Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast

Ya mon!  In an episode that's "Taylor Made" for Uncle Gregg, this episode is all about the bass...and terrible island accents.  Join Uncle Gregg, Bueno and Brett as they get funky with their Top 5 Bassists of the golden age of alternative music.  But wait, there's more!  We are thrilled to introduce our first "Guest Lad" on the show, the wonderful Robert Vickers from The Go-Betweens!  Robert share...

Curly fries?  Overrated, according to Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes.  The band Japan?  Underrated...although we didn't pick 'em during this episode.  Come on, we wouldn't let you off that easy with a spoiler alert!  Join Brett, Uncle Gregg, and Knucklehead Smith...oops, we mean Bueno...as they champion the underdogs, the '80s bands who deserve more love, the bands who should be playing arenas inst...

Ohh yeah!  Like, you should *totally* check this episode out.  In Episode 13 (unlucky for some), Bueno, Brett and Uncle Gregg look back on their top songs of 1983 - and what a great year it was.  Spoiler alert: They all picked Matthew Wilder's "Break My Stride" as their #1!  Who woulda thunk?  OK, so by now you surely know the lads better than to believe that...Along the way, Brett gets "Brett wei...

We're getting crazy with the Cheez Whiz!  And who knows?  Maybe we'll break out the pimento spread too.  In this episode of O3L, Uncle Gregg, Brett and Bueno dissect the Top 5 songs of 1994.  It was a great year for alternative music, as you may (or may not) remember.  Along the way, we discuss the very subtle differences between Randy “Macho Man” Savage and the Kool Aid Guy, plus you get to hear...

Hop in the O3L time travelin' spaceship set for the year 1975. Join Bueno, Uncle Gregg and Brett as we discuss our Top 5 songs from 45(!) years ago.  While there is no disco on our lists, we do assure you that there is jive talkin' aplenty in this episode.  Full frontal!  Drive thru liquor!  Sesame Street!  Chris De Burgh!  Yes, these are but a few of the very risque' topics that you've come to ex...

Is it live...or is it O3L?  Well, actually it's both, because in this episode, Brett, Bueno and Uncle Gregg discuss their Top 5 Live Albums of the O3L era.  Meanwhile, Gregg unleashes his inner Scott Bakula, Bueno makes a marriage proposal, and Brett just wants to take down the Whoo-Hoo Guy.  Buckle up and get ready for a classic alternative thrill ride! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Have you ever become obsessed with a band's first album and feverishly awaited the follow-up...only to be wildly disappointed?  Yeah, we've all been there!  For example, did you know that Menswear even released a second album?  Mind blown!  Oh wait, you didn't even remember that Menswear released a first album?  Hmmmpf.  (We don't actually even talk about Menswear during this episode, so don't wor...

If man is five, if man is five...then the devil is six, the devil is six...then God is SEVEN, then God is SEVEN!  Then eight is, uhhhh, nothing.  Thanks for leaving us hanging, Pixies.  Well, in this case, eight is Episode 8 of Only Three Lads, wherein Bueno, Uncle Gregg and Brett reveal their Top 5 alternative albums of 1988.  They also partake in an unusual game of "Would You Rather?" that leave...

[Cue suspenseful music] In this very special episode of O3L, we discuss our Top 5 Artists, based on their total output between 1990 - 1994.  Does Uncle Gregg have a Bernie fetish?  [Dun-Dun-DUUUN!]   Would Brett REALLY like you better if you slept together?  [Dun-Dun-DUUUUN!] Will Bueno ever pogo again?  [Dun-Dun-DUUUUUN!]  Find out on Only Three Lads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Oops...we did it again!  For Episode 6, Uncle Gregg, Brett and Bueno discuss their Top 5 alternative albums of 1999, music news, and, y'know, other things that three guys talk about when they get together - shopping with Gavin Rossdale, Kelly Kapowski and "Mambo No. 5" (whatever happened to the first four mambos??).   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whilst many Wannabes and Barbie Girls were mmm-boppin' and zig-a-zig-ah'in in 1997, the lads were listening to REAL MUSIC, dang it!  Well, they may have listened to "Mmm Bop" too...in private.  Join Bueno, Uncle Gregg, and Brett as they recount their top 5 alternative albums of 1997 and music news from the O3L universe.  They get soft and fluffy, and contemplate the afterlife.  Heavy, man, heavy....

The lads are nothing if not modern day superheroes...rescuing would-have-been/should-have-been classics from the clutches of record store bargain bins.  This week, Brett, Bueno, and Uncle Gregg brave the harsh conditions - the dust, the smells, the aching knees, the hordes of Mitch Miller records - to bring their Top Fives from the dark, dank depths of the bargain bin.  Don't worry.  They're just...

For Episode 3, Uncle Gregg, Brett and Bueno bring you their Top 5 Post-Punk albums of the O3L era.  OK, so we all know that post-punk is great, but it ain't exactly happy bubble gum pop.  Yet the lads do their darndest to keep things entertaining...in fact, you may even want to dress like a pirate after listening to it.  Ahoy, matey!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode Two of Only Three Lads, Bueno, Brett & Uncle Gregg discuss their Top 5 songs of 1977.  Plus, you get news, stories, breakfast cereal analogies and - just what you always wanted - Donny Osmond trivia.  Enjoy!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only Three Lads is a new podcast celebrating the Golden Age of Alternative Music from 1974-1999, hosted by Gregg Paul ("Uncle Gregg"), Brett Vargo, and David Bueno ("Bueno").  In our first episode, we reveal our personal Top 5 Alternative albums from the O3L era.  Along the way, we will share stories, news and general fun and frivolity.  Thank you for embarking on this journey with us!   Learn mor...