Adventures In Vinyl

This week on Adventures in Vinyl, we’re going back to Adam’s teenage years - when flannel was king, punk was getting radio play, and every mixtape hat at least one song you blasted with the windows down! Song of the Week! Story of My Life - Social Distortion - Social Distortion Pale City Girl - Indiana Bradley - Pale City EP Stump the Barron! I Alison-Slowdive-Souvlaki Songs From Adam’s Teen Years...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I head back to 1991 to take on one of the most important debut albums of the entire grunge era. This week we are covering Ten by Pearl Jam — an album that helped define the sound of the early ‘90s and launched one of the biggest rock bands of the modern era. Released on August 27, 1991, Ten was Pearl Jam’s debut album and would go on to become their...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I try to not mess up this episode.  This week we back track and cover the 2nd EP from Dexter and The Moonrocks, Happy To Be Here Song of the Week! Flavorless - Dexter and The Moonrocks The Great Divide - Noah Kahan - The Great Divide S tump the Barron! Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down - The Better Life   Dexter & The Moonrocks - Happy to Be Here   Genre...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this American singer/songwriter’s only studio album that was released in the year 1994.  That artist is Jeff Buckley and album is 1994’s Grace. Song of the Week! West of Where I Am - Dexter and The Moonrocks - Donkey Flats Bad Luck - Social Distortion - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell Stump the Barron! I Welcome to the Black Parade - My C...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I highlight some of our favorite movie soundtracks. Song of the Week! Fade Into You - Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See The Downfall Of Us All - A Day to Remember - Homesick Stump the Barron! Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional - A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar Top Soundtracks!  The Crow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) Burn - The Cure...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the 4th studio album from this punk band out of Chicago that was released in the year 2003.  That band is Alkaline Trio and the album is Good Mourning. Song of the Week! Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska I nfinite source - Deftones - Private Music Stump the Barron! Take It On the Run - REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity Alkaline Tri...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the 3rd studio album and major-label debut released in 1994.  That band is Greenday and the album is Dookie. Song of the Week! Closer - Kings of Leon - Only By the Night J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva) - Green Day - International Superhits Stump The Barron! Cotton Candy High - Catherine - Hot Saki And Bedtime Stories Greenday-Dookie Genre:  Pu...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the debut studio album released in the year 2000 and as of July of this year has sold over 17 million copies worldwide.  That band is coldplay and the album is parachutes. Song of The Week! Nothing As It Seems - Pearl Jam - Binaural Future Says Run - Tonic - Sugar Stump The Barron! I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys - W...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fifth studio album and first major label release which transitioned this bands sound from hardcore punk to a style that would later be known as alternative.  That band is Husker Du and the album is Candy Apple Grey. Song of the Week! Hyper Enough - Superchunk - Here’s Where the Strings Come In Helpless - Sugar - Copper Blue Blue Monday...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fourth studio album whose title song alludes to the 1985 film The Goonies.  That band is The Ataris and the album is So Long, Astoria. Song of the Week! Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show - O.C.M.S. The Boys of Summer - Don Henley - Building The Perfect Beast Stump The Barron! Dirty Little Secret - All American Rejects - Move Along T...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fourth studio album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 310,000 copies in it’s opening week.  That band is Soundgarden and the album is Superunknown. Song of the Week! Man On A Mission - The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers Gremmie Out of Control - Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs Stump The Barron! John the Fisherman - Primas - Frizz...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.  We dig into ten of his most iconic solo tracks.  From the stadium-Shaking Opener “Crazy Train” to the orchestral eeriness of “Diary of a Madman” Come along and enjoy the ride. Song of The Week! Autopilot - Dexter and The Moonrocks Claws - Liquid Mike - Claws EP Stump The Barron! Whitesnake - Still of the Nig...

On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I ask Chat GPT for the top 10 pool side songs for Generation X! Song of The Week! Babygirl - The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers Cry - Dexter and The Moonrocks - Happy To Be Here Stump The Barron! For Me This Is Heaven - Jimmy Eat World - Clarity Top 10 Pool Side Songs for Gen X   Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey (1981) Summer of ‘69 – Bryan Adams (1...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss this 1985 debut studio album, considered a landmark recording due to its influence on the shoegaze genre.  That band is The Jesus and Mary Chain and the album is Psychocandy. Song of The Week! Here’s The Thing - Fontaines D.C. - Romance (No) Reason to Believe - Spanish Love Songs - Losers (Single) Stump The Barron! The Killing Moon - Echo...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss an album whose title was inspired by Arther Koestl’ers book The Roots of Coincidence.  Nominated for 5 grammy’s in 1984.  That band is The Police and the album is their 5th and final studio album Synchronicty. Song of The Week! Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel - So I Broke My World - Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade? Stump The Barron! Legs - ZZ Top...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss an album that won two Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package.  That band is Chicago’s own Wilco and the Album is 2005s A Ghost Is Born. Song of The Week! Graveyard Shift - Uncle Tupelo - No Depression Drown - Son Volt - Trace Stump The Barron! Wake Up - Arcade Fire - Funeral Wilco - A Ghost Is Born Genre:...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Todd and I discuss the eleventh studio album by one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands of all time. An album originally aimed at beating the Beatles’ Rubber Soul, and their inspiring Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album, it has since taken its place as one of the greatest and most influential Albums in music history...

On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I discuss yet another debut studio album by a band whose name was derived from a british nursery rhyme called “One for Sorrow”.  That band is Counting Crows and the album is August and Everything After. Song of The Week! At the Stars - Better Than Ezra - How Does Your Garden Grow That Prince - Cloud Nothings - Final Summer Stump The Barron! Careless...

On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the 7th studio album that featured 7 singles.  The artist is New Jersey’s own Bruce Sprinstenn and the album is Born in The U.S.A. Song of The Week! Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins - Top Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Enough Is Enough - The Hives Stump The Barron! Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Kill Me - U2 - Batman Forever (Original Mo...

On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the debut album of a band that was officially formed in the year 2000 in a basement in Merrick, New York.  That band is Brand New and the album is Your Favorite Weapon. Song of The Week! Anna Begins - Counting Crows - August and Everything After The Poet - Ryan Bingham - Junky Star Stump The Barron! Grace Too - The Tragically Hip - Day For...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this former Canadian Duo’s 2nd studio album released in 2012.  That band is Japandroids and the album is Celebration Rock. Song of The Week! Psycho Killer - Talking Heads - Talking Heads:77 Take Me With You - OK Go - And the Adjacent Possible Stump The Barron! Sex and Dying in High Society - X - Los Angeles Japandroids - Celebration Rock Ge...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this Austrian band's 6th studio album and most successful release.  That band is INXS and the album is Kick! Song of The Week! The Great Salt Lake - Band of Horses - Everything All the Time Don’t Change - Spanish Love Songs - Single Stump The Barron! Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car - Billy Ocean - Tear Down These Walls INXS - KICK Genr...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this Irish-English Rock band’s 2nd studio album released on November 4th 1991.  That band is My Bloody Valentine and the Album is Loveless. Song of The Week! Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy City Girl - Kevin Shields - Lost In Translation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Stump The Barron! Here’s Where The Story E...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss the 3rd studio album by this English Rock band that won a grammy for Bester Alternative Music Album in 1998.  That band is Radiohead and the album is Ok Computer. Song of The Week! Call Me - St Paul & The Broken Bones - Half the City The Shakes - The Menzingers Stump The Barron Ocean's Avenue - Yellowcard - Ocean's Avenue Radiohead - OK...

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I continue looking at the DFW music scene of the 90s by discussing the 2nd studio album from this band that suddenly disbanded in 1999 and just reformed in 2024.  That band is Tripping Daisy and the album is I Am an Elastic Firecracker. Song of The Week! Happiness - Hagfish - Rocks Your Lame Ass White Bikes - Thursday - White Bikes (Single) Stump The...