The Sound Logic Podcast

We have made it through another 10 album reviews of Rolling Stone's new 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time! It's been a fun journey so far. In this episode Ben and Mike collaborate on another re-ranking session. Will any albums from this list of 10 crack our personal top 10? You'll have to listen to find out! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotif...

H to the Izzo!  We're back with another brand new review, and this time we're discussing Jay-Z's iconic 2001 hit album The Blueprint .  Join us as we talk about this great album, which came out just over 20 years ago to this date, on September 11th, 2001. 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...

We're back with another brand new review!  This time we tackle another iconic Hip-Hop album from the 1990s.  This time, it's ATLanta's own Outkast, with their album Aquemini . 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 list...

We made it through 47 albums on the 2020 Rolling Stone list before we got to our first compilation album. Here it is!  On this week's episode we're revisiting an old review of the iconic Legend compilation album featuring a selection of music from Bob Marley and the Wailers. We'll reflect again on the reggae king, and his capacity to hold a compilation album at almost the same ranking as the...

Clocking in at number 47 is the iconic self-titled Ramones album - a breakthrough in the punk music genre! We reviewed this album way back at #33 on the 2012 list. It's fallen a few spots, so we've got a new intro to discuss that and other updates. Join us! 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 favo...

We're back with another new episode, and this time we've got TWO guests! We're excited to have musician, Erin Condo, joining us with her husband Josh! This power couple also run their own catering company, and barbecue! You'll get to hear more about who they are, as well as their love and appreciation for Graceland in today's episode. What did we all think about it's place on this list? Tune in to...

A Tribe Called Quest, to Nas, and now to Prince - from one innovative pioneering African American artist to the next! This week we're taking a look at Prince's Sign o' the Times double album - a whole lot of music for us to tackle! Join us as we imagine how Prince fits in to music and cultural relevancy, what other artists come to mind when we hear his music, and so much more.  As a reminder,...

This weekend we're looking at Prince's album, Sign O The Times. In our midweek episode we reflect on the era we grew up in, and how our ideas of Prince had been shaped by the other pop culture references that were happening as we grew up. We'll connect the dots from Prince through the Muppets and Zoey Deschanel's New Girl.  As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our...

Fresh off our review of The Low End Theory from last week, we bring you another pivotal Hip Hop album from the early 90s!  Join us as we discuss this debut album from NAs, one of the pioneers of modern Hip Hop music. 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...

It's the return of midweek episodes! At least for this week. We're tackling A Tribe Called Quest's album, The Low End Theory this weekend, and part of our conversation dug in to how we listen to music these days. We're joined by our friend Manuel Rosaldo - we'll have more from our conversation with him this weekend!  As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify...

As we continue into our brand new season of the Sound Logic Podcast, we bring to you a new review of an album very familiar to Ben and Mike!  Join us as we discuss the oh so familiar alt-rock sounds of the 90s with this iconic Radiohead album! 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 song...

As we cruise into a new season of The Sound Logic Podcast, we arrive at an album we've previously reviewed. The Rolling Stone's Let It Bleed comes in at #41 on Rolling Stone's new 2020 list , down a few spots from #32 on the earlier lists. Have our thoughts changed since we first reviewed it? Check it out, and stick around for our re-release of the original review! We're glad to be back, and we'll...

It's been a minute...  We're about to start a new season on our journey through the list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ! We'll have full episode reviews coming up in about a week, but we're kicking off this new season - season six! We'll start in on this new group of albums that will make up this season - numbers 41-60 - and we can't wait to show you what we've got in store.  As...

We are so pleased to bring you this review of Talking Heads' iconic album, Remain in Light!  We had some scheduling conflicts, and we were able to meet with our good friend Dustin Wood to discuss this important album from 1980.  Dustin brings lots of insight to this review, not only from his passion for music and experience in the industry, but also from his love of this particular band...

We have made it through another 10 album reviews of Rolling Stone's new 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time! It's been a fun journey so far. In this episode Ben and Mike take on their 10th re-ranking session - this one from albums 31-40, as well as if any of these 10 crack their all-time top 10 lists.  As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify p...

Rolling Stone's new 2020 list moved Bowie's Ziggy Stardust from its past ranking at #35 down a few spots to #40. We spend a little time talking about our appreciation and challenge when we think of this album, and wonder where it might land on our upcoming re-ranking episode. Join us as we revisit our original review, and look ahead to what comes next.  As a reminder, you can find our favorit...

We've moved on to an album that we've already reviewed, and reviewed some time ago! Dylan's Blonde on Blonde album was #9 on past iterations of the Rolling Stone list, but on Rolling Stone's new 2020 list it has dropped down to this #38 ranking. We discuss this change, our feelings on Dylan, and a recent discovery of a website that compiles podcast reviews. By the way - we'd love it if you would r...

We're following one new review with another! We're heading in to another challenging episode for two guys with no credentials, and a lack of experience with the genre of hip hop. This time we're talking about Dr. Dre and his west coast-inspired debut solo album (with a whole bunch of friends!) The Chronic. Is this his debut or Snoop Dogg's? How does this compare to his second album a decade later?...

We're back with another brand new review for you!  This time, we come to another album by the King of Pop himself, the second we have reviewed so far.  Often considered one of his very best, please join us as we discuss this iconic album, released during the dying days of the mighty Disco era! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right her...

Baby you can drive my podcast! We're listening to The Beatles this week, and evaluating the drop in raking on Rolling Stone's new 2020 list for their Rubber Soul album. Listen to hear our thoughts on the update, and stick around to listen to our old review! 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 favo...

We're revisiting another old favorite today, Stevie Wonder's Innervisions album!  Since Mike and Ben were both born after this album came out, we knew we needed to find a guest who could help us on this journey to Higher Ground. For our original review, Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel agreed to be an expert guide, and what an incredible gift she was on our journey! We had so much to say about Stevie...

Amy Winehouse, like many others before (and after) her, was gone too soon!  Join us as we discuss her iconic breakthrough album, Back to Black, coming in at #33 on Rolling Stone's new 2020 list . 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 Sto...

The Queen B is here! That's right, we're talking about Beyoncé on this episode of The Sound Logic Podcast. Her groundbreaking Lemonade album comes in at #32 on Rolling Stone's new 2020 list and we're excited to have TWO returning guests to join us this time. Our friend Kelli joined us for our review of The Allman Brothers Band's At Fillmore East album , and Cam joined us back on our review of Radi...

So far our reviews have generally shown that Rolling Stone's new 2020 list takes significant black artists and pushes them higher in the ranking This album, Miles Davis' iconic Kind of Blue, went the other way, dropping several spots in this newest list. We'll be revisiting our old review, and have a voicemail to get to from our friend Jason Crane from The Jazz Session . We hope you join us! As a...

Well, we have made it through another 10 album reviews of Rolling Stone's new 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time!  Join Ben and Mike as they re-rank the last 10 albums, and reveal their top 10 of the 30 albums reviewed so far on this new list! 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...