hard rock

1974
Queen (band) Queen II released

Queen II was released in March

Kiss (band) debut album was released

The band’s self-titled debut album was released on February 18.

Kiss (band) first tour started

Kiss’s first tour started on February 5, 1974, at a cafeteria at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta , as an opening act.

Deep Purple Burn

Burn , the first album by Deep Purple Mark III, was released in February 1974 to great success, reaching No. 3 in the UK and No. 9 in the US, and was followed by another world tour. The title track , which opens the album and would open most concerts…
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Van Halen By 1974, Roth had been in the band for about a year, and they decided

By 1974, Roth had been in the band for about a year, and they decided to replace the ambivalent Stone, who was unsure about a career in music. Michael Anthony Sobolewski , a Pasadena college music-classmate of Eddie’s, joined the group after an all-night jam session. He had sung and…
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The Who Odds & Sods

Towards the end of the year, the group released the out-takes album Odds & Sods , which featured several songs from the aborted Lifehouse project.

Bad Company The band’s 1974 debut album, Bad Company , was recorded at Headley

The band’s 1974 debut album, Bad Company , was recorded at Headley Grange , Hampshire, in Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio . The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 in the US, and number 3 in the UK Albums Chart , spending 25 weeks in the UK charts. The…
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Heart (band) Nancy Wilson joined

Ann’s sister Nancy Wilson joined in 1974, and soon after that became romantically involved with Fisher.

Bloodrock The band broke up not long after they were dropped by Capitol

The band broke up not long after they were dropped by Capitol, performing their last gig on April 14, 1974 in Flint, Michigan .

Beatrice (band) After several months of reorganisation, the new and improved Beatrice

After several months of reorganisation, the new and improved Beatrice was introduced in the summer of 1974 at the Kőbánya Youth Club. Sándor Cziránku became the band’s guitarist, Barile Pasqualé replaced Péter Temesvári at the drums, and after the departure of András Temesvári, Mónika Csuka played the bass in addition…
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