Rock was born in the 1950's and took an edgy turn by blending other forms of music in the 70's with sound of the electric guitar. The 1970's were a whirlwind of some of the most fulfilling musical movements, birthing hard rock, punk, glam, progressive, arena rock, and new wave rock. Here's a resource list that'll teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the rockin' Seventies!
1970 's Rock n Roll Resources
Hard Rock
The Bad Boys from Boston - The official site of Aerosmith
The History Of Heavy Metal - NPR interview with Ian Christie, author of Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, about the origins of heavy metal
Led Zeppelin - Official history of the heavy metal band
Kiss Army - Up to date information on the heavy metal and glam rock band Kiss.
Alice (Not Alice in Wonderland) - The music of Vincent Damon Furnier known as Alice Cooper.
Punk
Ramones World - Created by Arturo Vega, friend and artist of The Ramones
No Punk Here - The United Kingdom's history of punk in the 1970's
God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols can't be ignored
The Clash - Classic British punkers.
The Queens of Noise - Biographies of The Runaways, first ladies of punk
Glam Rock
We'll Always Remember - Biography of late glam rocker Marc Bolan
Glam - English history of the not so glamorous rock n roll
Nothing Cheap - A mix musical elements formed this band Cheap Trick
Ziggy Played Guitar - All about David Bowie's 70'e era persona, Ziggy Stardust
The Punk - A taste of Cherry Vanilla in the 1970's along with interviews and videos
Progressive Rock
The Evolution - Pink Floyd's evolution of rock
Genesis - A group who evolved from pop to progressive rock
Foreigner - No foreigner to success and multiplatinum albums, this popular rock band has toured with Led Zeppelin and Styx
Blues- Rock
The Who - The loudest band in the world!
Fleetwood Mac - An ever-changing group with a timeless sound
The 25 Best Blues Rock Bands - Everyone from the Allman Brothers to Zeppelin
Those Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones has been combing rhythm and blues and rock since 1962
Arena Rock
Styx and Stones - Styx transformed to the sound of arena rock and grasped progressive rock through big rockers
Boston (Not the City!) - The group Boston formed in Boston and still performs, having the best selling debut album in the United States