We're anything BUT Uninspired; Blowing Smoke when we say THIS is a good, insightful episode of Ear Buds! Landon and Joey discuss John Van Deusen's "(I am) Origami Pt. 4 - Marathon Daze," which includes on of Landon's favorite songs of all time! They discuss JVD's history as an artist and then go track-by-track through this 2022 album and discuss each song maybe more in-depth than any episode yet!

Special appearance by Basil the Cat (watch on YouTube! It's true!)

breakdown:

00:00:00 an history

00:28:13 Oh, Sweetest Name

00:42:06 Uninspired; Blowing Smoke

00:49:40 Broken Record

00:55:29 All I Need

01:05:02 You Tell Me

01:21:19 Give Back My Heart

01:30:58 Marathon Daze

01:51:21 Any Less Than My Best

02:00:08 In The Morning

02:03:54 John Ringhofer Makes A Tape Loop

02:06:21 Be Not Far From Here

02:14:08 Heart Lake

02:19:21 Help Me Let Go

02:35:48 Boring

02:41:47 Universal Will To Become Pt. II

02:48:16 Final Thoughts/Rating

02:53:00 Next Week's Pick

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No Dilemma here, you know we had to review Green Day's brand new album SAVIORS! Joey and Landon catch up with their feelings regarding the past decade of Green Day's output, then dive into each song from the new album!

A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains, and Ear Buds can only talk about good music! That's why Joey brought Landon the 2006 mewithoutYou album "Brother, Sister." They go track-by-track through this lyrically, ideologically dense post-hardcore, spoken-word-punk album that makes us all scream in one breath, Wolf Am I! (And Shadow)

That's right! We've extended the due date! Join us every OTHER week to hear our hottest takes about bands you love and bands you've never heard of! This way you'll have more time to listen to the album, catch up on our other deep dive reviews that you missed, and overall just have a better time being an Ear Bud. Isn't that nice?

Another great episode of Ear Buds? Told You So! Landon and Joey discuss the 2017 album AFTER LAUGHTER by Paramore. They discuss the new direction of the band that this album sparked, the dichotomy of joyful sounds and depressing lyrics, and which song on the album MIGHT sound a lot like the Game of Thrones theme song!

breakdown:

00:00:00 an history

00:19:03 Hard Times

00:30:26 Rose-Colored Boy

00:39:30 Told You So

00:50:15 Forgiveness

00:57:21 Fake Happy

01:08:46 26

01:16:03 Pool

01:24:51 Grudges

01:30:11 Caught in the Middle

01:39:24 Idle Worship

01:45:19 No Friend

01:55:36 Tell Me How

02:07:18 Ratings

02:09:17 Next week's pick

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Joey tells Landon to "knowme" a little better this week, as he brings the Now, Now album "Saved" to the Ear Buds workshop! They discuss this departure of sound for the band, the possible influence of Michael Jackson, and the possible influence of Now, Now on modern music trends!

breakdown:

00:00:00 an history

00:15:54 SGL

00:21:50 MJ

00:37:30 Can't Help Myself

00:45:32 AZ

00:57:49 Holy Water

01:04:21 Yours

01:11:53 Saved

01:15:48 Knowme

01:20:53 Drive

01:27:55 Set It Free

01:31:02 P0WDER

01:39:59 Ratings

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We hope Billions of Eyes will see this, because it is a good one! Landon introduces Joey to Lady Lamb with their 2015 album "AFTER." They go track-by-track through this album, discussing if this music is "rock" music and what exactly rock music is, the interesting structure of Lady Lamb's songs, and the lyrical depth and poeticism!

breakdown:

0:00 An History

22:39 Vena Cava

30:46 Billions of Eyes

40:51 Violet Clementine

48:50 Heretic

1:02:29 Sunday Shoes

1:08:31 Spat Out Spit

1:16:32 Penny Licks

1:26:26 Dear Arkansas Daughter

1:30:33 Milk Duds

1:38:16 Ten

1:44:29 Batter

1:48:09 Atlas

1:55:06 Ratings

2:00:21 Next Week's Pick

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Sick, Sick, Sick? Well we have a cure for you! Not The Cure, that's probably later, but certainly A cure! Joey brought Bayside's 2011 album "Killing Time" to Landon and their discussion will make you feel good! They discuss the album track-by-track, circus imagery and sounds and how to use them properly, and so much more!

breakdown:

0:00 An History

20:50 Already Gone

25:44 Sick, Sick, Sick

37:27 Mona Lisa

45:09 It's Not A Bad Little War

49:56 Sinking and Swimming on Long Island

55:46 Seeing Sound

1:09:09 The Wrong Way

1:17:18 On Love, On Life

1:25:06 The New Flesh

1:29:54 Killing Time

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We Were Meant To LISTEN to this album! At least Joey and Landon are, as Landon brings Switchfoot's "The Beautiful Letdown" to Joey this week. They discuss their history with the band and their worldview, the impact and greatness of Jon Foreman as a songwriter and lyricist, and the importance of different points of view in art. They also spend some time comparing the original album with the 2023 re-release "The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version)."

Joey and Landon go the opposite of Supersonic, as they methodically dissect the album "The Process of Belief" track-by-track! Joey brings Landon one of his favorite Bad Religion records and they get into the band's history and philosophy, the distinct sound of Bad Religion, and the verbose import of their lyrics.