Dave's Side One

The thrill of the hunt is different now. It’s less about discovery and more about condition, pressing quality, and chasing rare variants.

Watergate, Nixon’s resignation, Ford tripping down the stairs, Carter’s peanut farm, and the whole “disco vs. rock” culture war. There was no lack of material back then.

Rock was exploding, but jazz sneaked in through the fusion of complex rhythms, melodic expansiveness, and even extended jams, making everything richer.

The greatest love songs of the 1970s—that decade of heartfelt ballads and soulful confessions. These tracks defined romance on the radio and in our lives.

These stores weren't just shops—they were communities, where you'd chat with the kids behind the counter about the latest release or even trade stories

There’s so much weird and wild stuff out there and I’m not above sitting on the floor digging through stack after stack looking for the crazy.

Today, we're time-traveling to the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending February 14, 1976—Valentine's week, fittingly. Radio was king back then, and these top 10 tracks were everywhere

He was the original guitarist from 1970 to 1975, and his work set the stage for Styx's massive success from 1977 to 1983.

Fogelberg's genius was versatility: soft ballads, epic suites, lyrics about life, love, loss. He made introspective music feel universal.

These crushes weren't just looks—it was the music, the emotion they poured in. Made the 70s feel alive.