RANDUMB ALBUMB RANKINGS

For those who were looking forward to new episodes for the rest of the year, I have some unfortunate news to share.  And this has actually been brewing for the last year.  Don't worry, I'm not dying.  And yes, J.C. is still my wife/producer.  However, there have been some changes and other goings on in my life that are going to cause me to consider a difficult decision going forward.  Please listen and try to understand.  

Grunge Icons, The People's Rock Band, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.  These are just few of the descriptions that describe Pearl Jam for over 30 years!  Whether it was sticking it to Ticketmaster or opening eyes and ears of listeners to what's going on in their own backyard and beyond, Eddie Vedder and company have lead the charge with no signs of stopping.  Even their live shows including their most recent tour (which ended in the US a few weeks ago) have been hailed as religious experiences (and they have the Bootleg Live shows on CD to prove it!)  There are many people who will argue when this episode ends this week.  But there will be reasons for my placements of their 11 albums.  Tune in, call up "Jeremy", finish making that "Wishlist", be nicer to that "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" and feel happy to be "Alive"!  This week, I review and rank the amazing discography of Pearl Jam!

This version of this week's episode is available on most streaming services and includes no song clips. This has been re-uploaded due to technical glitches in the system during recording of my #1 pick (how appropriate! HAHAHA) and has now been rectified.  My apologies for any inconveniences.

A band that most people tended to let slip under the radar for over 20 years.  Yet, they are one of the best bands from the emo genre that tended to focus on the positive than the usual whiny lyrics from that era.  Even more so that they reunited in 2019 after what was supposed to be a permanent breakup 5 years prior.  The reactions to the reunion tour and the release this year of the EP Silvermine (Their first album of new material since 2014) have shown that Anberlin are FAR from done.  Led by Stephen Christian, the Florida based rock band have wowed audiences with their lyrical content, energetic live shows, and phenomenal musicianship that makes one wonder WHY OH WHY are they still not known by the masses!!!  This week, I will tackle their discography and rank their albums from worst to best.  In addition, I will also give my two cents on the new EP.  Tune in to find out how your favorite Anberlin album ranked!

With a version only on Spotify, this is an ALL SERVICE version of the episode dedicated to the Band Heart.

THIS IS A REVISED VERSION OF THE EPISODE FROM MEMORIAL DAY DUE TO ISSUES BEYOND MY CONTROL!  I AM AWARE IT'S PAST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!  I hope you enjoyed this episode before and still enjoy it now.

Because of the recent announcement of a new album set to drop later this year, the intended summer finale for the Re-ranking of the Red Hot Chili Peppers albums will now be moved to next season.  This RandumBonus episode will be the last episode for at least a month as this podcast is going on hiatus after this week.  Randumb Albumb Rankings will return to wrap up season 3 starting October 3rd. Thank you for your support, have a nice trip, see you in the fall!  :P

"Limp Bizkit Still Sucks"  Do they, though?  More over, did that new album suck?  Did it make my list? Your list?  Like every year, not every album that came out was a winner out of the gate.  But at the end of the day (or in this case, year), there was enough to warrant some doozies. Including some from artists NONE OF US expected to fail.  So who made the cut of my Half-RanDozen (6 Worst) of 2021?  For the answers to this and more, tune in to find out.

THIS IS A PODCAST, SHE'S IN THE SPOTLIGHT! Could I make it any more obvious?  :P  2022 certainly had its moments in the case of music and everything in general.  But NOBODY expected this year to be the year Avril Lavigne made a successful comeback, have a top selling album and a sell-out headlining tour (ALL OF WHICH actually happened to her EXACTLY 20 years ago!!!)  So with that said, I figured NOW was the time to tackle the discography of the Canadian Pop-Punk Princess herself.  This was actually supposed to be a joint episode this week.  However, my wife/producer fell ill last week and therefore unable to be part of this episode.  BUT thankfully, she has approved my rankings for this artist.  So ladies and gentleman, SK8ER BOIS and GIRLFRIENDS, "Complicated" Children of all ages:  ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?  If so, get ready as I rank the albums of Avril Lavigne!

This week, I decided once again to #GoProgorGoHome .  So why not go with a band who's career has spanned over 5 decades, 13 albums, and one of the pioneers (if not THE pioneer) of Progressive Rock?  This is probably one of my deepest dives in not only this genre, but also in my years of being a music nerd and the short history of this podcast.  Believe it or not, this band is more than just one iconic album from the 60s or their iconic founding member, Robert Fripp.  AND, you can even thank them for bands such as Tool, Opeth, Genesis, Yes, YOB, and even Mudvayne and Nirvana.   This week, tune in and let your mind explore the deepest depths of Prog as I tackle the discography of the illustrious King Crimson!