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Episode 27 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock album from 2000-2019. Episode 26 featured four play-in "games" and this episode will continue with 4 first round matchups. The matchups for this episode are:   Radiohead "Kid A' (1) vs. Tame Impala "Currents" (33)  Mastodon "Crack The Skye" (16) vs. Agallogh "The Mantle" (17) (matchup begins at 19:23)  Queens Of The Stone Age "Songs For The Deaf" (9) vs. Bon Iver "For Emma, Forever Ago" (24) (matchup begins at 45:33)  The Strokes "Is This It" (8) vs. Sigur Ros "Takk..." (25) (matchup begins at 70:25)  Link to Spotify playlist for this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0PxXQ1rz6j8vikZ76RfsbU?si=hqraIqc9Qo6qvUavn8WJNA

Episode 26 begins our new tournament to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This tournament covers albums from 2000-2019 and this episode focuses on the First Four play-in "games." The matchups for this episode are:

TV On The Radio "Return To Cookie Mountain" (32) vs. Tame Impala "Currents" (33)  

The New Pornographers "Twin Cinema" (31) vs. The War On Drugs "Lost In The Dream" (34)  

MGMT "Oracular Spectacular" (29) vs. Coldplay "A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (36)  

My Morning Jacket "Z" (30) vs. Titus Andronicus "The Monitor" (35)  

Notes for this episode: "Twin Cinema" was released in 2005, not 2006. Also, it was incorrect to call Destroyer a solo project, it is a band albeit one with a rotating cast of musicians, with Dan Bejar always leading the way up front and center.  

Link to Spotify playlist for this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2GWGxD2IeU8wrYVMX8ZYil?si=RBqEB9ZQQSS-WNputq7vvQ  

Link to Scott's books on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Scott-Floman/e/B072K363WJ?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000

Episode 25 concludes our NCAA Tournament to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode includes the Final Four and Final. It also includes some other sections which are outlined below.  

First Final Four matchup ('60s vs. '80s): (7) Van Morrison "Astral Weeks" vs. (7) U2 "The Joshua Tree"  

Second Final Four matchup ('70s vs. '90s): (3) Pink Floyd "The Wall" vs. (1) Radiohead "OK Computer" (matchup begins at 16:50)  

Honorable mention albums (section starts at 32:30)  

Matt's picks (section starts at 1:09:15)  

Final matchup (section starts at 1:11:20)  

Notes for this episode: The 3 Wire albums Keith mentioned are Pink Flag (1977), Chairs Missing (1978), and 154 (1979).    

The 3 Can albums Keith alluded to were Tago Mago (1971), Ege Bamyasi (1973), and Future Days (1973). Tago Mago was the third Can album but the first with singer Damo Suzuki.  

Link to Spotify playlist for this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/09PsIqyCJE85C6sflcQmCP?si=OuHXF9UcSgKg1UeTrAnX8w

Link to Discord & Rhyme podcast episode for Sugar's Copper Blue: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KrhiI212iM7zYMC4ni468?si=WdT1WAb6S1KSM8Kf0Tstng

Episode 24 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the Elite Eight.  

'60s matchup for this episode: (1) The Beatles "Revolver" vs. (7) Van Morrison "Astral Weeks"  

'70s matchup for this episode: (3) Pink Floyd "The Wall" vs. (9) Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run"  

'80s matchup for this episode: (7) U2 "The Joshua Tree" vs. (9) Guns n' Roses "Appetite For Destruction"  

'90s matchup for this episode  (1) Radiohead "OK Computer" vs. (2) Neutral Milk Hotel "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"  

Notes for this episode:  

Moondance is also a brilliant Van Morrison album, but we didn't mention it because it's a very different thing than Astral Weeks.  

For the record, we didn't party to GNR every night in college, just Thursday through Saturday!   

RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler, a true champion.   

Neutral Milk Hotel are part of the Elephant 6 musical collective, which also includes the Apples in Stereo, Circulatory System, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Olivia Tremor Control, among others. So, although NMH are very singluar, if you do like them you might want to try out some of these other bands as well.    

Link to Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5l4OFQVDyargDjJAOFDM2W?si=KBN_27-sQX2Q6d_r8ZeQtg

Episode 22 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the Sweet Sixteen for the 1960s and 1970s.  

'60s matchups for this episode: (1) The Beatles "Revolver" vs. (5) King Crimson "In The Court Of The Crimson King"  (3) The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" vs. (7) Van Morrison "Astral Weeks"  

'70s matchups for this episode  (5) Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" vs. (8) Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run"  (2) Led Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin IV" vs. (3) Pink Floyd "The Wall"  

Link to Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6d1jclhXSzuvwPPqedOVTc?si=MvEpMO1GRBerVk-r-08TCg

Episode 21 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the second round of the 1990s. Matchups for this episode: (1) Radiohead "OK Computer" vs. (9) Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"  (2) Neutral Milk Hotel "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" vs. (7) Jeff Buckley "Grace"  (3) Nirvana "Nevermind" vs. (6) Oasis "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?"  (4) My Bloody Valentine "Loveless" vs. (5) Pearl Jam "Ten"

Episode 20 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the second round of the 1980s. Matchups for this episode: (1) Pixies "Doolittle" vs. (8) Guns n' Roses "Appetite For Destruction" (3) The Smiths "The Queen Is Dead" vs. (6) The Cure "Disintegration"  (4) Talking Heads "Remain In Light" vs. (5) The Stone Roses "The Stone Roses"  (7) U2 "The Joshua Tree" vs. (15) Iron Maiden "The Number Of The Beast"  Notes/corrections for this episode: Regarding GNR, "The Spaghetti Incident" came out in 1993, and "Chinese Democracy" came out in 2008, not 2007.  The Smiths and Joy Division were both from Manchester, England.  The Breeders song that was bigger than any Pixies song (at least in the U.S.) was "Cannonball."

Episode 19 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the second round of the 1970s. Matchups for this episode: (1) David Bowie "The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" vs. (8) Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run"  (2) Led Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin IV" vs. (10) Black Sabbath "Paranoid"  (3) Pink Floyd "The Wall" vs. (6) The Who "Who's Next"  (4) Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" vs. (5) Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures"  Notes/corrections for this episode: We resolved most of the audio issues with the song clips we've been having, except for "Disorder" which is why the beginning of the song wasn't included.  Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg both played on Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" album. "You Make Loving Fun" was another key Christine McVie song that Scott forgot to mention.  The other Pink Floyd albums that could’ve been included instead of “The Wall” are “The Dark Side Of The Moon” and “Wish You Were Here.” “Planet Caravan" had congas not bongos (and flute as well thereby adding to its uniqueness).  Black Sabbath (the album) was another Sabbath album with a cool creepy cover.

Episode 18 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the second round of the 1960s. Matchups for this episode: (1) The Beatles "Revolver" vs. (9) Jimi Hendrix Experience "Electric Ladyland" (2) The Velvet Underground "The Velvet Underground & NIco" vs. (7) Van Morrison "Astral Weeks" (3) The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" vs. (6) The Doors "The Doors" (4) Bob Dylan "Highway 61 Revisited" vs. (5) King Crimson "In The Court Of The Crimson King" Notes/corrections for this episode: Whitney Houston's mother who was in the Sweet Inspirations was Cissy Houston.  Billy Cox not Buddy Cox was the bass player in Band Of Gypsies.  The Nice was Keith Emerson's pre-ELP band.  The King Crimson songs "Epitaph" and "In The Court Of The Crimson King" run for 8:47 and 10:03, respectively.  Among the bands The Doors influenced, Scott meant to say Joy Division not New Order.  John Cale provided the crazy viola sounds in The Velvet Underground.  Brian and Carl played on Pet Sounds, and Dennis played drums on 1 song, the rest of the Beach Boys only sang on the album.