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The tournament continues. John and Tom return to the hi-fi highways on their way toward the Road to the Vinyl Four. Join us for a tournament featuring 64 of the best and most important albums from 1975 to 1985 (roughly), to be concluded in March 2025.
Did they get it right? Were there any upsets and Cinderella stories? You be the judge. Next time, we’re inviting guests to take it from here…
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Who are the best front men and women of our time? No, not today…not of all time…but of “our” time. Think mid-70s to mid-80s. No solo acts allowed. Stay within the genres we cover.
John and Tom each choose their top 10. Now let’s hear yours!
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On the heels of the release of his first new album in 46 years, Dane Donohue returns to the podcast to celebrate and discuss the release of “L.A. Rainbow.” Tune in to hear all about his production collaboration with none other than John Nixon himself. A story that began in 1978 finally gets its encore.
Don’t miss our prior interviews with Dane to hear all about the entire story:
The first interview Dane Donohue, Side 1 Dane Donohue, Side 2Listen and Subscribe:
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At long last and by persistent listener request, John and Tom run down the debut Toto album (aka “Toto I” to some) and bask in the genius that started it all. Tune in for John and Tom’s analysis of the first in the legendary group’s deep catalogue, and follow along the track-by-track dissection and discussion. As always, leave us your own thoughts on this record on Facebook when/where we post the episode announcement!
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Mark Donnelly returns to the podcast last week to finish off our in-depth coverage of the history of Journey. This week, he and the guys rank all of the studio albums during the Steve Perry years to jointly determine which of this section of the catalogue reigns supreme. As we did with our Prince ratings earlier in the season, we invite you to play along and offer your own personal scorings.
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Mark Donnelly, on loan to us from Fireworks Magazine across the pond, joins the podcast to help educate us and our listeners on the history of the band Journey — one of the greatest to come out of the era we love. From the days before Steve Perry (including connections to Santana and Steve Miller Band), through the Steve Perry heyday, and beyond to present day (including Schon’s stint in Bad English), we’ll cover it all…and hopefully share a few buried treasures along the way…
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Songwriter Kenny Nolan, the man behind the pen for so many hit songs from the 1970s to today, joins Tom and John to discuss the art and history of songwriting, starting with “My Eyes Adored You,” which Frankie Valli took to number one. Hear how “Lady Marmalade” was born, learn what came of his lyric “Blue Eyes in Georgia,” and maybe even offer a “Penny for Your Thoughts,” among much. much more!
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Courtesy of our friends at Seeker Music, John and Tom got a sneak preview of the August 1 release of the original Christopher Cross album, remixed in Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio. The guys are joined by engineer, mixer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist J Clark of Infrasonic Sound, who walks us through the process, techniques and intended outcomes of remixing a timeless masterpiece for modern audial technology.
Celebrating the 45th anniversary of Christopher Cross’s critically acclaimed eponymous debut album, Seeker Music has actually released two new versions of the album on streaming: this Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio version mixed by J Clark, and a remastered version by world renowned mastering engineer, Bernie Grundman.
Check them both out at https://seeker.fm/christophercross.
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The tournament begins! John and Tom take to the hi-fi highways on their way toward the Road to the Vinyl Four. Join us for a tournament featuring 64 of the best and most important albums from 1975 to 1985 (roughly), to be concluded in March 2025. John and Tom kick it off by tackling the first-round matchups in one of the regions, to be determined at random.
Did they get it right? Were there any upsets and Cinderella stories? You be the judge. Next time, we’re inviting guests to take it from here…
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Picking up where we left off last week, counting up from six to ten...
John and Tom recount the first 10 videos ever played on MTV, providing our recollections, reactions, and a bit o’ analysis, as we try to remember these classics…and to see which have stood the test of time!
Click here for the YouTube playlist, “Yacht Rock Music Videos” to chuckle and cringe along!
You surely remember by now the first video ever to air on MTV; but do you remember the second through tenth?
Tune in to take a journey back in time with us!
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Where were you on August 1, 1981? Were you watching the launch of MTV?
John and Tom recount the first 10 videos ever played on MTV, providing our recollections, reactions, and a bit o’ analysis, as we try to remember these classics…and to see which have stood the test of time!
You surely remember by now the first video ever to air on MTV; but do you remember the second through tenth?
Tune in to take a journey back in time with us!
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This week, the boys take on AI and ponder the effect it will have on the music business. While artificial intelligence is not entirely new to the recording process, what is happening today just might expedite what began around the turn of the millennium: the slow death march of the record business toward obsolescence. Does AI have some redeeming qualities? Should we embrace this modern march toward progress as we did in the 1980s? Are John and Tom just two old guys shaking their fists at the clouds? Tune in to find out!
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Tom and John make a playlist for their summer listening pleasure (and yours). BUT, this is not just a pick your favorite summer jams and construct the ultimate playlist. Instead, Tom and John each present the other with head-to-head matchups, and only one song survives. In a variation of “Death Is Not an Option,” there are some real heartbreakers in these matchups, and we are forced to choose the impossible. Who makes the cut? Tune in to find out!
When you’re done, you can spin the soul survivors here: “Out of the Main Summer Sunshine”
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How much do you know about Nile Rodgers? Some may not even know the name. Some may know him as accomplished rhythm guitarist. But how much do you really know about his prolific catalogue as a producer and first-call session cat? There’s a lot we didn’t know about this six-time-Grammy-winning hall-of-famer, and maybe much for you to discover as well.
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Tom and John kick off a multi-episode tournament that will conclude in March 2025: The Vinyl Four!
We have created a bracket of 64 albums that represent, in our view, the most influential albums, not of ALL time, but of OUR time: essentially 1975 to 1985, sticking mostly within AOR pop rock. Throughout this season and the beginning of next, we’ll invite guest judges on to help us arrive at the biggest album of the era, as selected by lovers of music from the 70s and 80s. Who will emerge as The Vinyl Four? Follow the vinyl-brick road to find out!
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John’s “Legendary Guitar Solos” playlist Tom’s “Yachty Ballads” playlistListen and Subscribe:
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Just in time for outdoor live concert season, Tom surprised John with a fun question to ponder: What songs are more famous for their live versions than the original studio version?
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Known to modern yacht rockers as Ole Borud’s bass player, Lars-Erik Dahle joins the podcast to walk listeners through some of the most iconic bass lines in yacht rock and beyond. Lars-Erik brings his axe with him to demonstrate live what some of these licks are and who his favorite bassists are. After spending three weeks focusing on the drums, Tom is more than happy to turn our attention to the rhythm section’s “better half.”
Check out Lars-Erik’s playlist of YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVNo97qwyDm9hpWhzrMeqMz-FNgh1Yo3j
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He's back! In what has become an annual tradition, the great session drummer Tris Imboden returns to the podcast, this time to walk Tom and John through a behind-the-scenes look at a typical session from the golden era. From before you even get the call, all the way through to collecting the Grammy, what goes into cutting the tracks that live on in memoriam forever?
Tune in this week to hear the general story, as well as specific memories Tris shares that may shed some new light on old classics we've known our entire lives!
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Picking up where they left off last week, John and Tom continue their microanalysis of the snare drum sound, specifically the advent, evolution and ultimate weaponization of the “gated” snare. What is gated reverb? How was it invented/discovered? Where did it all go so tragically wrong? Is it actually an art form to be embrace?
All of that and more, as Out of the Main goes Out of the Gate!
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Maybe it could be argued that we scrutinize some things TOO closely, but there is a strong case to be made that the sound of the snare drum in a mix is “the” defining characteristic of the overall song, in many ways.
To explore and demonstrate that theory in action, John and Tom take listeners on an expedition through time — from the proto-yacht era of the early 70s to the more synthetic sounds of the mid-80s — to see how technology, playing styles and music production in general evolve over the decades, with special emphasis on the snare. Climb aboard and join us on this journey to study “The Evolution of Snare Sounds.”
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