Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist

Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist

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Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist episodes

  • 1976 Part 2 Manfred Mann "Blinded by the Light" & Gary Wright "Love is Alive"

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    EP8 Matt & Sheryl add two of their own picks to the playlist for '76 and discuss albums they are currently spinning.

    00:03:00 Matt's buys the new Sloan LP and Sheryl's still obsessed with prog (current prog this time)
    00:13:58 Phish stories
    00:19:17 Manfred Mann "Blinded by the Light"
    00:36:12 Gary Wright "Love is Alive"
    00:43:58 The Midnight Special & rock music on TV in the 70s

    52 min
  • 1976 Rod Stewart "Tonight's the Night", The Four Seasons "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) & Chicago "If You Leave Me Now"

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    EP7 Matt & Sheryl add two hits to the playlist and Matt's song pick The Four Season's "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" and discuss Sheryl's album pick for '76 Thin Lizzy Jailbreak

    00:00:00 Newton-John TV special ft. Abba and Andy Gibb
    00:09:15 The Four Seasons "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
    00:16:22 Rod Stewart "Tonight's the Night" & Rod Stewart BBC TV special A Night on the Town
    00:31:12 Sheryl's album pick for '76 Thin Lizzy Jailbreak
    00:43:21 Radio formats
    00:45:51 Chicago "If You Leave Me Now"

    56 min
  • 1975 Part 2 Captain & Tenille "Love Will Keep Us Together", Abba "SOS", Pilot "Magic" & Billy Swan "I Can Help"

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    EP6 Matt & Sheryl add two songs to the playlist and pick their personal favorites from 1975

    0:00 - GenExcellent Playlist pick #1 Captain & Tenille "Love Will Keep Us Together"
    20:09 - Matt's pick for '75 Abba "SOS"
    31:49 - Sheryl's pick for '75 Pilot "Magic"
    34:50 - Sheryl's critique of The Who concert in Seattle
    41:00 - Sheryl's pick for '75 The Who "The Who By Numbers"
    47:12 - Matt's album pick for '75 Led Zeppelin "Physical Graffiti"
    52:53 - GenExcellent Playlist pick #2 Billy Swan "I Can Help

    1 hr 1 min
  • 1975 KC & The Sunshine Band "That's The Way (I Like It)" & Ozark Mountain Daredevils "Jackie Blue"

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    EP5 Matt & Sheryl go over their latest music obsessions, Zamrock and Spirit of '76 and introduce their first two playlist picks from 1975

    2:53 - Sheryl's spinning Zamrock and AMANAZ "Africa" this week
    12:35 - Sheryl's answers to Mojo quiz
    16:50 - Matt's spinning Spirit Spirit of '76 this week and his answers to the Mojo quiz
    42:40 - Matt's GenExcellent Playlist pick for '75 KC & The Sunshine Band "That's the Way (I Like it)"
    47:59 - Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist pick for '75 Ozark Mountain Daredevils "Jackie Blue"

    1 hr 2 min
  • 1974 Part 2 Paul McCartney "Jet" & MSFB "TSOP"

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    EP4 Matt & Sheryl finish off 1974 by adding two of their personal selections, both number 1 hits. They also discuss what's been grabbing their attention for the week including Gentle Giant, Loretta Lynn and Arcade Fire.

    00:03:45 Sheryl's pick for' 74 Paul McCartney & Wings "Jet"
    00:10:45 James Paul McCartney and Bruce McMouse TV specials, Linda McCartney
    00:28:20 Misheard "Jet" lyrics
    00:33:53 Matt's pick for '74 MFSB "TSOP"
    00:44:21 Loretta Lynn "Coal Miner's Daughter"
    00:50:00 Sheryl's album of the week Gentle Giant The Power and the Glory & Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells Live from the BBC '73
    00:54:02 Matt's album of the week Arcade Fire We

    1 hr 1 min
  • 1974 Steve Miller "The Joker" & George McRae "Rock Your Baby"

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    EP3 Matt & Sheryl discuss current  favorites including albums from Caravan and Moby Grape, add two songs to their playlist and two favorite albums released in '74

    4:35 - What are we spinning lately? Sheryl - Caravan For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
    14:47 - Matt - Moby Grape Wow
    32:58 - GenExcellent Playlist pick #1 Steve Miller Band "The Joker"
    42:57 - GenExcellent Playlist pick #2 George McRae "Rock Your Baby"
    51:04 - Matt's favorite album of '74 Queen II
    56:17 - Sheryl's favorite album of '74 Supertramp Crime of the Century

    1 hr 2 min
  • 1973 Stevie Wonder "Superstition", Harry Nilsson "Without You", Roberta Flack "Killing Me Softly With His Song", Tony Orlando & Dawn "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"

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    EP2 Matt & Sheryl continue adding to their GenExcellent playlist with two songs from 1973 and discuss their personal song picks from that year and favorite albums of the week.

    2:05 - Matt's favorite album of '72 David Bowie Ziggy Stardust
    3:55 - Sheryl's favorite album of '72 The Carpenters A Song For You
    5:27 - Matt's favorite song of '72 Stevie Wonder "Superstition"
    8:05 - Sheryl's favorite song of '72 Nilsson "Without You"
    12:07 - What are we spinning lately? Sheryl - John Kongos Kongos
    18:22 - Matt - Curtis Mayfield
    27:35 - GenExcellent Playlist song # 1 - Roberta Flack "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
    38:00 - GenExcellent Playlist song # 2 - Tony Olando and Dawn "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
    49:04 - Matt & Sheryl's album picks for '73
    53:17 - Matt & Sheryl's song picks for '73

    58 min
  • 1972 Don McLean "American Pie" and other hits

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    EP 1 Matt & Sheryl start building their GenExcellent playlist, beginning in '72 with Don McLean's American Pie. They also discuss albums that are on constant rotation in their homes for the week and their personal picks from '72.

    4:19 - What is Matt spinning this week? Clear Light self-titled release
    15:22 - What is Sheryl spinning this week? Gene Clark No Other
    32:50 - GenExcellent Playlist song for '72 Don McLean "American

    58 min

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Two fifty-something music fanatics and entertainment industry veterans work through the decades to create a GenEx playlist and delve deep into the artists and songs that shaped their lives and…