Permanent Record Podcast

Episode 10: Styx - Kilroy Was Here (1983) - Part 1 This week, Brian pays a visit to his childhood friend Beil to talk about an album they discovered simultaneously way back in 1983 - "Kilroy Was Here" by mid-western rockers Styx!  This was the band's 11th album but their first to be affected by the blossoming New Wave sound of the early 1980s. Part 1: Background The two chums discuss the storyline...

Episode 9: Dead Or Alive - Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know (1987) - Part 2 Last week, Brian and Sarah began a discussion of the 1987 album "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know" by Liverpool band Dead Or Alive.  This was the band's third record and the follow-up to the world-wide hit "Youthquake" which featured their classic single "You Spin Me Round." Part 3: Track by Track Each of the four tracks on...

Episode 8: Dead Or Alive - Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know (1987) - Part 1 This episode finds Brian and Sarah waxing nostalgic about a band whose lead singer recently passed away. The band is Dead or Alive, and the singer was, of course, the sensational Pete Burns. Up for discussion is the band's third album, "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know," from 1987. Part 1: Background Brian goes into the hist...

Episode 7 : Depeche Mode – Where's The Revolution (2017) Brian and Sarah diverge from their regular format of reviewing an entire album to devote some time to discussing a single song. What could prompt them to make such a departure? Nothing short of a newly-released Depeche Mode single, titled "Where's the Revolution," from their forthcoming album "Spirit." Depeche Mode is one of Brian and Sarah'...

Episode 6: The Fixx - Phantoms (1984) Part 2 Has it been a week already??  Brian and guest host Colby Zell flip the record to hear side two of "Phantoms."  The pair finish up their track-by-track discussion, address this week's extra credit question, and then final grades are distributed.   Part 3 (Continued): Track By Track A track by track evaluation of the album's second side!  One song annoys...

Episode 5: The Fixx - Phantoms (1984) Before this week, Brian had never listened to the 1984 album "Phantoms".  But with one of the area's leading authorities on The Fixx due to stop by, he cued it up so he would be able to join Colby Zell in talking about this overlooked and underappreciated masterpiece. Part 1: Personal History We have two hosts this week - Brian and Colby.  One has only known t...

Episode 4 - Pet Shop Boys - Actually (Part 2) Finally returning for the new year, Brian and Sarah take a look (and a listen!) to the Pet Shop Boys' 1987 album "Actually."  Here the two finish up their track-by-track discussion by addressing the songs on side 2.  Also, Brian poses an excellent extra credit question and then final grades are distributed. Part 3 (Continued): Track By Track A track by...

Episode 3 - Pet Shop Boys - Actually (Part 1) Finally returning for the new year, Brian and Sarah take a look (and a listen!) to the Pet Shop Boys' 1987 album "Actually."  The two talk a bit about the making of the record and what was going on with PSB at the time, and then launch into a track-by-track discussion of the first side of this classic 80's album. Part 1: Background Get the story of the...

Episode 2: a-ha - Hunting High and Low (1985) -  Episode 2 Brian and Sarah return to their microphones to discuss the debut album of the Norwegian band a-ha. They cover the band's formation and the interesting process of creating this album,  they discuss each of the ten tracks on "Hunting High and Low,"  and they each give the album a final review and "record adapter" rating. Part  1: Personal Hi...

Episode 1: Yaz - Upstairs at Eric's (1982) Join Brian and Sarah as they discuss the 1982 debut album by Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet, better known as the synth-pop duo, Yaz.  We run through a quick history of the group, a track-by-track discussion of "Upstairs at Eric's" 11 songs, and then hand down a final grade on this important early-80s new wave classic. Part 1: Background Get the details abo...