Join Greg Easterling for a turntable trip into the past featuring original lp sides from rock's most significant albums and cult classics. It's a great reason to light the lava lamp and blow the dust off your headphones. The Overnight Album Side, weeknights starting around 3am on 97.1FM, The Drive.

Here's what's coming up:

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Mon: Greg off
Tues: Greg off
Weds: Greg off
Thurs: Yes- Close To The Edge, Side 1
Fri: James Gang- Live In Concert, Side 1

Next week: America, ELO, Eric Clapton and Thanksgiving

Greg's Blog...

Classic Yes & Joe's Birthday
We featured Yes on Thursday morning and one of their finest efforts, 1972's Close To The Edge album. It was a daring record, progressive musically without any potential singles...just three very extended tracks taking up the whole album. Close To The Edge was the third and final Yes album to feature perhaps the band's ultimate lineup: Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Rick Wakeman. This was drummer Bruford's final full length effort with Yes. We listened to Side 1 which features the title track, in four movements. It's Joe Walsh's birthday today and we spotlighted some of his early music this morning. The James Gang Live In Concert was Joe's final record with the Ohio band that introduced him to a wider audience. In all, Walsh did three studio albums with the James Gang before departing for a solo career in 1971 about the time this live record was released. The songs on the James Gang Live In Concert are mostly drawn from the band's first two albums plus "Walk Away" the best known song from their third record. We listened to Side 1, highlighted by "Take A Look Around" and "Tend My Garden". Coming up next week, we'll spin sides from America, ELO and Eric Clapton here on our Overnight Album Side.
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