10 Forgotten 70s Rock Bands Worth Rediscovering
7. May Blitz
A hard rock power group which came hot on the heels of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Canadian-British outfit May Blitz eschewed the heavy blues and extended jams of the former act, focusing instead on laser-tight, relentlessly driving music which sounds strikingly prescient and remarkably modern to this day.
They could sound eerie, they could be slow and heavy; then again, May Blitz could turn on a dime and soar into a land of subtle melodic hooks and pulse-pounding adventures. The group released two extraordinary albums, in '70 and '71, before disbanding due to lack of commercial success.
May Blitz have the distinction of being one of the first bands signed to the legendary Vertigo records, alongside Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep and Juicy Luicy. May Blitz certainly share characteristics with those groups; the power of Sabbath and the playfulness of Heep (listen to the wonderfully deranged The 25th Of December for proof), but May Blitz undeniably retain a distinctive flavour all of their own.
That they didn't go on to enjoy the success of their peers
remains a mystery. Perhaps May Blitz were simply too original for
their own good, or too far ahead of their time.