Sweet – Peppermint Twist
Best Oldies Songs THE JOY OF DANCE MEETS THE EDGE OF GLAMOROUS REVELRY When the English glam-rock force Sweet released their re-imagining of “PEPPERMINT TWIST” in 1974—drawn from their album Sweet Fanny Adams—they…
Sweet – Hell Raiser
The Anthem of a Generation’s Riot: How a Three-Minute Glam Rock Explosion Defined Rebellion Long before the stadium-filling anthems of Hair Metal, and just as the dust of the first…
Sweet – Action
That Driving Riff: The Anthem of a Band Fighting for Their Own Voice For those of us who came of age with a transistor radio glued to our ear, few…
Sweet – Set Me Free
The Glam Rock Anthem That Rocked Their Foundations: Sweet’s Hard-Edged Cry for Independence A blistering declaration of freedom and raw rock power, signaling The Sweet’s definitive break from their ‘bubblegum’…
Sweet – The Six Teens
That Teenage Year: The Glam Rock Anthem That Looked Deeper Than the Glitter For those of us who came of age in the 1970s, the sound of The Sweet was…
Sweet – Teenage Rampage
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…