Listen to Carolyn Fisher, Ellie Laser, and me discuss the music of 1974. It is an interesting and varied year! We cover classic rock (Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd...), country (Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Gram Parsons...), funk (Stevie Wonder, The Fatback Band, Betty Davis...) and more! This was a particularly fun year to explore and an incredibly difficult one to decide on a top five. Give it a listen!

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Soft Classic Rock Classics from 1974

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Join me as I journey into the music of 1964 with good friends Mike Hellis and Ryan Brown. After talking some overall history and sharing some lesser-known albums we enjoyed, we'll dive into trying to figure out what the best five albums were and ranking them. Will we be swept up in Beatlemania and crown A Hard Day's Night as a #1 album? Or maybe a different album from a British Invasion band from that year, like the Kinks or Rolling Stones' debuts? Then again, don't count out Americans Nina Simone, Chuck Berry, or Bob Dylan either. Check it out to find out!

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It's time for the annual Mixtape Olympics, where guests from this season were invited to make a playlist reflecting the years that were covered: 1963, 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003, 2013, and 2023. Ryan Brown, Kristy Brown, and Marsha Boone join me to count down the eight playlists. If you have not already, definitely listen to them first!

3 Is the Magic Number (Jerry Shrall)

Latin Good Time (me)

Mixdtakes (Caroline Green)

Mixed Takes x3 (Mike Ferrigno)

Movie Songs throughout the Years (Stuart Levy)

San No Toshi Years of 3 (John Page)

Surfin' USA (Leon Virshbo)

Wherever you go, there you are... (Melissa Hovis)

Who doesn't love a good cover song! Tune in to hear Peter Vaughn and I discuss all things cover songs, including what makes them stand out and sharing stories behind famous ones. We also set out to find out the best cover song ever. And we're not messing around! We start with 32 and conduct a five-round tournament. Who won? Check it out!

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Wendy Levinson, JB Rose, and I do a deep dive on the Cure, focusing on what their best twenty-two songs are. Which sounds like a lot, but there were a lot to choose from. Listen to find out which song fans voted #1!

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David Thurmaier, Eric Virshbo, and Leon Virshbo join me to touch a Beatles' third rail question: Who was the best at making songs? We'll be looking at the whole song shebang: lyrics, music, and performance. At the end of the episode, we'll all be forced to pick a side and see who wins, Will it be Lennon, McCartney, or Lennon-McCartney? Listen to find out!

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On this episode Mike Ferrigno, Craig Hesterlee, and me go on a journey through nine genres from 2023 music in the search to find the best five albums from that year. Come with us we navigate our reactions to such artists as 100 Gecs, Olivia Rodrigo, Zach Bryan, Lil Yachty, Peso Pluma and more!

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Elliott Boone and Melissa Hovis join me to discuss the most important albums of 2013. We cover Frozen, AM, Yeezus, Pure Heroine, Modern Vampires of the City, Doris, Trouble Will Find Me and much much more. Which five albums will make our top five? Listen to find out!

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Join John Weir, Jerry Shrall, and I as we listen to an incredible variety of music that made up the best albums of 2003. We'll go from 50 Cent to Sufjan Stevens and everything in between. Hope you enjoy!

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On this episode, Johnny Askew and David Oppenheim join me to discuss the most important albums of 1993. This year is a particularly deep one for various genres, so we have lots to cover. Give it a listen!

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