Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, with the help of my good friend, ledzepfilm, we discuss Led Zeppelin's legendary Europe '73 tour in celebration of its 50th anniversary. You may recall that we discussed this tour in great detail two years ago in Episode 42 . Accordingly, we focus more on overall impressions of the tour in this episode... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode — joined by my brother, Spencer Cropper — we discuss Led Zeppelin's fifth studio album, 'Houses Of The Holy,' in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its March 1973 release. I've also made the video of Spencer and I's conversation available on YouTube for the first time. Be sure to check out Spencer's music as well, and give him a fo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode — joined by my brother, Spencer Cropper — we discuss the Beatles' debut album, 'Please Please Me,' in celebration of the 60th anniversary of its March 22, 1963 release in the UK.  Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, with the help of my good friend, Alex, we rank Pink Floyd's 15 studio albums. Alex is the co-host of Workingman's Pod, a fantastic Grateful Dead podcast that I've had the pleasure of being a guest on twice now... Workingman's Pod Instagram — @workingmans_pod Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @ro...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we take a slight detour from our regularly scheduled programming, as I offer my thoughts on how Taylor Swift could approach structuring the setlists on her upcoming Eras Tour. With four new albums and two re-recordings in the five years since her last tour, the possibilities are endless... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram &...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Pink Floyd's legendary 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' album in celebration of its March 1, 1973 release. My brother, Spencer Cropper, stops by to share his thoughts as well... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube —...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the Rolling Stones' February 1973 tour of Australia and New Zealand — and the Los Angeles and Honolulu shows preceding it — in celebration of its 50th anniversary. This tour found the Stones at — or very near — their peak, and when you include the "sidemen," was the last hurrah for their classic Mick Taylor-era lineup... Support the show...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, joined for the first time since Episode 67 by my good friend, ledzepfilm, we discuss the 1973 portion of Led Zeppelin's UK tour in the Winter of 1972-73. It's a tour I wasn't very familiar with going into this exercise, and I was pleasantly surprised… Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, partially inspired by David Crosby's recent passing, we take a look at Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 1970 hit, "Our House." We are joined in this episode by my brother, Spencer Cropper, for the first time since Episode 99 last June. Be sure to follow him on Instagram — @spencercropper — and wherever you stream your music to be kept in the...

Send us Fan Mail In this, the Season 3 opener, we discuss the Rolling Stones' January 18, 1973 benefit concert for the Nicaraguan earthquake victims, which was held at the Forum in Los Angeles. 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 In this, the Season 5 finale, we rank all 86 of the Grateful Dead's 1972 concerts, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of that venerable year in Dead history. In a sense, I've been working on this episode for two years now, as I listened to all 86 shows last year in preparation for this year!  This year alone, I spent somewhere in the neighbourhood of 375 hours on thi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the 1972 portion of Led Zeppelin's 1972-73 UK Tour in celebration of the 50th anniversary of said shows. I wasn't too familiar with this tour heading into this exercise, but I really enjoyed it — and think you will too! Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkD...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode — a most welcome surprise addition to the schedule — we review the recently-surfaced recording of Led Zeppelin's long-sought-after August 19, 1971 concert at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia. This was the opening night of their 1971 North American Tour.  It contains one of just four complete versions of "Gallows Pole" on record, a fair...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we review Taylor Swift's — somewhat — recently-released 10th studio album, 'Midnights.' My apologies for the near-two month delay...scheduling issues, but it also took awhile for the album to sink in. As you probably know by now, she's really the only "current" artist we talk about on here... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk wi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we review 'Dave's Picks Vol. 44,' the latest instalment in the Grateful Dead's quarterly archival live release series. This release contains the complete June 23, 1990 show from Autzen Stadium on the University of Oregon's campus in Eugene, Oregon. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktal...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, in belated celebration of the 55th anniversary of its release, we examine the Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset," one of my all-time favourite songs... 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 — rocktal...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we review the Beatles' recently-released Super Deluxe Edition of their 1966 album, 'Revolver,' which features a new mix of the original album and some fascinating bonus tracks. For a very deep dive into the album itself, please refer to Episode 60, in which my brother, Spencer, and I discussed 'Revolver' at length for the 55th anniversary...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we briefly review Pink Floyd's recently-released remix of their 1977 album, 'Animals.' For a very deep dive into the album itself, please refer to Episode 80 from earlier this year: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1119254/9974914 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rock-talk-with-dr-cropper/id1518703647?i=1000549485617 https://open.spotify.com/episode/...

Send us Fan Mail At long last, I unveil my personal Top 25 Led Zeppelin concerts! As I explain in the episode, my method was kind of a mix of objective and subjective criteria... 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...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, we discuss Led Zeppelin's Japan '72 tour for the first time. While not as magical as their trip to Japan the year before, this tour still marks an interesting juncture in their career... Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper + Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCro...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I give you my personal Top 25 Grateful Dead shows. This is not only subjective, but always subject to change as I explore more and more of their vast live catalogue — and reassess shows I've heard many times... Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper Email — rocktal...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by my friend, Ethan Heroux, to discuss his debut single, "Blankets," which was just released today. Listen to "Blankets" here: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/blankets-single/1643058506 https://open.spotify.com/album/0Ebc6ig9TbjKJDDFsLESAA?si=1fb64c37afa94181 Follow Ethan on Instagram: @ethanheroux_ Instagram & TikTok — @rock...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we review the recently-surfaced recording of Led Zeppelin's May 4, 1971 concert at Fyens Forum in Odense, Denmark. You can listen to the show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usqm2zvAqec&t Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, we discuss the Grateful Dead's famous August 27, 1972 show in Veneta, Oregon, which has been officially released as 'Sunshine Daydream.' We are joined by my good friend, Alex Mihalopoulos. Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we review the latest instalment in the Dave's Picks series, which consists of two complete 1969 shows: November 2 at the Family Dog in San Francisco, and December 26 at SMU's McFarlin Auditorium in Dallas. Instagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Twitter — @RockTalkDrCropp Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper Email — rocktal...