The Album Concept Hour

I've... been having these weird thoughts lately... like, is any of this for real... or not...? *CUE THE BADDEST J POP SONG YOU"VE EVER HEARD CHANGING YOU FOR LIFE FOREVER* Join us as we discuss Utada Hikaru at the height of their power with the stellar album ULTRA BLUE. Today it's mono-a-mono with Brad's friend Max! SHOW LINKS: Utada Hikaru - Keep Trying (inappropriate subtitles):...

We are taking a break from our trip backwards through Pink Floyd's discography to put one last nail into The Wall... The Final Cut is one of the most divisive albums in rock history; and one of the most intriguing... It's an anti-war concept album using the leftover bricks from The Wall to bring attention to the war that Britain had just waged to keep control of their colony in The Falklan...

We've all seen the memes. Ice Cube and various other zoom actors were in a recent take on The War of the Worlds. It's worse than you think, etc... But what about a War of the Worlds that's BETTER than you think?? We decided to crack open one of the greatest telling of this classic tale, complete with disco, spooky sounds, and proggy composition. It's like if Pet Sounds and Tubular...

Today, we follow a tale as old as time... A woman from the city that just wanted to get by and be appreciated... A woman that made her own way, despite the trials and tribulations it took to get there... A woman that knew how to flaunt it and find her own Prince Charming... A woman that became the Queen of Disco... Donna Summer. In Once Upon a Time, Donna retells the Cinderella story in a way that...

30 years ago, Ani Difranco released one of her most critically acclaimed albums ever. Although she stayed in the indie world, her talent broke through and she was able to create a lasting legacy that is still ongoing to this day. Well, the shows already a bit late, so that's going to be it! We have Moses and Danielle on today too! It's a great conversation dont miss it!!!!!!! Show Links: E...

At long last, it's finally here: WINTER IN JULY!!!! Today we're talking about a very touching tribute by Edgar Winter to his dearly departed brother Johnny Winter. They were both music legends in their own right, but Johnny was more of a blues man. Listen as Edgar channels his brother along with all of Johnny's best of friends. Strap in cause this one has some RIPPING blues guitar from...

It the Return of the KING... King Diamond that is!!!! After 28 years... wait, no I think it was 18 years... *checks notes* Oh... After 14 YEARS, King Diamond finally delivered to us one of the greatest concept album sequels of all time... and DEFINITELY the spookiest. .. This is one for the books, we hope you enjoy it!!!! Show Links: Eating Hot Wings while listening to Baroness: https://youtu.be/C...

We've covered King Gizzard and King Crimson as well as Freddie King and Carole King... We've discussed Operation Mindcrime (1 and 2!!!)... We followed the life of the Seventh Son of the Seventh Son... We've even discussed throwbacks to 80s speed metal with Lords of the Trident... But nothing could have prepared us for... THE HORROR!!!!!! That's right, today, we're listening to...

We're doing another Artist Spotlight, where we interview an artist about THEIR album, including all our musing, breakdowns, and judgement! Today we have none other than two time guest and all time Engineer--it's Jordan Duffy!!!! She has a brand new album out all about her experiences of love and loss while dating in LA. It's a raw and real look into the weird dating world we find ourse...

What's with all this Dominator culture? Are we going to succumb to Electricide or are we going to Feminize? Humanic and technologic revolution is possible. But only if we take the reigns of... DATA DOOM. Very special guests in the studio today, all three member of Lunar Moth: Mac, Gage, and Amber!!! They suggested this album and we are glad they did! Frankie and the Witch Fingers rules! Episode Li...

It's 1962. Ray Charles is several albums into his deal with ABC-Paramount. It's one of the greatest deals a musician has ever received from a label, but Ray is not satisfied. You see, he doesn't like the notion that his songs should be segregated into R&B charts and put in a separate category than Country. After all, they both sing from the soul about heart ache and sadness and hav...

A night out on the town... A heavy traffic jam... And one. wrong. turn. Don't Move. Don't Whisper. Don't Even Breathe... because its... Judgement Night... ...and it's got the most killer soundtrack. Links: Judgement Night trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5p7wq2PcJM Judgement Night full movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW4CFfpX0ps&t=3436s Full Livestream of the ep...

There comes a time in every boys life... That they must put away childish things... They must set aside their dick and fart jokes and have real observations about the world... They must stop their constant talk of jissom and dog's anus's... And when the boys put away childish things... they are able to create music... for adults... But all jokes aside, it's an incredible album with an...

Today on the podcast, class is back in session with our professor of new wave, Adam Elk! But today he's lecturing on a different genre with the same attitude: Punk (with a specialty in Costello). Join us as we learn why Elvis Costello is still so highly regarded all these years later and learn about the state of punk before the genre was cast in stone. Links: Get "One Eyed Band" on t...

On today's episode of "Musicians that should be a household name" we're talking about Harry Nilsson!!! Sure, he was talked about plenty in his day, but what if I were to tell you that "One is the loneliest number", "Put the lime in the coconut", and the "Gotta get up" song from the show Russian Doll were all from the same dude! Would you talk about h...

When you think of the city Toronto, there are a few names come to mind. Drake... snowd4y................... the rest. But there's one Torontonian that both Drake and snowd4y look up to and respect. One Torontonian that walked, so that Drake could run. One Torontonian that's actually...weirdly connected to Drake... in the sense that his next album is financed by him... That's right. I'm talking abo...

MISSING Stranger Abduction Name: Ethel Cain ... Age: 20 ... Sex: Female ... Height: 5'8" ... Weight: 132 lbs ... Hair Color: Brown ... Eyes: Green Circumstances: Ethel was last seen Saturday, January 13 (1991) at 3:15 A.M being forced into a black, short-bed pickup truck in the old Winn Dixie parking lot on Abrams Street in Arlington, Texas. A witness said a white man kidnapped her. Contact: Arlin...

HO HO HO....MEEEERRRRRY CHRISTMASSS..... It's that time of year again where we are good to each other for about a week! Let's make this one count cause it's going to be a bumpy one next year! Let's enjoy this calm before the proverbial storm by loving our neighbors as ourselves, especially the ones that are worrying about being torn from their homes by Christmas next year! Again, MERRRRYYYY CHRIIM...

The year is 1967. A lot of popular musicians are moving towards psychedelia. It's kind of a buttoned up movement still--on the surface people still look business casual, even if their hair is getting long. The San Francisco hippie scene hasn't yet merged with the British invasion. But all that would change during the "Summer of Love", when they all came together and made a promise to "turn on, tun...

Join us this week as a mentally unwell man (Brad) attempts to explain the story of The Parallax II to a friend just trying to have a good time (Dave) in this paranoia filled, unaliving obsessed (TW), cosmic horror/power fantasy. Also, it's about isolation and entanglement... and the beginning of everything... or something like that. Idk, we drank a few beers and tried to unravel the story, but I t...

It's the 5th anniversary show... kind of. We're a little late but there were some time travel shenanigans that we had to attend to. Anyway, we love you all and we appreciate listening to our ramblings all these years. Be good to each other out there. Links: The Gizzverse Explained playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLluo87o05TIGLPcsQ6ZZj-AZtSqEeHY0n&si=LVplGO-ACZ7XOv2O Ranking Concept...

Soooo... Last week we were glazing pretty hard about our boys in The Pink Floyd... but this week... the glazing has come to a hard stop. Maybe it's the weird production choices, maybe it's the awesome album cover for a below average Floyd album, maybe it's the fact that we JUST listened to Meddle, in which they perfect what they were trying to accomplish here with the "Atom Heart Mother" suite. Ma...

We're officially in the throes of SEASON 5!!! And you know that means that it's time to talk about another Pink Floyd album in our series going backwards through their discography. Last time we left our heroes, they were throwing together an album that was for a movie, but also wasn't? (i don't remember that feels like a lifetime ago). However, before that, they had achieved what would become thei...

Everyone that listens to this podcast knows that I ride for Inspector 34. Their debut album, Love My Life was my album of the year when it came out and this is proving to be one of my favorites this year. Seriously, these guys are critically underrated and they deserve to be in your earholes. Also, this ep is fun if you enjoy musicians actually discussing the recording process. This band reps both...

We've been doing the podcast for almost 5 years and in that time we've discussed all variety of concept albums. We've discussed brilliantly crafted social commentaries, deeply personal tragedies, space oddities, and brat reinventions. We've followed the rise of King Crimson and the fall of Pink Floyd, the tragedy of Janice Joplin and the triumph of Louryn Hill, and the forerunners of the concept a...