A Record a Week: Bay City Rollers - s/t

SIDE 1.
GIVE A LITTLE LOVE
BYE BYE BABY
SHANG-A-LANG
MARLINA
LET'S GO(A HUGGIN' AND A KISSIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT)
BE MY BABY

SIDE 2.
SUMMER LOVE SENSATION
REMEMBER(SHA LA LA LA)
SATURDAY NIGHT
MY TEENAGE HEART
KEEP ON DANGING

Oh, 1970's did you realize at the time how cheesy some things would become? Granted, there was some epic rock to come out of the 70's and granted, the next generation will certainly ask us what was cool about Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert and many other currently famous musical acts (not that I will have an answer for those particular ones).

Bay City Rollers hit the scene with their plaid shirts and their 'cool hair' and their disco/dance infused pop in the early 1970's. This album includes a few of the Rollers bigger hits. They are a band that finds its songs alive again in commercials and romantic comedies, as well as easy listening/classic rock radio stations.

Although they didn't explore as many musical avenues or rock as hard as the Beatles (not that the Beatles were hard rock either), they were billed as the best thing in music since. Many fans teenage girls swarmed to their concerts and fawned in Beatlemania fashion. I can't see the appeal of music that doesn't have some drive or at least the odd hard rockin' part to it, but it has still found its popularity over the years. I suppose they use their romantic lyrics to woo the hearts of young ladies or some crap. Other than Be My Baby (which may be more of familiarity than a fondness), the only part of this album I can get behind is the chant-like vocal line in 'Saturday Night'.