Records Revisited

The guys welcome Shawn Brown to talk about Temple of the Dog. Plenty of other discussion including singer songwriters of the early ‘00s, Laguna Beach, Stereo Embers magazine, R.E.M., palate cleansers, Shawn Smith, long songs that don’t feel like long songs and long songs that do, Eddie (no last name needed), All Night Thang (just commit to it), and the absolute greatness of Chris Cornell (we miss...

The guys welcome two time NL Baseball MVP Dale Murphy to talk about Wilco’s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.” Plenty of other discussion including Freddie Freeman, Charlie Morton, baseball in 2020, Dale’s blog post about Wilco and his Beat-Co playlist, learning how to die, the lyrical genius of Jeff Tweedy, the CONET project, and heavy metal bands can’t mail it in. Check out Dale Murphy at: https://dalemurp...

The guys welcome Christopher Griffiths to talk about Butch Walker’s “The Spade.” Plenty of other discussion including B-52s and R.E.M., turning Mike Watts t-shirts into quilts, playing bass with Keith Anderson, one eyed cats, 80s sax, Adidas shoes, Social D, Butch’s impressive producing credits, Summer of ’89 and Bryan Adams, Shovels & Rope, and making a commitment to be a daydrunk. Check out...

The guys welcome Jon Porobil to talk about Warren Zevon’s “Excitable Boy.” Plenty of other discussion including Jon’s new album “Stages,” podcasting and having a good run more than 4 episodes, Billy Joel, Linda Ronstadt, a surprise single, The Jackson Browne is strong on one song, spending time in Honduras, and is there a better song title than “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner?” Check out Jon...

The guys celebrate the milestone of EPISODE 150! It’s all about the tunes that got us through the year 2020 including Liz Longley, Tay Tay, Harry Styles (and Wayne once again questions Ben’s musical tastes), Tom Petty, Rev, Ken Yates, Brian Dunne, Ian Jones, Grace Potter, the greatness of Maggie Rose, Pete Yorn (thanks to Aaron Lee Tasjan), Ron Pope, Striking Matches, Yumi Zouma, Nada Surf, Roger...

The guys welcome Kyshona Armstrong to talk about Lizz Wright’s “Fellowship.” Plenty of other discussion including music therapy, the auto harp, Pylon and Athens Georgia, therapeutic songwriting, “Listen,” Joan as Police Woman, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, gospel music, Gladys Knight, faith, does anyone know more than the first verse of Amazing Grace? Check out Kyshona at: http://www.kyshona.com/ Ch...

The guys welcome Rosali to talk about Buffy St. Marie’s “Many A Mile” from 1965. Plenty of other discussion including moving on election day, Hillbilly Von Trapp family, the Philly music scene, mouthbow (or “twangy mouth banjo”) and John Palmes, Cockswain and “not being the only whore in town,” traditional folks songs and some of their origins, and a song that we think Delta Rae should cover. Chec...

The guys welcome back Scott Terry of Red Wanting Blue to talk about New Radicals “Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too.” Plenty of other discussion including The Peppermint Sessions, Toad, some listener questions for Scott, Cub Scouts, Wayne’s dog Jett, Sarnia Canada, Gregg Alexander and his howl, best opening line of any record EVER, other music from 97-98, finishing lyrics in the liner notes, Young...

The guys welcome Jake Wesley Rogers to talk about Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 record “Tusk.” Plenty of other discussion including doves & goats, You’re in Nashville?, America’s Got Talent, Psychedelic Furs, bathroom recording studios, Stevie didn’t get the memo, Mick, Lindsey, Fleetwood Mac loves their deluxe version, and you make the call whether Wayne likes or hates Christine McVie. Check out Jake...

The guys welcome Danny Parker (aka Model Child) to talk about Of Montreal’s 2007 record “Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer.” Plenty of other discussion including meatball sandwiches at Wawa, Matt Nathanson, co-writing songs that have a billion Spotify listens, James Blunt, performance art/concept records, Georgie Fruit, towns in Norway, and getting your liver eaten every day. Check out Model Ch...

The guys welcome back Jeff Johnson of the Who Did It First Podcast and Brian & Jay from the Tunestiles Podcast to talk about Tom Petty’s 1994 record “Wildflowers.” Plenty of other discussion including can a person fart himself to death, the Wildflowers and All The Rest reissue, shoutout to Triangle Vinyl in Clermont Florida, Rick Rubin and Jeff Lynne, squirrels!, Benmont!, Mike Campbell!, Marg...

The guys welcome Shannon LaBrie to talk about Jeff Buckley’s 1994 record “Grace.” Plenty of other discussion including Sade, Tom Petty, raining Hallelujahs, camping out in Corpus Christi, dark lyrics, Nina Simone, and a rarity of an unanimous top score. Check out Shannon LaBrie at: https://www.shannonlabrie.com/ Check out other episodes at RecordsRevisitedPodcast.com, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Cas...

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...