The year 1974 brought the United States of America to a crossroads that looked as if any route traveled would be one of futility and dread. Richard Nixon resigned as President. President Gerald Ford granted amnesty to deserters of the Vietnam War and Draft Dodgers. The world was in the middle of a global Recession. Syria and Israel agreed to a ceasefire for their conflict in the Golan Heights. Four young men started a band that took the world by storm.