Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast
257 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsA music podcast where we discuss our favorite albums, song by song.
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138: Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III) (1980)
April 02, 2024 09:00 - 2 hours - 144 MBPeter Gabriel is a favorite artist of many of us here at Discord & Rhyme, but we’ve saved him for our own 138th Episode Spectacular. Peter Gabriel III (aka Melt, so called because half of Gabriel’s face on the album cover looks like a melting candle) isn’t just John’s favorite Peter Gabriel album; it’s an album that made him reconsider (in a favorable light) the entirety of popular music in the 1980s and the concept of using the production studio to create entirely new sounds, and John leads...
137: Iron Maiden - Powerslave (1984)
March 19, 2024 09:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBHear that? There goes the siren that warns of the air raid – or maybe that’s just Bruce Dickinson’s voice. This week, Mike continues his quest to make Discord & Rhyme more metal with the album Powerslave by Iron Maiden. In the popular consciousness, Maiden are known for their goofy album covers and hits like “Bring Your Daughter … to the Slaughter.” But if you dig just a little deeper, they were vanguards of the new wave of British heavy metal, with a seven-album run in the ‘80s that ranks a...
136: Kylie Minogue - X (2007)
March 05, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBKylie Minogue had a big comeback last year with the Grammy-winning TikTok hit “Padam Padam,” so Rich decided that it was finally time to give the Discord & Rhyme treatment to one of his favorite divas. Kylie’s 2007 album X wasn’t just an artistic comeback, but a physical and emotional one, recorded in the wake of her grueling but successful treatment for breast cancer. At the time, there was a groundswell of anticipation for her next big move, and X was the first album Kylie conceived as a s...
Listener Q&A: Call for Questions!
March 04, 2024 17:33 - 49 seconds - 783 KBWe're doing our annual listener Q&A next month, and we want to hear from you! Send us your thousand million burning questions at [email protected] on Instagram @DiscordPod by the end of the day Friday, April 5. Keep as cool as you can!
135: The Dillards - Live!!!! Almost!!! (1964)
February 20, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBAmanda has been threatening to talk about bluegrass on the podcast for years, and we finally settled on the perfect album to start with: Live!!!! Almost!!! by the Dillards. Half a comedy album and half a virtuoso performance by expert musicians, it’s a fantastic introduction to the genre. It was recorded in front of an audience completely unfamiliar with bluegrass music, so the band chose songs that were catchy and accessible, then made it even more engaging by adding Smothers Brothers-style...
134: Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (1972)
February 06, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBUriah Heep were never critical darlings, but for a brief period in the early seventies, they were making some absolutely killer fantasy-tinged rock. Phil has always had a soft spot for 1972’s Demons And Wizards, which is probably the best example of what could happen when this band was truly firing on all cylinders. He, along with Dan and Mike, makes the case for why this album should be a staple of any respectable early seventies hard rock collection. Cohosts: Phil Maddox, Mike DeFabio, Da...
133: Rodgers and Hammerstein - Oklahoma! (1964)
January 23, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBRodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Oklahoma! was a massive hit on Broadway in 1943. It changed musical theater forever and inspired a well-remembered 1955 film. Ben hasn't seen the musical or the film, and he doesn't know the plot or the names of the characters. But he loves the music. He and Rich and John dive into a 1964 studio recording of the Oklahoma! soundtrack and make a case for why the show’s musical numbers endure. Cohosts: Ben Marlin, Rich Bunnell, John McFerrin Complete show not...
132: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
December 25, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBPaul Simon and Art Garfunkel were gifted musicians with a deep and complicated personal relationship, which makes them perfect subjects for a Discord & Rhyme holiday episode. Their magnum opus, Bridge Over Troubled Water, was a huge hit in 1970 and is still as beautiful, innovative, and occasionally silly as it ever was. Ben, Amanda, Rich, and John love this album dearly, and discussing all its strengths and arguing over its few flaws was the perfect way to wind up Discord & Rhyme’s sixth ca...
131: Wire - Pink Flag (1977)
December 12, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB1 2 X U! As punk was just beginning to take off in the UK, Wire was already looking ahead, itching to push the genre toward artsier, more abstract frontiers. Their 1977 LP Pink Flag planted the seeds for post-punk and hardcore before most kids had even had a chance to spike their first mohawk. Boasting a dizzying 21 tracks at an economical 35 minutes, Wire packed more into one album than some of their peers managed in a career. Join Dan, Phil, Mike, and Rich as they discuss how it holds up a...
130: The Dukes of Stratosphear - Chips from the Chocolate Fireball (1987)
November 21, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours - 127 MBIt’s time for a psychedelic podcast extravaganza, five years and two recordings in the making! The album Chips from the Chocolate Fireball by XTC’s alter-egos the Dukes of Stratosphear was supposed to be our fifth episode, but technical difficulties turned the episode into a splendid cream bun. But Rich, Ben, and Mike are finally back for a second round discussing a collection that perhaps isn’t XTC’s definitive artistic achievement, but it’s possibly the most pure fun you can have in their ...
129: Gentle Giant - Octopus (1972)
November 07, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBGentle Giant comes up so often on Discord & Rhyme, especially considering how obscure they are outside the world of hardcore prog rock fandom, that it’s amazing we haven’t covered them yet. Many 1970s prog rock bands aspired to combine rock with classical (and jazz among other things), but unlike most of their contemporaries, Gentle Giant actually knew enough about classical music to make the combination something more than rock crossed with a touch of 19th century Romanticism. John’s pick f...
128: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Kicking Against the Pricks (1986)
October 24, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 131 MBFor this year’s Halloween episode, we wanted to go with an artist who scares the living daylights out of us, and what better choice than Nick Cave? After all, this is a man who once recorded an entire album of murder ballads, and whose legendary single “The Mercy Seat” charts a killer’s stream of consciousness as he is led to the electric chair. We could have picked almost any of Cave’s albums with the Bad Seeds, but Mike threw a curveball and chose the covers album Kicking Against the Prick...
127: The Beatles - Beatles for Sale (1964)
October 10, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBBeatles For Sale is a relatively obscure album, to the extent that any Beatles album could be called obscure. This album was recorded at a time when the Beatles were creatively exhausted and almost half of it is covers, which is why it’s often dismissed as one of their weaker efforts. But we don’t think that’s fair. It’s not world-changing, that’s true enough, but it doesn’t have to be. They were still writing interesting, exciting originals, and the covers are (mostly) very well chosen and ...
126: Slint - Spiderland (1991)
September 26, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBSlint are a true one-of-a-kind band - they showed up seemingly out of nowhere, singlehandedly defined an entire genre on a single album, and disappeared before that album was even released. What happened? Why is Spiderland so influential? And, beyond its influence - does the album still hold up today? Phil certainly thinks so - in his opinion, its grandeur has been frequently imitated, but never duplicated. He, along with Mike, Rich, and Dan, are here to talk about just what makes this album...
125: The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964) & Sunflower (1970)
September 12, 2023 09:00 - 3 hours - 195 MBIt's Discord & Rhyme's 125th episode, and we are marking the occasion with one of our favorite recording strategies: tackling a famous band by discussing two of their albums while making an end-run around their most critically acclaimed period. In this episode, Ben talks about the 1964 Beach Boys album All Summer Long, where the band really shifted into second gear, while John talks about the 1970 Beach Boys album Sunflower, a beautiful album released during a period when very few people had...
124: Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
August 29, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBWhether he likes it or not, Warren Zevon will forever be most remembered for his surprise hit “Werewolves of London,” but he’s a far more complex and interesting songwriter than most folks are aware. Forever a musician’s musician, Zevon’s unique voice has influenced scores of artists although he himself has remained something of a cult figure over the decades. While 1978’s Excitable Boy does indeed feature his biggest hit, it is also home to some of the most sharp-witted and acidic songs he ...
123: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Naturally (2005)
August 15, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBAre you ready to do the Dap Dip? This week, the Discord & Rhyme Super Soul Revue travels back to 2005 to discuss Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, who play sunny R&B that sounds like it came straight out of the late ‘60s or early ‘70s. But despite the retro sound, there’s nothing retro about this band, who were just playing the music they loved and recording it the way they loved it. And Sharon Jones herself was the real deal, a classic diva who was born in the South literally across the state l...
Bonus: Unexpected Guitars!
August 01, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBWe're on summer vacation after finishing our King Crimson episode, so please enjoy this release from the Patreon vault! We call these our Mad Libs episodes, where we pick a category and discuss songs that fit that category somehow. This is one of our favorites, so we hope you like it! (Please note that we recorded this in September '22, before we did the Rumours episode and before Gordon Lightfoot passed.) More Mad Libs episodes: https://www.patreon.com/discordpod Cohosts: Mike DeFabio, J...
122: King Crimson - Discipline (1981)
July 18, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBIt's only talk! This week, Mike rounds out our fifth-anniversary triad of King Crimson discussions with some dialogue, duologue, diatribe, dissension, and declamation about the band's 1981 album Discipline. On this album, bassist Tony Levin and guitarist and vocalist Adrian Belew joined Crimson veterans Robert Fripp and Bill Bruford to produce some of the most complicated music in the Crimson oeuvre, with every musician devoted to making their instrument produce sounds you’ve never heard. Bu...
121: King Crimson - Red (1974)
July 04, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 140 MBPart two of the Discord & Rhyme celebration of King Crimson brings us to the 1974 album Red, the band’s final studio(-ish) album before it disbanded for 7 years. John’s history with King Crimson began with this album, and while he didn’t initially like it, it’s long become his favorite King Crimson album, and the ‘72-’74 King Crimson lineup especially has long become one of his favorite bands. This episode examines how everything in King Crimson’s turbulent history to this point made this al...
120: King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
June 20, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBAs frequently as we mention King Crimson on this podcast, you’d think we would have done a proper episode on them by now. But we wanted to hold off until we could really do it up right, so this is the premiere of our three-episode series on the greatest pioneers of progressive rock. They didn’t fully invent prog, but they did more to solidify the genre than any group that had come before them, to the point where each song on their debut album spawned a different prog subgenre - so, while thi...
119: The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager (1981)
June 06, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 125 MBIt’s time to follow the Moody Blues into the 1980s. After a long hiatus and a disappointing comeback album, the Moodies reconvened with a new keyboard player and a new producer to start a new decade in their long career. Music production styles had changed quite a lot since their classic period in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and the new personnel came with a new aesthetic that sounds quite different from the Moody Blues music we’re all used to. However, if you can forgive Patrick Moraz for not being ...
118: Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
May 23, 2023 04:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBBy the time he recorded his third solo album, After the Gold Rush, Neil Young had already been part of successful records by the Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and his second album had hit the top 40. As great as that music had been, though, Neil hadn't yet reached his peak - at least according to Ben. Ben explains why After the Gold Rush is a high point in a career full of high points, and why the album and its singer have meant so much to him since he was a teenag...
117: Phil Ochs in Concert (1966)
May 09, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBPhil Ochs, perhaps more than anybody else in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene, believed that he could end the Vietnam War and change the world through his music. He offered deeply critical insight both of mainstream society and of the folk scene itself, calling out hypocrisy where he saw it and asking his listeners to consider questions and issues without easy solutions. He did this through a combination of exceptional songwriting gifts and a blazing intensity, but this intensity also ...
116: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
April 25, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBCrosby, Stills & Nash weren’t the first so-called “supergroup,” but they may have been the first to eclipse the fame of each of the bands the members came from. David Crosby (hailing from the Byrds), Stephen Stills (hailing from Buffalo Springfield), and Graham Nash (hailing from the Hollies) came together to create a group that was completely unique. While the group would become more famous with the addition of Neil Young for 1970’s Deja Vu, their 1969 self-titled LP remains the group’s mas...
Five Thousand Million Questions (Listener Q&A #5)
April 11, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBQ&A time is here again! In this edition, we share some exciting news and then talk about how to run a successful podcast, why we probably won't cover that album, whether Ariana Grande should cover a Moody Blues song, how much we love Producer Mike, and much more!! If you have thoughts about podcast merch, hit us up: [email protected] We opened a merch store!!!!! http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod Cohosts: Rich Bunnell and Amanda Rodgers Theme Music: Joni Mitchell - Free Man in Paris/The ...
115: Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
March 28, 2023 04:00 - 2 hours - 142 MBEveryone knows by now that Joni Mitchell is one of the most profoundly gifted and driven musicians of the 20th century, and it’s long past time we came back to her here on Discord & Rhyme. Court and Spark is Amanda’s favorite Joni album, and it marks the sweet spot where Mitchell balanced her desire to push boundaries with the need for accessibility. The result is a set of brilliant songs that sound simple enough on the surface, but are secretly full of strange and interesting details. We sp...
114: Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance (1978)
March 14, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBThis week, Discord & Rhyme heads back to Ohio for a discussion of Pere Ubu’s 1978 debut The Modern Dance. Rising from the ashes of the short-lived proto-punk pioneers Rocket from the Tombs, David Thomas and company emerged with a fiery set of songs fusing art and punk with an intensity that the band would never quite match again, even as their music would become even stranger and more challenging. Join Dan, Mike, and Rich for this sentimental journey of rusty Chuck Berry riffs, art-rock deto...
113: Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album (1996)
February 28, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours - 133 MBEven if you’ve never heard the music of Richard D. James, alias Aphex Twin, you’ve probably heard music that bears his stamp: he’s influenced artists as wide-ranging as Radiohead, Björk, Skrillex, and Billie Eilish, and his warped approach to electronica has become part of the fabric of popular music writ large. Every Aphex Twin album is a little different from his others, including the airy soundscapes of Selected Ambient Works Volume II and the ear-splitting tinnitus of I Care Because You ...
In Defense of Prog Rock - Disc 2, Tracks 11-14
February 21, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBTime for the closing arguments in our defense of progressive rock! And they are some very convincing arguments indeed. How will the jury rule? Cohosts: Mike DeFabio, Phil Maddox, Dan Watkins, Amanda Rodgers The complete playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02jupsEliJfqmLY4fPkkAA?si=a14f83512c48419c Tracks: Henry Cow - Bittern Storm Over Ulm Egg - I Will Be Absorbed Goblin - Suspiria Van der Graaf Generator - The Sleepwalkers Other clips: Slapp Happy - Casablanca Moon John Zorn...
112: John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
February 14, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBJazz saxophonist John Coltrane has one of the most varied and rewarding discographies in any genre of music. Because of that variety, though, it can be hard to find an entry point into his music. Ben makes the case that your entry point should be Trane's 1960 classic Giant Steps. Giant Steps features Coltrane's trademark musical innovations and rich, emotional playing - but packaged in a series of energetic songs with catchy themes and accessible, poppy structures. And in sharing a detailed,...
In Defense of Prog Rock - Disc 2, Tracks 6-10
February 07, 2023 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBRemember how Mike said this is where he put all the weird stuff? He wasn't kidding. The trial continues, with two new witnesses for the defense: Amanda, who is unreliable and inconsistent, and returning guest Dave Weigel, who is the best witness for this case anybody could ask for. He's the author of The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock, an excellent book that you all should read, and an unshakable expert witness. Cohosts: Mike DeFabio, Amanda Rodgers, Dave Weigel, Rich ...
111: The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2000)
January 31, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours - 119 MBThe New Pornographers winkingly call themselves an “indie rock supergroup,” even though none of their members were performing before crowds larger than 200 when they formed. Since then, they’ve grown into critical darlings with a cult following and an intimidating spread of studio albums and solo releases, but they were never scrappier, hungrier, and more fascinating than on their 2000 debut, Mass Romantic. Buoyed by bandleader Carl “A.C.” Newman’s sturdy pop songwriting, Dan Bejar’s looser,...
In Defense of Prog Rock - Disc 2, Tracks 1-5
January 24, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBYou know we can't stay away from prog rock for long. This time we've brought in a witness for the prosecution: cohost Ben Marlin, who is famously impatient with prog's excesses! Surprisingly, he likes most of this, but there are plenty of awesomely hot takes in here. Tracks: Pink Floyd - One of These Days The Moody Blues - Gypsy Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen Procol Harum - Conquistador Electric Light Orchestra - Daybreaker Other clips: Aphrodite's Child - Seven Trumpets Aphrodite...
110: Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear (1978)
January 17, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours - 125 MBIn 1977, Marvin Gaye divorced Anna Ruby Gordy (against his wishes), and as part of the divorce settlement he agreed to pay Anna a portion of the royalties of his next album. Marvin responded by recording and releasing Here, My Dear, a 72-minute double album about his divorce, his feelings about his ex-wife, and a lot of other topics weighty and otherwise. The album was initially a critical and commercial dud, but over time the album gained a reputation as a classic and possibly Gaye's best. ...
109: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
December 20, 2022 10:00 - 2 hours - 160 MBDid you hear? Discord & Rhyme is continuing our holiday tradition of discussing bands who despise each other, and this year it’s the legendary Fleetwood Mac. After their foundation as a British blues band, they went through years of unbelievable turmoil before hiring a couple of Americans to add some sunny California rock to their sound. The result of all this was 1977’s Rumours, famously one of the best-selling albums of all time and inescapable to this day on classic rock radio. We’re taki...
Weird Al's Polka Your Eyes Out (1992), Tracks 8-14
December 13, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThis week, we get busy in a Burger King bathroom and close out our coverage of Weird Al's 1992 polka medley. In this final set (for now), Janet Jackson levels up into new jack swing superstar, we discuss metal of both the hair and thrash varieties, and the Ice Man cometh. Co-hosts: Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabio, Phil Maddox Metallica - Enter Sandman Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance Warrant - Cherry Pie Janet Jackson - Miss You Much Divinyls - I Touch Myself Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood Va...
108: John Prine - John Prine (1971)
December 06, 2022 10:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBWipe that illegal smile off your face! Phil has been immersed in the music of John Prine for his entire life, and he’s brought along John and Ben to discuss the Maywood, IL, singer/songwriter, who unfortunately was one of the earliest victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. When Prine recorded his 1971 debut, industry execs saw him as a Midwestern rube, to the point of posing him on top of a hay bale on the album cover, even though hay bales are in short supply in the Chicago suburbs. But he’s a w...
Weird Al's Polka Your Eyes Out (1992), Tracks 1-7
November 29, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBWeird Al spent some downtime in the late '80s and early '90s waiting for the next big thing in popular music, which turned out to be Nirvana. But a lot happened in music in the intervening six years, and as a result, our coverage of his first polka medley of the '90s covers a lot of ground, including new jack swing, Madchester, house music, and the birth of DJ remixes. Tracks: Billy Idol - Cradle of Love DNA feat. Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner The B-52's - Love Shack Technotronic - Pump Up t...
107: Supertramp - Crime of the Century (1974)
November 22, 2022 05:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBWhen Discord & Rhyme was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, oh, it was beautiful, magical. We also knew from day one that our podcast was eventually going to talk about Supertramp, and that day has come at last. Amanda and Rich have been immersed in the UK prog-pop band’s music from a very young age, and they’ve recruited Supertramp noobs John and Phil to round out the panel. You may be familiar with their late-’70s album Breakfast in America and its quartet of radio sin...
Weird Al's Polka Party! (1986), Tracks 7-12
November 15, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBOn this episode, Weird Al has finally made a monkey out of us. Our latest batch of reconstructed mid-'80s pop hits includes lots of drum machines, two covers of '60s classics (to varying degrees of success), a cameo from Danny Aiello's brief and inexplicable recording career, and an ode to Mozart for people who hate every ape they see, from chimpan-A to chimpanzee. Songs: The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle Bananarama - Venus Janet Jackson - Nasty Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Tears for Fears - ...
106: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak (2003)
November 08, 2022 10:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBFor over twenty years, Ted Leo has been one of the most intelligent and consistent songwriters of the indie rock world. In this episode, Dan, Rich, and guest rude-boy James Boo discuss the 2003 album Hearts of Oak, which showcases Leo’s talent for crafting thoughtful, politically-charged lyrics and channeling them into immediately catchy anthems. Whether it’s navigating the confusing climate of a post-9/11 America or simply ruminating on the power of ska, Ted serves it up in a poignant, ear-...
Weird Al's Polka Party! (1986), Tracks 1-6
November 01, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBEmboldened by the success of "Eat It" and "Like a Surgeon," Weird Al titled his fourth album Polka Party!, and the 1986 record-buying public shunned what they assumed was a full album of accordion music. It wasn't, but the title track was the latest of Al's reliable polka medleys rounding up the chart music of the day. This time around we've got #1 hits by two members of Genesis, the Queen of Soul's voice doing battle with mushy '80s production, and an inconsistent but underrated Australian ...
105: The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
October 25, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 137 MBThis Halloween we’re celebrating FALLoween, as we hit the north and take on the Mighty Fall! Other than a few singles that barely scraped the UK top 40, the Fall never achieved commercial success, but they built a large cult following due in large part to the personality and antics of their difficult, irascible, intelligent, and borderline unintelligible bandleader, Mark E. Smith. But what we hope to emphasize in this episode is that despite Smith’s outsized influence over the Fall, and his ...
104: Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (1974)
October 11, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBWe talked about our first classical suite a few episodes back, so now it’s time for Discord & Rhyme to talk about its first symphony! Electric Light Orchestra have been going through something of a resurgence in the 21st century, but in the ‘70s, music critics savaged Jeff Lynne’s attempts to mix pop songwriting with orchestral pomp. But with 1974’s Eldorado, Lynne was attempting to please his harshest critic of all, his classical-loving father, who claimed that ELO’s songs “have got no tune...
In Defense of Prog Rock - Disc 1, Tracks 9-12
October 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBClosing out our first round of arguments in defense of progressive rock with some extra heavy hitters! And some truly baffling weirdness. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Inca Roads Focus - Hocus Pocus The Nice - America King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man Other clips: King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 1 Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Focus - Hocus Pocus (live on The Midnight Special) Rita Moreno - America R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know...
103: Madvillain - Madvillainy (2004)
September 27, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 133 MBAs luck would have it, two of Discord & Rhyme’s most powerful villains have been turned loose for an episode that will strike terror into the hearts of men! This week, Rich and Mike take on the 2004 hip-hop classic Madvillainy, a team-up between MF DOOM, a rapper with a metal mask and a tragic, comic-book backstory, and Madlib, a DJ with eclectic taste and an unpredictable, artfully imprecise style. The album’s 22 tracks unfold like a fever dream over just 46 minutes, with samples drawn from...
In Defense of Prog Rock - Disc 1, Tracks 5-8
September 20, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBContinuing our enthusiastic defense of progressive rock with this extremely compelling evidence! Jethro Tull - Cross-Eyed Mary Yes - Starship Trooper The Soft Machine - As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still Gentle Giant - Knots Additional evidence: Yes - Heart of the Sunrise Jethro Tull - Aqualung Iron Maiden - Cross-Eyed Mary Jethro Tull - Lap of Luxury Yes - The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) Yes - Starship Trooper (Yessongs version) The Soft Machine - All White The Soft Machine - A Conc...
102: Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
September 13, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBThe Jefferson Airplane's drugged-up, hyper-political jams are often dismissed as a relic of the late 1960s. But the band's talent was in abundance on their earnest debut album The Jefferson Airplane Takes Off; and when they added vocalist Grace Slick to their lineup and recorded their second album, 1967's Surrealistic Pillow, the whole world discovered what they were capable of. In discussing that album, Ben, Amanda, and John make the case that the Airplane's musicianship, harmonies, and at...
In Defense of Prog Rock - Disc 1, Tracks 1-4
September 06, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBWe're back on our compilation business! A few years ago, Producer Mike handed us all two discs filled with vintage progressive rock, including tentpole acts like Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, and Yes, as well as more obscure outsider art like Egg, Magma and Henry Cow. The collection was titled "In Defense of Prog Rock," and since most of us agree that prog is worth defending, we're officially sharing Discord & Rhyme's first homegrown collection with you. Keep watching the skies! Co-hosts...