Love That Album

By Maurice BursztynskiMusic Music Commentary Music History

Love That Album episodes

July 27, 2015 Love That Album Episode 78 - Skyhooks - Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (the album discussion)
…and it’s time for episode 78 of Love That Album podcast. Earlier this month, for episode 77, music journalist and biographer
Jeff Jenkins and I discussed the history behind the recording of the second
album by Melbourne band Skyhooks, “Ego Is Not a Dirty Word” celebrating 40
years since it was first released. Continuing LTA declared Skyhooks month, I am
joined by Michael Pursche, host of the Sitting In a Bar In Adelaide podcast
(itself named after a Skyhooks song), and Rhys Lett, head honcho at the Eastern
Suburbs School of Music in Melbourne to pontificate the actual album. We
discuss the songs, composition technique, lyrics, jazz vs pop chord
progressions, our first recollections of hearing the album and a myriad of
other things. Rhys even gets out his guitar to illustrate the cleverness of
Greg Macainsh and Red Symons’ composition style. I hope you enjoy listening as
much as we enjoyed chatting.Eric Reanimator is back with his Album I Love segment. Trying to find a
complementary group for this show, he decided on Blue Oyster Cult and their
third album Secret Treaties. We all agree it was a fine and appropriate choice.You can
download the show by searching for Love That Album in the iTunes store or
downloading streaming directly from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com.au/ You can
listen to Sitting in a Bar In Adelaide at http://www.podcastgarden.com/podcast/siabiaor you can
listen live on Wednesday nights between 8pm and 10pm(Adelaide time – do the
arithmetic) at http://www.hillsradio.com.au/index.php If you live
in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne and want to get music lessons,
check out the website http://www.essm.net.au/. It’s an excellent site and is worth your
while looking up even if you’re not considering music lessons….yet!!! Send the
show feedback at [email protected] (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the
Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum.
If you’d
consider writing an iTunes review or recommending the show to a friend, I’d be
immensely grateful.

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1 hr 33 min
July 15, 2015 Love That Album: The Compilation Edition Episode 17 - New Wave Swing
Time to get your dancing shoes on and listen to Episode 17
of Love That Album: The Compilation Edition. Eric Reanimator is discussing two
different styles of music in relation to four CDs.
First of all, the original American party music: Swing. Eric
gives the good oil on “Swing! Greatest Hits” and “Next Generation Swing”. The
first has some tunes from orchestras led by household names of the original
era: Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Gene Krupa. The latter has
tunes from the Swing revival of the 90s, like Royal Crown Revue, the Brian
Setzer Orchestra, and the Mighty Mighty Boss Tones. Eric gives some background
on the movements, and also gives some tips on how to impress on the dance
floor……
Next up, Eric discusses the 80s movement known as New Wave.
What the hell is New Wave? It was an umbrella for a lot of things, but is not
so easily definable as other styles. It is more of an umbrella for power pop
with a slightly electronic feel mixed with soulful vocals and performed by
people in strange makeup and clothes…..yeah, I don’t really know either. Still,
Eric reveals some of the gems on “Just Can’t Get Enough” Volumes 10 and 17.
Volume 10 covers New Wave Hits of the 80s and Volume 17 focuses on female
fronted bands. Having a party? DJ Eric will tell you there’s no shame in
playing some Bananarama, Human League, Adam Ant, Berlin, or Josie Cotton.
As always, Eric delivers a punchy, entertaining podcast.
Give it a listen. Warning: Love That
Album takes no responsibility for any damage done to your credibility by
dancing while listening to this podcast.
You
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downloading streaming directly from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com
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35 min
July 04, 2015 Love That Album Episode 77 - Skyhooks - 40th anniversary of Ego Is Not a Dirty Word
Welcome to episode 77 of Love That Album podcast.

July 2015 is the 40th anniversary of the release of the
classic second album by Melbourne band Skyhooks. That album, Ego Is Not A Dirty
Word came a mere 8 months after the release of their amazing and huge selling
debut Living In The Seventies.

To commemorate the occasion, Love That Album
will dedicate two episodes this month to this important record. In episode 77, I am joined by the man who authored the Skyhooks
biography, Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (and who co-hosted the very first episode of
LTA with me), music journalist, Jeff Jenkins. This episode is not so much a
discussion of the album itself (that will come in episode 78), but puts into
some historical perspective the Australian musical environment in 1975, how
Skyhooks approached their second album, the different dynamics in the band
personalities, whether they came out on top in the infamous Skyhooks / Sherbert
Wars of 1975, and where you could musically go after your first album included
a song about masturbating into a Twisties packet. We had a really terrific
conversation, and I’m grateful to Jeff for taking the time to come back to the
podcast.

You can
download the show by searching for Love That Album in the iTunes store or
downloading streaming directly from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com.au

Send the
show feedback at [email protected] (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the
Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum.

Jeff’s weekly articles for The Music magazine can be found archived at http://www.livinginthelandofoz.com/howzat-archive.html
His latest biography is about Australian music personality Ian “Molly” Meldrum
called “The
Never, Um, Ever Ending Story: Life, Countdown and Everything in Between”.

If you’d
consider writing an iTunes review or recommending the show to a friend, I’d be
immensely grateful.

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57 min
June 23, 2015 Love That Album Episode 76 - Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway
Heeeeeeyyyyyy Everybody….welcome to another……poperific
episode of Love That Album. I am joined by the bass playing, list counting
podcaster himself Mr Ben Eisen, host of the All Tim Top Ten podcast.
For episode 76 of LTA, we are discussing the 1999 album by Fountains
of Wayne, “Utopia Parkway”. These guys knew how to jangle a guitar, stick a
melody deep into the recesses of your subconscious, and tell a tale about life
in the suburbs. In the course of our discussion about this album we also talk
about the difference between homage and pastiche, why some rock critics feel
the need to trash people who live in suburbia (and why they’re stupid for doing
it), teenage rites of passage, great summer music, and The Byrds. A really fun
chat, and we hope you dig it.
Eric Reanimator also brings some power pop to the virtual
table for his Album I Love segment. He talks about a band from Massachusetts called
The Charms…and the name is apt.
You can download the show by searching for Love
That Album in the iTunes store or downloading streaming directly from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com.au
Send the show feedback at [email protected]
(written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum.Check out the All Time Top Ten podcast from http://alltimetopten.podomatic.com or get older episodes from https://www.mixcloud.com/beneisen/
If you’d consider writing an iTunes review or
recommending the show to a friend, I’d be immensely grateful.

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1 hr 27 min
June 11, 2015 Love That Album - The Compilation Series: Episode 16: To The Bat Copter
Okay,
it’s time for another slab of garage rock courtesy of Eric Reanimator on Love
That Album: Compilation Edition episode 16.

Now
just for something different, Eric is going to start off by talking about
Swedish rockers The Hellacopters. Through the nineties it was a common practice
for bands to release seven inches that were not related to an album (come to
think of it, it was a sixties practice as well – score one for the Boomers).
These seven inches would often feature covers the band under concern loved.
Sometimes, in a very communal fashion, two bands would share the EP. Eric
discusses a pair of albums chock full of Hellacopter songs previously only
available on such singles called The Cream of The Crap. Ignore the self
deprecation – the music is great, and Eric gives us the story behind the music.

Then
before you can say “Holy Garage Music, Eric” he talks about three compilations
from a band out of Washington DC called Adam West.- Ready Steady, Longshot
Songs For Broke Players, and Hi Balls are Rolling. The number of singles
represented here showed they were quite prolific in that department.
Interestingly enough, both bands cpvered each others songs at some stage, but
there’s a wealth of great material here. I’ll let Eric divulge what record
label Adam West recorded on.

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That Album in the iTunes store or downloading streaming directly from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com

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ten to tune in.

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33 min
May 26, 2015 Love That Album Episode 75 - Judee Sill - Self Titled and Heart Food
Welcome to episode 75 of Love That Album.

I’m joined by my friend and fellow presenter from the See
Hear podcast, Mr Bernard Stickwell to discuss the legacy of the songwriter,
musician, orchestrator and singer, Judee Sill. In the early 1970s Judee gave
the world two magnificent records - her eponymous debut and its follow up Heart
Food. In an era when songwriters like Joni Mitchell and Warren Zevon (who covered one of Judee's songs) were
revered, and the American West Coast sound was popular, it seems bizarre that
Judee’s artistic triumphs were commercial failures. The lack of commercial
success, however, was just another disappointment in a life full of hardship.
Bernie and I discuss her life’s story as well as what makes the music so
wonderful. If you haven’t caught up with her repertoire yet, Bernie and I urge
you to get these two albums. Thank us later.

Eric Reanimator returns for another great Album I Love
segment to discuss a compilation by country songwriter (and actor) Hoyt Axton.

You
can download the show by searching for Love That Album in the iTunes store or
downloading streaming directly from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com.au

Send
the show feedback at [email protected] (written or mp3 voicemail) or join
the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum.

If
you’d consider writing an iTunes review or recommending the show to a friend,
I’d be immensely grateful.

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1 hr 32 min
May 13, 2015 Love That Album - The Compilation Series: Episode 15: Pushin' Riots On The Rocks
Hey music lovers, it’s time for
Episode 15 of the Love That Album: Compilation Edition hosted by Eric
Reanimator. Anyone who’s been listening to
the show for long enough knows three things about his music tastes: he loves
his outlaw country, he loves his punk, and he loves his Scandinavian rock from
the nineties and noughties. It’s the third category he brings to your earholes
for this episode. He’s bringing to your attention
two Scandinavian rock compilations, each with three CDs (all with awesome covers), so there’s
plenty of music for Eric to put into historical context and explain his love
for. He discusses Pushin’ Scandinavian Rock To The Man, and then he launches
into Riot on the Rocks. Do you dig The Hellacopters, The Flaming Sideburns and
Thee Ultra Bimboos? Good!!! There’s plenty more music in these collections from
the likes of The Defectors, Gluecifier, The Royal Beat Conspiracy, and The
Launderettes. They comprise high energy rock and roll…and you gotta love that.
Eric gives you the good oil on these great bands and these CD collections. You
can download the show by searching for Love That Album in the iTunes store or
downloading streaming directly from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com Send
the show feedback at [email protected] (written or mp3 voicemail) or join
the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum If
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32 min
April 21, 2015 Love That Album Episode 74 - X - Under The Big Black Sun and At Home With You
It’s time for a packed episode 74 of Love That Album
podcast.
I am joined by Eric Reanimator (who normally hosts the LTA -
Compilation Series episodes as well as the regular show’s Album I Love segment)
to discuss two bands called X: one from Los Angeles and one from Sydney.
Firstly, we discuss Los Angeles X’s “Under The Big Black
Sun” from 1982. It’s a vibrant album – with some tragic lyrical themes - that
combines their punk roots with their love of country, rockabilly and poetry.
Then we discuss Sydney X’s “At Home With You” from 1985. Produced by the great
Lobby Loyde (of Rose Tattoo and Coloured Balls), and featuring ex- Rose Tattoo
member Ian Rilen on bass, this is a
tough sounding album, that along with many other alternative Australian bands
of the day, probably had a lot of influence on bands to make their presence
felt in the nineties. In relation to this show, I must give thanks to my friend and all-round gent, Pat Monaghan
We have a special guest Album I Love segment presenter. John
Ross of Feed My ears fame generously presents for the show a brief discussion
on the band The Sneaker Pimps and their album, “Becoming X” (thus keeping in
with the theme of the show, you see).John brings back his love of trip-hop to
the show, and I thank him for it.
We also present a tune by LTA Facebook member Jason MacIsaac and his band The Heavy
Blinkers. It’s from their wonderful album of 2013 “Health”. If you love beautiful
arrangements mixed with tasteful orchestration and dig The Beach Boys “Smile”,
you will love The Heavy Blinkers. I certainly do. Listen to the song….go buy
the album. You’re welcome.
There’s a new intro format to the show (I acknowledge I’ve
stolen the idea) I’d like to give my gratitude to my wonderful wife Joanne for
her assistance with the new intro segment.
Hope you dig it.
You can
download the show by searching for Love That Album in the iTunes store or
downloading streaming directly from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com.au

Send the
show feedback at [email protected] (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the
Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum.

If you’d
consider writing an iTunes review or recommending the show to a friend, I’d be
immensely grateful.

You can join the Feed My Ears Facebook page at http://facebook.com/groups/feedmyears.
If you want to purchase a copy of “Health” then head on out
to http://theheavyblinkers.com/

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2 hr 6 min
April 13, 2015 Love That Album - The Compilation Series: Episode 14: Power Pop Perfection
Time for Eric Reanimator to
present another episode of Love That Album: The Compilation Edition for your
aural gratification. Eric digs into the Rhino Records
vaults and comes up with power pop treasure. He discusses the 70s power pop
movement and its origins, and uses tunes from the albums DIY Come Out
And Play - American Power Pop I, (1975-78), DIY Shake It Up - American
Power Pop II, and Poptopia - Power Pop Classics Of The '70s to
demonstrate how awesome the genre is. Of course, it wouldn't be an Eric
presentation if there wasn't some discussion of the power pop crossover into
punk. Mr Reanimator has all bases covered. Dig The Raspberries, Big Star and
Cheap Trick? Give this a listen and see what else there is waiting for you.
Once again, Eric gives a well thought out presentation. Give this episode (and
all the Compilation Series editions) your support. You
can download the show by searching for Love That Album in the iTunes store or
downloading streaming directly from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com Send
the show feedback at [email protected] (written or mp3 voicemail) or join
the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum If
you enjoy what you hear, please tell a friend or ten to tune in.

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31 min
March 19, 2015 Love That Album Episode 73 - The Mystery Box
Hey folks, It’s time for me to lay episode 73 of Love That Album podcast on you. This time around, I’m joined by good mate and work colleague, Dave Blom
and the host of the brilliant “Sitting In a Bar In Adelaide” podcast, Michael
Pursche. I am dubbing this show The Mystery Box. Why? Because I’m not
saying up front what albums we are discussing. The format of the show is not dissimilar to Eric Reanimator’s “Album I
Love” segment. We have each picked 3 albums (so that’s 9 in total for those of
you who are not strong on arithmetic) to discuss briefly per album. The albums
are all Australian and range across the genres – singer / songwriter, blues,
garage, rockabilly, classic rock. They range from iconic to lesser well known.
If you’re a local, some of these will be known to you and some (maybe) not.
What they have in common is we think the albums and are worthy of your
attention. All will be available one way or another – either by download from
the artists’ websites or Bandcamp / iTunes, or if you’re a physical media music
fan, you can get them from the artists’ websites or your local bricks and mortar.
Please support them. Even Eric gets in on the action by delivering his Album I Love segment
to discuss his thoughts on one hugely iconic Australian album and another from
a band popular in their day. It’s fascinating to hear an American’s thoughts on
albums part of a lot of Oz music fans’ DNA. Please tune in and find out what he
discusses. This is not simple dumb patriotism. This is an opportunity to spread the
word about some great music that may not be known outside of our physical
borders or to spread the word inside our borders if you missed these albums –
and some are brand spanking new, so it’s great to get the word out. My thanks
to Dave and Michael for a great discussion. You can download the podcast at iTunes
by searching for “Love That Album”. You can also stream or download it at http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com. Any feedback would be gratefully
appreciated – either written or mp3 voicemail. You can send it to [email protected]

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1 hr 56 min

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