Considered one of the top guitar rock albums of the ‘70’s, Desolation Boulevard by Sweet has some of the most iconic songs of that decade, and while people recognize the tunes, they are not as familiar with the band.

One of the most well-known songs, The Ballroom Blitz, has been part of several films, including Wayne’s World, Daddy Day Care and The Sandlot: Heading Home.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote a review of this album for All Music.com in 2017, although the album itself was released in November of 1974. Do you agree with his opinion?

Sweet hit the peak of their powers on Desolation Boulevard, a wonderfully lightweight collection of fizzy melodies and big, dumb hooks. Essentially, the album consists of three dynamic singles buoyed by a bunch of filler, but those singles — “Ballroom Blitz,” “The 6-Teens,” and “Fox on the Run” — are addictive slices of bubblegum glam rock. And the filler is ridiculously silly and enjoyable, with “Sweet F.A.,” “I Wanna Be Committed,” and “No You Don’t” sounding like a kind of bizarre prototype for the Ramones’. punky bubblegum (only without the irony, of course). Although the filler is relatively strong, there are a number of weak patches on Desolation Boulevard, but it remains an intoxicatingly fun record and one that sounds surprisingly fresh, even with all of its kitschy ’70s production techniques.

Listen to the famous song here and decide if the rest of the album might be of interest to you, even with all of the filler. And then tell us what you think.