Soakin' in the 70's Each week brothers Jeff and Scott Christensen address the question, "Was the 70's the best decade for music?" It's always a lively and engaging dialogue with each brother bringing a different and unique perspective. Tune in to hear some opinions and great music. In any week you might hear a deep dive on a band/artist (such as Eric Clapton). Or a discussion of a style of music (Yacht Rock). Or maybe a discussion on who should be (or shouldn't be) in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Plus-each episode highlights a 70's song from a One Hit Wonder and a movie soundtrack. Jeff's perspective comes from that of a semi-pro musician, i.e. someone who gets paid to play...sometimes. He's started playing sax in the 70's and harmonica in the 90's and has played in bands ever since -- lot's of 70's music -- they even let him sing once in a while. As a denizen of the local open jam scene, Jeff is constantly playing with a variety of musicians and styles. He combines this perspective with the desire to pin down what makes a song good and then he molds it into a well formed, yet somehow dubious, opinion. He awaits your reaction from western Chicagoland - go ahead, email him at jeff@soakininthe70s.com . Scott's musical claim to fame is he worked in a record store in the 70's and wrote record reviews for his high school newspaper. Okay... not so impressive. He read every Rolling Stone and Circus magazine cover to cover in the 70's. Also, not impressive. But he did win over $50,000 in 70's Music Jeopardy. (That's a lie.) In all seriousness, Scott is a retired financial planner who loves rock music and has many opinions about it. He resides in New Hampshire. He would love to hear from you at scott@soakininthe70s.com . We are currently looking for advertisers and/or sponsors. As you'll hear in the first few episodes, we can pump your product! It helps if the product is any good, though. Topics and guest ideas are always welcome!
Soakin' in Sir Elton John Pt. 1 Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 14 Release date: July 29, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1UBHVeVmIU32UQGfiquPR2?si=PYmAIGEtSq6XhVu07Rj99A&utm_source=native-share-menu&pi=mqtoND8BSICsh Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website! Next week is Black Sabbath! Please share any feedback/thoughts/ideas you have on the show. We love hearing from you.
Soakin' in Neil Diamond Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 13 Release date: July 22, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/75pklOfjvMQs9UmG9TxnCx?si=f3yP3rQWT-eCNAWzjhAH0A&utm_source=native-share-menu&pi=KErLakkcQ8eTz Interesting piece about Done Too Soon: A Roll Call That Still Hurts: Neil Diamond’s Done Too Soon and the Strange Power of 1971’s Stones - Melody Era Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website! Next week is Elton John, Episode 1! Please share any feedback/thoughts/ideas you have on the show. We love hearing from you.
Soakin' in TV Theme Songs Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 12 Release date: July 15, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63YaaVx7FBq8IDnV03QNFW?si=TATM4_BaR0GmiUHBT11e6g&utm_source=native-share-menu&pi=8tyuuFDGQV-tQ Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website! Please share any feedback/thoughts/ideas you have on the show. We love to hear from you.
Soakin' in the Doobie Brothers Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 11 Release date: July 8, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XKTs6spNjo3rpqfN5yA46?si=53y06V5NQICF1ywanxbX4A&pi=pk0lgZ8JRQOdP Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website!
Soakin' in 1976 Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 10 Release date: July 1, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4civuBlH5lZVuHDMmAFCwk?si=YNP0eP7yRA-IIhOPYOnBTw&pi=Pu1kjdRTTmK-C Scott was wrong...first time ever. He said Kurt Jenner but actually it was Bruce Jenner. Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website!
Soakin' in Power Pop featuring guest host John Bator Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 9 Release date: June 24, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5fmdbQKSFlFPWyhHX1m9im?si=FTp9J_FNTi6vbcuOo651gg&pi=_A-UB5cNTbGjq Video of George Harrison from Concert for Bangladesh featuring Pete Hamm of Badfinger https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=0928d292a085cec86ab8df3e2c5882bc874a59dc750e57c21203df55e14addd8JmltdHM9MTc4MTkxMzYwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=1fee3832-43da-62ef-0961-2eb942c263aa&psq=here+comes+the+sun+bangladesh&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_dj16dC1mZlZmRE9aSQ Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website!
Soakin' in Funk! Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode Release date: June 17, 2026 You were wrong Scott (first time ever). Love Rollercoaster by the Ohio Players was actually on the album Honey, not Fire. Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51iBdIL8ozkpUYRBRzVeXY?si=48r4OYtxSJOIMPvjUU1o-w&pi=wor37Np-SmKa7 Scene from Caveman discussed: you tube caveman movie scene invention of music - Search Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website! Father's Day is coming up.
Soakin' in 1972 Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 7 Release date: June 10, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: Soakin’ in 1972, Ep. 59 - playlist by scottgchristensen | Spotify Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website!
Soakin' in Earth Wind & Fire Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 6 Release date: June 3, 2026 We start the show out talking about the death of jazz great Sonny Rollins. Please listen to this album recorded right after 9/11: https://open.spotify.com/album/0kkej7X4wbPLu4tqnAZHlz?si=qZY8sMTtSJ2VVMtXSONbmQ Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hX4d4KtLku01KPgB4cL3T?si=BOwWLw57RKOE8qq3m9AAzg&pi=4aX-TcAwRTCLH Thank you Kathy Christensen for her appearance in the show. Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website!
Soakin' in the Harmonica Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 5 Release date: May 27, 2026 You gotta listen in and hear Jeff playing his harp! Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2PIlYnj8QTDrz5OTGQ3n60?si=2xhH3TFzTsilHUXY5vJwpg&pi=7u4nE_ehTryh- And it is not Junior Wells & the All-Stars. Sad to say we were wrong. It was Junior Walker & the All-Stars. Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com Plus you can get some Soakin' in the 70's swag when you go to our website!
Soakin' in Justin McIsaac Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 4 Release date: May 20, 2026 Who is Justin McIsaac? He is our bright and talented producer. He is about 15 years younger than Scott and Jeff. He has different tastes than us. He shares with us a little of what he likes about the 70's and introduces us to some "newer" music. Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0xqssbrE1JbX9ZauXrnKpV?si=aTYhXU_WTXO7OrXE9QsWvw&pi=0EqXmonQSzqUN Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com
Soakin' in Talking Heads Soakin' in the 70's Season 2 Episode 3 Release date: May 13, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6dxuPEQggJEnquRSPtzjZ0?si=Mnja0aiJTS2BVDxpfrZ5Qg&pi=0P6Fu5faRJ6bI Video of Psycho Killer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ54eImz88w Jonathan Demme directed Heads concert film Stop Making Sense in 1984. What other great films did he directed: The Silence of the Lambs; Philadelphia; Something Wild; Melvin & Howard; Married to the Mob; The Manchurian Candidate Thanks for listening! Please give us 5 stars and add a few people to our mailing list at: www.soakininthe70s.com
Soakin' in Little Feat Soakin' in the 70's Episode 54, Release Date May 6, 2026 Spotify Playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37YGkDYSUjVT3dQBJ3WiA3?si=S8fHgN_kR8yjBAl4yV-Xnw&pi=j5il9tBCSHKr8 Bill Hader’s David Lee Roth Story Is the Most Van Halen Thing You’ll Ever Hear: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thatericalper.com/2026/04/26/bill-haders-david-lee-roth-story-is-the-most-van-halen-thing-youll-ever-hear/__;!!IqRYp603ny2KL2MbNA!3xs-xUiN27DtRElb_In1ry_u5kuwDYR5e8PvPaBhODrOBnJGALjJEl9jDr8Y1KbWSC7twvJZVgOUIewEqn37ZAeEkw$ Don't forget to give us 5 stars AND go on our website for the link to buy swag! www.soakininthe70s.com Thanks for listening! And thanks to our producer Justin McIsaac!
Soakin' in our 1st Anniversary! Soakin' in the 70's Episode release date April 29, 2026 10 GREAT songs from the 70's featured on this show! Spotify playlist of songs from show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/24lXFCBQPVmn7JhOdXnfkC?si=SgVFzX0yRJ6nYpGFKrZP9w&pi=IDe1DRmmTvOtt Sign up for email list and buy Soakin' swag at : www.soakininthe70s.com
Soakin' in Van Halen Soakin' in the 70's, Episode 52 Release date April, 22, 2026 Thanks to our special guest Drew Cline! Spotify playlist of songs featured in show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36L6uyDLiFQti6IFXNsDs1?si=KuaP2W-DSxSBcsDsIFEkJw&pi=2aqlMLALSAyUQ We appreciate our producer Justin McIsaac! Please add friends to our email list at: www.soakininthe70s.com And when you go to our website check out our merch! Don't you want t be out in the world repping the Soakin' logo?
Soakin' in 1978 Soakin' in the 70's, Episode 51 Release date: April 15, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1s8vuO4Lee13O76Aw22H5i?si=rvjTz9XFQg-ILpyd00RGag&pi=j6Aa6q2XQxOx0 Items mentioned: Scott was right. Mork (Robin Williams of Mork & Mindy) got his start on Happy Days in Season 5-in 1978. In the episode, Mork from Ork attempts to take Richie Cunningham back to his home planet but is stopped by Fonzie. Very believable. The movie from Police drummer Stuart Copeland is titled Everyone Stares and it is available on Amazon Prime. Recommended viewing! Yvonne Elliman sang on a number of Eric Clapton albums in the mid 70's including Slowhand and she is featured on The Core (our favorite Clapton song.) Thanks Justin McIsaac-you rock! Please add friends to our email list at: www.soakininthe70s.com
Soakin' in Stevie Wonder Episode 50 Release date April 8, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured on this show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UAovMQJLtJv4M6Uu5H2Tw?si=bzm6reGcQiGZoH85jAbZpw&pi=2J2PKC7fToqWN Stevie can see https://deadspin.com/stevie-wonder-is-not-blind-the-evidence-1641795715/ Thank you goes out to our producer Justin McIsaac.
Soakin’ in Pink Floyd Episode 49 Release date April 1, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs featured on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0AeCmfCRuPLUgm5fYoLGak?si=040J8lCWRpueHo-uRm9SqQ&pi=t-WQVucqQri- Thanks to our producer extraordinaire Justin McIsaac! Did you know Jeff has a book? Procrastination for Profit www.procrastinomics.com Please give us a great review on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, etc… Thanks for listening!
Soakin’ in the Best Guitarists of the 70’s Soakin’ in the 70’s, Episode 48 Release date March 25,2026 Featuring Larry Gondelman Spotify playlist of songs featured in the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7g4FLlwPOZyf1PEkCk2hzu?si=fJwP6NtwQ9WT4uwLLevrQQ&pi=xigo0mUNSJShJ Here is the Prince version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y Larry's classes are available here: https://www.olli-dc.org/ OLLI Spring Course Catalog Read Larry's recent Free Press article Ancient Wisdom: Me, My Kids, And Rock ‘n’ Roll Thanks again Larry!
Soakin' in Muscle Shoals Ep. 47 Release date March 18, 2026 Spotify playlist of songs from show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ePe4WpoLlSYlEaOO9aP3I?si=eHmoEat8SCOyl9nYswapHg&pi=4hQc15_jRqOeS Muscle Shoals movie Wikipedia page (available on Netflix): Muscle Shoals (film) - Wikipedia
