88. Dennis Diken Discusses The Lovin' Spoonful, Daydream

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Smithereens drummer and music historian Dennis Diken joins Al for this episode to talk about The Lovin' Spoonful's second album, Daydream. Dennis shares why he thinks this is an album worth knowing and why he has been a Lovin' Spoonful fan ever since their first album came out. He also discusses The Smithereens' newly-released LP, The Lost Album, and what the band has in store for the future.

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1:03 Dennis joins the show

3:03 Dennis talks about “The Empty Set” and his connection to Scott McCaughey

9:15 Al explains why he picked Daydream from Dennis’ short list

10:42 Dennis discusses a couple of personal connections he has with The Lovin’ Spoonful

15:38 Dennis remembers exactly when he first heard The Spoonful

18:22 Dennis explains why he chose Daydream for his short list

19:25 “Summer in the City” was one of the most memorable songs from Al’s childhood

22:15 There is a reason why The Spoonful's singles sounded so different from each other

24:19 The Spoonful's music was a strong influence on Dennis

28:36 Dennis clears up Al’s confusion about who is singing lead vocals

31:45 Dennis and Al dig into “Butchie’s Tune”

36:16 They talk about the album’s two hit singles

40:34 Dennis walks through what he likes about the remaining tracks

44:42 Dennis had a dilemma when he bought Daydream

47:29 Dennis likes the fun vibe of The Spoonful’s albums

50:01 Dennis talks about The Smithereens’ Lost Album

56:04 Dennis talks about his show on WFMU.org

59:38 Dennis has some news about The Smithereens

Outro music is from “A World Apart” by The Smithereens.

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