Genres: Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Bubblegum, Glitter Active: 60's, 70's, 80's Formed: 1968 in London, England
The Who, T. Rex, The Raspberries, David Bowie, Queen, The Kinks, The Beatles, The Pretty Things, Tomorrow, Jimi Hendrix, The Hollies, The Animals, The Temptations, The Rolling Stones, The Four Tops, Cream, Chuck Berry, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Mott the Hoople, Gary Glitter, Slade, Nick Gilder, Ram Jam, Cockney Rebel, Chicory Tip, The Rats, Kenny, Marc Bolan, Hector, Suzi Quatro, Geordie, New York Dolls, Kiss, Ian Hunter, Roxy Music, Grand Funk Railroad Limblifter, Radio Stars, The Runaways, Kiss, Nash Kato, Lita Ford, Wonderboy, The Hutchinsons, Great White, Poison, Hanoi Rocks, Fleshies, Heavy Stereo, The Donnas, Tsar, Def Leppard, L.A. Guns, Dokken, The Long Blondes |  |
In some ways, the Sweet epitomized all the tacky hubris and garish silliness of the early '70s. Fusing bubblegum melodies with crunching, fuzzy guitars, the band looked a heavy metal band, but were as tame as any pop group. It was a dichotomy that served them well, as they racked up a number of hits in both the U.K. and the U.S. Most of those hits were written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, a pair of British songwriters that had a way with silly, simple, and catchy hooks. Chinn/Chapman and Sweet were smart enough to latch on to the British glam rock fad, building a safer, radio-friendly and teen-oriented version of Queen, T. Rex, and Gary Glitter.
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Release: October 27, 2009
Label: Cleopatra
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Release: August 25, 2009
Label: Cleopatra
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