Top Track: Rock Music A to Z!

Matt and Andrew temporarily abandon their end of season hiatus to chat with the great Greg Amici and discuss the one-year anniversary of his 2025 album, Tragicomic. They discuss several topics, both tragic and comic. Join us! Guest Commentator: Greg Amici

Once again Andrew and Matt remind us that the ultimate goal is not to just get through the alphabet, but to determine the TOP Top Track! They take the top track from each of the classic albums they discussed from season 2 and play a final and controversial elimination game of the year to decide the ultimate Top Track. Check out the new website! www.toptrackpodcast.com

Andrew and a special guest peck through the raw riffs and bluesy swagger of some early cuts from the first few Black Crowes albums. Then they listen to some tracks from their brand new March 13 release, A Pound of Feathers. Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl Check out the new website! www.toptrackpodcast.com

MAT-AT and Darth Muhl invite a guest into the Top Track Death Star for some more Star Wars convo. They dive into some rare moments in black market Star Wars music from 1977. Guest Commentator: Rebel Rich Listen, Like and Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! @toptrackpod - IG @toptrackpod - Twitter Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook Check out our new website! www.toptrackpod.com

Halloween comes early on Top Track as we dig into the twisted masterpiece Excitable Boy by Warren Zevon. Released in 1978, this darkly funny opus serves up a rogues’ gallery of characters: a headless mercenary roaming Africa, a werewolf stalking Soho, and a dinner guest who really shouldn’t have been invited for pot roast. Guest Commentator: Railroad Rich Sampson Listen like and follow @toptrackpo...

Hello there! Our friendly hosts take a break this week and hand the lightsabers over to two folks named MAT-AT and Darth Muhl. Expect heated debates, and questionable impressions. Listen, Like and Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! @toptrackpod - IG @toptrackpod - Twitter Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook

Join Andrew and Matt as they discuss the work of Bruford, Squire, Howe, Anderson and Kaye, England’s premier solicitor firm….just kidding…it’s Yes…learn why the band’s somewhat eponymous The Yes Album, released in 1971, is the musical equivalent of a “Yes Day”. Listen, Like and Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! @toptrackpod - IG @toptrackpod - Twitter Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook

Andrew flies solo this week so Miracle Matt can enjoy a nice quiet family birthday dinner at the Cracker Barrel! We'll be back next week with letter Y! Listen, Like and Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! @toptrackpod - IG @toptrackpod - Twitter Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook

Andrew and Matt invite a special guest to referee a Fight Night between two 80’s Grammy legends…Cyndi Lauper vs Billy Joel. Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl Listen, Like and Follow! IG - @toptrackpod Facebook - Top Track Bar and Grill X - @toptrackpod

Join Andrew, Matt, and The Lady of Top Track manor, as they discuss the soundtrack of the 1998 remake of cheap dime store novelist Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, starring Maya Hawke’s dad and Chris Martin’s ex wife. Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl Listen, Like and Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! @toptrackpod - IG @toptrackpod - Twitter Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook

This week we get Weir'd! The great Bob Weir passed away on January 10th 2026 and left behind a legacy unmatched. Andrew and a couple bonafide Deadheads sit down to reflect on the extraordinary career of Bob Weir and pay tribute to his discography in a way only they can....by officially determining the Bob Weir Top Track! Guest Commentators: Tom Crowell and Jan Moller Listen, Like and Follow! IG -...

Matt and Andrew put on their sweaters and glasses and do some shoe gazing while listening to the blue debut from Weezer released in spring of 1994. #weezer #weezerbluealbum Listen, Like and Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! @toptrackpod - IG @toptrackpod - Twitter Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook

Join Andrew and Matt as they roll the 10-sided dice for one last trip into the upside down. Our guys channel their inner Rockin Robins for a special needle drop as they Hopper around the musical moments from season 5 of Stranger Things. #Rip4EverBarb Listen, like and follow! IG: @toptrackpod Email: toptrackpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Top Track Bar and Grill BlueSky: @toptrackpod

This week, Andrew and his guests busk their way through the Violent Femmes' legendary self-titled debut from 1983. Will they remember how to channel their inner teen angst and punk sensibilities? Side note…there was an audio issue right around the 18:03 timestamp. But it’s fleeting!! Our apologies… Guest Commentators: Melinda Deslatte and Adam Knapp Listen, like and follow! IG: @toptrackpod Email:...

It's a heartfelt Heartland Hustle as Andrew celebrates his 50th birthday this week. Two very special guests help him referee the ultimate Fight Night. Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp AND Tom Petty climb into the ring and slug it out for 12 electrifying rounds. But who will win the prestigious Top Track Cup? #bornintheusa #scarecrow #fullmoonfever Guest Commentators: Adam Knapp and Jan Moller Li...

Fueled by equal parts resentment, alcohol, and midwestern working class melancholy, Uncle Tupelo are credited with creating a new musical genre, Alt-Country, the alternative to the alternative. Join Andrew and Matt as they discuss their 1993 magnum opus and final record Anodyne, and find out who would get custody of the alt-country crown in the divorce case known as Farrar v. Tweedy. Or some such....

Andrew and Matt spread some holiday cheer when they meet up to conclude a controversial induction of some of the more notable rock legends that passed away from September - December 2025. Who will be immortalized forever in the official Top Track Death Stars Memorial? Listen to find out! They also ruminate on their favorite Christmas movies. Listen, like and follow! IG: @toptrackpod Email: toptrac...

Join Andrew and Matt as they trade their Tears for Fears and let it all out after lots of shouts. Everybody wants to rule the podcast, but there can be only one Top Track from 1985’s Songs from the Big Chair. Or some such. Listen to us, like us and follow us on Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram! @toptrackpod -Instagram Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook

Andrew and Matt reminisce about their recent appearance on the Dope Nostalgia podcast and talk about their shared obsession with the Netflix show, Love is Blind. Listen to us, like us and follow us on Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram! @toptrackpod -Instagram Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook Oh, and go check out Naomi Carmack’s Dope Nostalgia podcast on iTunes and Spotify!

Andrew invites a special guest back to the lab to celebrate Thanksgiving and listen through Stone Temple Pilots’ 1994 classic, Purple. Guest Commentator: Tom Crowell Listen to us, like us and follow us on Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram! @toptrackpod -Instagram Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook

A friend of the show stops by to talk about some of the up and coming jam bands and also some of the classics. Guest Commentator: Tom Crowell Listen to us, like us and follow us on Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram! @toptrackpod -Instagram Top Track Bar and Grill - Facebook

Co-hosts Matt and Andrew discuss Olivia Rodrigo’s 2023 opus, Guts…which is something they will need plenty of to survive getting cooked by a 17 year old expert. Guest Commentator: Sadie Listen, like and follow! @toptrackpod

Andrew and a very special guest reminisce about the magical moment when they finally got their driver’s license. They play some of the biggest hits from the week they each hit the road without parental supervision! It’s a swerve down a 90’s-themed memory lane. Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl Listen, like and follow @toptrackpod on IG, Facebook and X And leave us a review!

Join Andrew and Matt as they discuss why Quaker City Night Hawks’ 2019 album QCNH is the best album that will never make your Spotify recommended listening list, from a band you’ve never heard of, they know nothing about, and who may not even be around anymore. #quakercitynighthawks Listen, like and follow! @toptrackpodcast across all social media platforms! Top Track Bar and Grill on Facebook

Hall, Oates, Michael, and Ridgely….no, it’s not a boutique divorce law firm (though these guys know about splitting up)…it’s the fight night of the century as two of the music world’s most formidable dynamic duos fight it out, Top Track style. Join Andrew and Matt to find out which dream team reigns supreme. Listen, like, follow, review! @toptrackpod