494 - MGMT - Oracular Spectacular - Gareth Reynolds

494 - MGMT - Oracular Spectacular - Gareth Reynolds

Gareth Reynolds joins The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers to dissect experimental indie band MGMT's breakout record. Youth, sexual exploration, the banality of modern life: these are all themes that have been explored in countless art forms; so much so that one might expect that MGMT's 2007 debut album Oracular Spectacular would have little to add to the conversation. But that expectation doesn't take into account how much that conversation might change when filtered through the brilliantly improvisational wit of Gareth Reynolds, who has made a career out of lampooning the equally minute and bizarre aspects of life through his writing on shows like Arrested Development and his own wildly successful podcast The Dollop. Locked in a room together with nothing but synth pop and psychedelic rock to sustain them, Gareth and Josh can barely contain themselves from laughing hysterically at the inconsistencies in the album's quality, the division of labor in the band, and the irony of a song about becoming famous being the ticket to stardom for two guys who never even wanted to form a band in the first place. The 500 is a production of Native Creative Podcasts. For show notes, guest playlists, documentaries and audiobooks about the music, go to The500Podcast.com. New Song / Artist influenced by MGMT: "Afterthought" by Slum Sociable (YouTube) & (Spotify) Join. The. Movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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167 - Metallica - Master of Puppets - Joe Manganiello

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Metallica is a massive name now, and their first big step towards stardom was when th...

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168 - Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True - Lisa Loeb

168 - Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True - Lisa Loeb

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** My Aim Is True is influenced by a wide variety of genres, from punk, new wave, and B...

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169 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus - Ian Edwards

169 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus - Ian Edwards

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Unlike previous albums from the band, Exodus moves away from story-telling and transi...

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170 - The Who - Live At Leeds - Michael Shannon

170 - The Who - Live At Leeds - Michael Shannon

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Who had established themselves as one of the best live acts in the world by the ...

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171 - The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers - DJ Morty Coyle & Wayne Federman

171 - The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers - DJ Morty Coyle & Wayne Federman

-The duo of DJ Morty Coyle & Wayne Federman return to talk about one of the more overlooked bands from the British Invasion era, The Byrds.   Long Description ***This show is brought to you by Distro...

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172 - Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story - Wayne Federman

172 - Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story - Wayne Federman

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The third studio album by Stewart is a mix of hard rock, folk, and blues styles. It w...

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173 - Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything - W. Kamau Bell

173 - Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything - W. Kamau Bell

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** After releasing Something/Anything, Rundgren said he evolved as an artist and reache...

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174 - Bob Dylan - Desire - Dan Fogler

174 - Bob Dylan - Desire - Dan Fogler

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Unlike most of his solo records, Bob collaborated with various artists on this relea...

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