Episode 34 "Counting De Fruit Bat" (Gone Troppo by George Harrison)
We're three for four with solo Beatles with this one! In the early 80's the "Quiet Beatle" had even less than usual to say, but still had an album lef...
Redemption Song
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A podcast where four musicians give a (mostly) unbiased listen to the most hated records of all time to see if there isn't anything worthwhile to them after all.
Episode 33 "This Cover of 911 is a Joke is a Joke" (Thank You by Duran Duran)
Why did they do it? Even they don't seem to know. But in 1995, Duran Duran decided to follow up their biggest album in years with an all covers record...
Episode 32 "Big Dumb Goofy Ringo Fun" (Ringo IV by Ringo Starr)
Ah, Ringo. You poor little goofball. Solo Beatledom was never going to be kind to you, was it? Things got off to a good enough start with a handful of...
Episode 31 "Wraps Wraps Wraps Wraps Wraps" (Under Wraps by Jethro Tull)
The 80's weren't a good time to be a classic rock band struggling to stay relevant. Do you stick to what always worked, trusting that will carry you t...
Episode 30 "The Maxim Magazine of Rock" (All the Right Reasons by Nickelback)
Nickelback. You hate them. We hate them. Everyone you know hates them. And yet they sell millions of albums and sell out stadiums across the globe. So...
Episode 29 "What's One More Minute after Seventeen Years" (Chinese Democracy by Guns 'N Roses
Some things get better for the waiting. Fine wines. Losing your virginity. Your favorite long suffering team finally winning it all. And then some thi...
Episode 28 "Dylan and the Dud" (Dylan and the Dead by Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead)
It should have been a grand slam. It should have been two titans of 60's rock culture combining forces for an unforgettable tour. It should have been....
Episode 27 "Running Out of Gas" or "No Hearbeat City" or "Call AAA Radio" I could literally do this all day. (Door to Door by The Cars)
Following up a classic album is always a challenge. Particularly when your previous success had been based on a power pop coolness that was somewhat a...
Episode 26 "Plutotized in the Plutotarium" (Here My Dear by Marvin Gaye)
In 1978, Marvin Gaye turned his acrimonious divorce from Anna Gordy into a double album fueled in equal parts by spite and self righteousness. Featuri...
Episode 25 "Guns in Hamburgers" (Death of a Ladies Man by Leonard Cohen)
What happens when genius producer and certifiable lunatic Phil Spector teams up with morose poet/songwriter Leonard Cohen? Pretty much the least sexy ...