The Most Underrated 70s Rock Song, According To 25% Of People

The Allman Brothers Band formed in Florida in 1969 and tried to forge their unique path in rock 'n' roll by infusing it with elements of country, jazz, and jam band-style freestyling and improvisation, according to The Wall Street Journal. Then, in 1971, following the death of founding member Duane Allman in a motorcycle accident, the group was forced to reinvent itself.

In 1973, the group released "Ramblin' Man," taking its title (but nothing else) from a 1951 song by Hank Williams, according to Songfacts. It would become not only the band's most popular song but a staple of classic rock radio.

"Ramblin' Man" is also interminably long. At 4:50, it doesn't even come close to even-longer '70s hit songs like "Stairway to Heaven." However, the final minute and a half or so of the song is one extended instrumental bit that seems to go on forever.

Whether for this reason or others, our readers are content to let this song stay where it is in popularity. Only 14.17% called it the most underrated rock song of the 1970s.