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After the release of her first two albums, Janet Jackson fired her father as he manager and released Control, a landmark album that not only pioneered the genre New Jack Swing, but also helped Janet to step out from under her brother Michael's shadow and establish herself as more than just a novelty act. Now, Pat and Derek discuss whether the album is one of the all-time greats or if it's just plain "Nasty."

Cover art by Katherine Evans

Theme Music: "Tagalong" by Blaise Gratton

As Lollapalooza 2024 approaches, Pat and Derek discuss the debut album from the only artist at this year’s festival with an album on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Cover Art by Katherine Evans

Theme Music: "Tagalong" by Blaise Gratton

With Channel Orange, Frank Ocean immediately established himself as a new voice in R&B, turned the genre on its head, and made his then-recent announcement that he was bisexual seem like no more than just a footnote by comparison. Pat and Derek are joined in the studio by guest Andy Pierce to discuss everything from the War of Actium to Dragon Ball Z.

In celebration of the Purple Rain's 40th anniversary, Pat and Derek discuss Prince's most iconic album.

Pat and Derek talk about an album by a band that broke up before their debut album was released and whether Jonathan Richman's odes to his adolescent sexual frustration are deserving of their place on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and as the question, "Did Pablo Picasso drive a Cadillac El Dorado?"

Cover Art by Katherine Evans

Theme Music: "Tagalong" by Blaise Gratton

Released just a week after her husband Kurt Cobain's tragic death, Live Through This captures Courtney Love's anger at the patriarchy, the media, and so much more. However, the album's release was clouded not only by Cobain's suicide and the death of bassist Kristen Pfaff two months later, but also rumors that Cobain had ghostwritten his wife's sophomore album.

Cover Art by Katherine Evans

Theme Music: "Tagalong" by Blaise Gratton

Edited by: Patrick Grimaldi and Derek Sandberg

In honor of the new biopic about Amy Winehouse, Pat and Derek look into the British songstress's multi-Grammy winning album for which the movie is named and discuss whether it deserves its spot on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Cover art by Katherine Evans

Theme music: "Tagalong" by Blaise Gratton

Drugs, alcohol, women, violence, and poetry. Tupac Shakur led a fast-paced and eventful life before his tragic death at the age of 25. In this episode, Pat and Derek take a look at the last album Tupac released during his lifetime and the first ever rap double album, as well as taste test his favorite cocktail.

Cover art by Katherine Evans

Theme music: "Tagalong" by Blaise Gratton

In 2023, Taylor Swift became the biggest musical act on the planet with the success of her Eras Tour. Last year, she also became a billionaire, was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year, and maybe helped the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl. Now, Swift is about to release her 11th studio album that will more than likely see her continue her chart dominance. In this episode, Pat and and Derek look back at Swift's earliest and highest ranked album on the Rolling Stone 500 list, which features her first-ever #1 Billboard Hit.

Cover art by Katherine Evans

Theme Music: "Tagalong" by Blaise Gratton

Hot damn, it's the Soggy Bottom Boys! Pat and Derek do a deep dive into #348 from Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Gillian Welch's Time (The Revelator). From Welch's big break on O Brother, Where Art Thou's surprise hit soundtrack to the modern standard, "Everything is Free" and what it means for an artist to be "authentic."

Cover art by Katherine Evans

Theme Music: "Tagalong" by Blaise Gratton