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SE 4, EP 16: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

This is Vinyl Tap - June 01, 2024 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode, we tackle a BIG album, the 1967 debut LP by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced. Heralded by many as the greatest rock guitarist of all time, to many Jimi Hendrix, along with his band the Jimi Hendrix Experience (bassist Noel Redding and d...

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SE 4, EP 16: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

This is Vinyl Tap - June 01, 2024 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode, we tackle a BIG album, the 1967 debut LP by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced. Heralded by many as the greatest rock guitarist of all time, to many Jimi Hendrix, along with his band the Jimi Hendrix Experience (bassist Noel Redding and d...

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SE 4, EP 15: The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

This is Vinyl Tap - May 19, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode we discuss the debut LP by the seminal psychedelic rock band, the 13th Floor Elevators: 1966's The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators. The  13th Floor Elevators were one of the the first well-known bands to come  out of the Austin music scene ...

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SE 4, EP 15: The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

This is Vinyl Tap - May 19, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode we discuss the debut LP by the seminal psychedelic rock band, the 13th Floor Elevators: 1966's The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators. The  13th Floor Elevators were one of the the first well-known bands to come  out of the Austin music scene ...

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#304 - How Kendrick Lamar Almost Lost To Drake

Audioface: Music News, Reviews, & Culture - May 06, 2024 23:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Hello? Is anyone there?  We never left! Here's a catchup of the entire rap beef: featuring Like That, Push Ups, Euphoria, 6:16 in LA, Family Matters, Meet The Grahams, Not Like Us, and The Heart Part 6. (Timecodes pending) Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss any more coverage on Kend...

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SE 4, EP 14: The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet

This is Vinyl Tap - May 01, 2024 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode we tackle the Rolling Stones 1968 LP Beggars Banquet. 1968 was a tumultuous year for much of the world and a transitional time  for  the Rolling Stones. Their founder and original leader, Brian Jones,  was  increasingly absent due to his drug use, and t...

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SE 4, EP 14: The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet

This is Vinyl Tap - May 01, 2024 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode we tackle the Rolling Stones 1968 LP Beggars Banquet. 1968 was a tumultuous year for much of the world and a transitional time  for  the Rolling Stones. Their founder and original leader, Brian Jones,  was  increasingly absent due to his drug use, and t...

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SE 4, EP 13: Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus

This is Vinyl Tap - April 16, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Spirit and their fourth album Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. The band Spirit sports an impressive pedigree. Drummer Ed Cassidy (20 years older than the rest of the band) was an established jazz musician, having played drums ...

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SE 4, EP 13: Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus

This is Vinyl Tap - April 16, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Spirit and their fourth album Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. The band Spirit sports an impressive pedigree. Drummer Ed Cassidy (20 years older than the rest of the band) was an established jazz musician, having played drums ...

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SE 4, EP 12: Aztec Camera - Hard Land, High Rain

This is Vinyl Tap - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This week, we dig into the debut LP by the Scottish jangle pop band Aztec Camera , 1983's High Land, Hard Rain. The creative force behind the band was Roddy Frame, a fine singer, remarkable guitarist, and very gifted songwriter, who started his career at 15, and was 18 when this album was reco...

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SE 4, EP 12: Aztec Camera - Hard Land, High Rain

This is Vinyl Tap - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
This week, we dig into the debut LP by the Scottish jangle pop band Aztec Camera , 1983's High Land, Hard Rain. The creative force behind the band was Roddy Frame, a fine singer, remarkable guitarist, and very gifted songwriter, who started his career at 15, and was 18 when this album was reco...

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SE 4, EP 12: Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain

This is Vinyl Tap - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This week, we dig into the debut LP by the Scottish jangle pop band Aztec Camera , 1983's High Land, Hard Rain. The creative force behind the band was Roddy Frame, a fine singer, remarkable guitarist, and very gifted songwriter, who started his career at 15, and was 18...

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SE 4, EP 12: Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain

This is Vinyl Tap - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This week, we dig into the debut LP by the Scottish jangle pop band Aztec Camera , 1983's High Land, Hard Rain. The creative force behind the band was Roddy Frame, a fine singer, remarkable guitarist, and very gifted songwriter, who started his career at 15, and was 18...

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SE 4, EP 11: Guy Clark - Old No. 1

This is Vinyl Tap - March 25, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this week's episode we look a one of the finest songwriters to come out of Texas, Guy Clark, and his 1975 debut LP Old No. 1.  While Clark is considered one of the great county and folk songwriters of the latter half of the 20th Century, he is also one of the least ...

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SE 4, EP 11: Guy Clark - Old No. 1

This is Vinyl Tap - March 25, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this week's episode we look a one of the finest songwriters to come out of Texas, Guy Clark, and his 1975 debut LP Old No. 1.  While Clark is considered one of the great county and folk songwriters of the latter half of the 20th Century, he is also one of the least ...

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SE 4, EP 10: Supertramp - Breakfast in America

This is Vinyl Tap - March 13, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this weeks episode, we take on a big LP, the 1979 monster hit by Supertramp, Breakfast in America. Supertramp struggled early in their career to find an audience. The two main song writers brought different strengths to the band. Founding member Rick Davies leaned m...

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SE 4, EP 10: Supertramp - Breakfast in America

This is Vinyl Tap - March 13, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this weeks episode, we take on a big LP, the 1979 monster hit by Supertramp, Breakfast in America. Supertramp struggled early in their career to find an audience. The two main song writers brought different strengths to the band. Founding member Rick Davies leaned m...

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IDX 040.0 - Tears for Fears

Indexed - March 06, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
WELCOME TO THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TEARS FOR FEARS We end Season 4 of Indexed by talking about one of the best 80's bands out there, Tears for Fears. Sort of a bucket list band to see, and kinda surprised it took us four seasons to cover them. Thanks for subscribing and tuning in all season. We...

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SE 4, EP 9: Raspberries - Fresh

This is Vinyl Tap - March 03, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this weeks episode, we take a listen to the second LP by one of the foundational bands of 1970's power pop: Fresh by the the Raspberries. The Raspberries were an intentional antithesis to everything that was going  on in the early Seventies. Instead of focusing on t...

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SE 4, EP 9: Raspberries - Fresh

This is Vinyl Tap - March 03, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this weeks episode, we take a listen to the second LP by one of the foundational bands of 1970's power pop: Fresh by the the Raspberries. The Raspberries were an intentional antithesis to everything that was going  on in the early Seventies. Instead of focusing on t...

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IDX 039.0 - Something Corporate

Indexed - February 21, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Welcome to Indexed. Indexed is going back to high school this week as we cover one of the early bands from the pop punk / piano pop scene: Something Corporate ! Maybe if this gains some traction and makes its way to the band, we'll get asked to join them on Andrew McMahon's cruise in November ...

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SE4, EP8: Beck - Morning Phase

This is Vinyl Tap - February 21, 2024 02:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this week's episode, we discuss Beck and his twelfth studio album, 2014’s Morning Phase.  Beck is known for embracing a wide-range of genres, to include folk, lo-fi, funk, soul, hip hop, electronic, alternative rock, country, and psychedelia (just to name a few). He ...

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SE4, EP8: Beck - Morning Phase

This is Vinyl Tap - February 21, 2024 02:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this week's episode, we discuss Beck and his twelfth studio album, 2014’s Morning Phase.  Beck is known for embracing a wide-range of genres, to include folk, lo-fi, funk, soul, hip hop, electronic, alternative rock, country, and psychedelia (just to name a few). He ...

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SE4, EP7: Blind Faith - Blind Faith

This is Vinyl Tap - February 12, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. When Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood started hanging out and jamming together after the dissolution of their previous bands (Cream and Traffic respectively), there was no set plan to start a band together. That changed when Cream drummer Ginger Baker joined the fun. With ...

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SE4, EP7: Blind Faith - Blind Faith

This is Vinyl Tap - February 12, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. When Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood started hanging out and jamming together after the dissolution of their previous bands (Cream and Traffic respectively), there was no set plan to start a band together. That changed when Cream drummer Ginger Baker joined the fun. With ...

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IDX 038.0 - Nation of Language

Indexed - February 07, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Welcome to Indexed. As we are winding down Season 4, Mike gets to fawn over his latest band obsession from the past three or so years: Nation of Language ! This newer Brooklyn band brings all the best of the synth-pop genre to the modern times. Get ready to hear about possibly your new favorite...

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IDX 037.0 - Sleigh Bells

Indexed - January 24, 2024 06:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Welcome to Indexed. We are on OVERDRIVE this week. Turn your volume up and let's lose a couple frequencies of hearing as we cover the early 2000s indie buzz / noise rock band, Sleigh Bells. Instagram: @indexed_pod Facebook: Indexed Show Email: [email protected] Intro / Outro Music by...

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SE 4, EP 6: Pete Townshend - Empty Glass

This is Vinyl Tap - January 22, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this week's episode, we dig into Pete Townshend's official debut solo LP, 1980's Empty Glass. As the main songwriter for The Who, Pete Townshend crafted songs that let singer Roger Daultrey flex his powerful voice and lets the rhythm section stretch out and indulge th...

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SE 4, EP 6: Pete Townshend - Empty Glass

This is Vinyl Tap - January 22, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this week's episode, we dig into Pete Townshend's official debut solo LP, 1980's Empty Glass. As the main songwriter for The Who, Pete Townshend crafted songs that let singer Roger Daultrey flex his powerful voice and lets the rhythm section stretch out and indulge th...

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SE4, EP 5: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory

This is Vinyl Tap - January 14, 2024 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode, we turn our attention to one of the most successful bands from the late 1960s and early 1970's, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and what is considered by many their masterpiece, Cosmo's Factory. 1970 was a fertile year for music. While the English Invasion...