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Episode 12: Disappointing Follow-Up LPs

Episode 12 finds Ted Asregadoo and John Young talking about some uncomfortable truths: the follow-ups to massively successful albums. Though these records weren’t necessarily bad, they did fall way short of their blockbuster predecessors. So in fine, top-five form, the guys list five disappointing records that followed blockbuster hits. Sure, you might disagree at first….

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Episode 12: Disappointing Follow-Up LPs

Episode 12 finds Ted Asregadoo and John Young talking about some uncomfortable truths: the follow-ups to massively successful albums. Though these records weren’t necessarily bad, they did fall way short of their blockbuster predecessors. So in fine, top-five form, the guys list five disappointing records that followed blockbuster hits. Sure, you might disagree at first….

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Episode 12: Disappointing Follow-Up LPs

Episode 12 finds Ted Asregadoo and John Young talking about some uncomfortable truths: the follow-ups to massively successful albums. Though these records weren’t necessarily bad, they did fall way short of their blockbuster predecessors. So in fine, top-five form, the guys list five disappointing records that followed blockbuster hits. Sure, you might disagree at first….

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Episode 11: Top Rock 5 Albums From 1981

In this episode: Ted and John get into the Time Machine and head back to 1981 — one of rock’s biggest years — to spotlight five of their favorite albums in the year they got their license to drive. Ted waxes nostalgic on records by The Go Go’s, Pretenders, Rush, and others, while John makes…

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Episode 11: Top Rock 5 Albums From 1981

In this episode: Ted and John get into the Time Machine and head back to 1981 — one of rock’s biggest years — to spotlight five of their favorite albums in the year they got their license to drive. Ted waxes nostalgic on records by The Go Go’s, Pretenders, Rush, and others, while John makes…

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Episode 11: Top Rock 5 Albums From 1981

In this episode: Ted and John get into the Time Machine and head back to 1981 — one of rock’s biggest years — to spotlight five of their favorite albums in the year they got their license to drive. Ted waxes nostalgic on records by The Go Go’s, Pretenders, Rush, and others, while John makes…

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Episode 10: Structures of a Song

In this episode: Ted and John draw upon their years of working in the radio industry — and in John’s case, being in bands — to chat in-depth about song structure and why it’s so difficult to get your song on the radio. The guys springboard off a New York Times opinion piece titled “The…

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Episode 10: Structures of a Song

In this episode: Ted and John draw upon their years of working in the radio industry — and in John’s case, being in bands — to chat in-depth about song structure and why it’s so difficult to get your song on the radio. The guys springboard off a New York Times opinion piece titled “The…

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Episode 10: Structures of a Song

In this episode: Ted and John draw upon their years of working in the radio industry — and in John’s case, being in bands — to chat in-depth about song structure and why it’s so difficult to get your song on the radio. The guys springboard off a New York Times opinion piece titled “The…

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Episode 9: Tom Petty Party

Ted, John and guest Michael McGauley talk Tom Petty in a roundtable about his music and the use of the Confederate flag during the Southern Accents Tour

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Episode 9: Tom Petty Party

In this episode: It’s the Petty Party! Ted, John Young, and Michael McGauley do a roundtable of sorts to talk about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ music, their lasting legacy, and even wade into Petty’s use of the Confederate flag during the Southern Accents Tour. The second segment has Ted reacting to Scottish post-rock band…

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Episode 9: Tom Petty Party

In this episode: It’s the Petty Party! Ted, John Young, and Michael McGauley do a roundtable of sorts to talk about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ music, their lasting legacy, and even wade into Petty’s use of the Confederate flag during the Southern Accents Tour. The second segment has Ted reacting to Scottish post-rock band…

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Episode 8: Author Martin Popoff On Rush

In this episode: Ted speaks to music journalist and writer Martin Popoff about two books in his Rush trilogy: “Anthem: Rush in the ’70” and “Limelight: Rush in the ’80s.” The conversation also touches on his book on the Glam-rock band, Sweet (“Rebel Rouser: A Sweet User Manual”), and some late-career albums by The Who….

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Episode 7: The End of Classic Rock

How did classic rock come to an end? Ted digs into Steven Hyden’s 2018 book “Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock” for answers

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Episode 8: Author Martin Popoff On Rush

In this episode: Ted speaks to music journalist and writer Martin Popoff about two books in his Rush trilogy: “Anthem: Rush in the ’70” and “Limelight: Rush in the ’80s.” The conversation also touches on his book on the Glam-rock band, Sweet (“Rebel Rouser: A Sweet User Manual”), and some late-career albums by The Who….

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Episode 8: Author Martin Popoff On Rush

In this episode: Ted speaks to music journalist and writer Martin Popoff about two books in his Rush trilogy: “Anthem: Rush in the ’70” and “Limelight: Rush in the ’80s.” The conversation also touches on his book on the Glam-rock band, Sweet (“Rebel Rouser: A Sweet User Manual”), and some late-career albums by The Who….

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Episode 6: Is Rock Dead?

Ted and John wonder if rock is truly dead…or maybe on the cusp of evolving into some new form.

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Episode 5: How To Make Playlists That Don’t Suck

Ted talks playlists with a guy who knows a lot about how to make one that doesn’t suck: his brother, Steve.

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Episode 4: The Who’s Last Four LPs

Featured in this episode: Prince’s 2019 autobiography, The Beautiful Ones. In records: Michael McGauley joins Ted for a deep discussion on the albums The Who released in the post-Keith Moon and John Entwistle years. The discussion centers on Face Dances, It’s Hard, Endless Wire, and WHO (1981-2019).

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Episode 3: Revisiting Rush’s Snakes & Arrows

Featured in this episode: The short story collection by Curtis Sittenfeld, You Think It, I’ll Say It. In the records department, it’s Rush’s 2007 album, Snakes & Arrows. And John Young joins Ted in the last segment to chat about how changes in the rock landscape in the early to mid-80s pushed them toward alternative…

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Episode 2: Revisiting The Seeds of Love by Tears for Fears

In this episode, The 2019 novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Fleishman is in Trouble. In the records department, it’s a deep dive into The Seeds of Love by Tears for Fears. And in the last segment, Ted and John Young discuss how the band KISS was a major influence in their musical upbringing.

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Episode 1: Andy Summers from The Police Writes a Book

In this episode: Ted Asregadoo takes a look at the biography One Train Later by the former guitarist for The Police, Andy Summers. Also, back in October 2020, Rolling Stone magazine published an updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In this segment, albums 500-496 are in the spotlight.

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