The Sound Logic Podcast

We're into the 100s, and we just finished another block of 10! That nice round number means that the time has come once again for us to review and re-rank the last 10 albums. We had a great time reminiscing over the music we have listened to. And we're gearing up for our next block of albums. We're busy getting ready for this next batch - stay tuned to hear more as we continue to go th...

Oh Canada!! Joni's back, and we get to talk about one of our favo(u)rite artists from this Sound Logic journey! Joni Mitchell's Blue album was so significant - we wondered how we might feel about her more commercially successful Court and Spark album. What did we think about this album, and how it fits with the greatest albums of all time? Listen to find out! As a reminder, you can find ou...

Lou Reed! He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground, but beyond that also crafted a solo career that spanned five decades. In this episode, we take a look at Transformer, the album that birthed "Walk On The Wild Side," perhaps his most well-known and iconic song. What did we think about this album, and how it fits with the greatest al...

Kelli is back! We're joined by our friend, and former guest, Kelli Dowd, to chat about Fiona Apple's iconic 90s masterpiece, When The Pawn... (though the actual title is quite a bit longer. We discuss!) What did we think, and how does it rank among the greatest albums? Listen on to find out! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Spotify playlist rig...

It's not often that we arrive at an album where neither of us have any clue what we're getting into, but this one fits that description! What did we think of Television (a band we've never heard of), and their influential Marquee Moon album? Join us as we dig deeper to find out! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Spotify playlist right here⁠⁠⁠...

Our journey through the greatest albums of all times brings us to just the second grunge album on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums. At the number 106 slot, we get to listen to Hole's breakthrough album, Live Through This. Can we separate the music from Courtney Love's reputation and identity? Listen to find out! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS5...

At the end of 2023, Rolling Stone published some small adjustments to the 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums. Among those changes was a decision to drop Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers, and replace it by moving up their album Exodus, an album that had previously been in the #71 spot. Given that unique change, we thought we would re-share our original review with Bram Wooley, for y...

We are pleased to be revisit our conversation with our friend Kelli Dowd, as we discuss this iconic live album from the Allman Brothers!  We'll consider it's slot change, and discuss why this is not just a great live album, but also get to hear of Kelli's great love of music and her many live concert experiences. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o...

De La Soul! We learn so much with this one, checking in with some old school rap from a simpler time when samples were just samples, and real instruments were part of the creation of songs. It feels fitting that album #103 features a 3 in the title. We hope you enjoy this look back at their iconic album, 3 Feet High And Rising! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We’re five years old! Can you believe it??? Thank you to the thousands of you who have come along on the journey. We can’t wait to discover more music with you in the coming years! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Spotify playlist right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rolling S...

After last week's look at Led Zeppelin, The Clash brings us back to back self-titled albums. We'll take a listen, explore what this must have sounded like to those late 70s listeners, and ask whether this belongs here at 102 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest albums. We hope you enjoy, and we're glad to be back! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on ...

Wait a minute… Rolling Stone made changes to their 500 greatest albums list? And they didn't notify us first?? Yes, the rumors are true. As the calendar year turned, news broke that there are 8 new albums on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 greatest albums, and 8 have been removed and replaced. We'll tell you more about these changes, and talk about what it means for The Sound Logic Podca...

We're back! We're finally moving into a new season, and into the triple digit albums, kicking things off with Led Zeppelin's iconic debut record. This is an album we reviewed all the way back in November of 2019, when this album was ranked #29 on the 2012 Rolling Stone list. We'll talk about the change in ranking, and then revisit our original review in this week's episode. We...

On August 9th, Canadian music icon Robbie Robertson passed away. Robertson was a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and movie score composer. He was part of one of our favorite bands, The Band, of which we've reviewed two of their incredible albums ( self-titled at #57 , and Music From Big Pink at #100 ). Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He...

We made it to 100! That nice round number means that the time has come once again for us to review and re-rank the last 10 albums. We had a great time reminiscing over the music we have listened to, with some incredible guests including our own daughters! And we're gearing up for our next block of albums. We're busy getting ready for this next batch - stay tuned to hear more as we continue...

We made it to 100!!! We're thrilled to have a Canadian group here in this milestone slot - even if it is an album we've already previously reviewed. We'll introduce the episode talking about the position shift of this fantastic album from The Band, dropping from 34 on the previous list all the way down to the 100 spot. This week we will also revisit a conversation with Jason Crane (pod...

We think that if Taylor Swift made a "Taylor's Version" of The Sound Logic Podcast, she'd probably get our oldest children - Lily and Anika - to join us as our very special guests (or are they the hosts?)!! Taylor Swift's iconic album Red, was her crossover from her country music beginnings. A beloved favorite of Swifties the world over, we're taking a look to figure out...

If you were a teenager in the 90s who totally missed out on Lucinda Williams, you're not alone! Mike and Ben have been scratching their heads wondering how they missed this fantastic album - enough so that we reached out to have some guests join us! State College, PA friends of Ben, Pia Smal and Susan Marshall, got to see Lucinda Williams when she visited State College a few years back, and we...

Yes, we realize it may have been more appropriate to have a guest named Peter Buck on our last episode when we discussed R.E.M... but we think you'll agree that THIS Peter Buck is far more suited to talk about metal! We're thrilled to have a guest who has actually taught a class on metal music - especially one with as much love and appreciation for Metallica's iconic Master of Puppets...

In 2021, the world lost a passionate R.E.M. fan when Michael Iafrate passed away . Michael was an incredible individual who Ben had met at a conference after discovering their shared love of faith, justice, and music. Michael was described in his obituary as the following: Father. Partner. Son. Brother. Friend. Activist. Liberation theologian. Singer-songwriter. Musician. Magician. Artist. Vegetar...

Whether you know him as Drizzy, 6 God, Champagne Papi, OVO, or just Drake, we're heading to The Six (or is it The 6ix?) and getting into it with some Canadian content from Drake's album, Take Care! This may be the artist who grew up closest to where Mike and Ben were from, so perhaps there's some geographic connection here - we'll have to explore that and other things that come up...

Three Stooges? Nope, it's Iggy Pop, and he's showing up with his Stooges band for their iconic album Fun House! This album is sometimes called the birth of punk music, and it's definitely rough around the edges, with just over 30 minutes of audio squeezed in to seven tracks. Is this album great? It moved way up from the 2012 list, shifting from 191 to #94. We'll break it down, and...

Ben isn't always the brightest guy - he didn't even notice that this title was very close to Curtis Mayfield's Superfly! We'll stumble through another review - this time an iconic hip hop album from Missy Misdemeanor Elliott! Missy's attitude and longtime partnership with superstar producer, Timbaland, make this one worth talking about. Listen to hear what we thought! As a remi...

Is this the first time we've completed all the albums that a group created on our podcast? It just might be, as we spend time with The Jimi Hendrix Experience for their second album, our THIRD to review on this list of the greatest albums. There is a clear correlation to John Mayer here (we talk about that) and you can see something building from their debut (Are You Experienced?), through thi...

It doesn't feel like darkness when a special guest brings new light to an album! We were fortunate to have Greg Milinovich join us this week to talk about the second album on this list from Bruce Springsteen. Greg is a local minister, but has a deep passion for finding sacred things in the day to day experience. We know you'll appreciate his perspective on The Boss, and how this album fits...