A Decade Under the Influence

During the mid-‘90s, ‘70s music made a big comeback- I remember tearing the roof off at several college funk parties- but it wasn’t until the mid-‘00s that I finally treated myself to Have a Nice Decade: The ‘70s Pop Culture Box. This lovingly assembled Rhino Records collection was well worth the money and includes 164 of the most popular country, pop, soul, and rock songs of the era. 

You won’t find any Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, or Elton John on Have a Nice Decade, but you will find Alice Cooper, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and the Captain & Tennille as well as enough funk and disco hits to keep the dance floor moving. Many of these songs take me back to childhood, driving around with my dad listening to FM radio or running around with the other kids at summer barbecues as the sun went down and the grown-ups started getting sloshed. Perhaps life wasn’t any simpler in the '70s but compared with today the decade in which I was born seems kinder and much more fun especially while listening to these songs. So have a nice day, enjoy the music, and keep on truckin! Grade: A

Listen to songs from the album on Spotify...