10 Best Hard Rock Bands Of The 1970's

With hard rock fast becoming the norm amongst rock fans in the 70's, there was no real defining quality of how a hard rock act was supposed to function. After Led Zeppelin came roaring onto the scene, the rock world had the archetype of what a true hard rock supergroup was.

Coming out of the blues boom of the late 60's, each element of Zeppelin's sound came together to form some of the most celebrated hymns of rock grandeur from the destruction of "Black Dog" to the grandiose vision of "Kashmir." Each of the band's members brought an irreplaceable piece to the puzzle from John Paul Jones's immaculate arrangements to John Bonham's thunderous drum sound, which would become the benchmark of rock drumming. The real mastermind behind the group was Jimmy Page, whose unique songwriting style and guitar innovations gave the rock scene some of its most indestructible riffs.

On top of everything, Robert Plant's incendiary voice would take these fantastic songs and turn them into some of the most legendary epics ever to be written. Back in the 60's, the world got the idea for what a rock band was capable of. As the 70's came around, Zeppelin showed where rock would be going for years to come.