The 100 Albums Podcast

We hope you have been enjoying the 100 Albums Podcast! The Guys are taking a break this week, since the "bracket playoff" episode marked the end of season one.
But don't fret! We’re putting together some really interesting stuff for season two. We’ll kick things off with Sinead O’Connor’s "I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got", and have conversations about Daft Punk, Whitney Houston, The Beach Boys, Dr. Dre, Blur, and many, many more! 
While The Guys take a break, please go back and check out all of the episodes from the first season and let us know what you think! Shoot The Guys an email at 100albums@bertislo.com - and maybe you'll be featured in an upcoming episode!
Thanks so much for listening!

In the final episode of their first season of the podcast, The Guys debate the first 20 albums from the poster. Who will be the champion? 
Spoiler: you can see the final bracket, with all of the winners and losers, HERE. 
What do you think? Let The Guys know at 100albums@bertislo.com! Thanks for listening!

This week marks the end of the first season of the 100 Albums Podcast! 20 albums down, only 80 more to go!
For the final episode, The Guys will be lining up the first 20 albums in a bracket competition. However, prior to listening to the season finale, The Guys want you to join in the fun!
Down your own bracket HERE. Then listen to the podcast and see how your bracket holds up against The Guys'. You can also email your thoughts (or bracket!) to 100albums@bertislo.com. Thanks for listening!

Here we are with the final album of the first season! This week The Guys are discussing "At Folsom Prison" by Johnny Cash. What do gospel music, social justice, and entire wardrobes of black clothes all have in common? 
[Footnote: the article that Ryan references in the episode can be found here.]

This week The Guys wanna be startin' somethin'. They tackle Michael Jackson's 1983 monster album "Thriller". What do Paul McCartney, Toto, and Van Halen all have in common?

This week The Guys discuss the incomparable Ray Charles and his epic country-crossover record "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music". What do country, rhythm and blues, and "easy listening" music all have in common?

In this mini-episode, Ryan dives deep into the philosophy and construction of a mixtape that he presents to the rest of The Guys. Discussion, hilarity, and perhaps some confusion ensues.
Ryan's McDLT Mixtape:
Side 1
Song
Artist
Album
1. Rock & Roll Deserves To Die
The Darkness
Easter Is Cancelled
2. Stupidly Happy
XTC
Wasp Star
3. Zero Sum
The Smile
Cutouts
4. Tattooed Love Boys
The Pretenders
The Pretenders
5. Contort Yourself
The Contortions
Buy
6. Electricity
Captain Beefheart
Safe As Milk
7. Maggot
Amyl & The Sniffers
Comfort To Me
8. R&B
English Teacher
This Could Be Texas
 
Side 2
Song
Artist
Album
1. Carsick
Youbet
Way To Be
2. Come Back For It
Your Friend
Gumption
3. Road
Nick Drake
Pink Moon
4. Rollercoasters
Aimee Mann
Mental Illness
5. Born To Beg
The National
Sleep Well Beast
6. A Stolen Kiss
Robert Plant
Lullaby And The Ceaseless Roar
7. Yesterday Is Here
Tom Waits
Franks Wild Years
8. Till I Die
The Beach Boys
Surf’s Up
 
Want to listen? Ryan's Mixtape on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2VZXAaKNsedslpYpEi3SyH
 
Additional listening from the conversation
Robert Plant & Allison Krauss - "Raise the Roof": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2B9H2M4Cb0&list=PLgaFNC_I_Zkkaq0APJASjzc-yT4mnXeBl 
Billy Joe Armstrong/Norah Jones - "Foreverly": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czpMQN4CStQ 
What do you think? Let Ryan and The Guys know at 100AlbumsPodcast.com, or shoot them an email at 100Albums@bertislo.com. 

In this week's episode, The Guys talk about The Who and their second rock opera "Quadrophenia". What do Modernism, Schizophrenia, and concept albums all have in common? 

In this week's conversation, The Guys talk about "Black Holes And Revelations" by Muse. Along with the usual suspects of Bert, Drew, Ron, and Ryan they welcome special guest Mark Davis to the pod. What do the Château Miraval, Pink Floyd album artwork, and Monty Python all have in common?

15 episodes into this project and the listeners are responding! In this not-so-mini, mini-episode, The Guys welcome Brian Miller to the podcast. They discuss Brian's affinity for Massive Attack, and the "Blue Lines" album specifically. 
...and Brian brought receipts! Some required listening that he pointed to during (and after) the episode:
Horace Andy - You Are My Angel (1973)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfYLAUNynE
Daddy G rapping with The Wild Bunch (cued to verse)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_X1Mg0FMJM&t=1803s
Daddy G's same verse as it appears in "Five Man Army" (cued to verse)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOkykdCdyNY&t=89s
Thanks to Brian for joining in and bringing his perspective! Do you have an opinion about one of the albums discussed on the podcast? Let The Guys know by writing to 100Albums@bertislo.com - and you might get invited to appear on a future episode!