In celebration of the 100th episode of Everyone's Special and No One Is, Martin invites his friend Tanner Colpitts back to the podcast to talk about their shared love for the band Rush, and how they integrated synthesizers with a classic progressive rock style.

From the Minimoog synthesizer on their album "A Farewell to Kings" in 1978, to more complex polyphonic synthesizers throughout the 1980s, Martin and Tanner track the evolution of the band's style across 10 years' worth of their discography.

In the final episode of "Synthesized!", Martin and his Mom talk about the rise of MTV, as well as Whitney Houston's record-breaking career as an artist.

Episode 8 Resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y_CenV0c-O7IMXThvkicfJC8nCp2U1P-/view?usp=sharing

Spotify Playlist: Synthesized: Synth-Pop From The Beatles to Whitney Houston

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How did pop music turn electronic in the 80s? Martin and his Mom discuss The Human League, Eurythmics, Simple Minds, Gary Numan, and other British Synth-Pop bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Episode 7 Resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pU0_LNxL67YYKXpZS5S_8XQhGyTx_eLL/view?usp=sharing

Spotify Playlist -- Synthesized: Synth-Pop From The Beatles to Whitney Houston

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dcW7urRy02DPxC1HzLNfh?si=8695c2299454440a

Martin and his Mom reminisce about classic disco music from the 70s, as well as the disco revival of the 2020s.

Episode 6 Resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16CheBQpN-In7YPRCBz32wVIWSNAk6zi2/view?usp=sharing

Spotify Playlist -- Synthesized: Synth-Pop From The Beatles to Whitney Houston

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dcW7urRy02DPxC1HzLNfh?si=8695c2299454440a

Martin takes his Mom on a trip to Guitar Center (a music retail store) to teach her how to play the Minimoog synthesizer!

Also covered in this episode: What synthesizer was used by Elton John, The Who, and the sound designer for the Star Wars movies?

Episode 5 Resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1saCFC8vKXTN2gW3f2xnorISCkA3OYxHO/view?usp=sharing

Spotify Playlist -- Synthesized: Synth-Pop From The Beatles to Whitney Houston

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dcW7urRy02DPxC1HzLNfh?si=8695c2299454440a

Martin and his Mom discuss how The Beatles used the Moog Synthesizer on their album Abbey Road (1969), as well as the impact of the electronic-crossover album 'Switched-On Bach' by Wendy Carlos (1968).

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Episode 4 Resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aITv8uSBAqgFBGTdzg394i3PM9qQlWRp/view?usp=sharing

Spotify Playlist -- Synthesized: Synth-Pop From The Beatles to Whitney Houston

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Martin and his mom continue their exploration through the history of electronic music, covering the development of the Moog synthesizer and how it was adopted by several acid rock bands.

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Episode 3 Resources (PDF):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VhPywDYxgpQNKHdBcTiXgx7_2mfyTWm_/view?usp=sharing

Spotify Playlist -- Synthesized: Synth-Pop From The Beatles to Whitney Houston

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In the second episode of "Synthesized!", Martin and his mom continue their exploration of the early origins of electronic music, starting with the soundtrack of the 1956 sci-fi movie 'Forbidden Planet'. Also discussed in this episode is one of the earliest modular synthesizers, the Buchla Music Box, which was developed in 1965.

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Episode 2 Resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ejx6Vh-8rbuhZLnbpV17rl7ZP9B-tKi7/view?usp=sharing

Spotify Playlist -- Synthesized: Synth-Pop From The Beatles to Whitney Houston

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In the first episode of "Synthesized!", Martin and his mom discuss trends in popular music during the 70s and the 80s, as well as some of the earliest electronic music instruments.

Episode 1 Resources Link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JqUdXtLMDZZpCQeM3w_mHCi-EAiHx8pz/view?usp=sharing

Spotify Playlist -- Synthesized: Synth-Pop From The Beatles to Whitney Houston

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dcW7urRy02DPxC1HzLNfh?si=8695c2299454440a

"Synthesized! Synth-Pop from The Beatles to Whitney

Just to be clear -- we're not going anywhere! This is still a part of Everyone's Special and No One Is.