The Better Band Podcast

Deadman (S8.Ep8)

A NO CODE era B-Side that The Boss put the kibosh on. Ryan Blackwell returns to eulogize this LOST DOG “Dead Man,” opening bands, and false stops.

“Dead Man” on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3AIqYmG

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Footsteps (S8.Ep7)

CW: Addiction, Self-Harm

Deb McMurtrey returns to talk about one of the earliest Pearl Jam songs — the finale of the Momma-Son Trilogy. Listen in on our discussion of “Footsteps,” poetry, and The Harmonica.

Reference:

YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrdQLt_J8oEAleCHOvj1LGYpaeeTdp3LR

“Footsteps” on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3tO3GL1

“Footsteps” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2hNb45QeH5NXFIS2wwfGsN?si=45bbca9db6c14c1d

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Hitchhiker (S8.Ep6)

For some reason, I didn’t record myself right, so I am sorry for the quality. If you can get through it, though, I have Bryan Cohen on for the first time to talk LOST DOGS track, “Hitchhiker,” Radiohead, and time zones…

Reference:

Binaural’s Original Track Listing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_(album)#Originaltrack_listing

“Hitchhiker” on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pMNjMf

“Hitchhiker” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2rpcj9ssUh9QQnitQtE1Eo?si=f48843a9a69b426a

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Drifting (S8.Ep5)

The most tangential of holiday songs is not a part of the holiday miniseries, unless we’re going by the Eastern Orthodox calendar. Join Kevin Lessard and I for a journey with this Lost Dog, “Drifting”…

Reference:

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“Drifting” on Apple Music: https://apple.co/31cXro0

“Drifting” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track /1SVvt0mYkusOXc3ygPKxef?si=c4ca6c78022840bc

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Someday At Christmas (S8.Ep4)

For the month, we’ve had a holiday miniseries exploring Pearl Jam’s Christmas songs, and today, it comes to a close. Molly comes back to talk about the Motown classic, “Someday At Christmas,” authenticity, and what Christmas means to her.

References:

“Someday At Christmas,” Stevie Wonder lyrics @ Genius: https://genius.com/Stevie-wonder-someday-at-christmas-lyrics

Donate to your local food bank at https://www.feedingamerica.org/

“Someday At Christmas” on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3FwB7Ve

“Someday At Christmas” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3suJTgrwAImgAKwGl6S3oP?si=rLnFXIVCRsGTXG5wq_k7-w

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Season Eight Introduction: Lost Dogs

Pearl Jam’s B-Side and Rarity compilation collection contains some of their best songs that leave most of us scratching our heads why they were left off proper albums.

LOST DOGS on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3E3Qd2W LOST DOGS on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/55VNnWRkzLOLPcY28WxyUl?si=GxpcEw4STtqzri2JOoWU7g

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Don’t Believe In Christmas (S8.Ep3)

It’s time to celebrate the holidays, Pearl Jam style! For the month, we have a holiday miniseries exploring Pearl Jam’s Christmas songs. This week, Thomas Gregory joins the discussion about their cover of “Don’t Believe In Christmas”…

References:
Donate to your local food bank at https://www.feedingamerica.org/
Original “Even Flow” footage: https://youtu.be/VlPiH9EYgYU
“Don’t Believe In Christmas” at the Showbox: https://youtu.be/jrPuSV3681c
Drummer’s Resource - #579 Matt Cameron “Stepping Into The Arena”: https://www.drummersresource.com/matt-cameron-interview/
Pearl Jam Yule Log: https://youtu.be/gwsWG8wxj7s

“Don’t Believe In Christmas” on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pQrdXR
“Don’t Believe In Christmas” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/65TbaHwBBWqo46VC75cveH?si=674be71974c347b1

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The Better Band Podcast is produced by ListenUpReno.Com & Branden Palomo, and published using a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License. Please visit CreativeCommons.Org, or email [email protected] for more details. (Music played is owned by their respective copyright owners and publishers, and is for review purposes only, under fair use.)

Let Me Sleep (S8.Ep2)

It’s the holidays, so why not celebrate, Pearl Jam style! For the month, we have a holiday miniseries exploring Pearl Jam’s Christmas songs. Up first, Bradley Piasecki joins us for the very first such song from their first Fan Club Single. It’s (almost) Christmas time, with “Let Me Sleep”…

References:
Donate to your local food bank at https://www.feedingamerica.org/
“Let Me Sleep” (from Pearl Jam Twenty): https://www.facebook.com/PearlJam/videos/2225119334367019

“Let Me Sleep” on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3Ij2ofP
“Let Me Sleep” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2randpfoi4pRjpDx5difUk?si=ec4c0c505ada4858

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Sad (S8.Ep1)

Most songs are open to interpretation, but Randy Sobel (Live On 4 Legs Podcast: https://liveon4legs.com/) wants you to know that sometimes you can be wrong. Join us for a conversation about the BINAURAL cast-off, “Sad,” the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and some stealth marketing for the new Ghostbusters movie…

References:
Live on 4 Legs Episode 9 - Reading, PA 10/01/2004: https://liveon4legs.com/podcast/ep-9-reading-pa-10-1-2004/
Episode 44 - Reading Festival 8/27/2006: https://liveon4legs.com/podcast/ep-44-reading-festival-8-27-2006/
How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube: https://youtu.be/R-R0KrXvWbc

“Sad” on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3cZ97Nu
“Sad” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0MthtBY0TLvqrCwzup0aGI?si=3ddcbea15f9f4115

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Season Seven Finale: Riot Act (S7.Ep18)

Another album in the books. Time to reevaluate my own album rankings, talk a little bit about the future of the podcast, and of course, thank all the wonderful people that made all of this possible!

Thank you, thank you, thank you:
Randy Sobel & John Farrar (https://liveon4legs.com/)
Lily & Hannah (https://anchor.fm/societyowesmeagenxpodcast)
Tom Archino (https://audioboom.com/channels/5006136)
Bradley Piasecki
Ryan Blackwell
Jason Kerepesi & Paul Ghiglieri (https://shows.acast.com/state-of-love-and-trust)
Kevin Lessard
Debra McMurtrey
Alex Hoggard
Bob Remington (https://www.steamieweenie.com/)
Mike Gagliardi
Patrick Boegel
Roche (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-jamily-matters-54219707/)
Joey Goodsir

Additional thanks to:
Dave JanTauch (https://livefootsteps.org/)
Jackie Kashain (http://tdf.jackiekashian.com/2021/09/21/pearl-jam-is-branden-palomos-jam-ep-640/)
Justin Wilson (https://anchor.fm/deprogrammedva/episodes/Chris-Cornell-e18jqgp)

“Riot Act” on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3Dy7zVX
“Riot Act” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4o7SYOv7mNJAPe0tsxgbHc?si=3bdb92c81876438b

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Further Credits:
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The Better Band Podcast is produced by ListenUpReno.Com & Branden Palomo, and published using a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License. Please visit CreativeCommons.Org, or email [email protected] for more details. (Music played is owned by their respective copyright owners and publishers, and is for review purposes only, under fair use.)