Various Artists - Pure 70's

Since there was a Pure Funk and Pure Disco, it makes sense that a Pure '70s would follow. It couldn't be called "Pure Rock," since a lot of this simply doesn't rock at all -- "American Pie," anyone? However, all 20 songs on this collection (mostly culled from the Polygram vaults) reek of the '70s, and that's why this is a fun listen. Yes, it's entirely predictable -- "Hooked on a Feeling," "A Horse with No Name," "Don't Bring Me Down," "More Than a Feeling," "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," "Sweet Home Alabama," "Maggie May," "Rocky Mountain Way," "Ramblin' Man," "The Things We Do for Love," "Show Me the Way," "All Right Now," "American Woman," and "Stuck in the Middle with You" are hardly obscurities -- but for anyone looking for a basic collection of AM-radio hits that haven't yet left the airwaves, this is a good bet. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits 10cc Performer Blue Swede Performer Boston Performer Carly Simon Performer Don McLean Performer Electric Light Orchestra Performer Elton John Performer Eric Clapton Performer Free Performer Joe Walsh Performer Lynyrd Skynyrd Performer Manfred Mann Performer Peter Frampton Performer Rod Stewart Performer Stealers Wheel Performer Styx Performer The Allman Brothers Band Performer The Doobie Brothers Performer The Guess Who Performer Thin Lizzy Performer Three Dog Night Performer