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Yes, John, but the '70s also brought us the best of:

Allman Brothers
Steely Dan
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Yes
Doobie Brothers

. . . and too many more I can't think of right now. We sometimes think of the '70s as being the disco era, but disco really was big only in the later half of the decade, and by the early '80s it had been replaced by the glam rock acts like Culture Club, Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, etc.

I'm a huge fan of the early 70's, an era that gets trashed all the time. To me it was a time when you never knew what was coming next on the radio. The Beatles were still the ones to beat or emulate, and they set a standard of stretching the creative envelope...a different style on every track, and most bands followed suit in their own fashion. By the late 70's, we reverted back to categorization...this is Punk, this is Hard Rock, this is Metal, this is Soft Rock...

I miss the surprises, although I find it on the "alternative" stations.

I always say, in music, the decades pretty much split down the middle (65-75), rather than the beginning and end.

Who was I forgetting? Oh yeah: Eagles, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Loggins & Messina (no, don't think of just their AM hits, but appreciate the great musicianship on the deep album cuts -- saxes, oboe, clarinet, violin, mandolin, and Jimmy Messina's terrific fingerpicking Fenders -- really great band!), Chicago, BS&T, CSN&Y, and the list goes on . . . .

Not to mention Floyd, Traffic, Grand Funk, Clapton, Fleetwood Mac..

they all had their best years in the seventies.

...Genesis, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Heart, Todd Rundgren, Glass Harp, Nektar, Pure Prairie League, Gryphon, Renaissance, etc. These are just a few of my votes for the best of '70s era, not including those previously mentioned who I also include. Speaking of L&M, live versions of Angry Eyes and Vahevala are really great.

Where did I put my Earth Shoes? And my full-size Dodge van? And my CB? And my first wife?

Never mind.

You can Still get Earth shoes.....

www.earth.us

Ok, I give up... What about Frye boots? I had a full sized Dodge van with a bed, great sound, all finished off inside. In my defense, SW Michigan was not a hotbed of great radio stations or tour stops....