Making our way through the essential instruments of rock n roll, ATTT is once again poring over another Rolling Stone list - this time it's their 100 Greatest Drummers list - and looking for drummers that don't get the recognition they deserve. To be fair, there isn't a drummer in existence that gets the proper respect they deserve, and so we do our part by counting down the 10 Greatest Underrated Drummers. For this assignment we were lucky enough to land the elusive but charming drummer extraordinaire Sam Cunningham to guest on this very important topic. Our picks run the gamut in styles, eras, and reasons why these drummers are so nasty and deserving of our praise. Dig on this playlist on Apple Music:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-503-top-ten-underrated-drummers/pl.u-38oWZyEtYjdGkKL?ls&fbclid=IwAR06u8B9PVmxMrTz-jtZ382G3yUsTrEfTquA6VSzsw4qAdxQQGQcwyFG8DESam's drumming services - lessons, studio work, stage work - can be procured by finding him on his website:https://www.ladrummer.comOur new project - the soul/funk/disco/60s/70s/80s band Mighty Love - will be hitting a stage near you soon. For more info:https://www.instagram.com/mightyloveband/Get the Patreon thing and everthing else ATTT at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.com

This week's eclectic playlist features songs with surprise guest vocalists, at-the-time unknowns who would go on to become legends, and cameos from mega-stars. The menschiest of mensches Dustin Prince returns to the pod to help us count down our favorite Songs With Famous Backup Singers, and there was much rejoycing (yay).Stream this important playlist on Apple Music:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-502-top-ten-songs-with-famous-backup-singers/pl.u-e98lGpEUapK6xBd?ls&fbclid=IwAR0m_Fd4peY0Z6yWUhkthHbQV6Sq41UHk5fLDgNILKkNRPuuJPcpqm5Z_m0Get Top Ten Songs About Birds on March 1st, and another exclusive bonus episode every month (they're real episodes, people!) by joining the ATTT Patreon thing for $2 a month. Find out more at the ol' website:https://alltimetoptenpod.com

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the words in the songs featured in this week's playlist are worth a thousand pictures. It should come as no surprise that some of the most iconic and beloved musical artists of our time are steeped in philosophy, whether they studied it or not. Their unique perspectives on life and love have helped create incredible art that will last throughout the ages. Our man in Maryland Gabe Scalone brings his own unique perspective and knowledge of the sciences of philosophy to shed some real insight into the thinking behind these beautiful and thought-provoking songs and the philosophers that wrote them.Check out this awesome playlist on Apple Music:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-501-top-ten-rock-n-roll-philosophers/pl.u-d2b05ZZFLAD10e4?ls&fbclid=IwAR31y3bGVWNtqHXbFQqmiOikatEi30D6-wC5yOIVP-XCNZRhs1mW6dOi8REGet access to the Patreon thing and more at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.com

In 500 episodes we've never compiled so many problematic tunes together, but if you don't take this week's creeptastic playlist too seriously, we hope you'll have fun celebrating Valentine's Day with us in the properly demented fashion. The Old Boy Himself Ryan Blake is back for another V-Day episode, this time branching out to new topics after retiring our usual Love Songs series after 10 years. We take a hard left turn with these songs, as they approach the subject of love from a point of view best described as deeply, deeply inappropriate.Thanks to all who are interacting with us in regards to the ATTT 1000, aka The Greatest Songs We've Ever Heard. Here's the ever-expanding playlist on Apple Music:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/attt-1000/pl.u-d2b05dXtLAD10e4?lsCheck out this episode's playlist on Apple:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-500-top-ten-inappropriate-love-songs/pl.u-11zBJybCNB2LDvb?lsGet the Patreon thing and more at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.com/

There are songs out there in the rock, pop and soul canon that test the very limits of epicness. This week it's those that live right on the bleeding edge of going too far that interest us here in list land. Matt Dinan and Tony Ross help ATTT put together a playlist that you can spin from the mountaintops. Yes Top Ten Songs That Are (Almost) Too Epic runs long but that goes with the territory. For a truly (almost) too epic song, bands and artists need to demonstrate their willingness to put it all out there, limits be (almost) damned. What we're left with is 10 epic musical journeys and one hell of a fun (and funny) conversation.Stream this epic playlist on Apple Music:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-499-top-ten-songs-that-are-almost-too-epic/pl.u-38oWZo8sYjdGkKL?ls&fbclid=IwAR18EXic5iSiUwcY0qlIZ9-wvremBMAaslB-_73x7VfHv3ci0wwjEUX0wTUGet thee to the ATTT website for everything we're up to, especially the Patreon thing. https://alltimetoptenpod.comMatt's LA Frankenstein Youtube Channel has fun and funny stuff in a spooky kinda way. Subscribe on Youtube to get notified about new episodes as they come in. Lots more fun to come!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnnTJKNN8AIgKsGZh7MOCbg

Music of the 80s can best be described with one word - adventurous. Music was fast becoming something more than the sum of its parts. MTV and music video was changing what constitutes a rock star in the modern era. Synthesizers and overdriven gated drum sounds pounded listeners' ears into submission and the artists and bands on the cutting edge were just as fascinating to watch as they were to listen to. It's no surprise that many of them went on to have a lasting impact on popular culture well into the 90s and beyond. On a zoom call all the way from Long Island, NY; musician, friend and super mensch Alex Dubovoy joins the pod for a look back at those bands and artists that have left their mark in the ensuing decades and have influenced just about every band and artist you love from the 90s, 00s, 10s and 20s.Stream this awesome playlist on Apple Music:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-498-top-ten-influential-bands-and-artists-of-the-80s/pl.u-e98lGdLCapK6xBd?ls&fbclid=IwAR2F85wO5-QSSpLFjhFA9UbuL_a5n7n-5B_OePzwYHaTBYMyHvWEg5NPWewGet deeper into ATTT and help keep the podcast trains running on time by joining our Patreon club for as little as $2 a month. Get exclusive bonus episodes every month! Find out more here:https://alltimetoptenpod.com

Maybe ice and snow is the last thing you want to think about here in the frozen depths of late January, but there is much beauty to observe in winter, and much to sing about. ATTT is proud to welcome one of the family, the great Helene Eisen, soaking up the rays in Florida. Yes two people from Florida and California can have opinions on winter, as we both put in several decades of frigid punishment, and we know the joy and pain involved in those special 3 months every year. Top Ten Songs About Winter the playlist runs the stylistic gamut as we hear the best winter songs through the ages and have a delightful chat with "The Anti", Ben's Aunt Helene.Stream this playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0OVYuBtfAvNZGUmXa7xeUJ?si=8c24c0cdd29e4294The Patreon thing and everything else we got going on can be perused at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.comHelene's greyhound rescue charity is Awesome Greyhound Adoptions. Donate or better yet, pick yourself up a pup:https://www.awesomegreyhoundadoptions.org

We here at ATTT have all the respect in the world for smart people. People that put in the resources, hard work and time to get an advanced degree deserve all the good they get in the world. When we say 'advanced degree' we mean a Master's or higher. Using these parameters yielded precious few rockers that qualify, no matter what genre they're in. To be a rock star with an advanced degree is a serious rarity, and these are truly special and awesome individuals. Add to the list one Dr. Nick Baker, who has just earned his PhD in education. Nick helps us highlight this very tiny subset of the rock world - they got the brains and the music we love.Stream this brainy playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/62eIKnCFZCsfTkzu7sWMHE?si=22a6089ec784466aGet Top Ten Outros With Shannon Hurley on February 1st and every other monthly exclusive episode by getting into the Patreon thing. Find out more here:https://alltimetoptenpod.comNick is as always hard at work with his supremely talented wife Marina V. Links to her music and everything they do can be found here:https://marinav.com

We feel sorry for you if you missed it. The 90s were a time of artistic expression and exploration. Punk taught Generation X that they could do anything, and they did when given the chance in the 90s. Beginning with the musical explosion coming out of Seattle, bands and scenes popped up all over, and record labels went "cool hunting", looking high and low (and spending exorbitant amounts of money) searching for the next musical haven. Luckily for us there were a bunch of them percolating in the US and beyond and this week we're getting a bit nostalgic for those incredible scenes made up of bands, record labels, venues, promoters, zine writers and fans. Musician, writer and founder of Cool Adjacent Management Ian MacKinnon was there too and he helps us take a closer look at 10 of the best places to exist as a music fan in that hallowed decade. Stream this mighty playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3GmrIVCY9IAj6tsnT317Kj?si=cd6e5bd24d984a77Get thee to the Patreon thing and more at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.comWe have links!Ian MacKinnonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/imackin/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImackinCool Adjacent Management Instagram: https://instagram.com/cooladjacentmanagementTwitter: https://twitter.com/CoolAdjacentMGRAnd his bands:Da’an Instagram: https://instagram.com/daan_baandPuppy Angst Instagram: https://instagram.com/puppyangstTwitter: https://twitter.com/puppyangstRigbyInstagram: https://instagram.com/rigbygoldenSno DazeInstagram: https://instagram.com/snodazzesock jockInstagram: https://instagram.com/kcojkcosTwitter: https://twitter.com/kcojkcostofusmell Instagram: https://instagram.com/tofusmellTwitter: https://twitter.com/tofusmell

HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all!Now that 2021 is behind us, this is all we want to say about it: Welcome to 2022! Before we close the door on '21, check out Top Twenty Songs Of 2021 Part 2. This most excellent conversation and playlist features our long-time pals David Daskal, Shannon Hurley and Linda Trujillo helping us count down #10-1 of the best songs of the year. Then let us never speak of that poopy year ever again.Check out this playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1thHM4y4WUtGqvpclclSjF?si=04ca949e511a41e4Speaking of Spotify, we proudly present the following playlist. The best songs of the year according to our listeners. ALL OF THE LISTENER PICKS:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Ik252lVm5evjZimkjWpHf?si=bbc006d0239d45cbCan't get enough David Daskal? He was kind enough to join for the latest Patreon exclusive episode - Top Ten Bands/Artists That Have Only One Album. Get on the Patreon thing and more at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.com