Springsteen in the 70’s.

Soakin’ in the 70’s Show Notes: Episode 26.

Our Spotify playlist of songs from this show:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69A9c0LEjBAk8xeKJ65Upd?si=EQHUqysGTGS_dtD8CBqmgQ&pi=fAq8dkHOSgOJ7

Bruce had 4 great albums in the 70’s, but want to know some of Scott’s favorite Bruce albums after the 70’s?

The River, 1980

The Rising, 2002

The Seeger Sessions, 2005

Wrecking Ball, 2012

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Chicago Wedding Band Recommendation:

www.felixandfingers.com

Jeff's book:

Procrastination for Profit. https://procrastinomics.com/

Jeff’s upcoming schedule:

10/31/25 – Friday - The Collective at Pub Maple Park – Costume Party

11/1/25 - Book Signing at Geneva Public Library –1-4pm

11/1/25 – Saturday - 2 Car Garage at Twisted Fe Studios – 8pm? – Food Truck?

11/5/25 - Speaking at Soul Studio – Tuesday 7pm

11/10/25 – Soakin’ Live at Hawthorne’s - Doors open at 5pm

11/23/25 - Moby Dead at Even Flow - 2-5pm - Grateful Sunday!

Grab Bag! Great songs that we love.

Soakin’ in the 70’s Show Notes: Episode 24.

Our Spotify playlist of songs from this show:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54lFQO1hObjbIWy5AGRPO4?si=CeL96hhNS-qrj_cGnwqtgg&pi=aC28IeQMTESeG

Lyrics of Tom Waits “Step Right Up”

Tom Waits – Step Right Up Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

Jeff's book:

Procrastination for Profit. https://procrastinomics.com/

Jeff’s upcoming schedule:

10/31/25 – Friday - The Collective at Pub Maple Park – Costume Party

11/1/25 - Book Signing at Geneva Public Library –1-4pm

11/1/25 – Saturday - 2 Car Garage at Twisted Fe Studios – 8ish

11/4/25 - Procrastinomics 101 at Soul Studio – Tuesday 7:30

11/10/25 – Soakin’ Live at Hawthorne’s - doors open at 5pm

Bob Marley-Reggae King of the 1970’s

Soakin’ in the 70’s Show Notes: Episode 24.

Our spotify playlist of songs from this show:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2MjoCvp2i4lMHRV1PyvcRv?si=2w-I9lXnTzeVFmahzeRGvg&pi=Yq1HZIr1SOKP_

As always, thank you to our producer Justin McIsaac.

Future show we need help with-your favorite 1970’s concert memories:

Send us your recollections: admin@soakininthe70s.com.

Our “One Hit Wonder” this week

Pretty impressive ratio: 221:1 on Spotify. It represents the number of plays of their hit song plays versus their second most popular song.

Skanking is not a dirty word. It is a dance.

Skank (dance) - Wikipedia

And what is Rastafarianism again?

Rastafari | History, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica

Documentary on Marley assassination attempt

ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? - Wikipedia

How many Marley albums made the Rolling Stone list of top 500 albums of all time?

3, but really 2. Legend #48; Exodus (#77); Catch a Fire (#140). But Legend doesn’t really count because it is a greatest hits compiliation.

Significant quote from Jeff in this show:

“I don’t think I want to clean the house to that song.” Referencing Turn Your Lights Down Low.

Discography of Marley’s 1970’s albums:

Soul Rebels, 1970

Soul Revelation Part 2, 1971

The Best of the Wailers, 1971

Catch a Fire, 1973

Burnin’, 1973

Natty Dread, 1974

Rastaman Vibration, 1976

Exodus, 1977

Kaya, 1978

Survival, 1979

Jeff's book:

Procrastination for Profit. https://procrastinomics.com/

Jeff’s upcoming schedule:

Fri 10/31 – 7:30-10:30pm – The Collective at Pub Maple Park, IL + Costume Contest + JC on Sax/Harp=good time

Sat 11/1 – 1pm-4pm – Geneva Public Library, IL – Local Authors Book Signing

Sat 11/1 – 8ish TBA – 2nd Annual Hullaween Showcase at Twisted Fe Studio in Batavia, IL – 5 bands including 2 Car Garage with JC on Sax/vocals – Wood Fired Pizza Truck, BYOB

Tue 11/4 – Evening TBA – Procrastinomics 101 at Soul Studio Batavia, IL – Lecture (lol), discussion and book signing

Mon 11/10 – Evening TBA – Soakin in the 70’s Live recording at Hawthorne’s Backyard Bar & Grill in West Chicago, IL

Boston vs. Chicago-Which city wins best music of the 1970’s?

Soakin’ in the 70’s Show Notes: Episode 23.

Scott and Jeff battle it out representing their respective cities. Who wins? And which other cities should we enter into future challenges?

Spotify playlist of songs from the show

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fV6RfjOZwayEiIyLet3fQ?si=srrYQvj7T2i6eY1LJ7WI_Q&pi=HVkP6-m3Q82Sd

Hey producer Justin!

Scott loves you man, but Aerosmith is not a New Hampshire band!

Note to Jeff:

Though their original name was Climax Chicago Blues Band, Climax Blues Band was from Stafford, England. 3945 miles (6348 kilometers) away.

Our “One Hit Wonder” this week

Big ratio…435:1 on Spotify. It represents the number of plays of their hit song plays versus their second most popular song.

A name to know

In the show, Jeff mentions Alan Lomax. Alan Lomax – Wikipedia. He was a famed ethnomusicologist who recorded and documented many folk and blues artists.

Future show we need help with-your favorite 1970’s concert memories:

Send us your recollections: admin@soakininthe70s.com.

Jeff's book:

Procrastination for Profit. https://procrastinomics.com/

Queen

Soakin’ in the 70’s Show Notes: Episode 22.

Spotify playlist of songs from the show

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/185ByNREBUQi6EFyk81yiN?si=Lkk8GFu9SMW2qWkOXNHKMA&pi=R7g5SNgrRIOri

Future show we need help with-your favorite 1970’s concert memories:

Send us your recollections: admin@soakininthe70s.com

A show highlight is Jeff’s reaction to Scott’s suggestion of the One Hit Wonder as possibly the first Yacht Rock song.

Clip of Aunt Bea with Briscoe Darling from Andy Griffith show

Andy Griffith - Low and Lonely

(pretty funny)

Queen Rock Montreal 1981 (Full) - YouTube

Happiest song list

1. "Don’t Stop Me Now" // Queen 2. "Dancing Queen" // ABBA 3. "Good Vibrations" // The Beach Boys 4. "Uptown Girl" // Billy Joel 5. "Eye of the Tiger" // Survivor 6. "I'm a Believer" // The Monkees 7. "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" // Cyndi Lauper 8. "Livin' on a Prayer" // Bon Jovi 9. "I Will Survive" // Gloria Gaynor 10. "Walking on Sunshine" // Katrina and the Waves

Jeff's book:

Procrastination for Profit. https://procrastinomics.com/

Our mom Colleen’s 89th Birthday

Soakin’ in the 70’s Show Notes: Episode 21.

Sorry about all of the background sound in this episode. Tried to keep mom quiet during the recording and playing of songs but she doesn’t listen to us. But we love her!

Spotify playlist of songs from the show

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1MU6hLqdn5lq8aBTOJp5sG?si=KpQxQjo6RAWBFAGltC8vJA&pi=DVwHwm2SRvC-2

What are the Italian words in the song 'Saturday in the Park'?

Eh, Cumpari! ci vo sunari ("Hey, buddies, what [music] are you playing?") are the Italian words in the song "Saturday in the Park." The song in question is lyricized by Robert William Lamm (October 13, 1944) -- for recording onto the Chicago V album of 1972 -- with the English-language lyrics containing the name of a Sicilian folksong popularized by Julius LaRosa (born January 2, 1930) and Archie Bleyer (June 12, 1909 - March 20, 1989) in 1953.

Cheech and Chong clip

https://youtu.be/SIlk1zJWyWQ?si=egubJyDk4NLrpBSY

Jeff’s Endorsement

Wurst Kitchen, phenomenal sausage store

Future show we need help with-your favorite 1970’s concert memories:

Send us your recollections: admin@soakininthe70s.com.

Jeff's book:

Procrastination for Profit. https://procrastinomics.com/

Soakin’ in New Wave

Soakin’ in the 70’s Show Notes: Episode 20.

Release date Sept. 10, 2025

Spotify playlist of songs you can download:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PqjUXQH6IIDOwoS1PGO7G?si=0IKJUNNkQ5OIpC18_zCe0A&pi=yuXZVjavTTmh3

One Hit Wonder

Ratio 69 to 1. Pretty significant.

Scott’s Endorsement

Sirius XM Spectrum station

Soundtrack

The band is Rose Royce & it is from a movie featuring Richard Pryor and George Carlin.

Jeff’s Endorsement

WD-40 to cure his squeaky chair. And the Ren Fair is over…sadly. Upcoming show with The Collective. The Pub-Maple Park on Oct.31, 2025

Stewart Copeland (The Police) movie

https://www.stewartcopeland.net/news/1904/dare-to-drum-a-documentary-film

Scott read this somewhere-5 Characteristics of New Wave:

1. Reduced blues influence

1. Punk energy

1. Rhythmic experimentation

1. More keyboards/synths

1. Mainstream appeal

Jeff’s characteristics

1. Danceable

1. Fashionable

1. Sexy

1. Clean/crisp

1. Melody/Hooks

1. Synths

Future show we need help with-your favorite 1970’s concert memories:

Send us your recollections: admin@soakininthe70s.com.

Jeff's book:

Procrastination for Profit. https://procrastinomics.com/

Thanks to our producer Justin McIsaac!

Grateful Dead

Featuring Dead expert Julie DeLong

Soakin’ in the 70’s Show Notes: Episode 19.

List of songs played in the show:

Intro: The Wheel (0:00-0:30) –from the 1972 Jerry solo album Garcia – The Wheel on YouTube Music

Songs:

1. Mr. Charlie (0:00-0:42) - Europe ’72 (live album will be on spotify) – Intro into Pigpen verse. Mr. Charlie on YouTube Music

1. Uncle John’s Band [4:02-5:06] Cow Palace 3/24/74 – Wall of Sound premier – chorus into group jam. Archive.org:  Grateful Dead Live at Cow Palace on 1974-03-23 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

1. Estimated Prophet [0:00-1:15] Barton Hall Cornell 5/8/77 – Phil bass, Bobby singing, 7/4 time – greatest show from greatest band. Archive.org:  Grateful Dead Live at Barton Hall on 1977-05-08 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive

1. They Love Each Other [5:15-6:17] Egypt 9/14/78 – Jerry solo into Jerry verse. Archive.org:  Grateful Dead Live at Gizah Sound and Light Theater on 1978-09-14 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

1. Ripple [3:30-end] American Beauty album(1970) – end of chorus into group singalong - encore closer song. Ripple - YouTube Music

Thank you to our guest this week: Julie DeLong!