The Greatest Non Hits

Send us Fan Mail Explicit!!  That's all we can say to begin our description of this one. Neither of us have heard this one through in a while, and man, is does it feel raw, in your face, aggressive, but a lot of fun. We got into the back stories of the album that we weren't aware of until reading some of the song facts. We'd like to think it's deeper than what's on the sur...

Send us Fan Mail What a classic. From the 35 piece Parisian Orchestra to Ian McCullough's musings akin to Jim Morrison's finest moments, Ocean Rain ranks up there with some of the finest to ever come out of Liverpool. That's right, we said it. It also serves as a bridge  from post punk British 1st wave into more interesting bands of the late '80s such as The Jesus and Mary Chai...

Send us Fan Mail Scream, yell, make some damn noise! This podcast isn't about just Tears for Tears, It's about Primal Scream Therapy, dream rock,  Donnie Darko, pop culture in the 80's through the 2000's, and about Tim doing planks right before the show.  Listen while shaving, maybe after shaving! Listen now, or later, but be in the present! Hell! Take a plane around the globe...

Send us Fan Mail Squeal, moan, pant and get off your rears with us for this crazy album full of debauchery, hippie-bashing and tasteless fun!! This album inspires! Whatever it may be, just get in your underwear and have a nice listen with your favorite cup of tea, maybe a bowl of cereal.  (Seriously, we love the hippies and we think Prince does, too). We think this is the perfect album for a show...

Send us Fan Mail Listen for our list of “Love Commandments.”, as referenced in the song Pidgin English. This album has a lot going on. While we loved it, it was a lot to take in, so much music, so many lyrics pertaining mostly to love, relationships and human shortcomings. It's playful music. Tim especially felt like a kid playing in a sand box throughout songs, and gave us an appreciation fo...

Send us Fan Mail If you like too much foundation, eye-liner, messed up hair, and really miss your ex, have I got an album for you. We celebrate the beginning of year two with one of the biggest albums of the '80's. Prior to this episode, neither of us knew Robert Smith played with both Siouxie and the Banshees and The Cure on the Cure's very first album tour, which created friction...

Send us Fan Mail This one is for our glam rock and techno fans out there. For Your Pleasure was ground breaking and set off a chain reaction that gave us wave after wave of electronic music spanning the last 5 decades. That fails to mention their influence on the British Punk scene that elevated bands like the Clash and the Sex Pistols. It's a Tazmanian devil of musical genres and notes “bend...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is dedicated to the memory of David Crosby, a music legend who pioneered the folk genre and influenced the generations that followed. Almost 54 years ago, he and his bandmates Steven Stills and Graham Nash created harmonics that set the stage for the Eagles, Seals and Croft, Steely Dan, among others. Join us as we pay homage to David's memory. By going deep into...

Send us Fan Mail It's not too late to download this baby. We really did make it, not just try to make it, the only way The Two Dragons of Podcasting would. Sure, we're so far away, but we're home again and it's beautiful.  Seriously, it was interesting to learn more about Carole's background, the songwriting collaborations she had with her first husband, Jerry Goffin as we...

Send us Fan Mail This episode draws a thread between episode one (Steely Dan's "The Royal Scam" published in  May of '76)  and the last episode (Jaco Pastorius's Self Titled debut album published in August of '76).  On Joni's 8th studio album Hejira (published in March '76), we get the benefit of hearing her incredible songwriting and vocals combined with La...

Send us Fan Mail He's considered the Jimmy Hendrix of bassists, according to his peers, including Sting, Flea, Robert Trujillo, and Geddy Lee, just to name a few. He's recorded with Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell, and served as the primary electric bass player for the band Weather Report after recording this album through 1981.  Recorded in 1976, this album is recognized as his crowning a...

Send us Fan Mail Our Mojo's rose recording this episode. We hadn't played this album much since high school and college, and it brought back a lot of memories.  We rediscover the songs being in 2 camps: the blues songs and the "cocktail hour songs" that we loved. Certain songs like "Love Her Madly" and "Riders on the Storm" weren't well received by thei...

Send us Fan Mail Brace yourself for the jungle of emotion that still reverberates through this touching classic of an album from 1975. Few albums embrace and even lean into emotions we experience through difficult times in our lives the way this album did and still does. If you layer that brilliance on top of an all star lineup of studio musicians, you get one hell of a body of music.  Whether Tay...

Send us Fan Mail Referred to as the "Third Leg" of the unholy trinity(the others being Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath), Deep Purple cemented itself as a founding father of metal with this 1970 studio album. As always, we had fun with sound clips derived from "This is Spinal Tap", a movie that seems to parody  Deep Purple more than most metal bands of the time. This particular a...

Send us Fan Mail Before we look ahead to our season two, we couldn't leave the '70's without an Aerosmith episode. It just wouldn't be right. They're America's rock band, considering many of Steven Tyler's likenesses to Mick Jagger among many other things. Critics and fans alike agree this album ranks at or near the top of their list. It also ranks in the top hal...

Send us Fan Mail The celebration of rock and roll in all its glory! Made up and ready to serve HOT with Flames and shit! Seriously, this is a celebration of machismo, loud music, youth, sex and rock and roll. Kiss may not have wanted to expand the boundaries of music, but they loved having a good time, and it reflected in this album. From Shout it out Loud to Detroit Rock City, rock anthems were p...

Send us Fan Mail This episode celebrates perhaps the most influential Heavy Metal album ever. You can hear the passion in their instruments, and how they're influenced by such rock icons as Jimmy Hendrix , The Doors, Led Zeppelin and yet hear how they've influenced later bands like  Van Halen, Pantera, and Deep Purple. The coolest thing about this album is its anti war message. Very desc...

Send us Fan Mail We pay our respects to the Piano Man. Despite the fact that neither Tim nor I are into Billy Joel, we do admire his story and ascent into Music Royalty. We also are intrigued with where his career is at when he makes this album. We get somewhat into his past with Elizabeth, Jon Smalls, his managers, etc... and how he survives it all with style, grace and courage. He survives band...

Send us Fan Mail You may remember such hits like "Take the Long Way Home", "The Logical Song", and others from their Grammy award winning 1979 album Breakfast in America. This album was recorded in September of 1974 and contained hits like "Bloody Well Right" and "Dreamer".  We think it's even more important than the Grammy winner because it saves their...

Send us Fan Mail Yes, it's the first album with "Sultans of Swing". We felt this 1978 debut was a good transition from JJ Cale's Troubadour ('76), and before that Eric Clapton's 461 Ocean Boulevard ('74).  The music is remarkable, beautiful and clever. So much that,  given their Scottish Heritage, we had to weave in a lot of Groundskeeper Willie soundbytes just t...

Send us Fan Mail This guy is a legend. He wrote Cocaine, After midnight, and a few others performed by famous 70's artists not named Eric Clapton.  If you've never heard this album,  you should. You can hear a little Clapton, Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Buffet, Dire Straits, the list goes on. His musical depth is vast, and he plays with horn sections, harps, all kinds of crazy ins...

Send us Fan Mail What could be more fun than hanging out with Eric Clapton in Miami Beach, circa 1974? This is one of his best solo efforts of all time. It's the Album that has his "I Shot the Sheriff" remake that we all know. We didn't know how creative he was at bending notes and using the slide guitar before hearing some of the deep tracks. We also have moments where we hear...

Send us Fan Mail Dusty Hill, bass player and Vocals for ZZTop is no longer with us, which is why we should pay tribute and give this gem of an album our full attention. They're THE quintessential Texas Rock/Blues band. After listening to this album, we almost had to re evaluate life priorities.  Here's an example: You're in a time machine and you can go to one place in Texas in 1975...

Send us Fan Mail We think the music in this episode is for two groups: The Die Hard Bob Dylan Fan and anyone going through a bad breakup or a divorce. For the rest, we tell an interesting human story. At 19, he leaves his hometown and moves to New York to be a songwriter. Nobody knows him when he first arrives and, after knocking on doors,  he has a record deal six months later. Fast forward 15 al...

Send us Fan Mail Sultry, sabers, seals, and so longs.....Chris and Tim get into the nuts and bolts of this OPUS of Mastery!  Elton, Bernie Taupin (lyricist) and his band  rip roar into the ether of stardom and are received by fans on both sides of the pond. Rock, blues, reggae, orchestral pop ....and more... the flowing sound and dynamic performance blend and mold genres for years to come. Please...