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- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Changes (7th ANNIVERSARY SHOW!!!)
Every anniversary for the last 6 years, we've done some sort of gimmick for our anniversary while discussing a king gizzard record. We've Infested the Rat's Nest and Flown with the Microtonal Banana... We've witnessed the Altered Beast in his true form and survived the Murder of the Universe... We've traveled through Timeland... worn out our Laminated Denim... and even traversed the old west with Eyes Like the Sky... but THIS YEAR... we're just going to relax. And what better way to relax than my listening to one of King Gizzard's chillest albums: Changes. They took 5 years to figure out this album much like it's taken us 7 years to figure out this podcast... and we still have much to learn!!! THANK YOU to all our listeners, guests, and especially our haters. You keep this ship afloat.
Episode Links:
"No Body" Cover by u/ChudanNoKamae explaining the alternating keys concept: https://www.reddit.com/r/KGATLW/s/yKYCWQFzt8
A Brief History of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: https://youtu.be/IRTZqVtzJvg?si=xZhbZr2rdhoWGi5h
Joey Clift's new book "We've Been Here the Whole Time": https://www.joeyclift.com/book
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE:
59 min - Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge - Twelve Reasons to Die
sPoOkY sEaSoN is upon us! And this year, we decided to dive into one of hip hop's most well known Killahs... Ghostface. Killah. Ghostface Killah. Anyway, in this album, you find out how he became the otherworldly killing machine, as well as his humble beginnings as none other than Ton-e Stark... Will this be his DOOMSDAY???
Episode Links:
Twelve Reasons to Die tubecomic Episode 1: https://youtu.be/Dm7iBPmWdcE?si=piO0iuTuRwzdbYks
Twelve Reasons to Die - The Brown Tape: https://youtu.be/fAtvGQEvwfk?si=FlriZr02svxky_vQ
Joey Clift's new book "We've Been Here the Whole Time": https://www.joeyclift.com/book
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE:
1 hr 15 min - Johnny Cash - Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian
All roads lead here. We've covered 3 Johnny Cash albums so far, 2 of which were in this trilogy of episodes (as well as some not so tame references in other episodes). We have one more Johnny Cash deep dive to get to, but before we get to his American Series, we have to get to his original "controversial" album about the Native Americans. Bitter Tears was released to mixed reviews in 1964, with sales for the album following his previous album trends, but without the airplay he was used to getting. This is the man the wrote "Ring of Fire"!! Cash had sang about Native American issues before, but this time it had a sense of urgency since it was calling out the then CURRENT displacement of the Seneca people. Between 1960 and 1964, Congress and JFK's administration determined that they be moved from the land promised to them by George Washington (in one of our oldest treaties)--in order to make way for a dam... A dam which eventually caused flooding and damage to their NEW homes as well. It was a true tragedy happening right in front of America's eyes and, as usual, they didn't want to acknowledge it. Although the album didn't get the play at the time it deserved, it has become recognized as one of his best works.
Episode Links:
We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited (documentary): https://youtu.be/6swIYZL1tc0?si=EdR-jCeHsdEL9ai9
Johnny Cash's open letter to Billboard: https://www.johnnycash.com/photo/johnny-cash-the-ballad-of-ira-hayes-open-letter/
Joey Clift's new book "We've Been Here the Whole Time": https://www.joeyclift.com/book
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE:
1 hr 17 min - Johnny Cash - Ride That Train
On the second in our Johnny Cash trilogy of episodes, we're talking about an age old artform: the travelogue! Johnny Cash saw all these hippies and weirdos trying out concept albums and he decided he wanted in! But his concept album was going to be different. One that really represented him as the "i've been everywhere-man". The result is one of the most interesting concept albums you ever heard, complete with a full story before each song. Don't miss it!
Episode Links:
Memento Mori playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4rda5URDZvV4hWtJ3PryPU?si=cY11cTyCS9GeqAP-dttOYg
Fishing with John - Willem Dafoe: https://youtu.be/LMRQb-RRt5g?si=HOhwGLQ0SlaFj1Uo
Jon's Fishing Commercial (State Farm): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKNAFmUW9Ok
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/flyoverstatepark
EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/FlyoverStatePark
1 hr 17 min - Johnny Cash - Songs of Our Soil
Our summer of guests may be over, but we still have work that needs to be done! This week we dove into the list and pulled out another trilogy of albums that we're going to cover, just like we did for The Kinks! For the first of our Johnny Cash trilogy, we go with the oldest one he made that could be considered a concept album: Songs of Our Soil. Johnny was still struggling with a fascination with death since his brother had died, and in this album he expresses some of that. So enjoy this laid back, do-wop-y classic Cash as we listen to stories about death and dyin.
Episode Links:
Tim Curry - "SpaAaaaaAAaaaAce..": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_U59u69tys
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/flyoverstatepark
EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/FlyoverStatePark
1 hr 12 min - Team Teamwork - Ocarina of Rhyme (w/ Paul Berberich & Moses Wolfenstein!!!)
In the late 2000s/early 2010s, YouTube was going from being just a place for quirky videos--to a place where people also listened to music. This took the form of cover videos, indie bands (most notably OK Go's various videos), ironic acoustic covers of rap songs, and mashups/remixes. It was a golden age of YouTube, free of ads and full of wonderment and joy. Today we're celebrating the impressive mashup culture of the day and there's no better way to do that than cover one of the greatest video game/hip-hop mashups ever done, "The Ocarina of Rhyme" by Team Teamwork, based on the music of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64.
THEN, we decided to cover a few extra tracks from Alex Kresovich, a man that was inspired by Ocarina of Rhyme to do his own video game/hip-hop mashup called "Gold N' Fly 007" based on the music of Goldeneye 64. We only cover six of his tracks, so make sure to hit the link below to hear the whole hour plus album of quality mashups.
AND we had Paul Berberich and Moses Wolfenstein from the podcast Paul and Moses: Play!!!
Episode Links:
Paul and Moses Play: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-moses-play/id1560704388
Team Teamwork - Ocarina of Rhyme: https://youtu.be/jpge9BoDOwY?si=LzjZZ9PkgE0NB6HH
Alex Kresovich - Gold N' Fly 007: https://youtu.be/_aF-_CGd3sU?si=G0B9Lt3xBJKKM0iT
CONCEPT ALBUM RANKINGS: https://www.supatier.com/tierlist/019a64d9-9691-7ed1-87e9-1fc99161d9c0/tachp-ranked-tierlist
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE:
1 hr 54 min - Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (w/ Chris from the Love Infinite Podcast)
By 1975, after 3 or 4 albums of success that shot him into the stratosphere, Stevie Wonder was ready to call it quits. Living under Nixon's America, he was understandably upset with the way the United States was conducting itself and was seriously considering moving to Ghana and dedicating himself to aiding children with disabilities. He even planned a farewell concert to solidify the plan, but Berry Gordy swooped in and convinced him to stay... But I'm sure being offered one of the greatest record deals of all time helped too. Anyway, after all that and having his daughter in 1975, he was ready to create his masterpiece about the wonder of life: Songs in the Key of Life. Enjoy.
Episode Links:
Songs in the Key of Life documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CClqS7EJogQ
CONCEPT ALBUM RANKINGS: https://www.supatier.com/tierlist/019a64d9-9691-7ed1-87e9-1fc99161d9c0/tachp-ranked-tierlist
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE:
1 hr 32 min - Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (w/ Ashley Coffin!!!)
When Curtis Mayfield went to work on the soundtrack for Superfly, there was already a decade of films and soundtracks in the blaxploitation genre... the most well known being Shaft. At this point in time, for better or for worse, the genre was known for glorifying drug use and violence in the black community, wiiiiith some badass kung fu, babes, and wild scenarios. Superfly, a movie that was being made by blaxploitation royalty Gordon Parks Jr, was shaping up to mostly follow the formula set for them... but Curtis wanted to show a different side of the story. He grew up around the kinds of people and lifestyles depicted in these movies and he felt that he should show the other side of the life. The soundtrack he made did just that, somehow acting as narrator and juxtaposition to the movie at the same time... Superfly.
Episode Links:
Bill and Ashley's Terror Theater patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BillandAshTerrorTheater
Sad Milk Collective Beach Boys cover album: https://sadmilkcollective.bandcamp.com/album/its-three-oclock-go-to-your-sink-pour-some-milk-and-start-to-think-about-this-terrific-new-beach-boys-tribute-from-the-sad-milk-collective
CONCEPT ALBUM RANKINGS: https://www.supatier.com/tierlist/019a64d9-9691-7ed1-87e9-1fc99161d9c0/tachp-ranked-tierlist
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE:
1 hr 37 min - The Beach Boys - Love You (w/ Jimm Warren!!!)
Our Beach Boys saga continues today with what some consider the spiritual successor to Pet Sounds... whereas others... really didn't dig it. With one foot in their classic lighthearted era and one foot firmly in what would become the new wave (with Brian Wilson's extensive use of synth as a way to simplify production), a lot of people didn't know what to make of "The Beach Boys Love You". It was oddly gruffer than their previous output and Brian was back to taking big swings, with the harmonies still popping as they always did. Regardless of how you feel, it is an interesting listen that grows on you and we're going to talk about it. WITH none other than Beach Boys historian and Inspector 34 frontman, Jimm Warren!!!
Episode Links:
Memphis Kansas Breeze (honk beep) on Comedy Bang Bang: https://youtu.be/L8MBUZjJX7Y?si=CFnZRWx179iw-OCp
Inspector 34 bandcamp: https://inspector34.bandcamp.com/music
Sad Milk Collective Beach Boys cover album: https://sadmilkcollective.bandcamp.com/album/its-three-oclock-go-to-your-sink-pour-some-milk-and-start-to-think-about-this-terrific-new-beach-boys-tribute-from-the-sad-milk-collective
Sad Milk Collective Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/sadmilkcollective/home
CONCEPT ALBUM RANKINGS: https://www.supatier.com/tierlist/019a64d9-9691-7ed1-87e9-1fc99161d9c0/tachp-ranked-tierlist
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE:
2 hr 18 min - Jesse Welles - Masks Off (w/ Danielle MacQuarrie!!!)
When Woodie Guthrie wrote his anti-fascist anthems, the problem was rampant in our United States. Fascists had a pretty big fanbase and it wasn't enough to side against them in the war, we needed a whole new reimagining of our country and music that called out bigotry for what it was... Well, today, in the wake of techno-fascism, a new folk hero has emerged to do the exact same thing by speaking truth to power. He may not be as well known yet, but he is already writing songs that will be tomorrow's anthems against the bigots of today.
Episode Links:
Jesse Welles "Masks On" Live Video performance: https://youtu.be/sLYFp__uzeY?si=srDPSNrgTOL45CGo
Easily Offensive Podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@easily.offensive?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
CONCEPT ALBUM RANKINGS: https://www.supatier.com/tierlist/019a64d9-9691-7ed1-87e9-1fc99161d9c0/tachp-ranked-tierlist
OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC
OUR MERCH: https://flyoverstatepark.creator-spring.com/
OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/flyoverstatepark
EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/FlyoverStatePark
1 hr 46 min
About The Album Concept Hour
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Are you a fan of concept albums? Do you prefer to listen to records start to finish? We have broken down everything from Pink Floyd to Janelle Monae to the Digimon: the Movie Soundtrack and we are just getting started. Join us as we break down some of music's most interesting albums every Monday and try to discover the intended meaning behind them (or lack thereof)...
Go to our discord at https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC to recommend new albums and join the conversation! For everything else, check out https://linktr.ee/flyoverstatepark
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