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- The_Sweet abstract "The Sweet (also referred to as Sweet, and originally called Sweetshop) are a British/American glam rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s with their most prolific line-up: lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.The band were formed in 1968 and achieved their first hit \"Funny Funny\" in 1971 after teaming up with songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and record producer Phil Wainman. During 1971 and 1972, their musical style followed a marked progression from the Archies-like bubblegum style of \"Funny Funny\" to a Who-influenced hard rock style supplemented by a striking use of high-pitched backing vocals.The band achieved notable success in the UK charts, with thirteen Top 20 hits during the 1970s alone, with \"Block Buster!\" (1973) topping the chart, followed by three consecutive number two hits in \"Hell Raiser\" (1973), \"The Ballroom Blitz\" (1973) and \"Teenage Rampage\" (1974). The band turned to more hard rock style with their mid-career singles like 1974's \"Turn It Down\". Their first self-written and produced single, \"Fox on the Run\" (1975), also reached number two on the UK charts. These results were topped in West Germany and other countries on the European mainland, where the band was very popular. They also achieved success and popularity in the United States with the top ten hits Little Willy, The Ballroom Blitz, and Fox on the Run.The Sweet had their last Top 10 hit in 1978 with \"Love Is Like Oxygen\". Connolly left the group in 1979 to start a solo career and the remaining members continued as a threesome until disbanding in 1981.From the mid-1980s, Scott, Connolly and Priest each played with their own versions of Sweet at different times. Connolly died in 1997 and Tucker in 2002. The two surviving members are still active in their respective versions of the band; Scott's is based in England and Priest's in Los Angeles.".
- The_Sweet activeYearsStartYear "1966".
- The_Sweet alias "Andy Scott's Sweet".
- The_Sweet alias "Brian Connolly's Sweet".
- The_Sweet alias "New Sweet".
- The_Sweet alias "Steve Priest's Sweet".
- The_Sweet alias "The Sweetshop".
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- The_Sweet bandMember Andy_Scott_(guitarist).
- The_Sweet bandMember Steve_Priest.
- The_Sweet genre Bubblegum_pop.
- The_Sweet genre Glam_rock.
- The_Sweet genre Hard_rock.
- The_Sweet genre Heavy_metal_music.
- The_Sweet recordLabel Capitol_Records.
- The_Sweet recordLabel Polydor_Records.
- The_Sweet recordLabel RCA_Records.
- The_Sweet wikiPageExternalLink www.andyscott.info.
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