Our Liner Notes

This week we have on Matt McDonough from Passer's By Podcast with his chosen theme of "Album You Love on Vinyl". After blowing us away with his story of home engineering, Matt plays selections from an album that technology couldn't hold him back from - Chris brings cuts from a best of album for an artist that can't get airplay until 20 years after he releases his material and Paul plays songs from a Canadian band that spawned a top music producer as well as Bryan Adam's long-time co-writer. All this plus power-ballads, song stealing, staged vs theatrical, free vinyl, wannabe DJ's and we finally retire Detroit Rock City from the Listening Party Podcast!

Intro: Music by Pink Floyd - Lyrics by Paul Maier Outro: Detroit Rock City - Kiss

Albums This Week: Destroyer - Kiss Nude and Rude - Iggy Pop Armageddon - Prism

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This week our theme is "Album You Bought On A Whim". We start off by discussing Chris' appearance last week on the Listening Party Podcast and all of the fun that was had there followed up with our tales of how we each found ourselves taking a chance on an unknown band. Paul returns to the 70's with an album featuring intense album art while Chris puts forth an album inspired by the 60's and Indian culture. All this plus laughing out loud while pod-listening, theatrical music, sons of famous actors, bad luck and crapping on peoples' songs.

Intro: Music by U2 Lyrics by Paul Maier Outro:Infinite Sun - Kula Shaker

Albums this week: K - Kula Shaker Astral Projector - Zon

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This week we have musician and podcaster Jason Ferguson from A Basement in Tulsa. Fresh off his appearance on the Listening Party Podcast, Jason elaborates further on his American Idol tryouts and explains how he quit music to concentrate on podcasting. Under the theme of "Live Album", Jason presents a band he saw early on in their career and wishes he had paid attention to when he had the chance to get to know them. Pauls album is a UK originator of hard rock that inspired many to came after and Chris brings a live California punk album that pushed him to look into their source material. This plus the rigours of live performance, strict parents, fertility cults and Chris' inability to hear lyrics!

Intro by Paul Maier Outro: Set That Girl Free - Jason Ferguson

Albums This Week: Live From the Woods - NeedToBreathe Live 1973 - Uriah Heep Live From the Roxy - Social Distortion

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This week we pay tribute to the life and music of David Bowie. We start by discussing how we were introduced to this amazing artist and then dive into some of his greatest tracks of the 70's and 80's. With a career as vast and diverse as Mr. Bowie's, this is an info heavy episode but we hope you find it as interesting to listen to as it was to research. That being said, we only really scratch the surface of this man's fantastic career who influenced all those that came after him.

Intro: Quote from Ricky Gervais, Heroes - David Bowie, Voice Over - Paul Maier Outro: Lazerus - David Bowie

Albums This Week: Best of David Bowie 1969-1974 Let's Dance - David Bowie

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This week we are joined by none other than the legendary "Diamond" Dave Maier of Podcast W/O Borders, Diamond Minds, Inglorious Gentlemen's Club and Chronicles Unwritten. This week we begin with a discussion on the virtues of using Spotify free music service before diving into our theme of "Album You Didn't Like At First But Grew To Appreciate". David brings us one of his all-time favourite Canadian male artists, Paul represents an iconic band in their formative years, while Chris plays tracks from a CD with one of the most annoying singles of the 90's. This plus depression, truck humps, backwards tracks and singers who sound like farm animals. BAA-AA!

Intro lyrics by: Paul Maier Outro: Wild Eyes - The Stampeders

Albums This Week: Arrows of Desire - Matthew Good Queen II - Queen August and Everything After - Counting Crows

We Can Be Reached: @davidmaier7 @pmaier001 @chrismaierBC @olinernotes [email protected]

Paul returns from his Jamaican vacation and brings with him this weeks theme of "Acoustic Album". Happy and relaxed, though tired, Paul shares an LP that he discovered through a business acquaintance' phone in China while Chris plays tracks from one of the original Unplugged albums of the 90's. Oddly enough, the guys discover their two artists share a common love of the Delta Blues and none other than the great blues guitarist Robert Johnson. This episode is chock full of great info, history and even a tale of Chris getting lost in a Miami ghetto!

This weeks albums: Keb'Mo - Keb'Mo and Eric Clapton - Unplugged

Intro: One Love - Bob Marley Outro: Come On In My Kitchen - Robert Johnson

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While Paul is away on vacation (sorry folks, no funny intro this week) Mr. and Mrs. Maier take over hosting duties and take a (musical) trip of their own down to Southern California. After telling how their wedding day was almost ruined by a freak Washington rainstorm in Canadas' only desert, Kristin presents an album that laid the foundation for the "stand up to injustice" spirit she carries with her today and Chris learns to put down his prejudice in order to discover one of his all-time favourite bands. That and we share a few beers laughs along the way.

Albums this Week: Face to Face - Don't Turn Away Sublime - 40 Oz To Freedom

Intro: Griffin House - Better Than Love Outro: Harry Connick Jr. - It Had To Be You

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Happy New Year! This week we pay tribute to the famous annual ball drop in Times Square with the theme "Bands of New York". Our guest, blogger and professional pod-guest, Agent (Jason) Palmer brings a quirky and cerebral album from a long standing NY duo and tells us of his personal visits to the great American city. Paul selects tracks from a classic rock staple that practically invented theatrical arena rock and Chris chooses an album that spearheaded the modern garage rock revival. Enjoy and we'll see you next year!

Albums this week: Apollo 18 - They Might Be Giants Kiss - Love Gun The Strokes - Is This It

Intro by Paul Maier

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This week we bring in none other than Mrs. Chris Maier, Kristin Mae, to help us celebrate our 1st Christmas extravaganza with some of our favourite Christmas albums! After discussing how we use Christmas tunes to get us in the festive mood in the absence of snow, Chris plays a few tracks from an album with a more modern spin on the classics, Paul gets his jazz groove on during his "alone" time and Kristin brings in a multi-platinum selling duo for the ages as well as some infectious laughter that may steal the whole show!

This weeks albums: Once Upon A Christmas - Kenny and Dolly Crescent City Christmas Card - Wynton Marsalis Very Special Christmas 3 - Various

Intro: Paul Maier Outro: Merry F*&%ing Christmas by Trey Parker

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Ever heard a song that stopped you in your tracks and made you say, "I need to get this!!"? Our guest this week, the incomparable Henno Heitur of Angela's Awesome Podcast, Moving the Needle Podcast, Inglorious Gentelmen and probably a dozen more brings us the theme of "Fried Your Tree LP". After taking our hosts to school on studio recording and mastering, Henno talks about how a song on a juke box made him turn away from the polished rock of the 80's and 90's, while conversely, Chris spins an album that brought him running back to that same heavy rock era. Meanwhile, Paul introduces us to one of the best selling artists in every part of the world except North America and defends the merits of his music. We run a little long this ep. but when you've got a guest as interesting and knowledgeable as Henno, the time can get away from you...

Albums This Week: Pixies - Surfer Rosa, Robbie Williams - In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010, Velvet Revolver - Contraband

Intro Track Voice-over by Paul Maier Outro Track: Tangled - Cake Face Jane

You can reach us at @pmaier001 @chrismaierBC @olinernotes and [email protected] and Henno @idahenno