Rock On! Wednesday, 19 March 2025 – 10cc, Klaatu, Wings, Be-Bop Deluxe & ELO

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Dan’s pick of the week: 10cc (The Original Soundtrack ), Klaatu (3:47 Est), Paul Mccartney and Wings (Band on the Run), Be-Bop Deluxe (Sunburst Finish) & Electric Light Orchestra (Face the Music).

Als een van de meest inventieve en invloedrijke bands in de geschiedenis van de populaire muziek is 10cc een van de weinige acts die in gelijke mate commercieel, kritisch en creatief succes heeft behaald. Als bewijs van de blijvende aantrekkingskracht van 10cc kan de band een generatieoverschrijdende reeks collega-artiesten, van Axl Rose tot Sophie Ellis Bextor en Chrissie Hynde tot The Feeling’s Dan Gillespie, tot hun (miljoenen) fans rekenen.

review: “With their third album emerging in 75, 10 CC is coming now to their top form and there are many highlights on this album (and the ones to come) that 10 CC is close to being the geniuses that England was looking for to replace the fab four. Still the same quartet, all of the members writing almost equally the tracks.

Their first “epic” One Night In Paris could be considered as Bohemian Rhapsody’s equivalent and if not as well known, it is just as impressive. This opening track is close to opera-like (or at least music-hall) vocals at time and its three part and almost 9 min, make their first real masterpiece. Plenty of humour, ever changing style and dramatics, outstanding vocal harmonies, this track exudes the quaint Britishness of this quartet. Just as you thought that you had heard the best of the album, this superb quartet comes with the sublime I’m Not In Love with those oh so delicate layers and those: most likely the only love song I like, hell, just thinking of how many orgasm exchanged during this track is pure prog. (…)

Yes, with this album, 10 CC should’ve gained Queen’s notoriety, but sadly they will fall short (well they will get in the top 5 on both side of the pond), but the laurels were awarded to their rivals. But as Queen will reach their artistic apex in 75, little can we say the same for 10 CC who would carry on their increased ambition in the following album. How Dare You say the opposite?”

Wednesday, Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:00 noon CET Brussels – 11 a.m. GMT London. Repeated: 16:00 & 20:00 hrs CET Brussels, 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. GMT London
Ends: 12 midnight CET Brussels, 11 p.m. GMT London.