Recorded 09/23/2021 with Robert Rabel and Allison Wooten

https://youtu.be/LjLOmKrnBGo

Allison’s back with more knowledge and frontline experience for us. This one is a little lighter and more general. When exactly should you go to the ER because of a prolonged erection? Why does Richard hate health and wellness types asking him about quantum mechanics? What are the ethics of ovary kicking? What does “the poison is in the dose” mean? How many times has Robert been a groomsman? We answer all these questions and more!

https://youtu.be/U_YsAzUu7zw

Recorded 09/16/2021 with Robert Rabel

Live has made some of my favorite records of all time (throwing copper and distance to here). Their music is extremely important to me. They have also made some of the most confusing records, and some of the worst songs. At times their output has left me feeling confused and other times traumatized. In this episode we cover their first few records. I criticize Ed quite a bit but please know that I do genuinely love most of this band's music.  Note: the audio cut out while we were recording so this one ends abruptly.  

00:00 intro

01:36 Norm McDonald, Neil Peart, and Celebrity death

29:19 Start

53:47 Mental Jewelry

01:00:44 Throwing Copper

01:12:27 What all good Live records have in common

01:13:40 Secret Samadhi (lots of Ed criticism in here)

01:46:36 Jeremy's Origin Story 

Live is a great band

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1ehStiqsl-NmFWGAvJB1UOJj

Live writes terrible songs

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1egRJAbHpznY0_pQXRqhHiIk

Recorded 09/09/2021 [audio only]

Allison joins Robert and me to talk about what it was like working in an ICU before and during COVID. This one alternates from being intense, heartbreaking, informative, and hilarious. 

0:06:51 Covid in the beginning for Rob (software engineer)

0:10:18 Covid in the beginning for Rich (live music)

0:14:18 Allison job description, education background, 

1:02:56 Covid in the beginning for hospitals

1:23:23 Accusatory patients, ivermection, vaccines, misinformation, and lack of resources

2:02:11 "There's no appeal to authority"

[TRIGGER WARNING: Mental Health, Violence, and Suicidal Ideation]

Recorded 09/08/2021 with Zach Robison

*deep breath*

This one is heavy and will not be for everyone but it is a part of my story so I wanted to tell it. 

It is okay to get help, no matter how mild or severe the issues are. 

Recorded 09/02/2021

We watched the extremely well done HBO documentary and then talked about it. We add some context by discussing the nu metal movement and the concert climate of the time. We speculate that part of the decision to go with this lineup was to poach from the ozzfest tour. 

We question whether Fred Durst is the villain he's made out to be and conclude that Kid Rock has always  been an incendiary privileged s***

Episode video

 https://youtu.be/a1c7FJHuPyU

Trailer

https://youtu.be/h62RmIsx6MA

Woodstock99 movie 

https://youtu.be/lQVUwsdW82M

w/ Robert Rabel. Recorded August 27th, 2021. 

Having grown weary of our trips into nostalgia we decided to talk about some recent favorite records of ours.

Cattle Decapitation: Death Atlas

https://youtu.be/wdw2It8GIG8

https://tidal.com/browse/album/115147560

Warning: Watching From a Distance

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLVMW9XcneQ5FqOpOw0QBUVEsKRlVvwNY

https://tidal.com/browse/album/82289118

Rob’s Throbs

Infected Mushroom: 

https://youtu.be/RjYoZLUY9xs

https://tidal.com/browse/album/96797975

Avalanches: 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvsYXqtYjMYcq0JEJxLnRHzQzCRZwoprM

https://tidal.com/browse/album/164741256

Master playlist

https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/b2967d4b-74b7-4416-8d99-250bad017056

https://youtu.be/dKJoq_NocYo

Robert and I  continue to explore the musical environments we grew up in. This covers what I call the “earl-agency” phase where we started to make decisions about what we liked and wanted to listen to. Also, what we were exposed to came from other sources besides our parents. As expected there is plenty of overlap but the most interesting divergences occur because Robert had access to MTV and I did not.   

Richard Playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1ehKIhIRw4lo6pJMmc8T3xNK

https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/c7b1274b-16a8-420a-8267-fdabe4f54b05

Robert Playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1egMKzREANRaDRIasGYgPaVa

https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/217c4a95-762a-4376-a80a-1de33a8ecb9c

Ep 3 w/Robert Rabel. Recorded August 13th, 2021.

00:00 Intro

02:20 Joey Jordison Tribute  

41:00 Art Album Debate 

Robert and I discuss Joey Jordison's impact, influence, and untouchable legacy.  I believe he should be considered the Tony Williams or Stewart Copeland of metal drumming. Truly one of the greats that will be remembered for decades to come. 

What is an "Art Album" ? 

Robert and I unpack this and propose several different candidates.  I feel an art album has several possible features 

- It is a pivot from the artist's previous work

- it is often polarizing for the fanbase

- If it's a commercial success it is often seen as a "sellout"

- If their career survives then they can do whatever they want

We were still new to the podcasting format and forgot to say every album that we mentioned so here is a list of the order in which they are discussed.

Pantera: Great Southern Trendkill

Slipknot: Vol. 3

Metallica: Load

Mastodon: Crack The Skye

Marilyn Manson: Mechanical Animals

Oukast: Love Below/Speakerboxx

Mudvayne: LD50

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium

Link Park: Minutes to Midnight

Meshuggah: Catch-33/I

Smashing Pumpkins: Adore

Strapping Young Lad: Alien

Deftones: White Pony

Megadeth: Risk

Baroness: Yellow & Green

Fear Factory: Obsolete

Slayer: Undiputed Attitude

Radiohead: OK computer/Kid A

Machine Head: Burning Red

Slayer: Diabolus en Musica

Tool: Aenima

Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique

Buckethead: Coma????

Beatles: various

The Police: Synchronicity

Alice in Chains: Jar of Flies

Soilwork: Stabbing the Drama

U2: Pop

Ep2 w/Robert Rabel. Recorded August 13th, 2021. 

https://youtu.be/TVeb98Lf5mo

00:00 Intro

05:30 Confederate Flag discussion

24:15 How racism affects music tastes

39:10 Outro 

In the first episode the subject of the confederate flag came up naturally because it’s featured on the original cover of the Alabama album “Roll on.” Robert and I felt that we softballed the topic and wanted to be absolutely clear. In short: Even if the confederate flag has positive associations to someone because it was just around when they were growing up etc… Displaying it, at best, contributes to making black people feel unwelcome in a space and at worst, to making them feel unsafe. And thus displaying it is always… well read the thumbnail. I bring up examples from my childhood that I feel demonstrate this.

The ending of this was a little clunky so I added an outro which corrects some of the issues. Perhaps this is a better way to say it… I don’t think anyone should be ashamed of the music from their past that has emotional weight. But I do think we should interrogate how we continue to support artists that have promoted racist/bigoted speech.

 Ep 1, w/Robert Rabel. Recorded July 29th, 2021

This episode is about the early music environments that we grew up in. So this mostly reflects the music our parents listened to but also other music we were exposed to by relatives, neighbors, peers, or happenstance. I call this the "pre-agency" period of musical taste development. You'll notice how close our playlists were in some places but also how they diverged wildly in others. Hope ya dig. 

Richard's Playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1ejObQyYvGk4fMnZGod9AOSq

https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/64eef14c-d2a5-4ecd-a898-683332914b56

Robert's Playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1ejG0X0S51nV73fFosS3R2qX

https://tidal.com/playlist/56f3eac7-73db-4bf7-8a7c-cc2f3d40a1b4

Repo Man Soundtrack (Rob)

https://youtu.be/wZgIt5MPKqI