Sweet – Teenage Rampage
Best Oldies Songs Anarchy, Anthems, and the Irrepressible Sound of Youthful Revolution The year was 1974. Britain, mired in a three-day week and industrial strife, felt a chill in the air—both literal and…
Sweet – Poppa Joe
When Glam Rock Wore a Sombrero: The Unlikely, Caribbean-Flavored Flash of Pop Perfection A bubblegum pop escape capturing a fleeting Caribbean fantasy and the pursuit of easy money. There are…
Sweet – Wig Wam Bam
Glam Rock’s Tribal Call: The Song That Took Sweet from Bubblegum to Big-League Glitter Oh, the early 1970s. For those of us who lived through the seismic cultural shift, the…
Sweet – Little Willy
An Ode to Teenage Flirtation and Pop Innocence The year was 1972. Bell-bottoms were wide, platform shoes were high, and the airwaves were dominated by a glorious, infectious blend of…
Sweet – Blockbuster
The Siren’s Call: Remembering the Glittering, Deafening Ascent of Pop’s Heaviest Hitters For those of us who remember the winter of 1973—a time perhaps best recalled through the grainy, flickering…
Sweet – Solid Gold Brass
A gritty, heavy statement of artistic independence forged in the fires of Glam Rock The Road to ‘Desolation Boulevard’: Sweet’s Rebellio For those of us who lived through the seismic…
Sweet – Love Is Like Oxygen
An Enduring Metaphor for Love’s Breathless Necessity Ah, The Sweet. Say the name, and for those of us who came of age in the 1970s, a rush of glammed-up, high-octane…
Sweet – Fox on the Run
That Glorious Year the Glam Rockers Finally Took Control: The Stealthy Smash That Changed Sweet Forever The mid-1970s. For those of us who lived through the glam rock explosion, the…
Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
The poignant final curtain call of a glam rock legend, closing the tumultuous chapter of a band that was too loud, too heavy, and too spectacular for its own good.…