Koppen With Comics and Critics

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Will Layman as they discuss Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artists:

Elvis Costello & the Attractions’ “Man Out of Time” vs. Frank Zappa’s “Montana”
Ray Charles’ “I Believe to My Soul” vs. The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me”
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” vs.  Stevie Wonder’s “You Haven’t Done Nothin’”
Heart’s “Barracuda” vs.  Joni Mitchell’s “Coyote”
Four Tops’ “Bernadette” vs. Miles Davis’ “My Funny Valentine” (from 1965 live album of same name)

Check out Will Layman at https://www.willlayman.com/, https://willlayman.substack.com/, and https://www.instagram.com/willlayman/!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Alex Gonzalez as they discuss Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artists:

Marvin Gaye’s “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” vs. Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On” 
Chaka Khan’s “Ain’t Nobody” vs. Santana’s “Smooth”
Carl Perkins’ “Glad All Over” vs. Eminem’s “Stan” 
Impressions’ “People Get Ready” vs. OutKast’s “Git up, Git Out” 
Dire Straits’ “Romeo & Juliet” vs. Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation”

Correction (Koppen mistake): Although Janet Jackson’s “If” has been discussed on an episode of KoppenWithCritic, it was Janet Jackson’s “Again” that beat David Bowie on an episode of KoppenWithCritic.

Check out Alex Gonzalez at https://www.instagram.com/alexgwriter/, https://linktr.ee/alexgwriter, https://x.com/alexgwriter, https://alexgonzalez.contently.com/, https://alexgwriter.substack.com/, and https://www.tiktok.com/@alexgwriter!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Jack Probst as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: 

Platters’ “Only You” vs. Tom Waits’ “Hang Down Your Head”

Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain” vs. Bobby Blue Band “Lead Me On”

Billy Joel’s “Movin’ Out” vs. Yes’ “Roundabout”

R.E.M.’s “The One I Love” vs. Cure’s “Love Song”

Salt-n-Pepa’s “Push It” vs. Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On”

They also discuss food critic Jonathan Gold and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. 

Check out Jack Probst at https://www.jackprobst.com/, https://www.instagram.com/jackdprobst, https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/author/jack-probst/ (including the Bargin Bin column), and https://bsky.app/profile/jackprobst.com! 

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Dan Bogosian as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: 

Elvis’ “Long Black Limousine” vs. Stevie Wonder’s “Sugar”

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Aeroplane” vs. Paul McCartney’s “Temporary Secretary”

Run-DMC’s “Rock Box” vs. Pearl Jam’s “Parachutes”

Donna Summer’s “Love to Love you Baby” vs. Spinners’ “Rubberband Man”

David Bowie’s “Heroes” vs. Chuck Berry’s “Almost Grown”  

They also discuss comedy movie orgy music and Frank Black, including Frank on Mike Watt’s “Chinese Firedrill” from the Ball-Hog or Tugboat? album. 

Check out Dan Bogosian at https://www.instagram.com/dlbogosian/, https://danbogosian.substack.com/, dlbogosian.bsky.social, and his RHCP book, Red Hot Chili Peppers FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Best-Selling Alternative Band, which can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-FAQ/dp/1617137227! 

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Zach Schonfeld as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: 

Michael Jackson’s “Don't Stop Till You Get Enough” vs. Outkast’s "Ms. Jackson"

OutKast’s “B.O.B.” vs. Sam Cooke’s “Ain't That Good News”

Guns n’ Roses’ “November Rain” vs. Nine Inch Nails’ "Hurt"

The Beastie Boys’ "Sabotage" vs. White Stripes’ “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground”

Rolling Stones’ “She Smiled Sweetly” vs. Prince’s "If I Was Your Girlfriend" 

They also discuss Sly and the Family Stone’s "Family Affair" and "If You Want Me To Stay," The Beastie Boys’ "Shadrach," Prince’s "Darling Nikki," Nine Inch Nails’ "March of the Pigs," Big Grams (Big Boi & Phantogram), and Kurt Cobain. 

Zach Schonfeld is a regular contributor to Pitchfork (https://pitchfork.com/staff/zach-schonfeld/) and Stereogum (https://stereogum.com/author/zach-schonfeld) and wrote the book on Nick Cage, How Coppola Became Cage, which can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Coppola-Became-Cage-Zach-Schonfeld/dp/019755637X! 

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Max Freedman as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: 

Hank Ballard’s “Hoochie Coochie Coo” vs. Janet Jackson’s “If”

Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” vs. Madonna’s “Live to Tell”

Parliament’s “Flash Light” vs. Prince’s “When Doves Cry”

Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” vs. Jackson Browne’s “Somebody’s Baby”

Radiohead’s “Let Down” vs. Nine Inch Nails’ “Head Like a Hole” 

They also discuss Grimes, hyperpop, Ciccone Youth’s “Into the Groovey,” Fusilier’s “Ambush,” Marilyn Manson, and Courtney Barnett vs. Snail Mail. 

Check out Max Freedman at https://lavendersound.substack.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/thelavendersound/! 

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Iain Key as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: 

Bob Dylan’s “Murder Most Foul” vs. Pink Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”

The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” vs. Pearl Jam’s “Go”

Elvis’ “If I Can Dream”  vs. Willie Nelson’s “Stay a Little Longer (Live)”

Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” vs. The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows”

Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” vs. Green Day’s “American Idiot” 

They also discuss John Hughes movie soundtrack songs, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, and a 90’s Children in Need BBC special. 

Check out Iain Key at https://linktr.ee/iainkey, https://www.instagram.com/iain.key, https://louderthanwar.com/author/iain-key/, and https://www.mixcloud.com/louderthanwar/playlists/iain-key/! 

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Christian Kriticos as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: 

Del Shannon’s “Runaway” vs. Paul Simon’s “All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints”

R.E.M.’s “Fall On Me” vs. Bobby Darin’s “Splish Splash”

Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” vs. Queen’s “A Kind of Magic”

Prince & the Revolution’s “Kiss” vs. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas' "Nowhere to Run"

Mary J. Blige’s “No More Drama” vs. Bob Dylan’s “Brownsville Girl” 

They also discuss Blood Orange’s “You’re Not Good Enough,” Memory Tapes’ “Green Knight,” Public Enemy, and Prince vs. Michael Jackson. 

Check out Christian Kriticos at https://www.christiankriticos.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/christian.kriticos/, and his book MUSIQUE CONCRÈTE coming soon from Bloomsbury! 

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Stephen Deusner as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: 

Linda Rondstadt & Aaron Neville’s “I Don’t Know Much” vs. Isaac Hayes’ “Walk On By” (the 12-minute album version)

Little Richard’s “Get Down With It” vs. R.E.M.’s “Country Feedback”

Neil Diamond’s “Cracklin’ Rosie” vs. T. Rex’s “20th Century Boy”

Staple Singers’ “Washington We're Watching You” vs. Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come”

Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” vs. Roxy Music’s “Do the Strand” 

They also discuss the Poppy Family, Cornbugs, Michael Shannon, and political music. 

Check out Stephen Deusner at https://www.stephendeusner.com/, https://www.instagram.com/stephendeusner/, and linktr.ee/stephendeusner! 

Intro music is from Jussy’s Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1! 

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic E.R. Pulgar as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: 

Def Leppard’s “Animal” vs. Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs”

The Doors’ “L.A. Woman” vs Queen’s “Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy”

Janet Jackson’s “Again” vs. David Bowie’s “Life on Mars?”

Neil Young’s “Powderfinger” vs The Velvet Underground’s “Venus In Furs”

Alice Cooper’s “Poison” vs. Gil Scott-Heron’s “I’ll Take Care Of You” 

They also discuss harps, poetry, and Gerard Malanga. 

Follow E.R. Pulgar's work at

https://www.instagram.com/er_pulgar/

https://erpulgar.com/

https://elunderground.substack.com/ 

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