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Dave's Side One — 115 episodes

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70s Bands With Bigger Fan Bases Than What Record Sales Showed

2

The Rise of Arena Rock

3

Why the 70s Were Better Than the 60s or the 80s

4

Sunday Slow-Down: Summer Breeze — The Sound of Calm

5

Saturday Hot-Take: Live Albums Are Better Than Studio Albums

6

Best 3-Song Runs on Any Album

7

Guitar Solos That Tell a Story

8

One-Man Studio Geniuses

9

The Keyboard Sound That Defined the 70s

10

Greatest Basslines of the 70s

11

Sunday Slow-Down: Magnet and Steel — Soft Rock Perfection

12

Saturday Hot-Take: The 70s Had Too Many Ballads

13

Best Side A vs Side B Albums of the 70s

14

When Bands Changed Singers — And Survived

15

The Most Misunderstood Bands of the 70s

16

The Evolution of Aerosmith in the 70s

17

Bands That Peaked Too Early

18

Sunday Slow Down: Ventura Highway — Why It Feels Like Summer Forever

19

Saturday Hot-Take: Double Albums Are Too Long… Or Perfect?"

20

Best Opening Tracks of the 70s

21

Record Store Finds That Changed Everything

22

Albums That Are Better on Vinyl Than Streaming

23

Why Vinyl Still Sounds Better (Or Does It?)

24

Criminally Underrated Debut Albums of the 70s

25

The Softer Side of “Corporate Rock”

26

Saturday Hot-Take: “Corporate Rock” Label Was Just Jealousy

27

The Sound of Corporate Rock

28

Albums That Prove “Corporate Rock” Wasn’t Shallow

29

Critics vs Fans: Who Was Right?

30

What “Corporate Rock” Actually Meant

31

Mistreated Bands With the Corporate Rock Label

32

Sunday Slow-Down – Remembering Karen Carpenter

33

Saturday Hot-Take: Neil Peart is NOT the Greatest Drummer of All Time (There's No Such Thing)

34

The Greatest Drummers of the 70s?

35

70s Power Trios Part 4 – Cream

36

Power Trios Part 3 – ZZ Top

37

Power Trios Part 2 – The James Gang (Joe Walsh Era)

38

Power Trios Part 1 – Triumph

39

Sunday Slow-Down – The Saddest Songs of the 70s

40

Stop It About Journey Not Being Journey Without Steve Perry

41

The Best Prog Rock Albums of the 1970s

42

Prog Rock in the 70s Part 4 – Kansas

43

Prog Rock in the 70s Part 3 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer

44

Prog Rock in the 70s Part 2 – Yes

45

Prog Rock in the 70s Part 1 – Genesis

46

Sunday Slow-Down – Greatest Guitar Solo of the 70s?

47

Unsung Rock Guitarists – Special Edition: Kerry Livgren and Rich Williams of Kansas

48

Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 5 – Davey Johnstone

49

Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 4 – Alex Lifeson

50

Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 3 – Buck Dharma

51

Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 2 – Tommy Bolin

52

Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 1 – Ronnie Montrose

53

Sunday Slow-Down – Gary Wright's Dream Weaver – All Keyboards Except the Percussion Tracks – How Chill Was That?

54

Saturday Hot-Take – Kiss in the 70s – Style over Substance or Were They Really That Good?

55

The Terrace Ballroom in SLC Part 2 – Kiss in 1976 and the Night the Makeup Came to Salt Lake

56

The Terrace Ballroom in SLC Part 1 – The Amazing Rock Bands Who Played There in the 70s

57

Elton John Part 3 – The Remarkable Songwriting on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Blue Moves

58

Elton John Part 2 – The Amazing Duets of the 1970s

59

Elton John Part 1 – The Killer Hard Rock Hits of the 1970s

60

Sunday Slow-Down – The Relaxing Complexities of 'I'm Not In Love' by 10cc

61

Saturday Hot-Take – Led Zeppelin Is Overrated

62

Fleetwood Mac – Were They Better Before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham?

63

The Eagles Part 3 – Joe Walsh and Kicking It Up a Notch

64

The Eagles Part 2 – Randy Meisner, Take It to the Limit, and How I Wanted to Sing High Like That

65

The Eagles Part 1 – The Linda Ronstadt Years

66

50th Episode Celebration – Top Selling Rock Bands of the 1970s and Their Influence Over Time

67

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

68

Sunday Slow-Down – Music That Got Me Through Tough Teenage Years

69

The Osmonds – Utah’s Homegrown Rock Heroes

70

Styx and the Night They Got Owned

71

Terry Kath – The Soul of Chicago and One of the Greatest Guitarists and Singers of All Time

72

The Second Record I Ever Owned – Styx's Equinox and Why It Rocked So Hard

73

February 22, 1979 – The Night Sammy Hagar Blew Boston Off the Stage at the Salt Palace

74

Sunday Slow-Down – Summer Nights and Cruising with the Radio

75

Saturday Hot-Take – Disco Sucks!! (Or Does It?)

76

Heart and Why Nancy Wilson Is Better Than Most Rhythm Guitarists of the 70s

77

The Quiet Genius of Gregg Rolie

78

Chicago's First Three Albums and Why They Were So Important

79

Greatest Live Rock Albums in the 1970s

80

REO Speedwagon and How Hard They Rocked in the 70s

81

Sunday Slow-Down – The Comfort of 70s Singer-Songwriters

82

Hot Take Saturday – Van Halen vs. Van Hagar (Why I Prefer the Latter)

83

Don't Fear the Reaper and Why It Took So Long for Blue Öyster Cult to Hit

84

RUSH in the 70s

85

One-Hit Wonders from 1976

86

How Vinyl Record Collecting Has Changed Since the 1970s

87

Songs of the 1970s About Presidents & Politics

88

Sunday Slow-Down – Jazz Influence on 1970s Rock Music

89

Greatest Love Songs of the 1970s

90

Raspberry Records, Smokey's Records, and Other Salt Lake Record Stores from the 1970s

91

Vinyl Collecting

92

Billboard Top 10 Hits – Week Ending February 14, 1976

93

The Unsung Genius of John Curulewski and His Influence on Styx

94

The Genius of Dan Fogelberg

95

Sunday Slow-Down – Musical Crushes from the 1970s

96

Hot Take Saturday – Not All Beatles Songs Are Good, and Why John and Paul Were Better Together

97

Steely Dan – Perfectionism in the Studio and Changing Rock for the Better

98

I Always Wanted to Be a DJ – Blame WKRP in Cincinnati

99

Utah Rock Radio in the 1970s – The DJs and Stations That Shaped Us

100

One-Hit Wonders – Sherbet's 'Howzat' and the Magic of the One-Off Hit

101

Electric Light Orchestra – The Beatles of the 70s

102

Sunday Slow-Down – Bands I Pretended to Like in the 70s to Impress the Girls

103

Hot Take Saturday – Classic 70s Bands Touring with Zero or One Original Member

104

Three Dog Night – The Harmony Kings of the Early 70s

105

Kansas – America's Prog-Rock Pride

106

Foreigner – The Hook Masters of the Late 70s / Early 80s

107

Journey – From Jam Band to Revolutionizing the Power Ballad

108

Styx – Why They Were More Than Just Arena Rock

109

Sunday Slow-Down: The Ballads That Stuck

110

Hot Take Saturday: Overrated vs. Underrated from the 70s

111

Basement Rules: No Parents, Full Volume, Pure Discovery

112

The Era's Killer Sound: Why 70s Production Still Wins

113

Bread: The Soft-Rock Surprise That Hit Harder Than Expected

114

First Concert Magic: Styx in 1977

115

The Basement Ritual: Dark Side of the Moon on Repeat