Light the Sky Podcast

The Light the Sky Podcast trades the sunglasses and smiles of Huey Lewis for shoulder pads and synth stabs as we dive into Phil Collins’ 1985 blockbuster No Jacket Required. This week, the gang shares how each of us grew up surrounded by Phil’s music — from solo hits to his time behind the Genesis drum kit — and why this album still resonates today. With all four of us giving it a 9 or higher, we...

The Light the Sky Podcast bounces back from the dark and grimy streets of Skid Row’s Self-Titled and into the sunshine with Huey Lewis and the News’ 1986 album Fore! Join us as we discuss discovering Huey via Back to the Future at a young age, stumbling upon the gem that is the pro-shot Live in Oakland Fore! tour concert, and the fact that Mario Cipollina may be the coolest bassist alive. Do you a...

The Light the Sky Podcast soldiers on through the summer tour in the middle of December. Skid Row... did we make a mistake with this one? One of the best selling albums of the era, so surely it should be a great summer tour album, right? Come for the singer and witness a free William Shatner beatdown. Plus, Vince Neil vs. Nic Cage on the undercard! Or was the rest of the band right all along about...

The Light the Sky Podcast continues on 80's Summer Tour, live and in person for the first time. Join us on an exploration of one of our favorite decades, examining some of the most impactful albums of the era, reminding us of backyard barbecues, taking the T-Tops off on a Camaro, popping in a cassette and rocking out. This episode, the round table is real as we are live and in person, debating Def...

The Light the Sky Podcast returns and proudly presents the 80's Summer Tour! Join us on an exploration of one of our favorite decades, examining some of the most impactful albums of the era, reminding us of backyard barbecues, taking the T-Tops off on a Camaro, popping in a cassette and rocking out. We start with Bon Jovi's diamond album "Slippery When Wet". Is this album more than just the big hi...

Episode 91 has Kevin return from a long Light the Sky break to assure our listener(s) that yes, we still do listen to and talk about music. In this first "solo album" Kevin dives into the general topic of production, lyrics, what does make good or bad music, and just how much weirdness can someone take before they can't anymore.

Does anyone care at this point? Probably not, but we have to struggle through it anyway. Light the Sky grudgingly sits down to discuss Boston's 2013 "effort". Does this band even belong on the greatest discographies of all time list, or should we have covered the first two albums as special episodes and sent the rest to oblivion with a Shift-Delete? Call the plumbers prematurely because this Love...

Brad Delp's last album. Anton Cosmo's first album. Should we be thankful this album is difficult to find and listen to? Maybe Tom put us out of our misery by pulling it after yet another record company dispute. Mark, Chris, Alex and Kevin debate this strange album that doesn't seem to know what it wants to be. Are there any life playlist songs on this album? Does Brad's last studio album make an i...

The gloves are dropped right from the opening faceoff as a line brawl erupts at the start of this week's episode, which covers Boston's 1994 album "Walk On". Who ends up getting sent to the penalty box to sit out five minutes for fighting? With another long break in-between albums and a new singer, where did Boston take their sound and direction after "Third Stage"? Words fly, opinions and hot tak...

Get ready to eject the warp core and find ejection systems offline as Light the Sky dives right into Boston's 1986 effort, "Third Stage". Is this a solid underdog, underappreciated album that deserves its place in the Boston lore? Does this album contain "life playlist" songs that fit with Boston's classic two first albums? Or are we getting a "Main Bus B Undervolt", "Another Master Alarm", "Third...

Put out an APB because Light the Sky Podcast has disappeared down the rabbit hole that is Boston's Don't Look Back. Is this an underappreciated deep cut record for those who want more Boston, or is it a re-tread that isn't done as well with less depth? Who's favorite song is on this album and what song is it? Which members of Light the Sky strap on the gloves and go toe to toe on this one? Mark, C...

New Discography! In the 85th episode, Light the Sky dives right into a brand new discography, starting with one of the biggest selling debut albums of all time, Boston's self-titled 1976 album. Does this album rightfully deserve that status and constant airplay on classic radio? Is this the peak of the band and it's all downhill from here? What on earth is going on with Fran in the "More Than a Fe...

Episode 84 sees a reunited Light the Sky discuss the most recent release by CHVRCHES, Screen Violence, with Alex jumping into the fray on this episode. Considering the discord on previous bonus episodes and the previous synthwave album reviewed (see Bonus Episode #4), will Light the Sky come together on this album? Is this an album meant for our times, and does it make an impact? Mark, Chris, Alex...

In a fiery debate this week, Light the Sky debates the latest Ghost album, 2021's Impera. Is it a return to rock greatness or is it merely derivative and tread over the same ground? Where does Mike Pence fit in? Mark, Chris and Kevin discuss and debate all this and more, going track by track. Now streaming live, join us Sunday nights 7PM Central Time at twitch.tv/lightthesky

#musicforcryptoads Episode 82 covers the 2021 debut self-titled album of Mammoth WVH. We have a spirited debate about whether Wolfgang should have brought in outside musicians and about what works on this album and what doesn't. Is this a modern attempt at putting life into rock and roll or is it destined straight for the grocery store playlist? Mark, Chris and Kevin discuss and debate all this an...

The Revenge of the 2D Man. Join us as we finally touch the periphery of the Genesis family tree in Episode 81 with Mike + the Mechanics' self-titled album. Does Mike out-Phil Phil in his 1985 band debut? Could the world take much more music from the Genesis tree? What happened on side two of this record? Mark, Chris and Kevin go track by track to discuss and debate. Now streaming live, join us Sun...

Episode 80 deals with the 1971 posthumous album by Jimi Hendrix. Is this one of the better posthumous albums released, or does it fall flat and needed Jimi's guidance in the final product? Mark, Chris and Kevin go track by track to discuss and debate. Now streaming live, join us Sunday Nights 7PM Central Time at https://twitch.tv/lightthesky

Join us as we switch up the format a little bit, and comment on the album directly as we play through it. Episode 79 finds Light the Sky talking about Hendrix's live album "Band of Gypsys." As we don't usually cover live material, is this album important enough to warrant the attention? How does the new band fit with where Jimi is going? Mark, Chris and Kevin listen to the album live to discuss an...

Episode 78 covers Jimi Hendrix's album, 1968's "Electric Ladyland" Is this one of the best albums of all time? Is it just too darn long? The opinions among the group start to diverge on this album. Mark, Chris and Kevin debate, discuss, love and flush their favorites and not-so-favorites from this record. Now streaming live, join us Sunday Nights 7PM Central Time at twitch.tv/lightthesky

Episode 77 covers Jimi Hendrix's album, 1967's "Axis: Bold As Love" Is this a worthy follow up to the massive "Are You Experienced" or is it missing some of the magic of that first record? What about that album cover? Mark, Chris and Kevin debate, discuss, love and flush their favorites and not-so-favorites from this record. Now streaming live, join us Sunday Nights 7PM Central Time at twitch.tv/l...

Episode 75 covers Jimi Hendrix's influential debut album, 1967's "Are You Experienced." One of the best debut albums Light the Sky has covered so far? Grab that 50 year old bag of stale weed and call the paramedics before finding out. Now streaming live, join us Sunday Nights 7PM Central Time at twitch.tv/lightthesky

Episode 75 covers Guns N’ Roses' final studio album, 2008's Chinese Democracy. Ill fated solo venture or genuine addition to the catalog? Let's debate the kilt. Now streaming live, join us Sunday Nights 7PM Central Time at twitch.tv/lightthesky

Episode 74 covers Guns N’ Roses’ fourth studio album, 1991’s Use Your Illusion II. The album was released on September 17, 1991, the same day as its counterpart Use Your Illusion I. Both albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour. Bolstered by the lead single “You Could Be Mine”, Use Your Illusion II was the slightly more popular of the two albums, selling 770,000 copies i...

Episode 73 covers Guns N’ Roses' third studio album, 1991's Use Your Illusion I . Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on September 17, 1991, the same day as its counterpart Use Your Illusion II. Both albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, selling 685,000 co...

Episode 72 covers GNR's second studio album, 1988's G N’ R Lies . Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of G N’ R Lies as well as share personal stories of discovering the album. Tune in next week for Episode 73 as we cover GNR's third studio...