The 70s said 'bigger is better' and rock became absolutely unhinged.
The international pop scene of the 70's was marked as the era of superbands. Rock's own megalomania gained a hitherto unimaginable amplitude, represented by bands like Queen, Genesis, Supertramp, Doobie Brothers and more recent ones, already within the 80s, like The Police. It was when rock had to be "super" to overcome fashions like punk or discothèque, then on the rise. This DVD records performances by several of these bands, offering rare footage of groups on the Top Pop TV show, or in promotional video clips.
Production
RARE Top Pop footage—this stuff was basically lost media.
Costume
Sequins, chest hair, and regret. The 70s wardrobe department went HARD.
Director
Denis deVallance
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The term 'supergroup' originally meant musicians from already-famous bands forming new ones—here it's used more loosely to describe any band with excessive ambition and personnel.
Top Pop was a Dutch music show that predated MTV; much of its archive was considered lost until compilations like this surfaced in the 2000s.
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