The 100 Albums Podcast

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!

Baby, we were born to pod! This week The Guys don some denim and wax philosophical about Bruce Springsteen's seminal 1975 album "Born To Run". What do The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Phil Spector all have in common? 

On this mini-episode, The Guys discuss a CD that Ron found that holds something of a musical time-capsule for him. Here is the track listing:
"El Muerto", Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
"Like A Feather", Nikka Costa
"Under Cover", The Rolling Stones
"Superstition", Ben Harper
"Ain’t No Grave", Richard Buckner
"Boys, The Night Will Bury You", Richard Buckner
"Blueberry Hill", Fats Domino
"Do The Revolution", Pearl Jam
"Cocaine Blues", Townes Van Zandt
"Roses from A Friend", Ben Harper
"Sin Wagon", The Chicks
"Poor Girl", Pearl Jam
"One More Cup Of Coffee", White Stripes
"Are You Ready", Supersuckers
"Excuse Me Mister", Ben Harper
"The Whole World", OutKast
Terrible title aside, what do you think? Let Ron and The Guys know at 100AlbumsPodcast.com, or shoot them an email at 100Albums@bertislo.com. 

This week The Guys all scream for Primal Scream's 1991 album "Screamadelica". What do Edie Brickell's "What I Am", Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues" the Peter Fonda film "The Wild Angels" all have in common?

In this week's episode, The Guys talk about country music legend and "amazing human being" Dolly Parton and her 1974 album "Jolene". What do ancient Welsh ballads, Smoky Mountain folklore, and Porter Wagoner all have in common?