The Sound Logic Podcast

In the midst of recording our next block of albums, beloved Canadian artist, Gordon Lightfoot passed away on May 1, 2023. Learning of his passing hit us harder than we expected. In today's episode we take a look back at our journey of discovering this award-winning legend, often referred to "Canada's Poet Laureate," and the way his music is still speaking to us today. Do you have...

It's the most wonderful time of the podcast season! The time has come once again for us to review and re-rank the last 10 albums. We had a great time reminiscing over the music we have listened to - from Beyonce to Bowie to Badu! And we're gearing up for our next block of albums. We're busy getting ready for this next batch - stay tuned to hear more as we continue to go through this li...

Oh, on and on and on and on... our podcast keeps moving like a rolling stone. This week we get to hang out with the Queen of Neo Soul, Erykah Badu, and her breakthrough debut album, Baduizm. What did we think of this album, which Rolling Stone's voters listed as the 89th greatest album of all time, and how does it fit with the other great albums through music history? We'll talk about that...

Life is just Hunky Dory when we get to talk about David Bowie, and that's no April Fools joke!! This album has gone through some ch-ch-ch-changes, moving from #107 on the original list to #108 on the 2012 list to its current position here at #88. But what did we think of this album, which Rolling Stone's voters listed as the 88th greatest album of all time, and how does it fit with the oth...

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the original release of Bitches Brew, Miles Davis' 1970 paradigm-shifting landmark fusion breakthrough, Dogfish Head Brewery created their own Bitches Brew -- a dark beer that's a fusion of three threads of imperial stout and one thread of honey beer with gesho root. It's a gustatory analog to Miles' masterpiece. This is important because today&#...

The Doors are here with their self-titled album! Join Ben and Mike as they revisit this iconic album this iconic album, with its unique sounds and emotions. Halloween music, or sheer brilliance? We'll find out on this episode covering the album Rolling Stone said was the 83rd best, down from the 42nd greatest album of all time. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our S...

We're revisiting an old friend this week, as we return to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band! We originally reviewed this one as part of the 2012 list all the way back in September of 2019. Join us as we reflect on how this album fits with the Beatles sound, how Yoko fits in with all this, and so much more about the album that 2020 Rolling Stone list dropped from #23 all the way down to #85 on their lis...

Rock and roll ain't noise pollution... is The Sound Logic Podcast noise pollution? We hope you don't think so! We're breaking down our first review of an AC/DC album - one of the few bands from this list that Mike and Ben have seen together live! Back in Black is the seventh studio album AC/DC, released in July of 1980. It was the band's first album to feature Brian Johnson as lead singer, followi...

We're checking out AC/DC's Back in Black this weekend, which reminded us that this is one of the few bands on this list that Mike and Ben have seen together, in person. Here's a midweek episode, revisiting our time at the epic Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto fundraiser concert for your enjoyment as we get ready for Saturday's new release! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the R...

Songs in the key of Springfield! Dusty Springfield, that is... We'll wrestle with some of our misconceptions and assumptions, and try and discuss this fascinating individual with the incredible voice who created this album, Dusty in Memphis - number 83 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums. Is this album deserving of being called one of the greatest of all time? Join us to find o...

Up next on our journey through Rolling Stone's list of the greatest albums is a funk-filled album from the early 70s. Sly and the Family Stone, fresh off a greatest hits compilation, dropped this masterpiece looking at the state of the world. We're joined this time by Terry Watson , an educator, activist, and author of the recent book, Welcome to the Sick Mind of a Sane Person: Deconstructing Raci...

We're joined this weekend by Terry Watson , an educator, activist, and author of the recent book, Welcome to the Sick Mind of a Sane Person: Deconstructing Racism and White Supremacy . In the midst of our conversation about Sly and the Family Stone, we got into talking about digging for records at Goodwill and Websters in State College - something that Ben and Mike both enjoy! Here's a midweek epi...

We're back with a new episode!  Join us as we review another album by the Queen Bee herself, Beyoncé! We started our journey with Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter back when we reviewed 2016's Lemonade ( number 32 on the 2020 list ). This album was released three years prior, in 2013. Like Lemonade, this self-titled masterpiece was also released with a visual parallel. How did it compare, and wh...

We're hard at work recording our next season of The Sound Logic Podcast! In the meantime, Rolling Stone recently put out a list of the 200 greatest singers of all time . Of course, we had a few thoughts. We'll talk about this, and what we're excited about for this next season of our musical journey. Thanks for following along, and for taking the time to hang out! As always, we love getting feedbac...

Mike and Ben are busy recording our next season of The Sound Logic Podcast as we continue our journey through Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums. Join us as we make our way! Please feel free to share this video short with others who might want to join us. 

It's the most wonderful time of the podcast season! The time has come once again for us to review and re-rank the last 10 albums. We had a great time reminiscing over the music we have listened to and the wonderful guests who have joined us along the way. And we're gearing up for our next block of albums! Thanks for your patience over this season with a few delays getting an episode out to you eac...

We've got another old reviews this week - this time revisiting our conversation with Barry Taylor and what we thought about The Sex Pistols iconic punk rock album, Never Mind the Bollocks! This one was originally ranked at #41, and has fallen significantly on the 2020 Rolling Stone Magazine list of the greatest albums of all time. We hope you check it out, and join us next week here on The Sound L...

At last we are back with a new review!  We thank you for your patience and apologize for the delay!  This week we tackle the critically acclaimed sophomore album by Frank Ocean! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's 2020 lis...

Back-to-back weeks of re-releasing old reviews! We hope you enjoyed going back in time with Who's Next, because we're going even further back in time to an album that was originally ranked the 11th greatest album of all time! What happened with this Elvis compilation between now and then to influence the voters in this way? Listen to find out as we speculate wildly! We hope you check it out, and j...

It's been a while since we've had a re-review of an album - this one goes back quite a ways to our 28th album review, meaning that The Who's iconic album, Who's Next has moved from the 28th slot all the way down to number 77 here on the newer 2020 list. We spend some time reflecting on why that change may have happened, and lead in to our original review. We hope you check it out, and join us next...

Soundtrack time! This is just the second time we've reviewed a soundtrack on The Sound Logic Podcast (you can check out our review of Purple Rain (#8 on the 2020 RS500 list!) right here ). This time we have the pleasure of listening to Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack to the iconic 1972 blaxploitation film, Super Fly! What did we think? Listen to find out if we think this one is worthy of being called...

We're back with the Queen of Soul! We first reviewed her "I Never Loved A Man" album way back at #13 on the 2020 RS500 list . This time we have the pleasure of listening to another one of Aretha Franklin's greatest albums - Lady Soul! What did we think? Tune in to find out if we think this one is worthy of being called one of the greatest of all time! PS - Mike makes an epic tie between our recent...

We’re hanging out with Ye/Yezus/Kanye this weekend as we review The College Dropout, the debut album from the producer formerly known as Kanye West!  As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here . We'd love it i...

If you were a big fan of the "shoegazing" genre in the early 90s, then we have the album for you!  We take a trip back to 1991 and discuss this influential, and perhaps lesser-known album from Irish Alt-Rock group, My Bloody Valentine. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from e...

Woohoo! Another Canadian artist! Neil Young makes his first appearance on The Sound Logic Podcast, as we review his Harvest album. We brought along a guest from the other side of the world - our fellow RS500 reviewer, Mr. Brett Schewitz! Brett is the creator of rs500albums.com - a website where he hosts reviews from every album on Rolling Stone's new 2020 list. His journey began when he did a revi...