Any Man With A Microphone

Big hair, big shoulder pads, and big keyboard solos-- the 1980s was a grand era for music.  In this episode, listen to your hosts struggle to limit themselves to 21 songs from a decade rich with great tunes.  The question remains... will " 99 Luftballons " make the cut, or will " Come on Eileen " find its way onto one of the lists?  

Our hosts each present the other with a band to check out.  Bands discussed are Sleater-Kinney & twenty one pilots .  They weigh the deeper themes and meanings behind the songs and decide if they are now fans!  If you have yet to delve into either of these bands, we hope you'll check them out.

Join us as we remember past concerts we've attended; including such names as Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, the Ramones, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney, and of course, Ratt!  The list goes on!  We discuss positives and negatives of live music (but mostly positives) and reminisce about seeing the bands we love.

Jack White released two new solo records in 2022; Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive , discussed and compared in this episode.   Rockin' riffs and lyrical melodies jam-pack these two exciting (relatively) new releases.

Much has been debated and many have poured over which Beatles album is the best, so we will give it our best shot in discussing the Beatles 1966's innovative release of Revolver .  This album is packed with great songs, and we discuss each track and give details of the recordings (But wait!  What about St. Pepper's, Rubber Soul, the White Album, and Let it Be? )  Oh, and Abbey Road ...

A continuation of the discussion about '90s bands, highlighting Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, and The Smashing Pumpkins.  Part two dives deep into STP and The Smashing Pumpkins.  Rankings 1-4, as well as a '90s game of musical "This or That!"

Let us take you back to 1991, when the musical landscape changed and alternative rock bands ruled the airwaves.  This is the first of two episodes discussing four key bands in the '90s: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, and the Smashing Pumpkins.  In the first episode, we will highlight Nirvana and Pearl Jam and pick two songs we think best represents them. 

A spirited discussion and comparison of Paul McCartney's RAM (1971) , John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band (1970) , and George Harrison's All Things Must Pass (1970) .

Your hosts Jarrad and Brandon discuss their inspiration for the podcast, their musical histories, and play a game of Musical This or That.