1975: Captain Davetastic and the Brown Dirt Milt-Boy

Are you still reading these silly show notes? Honestly, bless your heart. You're a true Time Machiner. Or you’re just really bored at work.

Anyway, on this week's episode, Dave and Milt climb into the Time Machine and rocket back to June 21, 1975 — the land of lava lamps, fringe vests, and an absolutely bonkers Billboard Top 10 Albums chart. We’re talkin’ Elton, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Beach Boys, and even Alice Cooper giving us all the Welcome-to-My-Nightmare vibes (spoiler: it’s not a lullaby).

But wait — Milt’s back from Africa! That’s right, our Chartmeister went on a literal safari. Lions. Giraffes. Possibly cursed sand. He’s got stories, and Dave is mildly concerned for his health and sanity.

Oh, and intern Jack "The Fact Machine" Nathanson drops in to host a chaotic 80s music trivia quiz that somehow leads to Warrant, Mr. Roboto, David Lee Roth, and yes, Michael Bolton co-writing a KISS song. You can't make this stuff up.

The episode ends (because it has to) with the boys politely kicking some albums off the list and replacing them with stuff they actually like. Sorry, Chicago, but y’all were in your weird phase.

🕰️ Time-Stamps for the Attention-Deficit Among Us (Click if you’re one of those “just the hits” people)

• 00:00 – We’re back, baby

• 00:41 – Milt vs. The Jungle

• 01:15 – Yes, we had tech issues again

• 05:55 – Let’s actually talk about music

• 08:03 – Pele kicks a ball in America

• 13:00 – Tobey Maguire gets older, Jaws gets scarier

• 15:45 – The main event: Albums, baby!

• 16:09 – America’s greatest hits (no, literally)

• 24:47 – The Beach Boys sell out (but in a good way)

• 31:16 – Chicago tries weird stuff

• 36:41 – BTO does more than just takin’ care of biz

• 43:19 – Doobie Brothers before the McDonald era (prepare for harmonies)

• 48:30 – TRIVIA: It gets heated

• 50:27 – Warrant, Yes, Cinderella, Idol, Roth, Bolton(?!), Wolfgang Van Halen... it’s a TRIP

• 01:01:04 – Alice Cooper makes us question bedtime

• 01:12:15 – Tommy, can you hear me?

• 01:21:03 – Paul McCartney gets interplanetary with “Venus and Mars”

• 01:28:36 – And finally, Captain Fantastic sails in like only Elton can