Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)

The latest songs to hit the pop chart 100 years ago this week! Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my  comic strip  at patreon.com/LNTCS

After the success of 1973's We're an American Band Grand Funk Railroad (or simply Grand Funk) maintained producer Todd Rundgren for their 1974 album Shinin' On. Although it gave them another number one song with their cover of "The Loco-Motion," it didn't measure up in quality to the predecessor. The signs of the upcoming burnout were there but they still managed to produce a decent album. Donate...

The painted lady brought along new commentary from Mike Hudson, and a Rap song that samples this song. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

The songs of 1925 that weren't big enough to make the pop chart. Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my  comic strip  at patreon.com/LNTCS

After a series of lackluster albums in the second half of the 1980s AC/DC came roaring back in 1990 with The Razors Edge. It gave them a top-40 hit with "Moneytalks" and revitalized their flagging career. It was a while before the next album came out and, when it did in 1995, Ballbreaker sounded like it came from a band and singer that were worn out.

Mister Kingdom returns with Mike Hudson, and samples from a Rap song. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

Downtown Superior, AZ. Recorded by Eric Wincentsen on October 30, 2025 Thursday 6:05 PM.

It's another batch of my cylinders. Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my  comic strip  at patreon.com/LNTCS

Gin Blossoms scored a surprise hit with their second album New Miserable Experience. However, that success was bittersweet. Most of the songs were written by Doug Hopkins who was fired from the band while making the album due to his increased unreliability due to his alcoholism. A&M Records made things worse by making him sign over his royalties despite the fact he played on the majority of th...

It's the last of the bonus AT40s episodes.  Unless somebody gives me another $100. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at  patreon.com/LNTCS

The Poor Boy returns with Mike Hudson! Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

Stuff that didn't make it into episodes from 2025. Mostly from Christmas Carol Catastrophes. Talk back to us at 623-850-3375 Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173. Subscribe to EPJ's comic strip at https://www.patreon.com/LNTCS

It's a new year, and a new episode.

Peter Gabriel achieved his biggest solo success in 1986 with the album So. Not only did it produce some of the most memorable music videos of the decade, but it also produced some of the best songs. It took a number of years before the proper follow-up, Us, was released in 1992. By then things had changed but, in many ways, Gabriel had not. 

Thanks to a generous donation, we're back for two more episodes! Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at  patreon.com/LNTCS

The tornado blows back into Laredo with new commentary from Mike Hudson, plus a snippet of a song that samples the ELO song, plus plus Vinnie Corbitt's self-recorded mash-up of "Laredo Tornado" and "Dark City." Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

Glenwood Sunday Market in Chicago, August 31, 2025. Recorded by Rich Izzo

Nine songs enter the Pop chart in the last week of 1925. Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my  comic strip  at patreon.com/LNTCS

Here we are! The top 10 songs of the 1940s.

It's the last top 40 hits of the 1950s. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at  patreon.com/LNTCS

Hey, Boy Blue is back! And he brought Mike Hudson with him! Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

It's my 2012 spring break trip to Oregon to meet a lesbian dominatrix.

Eric learns the true meaning of...being rich. Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my  comic strip  at patreon.com/LNTCS

It's something every kid asks when they sit on Santa's lap. Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my  comic strip  at patreon.com/LNTCS

It's a Waxy Buildup Christmas party! Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my  comic strip  at patreon.com/LNTCS