Golden Shower of Hits

This week we kind of talk about the Smashing Pumpkins 1991 album Gish. We talk about all kinds of other stuff too. We mention some other bands, so I’m gonna put links to their stuff here. Since Mike doesn’t know where you would get a blank DVD+R PXL-2000 My Lai was an amazing punk band from Chicago in the mid 90s. This is the 7 inch Jamie mentions in the episode Here’s a write up about the amazing...

In this episode we talk about Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.  Other topics include:  Jamies months long voicemail trolling of Mike. Mike long term plotting revenge on his neighbor. Fires in Oregon Hitting animals with your car Jamie reveals his first job. The roots of the term “Working Girl” coming from Prostitution. Ace Frehley being a Trump supporter. Being a bad judge of cha...

This week we tackle the Led Zeppelins 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. Other topics include: Robert Plants vocal being used as the sound effect for the Star Wars Tie Fighter. Bringing up stories that can’t be told on the podcast (sorry folks) Watching terrible Zeppelin documentaries to prep for this episode. Peter Grant being the original Suge Knight. People think they do, but don’t want great bands...

This weeks record is Earth Rocker by the band Clutch. We talk about the album and other stuff too. Surprise! Other topics in this episode include: A discussion of lyrics and not paying attention to them Dog bones, touring at 50 Interacting with bands you don’t like Politics of being in a band. Playing shows in front of big audiences who don’t know your songs. Phoning in drum parts and no one notic...

We start out comparing this record to Kid A, and then end up bashing Kid A for a bit. Why not? Jamie keeps trying to convince Mike that he knows about contemporary things. Mike has friends that have won Juno awards, so of course Jamie makes fun of this regional award he pisses all over the Grammys and they get into the argument over country size again. Other topics include: Swipes at Husker Du and...

Other topics include: The Seattle music scene being totally inbred. Portland musical cliques. The Stone Roses, Grant Heart and Husker Du, Joe Bass and Bobby Keys. Mike giving an audition tape to Sunny Day Real Estate. What a mistake it is for labels to not make digital copies of their existing tape inventory. Jamie tells his attempt to get on a major tour with the Violent Femmes strategy. "Cure ha...

Mike loves this record so much that all of Jamies jokes basically crash and burn. I think this is the first episode where we actually spend most of the time talking about the record. Other topics include: Dio, Rage Against the Machine, Rule 34. How everyone wants Tommy Thayers job. Kiss Alive being partially recorded in Davenport Iowa. Jamies disappointment that he's not the new singer for Black F...

We start out the podcast hearing about Mikes time as a grave digger.. because OF COURSE he was a grave digger at one point in his life. Turns out Mike technically still works there.  We eventually talk about Hunky Dory by David Bowie. We cover the great Mick Ronson, and the historic piano used by Rick Wakeman on this album.  We also end up talking about Death Becomes Her, tattoos, the ba...

In this episode Jamie and Mike gush over their love of each of The Who members, but take them to task over some of the covers on this record. A word of advice, never ever cover James Brown. As always, the conversation veers to other bands, and their influences. The missed opportunity of Bobby Keys not being a keyboard player, and the playability of three pickup Gibson SGs The end of the episode al...

This week is the 2017 album The Demonstration by Drab Majesty. Jamie and Mike dig into this record, we also manage to completely alienate most of the worlds major religions, the East Coast of the United States, Sex and the City fans, and virgins in heaven. So join us for this episode. If it makes you angry, please write your complaints on a piece of paper, fold it into a paper airplane, and throw...

If you listened to the end of the last episode, you’ve had a sneak peak as to how Jamie and Mike feel about this album. Since Kid A is an experiment in the “art” of music, Jamie and Mike spend the hour painting you a beautiful portrait of how much they dislike this album. If you also dislike this album and have wasted your time listening to it in the past, join us for a verbal Office Space printer...

Jamie and Mike discuss their PTSD from watching "The Day After" and growing up during the Cold War. Jamie’s inability to sleep with his feet off the end of the bed due to the horror movie "Trilogy of Terror". The Too Legit to Quit hand gesture, drum machines, samples, incels, 4Chan, and progressive songs from 1991, not being so progressive in 2020. Mike talks about making the OZZY video, and for t...

On this episode Jamie and Mike discuss Midnight Oil’s 1987 album Diesel and Dust. Mike explains what a Jody is. Continues to try and gaslight Jamie about his his grade for the Leonard Cohen review from EP1. As well as taking swipes at poor defenseless Bob Dylan in the process. Jamie completely dismisses the entire continent of Australia and popular bands from there as “regional” heroes at best, an...

In this episode Jamie and Mike discuss Big Star’s 1974 album Radio City. Ardent Studios, Chris Bell, Cheap Trick always being a brides maid, Jamies great meeting with Gene Simmons, and Mikes less than stellar first encounter with him.

Our inaugural episode. Jamie and Mike discuss Prince, Kiss, cigarettes, the real reason why Jamie hates Paul Simon.  We even manage to talk about this record a little bit!

People tell us their favorite record from each decade and two old rockers review them. Check out the trailer and see what the show is all about.