mars''. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Personnel "Little Willy" * Brian Connolly – lead vocals * Andy Scott – backing vocals *Steve Priest – backing vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox On The Run (Sweet Song)
"Fox on the Run" is a song by English glam rock band Sweet, first recorded in 1974. It was the first Sweet single with the A-side written by the band, rather than by producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and was their 14th single overall. The song became the best charting single in Australia in 1975, with six weeks at number one. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. Two versions were recorded by Sweet. The original version was produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn on the European version of the 1974 album '' Desolation Boulevard''. Sweet also recorded and produced a more pop-oriented rendition as a 7" single in 1975, which is the more familiar version of the song. The 1975 single was included on the Capitol Records version of ''Desolation Boulevard''. The song's inclusion in the trailer for ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' led to a number one spot on the iTunes Rock Chart in lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn It Down (Sweet Song)
"Turn It Down" is a song by English glam rock band the Sweet released in 1974 as the second single from their third album ''Desolation Boulevard''. The song was removed from the US version of ''Desolation Boulevard'', along with two other songs, "Breakdown," and "Medussa. In the UK, the single reached No. 41 on the charts, but fared better in Europe, reaching the top five in Norway and Germany. Composition "Turn It Down" is a hard rock, glam rock and Glam metal#Predecessors, proto-glam metal song, more in-line with what the band sounded like live. Controversy "Turn It Down" was banned by the BBC due to its subjective nature, and the lyric "I can’t take no more of that Godawful sound, so for God’s sake turn it down." Personnel *Brian Connolly – lead vocals *Steve Priest – bass, backing vocals *Andy Scott (guitarist), Andy Scott – guitars, backing vocals *Mick Tucker – drums, percussion, backing vocals Charts References {{The Sweet 1974 songs The Sweet son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenage Rampage
"Teenage Rampage" is a 1974 glam rock song performed by English band Sweet. Song history The song was written by prolific songwriting duo Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. It was released by (The) Sweet in January 1974 and reached number 1 in the Irish singles chart for two weeks in September 1974. It was also number 1 in West Germany and number 2 in Britain. Reception Gold Radio named it as Sweet's best song, saying it "was inspired by the growing youth culture and rebellion in Britain at the time, and the lyrics express the frustration and anger of the teenagers who feel ignored and oppressed by the older generation." Moral campaigner Mary Whitehouse wrote to BBC director-general Ian Trethowan to demand its immediate ban, saying it was "inadvisable in the present circumstances" for a song promoting teenage revolution to be played on the radio; the UK was experiencing a recession In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction that occurs when there is a period of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballroom Blitz
"The Ballroom Blitz" is a song by British glam rock band The Sweet, written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. The song reached number one in Canada, number two in the UK Singles Chart and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Background "The Ballroom Blitz" was inspired by an incident on 27 January 1973 when the band were performing at the Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock, Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and were driven offstage by a Bottling (concert abuse), bottling. History and description The song was recorded on 11–12 June 1973 at Audio International Studio, 18 Rodmarton Street, London, and released as a single in September 1973. The song appeared on the US and Canadian versions of ''Desolation Boulevard'' but never appeared on a Sweet album in the UK, other than hits compilations. The initial guitar and drum riff of the song has similarity to a 1963 song by Bobby Comstock called "Let's Stomp". Cover versions An early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Block Buster!
"Block Buster!" (also sometimes listed as "Blockbuster!") is a 1973 single by The Sweet. Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and produced by Phil Wainman, "Block Buster!" was the band's sole UK No. 1 hit. Released in January 1973, it spent five weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart, and also made #1 in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Ireland, and #3 in Finland, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. Outside Europe it peaked at #1 in New Zealand, #29 in Australia and at #73 on the American ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Music and lyric Its Muddy Waters-inspired blues riff is markedly similar to that featured on fellow RCA act David Bowie's " The Jean Genie", released shortly before, but all parties maintained this was a coincidence. TV performances Some controversy arose after the band's performance of the song on the British television program ''Top of the Pops'' on 25 December 1973, for which bassist Steve Priest wore a swastika The swastika (卐 or 卍, ) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Who
The Who are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall Stack, Marshall stack, large public address systems, the use of synthesizers, Entwistle's and Moon's influential playing styles, Townshend's Guitar feedback, feedback and power chord guitar technique, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by many hard rock, punk rock, punk, power pop and mod (subculture), mod bands. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. The Who evolved from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod (subculture), mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by Instrument destruction, destr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubblegum Pop
Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is marketed for children and adolescents. The term also refers to a more specific rock and pop subgenre, originating in the United States in the late 1960s, that evolved from garage rock, novelty songs, and the Brill Building sound, and which was also defined by its target demographic of preteens and young teenagers. The Archies' 1969 hit " Sugar, Sugar" was a representative example that led to cartoon rock, a short-lived trend of Saturday-morning cartoon series that heavily featured pop rock songs in the bubblegum vein. Producer Jeffry Katz claimed credit for coining "bubblegum", saying that when they discussed their target audience, they decided it was "teenagers, the young kids. And at the time we used to be chewing bubblegum, and my partner and I used to look at it and laugh and say, 'Ah, this is like bubblegum music'." The term was then popularized by their boss, Buddah Records label ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Archies
The Archies are an American fictional rock band featured in media produced by, and related to, Archie Comics. They are best remembered for their appearance in the animated TV series '' The Archie Show''. In the context of the series, the band was founded by guitarist/vocalist Archie Andrews, drummer Jughead Jones, bassist Reggie Mantle, percussionist/vocalist Betty Cooper and keyboardist/vocalist Veronica Lodge. The music featured in the series was recorded by session musicians, including Ron Dante on lead vocals and Toni Wine on duet and backing vocals. The recordings were released as a series of singles and albums that achieved worldwide chart success. Their most successful song, "Sugar, Sugar", became one of the biggest hits of the bubblegum pop genre that flourished from 1968 to 1973. In 2020, a new version of the band was introduced in the TV series '' Riverdale'', with Kevin Keller replacing Reggie Mantle. However, the band continues to appear with the five origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
