12 Rock and roll Songs From 1981 You Need To Hear

This is not another recycled “classic rock greatest hits” list. This is a one-hour documentary-style deep dive into the 1981 rock bands who had the sound, the songs, the live power, and the influence — but never got the spotlight they earned.

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If you’re searching for underrated 70s rock bands, lost classic rock bands, or “who was that band I heard once on FM radio in the ’70s and never again,” this is your video.

In this episode we break down 10 criminally overlooked rock acts from the 1970s — from proto–speed metal power trios, to soulful heavy rock, to theatrical cult legends, to bands that basically invented the sound future stars got rich from. We’re talking Budgie, Trapeze, Be-Bop Deluxe, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Mother’s Finest, Wishbone Ash, Big Star, Captain Beyond, Crack the Sky, and Angel.

WHAT YOU’LL SEE IN THIS VIDEO


• The 1970s bands that shaped metal, hard rock, prog, and power pop — but never “made it big.”
• Why radio, label politics, and marketing lanes in the 1970s killed careers that should’ve become legendary.
• How a band like Budgie could basically preview speed metal years early with “Breadfan”… and still end up cult instead of arena-famous.
• How Trapeze blended heavy rock with real soul vocals and got raided by bigger bands for talent before they could fully break.

WHY THIS VIDEO MATTERS
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Classic rock conversation is always the same 10 names. But that version of the story ignores the bands who:
• invented new guitar language (Wishbone Ash’s twin-lead harmonies);
• predicted entire subgenres (Budgie pointing directly at speed/thrash metal years early);

This isn’t nostalgia fluff. This is about credit.

If you call yourself a rock fan — hard rock, prog rock, glam rock, funk rock, power pop, proto-metal — you deserve to know these names.

QUESTION FOR YOU
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Which of these bands deserves a full deep-dive documentary next?
Wishbone Ash?
Big Star?
Angel?
Or someone we didn’t list yet?

Drop your pick in the comments. Your answers decide what we cover next.

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