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Some band names originate from happenstance. Some are pure make believe. For one of the biggest hard-rock bands of the 1970's, their name was purely descriptive.
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Some band names originate from happenstance. Some are pure make believe. For one of the biggest hard-rock bands of the 1970's, their name was purely descriptive.