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Episode 183. Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue

in 1977, The Electric Light Orchestra released their double album "Out Of The Blue". It was the shot of melodic pop the 1970's needed badly at the time. The album co

Episode 182. The Monkees

This is the 60th anniversary of the broadcast airing of The Monkees TV series. These are select tracks displaying the musical progression the band made from radio-friendl

Episode 181. American Sunshine Pop

In recent years, a new term has been used to describe several musical subgenres of the mid to late sixties music scene. "Sunshine Pop" is attributed to bubblegum, garage

Episode 180. The Ballroom & The Cowsills

A new sub genre emerged in the mid to late 1960's referred to as "Sunshine Pop" today. It was happy, light music with a pop sound. It was a juxtaposition to the heav

Episode 179. More Sounds from England, 1968

This episode lists more singles from 1968 in England. By the end of that year, there were faint traces of psychedelia left, and the music progressed to a harder bluesier

Episode 178. The Move - Hits & Rarities. Singles A's & B's

The Move were a great psychedelic pop band from the mid to late sixties. They had great melody and were a success in England and Europe. Though largely unknown in America

Episode 177. English Summer of Love, 1968

In England in 1968, there was a lingering effect from the previous year's Summer of Love. Bands that finally got the opportunity to record their own songs, were stil

Episode 176. Jimi Hendrix In Concert

Jimi Hendrix was the most exciting guitarist to see and hear during the psychedelic age. To see the Jimi Hendrix Experience live was the best way to enjoy and emersed you

Episode 175. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds reached their commercial peak with their fourth album "Younger Than Yesterday". It was an album that blended pop, country rock and experimental psychedelia. The

Episode 174. Tomorrow - Self Titled

Tomorrow was an English psychedelic band who were contemporaries of Pink Floyd and The Soft Machine. They played all the important underground hippie events and recorded

Episode 173. The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow

The U.K. band The Pretty Things created what is arguably, the first concept album with a storyline, "S.F. Sorrow". In other words, the first rock opera. They began the re

Episode 172. The Osmonds - The Plan

The Osmonds were a phenomenon of the early to mid-Seventies. They had tremendous success with their own pop records. But they had broader musical ambitions and conceived

Episode 171. The Fugs

The Fugs came from the Lower East side of New York and became the first proper underground rock band. They used satire, humor and innuendos to put their views and message

Episode 170. Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music

In this Classic Album series, we're going to listen to Country Joe and The Fish's "Electric Music For The Mind and Body'. It was released in May of 1967, a

Episode 169. Frank Zappa - Only In It For The Money

Frank Zappa began to produce his own albums and learned to use the studio as a creative vehicle for his vast musical ideas. This was his third album with The Mothers of I

Episode 168. Grateful Dead's Anthem Of The Sun

in 1968, The Grateful Dead recorded and assembled their second album. "Anthem of The Sun" was a mix of recorded studio tracks as well as live tapes blended together in or

Episode 167. Pink Floyd, Pre-Dark Side

Pink Floyd recorded several seminal albums during the 1970's. They were on the cutting edge of recording technology and had an advance lighting system for their live

Episode 166. Free & Bad Company

Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke earned success twice. Their first band, Free, was an English blues rock band with great songs, along with the talented guitarist Paul

Episode 165. Tribute To Bob Weir

Bob Weir was a founder and guitarist with The Grateful Dead. His passing marks the end of an era and definitive close to The Grateful Dead ever being an active band again

Episode 164. Led Zeppelin

They are one of the greatest bands of all time that have been surrounded by mystique and wonder. Led Zeppelin were the dominant band of the late 1960's and ruled ove