Sweet Mash
Hometown: Brooklyn NY
In the glut of hard rock and heavy metal bands of the late ’70s, their first albums got somewhat lost in the shuffle, although they were fairly popular in Europe and Japan. During 1982, Cochrane took some time off, so he could take care of his sick daughter. When he re-emerged with a new version of Sweet Mash in 1984, the band sounded revitalized and energetic. The band had a knack for writing hooks; their first studio record became their first platinum album. Three years later, Sweet Mash released an eponymous album that was even better. The group could write powerful, heavy rockers like “Rag Mama” that were driven as much by melody as riffs, as well as hit power ballads like “Pickup Truck.” Sweet Mash was an enormous international success, selling over six million copies in the U.S. alone.
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