January 1974 a very good year for a lot of bands, however; there were a lot of the artists leaving the bands that provided the confidence to head out as solo artists.
'Energized' was Foghat's third studio album an one that explodes with the blues/heavy metal sound. Lonesome Dave the lead singer also one of the founders of Savoy Brown.
Hot Tuna's LP, 'The Phosphorescent Rat' was released on January 3rd, 1974. Initially Hot Tuna was a side project for a few band mates from Jefferson Airplane.