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The Great Albums
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Two indie rock musicians, Bill Lambusta and Brian Erickson, dive into great rock and pop music through the lens of the medium they care for most - the album. Every episode features a track-by-track review, discussions about the sounds they love, and their own stories. Guests include musicians, podcasters, and journalists who are fellow deep-dive music nerds.
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Announcement - We're Back! A Podcast's Story
May 100:30:43Tap to summarizeYou heard it here first! Bill and Brian will be returning with all new episodes, a fresh format, and the same great taste on June 1st. Listen in for all the details!
Transcribe →Liner Notes - Bill's Listening Habits in 2021 (plus emails!)
Jan 3, 202201:02:50Tap to summarizeBill and pulls up Spotify's curated 2021 playlist and talks about what he enjoyed listening to in the last year! Plus some listener emails!
Transcribe →Top 10 Albums of 2021 (Jeff)
Dec 20, 202101:34:37Tap to summarizeJeff Fiedler joins Bill to discuss his top 10 albums of 2021! Listen in to find out where he ranked albums from: ABBA, Adele, Leon Bridges, Coldplay, Crowded house, Del Amitri, David Duchovny, Gary Kemp, John Mayer, and Silk Sonic!
Transcribe →Liner Notes - Bill's Listening Habits in 2020 (plus emails!)
Jan 4, 202100:57:49Tap to summarizeBill and Brian pull up Spotify's curated 2020 playlist and talk about what Bill enjoyed listening to in the last year! Bill talks about Pearl Jam, Craig Finn, the Beths, Great Grandpa, The Promise Ring, and maybe more? Also we share listeners' top 10s of 2020 and their thoughts on Brian and Jeff's lists.
Transcribe →Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Jeff)
Dec 21, 202001:26:03Tap to summarizeJeff Fiedler joins Bill and Brian to discuss his top 10 albums of 2020! Listen in to find out where he ranked albums from: Fiona Apple, Bob Dylan, Haim, the Killers, Kylie Minogue, Mandy Moore, Harry Styles, Keith Urban, The Who, and Hayley Williams.
Transcribe →Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Brian)
Dec 14, 202001:32:06Tap to summarizeIt's that time of year again! So, Bill and Brian dust off their microphones to chat about Brian's top albums of 2020. Featured in this episode include albums from: Fiona Apple, Beach Bunny, Phoebe Bridgers, Drakeo the Ruler, Bob Dylan, Haim, Jyoti, Mac Miller, Run the Jewels, and Jessie Ware.
Transcribe →Liner Notes - A Look Back on 10 Classic Pop Punk Bands' "Mature" Albums from Brooklyn Vegan
Jul 27, 202001:14:04Tap to summarizeBill and Brian are back once again to talk about a fun article, this time from Brooklyn Vegan, in which Andrew Sacher explores the phenomenon of classic pop punk bands ditching their youthful sound for a more "mature" expression of art. We have fun talking about some of the albums we've enjoyed like Green Day's Warning or Hellogoodbye's Would It Kill You and others we didn't know too much about prior to this like Panic at the Disco's Pretty Odd and The Early November's The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path. Check out the original article here. Also, note that there's a little noise coming through our digital connection. We tried to clean it up the best we could and hope it doesn't detract from the show!
Transcribe →Liner Notes - Pearl Jam's 25 Best Deep Cuts from Spin
Apr 6, 202001:45:58Tap to summarizeBill and Brian dive into the Spin magazine article Pearl Jam's 25 Best Deep Cuts by Dan Weiss to see where they agree, disagree, and maybe dip into thoughts on the band's latest release, Gigaton.
Transcribe →High Fives - Top 5 Albums We've Not Covered
Mar 23, 202001:45:18Tap to summarizeBill and Brian create content by listing 5 albums each that we wish we'd have covered on the podcast! There's always hope!
Transcribe →Liner Notes - Bill's Listening Habits in 2019
Dec 30, 201900:38:48Tap to summarizeBill pulls up Spotify's curated 2019 playlist and sits down to talk about what he enjoyed (or just listened to) in 2019. Bill talks about the Weakerthans, the National, the Hold Steady, Craig Finn, the Beths, PUP, Ex Hex, Charly Bliss, the Extensions, Frightened Rabbit, Wilco, the New Pornographers, and maybe more?
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