If You Gave Rock and Roll Another Name, You Might Call It Chuck Berry / Ep. 85
The title paraphrases something John Lennon once said about Chuck Berry. For this episode, I wanted to pull some noted Chuck rock tracks and relisten, and also find some deeper cuts we don't always h...
4 Nov 39min
My Favorite Live Rock Albums / Ep. 84
Man, there are a lot of great live albums. Writing some notes before the podcast, I thought, "Well, there are a lot more terrific/memorable/important live records than I'm going to be able to do." Kn...
20 Sep 1h 6min
Jeff Lynne: ELO to Joe Walsh to Petty / Ep. 82
Jeff Lynne = Electric Light Orchestra, right? That's his legacy. That's what is front and center. I argue that his career as an album producer for other rock and roll artists is equally important a...
23 Aug 58min
Any Good? Top 20 Songs from July, 1985 / Ep. 81
One week from the summer of 1985. Top 40 radio, pulling ballads, pop-rock tunes, and a surprising amount of new wave-ish music, plus a couple of straight-up rockers. We listen to what was on your hit ...
20 Jul 57min
Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs / Ep. 80
In his career with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - a group in the conversation for "Who is the greatest American rock and roll band ever?" - guitarist Mike Campbell's rare lead vocal was on a track ...
1 Jul 37min
The Road to the Bottle Rockets / Ep. 79
Alt-Country. Americana. The line that led to The Bottle Rockets. Gram Parsons to Crazy Horse to Skynyrd to Jason and the Scorchers to Uncle Tupelo and a whole lot of Seger/Petty in between. A show loo...
25 Jun 58min
Frampton Comes With New Album. Is it Solid? Or Not? / Ep. 78
Peter Frampton has a new album, "Carry The Light," and a career that is weirdly misunderstood. We listen to the new album - a first listen - and talk about his legacy - deserved or not. Hear some ro...
29 Mai 56min
