ELEGANZA

Going all the way back to 1970, it’s difficult to think of a single American hard rock band with the kind of credibility that British heavyweights like Sabbath and Zep commanded. Ya could point to Blue Cheer and Grand Funk, but Funk were always considered pretty much a joke whose following seemed to be a function of some massive marijuana-induced group psychosis while Blue Cheer were far too flaky and erratic to sustain a career.