Album Nerds

70’s Singer/Songwriters (Linda Perhacs, Carole King, Billy Joel)

The 1970s were a great time for singer/songwriters. Many of the genres best albums were released during the decade. Which makes our job of picking just one to talk about, pretty tough. Here’s where we...

20 Feb 202343min

1983 (Tomoko Aran, Def Leppard, Stevie Ray Vaughan)

Ah, 1983. A simpler time when M.A.S.H. was the height of TV, MJ’s moonwalk was shinny and new, and Star Wars was only 3 movies. The music of the year was diverse and shifting as much as the pop cultur...

13 Feb 202341min

Freaky Friday (Maxwell, The Smiths, Waylon Jennings)

The Freaky Friday, body-swap storyline has been done to death in books and movies. Luckily for us, the Freaky Friday podcast ground is still fertile. :)On today’s show we pick records as if we were an...

6 Feb 202342min

MTV’s 120 Minutes (My Morning Jacket, Erasure, Blind Melon)

For many growing up in the 80s and 90s, 120 Minutes was a window to the world of alternative music. The program featured videos by groundbreaking artists that weren’t showing up on the pop charts. On ...

30 Jan 202343min

Rick Rubin Produced (The Mars Volta, Donovan, Slayer)

Everyone’s favorite homeless Santa, Rick Rubin has produced some of the most iconic records of the past few decades. On today’s show we discuss three Rubin produced albums that highlight his work acro...

23 Jan 202342min

Super Groups (Derek & The Dominos, The Highwomen, Audioslave)

On paper, they should be amazing, but how does a band packed with greatness actually sound? We discuss three super groups that we think worked well and talk over the concept in general.Derek & The Dom...

16 Jan 202336min