Sweet
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Sweet formed in London, England in 1968. Fusing bubblegum melodies with crunching, fuzzy guitars, the band looked like 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. In 1970, the group truncated their name to Sweet and signed a record contract with Fontana/EMI, releasing four unsuccessful singles. However, by the end of the ’70s, although the group’s time at the top of the charts had expired, their hit singles lived on not only as cultural artifacts, but also as the predecessors for the pop-metal of the ’80s. What did Sweet originally call the band?
A) Sweet & Sour
B) Sweet Heart
C) The Sweetshop
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Cheers,
Mike