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Episode 11: Keeping it Real (May 18th 2018)

'Much has been said of the Vince Stadons of yore
Of chat-fests and podcast shows by the score
But I sing of a Jeremy Wall we adore
The podcast overrater'.

This episode:

The Wicker Man:
Vince and Jeremy discuss the 1973 British folk horror classic, which they first saw thirty years ago, and keep returning to, and as Vince proposes a range of Wicker Man merchandising, Jeremy sets in motion a diabolical evil scheme to improve his home-grown rhubarb.

Vince wonders if Bruce ‘The Boss’ Springsteen has ever used his celebrity status to officially endorse a punningly named Indian Restaurant; Jeremy explains why Britpop darlings Oasis are just too basic and way too madferitourkidlike to be taken seriously; we speculate as to what The Beatles might have played at Live aid; we ponder the appeal of Steve Winwood; and our Overrated supergroups do battle once again.

The artists/bands rated and discussed are The Pierces, Deep Purple, Oasis, and Nirvana. We also speak about Manfred Mann and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (in Deciphering the Lyrics), Doves, Medieval Babes, Traffic, Blur and Britpop, Weather Report, Paul Giovanni, and Bruce Springsteen.

MAIN TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
You’ll Be Mine – The Pierces
Burn – Deep Purple
Talk Tonight – Oasis
Come as You Are – Nirvana
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Deciphering the lyrics)
Sun King – The Beatles

JEREMY’S SUPERGROUP (HAPHAZZARD!) 

Bill Nelson (Be-Bop Deluxe) - Lead Guitar 

Mick Tucker (The Sweet) - Drums 

Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report / Word of Mouth) - Bass 

 VINCE’S SUPERGROUP (THE PEDANTS) 

Stevie Wonder - Piano / Vocals 

David Crosby (The Byrds / Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals / Drugs 

Moby - Keyboards / Guitars / Vocals / Production 

Steve Winwood (Spenser Davis Group / Traffic / Blind Faith) - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals / Piano 

JEREMY RECOMMENDS
Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
David Bowie - Growing Up

VINCE RECOMMENDS
Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light LINKS

LINKS 

 Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man (documentary) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ybJao7VeAk 

 Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head 

 The White Room (Channel 4, 1995) - Noel Gallagher/Paul Weller perform Talk Tonight 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuX6km1pnag&index=34&list=PL0A82470E1099C5E6&t=0s 

Episode 10:  The Dickie Davies Fight Club - NYC SPECIAL (April 14th 2018)

'The first rule of the Overrated Podcast is: You don’t talk about the Overrated Podcast.'

This episode: NEW YORK SPECIAL!

We don fedoras and sunglasses, and scoff hot dogs and bagels as we are joined in the Overrated Studio by old school pal and New York resident Neil Barret, who chooses a selection of great songs pertaining to his adopted city.

As the three of us ponder the majesty of Daley Thompson’s Olympic moustache, and try to picture Sid Vicious attacking Whispering Bob Harris, Jeremy invents a new wrestling move, Neil gets annoyed at the egregious lack of specificity in America’s lyrics, and Vince confiscates the word ‘the’ from ‘the’ New York Dolls.

The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Odyssey, Carole King, New York Dolls, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, and America, with passing mentions of The Sex Pistols, Crass, Fleetwood Mac, ELO, Television, Mariah Carey, The Beastie Boys, Free, and Breakestra.


TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
Native New Yorker – Odyssey
It’s Too Late – Carole King
Looking for a Kiss – New York Dolls
Stranger to My Happiness - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Horse With No Name - America (Deciphering the Lyrics)
I’m Losing You – John Lennon (with Cheap Trick)

NEIL RECOMMENDS:
Going Back to My Roots - Odyssey

VINCE RECOMMENDS
January - Pilot

LINKS 

The Lives of John Lennon by Albert Goldman 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lives-John-Lennon-Albert-Goldman/dp/0688047211/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524167842&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Lives+of+John+Lennon 

The Life of Rock with Brian Pern 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Rock_with_Brian_Pern 

Vince & Jeremy’s Overrated Podcast is officially endorsed by Brian Pern of Thotch! Well, sort of. 

Jeremy met Brian Pern (Simon Day) and told him all about the podcast, earning a thumbs up and a cheery “Why not?” from the mighty Progster and Segway enthusiast.

Second short promo for Vince & Jeremy's Overrated Podcast - Spring 2018

Episode 9: Confessions of a Failed Podcaster (March 15th 2018)

'The Podcast with 99 Problems'

This episode: Jeremy confesses to having an awkward relationship with irksome Jam frontman Paul Weller, and starts a campaign to demand more stringently regulated standards in Rap Artists' outrageous and unfeasible boasting; Vince takes The Byrds and Dexys Midnight Runners to task for their pretentious grammar, and fails entirely to locate Eastbourne on a map; and Jeremy inadvertently summons up the Antichrist.

The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Dexys Midnight Runners, Moby, The Byrds, The Jam, and Black Sabbath.

FULL TRACK LISTING 

Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) 

Burn it Down –  Dexys Midnight Runners 

Porcelain – Moby 

You’re Still on my Mind – The Byrds 

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam 

Paranoid - Black Sabbath 

Ticket to Ride  – The Beatles 

JEREMY RECOMMENDS: 

Sugartime - Jim Dale 

Reggae Like it Used to Be - Paul Nicholas 

Popcorn - Hot Butter 

Cowboy Movie - David Crosby 

Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby - Tony Sheridan and The Beatles 

Cry for a Shadow - The Beatles 

JEREMY’S SUPERGROUP (HAPHAZZARD!) 

Bill Nelson (Be-Bop Deluxe) - Lead Guitar 

Mick Tucker (The Sweet) - Drums 

VINCE’S SUPERGROUP (PEDANTRY) 

Stevie Wonder - Piano / Vocals 

David Crosby (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals / Drugs 

 
LINKS 

Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head 

Episode 8: From L.A. to Totterdown  (February 8th 2018)

'Hey Hey it’s the Podcast!'

This episode: As Jeremy struggles to recollect anything recorded by 80’s/90’s UK pop princess Cathy Dennis, and Vince struggles with his vocabulary, both men go to war as they create rival Supergroups.

Also this show, they decide that The Banana Splits were a lot funnier than the Monkees; that psychopathic killers should really learn how to spell; and that classic BBC weather presenters Michael Fish and John Kettley should have either had a brief and amusing pop career, or they should have been involved with the 60’s militant US counter-cultural group The Weather Underground, if only to offer sound meteorological advice.

The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Betty Boo, The Monkees, Stevie Wonder, and Nick Drake.

FULL TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
Doin’ the Doo – Betty Boo
You Just May Be the One – The Monkees
Lately – Stevie Wonder
At the Chime of a City Clock – Nick Drake
Happiness is a Warm Gun – The Beatles

JEREMY RECOMMENDS:
Bad Reputation - Luke Haines
Sunny Girlfriend - The Monkees
Third Floor Heaven - Be-Bop Deluxe
Tame the Lion - Emitt Rhodes

LINKS 

Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head 

Episode 7: Uncomfortably Waiting for it to End (December 20th, 2017)

'Our Chestnuts Are Roasting On An Open Fire'

This episode: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!

As Jeremy realises with rising horror that if he was in Wham! he’d be Andrew Ridgley, and Vince makes the case for George Michael being a calculating high-functioning sociopath with vengeance in his heart, both men get into the Christmas Spirit by cruelly denigrating widely held nutty belief systems, ruthlessly critiquing inarguably dreadful movies, and deciphering the cryptic meanings behind ELP, FGTH and EMF.

The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Slade, Greg Lake, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Wham!, Cliff Richard, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

FULL TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
Merry Xmas Everyone – Slade
I Believe in Father Christmas – Greg Lake
Mistletoe and Wine – Cliff Richard
The Power of Love – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
We Can Work It Out – The Beatles

JEREMY RECOMMENDS
Devil’s Answer - Atomic Rooster
Float On - The Floaters

LINKS 

Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head 

Episode 6: Languishing in Obscurity (November 22nd 2017)

'Non scientes quod ambitiosam (Never knowingly pretentious)'

This episode:
As we discover just how many times Critically Acclaimed UK Playwright™ Vince can easily be irked, Jeremy is turned into a dynamic pose-able action figure with eagle eyes and grip hands (just in time for the Christmas toy market); both men clash swords over the age-old debate of art vs commercialism, but both are in firm accord that romantic advances towards complete strangers should not involve needlessly over-complicated plumbing/messaging arrangements, and that Cockney Rhyming Slang is incomprehensible gibberish.

The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are The Shadows, R.E.M, Radiohead, Mike + The Mechanics, and Tony Orlando and Dawn.

FULL TRACK LISTING 

Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) 

Wonderful Land – The Shadows 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1dmBUBu9P4 

Imitation of Life –  R.E.M 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vqgdSsfqPs 

Silent Running – Mike + The Mechanics 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7W89I_V_g 

Karma Police – Radiohead 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYWYWPc9HU 

Ask Me Why – The Beatles 

 LINKS 

Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head 

Episode 5: Ghosts are Bullshit! (October 20th 2017)

'Listen to them, the children of the night'.

This episode: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!

In this spooktactular edition of what’s been called “the scariest podcast ever recorded” by bull**** ‘medium’ Derek Acorah (not really; just like him, we’re making it all up), Jeremy adopts a new non de plume for his Rock and Roll Name and accidentally insults the state of Texas; Vince solves a centuries old murder case by identifying pretentious middle-class totty actor Martin Shaw as Jack the Ripper, and confesses he’s never been to Wigan (Vince, that is: not sure about Martin Shaw – perhaps he can let us know in the comments section); and both friends fondly reminisce about their school days at a mediocre Comprehensive when they bossed the second-rate teaching staff into letting them write and film a terrible video adaptation of Dracula, which nonetheless was considerably better than the one made by Francis Ford Coppola fifteen years later.

The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Warren Zevon, R Dean Taylor, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, and Classics IV.

FULL TRACK LISTING 

Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) 

Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7Kx6js3SU 

There’s a Ghost in my House –  R Dean Taylor 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvvRYYoGxg 

Psycho Killer – Talking Heads 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAh19tms4U 

Spooky – Classics IV 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEOzimKnEY 

I Am the Walrus – The Beatles 

LINKS 

Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head 

JEREMY RECOMMENDS
Lawyers, Guns and Money – Warren Zevon
Outside Chance – The Turtles
She’d Rather Be With Me – The Turtles
Got to See Jane - R Dean Taylor
Indiana Wants Me - R Dean Taylor
51st Anniversary – Jimi Hendrix

Episode 4: The Clive Dunn of Glam Rock (August 24th 2017)

'You Wouldn't Like Us When We're Angry'

This episode: 1970’s SPECIAL!

As Operation Yewtree closes in on The Wombles of Wimbledon Common, Jeremy and Vince confidently (if unwisely) don flared trousers, platform heels, pseudo-silk kimonos and glitter face paint in celebration of “the decade of lurid wallpaper, silly hairstyles and burly men warming their hands around braziers,” to quote lurid and burly historian Dominic Sandbrook.

Jeremy wonders if TV’s Dr David Banner (aka The Incredible Hulk) has the worst employment history of any medical professional in history; Vince unpicks a dastardly scheme by ‘Scrumpy ‘n Western’ cider-drinking yokel-funsters The Wurzles to thwart a proposal by a taskforce from the Environmental Agency and North Wiltshire County Council to tackle traffic congestion in Swindon Town; and both men express sadness and dismay at the unwaveringly tatty and unappealing kitsch that forms the vast majority of Elvis merchandising.

The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are David Essex, Jeff Wayne, The Wurzles, The Stranglers, Marc Bolan and T-Rex, Blondie, and Elvis Presley.

FULL TRACK LISTING 

Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) 

Gonna Make You a Star – David Essex 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7Kx6js3SU 

The Wonder of You –  Elvis Presley 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvvRYYoGxg 

Ride a White Swan – T-Rex 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAh19tms4U 

Something Better Change – The Stranglers 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEOzimKnEY 

Heart of Glass – Blondie  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU 

Back in the USSR – The Beatles 

 
LINKS 

Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head 

Episode 3: Haunted by Phil Spector (July 20th 2017)

'The Strong and Stable Coalition of Chaos'

This episode:
Vince becomes Jeremy’s ruthless manager/Svengali figure and forces him to make a series of increasingly poor low-budget movies; Jeremy wonders if Tosh from The Bill should have been in sweary Dr Who spin-off series Torchwood; Vince wonders about all the Micks in rock and Roll; Jeremy demands a Persian Carpet as we play a game of Top ****s; and we keep forgetting that Jeremy has to rate everything on our poorly constructed board.

The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Deacon Blue, Tin Tin Out, The Clash, The Specials, David Bowie, Doves, Van Morrison, and John Lennon.

FULL TRACK LISTING

Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) 

Here’s Where the Story Ends – Tin Tin Out featuring Sherry Nelson 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMSdVhWnoNU 

The Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud –  David Bowie 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDCor7efUOc 

Pounding – Doves 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leg3uiu0g1c 

Moondance – Van Morrison 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU 

Scared – John Lennon  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4SrrVIY8oU 

No Reply – The Beatles 

LINKS 

Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head