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Joe Perry said the purpose of Rocks "was to reidentify us as America's ultimate garage band, with blistering guitars, blistering vocals, balls-to-the-wall smash-your-eardrums production.” Fellow rocker Sebastian Bach makes his debut on The 500 to talk about the album that caused the next generation of guitar heroes to start playing in the 1970s.  

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“One Nation Under A Groove” has been described as the peak of Funkadelic’s output, and funkifying music to another level. It expanded the boundaries of their music to be more political, social, and sexual. Friend of the 500 Wayne Federman makes his first appearance in 2025 to discuss some of George Clinton’s finest work. 

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The Impressions were an American music group whose repertoire included doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B. Curtis Mayfield first achieved success and recognition with the Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist. Godfrey makes his second appearance to discuss the musical influence Mayfield had for generations to come. 

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ABBA is one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, having a meteoric rise to fame after an appearance on Eurovision in 1974. Liza Treyger stops by to talk about some of her favorites from the Swedish pop group’s career-encompassing album. 

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DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Big Star

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”The Rolling Stones, Now” is considered the first complete album from the Rolling Stones discography, mixing blues classics and some of their tunes. Wayne Federman makes his sweet-sixteenth appearance to discuss the Glitter Twins during the early portion of their career

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DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Ginny Luke

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This was the first album released by Bob Marley & the Wailers. Maz Jobrani makes his debut on The 500 to talk about “No Woman, No Cry” from Natty Dread, the first of three times we’ll be talking about the King of Reggae on the podcast. 

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DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Junior Marvin

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Sharing a preview of a podcast called The Wonder of Stevie. You might think you know Stevie Wonder. You might think you know his music. But you’ve never heard it like this. Host Wesley Morris is taking you on a deep-dive through Stevie's Classic Period: five legendary albums back-to-back in just four years. Hear about the record deal that started it all, the technology Stevie adopted to create never-before-heard sounds, and his influence on our culture. There will be appearances from legends like Barack and Michelle Obama, Questlove, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Babyface, Janelle

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In this episode, Wesley details how, years after signing his first recording deal with Motown Records, Stevie decides to renegotiate his contract. One of the things on the table? Complete creative freedom. What follows is the beginning of one of the greatest streak of albums in American popular music: Music of My Mind.

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Fleetwood Mac’s Self-Titled album not only introduces Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, but also a softer, warmer sound with tracks like “Over My Head”  “Say You Love Me”, and “Landslide.” Dane Cook joins Josh to talk about one of the biggest bands from the 1970s. 

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DistroKid Artist Of The Week: McKenna Michaels

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Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger perhaps is the strangest blockbuster country produced, a concept album about a preacher on the run after murdering his departed wife and her new lover, told entirely with brief song-poems and utterly minimal backing. Andy Richter joins Josh to discuss Willie’s 18th album and the legend he became. 

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DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Tara Thompson

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The Immaculate Collection is Madonna’s first greatest hits album and her most-sold record. It sold over 31 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Legendary comedian Kathy Griffin stops by to discuss the final album from the Material Girl to make The 500 list.  

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The 1969 debut album from The Stooges was a forerunner to what would become the punk rock genre. The 500 turned to its top contributor Wayne Federman to discuss Iggy Pop and the album that would go on to inspire future punk legends like The Ramones and the Sex Pistols. 

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