Legs Diamond-Legs Diamond (1977)

We are looking at one of those great debuts from a band that, for various reasons, didn't achieve mainstream success beyond a few thousand fans. Legs Diamond belongs to that wave of American hard rock bands that emerged in the mid-seventies. Bands like Oz Knozz, Ted Nugent, Blues Oyster Cult, Triumph, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Boston, among many others, dominated the American rock scene during those years. Legs Diamond formed in 1975 in Los Angeles with Michael Gargano (bass), Jeff Poole (drums), Roger Romeo (guitar), Rick Sanford (vocals), and Michael (keyboards and second guitar). Some time later, they managed to get Mercury Records to finance their first album, "Legs Diamond", a phenomenal work full of powerful riffs and the vocals of the quintessential American hard rock frontman. Songs with a lot of adrenaline such as "It's Not The Music", "Stage Fright", "Satin Peacock", "Rock and Roll Man" or the epic with progressive touches "Can't Find Love", deserve the attention that they lacked at the time.