Records Revisited

Patreon Revisitor Kevin Peters rejoins us to discuss the eighth album (wait…eighth!?) “Brings the Family” from John Hiatt.  Plenty of other discussion including a Seattle Mariners rant, Zach Bryan, Rolling Stones tickets, Kiss’s Pay Per View, Gino Vannelli and chest hair, Pork Pie Hats, Jamie Lee Curtis, John’s version of Bonnie’s version, and chipped beef? Check out John Hiatt at: https://www.joh...

Ariel Posen joins us to discuss "In Utero," the third and last studio album from Nirvana.  Plenty of other discussion including Ariel's new record "Reasons Why.," Asheville, Ireland, Hurling, Welcome to Wrexham, the NBA, Steve Albini, France Farmer and Western State Hospital, watching videos of abandoned places, what hoodie are you wearing? and possibly the best quote from Wayne ever "If you can't...

Patreon Revisitor Phil Berg returns for another episode but this time….he wanted to share his episode with Chris Sullivan (The Penetrators, The Jacks, The Farmers, session work) to talk about Chris's career in music.  Fun discussion including living a real life Bronx tale, picking up a guitar at 13, trying to see Clarence Carter, auditioning drummers, San Diego Penetrators vs. New York Penetrators...

Troy Millette joins us to talk about the Bowling for Soup album “Drunk Enough to Dance” from 2002.  Plenty of other discussion including going to way too many live shows, the local scene in Vermont, “Some Mad Hope,” getting your “Bowling for Soup” CD confiscated, worst dressed at the Grammys, what’s a “two way,” Chris Young (the actor), Flock of Seagulls, and how this album is the soundtrack for t...

Patreon Revisitor Episode Time!  First time revisitor Seth Gill and repeat revisitor Jon Lamoreaux of The Hustle joins us to talk Bob Mould’s first solo album “Workbook” from 1989.  Plenty of other discussion including The Smiths and Bandsplain, Counting Crows (get ready Jon for a long December), Tom Waits, Disney movies, Lucero, finding about Husker Du on a train to Alabama, 120 Minutes, TIAA CRE...

Garrison Starr joins us to talk about her latest project “My Sister, My Brother” and Ani DiFranco’s 1995 album “Not A Pretty Girl.” Other discussion includes relationships with moms, harmony singing with Sean McConnell, Spokane, being no good at lying, Neilson Hubbard, doing it yourself, judging title tracks, cats in trees, 6 minute long songs, and our first introductions to Ani’s music (thanks Al...

Episode 312: Natalie Price discusses Muse’s “Absolution” Natalie Price joins us to talk about her self-titled debut album and Muse’s 2004 album “Absolution.” Other discussion includes driving through Arkansas and eating at Flying Burger in Magnolia, Brad Paisley, Austin & Gordo’s donuts, pancake delights, Lady & The Tramp, grand pianos in rock songs, collaborating with David Ramirez and St...

Neil Gust joins us to talk about the new Heatmiser compilation released recently on Third Man Records.  For those who may not know, Heatmiser was the band Elliott Smith and Neil formed while they were in college. Other discussion includes quitting the business at one point, KBOO, trying to get a show in Seattle and the divide between Portland and Seattle music scenes, talkbox and cowbell, ground z...

The guys (and repeat revisitor Jeff Frame) are joined by Miles Nielsen to discuss “Echo” from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.  Plenty of other discussion including t-shirt collections, The Replacements “Tim,” Carzo and Ohboyhoy, Blake Mills, borrowing your dad’s vintage guitar and divorce songs (or are they?), setting the bar high, Newski, songs that are a solid 6-10, and the drunkest man in Key...

Repeat Revisitor Shawn Brown joins the guys to discuss their experiences of seeing U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas.  Who should be the next band to play at the Sphere?  We make our suggestions among other topics in this shortened, non-typical format episode. Check out Shawn Brown at: https://www.shawnbrownmusic.com/ Check out other episodes at RecordsRevisitedPodcast.com, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, iH...

Another guest reschedule means….another PIVOT!  The guys are once again joined by Jon Lamoreaux of The Hustle Podcast to discuss “1984” from Van Halen. Plenty of other discussion including 8 interviews in 8 days, 1985 Grammys, Diamond Dave and his solo records, keyboards, Michael McDonald, talking about MTV videos at the bus stop, ease the seat back, Blood and Fire, and is Van Halen the greatest A...

The guys are joined by Ryan repeat revisitors Paula Kelley & Aaron Tap to discuss “Cucumber Castle” from Bee Gees.  Well, at least Barry and Maurice.  Other discussion including Wayne warming up to this album, Matchbox 20, self-promotion (or the lack thereof), dog sports/dog agility, levels of alpha, The Boy Joys, Robin’s absence on this album (and his solo album), “nobody’s leaving Barry Gibb...

The guys are joined by Ryan Hamilton to discuss “Throwing Copper” from Live.  Plenty of other discussion including vintage alternative, hidden tracks, taking sides, protesting but also listening, Tibetan Book of the Dead, ad placements, leaving the music business, mowing the lawn, Foreigner, 90s radio and MTV, and of course…placentas. Check out Ryan Hamilton at: https://ryanhamiltonmusic.com/ Chec...

The guys are joined by Shadwick Wilde and repeat revisitor Karli Anderson to discuss “Doolittle”  from The Pixies.   Plenty of other discussion including Louisville, when “all kinds of music” really means “all kinds,” imports, ghost tracks that become the final recording, Kim Deal, slicing up eyeballs, Bathsheba and other biblical references, Freight Train Hoppin’ Hobos, and Wayne has some competi...

The guys are joined by Cole Gallagher to discuss “The Wall” from Pink Floyd.  Yep….all 26 songs.   Plenty of other discussion including battling imposter syndrome and getting Sadler & Jimbo & David Hidalgo of Los Lobos to play on your album, Captain & Tennille, backmasking, mean teachers, songs played on KISW (and Wayne doesn’t remember them), team David or team Roger, and the difficul...

The guys are joined by Kat Wodtke and Nick of Long Mama to discuss “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning” from Bright Eyes.  Plenty of other discussion including the Milwaukee scene, punk scene and sleeping on floors, driving to Alaska from Wisconsin, resisting a war and how this album is a timepiece of anxiety and angst from 2005, Maria Taylor and Emmylou Harris, and things that just might be a “drummer...

Last minute guest reschedules means….PIVOT!  For this last minute episode, the guys are once again joined by Jon Lamoreaux of The Hustle Podcast to discuss “Aladdin Sane” from David Bowie.  Drunk Wayne also makes an appearance.  Plenty of other discussion including FLEX!, The Guess Who and other Canadians, Anne Murray and racquetball, Filter, live albums, glam rock and America not getting it, Mott...

The guys are joined by Chris Ballew (Presidents of the United States of America, Caspar Babypants) discuss The Soft Boys record “Underwater Moonlight.”  Plenty of other discussion including Chris’s new record “Laying Low,” Robyn Hitchcock (who was part of the Soft Boys), Tacoma and the Sonics (the band, not the team), Young Fresh Fellows, making music for kids AND their parents, and discovering a...

The guys welcome back David Borne to discuss the Band of Horses record “Cease to Begin.”  You might remember David from our Nirvana episode a few years ago.  We’ve been wanting to have David back on and we've been wanting to do a Band of Horses episode forever.  Was happy to finally do both.  Plenty of other discussion including David’s fantastic new record “Genesis,” quitting drinking, moving to...

The guys welcome Ben Harold to discuss the Bruce Springsteen record “Nebraska.”  Plenty of other discussion including Mississippi (the reason behind the song “I Am Weak”), learning to love this album, Caril Ann Fugate (any relation?), dealing with fathers, please don’t stop me, the best outro we’ve ever recorded, an unanimous top pick (for the three of us) and LOTS of listener comments and listene...

I finally released this recording!  You all know this record.  It's an absolute classic!  And....lots of listener scores as well.  We recorded this in early 2022 as one of our Patreon Revisitor hangs and...yeah....I just didn't get to editing the recording. Trying to normalize a recording with a ton of different microphones and recording setups can be challenging but...I think I did it.   Enjoy! C...

Roger Clyne (The Refreshments, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers) joins us to talk about The Refreshments album "Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big and Buzzy" (1996).  Other discussion including King of the Hill, how "Wheelie" fits into the context of the album, P.H. as M.V.P., the Tempe scene of the '90s, Clif Norrell, and more.  Co-host Wayne gets a week off for his move across the U.S.  Instead, repeat revisito...

The guys welcome Trapper Schoepp to discuss the Bob Dylan “comeback” record “Time Out of Mind.”  Plenty of other discussion including Trapper’s new album “Siren Songs,” Cheap Trick, Anna Edson Taylor, Daniel Lanois, Wayne’s vitriol for a certain standard, the landscape of the 1998 Grammys (Soy Bomb!) local crew t-shirts, the length of "Highlands" (hard boiled eggs!) and more.   Check out Trapper S...

The guys welcome back Repeat Revisitors Kalie Shorr (previous episode - Alanis' "Jagged Little Pill") & Craig Manning (previous episode - The Gaslight Anthem's "The '59 Sound) to talk about the Third Eye Blind debut (1997). Plenty of other discussion including band in-fighting, liking only “Jumper” means no second date, aqua lube, TLC, Butch Walker, the weird landscape of music in 1997, and mo...

Episode 294 – U2’s “War” with author Bradley Morgan  The guys are joined by author Bradley Morgan to discuss his book “"U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America" and the album “War” from U2 (“The Joshua Tree” has already been discussed on Episode 124).  Plenty of other discussion including finding identity, U2 switching producers (and then coming back to Steve), how we each discovere...