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Podcast: Pantheon - Podcasts for Music Lovers
Episode: VINYL RELICS | 1978's Are You Serious?: The Hidden 70s Power Pop Treasure
Description: EPYSODE 74: Are You Serious? by Van Duren.
Guest: Van Duren.
Additional commentary by Uncle Herff.
In 1978, while punk was exploding and disco ruled the charts, a razor-sharp pop record quietly slipped through the cracks. Are You Serious? should have been a defining album of the late ’70s. Instead, it became a cult favourite whispered about by collectors and power pop devotees.
This week, we dig into the story behind this Memphis-born gem: the jangling guitars, the smart lyrics, and the Big Star–adjacent brilliance that makes this album one of...