Before The Stream

The dramatic conclusion of Jason's talk with David Nagler (davidnagler.com) about Jeff Buckley's album Grace.

Picking up where Part 1 left off, the friends discuss David's interview with Jeff Buckley in the 90s, the 3 times David saw Buckley live, if the album suffers from the trappings of 90s production, and so much more.

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In part 1 of 2, David Nagler (davidnagler.com) joins Jason to discuss Jeff Buckley's debut studio album Grace.

David talks about his work in music journalism in the early to mid 90s and how it led to his discovery of Buckley.

The two friends recall how the record sounded when they first heard it and examine how it sounds to them now, the significance of Jeff Buckley then and now, and so much more.

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Do ear worms live in peaches?

Podcaster, musician, and author Mick Sullivan (thepastandthecurious.com) joins host Jason Bemis Lawrence to examine the 1995 self-titled debut album by The Presidents Of The United States Of America, and so much more.

Is this album children's music? Is it sexually explicit at times? Is it just a good time that doesn't require much analysis?

The longtime friends discuss a broad array of topics.

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Do we stress you out? Our sweaters are on backwards and inside out.

Brooklyn singer/songwriter and artist Lauren Smith joins host Jason Bemis Lawrence to discuss Alanis Morissette's classic album Jagged Little Pill, including what they remember about listening to it when it came out, and how they hear it now.

The conversation revolves strongly around lyrics, songwriting, production, and Alanis' lasting appeal.

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Friends for over 25 years, host Jason Bemis Lawrence and Travis Smith connect to discuss Smashing Pumpkins' album Siamese Dream. They talk about listening to the record and learning songs from it in high school in the 90s, seeing the band live back then, how they perceived music in culture in high school, and the album's impact on them going forward.

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It's a Hootie Extravaganza!

Andrew Carlson (Names of War, The Building, Heather Woods Broderick) joins Jason to discuss Hootie & The Blowfish's mega hit debut album.

So many memories, so many questions. The guys do a song by song analysis with thoughts about lyrics, musicianship, songwriting, the 90s, and so much more.

It's a long episode, but hey, it's a long album, right?

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Dan Goodwin (djamesgoodwin.com), the brilliant record-maker behind recent releases from Bob Weir, Kevin Morby, The Hold Steady and so many more, joins host Jason Bemis Lawrence to talk about Soundgarden's 1991 album Badmotorfinger.

Dan talks about the album's impact on him growing up and how it has remained one of his top all-time records, while Jason realizes he never absorbed it the way he thought he had.

This leads to a wide-ranging discussion of grunge, songwriting, lyrics, production and so much more.

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Bassist extraordinaire Logan Coale (logancoale.com) joins host Jason Bemis Lawrence to discuss Dave Matthews Band's 1998 album Before These Crowded Streets.

Is this music radio-friendly? Is it overproduced? Underproduced? What's kept DMB together all these years? And is Dave a creep, or is he playing a character? Or is he just a terrible lyricist?

Jason and Logan try to answer these questions and many more while recounting their past experiences with the music.

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Anthony LaMarca of The Building (thebuildingmusic.com) and The War on Drugs joins host Jason Bemis Lawrence to discuss Pearl Jam's 1993 classic album Vs.

Because of their difference in age, they had varying interpretations of the album when it was released but they agree that it was hugely influential and formative for both of them.

They talk about visiting Pearl Jam's tape vault, compare and contrast the band's multiple drummers, discuss the impact of videos and live performances, and much more.

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How cool is Dave Pirner? No seriously, we're trying to figure that out.

Host Jason Bemis Lawrence and his guest Dr. Rob Collier converse about Soul Asylum's 1992 hit album Grave Dancers Union. They examine their memories of learning about the band, the music videos associated with the album, live shows they attended, Pirner's main lyrical device, and much more.

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