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Dave's Side One — 211 episodes
When an Album Announces Itself
You Haven’t Really Heard an Album Until You’ve Heard It All the Way Through
Album Sequencing Is Part of the Music
35 Minutes Can Be Better Than 70
Greatest Hits Albums Can Distort a Band’s Legacy
Great Albums Need Great Side Ones
The Deep Cut Tells You More Than the Hit
The Best Song Shouldn't Always Open the Album
Blue Öyster Cult’s Mirrors Deserved More Credit
America’s Forgotten Album: Harbor
Kansas’ Most Underrated Album: Monolith
Boston Never Made a Bad Album
Why Stereotomy Deserves Another Listen
The Styx Album Too Many People Reduce to One Song
The Most Underrated Eagles Album | The Long Run
The Early Van Halen Pressing That Ended My Search
The Album I Waited Years to Own | Paper Money
Journey Before Steve Perry
The Record Store That Changed My Musical Life | Smokey's Records
The Album That Grew With Me | Chicago VI
The First Record I Ever Wore Out | Styx - Crystal Ball
The Album That Made Me Love Progressive Rock | Rush Hemispheres
The Cutout Record That Became a Favorite | America’s Harbor
The Record I Regretted Trading Away | KISS’ Rock and Roll Over
The Album I Wish I Could Hear Again for the First Time | Kansas’ Monolith
The Most Underrated Blue Öyster Cult Album
Why Album Covers Still Matter
The Record That Changed My Stereo
The Best Record I Never Planned to Buy
Sunday Slow Down: The Album That Asks You to Slow Down
Side One Saturday: Why We Keep Going Back to the Same Albums
Album Journey Friday: The Album I Kept to Myself
Concert Memory Thursday: The Concert I Never Wanted to End
Deep Tracks Wednesday: The Instrument I Never Heard Until I Stopped Listening to the Singer
Vinyl Fault Tuesday: The Song That Waited for Me
Change My Mind Monday: Don't Leave Before the Last Song
Sunday Slow Down: Summer, Highland Falls — The Older I Get, the More I Understand This Song
Side One Debate: The Best Record in Your Collection Isn't Always the Most Valuable
Album Journey Friday: One Song Made Me Buy the Album
Concert Memory Thursday: The Concert That Changed a Song Forever
Deep Tracks Wednesday: The Record That Finally Came Home
Vinyl Vault Tuesday: The Album I Couldn't Afford
Change My Mind Monday: The Album I Was Completely Wrong About
Sunday Slow Down: The Rain Song — Why Sometimes the Quietest Song Says the Most
Side One Debate: Albums Were Never Meant to Be Background Music
I Wish I Could Hear This Guitar Solo Again for the Very First Time
Concert Memory Thursday - I'd Never Heard a Crowd This Loud
The Best Part of an Album Happens After the Hit
You've Never Really Looked Inside This Gatefold
Change My Mind Monday - Everybody Picks the Wrong Album
Sunday Slow-Down — Take It Easy: The Perfect Sunday Song
Saturday Hot Take — Hotel California Is Better Than Rumours
Dave's Memory Lane — The Best Record I Ever Received As a Gift
Dave's Memory Lane — The Second Record in My Collection
The Most Underrated Eagles Album
Dave's Memory Lane — The First Record in My Collection
Don Henley — The Secret Weapon of the Eagles
Sunday Slow-Down: 'The Spirit of Radio' — The Perfect Rush Song?
Saturday Hot-Take: Moving Pictures Isn't Rush’s Best Album
Rush's Greatest Musical Superpower
Anika Nilles Is the Perfect Complement to a Revitalized Rush
Why Rush Fans Are Different
Rush and the LA Forum
The Return of Rush?
Sunday Slow-Down: 'Baby Come Back' — The Ultimate Late-Night Song
Skipping Tracks Ruined Album Listening
Why Record Stores Still Matter
Albums Worth Owning Even If You Stream
The Most Beautiful Vinyl Labels
Albums Everyone Owned in the 70s
Episode 141
Sunday Slow-Down: Ride Like the Wind - Driving Music Perfection
Saturday Hot-Take: Concerts Were Better Before Giant Screens
The Rise of Triple-Guitar Rock Bands
Bands That Were Better Live Than in Studio
The Art of the 70s Guitar Solo
Concert Openers That Instantly Hooked
The Loudest Arena Rock Bands of the 70s
Sunday Slow Down: Sailing - Soft Rock at Its Smoothest
Technical Skill Doesn’t Always Make Better Music
Session Musicians Behind Huge Hits
Basslines You Feel More Than Hear
Drummers Who Played for the Song
Guitarists With Instantly Recognizable Tone
70s Keyboards Changed Everything
Sunday Slow-Down: Year of the Cat — Why It Feels Cinematic
Saturday Hot-Take: Concept Albums Were Peak Music Nerd Culture
Records You Can’t Stop Flipping Over and Over
The Best Gatefold Album Art of the 70s
Albums That Reward Headphone Listening
Side One Openers That Deserve More Love
Albums That Sound Better at Night
Sunday Slow-Down: A Horse with No Name — Minimalism Done Right
Saturday Hot-Take: The Most Overplayed Classic Rock Songs
The Perfect Starter Vinyl Collection
Is Yacht Rock Actually Genius?
70s Bands With Bigger Fan Bases Than What Record Sales Showed
The Rise of Arena Rock
Why the 70s Were Better Than the 60s or the 80s
Sunday Slow-Down: Summer Breeze — The Sound of Calm
Saturday Hot-Take: Live Albums Are Better Than Studio Albums
Best 3-Song Runs on Any Album
Guitar Solos That Tell a Story
One-Man Studio Geniuses
The Keyboard Sound That Defined the 70s
Greatest Basslines of the 70s
Sunday Slow-Down: Magnet and Steel — Soft Rock Perfection
Saturday Hot-Take: The 70s Had Too Many Ballads
Best Side A vs Side B Albums of the 70s
When Bands Changed Singers — And Survived
The Most Misunderstood Bands of the 70s
The Evolution of Aerosmith in the 70s
Bands That Peaked Too Early
Sunday Slow Down: Ventura Highway — Why It Feels Like Summer Forever
Saturday Hot-Take: Double Albums Are Too Long… Or Perfect?"
Best Opening Tracks of the 70s
Record Store Finds That Changed Everything
Albums That Are Better on Vinyl Than Streaming
Why Vinyl Still Sounds Better (Or Does It?)
Criminally Underrated Debut Albums of the 70s
The Softer Side of “Corporate Rock”
Saturday Hot-Take: “Corporate Rock” Label Was Just Jealousy
The Sound of Corporate Rock
Albums That Prove “Corporate Rock” Wasn’t Shallow
Critics vs Fans: Who Was Right?
What “Corporate Rock” Actually Meant
Mistreated Bands With the Corporate Rock Label
Sunday Slow-Down – Remembering Karen Carpenter
Saturday Hot-Take: Neil Peart is NOT the Greatest Drummer of All Time (There's No Such Thing)
The Greatest Drummers of the 70s?
70s Power Trios Part 4 – Cream
Power Trios Part 3 – ZZ Top
Power Trios Part 2 – The James Gang (Joe Walsh Era)
Power Trios Part 1 – Triumph
Sunday Slow-Down – The Saddest Songs of the 70s
Stop It About Journey Not Being Journey Without Steve Perry
The Best Prog Rock Albums of the 1970s
Prog Rock in the 70s Part 4 – Kansas
Prog Rock in the 70s Part 3 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Prog Rock in the 70s Part 2 – Yes
Prog Rock in the 70s Part 1 – Genesis
Sunday Slow-Down – Greatest Guitar Solo of the 70s?
Unsung Rock Guitarists – Special Edition: Kerry Livgren and Rich Williams of Kansas
Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 5 – Davey Johnstone
Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 4 – Alex Lifeson
Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 3 – Buck Dharma
Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 2 – Tommy Bolin
Unsung Rock Guitarists Part 1 – Ronnie Montrose
Sunday Slow-Down – Gary Wright's Dream Weaver – All Keyboards Except the Percussion Tracks – How Chill Was That?
Saturday Hot-Take – Kiss in the 70s – Style over Substance or Were They Really That Good?
The Terrace Ballroom in SLC Part 2 – Kiss in 1976 and the Night the Makeup Came to Salt Lake
The Terrace Ballroom in SLC Part 1 – The Amazing Rock Bands Who Played There in the 70s
Elton John Part 3 – The Remarkable Songwriting on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Blue Moves
Elton John Part 2 – The Amazing Duets of the 1970s
Elton John Part 1 – The Killer Hard Rock Hits of the 1970s
Sunday Slow-Down – The Relaxing Complexities of 'I'm Not In Love' by 10cc
Saturday Hot-Take – Led Zeppelin Is Overrated
Fleetwood Mac – Were They Better Before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham?
The Eagles Part 3 – Joe Walsh and Kicking It Up a Notch
The Eagles Part 2 – Randy Meisner, Take It to the Limit, and How I Wanted to Sing High Like That
The Eagles Part 1 – The Linda Ronstadt Years
50th Episode Celebration – Top Selling Rock Bands of the 1970s and Their Influence Over Time
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Sunday Slow-Down – Music That Got Me Through Tough Teenage Years
The Osmonds – Utah’s Homegrown Rock Heroes
Styx and the Night They Got Owned
Terry Kath – The Soul of Chicago and One of the Greatest Guitarists and Singers of All Time
The Second Record I Ever Owned – Styx's Equinox and Why It Rocked So Hard
February 22, 1979 – The Night Sammy Hagar Blew Boston Off the Stage at the Salt Palace
Sunday Slow-Down – Summer Nights and Cruising with the Radio
Saturday Hot-Take – Disco Sucks!! (Or Does It?)
Heart and Why Nancy Wilson Is Better Than Most Rhythm Guitarists of the 70s
The Quiet Genius of Gregg Rolie
Chicago's First Three Albums and Why They Were So Important
Greatest Live Rock Albums in the 1970s
REO Speedwagon and How Hard They Rocked in the 70s
Sunday Slow-Down – The Comfort of 70s Singer-Songwriters
Hot Take Saturday – Van Halen vs. Van Hagar (Why I Prefer the Latter)
Don't Fear the Reaper and Why It Took So Long for Blue Öyster Cult to Hit
RUSH in the 70s
One-Hit Wonders from 1976
How Vinyl Record Collecting Has Changed Since the 1970s
Songs of the 1970s About Presidents & Politics
Sunday Slow-Down – Jazz Influence on 1970s Rock Music
Greatest Love Songs of the 1970s
Raspberry Records, Smokey's Records, and Other Salt Lake Record Stores from the 1970s
Vinyl Collecting
Billboard Top 10 Hits – Week Ending February 14, 1976
The Unsung Genius of John Curulewski and His Influence on Styx
The Genius of Dan Fogelberg
Sunday Slow-Down – Musical Crushes from the 1970s
Hot Take Saturday – Not All Beatles Songs Are Good, and Why John and Paul Were Better Together
Steely Dan – Perfectionism in the Studio and Changing Rock for the Better
I Always Wanted to Be a DJ – Blame WKRP in Cincinnati
Utah Rock Radio in the 1970s – The DJs and Stations That Shaped Us
One-Hit Wonders – Sherbet's 'Howzat' and the Magic of the One-Off Hit
Electric Light Orchestra – The Beatles of the 70s
Sunday Slow-Down – Bands I Pretended to Like in the 70s to Impress the Girls
Hot Take Saturday – Classic 70s Bands Touring with Zero or One Original Member
Three Dog Night – The Harmony Kings of the Early 70s
Kansas – America's Prog-Rock Pride
Foreigner – The Hook Masters of the Late 70s / Early 80s
Journey – From Jam Band to Revolutionizing the Power Ballad
Styx – Why They Were More Than Just Arena Rock
Sunday Slow-Down: The Ballads That Stuck
Hot Take Saturday: Overrated vs. Underrated from the 70s
Basement Rules: No Parents, Full Volume, Pure Discovery
The Era's Killer Sound: Why 70s Production Still Wins
Bread: The Soft-Rock Surprise That Hit Harder Than Expected
First Concert Magic: Styx in 1977
The Basement Ritual: Dark Side of the Moon on Repeat