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In this episode, we discuss Led Zeppelin's second album in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its October 1969 release. I forgot to mention this in the episode, but 'II' eventually unseated 'Abbey Road' from the top spot on the charts. In this way, with the Beatles' breakup privately decided and (relatively) soon-to-be-announced, this album really functioned as a passing of the torch from the Beatles, who ruled the '60s, to Zeppelin, who would rule the '70s in much the same way...

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In this episode, we discuss Supertramp's third album, 'Crime Of The Century,' in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its October 25, 1974 release. 

"Bloody Well Right" is one of the first songs — by anybody — that I recall really falling in love with, and was probably the most played song on my old iPod with the wheel, so I was excited to dig into this one. I used to imagine it being played when Major League Baseball inevitably retired my jersey number someday...LOL!

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In this episode, we pay tribute to Phil Lesh, bassist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, who passed peacefully one week ago at the age of 84. His singular approach to the bass is utterly inimitable, and he will be dearly missed...

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In this episode, we discuss the Rolling Stones' twelfth album, 'It's Only Rock 'N' Roll,' in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its October 18, 1974 release. While far from their best album, it's still close enough to their creative peak that it has some great stuff on it!

The speed-corrected version of "Fingerprint File," finally liberated on the 2011 Japanese CD release of the album, can be found here.

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In this episode, we discuss the Beatles' final album, 'Abbey Road,' in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its September 26, 1969 release. Yes, 'Let It Be' was released six months later, but 'Abbey Road' is the last album they created together. Its cover art is iconic, but do its contents hold up? Listen to find out...

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In this episode, we discuss Led Zeppelin's eighth and final studio album, 'In Through The Out Door,' in belated celebration of the 45th anniversary of its August 1979 release. I forgot to mention this in the episode, but "Fool In The Rain" is the song that started my fandom in January 2011, so this album holds a special place in my heart for that reason...

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Welcome to Season 9! In this episode, we discuss one of the very best Grateful Dead songs, "Scarlet Begonias," which turned 50 three weeks ago. It's been one of my favourites since I first got into the band about a decade ago, yet my preparation for this episode still led me to discover many details I had glossed over in both the lyrics and the music! I'd love to know what the song means to you as well...

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In this episode, we discuss the Rolling Stones' concert in Cleveland this past Saturday, which I had the pleasure of attending. It was my sixth Stones show, and I would have to say one of the best!

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In this episode, we discuss Bob Dylan's 'Nashville Skyline' album in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its April 9, 1969 release. I've always loved his uncharacteristically warm, smooth vocals on this album, as well as the 'Blonde On Blonde'-descendant sonic palette...

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For you premium subscribers, here is the full recording session for the drum parts I included in this week's main episode, discussing Led Zeppelin's eponymous debut in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its 1969 release...

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