Double digits! It's episode 10 of Two LPs in a Pod, the show where two lifelong friends recommend albums to each other under a specific theme. In this episode Shawn and I discuss two concept albums!

MM FOOD by MF DOOM
https://open.spotify.com/album/1UcS2nqUhxrZjrBZ3tHk2N
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nYdU5PuoUEB0l1waLasIRvqMC2PzWRjMg

A Grand Don't Come for Free by The Streets
https://open.spotify.com/album/365ETCJBUmEWroc4UGBS1u
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mX1QPoKFDWLkTtGtx_fPc9MRkXNNSrQ8w

You can find Shawn and his music on the following platforms:
https://www.youtube.com/@grayghost81
https://wingdiver.bandcamp.com/album/wing-diver
https://open.spotify.com/album/4w3zu99mNGa4kN9MPFmSrb
https://annoyingcustomer.bandcamp.com/music
Tiktok: @shawn_gray_
Podcast: https://rfgenplaycast.podbean.com/
Twitter: @rfgplaycast

Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/@beelson5169
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKv2cCuAsQI

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:33 - Follow-Ups from Previous Episodes
7:52 - Honorable Mention Concept Albums
24:28 - MM FOOD
39:37 - A Grand Don't Come for Free
54:11 - Outro

Different podcast streaming options (Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc) available here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1762726/share

My branching attempts to amass encyclopedic knowledge of all artistic and popular media have lead me to a 2024 movie list. Only a year late!

The list (spoilers!) with trailers used: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xMxARaNHSHr_zpLbbu3jKAp7jbWdclOYuFZJUlYqIFQ/edit?usp=sharing

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - #10
2:41 - #9
5:03 - #8
7:38 - #7
9:53 - #6
12:43 - #5
15:56 - #4
18:58 - #3
22:01 - #2
26:04 - #1

Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/@beelson5169
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKv2cCuAsQI

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One lost episode later, Shawn and I are finally discussing two live LPs! This is episode 9 of Two LPs in a Pod, the show where two lifelong friends recommend records to each other under a specific theme.

Judy at Carnegie Hall

• https://www.pandora.com/artist/judy-garland/judy-at-carnegie-hall/ALjJqnPXJktqv26
• https://music.apple.com/us/album/judy-at-carnegie-hall/1440858534
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kaJz-pSgpi8Q4hX__Ps46MjR379SwX5Js
• https://open.spotify.com/album/3M0RdVAdvPETjcEvPj7AI0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOKEz5DBY7U

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

• https://shop.pinkfloyd.com/collections/live-at-pompeii
• https://www.pandora.com/artist/pink-floyd/pink-floyd-at-pompeii-mcmlxxii-2025-mix/AL4Z6wvn9cwddVV
• https://music.apple.com/us/album/pink-floyd-at-pompeii-mcmlxxii-2025-mix/1797084920
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ni38eoJw4XFe8Co3zCdTzcUmQ0EdUNK7g
• https://open.spotify.com/album/0ptvgHrZARlAZFmbg0WvDI

You can find Shawn and his music on the following platforms:

• https://www.youtube.com/@grayghost81
• https://wingdiver.bandcamp.com/album/wing-diver
• https://open.spotify.com/album/4w3zu99mNGa4kN9MPFmSrb
• https://annoyingcustomer.bandcamp.com/music
• Tiktok: @shawn_gray_
• Twitter: @rfgplaycast
• Podcast: https://pressplaycast.com/

Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/@beelson5169
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKv2cCuAsQI

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro and Honorable Mention Live Albums
12:55 - Follow-Ups to Last Episode (2 Metal LPs) 
17:12 - Judy at Carnegie Hall
31:34 - Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
44:07 - Beastie Boys Tangent
47:25 - Final Thoughts on Live Albums and Music
51:21 - The Upcoming Episode (2 Concept LPs)

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Still way late but slightly earlier than last year, here's my favorite video games of 2024.

The list (spoilers!) with where to play and videos used: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XPSXx6s3_CmUe_s1WJOiZdQIbWfqbheX6Z1CvRtpErM/edit?usp=sharing

All other video game footage was recorded in-game.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Honorable Mention 1
3:36 - Honorable Mention 2
4:49 - DLC of the Year
9:21 - 5
13:38 - 4
17:19 - 3
23:03 - 2
29:27 - 1

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It's episode 8 of Two LPs in a Pod, the show where two lifelong friends recommend records to each other under a specific theme. In this episode Shawn and I discuss two metal LPs!

Koi No Yokan by Deftones
https://open.spotify.com/album/4PIVdqvL1Rc7T7Vfsr8n8Q
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m7pZwI9zdhMaSBX2TkHSIXNi07dH8PxIQ

Dimension Hatröss by Voivod
https://open.spotify.com/album/5scZ70UjaT4OBOe168jz7e
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_njYbwrXLM5YjFxLQY7LJroMcg0DCS7eNE

You can find Shawn and his music on the following platforms:
https://www.youtube.com/@grayghost81
https://wingdiver.bandcamp.com/album/wing-diver
https://open.spotify.com/album/4w3zu99mNGa4kN9MPFmSrb
https://annoyingcustomer.bandcamp.com/music
Tiktok: @shawn_gray_
Twitter: @rfgplaycast
Podcast: https://pressplaycast.com/

Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/@beelson5169
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKv2cCuAsQI

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro and Our Favorite Metal Bands
8:52 - Koi No Yokan by Deftones
28:37 - Dimension Hatröss by Voivod
40:52 - Outro

Different podcast streaming options (Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc) available here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1762726/share

Fashionably last as always, here are my 25 favorite albums of 2024! Including 5 unranked honorable mentions, a bonus 'just-missed' album from 2023, and then my ordered top 20.

The list (spoilers!) with where to listen and videos used: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9JjgNhLbfuJCNLKOx2lywTmk8aN_ClXV1PXUwJEz6U/edit?usp=sharing

Different podcast streaming options (Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc) available here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1762726/share

Two LPs in a Pod, the show where two lifelong friends recommend records to each other under a specific theme, turns into Two EPs! Today we're highlighting our all-time favorite EPs.

Mirai Sekai by Varien & 7 Minutes Dead
https://monstercatmedia.bandcamp.com/album/mirai-sekai-ep
https://open.spotify.com/album/6xQxSnemCtXtQg6Q4yV3aW

Diastemata by Diastemata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJsuVBSKFCA

You can check out an outline that we prepared for the call if you want to follow along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CtUP8TT7S7FUuuS5eU8oZzRYhb9DpOjFqRA5Ci47_Es/edit?usp=sharing

You can find Shawn and his music on the following platforms:
https://www.youtube.com/@grayghost81
https://wingdiver.bandcamp.com/album/wing-diver
https://open.spotify.com/album/4w3zu99mNGa4kN9MPFmSrb
https://annoyingcustomer.bandcamp.com/music
Tiktok: @shawn_gray_
Twitter: @rfgplaycast
Podcast: https://pressplaycast.com/

Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/@beelson5169
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKv2cCuAsQI

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:21 - Honorable Mentions
15:39 - Follow Ups from Previous Episode
22:12 - Mirai Sekai by Varien & 7 Minutes Dead
37:55 - Diastemata by Diastemata
58:01 - Outro

Different podcast streaming options (Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc) available here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1762726/share

I'm late to the party and going full nerd. Here are my 7 favorite video games of 2023!

The list (spoilers!) with where to play and videos used: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ak2VsDHns5SJfNoiYlS1RPp9YgJZuQK_ZM4dG6EY3po/edit?usp=sharing

All other video game footage was recorded by me.

 

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In our longest episode yet of Two LPs in a Pod, the show where two lifelong friends Andre and Shawn recommend albums to each other under a specific theme, we're discussing two singer-songwriter albums!

Judee Sill by Judee Sill
https://open.spotify.com/album/2zaIMRTlztlfkxLoo5nPtf
https://music.apple.com/us/album/judee-sill/121050588

Roman Candle by Elliott Smith
https://open.spotify.com/album/6zbWzjBUvXvF16tg98OYck
https://music.apple.com/us/album/roman-candle-remastered/359330431

You can check out an outline that we prepared for the call if you want to follow along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16r56DmpxGC9mUl8C6v3sHVU46BgzMCq7Iqu-dtZclzY/edit?usp=sharing

You can find Shawn and his music on the following platforms:
https://www.youtube.com/@grayghost81
https://wingdiver.bandcamp.com/album/wing-diver
https://open.spotify.com/album/4w3zu99mNGa4kN9MPFmSrb
https://annoyingcustomer.bandcamp.com/music
Tiktok: @shawn_gray_
Twitter: @rfgplaycast
Podcast: https://pressplaycast.com/

Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/@beelson5169
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKv2cCuAsQI

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
7:06 - Judee Sill by Judee Sill
35:35 - Roman Candle by Elliott Smith
55:52 - Outro

Different podcast streaming options (Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc) available here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1762726/share

Here are my 25 favorite albums of 2023, including 5 unranked honorable mentions, a couple bonus 'just-missed' album from 2022, and then my ordered top 20.

The list (spoilers!) with where to listen and videos used: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hEOlC-O5QRBDOGjZx5SrE2X82sLzcDPlpkfef2PFgBg/edit?usp=sharing

Different podcast streaming options (Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc) available here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1762726/share