Turn It Up, Man! 1987’s Freedom Rock!

Dave and Milt record in person at Casa Wolfe for a special Past 10s episode that ditches the usual Billboard Top 10 format to start a “Freedom Rock” breakdown, inspired by the endlessly replayed 1987 TV ad. They explain the compilation’s formats (four LPs, three cassettes, or two CDs; 40 songs) and begin covering the first 10 tracks in order, rating each with ChatGPT’s absurd “Freedom Rock score” of 1–5 vans, plus … Footloose! Seinfeld! Vans! Vomiting! Let’s go!

Topics

00:42 Podcast Setup at Casa Wolfe

02:36 Freedom Rock Ad Flashback

03:14 Compilation CD Culture

08:07 Freedom Rock Breakdown Plan

09:51 Track 1 Turn Turn Turn

12:44 Finley the Dog Arrives

15:48 Track 2 Change the World

21:17 Track 3 Locomotive Breath

27:07 Track 4 Old Dixie Down

33:31 Track 5 War Protest Anthem