They Were Better Than the Bands You Know — So Why Did History Forget Them?

The 1970s produced some of the greatest music ever recorded — but not all of it made it into the history books. In this video we dig into twenty bands from that decade who built something real, influenced artists you already know, and never quite got the recognition the work deserved. From Canadian hard rock to Welsh heavy metal, from Chicago soul to Los Angeles R&B — this is the side of the seventies that most people never explored. Bands covered: April Wine, Blue Öyster Cult, The Dead Boys, Hawkwind, The Ides of March, Little Feat, Montrose, Nazareth, Off Broadway, Poco, Budgie, REO Speedwagon, Badfinger, Rose Royce, The Runaways, The Sweet, The Sylvers, UFO, Wishbone Ash, The Guess Who. Which of these bands do you already know — and which ones are new to you? Drop a comment below and let us know who we missed. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:00 April Wine 02:30 Blue Öyster Cult 04:00 The Dead Boys 05:30 Hawkwind 07:00 The Ides of March 08:30 Little Feat 10:00 Montrose 11:30 Nazareth 13:00 Off Broadway 14:30 Poco 16:00 Budgie 17:30 REO Speedwagon 19:00 Badfinger 20:30 Rose Royce 22:00 The Runaways 23:30 The Sweet 25:00 The Sylvers 26:30 UFO 28:00 Wishbone Ash 29:30 The Guess Who #ClassicRock #70sMusic #UnderratedBands #HardRock #RockHistory #HiddenGems #VintagRock #Badfinger #UFO #LittleFeat