Happy New Year! We have a special guest to begin 2024--our friend George Sipl. He has a new book about his amazing career, "Understated: My Life in Rock 'n Roll." This week, George joins us to talk about his new book, and gives us insight into working with Eric Carmen in the 70s, and his work on the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack; plus his 30+ career as a top recording engineer, producer, jingle writer and performer. Enjoy!

It's our BIG Christmas Show this week!! Frank and I hope you're enjoying your Christmas Day and Holiday Season--this week, we're bringing you a show completely dedicated to Christmas--the music, topics like our favorite gifts, artificial tree vs. live, and many more, all with the Holidays in mind! Next week, George Sipl will be our special guest as we begin 2024, to talk about his new book, "Understated." Have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy and safe New Year! Enjoy!

This week, Frankie and I complete our rundown of our Top 10 Christmas songs, revealing #'s 5-#1. Also, a terrific Cover vs. Cover is on its way with a face-off between the Beatles and Kenny Rankin (That's right!)...Are you familiar with the duo "Everything But The Girl," the group from the '90s? Tim will have a mini-tribute to them! And, 1969 is in the spotlight this week as our "Featured Year." Keep in mind, next week is wall-to-wall Christmas music and Christmas topics in our "BIG...

This episode will feature the tumultuous year of 1968--the music, the news, sports and more in the spotlight this week...Frank and I begin to share our Top 10 Christmas Songs (from #10-#6 this week); and there will be some new ones this season. Plus, we also will have a little tribute to the late Denny Laine of Wings. Enjoy!

Season 10 is underway!! Frank and I are excited about bringing another great bunch of episodes to you, with brand-new features like "Favorite Cut from our Favorite Albums," "Download...with a Twist!" and some more soon-to-come. Plus, starting in Season 10, we'll start focusing on each year from '67 to '83 in our new "Featured Year" segment. Enjoy this one!

It's our BIG 3rd Anniversary Show!! Frank & I have been very happy to bring our podcast to you over the past 3 years (already!), and this week is a very special episode recapping some of our favorite bits from the past 9 seasons. And keep in mind, next week begins Season 10, as we take a look at "Featured Years" (from '67-'83) for the next episodes. Thanks so much for your downloads over the past 3 years--Enjoy!!

We wrap up Season 9 this week, with our first look (Finally!) at Pink Floyd! Find out what surprised Frankie about this all-time supergroup, and what his favorite Pink Floyd song is...also this week, Frankie dives into the latest music by the Rolling Stones as well as The Beatles--you'll hear which one he likes better! Keep in mind, next week premieres our "BIG 3rd Anniversary Show! Season 10 kicks off in 2 weeks as we begin the month of December. Enjoy!

At Last!! Rush is our Featured Artist! And not to be outdone, Pink Floyd is up next week to conclude Season 9! Find out why Rush was so particular about their live shows, and which of the 3 members wrote most of the lyrics. Also this week, Frankie looks at the musical career of Tony Levin--who's still touring these days. Our "1 Hit Wonder" is from the spring of '73--and which top female recording artist was first asked to record this future #1 hit. Enjoy!

This week, Frank & I will take another look at Billy Joel! Although this brilliant entertainer hasn't written or recorded any new hit music since the early 90s, he continues to thrill audiences everywhere with his tremendous concerts--appearing with Stevie Nicks in Columbus and across the country this past summer. Also this week, Frankie will reveal his #2 year in our "Best Year In Rock Countdown." And keep in mind, our "BIG 3rd Anniversary Show" is just a few weeks away!

This week, Frankie and I take another look at Genesis! From their progressive rock beginnings, to the more classic rock middle, then straight-ahead Top 40 rock, the Rock Hall of Famers were everywhere in the 70s 80s and into the 90s. Also, will Frankie get it right this time in our "Did the Grammys Get it Right" segment? Find out this week!!

We're heading back to Motown for this episode! Our first look at perhaps the top female pop group all-time: Diana Ross & The Supremes!! Find out which record they held in the '60s for #1's--right behind Elvis and the Beatles. Tim's "Little Known Recording Artist...BIG contribution" is a saxophonist who did a ton of work with Paul McCartney & Wings in the mid-late 70s...and Frank has a terrific, if not campy, "Guilty Pleasure." Thanks for your downloads!

This week, Season 9 continues as Frankie and I discuss the 6 "Soon-to-be Hits" making their debut on the Hot 100 Chart; 3 of these would hit #1...also, Frank as a great "Guilty Pleasure" from Eddy Grant (1983); Tim's is a #1 from Wham! just a year later! We'll take a new look at Crosby, Stills Nash & (Young) as this week's Featured Artist. And keep in mind, we're just a little more than a month away from our "Big 3rd Anniversary Show," set to air on Nov. 27th.

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles are this week's Featured Artist! Frank & I are excited to bring this one to you--Smokey got together with members of the Miracles back in 1958, and stayed with the group until 1972. Also this week, Frank has a terrific "Guilty Pleasure" as do I from the mid-60's. Keep in mind, our "BIG 3rd Anniversary Show" is just a few weeks away; it's set to air on Nov. 27th.

This week, one of the (if not THE best) female voice is our Featured Artist--a new look at Linda Ronstadt! We'll also have a couple of cool tunes by The Sweet in our "Guilty Pleasures" category! Tim's was a staple of the middle school dances back in the day...also, it's David Bowie vs. Nirvana in the "Cover vs. Cover" this week. Enjoy!

This week, Frank and I take a fresh look at one of the best of the late 70s'/early to mid 80s--Fleetwood Mac! We'll also let you know what Christine McVie's real name was...clue: it was a "perfect" name! Also, we'll have a terrific "1 Hit Wonder" from early in 1966 as we begin to expand our search of those great hits of the past. In our continuing segment, "Little...BIG!, I'll tell you about Ralph McDonald, a prolific bass guitarist who was also responsible for co-writing the hits "Just The...

Neil Diamond is our Featured Artist (for the first time!)...also, we're excited to bring you a couple of great "Guilty Pleasures," including one from the Summer of '72 and the Carpenters; one of the early power ballads. There are 6 "Soon-to-be Hits" debuting this week in 1974, including "Back Home Again" by John Denver, which would hit its peak later that fall at #5. We also have "Tracks of my Tears" as our "Cover vs. Cover" this time around...Smokey Robinson & The Miracles vs. Linda...

Heart is our Featured Artist in Episode 4 of Season 9! Frank & I take a new look at Ann & Nancy's band which dates back to the early '70s...also, a couple of great "Guilty Pleasures" this week, including one from ABBA and the Monkees!! And, as we make our way through this season, get ready--we'll be debuting some new exciting segments as head toward Season 10.

On this Labor Day, Frankie and I take a fresh look at one of our favorite artists--Jackson Browne! Also, our "1 Hit Wonder" this week comes from 1969 with a song by the Youngbloods; a great "Guilty Pleasure" is on the way as well, also from '69...and Frankie continues his countdown of the Best years in Rock; this week #11. Enjoy!!

JT (James Taylor) is our Featured Artist for our 2nd episode of Season 9! Frankie gives us a great "Guilty Pleasure," which is actually a #1 Disco hit from 1974; Tim's is one of the early "Power Ballads" from the Mindbenders. This week, we debut a brand-new topic--"Little Known Recording Artist...BIG contribution". These can be top session musicians who played on hundreds of hits over the years, back up singers, producers, songwriters, etc. Thanks for your downloads--Enjoy!

Season 9 kicks off this week--Queen is our Featured Artist!! New topics are soon-to-come this season, including "Best B-Sides," "Least Favorite Cut(s) from our Favorite Albums," and the return of an old favorite--"Download Discovery"...but with a twist! And be sure to listen at the end of this season, as we will bring you our "BIG 3rd Anniversary Show!!"

This season, our Highlight Reel brings you some new topics, like "Cover vs. Cover," "Did The Grammys Get It Right?" and "Frankie Answers 3 ?s"...plus, our usual and very popular segments "1 Hit Wonders" "Hall of Fame Albums" and "Guilty Pleasures" return. Featured Artists include Hall & Oates, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, the Four Tops, Stevie Wonder and many more. Join us next week, as Frankie and I have brand-new episodes of "70's Rock Conversations" as we begin Season 9!

This concludes Season 8 as we take a fresh look at one of Motown's best--Stevie Wonder!! Frank & I also have a couple of great "Guilty Pleasures," our "1 Hit Wonder" comes from the soul group Hi Inergy; and we'll see if Frankie can get another one right in our "Did The Grammys Get It Right" segment! Next week, we'll take a look back at Season 8 with our Highlight package before we brand new episodes begin Season 9, starting with Queen. Thanks for listening!

Episode 13 has The Four Tops as our Featured Artist!! That tremendous Motown sound of the 60s & early 70s (and later!) from the singing group that was together for several decades without any personnel changes. Also this week, Frank's "Guilty Pleasure" returns with a song by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown; Tim's is from Bobby Goldsboro (but...not "Honey"!). Next week, we conclude Season 8 with another Motown favorite--Stevie Wonder! Enjoy!!

In this episode of "70s Rock Conversations," Frank & I bring back the Rolling Stones for a new look at perhaps the greatest rock band in history! Also, a couple of great "Guilty Pleasures," including Frank's favorite "Batman Theme!" We continue on with our "Hall of Fame Albums" category-- Tim's is the debut album from the land down under...Men At Work; while Frank looks at one of his all-time best: "Silk Degrees" by Boz Scaggs. Enjoy!!

At long last! Lynyrd Skynyrd is our Featured Artist this week! Frank and I love this southern rock band and we're happy to bring this episode to you. Also this week, a great 1-Hit Wonder from the summer of '73, and our Hall of Fame albums will be Alan Parsons Project "I Robot" and Badfinger's "Straight Up. Our "Cover vs. Cover" comes from the early 70s with a song written by Joni Mitchell and sung by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, then covered by British artist Matthews Southern Comfort....