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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The Next Track episodes:

June 05, 2024Episode #283: Another Green World
Doug and Kirk discuss one of Brian Eno's best early albums, Another Green World.
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‌Show notes:
Another Green World
Another Green World (Wikipedia)
Oblique Strategies
Episode #164 - Sid Smith on the Life and Times of King Crimson
Brian Eno — Everything Merges With The Night — Timo Andres
Another Day on Earth
David Byrne: Catherine Wheel
Our next tracks:
King Crimson - Full Show (The Noise - Live At Fréjus 1982)
Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking
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May 22, 2024Episode #282: Embracing the CD Revival
Continuing with our multi-episode arc, we discuss the joys of listening to CDs.
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My New Vitsœ Shelves Have Freed Up Space in My Office
Another Timbre
Episode #155 - Running a Small Record Label: Another Timbre
Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77
Barenboim: Complete Wagner Operas
Our next tracks:
Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Simple Minds: Empires and Dance
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May 08, 2024Episode #281: Kirk's New Audio Gear
Kirk buys new audio gear for the first time in several years. Tech doesn't always work.
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NAD C 3050 amplifier
NAD BluOS module
Cambridge Audio CXA61 amplifier
Belkin SoundForm Connect AirPlay 2 Adapter
CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock
Our next tracks:
Durutti Column: Vini Reilly 35th Anniversary Edition
The Sex Pistols: The Original Recordings
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April 24, 2024Episode #280: When CDs Won’t Play, and Other Tech Tales
Tech is full of surprises.
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‌Show notes:
NAD C 538 CD Player
Episode #177 - Author Michael Connelly on Music in the Harry Bosch Novels and TV Series
Our next tracks:
Original Cast Recording: Girl from the North Country
Thurston Moore: By the Fire
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April 10, 2024Episode #279: Lyrics
We discuss lyrics in popular music. Have they become simpler and angrier over the years?
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‌Show notes:
Billie Eilish Clarifies Comments About ‘Wasteful’ Vinyl Variants: ‘I Wasn’t Singling Anyone Out’
Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last five decades
Genius
Our next tracks:
Timo Andres: The Blind Banister
The Hanging Stars: On a Golden Shore
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March 27, 2024Episode #278: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Gear Acquisition Syndrome, or GAS, affects people with many interests: musicians, photographers, and audiophiles. We discuss how this syndrome can affect people, and why people just want to keep buying more gear.
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‌Show notes:
Cambridge Audio: EVO 150 DELOREAN EDITION All-in-One Player
The 7 key stages of Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Kyusu
Our next tracks:
Max Richter: Sleep (Piano Edition)
Little Village: Little Village
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March 13, 2024Episode #277: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Part 2
This time, Kirk chose three rock stars to discuss from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994.
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‌Show notes:
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994
Our next tracks:
Vega Trails: Tremors in the Static
Pan•American: The Patience Fader
Gustaf: Package, Pt. 2)
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February 28, 2024Episode #276: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star
We didn't all do our homework, but Doug discusses three chapters from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994.
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‌Show notes:
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994
Black Sabbath: The Ballet review
Introducing the Violoncello Da Spalla
Our next tracks:
Sigiswald Kuijken: Solo
New Order: Substance 1987 (2023 Expanded Reissue)
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February 14, 2024Episode #275: Dead at the Sphere, Vision Pro, Grammys, Taylor Swift, the Superb Owl, and More
We have a “two guys in a pub” episode, in which we talk about the next musical artist to perform at The Sphere: Dead & Company. We also discuss Apple’s new Vision Pro, the Grammys, Taylor Swift, the Superb Owl, and more.
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‌Show notes:
Dead & Company, Dead Forever, at The Sphere
Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not (The Verge)
Taylor Swift, QAnon, and the Political Weaponization of Fandom
Monte-Carlo Summer Festival
Our next tracks:
The Passions: Thirty-Thousand Feet over China
The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang
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January 31, 2024Episode #274: OMD
We discuss the first album by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, aka OMD, called Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark. This was a foundational album in the synth-pop movement that started in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the UK.
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‌Show notes:
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Synth Britannia
Our next tracks:
Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings
Dr. Feelgood: Down by the Jetty
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