The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.... more

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May 26, 2021Episode #210 - Emma Swift on Her Album of Dylan Covers Blonde on the Tracks
Emma Swift has recorded a beautiful album of covers of Bob Dylan songs. We spoke with her about what Dylan's music, and what it takes to record an albums of his songs, and partly in lockdown.
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Guest:
Emma Swift
‌Show notes:
Blonde on the Tracks
Our next tracks:
Messiaen: Catalogue d'oiseaux, Pierre-Laurent Aimand
Joni Mitchell: Hejira
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May 12, 2021Episode #209 - Sean Latham, Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies, on Bob Dylan at 80
Sean Latham, Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies, talks about the Bob Dylan archive, the Bob Dylan Center, and about Bob Dylan at 80.
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Guest:
Sean Latham
Book: The World of Bob Dylan
‌Show notes:
The TU Institute for Bob Dylan Studies
Bob Dylan Center
The Bob Dylan Archive - The University of Tulsa : Bob Dylan Archives
Dylan@80 Virtual Conference
Our next tracks:
Zappa
Mick Fleetwood & Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
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April 28, 2021Episode #208 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan at 80
Musician and journalist Jeff Slate has written about, and for, Bob Dylan, and has recently released an album with one disc of Dylan covers. We discuss Dylan at 80, and choose our top five Dylan albums.
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Guest:
Jeff Slate
Lockdown Live
‌Show notes:
Episode #131 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks
Bob Dylan discography
Bob Dylan Center, Tulsa, OK.
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Episode #194 - Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
Episode #187 - Live Performances during Covid-19, and After
Episode #195 - Timo Andres: Making Home Videos and the Creative Process
Our next tracks:
Miles Davis: Get Up with It
Leonid & Friends: "25 or 6 to 4"
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Special Guest: Jeff Slate.
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April 14, 2021Episode #207 - Yes. I mean, no, really, but Yes.
Setting out to discuss the 1971 album by Yes, The Yes Album, Doug and Kirk end up discussing all of Yes's core output, released over a period of a couple of years, that the band - or what's left of it - still plays 50 years later. Sort of.
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‌Show notes:
Fragile
The Yes Album
Close to the Edge
Yesssongs (Album)
Yessongs (Movie)
Tales from Topographic Oceans
Relayer
And You and I (video)
Roundabout (video)
Yes Symphonic Live (Amazon Prime Video)
The Ship of Theseus
Yes in the round, 1978 (Compilation of fan footage)
Progeny
All 183 Yes Songs Ranked Worst to Best
Jon Anderson on Solo Reissues and 50 Years of 'The Yes Album'
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
Chris Squire - Fish out of Water
Chris Squire's Swiss Choir
Yes: The Steve Wilson Remixes
Our next tracks:
Fretwork: Johann Sebastiani's St Matthew Passion - Live at Wigmore Hall
Ten Years After: Recorded Live
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March 31, 2021Episode #206 - Two Guys in a Pub Rambling about Audio Gear
We offer a free-form episode, where we ramble about audio equipment, music, and more.
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‌Show notes:
Apple Matters
Douk Audio U3 Mini Class A Headphone Amplifier
Behringer Microamp HA400
Sonos Amp
HomePod theater Dolby Atmos
HomePod Mini Features Dormant Temperature and Humidity Sensor That Could Be Activated in a Future Software Update
Apple Discontinues the HomePod; Is That the End for Apple and Home Audio?
Our next tracks:
Nik Bärtsch: Entendre
The Oscar Peterson Trio: Night Train
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March 17, 2021Episode #205 - Iconic Album Covers
In our first multimedia podcast episode, we look at iconic album covers. Depending on your podcast player, you may be able to see the albums we discuss as the podcast progresses. If not, there's a link in the show notes to a page on Kirk's website with all the album covers.
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‌Show notes:
Web page with covers of the albums mentioned in this episode
Inspiration for David Bowie's "Heroes" album cover
No Music on a Dead Planet
The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack
Our next tracks:
Art Pepper: Unreleased Art Pepper, Vol. 11: Atlanta
Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich: Dek-Tette
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March 03, 2021Episode #204 - Oh, by the way, which one's pink?
In another album deep dive, we discuss Wish You Were Here, Kirk's favorite Pink Floyd album.
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‌Show notes:
Wish You Were Here (Wikipedia)
Wish You Were Here review (Rolling Stone)
Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock
Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock
Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Wembley, 1974)
Raving and Drooling (Wembley, 1974)
Pink Floyd - Live - Wembley , Empire Pool, London, November 16 , 1974 (YouTube)
Igor Levit on playing Satie's Vexations
Igor Levit (Wikipedia)
Our next tracks:
Beethoven: Late piano sonatas, Igor Levit
Savoy Brown: Getting to the Point
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February 17, 2021Episode #203 - Keith Miles on Bob Dylan in London
Dylanologists Jackie Lees and Keith Miles have written a book about Bob Dylan in London, highlighting the importance of the city to Dylan's career and growth as an artist. Keith Miles joins us to discuss this book, and tell some tales of the troubadour in the city.
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Guest:
Keith Miles
Bob Dylan in London: Troubadour Tales
‌Show notes:
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (video)
Bob Dylan: Blood in My Eyes (video)
Bob Dylan: The complete Supper Club soundboards
The Lone Star Café
Fur Peace Ranch Quarantine Concerts
Our next tracks:
Hot Tuna: 2001-07-27, Kent Connecticut
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris: The Complete Trio Collection
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February 03, 2021Episode #202 - Guitarist Gerard Cousins on His New Album of Music by Phillip Glass
There haven't been many transcriptions of Philip Glass's music for guitar, and Gerard Cousin's new album, Escape, shows just how ideal Glass's music is for this instrument. We talk with Gerard Cousins about the classical guitar, its repertoire, and the long process of transcription necessary to create this recording.
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Guest:
Gerard Cousins
Escape
Philip Glass: Opening (YouTube)
‌Show notes:
Julian Bream: 20th Century Guitar
Narcisco Yepes: Bach, Works for Lute I; Works for Lute II
Paul Galbraith: Nocturnal (YouTube)
Orange Mountain Music
Biber: Rosary Sonatas
Larry Coryell: European Impressions
Eric Whitacre: This Marriage (YouTube)
Our next tracks:
Brian Eno: Film Music
Bobby Keys: Bobby Keys
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January 20, 2021Episode #201 - Kurt Andersen on Why Music Hasn't Changed in Decades
In his recent book Evil Geniuses, Kurt Andersen noted that people have dressed the same for decades, and that music has barely changed since the 1980s. We discuss this decades long stasis, and why it may have happened.
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Guest:
Kurt Andersen
Studio 360
Fantasyland
Evil Geniuses
‌Show notes:
Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres
New York City blackout of 1977
Setlist.fm, July 13, 1977
Hasta la Vista, America: Trump’s Farewell Address
The Zen of Everything, Episode 40: Change
Robert Fripp: Music for Quiet moments
Our next tracks:
Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams
The James Gang: Miami
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