Saxon, I didn't become a fan of theirs until I saw them live in 2000. I had heard some songs and thought it would be cool to check em out since there weren't really any concerts in my city.
I know what you mean. I'm into Metal for 15 or 16 years now but I still manage to discover "new" old bands. Boy, am I happy I've never really gotten into the 70s. (No offence, Hawk!) I have enough to do with digging up the 80s stuff.