Paul Simon vs. Blue Öyster Cult (feat. Chris Remo)
CrossFade: The Dueling Album Review Show
English - March 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBMusic Commentary Music Music Interviews Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Chris Remo (Valve, Campo Santo, Gone Home, Firewatch, and the Idle Thumbs podcast) joins CrossFade for a discussion of “Graceland,” Paul Simon’s controversial career-boosting 1986 record, and why it took him until his 30s to finally like it. Matt gains another inductee to the cult of Blue Öyster Cult with their 1974 psych-rock “Secret Treaties,” which proves they were more than a one-hit wonder. Our community segment gets Chris talking about podcasting, the Fender Rhodes, and the best game soundtracks you haven’t heard!
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below…
2:28 - Where music fits in Chris’s career
9:19 - Paul Simon’s “Graceland”
22:31 - “The Boy in the Bubble”
29:28 - “Gumboots (with Boyoyo Boys)”
34:41 - “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes”
38:35 - “You Can Call Me Al”
40:09 - “Crazy Love, Vol II”
42:04 - “Homeless (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo)”
48:48 - Blue Öyster Cult’s “Secret Treaties”
51:40 - “Career of Evil”
58:24 - “Dominance and Submission”
1:06:15 - “Cagey Cretins”
1:11:27 - “Flaming Telepaths”
1:16:16 - “Astronomy”
1:23:12 - Community Questions
1:31:19 - Peter Gabriel - “Solsbury Hill” (suggested by MinnMax supporter Michael Gibler)
Follow Chris at https://twitter.com/chrisremo and find his music at https://chrisremo.bandcamp.com/
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