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  • The Grateful Dead In The Studio.. A Legacy, Part 2

    In which the Curmudgeons explore the six studio albums the Dead recorded and released between 1973 and 1980. By the time they dropped Wake of the Flood in 1973, the exploding cult following of their live output meant they didn't really need to make good albums to remain successful. And yet they did.

     

    Songs discussed during this episode include:

    Phosphorescent, "My Beautiful Boy"

    RZA, "We Push"

    A whole lot of Grateful Dead:

    "Eyes of the World"

    "Stella Blue"

    "U.S. Blues"

    "Scarlet Begonias" 

    "Unbroken Chain"

    "Help on the Way/Slipknot!"

    "Franklin's Tower"

    "Sage & Spirit"

    "Estimated Prophet"

    "Terrapin Pt. 1"

    "Shakedown Street"

    "All New Minglewood Blues"

    "Fire on the Mountain"

    "Alabama Getaway" 

    "Althea" 

     

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    1 hr 29 min
  • The Grateful Dead in the Studio...A Legacy, Part 1
    In which the Curmudgeons begin a two-episode analysis of how The Grateful Dead transitioned from legends of the late '60s psychedelic underground to makers of extraordinary and timeless albums by the beginning of the 1970s. We ride that train as the band journeys through its first five studio albums.    
     
    Songs discussed during this episode include:
     
    Money, "Suicide Song"
     
    Purple Mountains, "She's Making Friends, I'm Turning Stranger"
     
    And from the Grateful Dead:
     
    "Cold Rain and Snow"
     
    "Morning Dew"
     
    "Voila Lee Blues"
     
    "That's It for the Other One (Parts I-IV)"
     
    "Alligator"
     
    "St. Stephen"
     
    "China Cat Sunflower"
     
    "Cosmic Charlie"
     
    "Uncle John's Band"
     
    "Casey Jones"
     
    "Dire Wolf"
     
    "Truckin'"
     
    "Attics of My Life"
     
    "Box of Rain"

     

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    1 hr 25 min
  • In Defense of...The Eagles

    In which the Curmudgeons express admiration for a band you may have heard a negative word or two about. No, Don Henley must not die! The Eagles were much, much more than the sum of a greatest hits record that sold a boatload of copies. We explain why. 

     

    Songs discussed during this episode include:

    Pink Mountaintops, "Lights of the City"

    Black Midi, "Hellfire"

    The Eagles. Lots and lots and lots of Eagles:

    "Take it Easy"

    "Nightingale"

    "Doolin' Dalton"

    "Desperado"

    "Outlaw Man"

    "On the Border"

    "Already Gone"

    "Best of My Love"

    "Take It to the Limit"

    "Journey of the Sorceror"

    "Hotel California"

    "Victim of Love"

    "The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks"

    "The Sad Cafe"

    "KIng of Hollywood"

     

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    1 hr 52 min
  • The 4th Golden Age of Rock: 1998-99 – The Aftermath
    In which the Curmudgeons recite and (sometimes furiously) shout an epilogue to the end of the 1990s. Napster, Woodstock '99, and the consolidation of radio ownership all happened during this period, and nothing has quite been the same since. But, hey, we did get a great Red Hot Chili Peppers record and the debuts of The White Stripes and System of a Down. So that's cool... 
     
    Songs discussed during this episode include:
     
    Kelley Stoltz, "Plants"
     
    Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, "The Way it Shatters"
     
    Built to Spill, "You Were Right"
     
    Neutral Milk Hotel, "Two-Headed Boy"
     
    Nine Inch Nails, "La Mer"
     
    Kid Rock, "Cowboy"
     
    Limp Bizkit, "Break Stuff"
     
    Korn, "Freak on a Leash"
     
    System of a Down, "Sugar"
     
    Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Parallel Universe"
     
    Rage Against the Machine, "Guerilla Radio"
     
    Beck, "Mixed Bizness"
     
    Lucinda Williams, "Drunken Angel"
     
    Bonnie "Prince" Billy, "I See a Darkness"
     
    The White Stripes, "Jimmy the Exploder"
     
     
     
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    2 hr 22 min
  • The 4th Golden Age of Rock: 1997—The Perfect Drug

     

    In which the Curmudgeons step back a quarter of a century to analyze the tail end of a very special era for rock 'n' roll. Radiohead ascended. U2 and Oasis descended. Lillith Fair proved women could lead the festival charge. And The Verve got royally screwed in the most "Bitter Sweet" of ways. 
     
    Songs discussed during this episode include:
     
    Angel Olson, "Big Time"
     
    Built to Spill, "Fake Records of Rock & Roll"
     
    Radiohead, "Paranoid Android"
     
    Sleater-Kinney, "One More Hour"
     
    Modest Mouse, "Trailer Trash"
     
    Pavement, "Stereo"
     
    Built to Spill, "Randy Described Eternity"
     
    Yo La Tengo, "Moby Octopad"
     
    The Prodigy, "Firestarter"
     
    The Chemical Brothers, "Setting Sun"
     
    Daft Punk, "Da Funk"
     
    Oasis, "All Around the World"
     
    Blur, "Song 2"
     
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, "Green Eyes"
     
    U2, "Mofo"
     
    The Beta Band, "Drive the Rain"
     
    The Verve, "Bittersweet Symphony"
     
     
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    2 hr 45 min
  • The 4th Golden Age of Rock: 1996—The New Pollution

    In which The Curmudgeons blast through a year defined by the legends launched during its 12 months. Beck, Tool, Sleater-Kinney, Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots and Wilco all dropped era-defining albums. Plus, Phish and Oasis cemented their statuses as perhaps the best live bands in the world. Come on and feel our noise...

     

    Songs discussed during this episode include:

    Wilco, "Cruel Country"

    Drive-By Truckers, "Welcome 2 Club XIII"

    Beck, "Where It's At"

    Tool, "Stinkfist"

    Weezer, "Getchoo"

    Wilco, "What's the World Got in Store?"

    Sleater-Kinney, "I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone"

    Phish, "Chalk Dust Torture"

    Oasis, "Champagne Supernova"

    Brian Jonestown Massacre, "Ballad of Jime Jones"

    Stone Temple Pilots, "Lady Picture Show"

    Stereolab, "Metronomic Underground"

    Local H, "Bound For the Floor"

    Nada Surf, "Popular"

    Counting Crows, "A Long December"

     

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    2 hr 3 min
  • The 4th Golden Age of Rock: 1995 – Roll With It

    In which the Curmudgeons agitate more than usual and sing badly a few times in celebration of the rock 'n' roll of 1995. Oasis vs. Blur. Pearl Jam vs. Ticketmaster. The ballad of Layne Staley. And lots of great, enduring songs on the radio. 

     

    Songs discussed during this episode include:

    Bob Vylan, "Health is Wealth"

    Lucy Dacus, "I Don't Want to Be Funny Anymore"

    Blur, "Country House"

    Oasis, "Wonderwall"

    PJ Harvey, "Meet Ze Monsta"

    Radiohead, "Fake Plastic Trees"

    Pulp, "Common People"

    Elastica, "Connection"

    Mad Season, "Wake Up"

    Alice in Chains, "Again"

    Alanis Morissette, "You Oughtta Know"

    Folk Implosion, "Natural One"

    Foo Fighters, "Alone + Easy Target"

    Neil Young, "Downtown"

    Toadies, "Possum Kingdom"

    The Rentals, "Friends of P"

    Everclear, "Santa Monica"

     

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    2 hr 22 min
  • The 4th Golden Age of Rock: 1994 - Alone in the Superunknown

    In which the Curmudgeons ponder the legacy of 1994, a year known for one of rock's great tragedies which also had its fair share of triumphs. Oasis, Green Day, and Nine Inch Nails became household names. Soundgarden rocked from the mountaintop while Pearl Jam plumbed the valleys of rock-star trappings. And Neil Young and Tom Petty proved that guys in their 40s could once win the hearts and minds of young people - while also pumping out some of their greatest work.   

    Songs discussed during this episode include:

    Calexico, "Cumbia del Polvo"

    My Idea, "Breathe You"

    Nirvana, "Something in the Way" 

    Oasis, "Cigarettes & Alcohol"

    Blur, "Girls & Boys"

    Nine Inch Nails, "I Do Not Want This"

    Built to Spill, "Car"

    Guided By Voices, "I Am a Scientist"

    Pavement, "Range Life"

    Weezer, "Buddy Holly"

    Beck, "Loser"

    Soundgarden, "My Wave"

    Pearl Jam, "Not For You"

    Portishead, "Sour Times" 

    Neil Young, "Piece of Crap"

    Tom Petty, "A Higher Place"

    Elliot Smith, "Condor Ave"

    Palace Brothers, "You Will Mis Me When I Burn"

    Beck, "Asshole"

    Korn, "Blind"

    Green Day, "Basket Case"

    Rancid, "Salavation"

    The Offspring, "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Seperated)"

     

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    2 hr 21 min
  • The 4th Golden Age of Rock: 1993 – Teenage Angst Has Paid Off Well

    In which the Curmudgeons revisit 1993, the year we met and also an extraordinarily compelling time. Nirvana and Pearl Jam ruled the world, and hated it. PJ Harvey, Liz Phair and other female artists stunned the world with stone-cold classic albums. And jam bands like Blues Traveler and Phish jammed their way to ampitheater prominence.

    Songs discussed during this episode include:

    Wet Leg, "Wet Leg"

    King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, "The Evilest Man"

    Nirvana, "Milk It"

    Pearl Jam, "Indifference"

    PJ Harvey, "50 Foot Queenie"

    The Breeders, "Cannonball"

    Smashing Pumpkins, "Cherub Rock"

    Depeche Mode, "Condemnation"

    Radiohead, "Creep"

    Blur, "Turn it Up"

    Archers of Loaf, "Web in Front"

    Afghan Whigs, "Debonair"

    The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "Backslider"

    Royal Trux, "Teeth" 

    Pantera, "This Love"

    Tool, "Prison Sex"

    Dinosaur Jr., "Start Choppin'"

    The Lemonheads, "Into Your Arms"

     

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    2 hr 42 min
  • The 4th Golden Age of Rock: 1992 – Take the Power Back

    In which the Curmudgeons revisit perhaps the most special of all the years we cover in this series on rock 'n' roll in the 1990s. Sure, 1992 brought on the grunge, but it also introduced us to Rage Against the Machine, Tori Amos and Zoo TV. And all the people were automatic all the time...

     

    Songs discussed during this episode include:

    Aldous Harding, "Lawn"

    Kurt Vile, "Like Exploding Stones"

    R.E.M., "Drive"

    Rage Against the Machine, "Freedom"

    Pavement, "Conduit For Sale"

    Paul Westerberg, "Dyslexic Heart"

    Tori Amos, "Me and a Gun"

    Alice in Chains, "Rain When I Die"

    The Black Crowes, "Thorn in My Pride"

    U2, "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

    Kyuss, "Green Machine"

    Faith No More, "Be Aggressive"

     

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    2 hr 23 min

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A loud-mouth retired rock critic and a cranky expat rock obsessive discuss, analyze and just plain old argue about rock ‘n‘ roll: the old stuff, the new stuff and why it all still matters.