Records Revisited

The guys welcome musician/producer/composer Jordan Lehning to talk about Rufus Wainwright’s self-titled debut from 1998. Plenty of other discussion including musical families, the Nashville Flood and the “Treasures of the Flood,” Justin Townes Earl, Lydia Luce, inspired by operas, famous beauty marks, patience (or the lack of), and the mastery of Jon Brion. Check out Jordan Lehning at: https://www...

Ben and guest co-host Jeff Johnson welcome Randy Guss (formerly of Toad the Wet Sprocket) to talk about R.E.M.’s 1986 record “Lifes Rich Pageant.” Plenty of other discussion including sharing music with our kids, Old 97s and SXSW, playing drums for the Counting Crows uninvited, what Toad songs need more cowbell, good triangle, fragility in lyrics, Bill Berry, Mike Mills as the secret weapon, trick...

The guys and guest co-host Dave Montgomery (aka little brother) welcome Alexi Lalas to talk about Billy Joel’s 1980 record “Glass Houses.” Plenty of other discussion including soccer (of course), Van Halen, Ratt, speaking bad French, Leyna and Bon Jovi’s “Runaway,” and Billy’s worst song he ever wrote (according to Billy, not us). Check out Billy Joel at: https://www.billyjoel.com/ Check out Alexi...

The guys welcome musician Brennen Leigh to talk about The Byrds foray into country music with their record “Sweetheart of the Radio” from 1968. Plenty of other discussion including Brennen’s new record “Prairie Love Letter” and John Deere H tractors, Robbie Fulks, Gram Parsons, Louvin Brothers, Dylan (how can you not with a Byrds record), Lloyd Green on the steel, and making the Opry audience upse...

The guys welcome musician Rick Brantley to talk about Kris Kristofferson’s debut “Kristofferson” from 1970. Plenty of other discussion including Macon Georgia and the Allman Brothers, writing “40 Days” with some songwriting legends, writing a novel, Convoy and getting facts wrong about Burt Reynolds movies, who would we blame stuff on today instead of blaming it on the Stones, who burned down Darb...

Ben talks with Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde to discuss the legendary "Bloodletting" and her Record Store Day limited release called "Tres Vampires" which is her collaboration with David J of Love & Rockets and Bauhaus (available for the Record Store Day drop on October 24, 2020). Check out Johnette at: http://www.johnettenapolitano.net/ Check out other episodes at RecordsRevisitedPod...

The guys welcome the youngest guest... musician Evan Seurkamp to talk about Oasis’ “Definitely Maybe” from 1994. Plenty of other discussion including music that is on Evan’s influences playlist, parenting wins, Oasis moving up on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list, the word copious, lasagna, what is a Mr. Sifter, and we opened this episode up to Listeners Scores. Did our Top 5 songs off th...

The guys welcome musician Brooks Hubbard to talk about Jackson Browne’s “Running on Empty.” Plenty of other discussion including meeting Val McCallum (and getting him to produce your record), having 2 Spotify accounts, Stone’s River Battlefield, we suck at geography, Forgiveness, Drive-In Concerts, the 1978 Grammys, Spandau Ballet, Maurice Williams, and keeping the fiddle in the bathroom. Check ou...

The guys welcome musician Stephanie Lambring to talk about Patty Griffin’s “1000 Kisses.” Plenty of other discussion including Ken Yates, junior high kids are not cool, Bruce Springsteen, is this the 3rd or 4th Patty record, the Elizabethtown soundtrack, canciones, and does Stephanie write any happy songs? Check out Stephanie Lambring at: https://www.stephanielambring.com/ Check out Patty Griffin...

The guys welcome singer songwriter Andrew Maxwell Morris to talk about Radiohead’s “The Bends.” Oh, and that Jeff Johnson guy joins us again to plug his new podcast “Who Did It First.” Plenty of other discussion including how Jeff has seen Radiohead 5 times, sussing out, the classic music videos from this record, shaking off the “Creep” stigma, providing feedback to artists, Wayne tells us to calm...

The guys welcome musician Lisa Loeb to talk about David Bowie’s classic 1971 record “Hunky Dory.” Plenty of other discussion including Lisa’s record “A Simple Trick To Happiness,” Dynamite magazine, Olivia Newton-John, the Camp Lisa Foundation, “Stay” and rude ‘90s critics, the genius of Mick Ronson, Andy Warhol, and a race against time to finish recording before the laptop battery expires. Check...

The guys welcome musician Aaron Lee Tasjan to talk about Matthew Sweet’s “Altered Beast.” Plenty of other discussion including Pete Droge, tornadoes, John Gallagher, writing songs on acid, what if you take out fiddle, making sheep noises, and why in the world was “Time Capsule” not a huge hit? Check out Aaron Lee Tasjan at: https://www.aaronleetasjan.com/ Check out other episodes at RecordsRevisit...

The guys welcome Ben and Emily Roberts of Carolina Story to talk about Brandi Carlile’s “The Story.” Plenty of other discussion including Paul Moak, East Nashville, meeting in college (and bonding over Brandi and music), T. Bone Burnett, walking naked in the woods, and the genius of the partnership of Brandi and the twins Phil and Tim Hanseroth. Check out Carolina Story at: http://www.carolinastor...

The guys welcome guitarist Chris Forsyth to talk about ZZ Top’s “Tejas” from 1976, Plenty of other discussion including Richard Lloyd, Matthew Sweet, Nels Cline, John Fahey, how to define your own music, ZZ Top and sexual innuendos, Pream, bad 70s driving habits like optional seatbelts and drunk driving, the colossal mistakes of the 1987 remixes, and how groundbreaking the guitar sounds of Billy G...

The guys welcome repeat revisitors Jeff Johnson (Jeff Makes Jokes) and Brian from the Tunestiles podcast to chat about the legendary Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers classic “Damn the Torpedoes.” Other discussion includes the brilliance of Jimmy Iovine and Shelly Yakus, shakers, the brilliance of Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, tracks that didn’t make it on the record (and should have) and a big a...

The guys welcome singer songwriter Bre Kennedy to discuss “Women in Music Pt III” from Haim. Plenty of other discussion including creating music during the pandemic, twenty something (and ages something past that), bass face, Joni, Wayne’s distaste of popular music, and more. Check out Bre Kennedy at: https://www.iambrekennedy.com/ Check out Haim at: http://haimtheband.com/ Check out other episode...

The guys welcome singer songwriter Doe Paoro to talk about “The Globe Sessions” from Sheryl Crow. Plenty of other discussion including yoga, Bon Iver and “The Wind,” Members Only jackets, Bill Clinton, Spotify playlists generated from Doe’s song “Midnight Choir,” Bob Dylan and “Mississippi” and the Sheryl song that we all happily rediscovered because of this episode. Check out Doe Paoro at: https:...

The guys welcome Lane Hewitt of the Melody Motel Podcast to talk about Guided By Voices “Do The Collapse.” Plenty of other discussion including dragons, mushroom art, Ric Ocasek, Robert Pollard, Scrubs, the musical prowess of Doug Gillard, poetry candy, Boo Boo Snacks, and 80s country. Check out Lane and the Melody Motel podcast at: https://www.spreaker.com/show/melody-motel Check out Guided by Vo...

The guys welcome Matthew Angus of Fast Romantics to talk about U2’s classic “The Joshua Tree.” Plenty of other discussion including slapping it down, New Zealand, the Statue of Liberty, feeling horrible about our scores, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, depression, and other topics. Check out Fast Romantics at: https://fastromantics.com/ Check out U2 at: u2.com Check out other episodes at RecordsRevisite...

The guys welcome singer/songwriter Hayley Sabella to discuss Sufjan Stevens “Carrie and Lowell.” Plenty of other discussion including Hayley’s new record “Flew The Nest,” being the daughter of Central America missionaries and teachers, her video for “July Rain,” Brian Fallon, Eugene Oregon and Tillamook, religious imagery, hipster Sufjan fans, mother abandonment, and Wayne gets surprised by the nu...

The guys welcome the Derrek Carriveau of “I F*ing Love That Record” podcast to talk about the third album from the Beastie Boys “Check Your Head.” Plenty of other discussion including Derrek stepping in for this episode after our guest who picked the record cancelled on us, booty, Ted Nugent, seeing the Boys live in concert, 90s CD formulas, and other topics. Check out Derrek’s podcast at: https:/...

The guys welcome Corbin Reiff, author of "Total F*cking Godhead The Biography of Chris Cornell," to talk about the 1991 Soundgarden classic "Badmotorfinger." Plenty of other discussion including the greatness of Chris and Soundgarden bandmates Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd and Kim Thayil, Singles, Community World Theater, getting banned from MTV, and having a mancrush on Chris Cornell. Check out C...

The guys welcome Tony Barber, formerly of The Buzzcocks, to talk about “The Feeding of the 5000” from punk band Crass. Plenty of other discussion including how Tony joined the Buzzcocks (and bringing a drummer to your audition), the legacy of Pete Shelley, soccer, Nick Lowe, discovering Crass at a record shop, cassettes with omitted songs, nuclear war and 15 seconds of silence, and Lack of Knowled...

The guys welcome musician David Borne to talk about the landmark 1991 release “Nevermind” from Nirvana. Plenty of other discussion including social media and scroll thumb, reverse Julia Roberts movies, Losers (the bar), Leah Blevins, LSU Football, Better Than Ezra, songs that make us cry, Butch Vig, Killing Joke, Tracy Chapman, and has anyone ever been to Aberdeen on a sunny day? Check out David a...