Genres: Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Pop/Rock, Bubblegum, Glitter Active: 70's, 80's, 90's Formed: 1968 in London, England
Slade, Gary Glitter, Mott the Hoople, Ram Jam, Nick Gilder, The Rats, Chicory Tip, Cockney Rebel, Kenny, Marc Bolan, Ian Hunter, Suzi Quatro, Geordie, New York Dolls, Kiss, Hector Lita Ford, Kiss, The Runaways, Radio Stars, Nash Kato, Limblifter, Hanoi Rocks, The Hutchinsons, Wonderboy, Heavy Stereo, The Donnas, Fleshies, Holy Ghost Revival, Tsar, Bobby Conn, Young Heart Attack |  |
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: 2007
Label: Sony-BMG, Sony/BMG
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Release: September 28, 2007
Label: RCA, Sony, Sony/BMG
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