The Great Albums
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Two indie rock musicians, Bill Lambusta and Brian Erickson, discuss great rock and pop music through the lens of the medium they care for most, the album.
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Waylon Jennings "Luckenbach, Texas" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian continue talking about Waylon Jennings and his unique brand of "outlaw country" by discussing his duet with Willie Nelson "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)." A listener wrote in, giving us a lot... | 6/15/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWaylon Jennings - Dreaming My Dreams (w/ guest David Gorman) | Joining Brian and Bill on the podcast this week is trunkworthy.com writer and co-founder David Gorman to talk about Waylon Jennings' Dreaming my Dream (1975, RCA Victor), a key album at the start of his "outlaw country" years. Tired of the... | 6/12/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The La's "I Am the Key" | Brian and Bill take a little time to discuss one of the tracks from the deluxe edition of the La's set titled album, "I Am the Key." After Bill tells a wedding story that he forgot to tell on the main episode and Brian fawns over the songs harmonies,... | 6/8/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe La's - Self Titled | Bill and Brian dive into a wonderful, under-appreciated and under-discovered set of songs by Brit-pop forebears the La's with their self titled album (1990, Polydor/Go!). Best known for their single "There She Goes," which is perhaps better known... | 6/5/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Daft Punk "Get Lucky" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian keeping diving into the vast catalog of great French artists by discussing Daft Punk and their super massive 2013 hit "Get Lucky." With a little help from Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, the electronic duo... | 6/1/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHistory of French Pop (w/ guest Jonathan Briggs) | Brian and Bill sit down in the virtual lecture hall with Professor Jonathyne Briggs of Indiana University Northwest who literally wrote the book on French music with Sounds French: Globalization, Cultural Communities and Pop Music, 1958-1980... | 5/29/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Pearl Jam "Betterman" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! And Brian and Bill decide to mix things up a bit by doing an even deeper dive into a song from this week's album by spending way too much time discussing Pearl Jam's "Betterman" off the 1994 album Vitalogy. Bill tells the... | 5/25/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPearl Jam - Vitalogy (w/ guest Steven Hyden) | Bill and Brian are joined by rock journalist and music critic Steven Hyden (Pitchfork, Uproxx, Grantland, A.V Club) to talk about Pearl Jam's divisive third album Vitalogy (1994, Epic). Written on tour and recorded piecemeal and haphazardly, the... | 5/22/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Foo Fighters "Aurora" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill is once again joined by Jim Hanke of the Vinyl Emergency podcast (soundcloud.com/vinylemergency) to talk about Foo Fighters! We fast forward a little bit in the band's career to discuss a song from their 1999 album There... | 5/18/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFoo Fighters - Self Titled (w/ guest Jim Hanke) | Bill welcomes podcaster/music guru Jim Hanke from the Vinyl Emergency podcast (soundcloud.com/vinylemergency) to talk about Foo Fighters' self titled debut album (1995, Capitol/Roswell). Following the tragic suicide of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain,... | 5/15/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Those Pretty Wrongs "Fool of Myself" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian follow up their interview with Those Pretty Wrongs, Luther Russell and Jody Stephens, about their debut album by discussing the b-side, ""Fool of Myself," to their 2015 single "Lucky Guy." The gentlemen talk a... | 5/11/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThose Pretty Wrongs (interview w/ Jody Stephens and Luther Russell) | Bill and Brian welcome legendary Big Star drummer Jody Stephens and acclaimed LA musician Luther Russell for a slightly different than usual episode. We had the pleasure to have the artists themselves provide a track by track... | 5/8/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Prince et al. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill has returned from his world travels to join Brian in a follow up to our remembrance of Prince to discuss his performance as part of the George Harrison tribute from the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.... | 5/4/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrince - An Appreciation (w/ guest Jeff Fiedler) | Brian is joined by thegreatalbums.com's blog author (and previous on-air guest) Jeff Fiedler to discuss the recent passing of Prince Rodgers Nelson who died suddenly and unexpectedly on April 21, 2016. They queue up six of their favorites, talking... | 5/1/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Mick Jagger "Too Many Cooks" | We find John Lennon in the throes of wicked productivity during his "Lost Weekend." This time, instead of producing an album for himself or for Harry Nilsson, or writing with David Bowie, he's helming the boards for Mick Jagger on a funky version of... | 4/27/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJohn Lennon - Walls & Bridges | Brian flies solo this week for a full episode, deciding to tackle one of John Lennon's less-regarded, but no less amazing albums; 1974's Walls & Bridges. Recorded during Lennon's legendary "Lost Weekend," W&B finds its creator at a... | 4/24/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Gin Blossoms "Til I Hear It from You" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian discuss Gin Blossoms' "Til I Hear It from You" from the Empire Record soundtrack. Bill explains the legendary cult 90s film to Brian as they break down what makes the song great! | 4/20/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience | Bill and Brian delight in sharing their admiration for what may be a sometimes overlooked gem from the early 90s, the Gin Blossoms' New Miserable Experience (1992. A&M). Known as a hardworking band that loves the rigors of touring, the Tempe, AZ... | 4/17/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Can "Moonshake" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Brian waxes rhapsodic about one of his favorite songs and how it manages to blend free jazz, rock and roll, classical, and the avant garde to create a profound new sound. He takes a few emails from listeners, as well,... | 4/13/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAnother 10 Great Songs | Bill and Brian had a lot to do as Easter came early and Bill was prepping for his extensive trip to India, so they made it easy on themselves by sitting down to talk about another 10 great songs! We discuss songs from the Dollys, Frank... | 4/10/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - David Bowie "Let's Dance" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! And that means Brian and Bill once again join forces to discuss a single song. This week, we follow up our conversation with Savannah Pope of SpaceCream (spacecreamband.com) about David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy... | 4/6/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDavid Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (w/ guest Savannah Pope) | Savannah Pope, singer for LA based glam rock outfit SpaceCream (spacecreamband.com), joins Bill and Brian via the magic of Skype to discuss David Bowie's seminal glam album the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972, RCA).... | 4/3/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Pavement "Spit on a Stranger" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! And Bill regales everyone with a story of listening to Pavement via YouTube and first connecting with this song from their album Terror Twilight (1999, Matador). Additionally, we pulled an unaired excerpt from the... | 3/30/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (w/ guest Jim Appio) | The cool dad himself, blogger Jim Appio (cooldadmusic.com), joins Brian and Bill to talk about Pavement's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994, Matador). The brainchild of singer songwriter Stephen Malkmus, the band grew it's reputation as indie... | 3/27/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Beastie Boys "Intergalactic" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian follow up their conversation with Ed and Alice Magdziak from youdontknowjersey.com about the Beastie Boys debut album by cherry picking a huge hit from the middle of the band's career, "Intergalactic" from... | 3/23/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBeastie Boys - License to Ill (w/ guests Ed and Alice Magdziak) | Bill and Brian welcome bloggers Ed and Alice Magdziak from youdontknowjersey.com to help us talk about what makes Beastie Boys' License to Ill great. Formed by 3 teenage New Yorkers who held the burgeoning rap scene of the early 80s in the same... | 3/20/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Notorious BIG "Mo Money Mo Problems" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! And Bill goes solo to share a little more about his experience with Biggie Smalls' music by covering his nerdy middle school years and (poorly) dancing to this track at his school's monthly dances. Additionally, Bill reads a... | 3/16/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Notorious BIG - Ready to Die (w/ guest Adam from Driving in the Dark) | A few weeks ago, Adam from the Driving in the Dark podcast kindly sent us an intriguing and convincing email on the virtues of rap music, pointing to The Notorious BIG's Ready to Die (1994, Bad Boy) as a great example of a singular vision... | 3/13/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Dave Matthews Band "The Space Between" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Brian and Bill welcome back musician Matt Pischl to discuss more Dave Matthews Band, focusing on the group's 2001 release Everyday and the song "The Space Between." We talk about the change in DMB's sound, Glenn Ballard,... | 3/9/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets (w/ guest Matt Pischl) | Musician Matt Pischl stops by to help Bill and Brian talk about what makes Dave Matthews Band's Before These Crowded Streets (1998, RCA) great. Formed when a shy songwriter approached the local musicians he admired to collaborate, the band has gone on... | 3/6/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Violent Femmes "Memory" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian continue talking about the Violent Femmes and analyze their newest release, "Memory" from the forthcoming album We Can Do Anything. The gentlemen discuss how the music is a continuation of their early sound and... | 3/2/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Gary Lucas "Dream of the Wild Horse" | Bill and Brian welcome substitute guest (Ryan Carey unfortunately had to go have Valentine's dinner) Matt Pischl (who you'll be hearing talk about a group with the initials DMB in a couple weeks) to talk about "Dream of the Wild Horses" by Gary Lucas,... | 2/24/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJeff Buckley - Grace (w/ guest Ryan Carey) | Bill and Brian welcome journalist and blogger (The Inappropriate Thesaurus) Ryan Carey to talk about Jeff Buckley's landmark but only album Grace (1994, Columbia). Although critically revered, the album never became a commercial success within his... | 2/21/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Alanis Morissette "Thank U" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Brian and Bill discuss Alanis Morissette's as a continuation of the conversations from our episode on Jagged Little Pill by listening to and reviewing "Thank You" from Alanis' 1998 follow up Supposed Former Infatuation... | 2/17/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAlanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (w/ guest Devon Moore) | Singer, songwriter, ukulele player Devon Moore from folk/pop/reggae band Fun While You Wait (fwywmusic.com) joins Bill And Brian to discuss Alanis Morissette's landmark international debut Jagged Little Pill (1995, Maverick). Alanis started her career... | 2/14/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Bob Dylan "Pay in Blood" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian welcome back singer, songwriter, and musician Renee Maskin (lowlightnj.bandcamp.com) to continue talking about that guy/historical figure/musical genius Bob Dylan. Because it's Bonus Song Thursday, we focus on... | 2/10/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (w/ guest Renee Maskin) | Singer, songwriter, and musician Renee Maskin (lowlightnj.bandcamp.com) joins Bill and Brian to discuss Bob Dylan's country-tinged Nashville Skyline (1969, Columbia). After becoming a historical icon in the progressive folk movement of the 60s, Dylan... | 2/7/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Queen and David Bowie "Under Pressure" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Brian and Bill welcome back singer songwriter and musician Jeff Linden (jefflinden.bandcamp.com) to talk a little more about Queen and their collaboration with David Bowie, "Under Pressure." We talk about which Queen song... | 2/3/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanQueen - A Night at the Opera (w/ guest Jeff Linden) | Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Linden (jefflinden.bandcamp.com) of Rose Boulevard and his own solo work (backed by the Black Spot Society) joins Bill and Brian to discuss Queen's A Night at the Opera (1975, EMI/Parlophone/Elektra).... | 1/31/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Strokes "Juicebox" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian follow up our episode on the Strokes' Is This It by talking about "Juicebox," off the band's third album First Impressions of Earth (2006, RCA). Representative of the turning point in the band's sound, the song... | 1/27/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Strokes - Is This It (w/ guest Cassidy Robinson) | From the Jabber and the Drone podcast (jabberandthedrone.podbean.com), Cassidy Robinson joins Bill and Brian to discuss the final installment of Debut Album January, the Strokes' Is This It (2001, RCA). Coming together in New York City and first... | 1/24/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Warren Zevon "Werewolves of London" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Brian and Bill welcome Patrick from the Almost Education and Make Dad Read Comics podcasts to continue talking about Warren Zevon. This time we eschew the long conversation about a whole album to talk a Zevon's biggest and... | 1/20/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWarren Zevon - Self Titled (w/ guest Patrick from Almost Educational and Make Dad Read Comics) | Patrick from the Almost Educational and Make Dad Read Comics podcasts joins Bill and Brian as we continue Debut Albums January to discuss Warren Zevon's self titled album (1976, Asylum). Often a misunderstood artist, the eclectic singer songwriter... | 1/17/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Elvis Costello "Oliver's Army" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Singer, songwriter, musician Jesse Elliot (jesseelliot.com) joins Brian and Bill once again to discuss Elvis Costello. We jump a couple albums into the artist's discography to discuss his single "Oliver's Army" from Armed... | 1/13/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDavid Bowie: An Appreciation | Brian has recorded a special episode to honor the passing of David Bowie. In it, he explains how a simple soda ad brought the man into his life. It was during this time that Bowie's career was on the wane, coloring Brian's earliest memories... | 1/12/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanElvis Costello - My Aim Is True (w/ guest Jesse Elliot) | Singer, songwriter, and musician Jesse Elliot (jesseelliot.com) joins Brian and Bill to discuss Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True (1977, Stiff/Columbia) as we continue to highlight debut albums in January's First Month of First Albums! Incorporating an... | 1/10/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Those Pretty Wrongs "Lucky Guy" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian follow up their episode on Big Star's seminal #1 Record by taking a listen to Those Pretty Wrongs' "Lucky Guy." A teaming of Big Star's Jody Stephens and LA-based singer songwriter Luther Russell, the song... | 1/6/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBig Star - #1 Record | Brian and Bill ring in the new year and kick off the First Month of First Albums with one that has the number "one" in the title: Big Star's #1 Record (1972, Ardent/Stax). Having grown tired of "the biz" after he helped bring his teen rock group, the... | 1/3/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Christmas | It's Bonus Song Christmas! Wait, what? Didn't we say that the last Bonus Song Thursday was the last episode of the year? Well, it turns out Bill and Brian don't understand how calendars work and we didn't get our releases and recording days lined up... | 12/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Vaughns "Mr. Skully" + Listeners' Lists! | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Brian and Bill cap off the year by reading and discussing the lists sent to us by the listeners of the podcast. Before we get to that, we take a listen to local favorites the Vaughns (thevaughns.bandcamp.com). Then we make... | 12/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTop 10 Albums of 2015 | Bill and Brian (really just Brian) count down their favorite albums from the 2015 calendar year! First we talk about why Adele didn't make the year end list and which pop artist could release the next great album. Then we discuss Brian's... | 12/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Terrible Christmas Songs | It's Bonus Song Thursday! On our previous episode, Brian and Bill were joined by their awesome photo taking significant others, Amanda Guthrie (amandaguthriephtography.com) and Beanie Zee (beaniezee.com), to share some holiday cheer and talk about... | 12/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe 12 Songs of Christmas | Bill and Brian celebrate the season by having their significant others Beanie Zee (beaniezee.com) and Amanda Guthrie (amandaguthriephotography.com), both very talented photographers, join them to count down their favorite Christmas songs. We discuss... | 12/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Horrible Crowes "Behold the Hurricane" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! And Bill and Brian welcome indie rocker Andrew Kolbenschlag of Small Planet Radio (smallplanetradio.com) to continue talking about some Gaslight Anthem-adjacent music--namely, primary singer-songwriter Brian Fallon's side... | 12/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (w/ guest Andrew Kolbenschlag) | Small Planet Radio's Andrew Kolbenschlag (vocals, guitar, and keys) joins Brian and Bill as our first guest in a month (!) to talk about New Jersey natives The Gaslight Anthem and their album The '59 Sound (2008, Side One Dummy). On their sophomore... | 12/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Monkees "Porpoise Song" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! And Brian and Bill are here to continue talking about Carole King's long and immensely successful career as a songwriter for other artists throughout the '60s. We take a listen to the Monkees' "Porpoise Song" written by King... | 12/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCarole King - Tapestry | Bill and Brian have finally reached the end of Massive November, and we close it out with the classic Tapestry (1971, Ode) by legendary songwriter Carol King. Having written many hits for artists like the Shirelles, the Monkees, and Aretha Franklin... | 11/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thanksgiving - Fleetwood Mac "Hypnotize" | It's Bonus Song Thanksgiving! Bill and Brian revisit the pre-Buckingham/Nicks era of Fleetwood Mac in a little more detail by discussing the Bob Welch penned "Hypnotize" off the band's 1973 album Mystery to Me. We discuss Welch's jazz influenced style... | 11/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFleetwood Mac - Rumours | Bill and Brian continue the Massive Month of Massive Albums That We Also Call Massivember by talking about Fleetwood Mac's Rumours (1977, Warner Bros.) The band's second album with its most well known lineup (and 11th overall!), found them flourishing... | 11/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Nirvana "The Man Who Sold the World" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! And Bill and Brian delve a little deeper into Nirvana's catalog by discussing the band's cover of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" from their MTV Unplugged performance. The guys talk about the elegiac nature of the... | 11/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNirvana - Nevermind | Bill and Brian continue "Massivember" (?) this week by delving into the watershed alternative album Nevermind (1991, DGC) by Nirvana. With their second album and major label debut, the band was launched into superstardom by the iconic hit single... | 11/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson "Say Say Say" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! And Bill and Brian return to discuss some more about Michael Jackson and his collaborations with Sir Paul McCartney. Released on McCartney's album, the poorly received Pipes of Peace (1983, Parlophone/Columbia). The guys talk... | 11/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMichael Jackson - Thriller | Bill and Brian start off the month of massive albums with the biggest and bestselling album of all time, Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982. Epic). Following up on the success of his collaboration with Quincy Jones on 1979's Off the Wall, Jackson... | 11/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian are once again joined by musician and songwriter Eric Nelson (thelightsbeneath.com) to discuss some music by the legendary blues rockers Led Zeppelin. We tackle the behemoth tune "Stairway to Heaven" off the... | 11/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLed Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (w/ guest Eric Nelson) | Brian and Bill are joined by musician and music aficionado Eric Nelson, guitarist of the Lights Beneath (thelightsbeneath.com), to discuss Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy (1973, Atlantic). Hot on the heals of their massive arena rock success with... | 11/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Say Anything "Judas Decapitation" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! We didn't want to burden you with twice over 2 hour long podcasts in the same week, so we take a slice out of an album and discuss a single song on this episode. Following up on our episode on Say Anything's ...Is a Real Boy,... | 10/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSay Anything - ...Is a Real Boy (w/ guest Rhonette Smith) | Singer, songwriter, and musician from the band Centennials (centennials.bandcamp.com), Rhonette Smith, joins Bill and Brian to discuss one of her favorite albums, Say Anything's ...Is a Real Boy (2006, J Records). Written and recorded during a period... | 10/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Willie Nelson "Blue Hotel" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! We jump 30 years into the future after discussing Willie Nelson's Stardust on the previous episode to talk about his 2006 collaboration with Ryan Adams, "Blue Hotel" from the album Songbird. We discuss who Ryan Adams is, if... | 10/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWillie Nelson - Stardust (w/ guest Joe Galuppo) | Musician and podcaster Joe Galuppo (check out his NJ indie rock radio podcast at diningroomradio.net) joins Bill and Brian to discuss Willie Nelson's Stardust (1978, Columbia). Having abandoned Nashville in favor of the so-called "outlaw country"... | 10/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Tom Tom Club "Genius of Love" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Bill and Brian talk about the Talking Heads side project of Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, Tom Tom Club, and their song "Genius of Love" off their self titled debut album (1981, Sire). Brian and Bill discuss the band's... | 10/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTalking Heads - Remain in Light (w/ guest Alex Gomory) | Podcaster Alex Gomory, of the Riff n Ralk Music Tock podcast (riffnralk.com), joins Bill and Brian to discuss Talking Heads' Remain in Light (1980, Sire). The band's fourth release in as many years found them trying to work as a cohesive band and... | 10/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Paul Westerberg - Stereo | It's Bonus Song Thursday, and Brian is still missing! Bill takes this opportunity to fill in some blanks left from when he talked about Mono (the album, not the disease) by talking about Paul Westerberg's Stereo (2002, Vagrant). Bill shares some of... | 10/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGrandpaboy (aka Paul Westerberg) - Mono | With no guest and Brian taking the week off, Bill decided to talk to himself for an hour about one of his favorite artists and one of his favorite albums. Credited to Paul Westerberg's alias Grandpaboy, Mono (2002, Vagrant) was paired with the release... | 10/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Ryan Adams/Taylor Swift "Blank Space" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Drew Novelli (actor, writer, videographer, musician) joins Bill and Brian to talk about a single song in conjunction with our previous episode. Earlier this week, we discussed our 12 favorite guilty pleasure songs, so... | 9/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean12 Guilty Pleasures (w/ guest Drew Novelli) | You know you have a few of these, too. Songs that you don't want to admit to friends, especially the cool record collecting types, that you know you'll crank up every time you're in a car by yourself. Even here at the Great Albums podcast, we have a... | 9/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Al Green "You've Got the Love I Need" | It's Bonus Song Thursday on the Great Albums podcast and our friend from Roy Orbitron, Conor Meara, is back to talk about Al Green's "You've Got the Love I Need." Released in 2008 on the album Lay It Down, produced by ?uestlove, the music showcases... | 9/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAl Green - I'm Still in Love with You (w/ guest Conor Meara) | Singer/songwriter and musician from Roy Orbitron (royorbitron.org) joins Bill and Brian to talk about Al Green's I'm Still in Love with You (1972, Hi). Recorded at the hieght of his fame and creative output with producer Willie Mitchell, with this... | 9/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Ben Folds "In Between Days" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! But wait, what's this? It's a cover of the Cure's "In Between Days" from their 1985 album The Head on the Door. Brian and Bill discuss Fold's career, chart success, striking while the iron is hot, and heat stroke. They also... | 9/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Cure - Disintegration (w/ guest Jack Sullivan) | Bill and Brian welcome Jack Sullivan as a guest to talk about the Cure's Disintegration (1989, Elektra/Asylum). Released after a series of songs that helped the band break into the mainstream, principal songwriter and poorly-applied-makeup enthusiast... | 9/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Rod Stewart "Corrina Corrina" | It's Bonus Song Thursday, which means Brian and Bill tackle a single song from the artist featured on the previous episode! This week, we take a look at Rod Stewart's version of "Corrina Corrina," a bonus track from his 2013 album Time. A traditional... | 9/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story | Bill and Brian get together to discuss Rod Stewart's third in a series of five wonderful solo albums for Mercury records that he released early in his career, Every Picture Tells a Story (1971, Mercury). After working with the Jeff Beck Group and... | 9/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Eagles "Ol' 55" | It's Bonus Song Thursday on the Great Albums Podcast! In our previous episode we talked about Tom Waits and the impact he's had on others' careers thanks to their covers of his songs. So Bill and Brian take a closer look at the Eagles version on "Ol'... | 9/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTom Waits - Rain Dogs (w/ guest Moksha Gren) | Bill and Brian welcome cohost of the Pruning Session podcast (from audiobonsai.com) Moksha Gren to help us talk about Tom Waits' Rain Dogs (1985, Island). The successor to the album where Waits left his balladier days behind him, the experimental... | 8/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Weakerthans "Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure" | Get ready to be sad on this week's Bonus Song Thursday as Brian and Bill welcome back singer-songwriter, musician, and podcaster Brian Rothenbeck (rothenbeck.com) to talk about the Weakerthans' "Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure" from their 2007... | 8/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site (w/ guest Brian Rothenbeck) | Bill gets to play the "Hey, Brian!" game as Brian returns from touring with his band, the Paper Jets, and welcomes singer-songwriter, musician, and podcaster Brian Rothenbeck (rothenbeck.com) as a guest. In this episode, we discuss the... | 8/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Bright Eyes "Poison Oak" | Bonus! Song! Thursday! It's what it is! Brian is still away, touring the Northeast with his band The Paper Jets (thepaperjets.com), so Bill enlists the help of his own bandmate, Andrew Kolbenschlag of Small Planet Radio (smallplanetradio.com), to fill... | 8/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (w/ guest host Andrew Kolbenschlag and guest Eric Nelson) | While Brian is out on tour with his band, The Paper Jets, Bill invites friend of the podcast, musician, and songwriter Andrew Kolbenschlag to fill in as guest co-host! Joining us is musician/songwriter Eric Nelson from The Lights Beneath (hear their... | 8/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Ryan Adams "Wonderwall" | It's bonus song Thursday! Bill and Brian discuss a Ryan Adams' version of "Wonderwall" from his 2004 album Love is Hell. Originally recorded and written by 90s British rockers Oasis, Adams turns the song into a haunting ballad. While delving into the... | 8/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRyan Adams - Rock n Roll | Brian and Bill sit down to talk about Ryan Adam's first foray away from alt-country and into the world of rock and roll with his appropriately titled album Rock n Roll (2003, Lost Highway). Following the success of his previous album and its single... | 8/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - U2 "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! And it finally happened. We had a technical glitch and the audio is terrible on this episode. Regardless, we forged ahead and decided to release the episode. Bill and Brian talk about U2's "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"... | 8/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Beck "Cold Brains" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! We listen to Beck's "Cold Brains" off his 1998 follow up to Odeley, Mutations and discuss Beck's transformation as an artist, how the aging of a listener helps one appreciate the music of an artist over the years, the... | 7/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Them "Gloria" | On this week's Bonus Song Thursday, Bill and Brian take a deeper dive into Van Morrison's early career and listen to Them's garage rock classic "Gloria." Along the way, they talk about what the sound of the British invasion entailed, "nuggets," the... | 7/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanVan Morrison - Moondance (w/ guest Amanda Guthrie) | Photographer and artist Amanda Guthrie (amandaguthriephotography.com) joins Bill and Brian to talk about Van Morrison's Moondance (1970, Warner Bros.). With his third (second, depending on who you ask) release, Van "the man" found himself finally... | 7/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Otis Redding "I'm a Changed Man" | Bill, Brian, and special guest Colin McDonough continue this week's topic, Otis Redding, by taking a listen to a deep cut from his posthumous releases, "I'm a Changed Man." The guys talk about Otis Redding's evolving sound, what something "swampy"... | 7/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOtis Redding - the Immortal Otis Redding (w/ guest Colin McDonough) | Musician/guitarist Colin McDonough joins Brian and Bill to talk about Otis Redding's second posthumous release, The Immortal Otis Redding (1968, Atco). Recorded shortly before the soul and R&B singer's death at the end of 1967, the album shows off... | 7/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Iggy Pop "The Passenger" | It's Bonus Song Thursday, and Renee Maskin and Jim McGee are back to talkabout Iggy Pop's "The Passenger." In his second collaboration with David Bowie, Iggy decided to have a little more fun than the dour The Idiot. In this episode we discuss how we... | 7/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIggy Pop - The Idiot (w/ guests Renee Maskin and Jim McGee) | Singer, songwriter, and musician Renee Maskin, solo artist and member of Lowlight and the Roadside Graves (soundcloud.com/reneemaskin, lowlightnj.bandcamp.com, and roadsidegraves.tumblr.com), joins Brian and Bill along with guitarist Jim McGee... | 7/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Hooters "And We Danced" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! Unfortunately, Brian couldn't make it for this episode, but we got friend of the show and Hooters afficionado Jeff Fiedler (singer, songwriter, and musician for sleepingsatellites.bandcamp.com) to come on and share his... | 7/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean11 Great Songs (w/ guest Mike Virok) | Musician and luthier Mike Virok (of the Paper Jets and Bordentown Guitar Rescue, bordentownguitarrescue.com, respectively) joins Bill and Brian to discuss some great songs off of some not-so-great albums. In a reprise of the format we introduced back... | 6/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Beach Boys "Forever" | It's bonus song Thursday! In our follow up to Monday's Pet Sounds episode, we examine The Beach Boys' (or is it Jesse and The Rippers'?) "Forever" off of their 1970 album Sunflower. Featuring drummer Dennis Wilson's lead vocals after he took pen to... | 6/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Beach Boys - Pet Sounds | If we're talking about great albums of music, it's hard to escape the influence of The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (1966, Capitol). Part of a group of LPs that helped usher in the "age of the albums" (c. 1964-2007), The Beach Boys' 11th studio album in... | 6/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The Beach Boys "Til I Die" | The Beach Boys are once again our subject of conversation, this time discussing Brian Wilson's song, "Til I Die," from the Surf's Up album (1971, Brother). Set toward the end of this democratic-to-a-fault LP, "Til I Die," remains a post "Good... | 6/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Beach Boys - Smiley Smile | Brian flies solo this week to talk about one of rock's most misunderstood albums, Smiley Smile (1967, Brother) by The Beach Boys. He attempts to recontextualize the album's importance in music's "back to basics" movement of the late 60s as... | 6/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Q-Tip "Billy Joel v. Phil Collins Tangent" | While Bill and Brian come in and quickly cover Tip's song, "Let's Ride," from the album Amplified (1999, Arista), things suddenly go awry as the audience is treated to a little bit of the outtakes that don't always make the final cut. We touch on the... | 6/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanQ-Tip - The Renaissance (w/ guest host Jim McGee and guest "Iron" Mike Bacon) | Brian and guest host Jim McGee (from our Neil Young episode) lead a tangent-filled podcast exploring the difference between "rap" and "hip hop," the ins-and-outs of hip hop culture and one thing you NEVER do while DJing a party. "Iron" Mike... | 6/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Green Day "21 Guns" | Brian, Bill, and special guest Ryan Hanratty forget about the podcast's "fans-not-critics" criteria of content for a little bit as they talk about Green Day's "21 Guns" from the album 21st Century Breakdown (2009, Reprise). Before that though, they... | 6/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitGreen Day - American Idiot (w/ guest Ryan Hanratty) | Guitarist, singer-songwriter, and videographer Ryan Hanratty of Wolfasaurus Rex, Catch Me If You Can, and Frosted Green Interviews (respectively) travels down from Long Island to discuss Green Day's American Idiot (2004, Reprise) with Brian and Bill.... | 5/31/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Pearl Jam "Crown of Thorns" | It's another Bonus Song Thursday! Bill amd Brian take a weekly break from going in depth and overlong on a whole album to instead focus on a single song. This week, we discuss Pearl Jam's cover of Mother Love Bone's "Crown of Thorns." As we discussed... | 5/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPearl Jam - Ten (w/ guest Frank Lettieri) | Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Frank Letteiri of The Paper Jets (thepaperjets.com) and Dust of Days (dustofdays.com) joins Bill and Brian to help us talk about what makes Pearl Jam's Ten (1991, Epic) so great! After the tragedy that led... | 5/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Guns'n'Roses "Street of Dreams" | It's another Bonus Song Thursday! Bill amd Brian take a weekly break from going in depth and overlong on a full album to instead focus on a single song. On Monday, podcaster and DJ Ralph Sutton gave us some great analysis on what should have been an... | 5/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGuns'n'Roses - Appetite for Destruction (w/ guest Ralph Sutton) | Podcaster and DJ Ralph Sutton (of theSDRshow.com and The Tour Bus) helps Bill and Brian get out of their comfort zone of indie rock and college radio by discussing the hardrocking debut album from Guns'n'Roses, Appetite for Destruction (1987, Geffen).... | 5/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - The New Pornographers "War on the East Coast" | It's another Bonus Song Thursday! Bill amd Brian take a weekly break from going in depth and overlong on a single album to instead focus on a single song. Monday's episode saw us breaking down indie-pop supergroup the New Pornographer's twin Cinema,... | 5/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe New Pornographers - Twin Cinema | Brian and Bill take a listen to one of their favorite albums, Twin Cinema (2005, Matador), a power pop masterpiece from that Vancouver, BC indie supergroup the New Pornographers. Bill waxes nostalgic about his days of driving a rusty old Jeep Cherokee... | 5/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Steely Dan "My Old School" | It's Bonus Song Thursday! We follow up the deep dive on Steely Dan's Aja with their track "My Old School." Ed Pratico (bassist for Jesse Elliot and His Band) joins Bill and Brian once again as they discuss their own old schools and more! | 5/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSteely Dan - Aja (w/ guest Ed Pratico) | Let's get ready for some weird and cool music because gun for hire and highly skilled bassist Ed Pratico (Jesse Eliot and His Band) joins Bill and Brian to discuss Steely Dan's Aja (1997, ABC). With their sixth studio album, Steely Dan finally... | 5/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Ben Folds "You Don't Know Me" | Bonus Song Thursday! Sarah Donner (singer/songwriter/creative type) is back! And, wait a minute, aren't we supposed to be bonusing (that's a word, right?) Regina Spektor? Well, she makes a special guest appearance on this Ben Folds song off his 2008... | 4/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRegina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch (w/ guest Sarah Donner) | Singer, songwriter, cat enthusiest, creative type Sarah Donner (sarahdonner.com) joins Bill and Brian on the podcast to talk about Regina Spektor's Soviet Kitsch (2004, Sire). We talk a little bit about Sarah's music and Settlers of Catan before... | 4/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Neutral Milk Hotel - "Engine" | It's another bonus song Thursday! It gets late into the evening as Brian, Bill, and Andrew Kolbenschlag of Small Planet Radio (smallplanetradio.com) talk about Neutral Milk Hotel's "Engine." They also listen to a little bit of Jeff Goldblum's sultry... | 4/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNeutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (w/ guest Andrew Kolbenschlag) | In an attempt to go for the title, singer/songwriter/musician Andrew Kobenschlag of Small Planet Radio (smallplanetradio.com) joins Bill and Brian for a record tying second time to talk about Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998,... | 4/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBonus Song Thursday - Pearl Jam "The Fixer" | It's the very first bonus song Thursday on the Great Albums podcast! Bill and Brian talk even more about Pearl Jam, focusing on the song "The Fixer" from 2009's Backspacer. Songwriting, making positive music, new wave influences, and Matt Cameron are... | 4/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPearl Jam - Vs. (w/ guest Jason Wallace) | Podcaster and music expert Jason Wallace joins Bill and Brian on the latest, greatest episode of the Great Albums podcast to discuss Pearl Jam's sophomore effort Vs. (1993, Epic). As an extra treat, Joe Galuppo, Jay's partner in crime on Live From the... | 4/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGuster - Lost and Gone Forever | In another exciting episode of the Great Albums podcast, Bill shares one of his all-time favorite albums from one of his all-time favorite artists with Brian! Bill travels down memory lane as he explains how Guster helped him discover music that... | 4/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean6 Woman 6 Pack | As was correctly pointed out to us, here on the Great Albums podcast, we have not featured much music that has been made by women. This was certainly in no way on purpose, and we want to rectify that. We have some great albums from female artists... | 3/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNeil Young - On the Beach (w/ guest Jim McGee) | Guitarist extrodinaire and all around wonderful person Jim McGee joins Brian and Bill to share his exceptionally well told stories about his experiences with Neil Young and as a fan of On the Beach (1974, Reprise). No lie, this is one of our favorite... | 3/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe National - Boxer (w/ guest Lisa Grosso) | Bill and Brian are charmed by "music business big wig" Lisa Grosso (you can check out her PR outfit, Effective Immediately, at ei-pr.com) as we talk about one of The National's long list of critically acclaimed albums, Boxer (2007, Beggar's Banquet).... | 3/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanU2 - War (w/ guest Nando) | War! Huh! What is it good for? Talking about U2, that's what! Brian and Bill welcome on Nando of the Mad Bracket Status podcast (madbracketstatus.com) and writer for pop-break.com to discuss his overall love for U2 and specifically this album. The... | 3/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBruce Springsteen - Born to Run (w/ guest Christian Madera) | Go big or go home, boys. So we went with one of the biggest albums, both sonically and in legacy, that has ever existed. Writer and director of The Once and Future Nerd (onceandfuturenerd.com) Christian Madera skypes in to help Bill and Brian tell you... | 3/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanArcade Fire - Funeral (w/ guest Jaime Parker) | Bill and Brian welcome musician, songwriter, and singer Jaime Parker (of the Timid Roosevelts and Physical Thing) to the podcast to discuss Arcade Fire's Funeral (2004, Merge). We find these Montreal natives had quite a bit to say about growing up,... | 3/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory (w/ guest Beanie Zee) | Bill and Brian welcome photographer, videographer, and Bill's wife Beanie Zee (beaniezee.com) to the podcast to talk about influential Britpop band Oasis (who also achieved massive worldwide success with this album). Former crushes, the evolution... | 3/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Wrens - The Meadowlands | Bill and Brian talk about indie kids' favorite sons of New Jersey, the Wrens, and their early aughts comeback/first-time-most-of-our-generation-heard-them album The Meadowlands (2003, Absolutely Kosher). Upside down guitars, lo-fi production, and... | 3/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean10 Great Songs | Bill and Brian take a break from going deep on a single album (because, you know, the holidays...) and instead bring you 10 great songs from some not-so-great albums. Bill shows you exactly how uncool he is by sharing 5 of his favorite tracks from... | 2/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America | Bill and Brian return to the classic dynamic duo format to discuss The Hold Steady's Boys and Girls in America (2006, Vagrant). Listen for Bill having issues with a stupid cable as we talk about every song on this album. But mostly, this episode can... | 2/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOur Lady Peace - Spiritual Machines (w/ guest Erin Lamy) | Bill and Brian have Erin Lamy, Bootstrap Bandits' vocalist (bootstrapbandits.com), come on to talk about one of her favorite albums, Our Lady Peace's Spiritual Machines (2000, Columbia). As it turns out Bill loves this album too! And Brian found... | 2/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Replacements - Tim (w/ guest Jeff Fiedler) | Brian and Bill welcome Jeff Fiedler (sleepingsatellites.bandcamp.com) back onto the podcast to revisit one of our favorite bands The Replacements with their major label debut Tim (1985, Sire). The guys get serious and straightforward because there's... | 2/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBen Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen | Bill and Brian are solo again as they delve into one of Brian's favorite albums by one of his favorite artists. This here is the music that got adolescent, turtle-neck wearing Brian out of the Jazz LPs section of his local Borders and turned him into... | 2/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGreen Day - Dookie (w/ guest Drew Novelli) | Bill and Brian are joined by writer, actor, comedian, musician, friend, and lover Drew Novelli (check out his web series Just a Cop, Just a Surgeon, and How To With Drew!) to discuss Green Day's breakthrough album Dookie (1994, Reprise). All three... | 2/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (w/ guest Andrew Kolbenschlag) | Bill and Brian hang out with Small Planet Radio's (smallplanetradio.com) Andrew Kolbenschlag and discuss Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002, Nonesuch). The finer points of pressing vinyl, the then-timely Cosby scandal, and Wilco's inner turmoil are... | 2/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Replacements - Let It Be | Welcome to the first episode of the The Great Albums podcast. In our debut, Brian and Bill discuss and listen to The Replacements' Let It Be (1984, Twin Tone). A seminal work for sure. Seminal of what? We're not sure--punk, indie, alt, etc. Thanks for... | 1/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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