Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I recap 2023 and provide a brief update on what to expect moving forward. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Talk to you in a month or so... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gm...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, as we did for 1972 last year, we rank the Grateful Dead's 1973 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of their finest touring years! Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cro...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, having now gone through the complete ranking exercise for both years, I discuss the differences I hear between 1972 and 1973 Grateful Dead, and tell you which year I prefer... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Crop...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by my brother, Spencer Cropper, to discuss the Rolling Stones' 'Beggars Banquet' album in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its December 6, 1968 release. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk w...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by my brother, Spencer Cropper, to discuss the Beatles' 'White Album' in celebration of the 60th anniversary of its November 22, 1968 release. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the Jimi Hendrix Experience's third and final studio album, 'Electric Ladyland,' in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its October 16, 1968 release. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. C...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss AC/DC's first live album, 'If You Want Blood You've Got It' in celebration of the 45th anniversary of its Fall 1978 release. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper Email — rocktalk...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the Rolling Stones' 'Goats Head Soup' album in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its August 31, 1973 release.  Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' album in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its August 28, 1973 release. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.crop...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the Grateful Dead's second studio album, 'Anthem Of The Sun,' in belated celebration of the 55th anniversary of its July 18, 1968 release. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper Email —...

Send us Fan Mail We're trying something new in this episode. The Grateful Dead's 'American Beauty' is one of my absolute favourite albums, securing a place on my personal "Mt. Rushmore," and is an album I always associate with this time of year. This time two years ago, I was writing and editing for a music magazine, and wrote an article on 'American Beauty'...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we review the Grateful Dead's latest box set,  Here Comes Sunshine: 1973 , which contains five complete shows from Spring '73, and can still be ordered in various formats here . For those of you who don't wish to spring for the box, the June 10 show at RFK Stadium has been selected as the "breakout" show from the box, and can be found here...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, building off of last week's discussion of Led Zeppelin's 1973 North American Tour, we rank the 1973 versions of "No Quarter," just as we did for the 1975 versions two years ago in Episode 40 , and for the 1977 versions last year in Episode 104 . Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cro...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, joined by one of my best musical friends and collaborators, ledzepfilm, we discuss Led Zeppelin's record-breaking 1973 North American Tour in celebration of its recently-concluded 50th anniversary. I first discussed this tour three years ago, way back in Episode 7 , so it was a lot of fun to put it "under the microscope" once again... This episode i...

Send us Fan Mail In this, the Season 7 opener, we review the recently-released Speak Now (Taylor's Version) , the latest instalment in Taylor Swift's re-recording campaign. Speak Now has long been my favourite of Swift's albums, so this was a fun one for me! As I already analyzed the original album in depth in my ranking of Swift's discography — way back in Episode 9 — I did no...

Send us Fan Mail In this, the Season 6 finale, we recap my trip to San Francisco this past weekend, centred around a review of Dead & Company's tour-closing show at Oracle Park on Sunday. I'll be taking a few weeks off now, but will be back for Season 7 in no time! Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @Rock...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by my brother, Spencer Cropper, to discuss his recently-released debut album, ' Love/Misery ." It may be a bit outside the scope of what we usually talk about, but it's inspired by much of what we typically discuss, so I think you'll dig it... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @roc...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second in a two-part series recapping my trip to Chicago this past weekend, centred around reviewing the Dead & Company shows at Wrigley Field that were the purpose of my trip.  In this episode, we pick up Saturday morning and cover a lakeside bike ride, a half-rack of ribs, a massive blueberry muffin and an Allagash White — oh, and the main event: the June 10 show...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first in a two-part series recapping my trip to Chicago this past weekend, centred around reviewing the Dead & Company shows at Wrigley Field that were the purpose of my trip.  In this episode, we briefly recap my Deadhead journey to this point, discuss the first half of my trip, review the June 9 show, and leave off with me going to bed early Saturday morning... S...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the Rolling Stones' 'Some Girls' album in celebration of the 45th anniversary of its June 9, 1978 release. We are joined by both my brother, Spencer Cropper, and my great friend, Alex Mihalopoulos — simultaneously! Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkD...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by my great friend, Alex Mihalopoulos, to discuss the Rolling Stones' iconic "Jumpin' Jack Flash" in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its release. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk wi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss AC/DC's fifth album, 'Powerage,' in celebration of its May '78 release. You may recall that we did the same for its predecessor, 'Let There Be Rock,' just over a year ago in Episode 92 . I also reviewed 'Power Up' upon its November 2020 release, way back in Episode 22 ... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk wi...

Send us Fan Mail With the Grateful Dead's famed Cornell '77 show in the news again this week as Dead & Company returned to Barton Hall on the anniversary for a benefit show, my friend, Alex, and I thought it was the perfect time to add our two cents to the narrative surrounding this most polarizing concert... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram &...

Send us Fan Mail When evaluating pre-hiatus Grateful Dead shows, "Dark Star" and "The Other One" typically factor heavily. That's why I thought in this episode, it would be fun to talk about the best shows where they did not play either of their spacey '60s epics. I confined it to the one-drummer era for a more "apples-to-apples" comparison... Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I provide an update on my 50th anniversary pilgrimage through the 73 concerts the Grateful Dead performed in 1973. As we are through 20 shows already, and there are only 15 more between now and September 7, it seemed a fitting time to pause and reflect... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitt...