The Raspberries blazed briefly but brightly.
When Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson of Cyrus Eyrie teamed up with Jim Bonfanti and Dave Smalley of The Choir, the result was pure bliss. The Raspberries emerged from the ashes from the two bands, and over the course of four albums originally released between 1972 and 1974 – three with the original line-up, and one with just Carmen and Bryson joined by new members Michael McBride and Scott McCarl – they came to define power pop. Despite placing just one Top 5 single in the U.S. and two more Top 20s, The Raspberries’ influence has happily endured for decades, inspiring countless other groups and setting a joyful standard for impeccably crafted rock with big melodies, crisp guitars, youthful…

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