Get your passports ready! On our mid-season finale we hear from five bands from all across the globe putting their own unique spin on the '70s prog rock sound. We discuss the highs and lows, the context surrounding the albums, even anime themes they may have inspired (?!), and of course our album rankings and top 5 tracks.

Albums Discussed:

Moving Waves by Focus

Sudamérica o el Regreso a la Aurora by Arco Iris

MDK by Magma

The Cave Down to Earth by Far East Family Band

Danger by The Lijadu Sisters

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We continue our prog rock mini series with the seven '70s albums of Pink Floyd! A legendary run of albums from a legendary band. Guitar solos, existential crises, eerie reunions, giant pigs, we cover all that and more along with ranking the albums and picking our top 5 songs!

Albums Discussed:

Atom Heart Mother

Meddle

Obscured by Clouds

The Dark Side of the Moon

Wish You Were Here

Animals

The Wall

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Happy Father's Day! I talk to my Dad about all things Genesis on this very special episode of the podcast. They were one of his favorite bands growing up, one of the defining bands of the prog rock scene that went on to become one of the surprise hit makers of the '80s. Albums Discussed:

Trespass

Nursery Cryme

Foxtrot

Selling England By the Pound

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

A Trick of the Tail

Wind and Wuthering

...And Then There Were Three...

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We thought it would be fun to follow up our Stevie Wonder episode with the albums of one of his closes collaborators, Syreeta Wright. Their partnership continued on much of her solo work, but she also made some incredible music without him that cannot be overlooked!

Albums Discussed:

Syreeta (1972)

Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta

One to One

Rich Love, Poor Love (w/ G.C. Cameron)

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Stevie Wonder had an unparalleled run of albums in the 1970s and we are here to talk about them all! From Motown Wünderkind to Grammy Guarantor, few artist have had the arc Stevie had in this decade. All that plus our album rankings and top 5 songs!

Albums Discussed:

Signed, Sealed & Delivered

Where I'm Coming From

Music of My Mind

Talking Book

Innervisions

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Songs in the Key of Life

Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants

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This week we countdown the top 11 best selling albums from the 1970s, highlighting five of them while using the rest to give a sneak preview of some upcoming episodes this season!

Albums Discussed:

Tapestry by Carole King

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Grease: The Original Soundtrack

Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 by Eagles

Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf

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It's the season premiere of Andy Hears the '70s! As we transition into the new (old) decade, we take a listen to the '70s and '80s albums of THE Bruce Springsteen. We also discuss his autobiography, rank all 8 albums, and give our picks for the top 5 songs.

Albums Discussed:

Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ

The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle

Born to Run

Darkness on the Edge of Town

The River

Nebraska

Born in the USA

Tunnel of Love

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Aaron got to interview Tommy Stinson of The Replacements! And not only that, Tommy performed an acoustic set live on WCHL radio in Chapel Hill! In this special bonus episode, we talk to Aaron about how it came together, as well as take a listen to the interview and some of the performance.

Listen to the full interview here.

Listen to the full live performance from both Tommy and Diane Gentile here.

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