We close out AM:Gold 1976 the only way possible – really mellow, man.
1970s
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Popdose Staff
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There’s only one way to truly appreciate this week’s AM Gold: 1976 entries, and that’s to listen once again to the famous Casey Kasem rant inspired by Henry Gross. RIP Snuggles.
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Gasoline might have been in short supply in the ’70s, but mellow tunes were not.
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As America celebrated its 200th birthday in 1976, two of its biggest hits were the theme song to a show about the 1950s and a retro disco number from a band recalling a fond night more than a decade earlier.
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As we will learn in this, the fourth and final installment in AM Gold: 1975, few things inspire passion and raw emotion in us like… Glen Campbell and Carly Rae Jepsen?
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This week’s installment proves, once and for all, that we are not the cynical, cold-hearted bunch we seem to be sometimes. Witness the praise heaped upon Captain & Tennille.
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This week’s edition of Digging for Gold contains not one, but two references to Twilight. No reason why, that’s just how we roll at Popdose.
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Disco, glam rock, and Leo Sayer are riding high on the charts, which can only mean one thing. It’s time for AM Gold: 1975 baby!
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If there was any doubt that disco was quickly gaining traction in America in 1974, witness two of the three chart-topping songs highlighted this week. And then check out “Seasons in the Sun” so we don’t have to again.
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We’re up to week #50 in our AM Gold series. That’s half of 100!
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1973 didn’t end on such a high note for our humble AM Gold series, so maybe 1974 will pick things up nicely. Maybe.
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That’s a wrap on AM Gold: 1973. This week may not offer a lot, but it does have David Foster!
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Certainly you’ve noticed by now that we have good weeks and bad weeks here on Digging for Gold. This is definitely one of the good weeks.
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As we float like a mellow breeze into the second installment of AM: Gold 1973, we leave behind the deep analyses of the story-song and just enjoy some great tunes.
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It’s AM Gold: 1973! Get comfortable, folks, because we’re feeling analytical this week.
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The final installment of AM Gold: 1972 floats in on a summer breeze and gets really weird at the end.
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It takes a strong piece of music to overcome sub-par song lyrics. We’re looking at you, America.
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Dw. Dunphy
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Dw Dunphy has trouble calling it a comeback for the ’80s J. Geils Band.
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Wait, is that Neil Diamond on this week’s AM Gold? Nope, it’s just Gallery.
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Thus begins our journey into AM Gold: 1972. And hey, look, Three Dog Night is still hanging around!
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Digging for Gold is turning forty! That’s forty great installments, which is ten more than thirty!
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If you love sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, then this is the AM Gold installment for you! OK, maybe not the rock ‘n’ roll part so much. But sex and drugs, yeah, we got that covered.
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In this, the second installment of AM Gold: 1971, we tackle one of music’s greatest mysteries. Just how many people are in Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds?
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The first installment of AM Gold: 1971 features a fairly diverse range of pop — from the manly swagger of Tom Jones, to the super-cheery pop of Dawn, and finally to the potent realism of Carly Simon. Oh, and a song about drugs. Can’t forget the drugs. This was the ’70s after all.
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And just like that, the first chapter of AM Gold in the 1970s is over.
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Chris Holmes
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A look at the songs and the story behind 50 years of the Beach Boys, American’s greatest pop band.
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Something Else! Reviews
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Credit, or discredit, the late Grover Washington Jr. with setting the template for the whole smooth jazz thing. There was always more to him than that. Really.
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While we’re still trying to digest the idea of Lady Gaga fronting Queen (embarrassing attention grab? or nervy post-modern tribute to Freddie Mercury?), let’s return to a few old favorites.
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Boasting focused, soul-lifting horns, sunburst harmonies and a thrilling propensity for shaken-up textures and rhythms, Earth, Wind & Fire could do almost no wrong for a period of time in…