I've always enjoyed they're tunes especially 'Ballroom Blitz', 'Blockbuster' and 'Fox On The Run'. I still love the haunting sound of the song 'Love Is Like Oxygen'. The band really progressed on and showed how much they had developed creatively.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmlKjO4juCo[/video]
Rare Hard Rock Version of Song:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqbI0RZxYhI[/video]
Any fans of 1970's British Glam band 'The Sweet'?
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Any fans of 1970's British Glam band 'The Sweet'?
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Re: Any fans of 1970's British Glam band 'The Sweet'?
Sweet and Slade were the first bands that really caught my attention as a kid, made me want to grow my hair! Seems odd now that they weren't allowed to play on their early records, and the early stuff is such a contrast to how they developed. Shame Brian Connelly went so young, he seemed to have it all.
"Action" is probably my favourite sweet track, possibly Def Leppard's too!
[video]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H4GXV-lCGJ8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH4GXV-lCGJ8[/video]
"Action" is probably my favourite sweet track, possibly Def Leppard's too!
[video]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H4GXV-lCGJ8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH4GXV-lCGJ8[/video]
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Re: Any fans of 1970's British Glam band 'The Sweet'?
Hell yeah, I love that band. Desolation Blvd was one of the best hard rock records of the 70's,IMO. Sweet FA and Solid Gold Brass were two of my favorites. I always thought Queen ripped off their vocal style, with those layered harmony parts.
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Re: Any fans of 1970's British Glam band 'The Sweet'?
Been a fan since....well..............the 70's 
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Re: Any fans of 1970's British Glam band 'The Sweet'?
I listened to Desolation Blvd a few months ago and was knocked out by how great the mix still sounds. That reverb is just as sweet as ever through headphones.
STUPID QUESTION ALERT - Sweet in particular always had a 'trademark' backing vocal with VERY high octave voices in there. Was that backing singers, early harmonizer tricks, or guys like Queen's Roger Taylor who could actually hit that high ?
STUPID QUESTION ALERT - Sweet in particular always had a 'trademark' backing vocal with VERY high octave voices in there. Was that backing singers, early harmonizer tricks, or guys like Queen's Roger Taylor who could actually hit that high ?
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Re: Any fans of 1970's British Glam band 'The Sweet'?
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