10 Forgotten 70s Rock Bands Worth Rediscovering

It seems that you couldn't turn a corner in the 1970s without running into another obscure, but wonderfully talented rock band.

Step forward: Bolder Damn, who formed in Fort Lauderdale in the late '60s and released a single album, Mourning, in 1971.

That album has since been re-released (for the first time in 1990) and continues to slowly build up a highly appreciative modern audience. Unlike many others on this list, Bolder Damn received critical acclaim from the off, supporting many of the big names of that era and drawing favourable reviews. As one writer at the time put it: 'Bolder Damn make Black Sabbath sound like a Sunday School Church Band.'

By all accounts, Bolder Damn put on spectacular live shows to match the buzz, and Mourning has stood the test of time very well, with excellent musicianship all round and tight, exciting compositions. Guitar pyrotechnics are definitely present, but in no way do they overpower some very fine song-writing. Bolder Damn evidently had more to say that the usual rock clichés.

Again, unlike the other acts on this list, we can point to a definite reason behind Bolder Damn's lack of longevity. Front-man John Anderson and bassist Ron Reflett were drafted into the US Army, ending up in Vietnam, and the group, evidently, never recovered.