The fantastic and fabulous music history youtuber Abigail Devoe joins the show today! Thomas gets the ball rolling with an inspection into the first two post-Jim Morrison Doors albums. Abby then heightens the excitement with a celebration of rock songs with loooong running times. They're not just for prog and jazz...

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Matt comes out swinging with a dive into the greatest "punk" album (if we'll call it that) of all time - Raw Power, baby. Thomas then shares his scientifically curated collection of tunes that make up The Perfect Workout Playlist.

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An interesting coincidence this week. Matt shares music that exemplifies joy, ala classic hits from legendary reggae band Toots and the Maytals. Thomas then shares music that exemplifies sadness - the "brutally beautiful", as he calls it. Buckle up, buttercups...

What a treat! Very distinguished songwriter/recording artist Marker Starling (aka Chris) stops by the podcast to talk shop. Thomas reveals some of his favorite (and unusual) covers that "re-contextualize" the original. Chris then shares some underrated 70s soul/funk classics that greatly influenced his sound as Marker Starling.

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Dan from The Story Song Podcast is here today! An expert on talkin' tunes in-depth, he joins Matt in the jury box as they both review Thomas's new round of potentially guilty pleasure songs - and decide the severity of his sentence. Dan then takes the reigns to discuss and defend the finer points of perennial LMO favorite - Billy Joel. (He's baaaaack...!)

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Guest overload this week! Not only does Matt Farley - the most prolific songwriter of all time - join the pod for some good ol' musical nerdery this week, but friendo Nathaniel Safren (Safren) is back as well! Thomas kicks off the discussion with an dive into The Most Disrespectful Album Ever, then Farley picks things up with a celebration of beautiful straightforwardness in songwriting.

Matt arrives with a very specific mission - find a genuinely good song about sports to jam out to, even if you're off the field. Thomas discusses one of the great musical duos Hall & Oates, and shows off some of their more obscure, unusual numbers...

Yay Tom Rainey's back! The boys start off on a goofy note, with Thomas presenting classic rock tunes "reimagined" with the sound palette of Super Mario 64. It'll make sense when you hear it... Tom then presents a series of all-time classic theme songs from TV shows, attempting to break down what makes the best the BEST.

Matt does his best to get Thomas into the songwriting legend that is John Prine - but Thomas keeps saying "preen"... Thomas then explores the legacy of Elliott Smith, a truly "Beatles-esque" artist, though they wonder just how universally appreciated his music can truly be.

Acclaimed Canadian songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Krgovich joins the pod to let Thomas and Matt in on a shocking secret - he's never actively listened to the Beatles! That's right, he could hardly name you any Fab Four tunes. Thus, the LMO crew each present two personal favorites to gauge Nick's honest reaction.