John Deeth takes the wayback machine to the 1970s in a long post about what Cheap Trick meant to him during his formative years.

It’s a good post, because it made me curious to listen to some of those Cheap Trick albums. I don’t think I ever heard one from beginning to end–just the hits that were on the radio.

Someday I may write about my own favorite under-appreciated semi-rock-star of the 1970s (and 1980s, and 1990s): Todd Rundgren.

Use this as an open thread to discuss the songwriters or bands who mean a lot to you.