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Dave's Side One
Talk about music, vinyl, classic rock, classic jazz, and whatever else comes to mind. Hosted by one of the founders of Art of Listening Records - Dave Gwilliam. https://artoflisteningrecords.com https://www.discogs.com/seller/artoflistening/profile
Episodes
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The Side I’d Play for a Skeptic
You get one side of one album. No greatest-hits package. No custom playlist. Just one side to make the case for a band. In this episode of Dave’s Side One…
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The Side That Changed Direction
Sometimes Side Two does more than continue an album. It changes the rules. In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave uses Rush’s 2112 to explore a record built…
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The Side With No Weak Track
What does “no weak tracks” actually mean? Does every song need to be equally brilliant? Dave doesn't think so. In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Side One of…
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The Greatest Album Flip
What happens in the few seconds between Side One and Side Two? On vinyl, the answer is: A lot. In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave uses The Beatles’ Abbey…
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The Side-Long Journey
What makes a side-long musical journey work? In today's episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave turns to Side Two of Chicago’s Chicago II and “Ballet for a Girl in…
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When Side Two Is Better
Side One has one advantage: It gets to introduce the album. Side Two has another: It gets to use everything Side One already established. In this episode of…
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Why Album Sides Matter #1 - Pink Floyd — The Dark Side of the Moon
This week of of Dave's Side One begins with a question that's hiding in the name of the show: What makes a great Side One? Using Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of…
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Listen to the Record, Not Just the Song
Do you love the song? Or do you love one particular recording of it? This episode closes out the week of Dave’s Side One: Seven Things to Listen For. Using…
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The Space Between the Notes
What happens when musicians choose not to fill every empty space? This episode of Dave’s Side One continues Seven Things to Listen For with Jay Ferguson’s Real…
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When the Rhythm Section Locks In
What makes a rhythm section truly lock? It is not enough to have a great bass player. It is not enough to have a great drummer. The relationship between them…
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When the Arrangement Tells the Story
Can an arrangement tell a story? In today's episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave continues Seven Things to Listen For with The Who's Quadrophenia. Instead of…
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Everything Happening Behind the Singer
The human voice naturally pulls our attention forward. That means some of the most interesting musical information can pass by underneath it. In this episode…
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Listen to the Drummer
What happens when you deliberately stop listening to the most obvious thing on a familiar record? Today's episode of Dave’s Side One continues Seven Things to…
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When an Album Announces Itself
What happens when we stop asking what to listen to and start asking what to listen for? This episode begins the weekly topic on Dave’s Side One: Seven Things…
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You Haven’t Really Heard an Album Until You’ve Heard It All the Way Through
Can you know every song on an album and still not really know the album? In today's episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave closes Seven Musical Arguments by…
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Album Sequencing Is Part of the Music
Can you change an album without changing a single note? In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave makes Musical Argument #6: album sequencing is part of the…
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35 Minutes Can Be Better Than 70
Full Spotify Description More music does not automatically make a better album. In today's episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave makes Musical Argument #5…
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Greatest Hits Albums Can Distort a Band’s Legacy
Can you know every hit and still not really know the band? In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave makes Musical Argument #4: greatest-hits albums can distort…
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Great Albums Need Great Side Ones
What makes a great Side One? In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave makes Musical Argument #3: great albums need great Side Ones. Using Genesis’s Duke, Dave…
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The Deep Cut Tells You More Than the Hit
Does knowing an artist's biggest hit mean you really know the artist? In Episode 40 of Dave's Side One, Dave makes Musical Argument #2: the deep cut may tell…
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The Best Song Shouldn't Always Open the Album
Dave’s favorite song on Steve Miller Band’s Book of Dreams is “Jungle Love.” But he still would not move it to Track One. In Episode 39 of Dave’s Side One…
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Blue Öyster Cult’s Mirrors Deserved More Credit
Blue Öyster Cult’s Mirrors arrived in 1979 with a new producer and a noticeably different sound. Tom Werman replaced longtime producer Sandy Pearlman, bringing…
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America’s Forgotten Album: Harbor
America’s Harbor arrived in 1977 after a run of albums associated with major songs such as “Ventura Highway,” “Tin Man,” “Sister Golden Hair” and “Today’s the…
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Kansas’ Most Underrated Album: Monolith
Monolith entered the world after Leftoverture and Point of Know Return, two records that had created an extraordinary standard for Kansas. In today's Dave’s…
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Boston Never Made a Bad Album
Did Boston ever make a truly bad studio album? In Episode 200 of Dave’s Side One, Dave examines the six albums in Boston’s official studio catalog: Boston…
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Why Stereotomy Deserves Another Listen
Stereotomy is not another Eye in the Sky—and that is exactly why it deserves another listen. In today's episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave explores the album’s…
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The Styx Album Too Many People Reduce to One Song
Mention Styx’s Cornerstone, and many listeners immediately think of “Babe.” In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave looks beyond the album’s biggest hit and…
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The Most Underrated Eagles Album | The Long Run
How do you follow an album like Hotel California? In today's Dave’s Side One, Dave begins a new week called Albums That Deserved Better by reconsidering the…
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The Early Van Halen Pressing That Ended My Search
Dave already knew and loved Van Halen’s debut. The search for an early pressing was not about gaining access to the music; it was about finding a physical copy…
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The Album I Waited Years to Own | Paper Money
Some records enter a collection immediately. Others remain on the want list for years. In today's episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave explains why Montrose’s…
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Journey Before Steve Perry
For many listeners, Journey begins with Steve Perry. But before Perry joined the band, Gregg Rolie handled the lead vocals as Journey developed a more…
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The Record Store That Changed My Musical Life | Smokey's Records
Great record stores do more than sell music. They become classrooms, meeting places, and gateways into larger musical worlds. In this episode of Dave’s Side…
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The Album That Grew With Me | Chicago VI
Some albums make an immediate impact. Others become more meaningful as the listener changes. In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave revisits Chicago’s…
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The First Record I Ever Wore Out | Styx - Crystal Ball
Why Styx's Crystal Ball Never Left My Turntable Dave reflects on the first album he loved enough to literally wear out—and why those records often become our…
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The Album That Made Me Love Progressive Rock | Rush Hemispheres
Some records become favorites. Others permanently change how we listen. n today's Dave’s Side One, Dave shares how Rush’s 1978 album Hemispheres introduced him…
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The Cutout Record That Became a Favorite | America’s Harbor
Dave remembers buying America’s Harbor as a discounted cutout from a kiosk outside a shopping plaza. The jacket carried a mark and the album came at a reduced…
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The Record I Regretted Trading Away | KISS’ Rock and Roll Over
Dave once owned a copy of KISS’ Rock and Roll Over—and made the mistake of trading it away. The regret lasted for decades. Around 2018, he finally found a…
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The Album I Wish I Could Hear Again for the First Time | Kansas’ Monolith
Dave remembers buying Kansas’ Monolith at Raspberry Records near Cottonwood Mall during the week of its release in 1979. The album became so familiar over the…
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The Most Underrated Blue Öyster Cult Album
Most people know Agents of Fortune because of one unforgettable hit. But Dave argues that Blue Öyster Cult's breakthrough album deserves to be heard as a…
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Why Album Covers Still Matter
Before listeners heard a single note, an album cover could already begin telling the story. In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave looks at Styx’s The Grand…
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The Record That Changed My Stereo
Dave shares the story of walking into a stereo store planning to upgrade his equipment—and leaving with a Supertramp album instead. That unexpected decision…
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The Best Record I Never Planned to Buy
Not every memorable record purchase begins with a shopping list. In this episode of Dave's Side One, Dave shares the story of walking into The Record Bar at…
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Sunday Slow Down: The Album That Asks You to Slow Down
Some records entertain us while we go about our day. Others ask us to stop, sit down and give them our full attention. In this Sunday Slow Down episode of…
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Side One Saturday: Why We Keep Going Back to the Same Albums
Some albums become classics. Others become companions. For Dave, one of those companions is Joe Walsh’s So What. It may not be the rarest or most valuable…
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Album Journey Friday: The Album I Kept to Myself
Every record collection has a turning point. For me, it was Sweet's Desolation Boulevard (U.S. version). I'd heard it at a friend's house and loved it, but I…
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Concert Memory Thursday: The Concert I Never Wanted to End
The first truly great concert stays with you forever. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave reflects on seeing Kansas for the first time at the Salt Palace on…
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Deep Tracks Wednesday: The Instrument I Never Heard Until I Stopped Listening to the Singer
Sometimes the best way to rediscover an album is to stop listening to the part you've always focused on. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave shares a listening…
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Vinyl Fault Tuesday: The Song That Waited for Me
Some songs patiently wait for us. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave shares how he skipped "Little One" on Chicago XI for years, only to discover its beauty…
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Change My Mind Monday: Don't Leave Before the Last Song
Albums are stories, and every story deserves its ending. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave shares how the closing track on Bread's Lost Without Your Love…
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Sunday Slow Down: Summer, Highland Falls — The Older I Get, the More I Understand This Song
Some songs stay with us for decades before we truly understand them. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave reflects on Billy Joel's Summer, Highland Falls and why…
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Side One Debate: The Best Record in Your Collection Isn't Always the Most Valuable
Collectors often ask about the most valuable record on the shelf. But what if the best record in your collection isn't the rarest one? In today's Dave's Side…
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Album Journey Friday: One Song Made Me Buy the Album
🎧 Spotify Description Sometimes the best albums enter our lives because of one unforgettable song. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave shares the story of buying…
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Concert Memory Thursday: The Concert That Changed a Song Forever
Sometimes the greatest souvenir from a concert isn't the ticket stub—it's the way you hear the music afterward. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave reflects on…
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Deep Tracks Wednesday: The Record That Finally Came Home
Every record has a story beyond the music. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave shares the story of losing a favorite album while he was away for two years…
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Vinyl Vault Tuesday: The Album I Couldn't Afford
Some records become favorites before we even own them. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave reflects on the anticipation of saving up for an album and why finally…
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Change My Mind Monday: The Album I Was Completely Wrong About
Sometimes the records that leave us cold the first time become the ones we cherish years later. Today, Dave reflects on how changing life experiences can…
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Sunday Slow Down: The Rain Song — Why Sometimes the Quietest Song Says the Most
Some songs ask you to turn them up. Others ask you to slow down. Today, Dave reflects on Led Zeppelin's The Rain Song and why it has become one of his favorite…
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Side One Debate: Albums Were Never Meant to Be Background Music
Music makes almost every activity better—but sometimes a great album deserves to be the activity. Today, Dave reflects on the joy of sitting down with a record…
Dave's Side OneI Wish I Could Hear This Guitar Solo Again for the Very First Time
Some guitar solos impress you with speed. Others stay with you because they make you feel something. In today's Dave's Side One, Dave reflects on the first…
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Concert Memory Thursday - I'd Never Heard a Crowd This Loud
Concerts become milestones in our lives. In today's episode, Dave explores why live music changes the way we hear albums forever—and shares a personal concert…