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Discography

27 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 192 ratings

Discography is a deep dive into a legendary musician's catalogue - album by album - to give you the big picture on who they are and what's cemented their place in the annuls of sonic history. Walk in a novice, and come out well informed and with a new favorite record or two. Cult indie rocker, Marc With a C, is your host with the most and takes you on a voyage with a different classic artist every season.

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Black Sabbath: Encore - What Black Sabbath IS

February 14, 2020 05:03 - 46 minutes - 115 MB

Discography host Marc With a C posits (and tries to answer) the eternal question: what IS Black Sabbath? Armed only with the records, some supplemental reading material, and a little commentary through the season from Jim Myers of Milk Carton Superstars, Razorfist (aka The Rageaholic, host of Black Sabbath: Metal Mythos), Ernie Cunnigan (producer of the Forbidden album, guitarist for Body Count), and some recited exclusive commentary from a source that could change all that you know about Sab...

Black Sabbath: Act 3 - The Tony Martin Years?

February 14, 2020 05:02 - 2 hours - 339 MB

Discography host Marc With a C posits the eternal question: what IS Black Sabbath? Armed only with the records, some supplemental reading material, and a little commentary from Razorfist (aka The Rageaholic), Ernie Cunnigan (producer of the Forbidden album, guitarist for Body Count), and some recited exclusive commentary from a source that could change all that you know about Sabbath, Marc chronicles their music from The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, Tyr, Dehumanizer, Cross Purposes and the t...

Black Sabbath: Act 2 - From Ozzy, to Dio, to Stonehenge

February 14, 2020 05:01 - 2 hours - 301 MB

Discography host Marc With a C posits the eternal question: what IS Black Sabbath? Armed only with the records, some supplemental reading material, and a little commentary from Jim Myers of Milk Carton Superstars, plus Razorfist (aka The Rageaholic), Marc chronicles their music from Technical Ecstasy all the way to the oft-misunderstood Seventh Star album on this episode!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Black Sabbath: Act 1 - The First 6 Albums

February 14, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 245 MB

The wait is over! Host Marc With a C posits the eternal question: what IS Black Sabbath? Armed only with the records, some supplemental reading material, and a little commentary from Jim Myers of Milk Carton Superstars, Marc chronicles their music from the 1969 debut all the way to Sabotage on this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Who: Epilogue - Compilations, Remixes, & Rarities

February 26, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 160 MB

With literally hundreds of compilations exploring the continuum of The Who's canon discography and beyond... keeping track of variations and critical recordings can be genuinely maddening! Let Discography's host, Marc With a C, be your leader and your guide to the compilation cream that rose to the top and the remixed albums that are completely essential for any self-respecting Who fanatic. Learn about how the legendary band's catalog got into such messy shape, and if you've joined us for o...

The Who: 2002-2018 - Then & Now to As Long as I Have You

February 19, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 156 MB

After John Entwistle's shocking death on the eve of The Who's 2002 tour, few could have been blamed for considering that event to be the proverbial "end of the road" for the group. Even fewer could have predicted that it would instead be followed by one of the largest tours in the band's history and their first album of new material in well over two decades, Endless Wire. But that's not all! If you'll carefully check the liner notes to Roger Daltrey's 2018 album As Long As I Have You - you m...

The Who: 1989-2002 - Join Together to Scoop 3

February 12, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 182 MB

The 90s were a strange and unpredictable time for The Who. The band was back as a touring act but little else, meanwhile the individual members pressed on into their solo careers. Townshend's passion projects paved the way for eventual Who material, Daltry soldiered on to find a way forward musically, and Entwistle threw caution to the wind to start his own group with friends Steve Luongo and Godfrey Townsend (no relation). These twelve-odd years are the building blocks of how The Who put th...

The Who: 1982-1989 - It's Hard to The Iron Man

February 05, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 199 MB

Following the release of their 1982 album, It's Hard, The Who called it quits and spent the rest of the 80s redefining their solo careers. Join Discography host Marc With a C as he chronicles what he's dubbed "the first farewell era" - exploring the ways that the group had splintered and how they carried on in finding their individual voices. John Entwistle wouldn't have much luck getting his new record off the ground, Roger Daltry released a series of baffling solo projects, while Pete Town...

The Who: 1977-1982 - Rough Mix to All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes

January 29, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 193 MB

Between 1977 and 1982, The Who changed in inconceivable ways. They were still a huge live draw, they were making massive hit records, and their tenure as stars of the silver screen was only seeming to grow, but this period certainly contained some of the saddest chapters in Who history: the death of the seemingly indestructible Keith Moon, the passing of previous manager Kit Lambert, and the Cincinnati stampede that left many fans injured or deceased. However, the records the group made duri...

The Who: 1973-1976 - Quadrophenia to One of the Boys

January 22, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 197 MB

By 1973, The Who were superstars. Their gargantuan rock opera Quadrophenia had given wayward teenagers a mirror with which to find themselves, even though the ensuing tour would be the catalyst for each band member to go a bit off the rails in their own ways. Join host Marc With a C on a sojourn through 1973 to 1976, when Ken Russell's film adaptation of Tommy took the world by storm, and turned lead vocalist Roger Daltrey into a heartthrob for teenyboppers everywhere. During this short win...

The Who: 1970-1973 - Live at Leeds to Rigor Mortis Sets In

January 15, 2019 06:05 - 1 hour - 214 MB

Our first episode saw the band rise from humble beginnings all the way to 1969, when The Who had somehow made themselves world famous for writing a rock opera about a physically challenged boy with a talent for... pinball? Of course, you'd celebrate such a feat with a tour of revered opera houses and then record a live album in a glorified school cafeteria, wouldn't you? I mean, it just makes sense. Join host Marc With A C as he traces the connection between the The Who emerging on the glob...

The Who: 1970-1973 - Live at Leeds to Rigor Mortis Sets In

January 15, 2019 06:05 - 1 hour - 214 MB

Our first episode saw the band rise from humble beginnings all the way to 1969, when The Who had somehow made themselves world famous for writing a rock opera about a physically challenged boy with a talent for... pinball? Of course, you'd celebrate such a feat with a tour of revered opera houses and then record a live album in a glorified school cafeteria, wouldn't you? I mean, it just makes sense. Join host Marc With A C as he traces the connection between the The Who emerging on the glob...

The Who: 1964-1969 - My Generation to Tommy

January 08, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 198 MB

Discography is a quarterly podcast chronicling a legendary artist’s catalog album by album - and this season is one for the record books. Host Marc With a C has already taken on the entirety of Frank Zappa's impenetrably expansive catalogue and the surprising intricacies of Janet Jackson, but now he's cracking open the chronicles of one of the most influential bands of all-time: The Who! Maybe you're a longtime fan... maybe you're curious what all the fuss is about. With Discography, you ca...

Discography Season 3: The Who

December 07, 2018 05:00 - 1 minute - 10.2 MB

Brace yourselves for maximum Discography! We're taking on The Who. This is no mere surface level Scoop of one of the greatest bands of all-time - we're Riding a Rock Horse off the Deep End. Beginning this January, host Marc With a C explores every studio record, live records, singles, and every solo release by Pete Townshend, Roger Daltry, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon. If you think you know Who they are, think again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Janet Jackson: The B-Sides & Beyond

August 14, 2018 04:00 - 56 minutes - 131 MB

For the past four episodes, Discography has counted down Janet Jackson's studio records - her self-titled 1982 debut to 2015's Unbreakable. But as host Marc With a C assembled this season, he was completely caught off-guard by just how much completely essential non-album music Ms. Jackson had produced over the years. In this epilogue episode, we discuss some of the best and brightest of her b-sides and give tips on how to find them - for the discriminating record junkie than needs physical m...

Janet Jackson: 20 Y.O. to Unbreakable

August 07, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 184 MB

Janet Jackson - while still rightfully considered to be one of the biggest stars that the Western world has ever known - was practically silenced in the world of popular music by a 2004 "media blacklist". After that, it would appear that only a fraction of the music-buying public was even aware that she continued to make music after the event that came to be known as "Nipplegate". In this penultimate episode of our Janet Jackson season of Discography, host Marc With a C, aided and abetted b...

Janet Jackson: All For You to Damita Jo

July 31, 2018 04:00 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MB

In 2001, Janet Jackson was on top of the pop music world. Her blockbuster album All For You had just made her the first artist in the history of music to produce five consecutive number one albums in a row, her singles were making millions of people happy, and a mere live television performance on HBO brought in 12 million viewers alone. And then? A "wardrobe malfunction" saw Janet blacklisted from nearly every avenue that had once championed her. In this episode of Discography, Marc With ...

Janet Jackson: Rhythm Nation to The Velvet Rope

July 24, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

Discography picks up Janet's story in the thick of her complete domination of pop culture with her seminal and influential albums: 1989's Rhythm Nation 1814, '93's janet., and '97's The Velvet Rope. Some of these albums defined genres, while others would redefine that same genre completely just a few years later. Janet Jackson's biggest and best-known glory days are the focus of this episode, as Discography takes a deep dive into why these albums matter so much and continue to stand the tes...

Janet Jackson: Janet Jackson to Control

July 17, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 143 MB

Marc takes on the one and only Janet Jackson! (Miss Jackson, if you're nasty.) She's sold around 100 million albums worldwide - but all too often remembered for tabloid fodder and her an already famous family. It's just unfair, and Marc sets out to see how her music stands alone and stands up! In this debut episode, we're looking at her much-maligned early records 1982's Janet Jackson & and '84's Dream Street, as well as her first breakout smash with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis at the helm: 198...

Discography Season 2: Janet Jackson

July 10, 2018 04:00 - 59 seconds - 2.81 MB

Discography is a deep dive into a legendary musician's catalogue - album by album - to give you the big picture on who they are and what's cemented their place in the annuls of sonic history. Walk in a novice, and come out well informed and with a new favorite record or two. Cult indie rocker, Marc With a C, is your host with the most and takes you on a voyage with a different classic artist every quarter.  For season 2 we're covering Janet Jackson: Singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, one of ...

Frank Zappa: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Alex Winter, and Mike Keneally On Zappa

May 15, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 233 MB

While venturing into the hitherto unknown territory of reviewing all Frank Zappa records as one big song was a feat in and of itself, Marc isn't done talking Zappa! After spending 5 episodes voicing his own takes, it's high time to get some other perspectives: "Weird Al" Yankovic, actor/ documentarian Alex Winter, and Zappa band member Mike Keneally. Each of these guests share their first encounters with Zappa's music, the ways he influenced their lives, and they even offer advice on which ...

Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore to Civilization Phase III

May 08, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 145 MB

Is this phase five of Discography? It would appear to be. Indie rock musician Marc With a C has taken on the arduous task of reviewing all of the albums released in Frank Zappa's lifetime end to end as... one big composition. Yes! But does it work? "Yes and but also": better than you'd think. There's more live material in this episode than you can shake a stick at - trust us, we've tried the stick test - and the purportedly massive composition seems to do more rewinding than usual as we hu...

Frank Zappa: Them Or Us to Broadway The Hard Way

May 01, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 138 MB

In this episode we set our sights on Frank Zappa's mid-eighties work. Things are getting extra weird, and we wouldn't have it any other way! It's a controversial period - partially because some folks weren't ready for Zappa to go completely electronic with his Synclavier-led composition, while others felt that his lyrics in this era went far, far beyond the pale. Culty indie pop singer/songwriter Marc With a C continues to analyze the entirety of the Zappa's discography as one continuous c...

Frank Zappa: Studio Tan to The Perfect Stranger

April 24, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 155 MB

Chop-a-line, now! In this episode we're getting into the most NSFW territory we can possibly offer while we dig through what Zappa called the "ugly" albums. But, in addition to that, we're exploring some serious orchestral stuff, Zappa's first foray into Synclavier territory, and... a bonafide hit single featuring his daughter, Moon Unit? Like, omigod! Walk in uninitiated, leave with the ability to hold your own at parties where those same two guys insist on speaking in only Zappa quotes. Y...

Frank Zappa: 200 Motels to Zappa In New York

April 17, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 157 MB

Is that a real poncho? I mean, is that a Mexican poncho, or is that a Sears poncho? Marc With a C intends to find out as he continues to traverse Frank Zappa's monolithic catalog this time from 1971's 200 Motels to 1978's Zappa In New York. Zappa contended that if you played all of his recordings together end to end, they'd create a big song, and we're in the early stages of testing that theory. Thrill as Zappa ditches and regains the "Mothers" moniker. Shiver as the records bounce back and...

Frank Zappa: Freak Out! to Fillmore East

April 10, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 152 MB

Join cult indie-pop songwriter Marc With a C as he chronicles a legendary artist’s catalogue album by album. With Discography you'll walk in a novice, and come out well-informed and with a new favorite record or two. And if you’re a longtime fan, we’ll go deep enough that you’ll be brimming with new factoids and perspectives. For this maiden voyage, Marc takes on Frank Zappa. Zappa is one of the most revered American musicians of all-time, and with 100+ records to his name, one of the most...

Welcome to Discography

April 04, 2018 03:24 - 3 minutes - 3.4 MB

Discography is a deep dive into a legendary musician's catalogue - album by album - to give you the big picture on who they are and what's cemented their place in the annuls of sonic history. Walk in a novice, and come out well informed and with a new favorite record or two. Cult indie rocker, Marc With a C, is your host with the most and takes you on a voyage with a different classic artist every quarter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See...

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