That Record Got Me High Podcast

S6E254 - The The 'Dusk' with Marcia Potts


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While many fans of British band The The (aka Matt Johnson) might immediately point to earlier albums Soul Mining or Mind Bomb as proof-of-concept, this week's guest Marcia Potts brings us 1993's 'Dusk' to consider. With a crack band - including guitarist/harmonicist Johnny Marr - in tow, Johnson's songs of lust, love and a blacker-than-black worldview hit all the right notes, and it's a lush, provocative ride from start to finish. Songs featured in this episode: True Happiness (this way lies) - The The (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 2018); Like A Hurricane - Roxy Music (Live from Arenes de Frejus France, 1982); Uncertain Smile, Heartland, I Saw The Light - The The; The Headmaster Ritual - The Smiths; True Happiness (this way lies), Love Is Stronger Than Death, Dogs Of Lust - The The; Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart; This Is The Night - The The; Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths; Slow Emotion Replay, Helpline Operator, Sodium Light Baby - The The; Come - Prince; Lung Shadows, Bluer Than Midnight, Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 2018) - The The
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That Record Got Me High PodcastBy Barry Stock