Marvin Gaye's landmark album What's Going On has left a lasting impact on not just RnB, but our entire culture. Few records so beautifully pair a message of social concern with an inspired, genre bending sound. On today's show we revisit the classic 1971 album and...
Hey, guess what - its our 200th episode! To celebrate the landmark achievement, we've decided to take a look at a landmark list - Rolling Stones top 200 albums. As a fun little twist, we only picked records from artists we've never featured on the show. Here's our...
The Freaky Friday, body-swap storyline has been done to death in books and movies. Luckily for us, the Freaky Friday podcast ground is still fertile. 🙂 On today's show we pick records as if we were another host. The Dude picks for Andy, Andy picks for Don, and Don...
Hello Cleveland! As much as we love our studio albums, its time we gave credit to some great live albums. Today's selections all happen to come from the 1960s and in true Album Nerds fashion, cover a range of genres. James Brown - Live at the Apollo, 1962 (Andy)Simon...
'Once upon a time' and 'happily ever after' are the fairly tale standards, but what about for music? Which albums have the best opening and closing cuts? On today's show, we talk over 3 albums that start and finish with moments of greatness. Grateful Dead - American...
Top 40 can be hit or miss - usually a miss, in this humble podcasters opinion. This is especially true when you're talking about the early 2000s. On today's show we take on the daunting task of recommending albums with a top 40 single from that year. Here's the...
The mid-70s were a great time for music, movies and of course sideburns. '76 specifically has some all-time great rock albums that have become cornerstones for the classic rock genre. Not to mention, as Don is quick to point out, it was also a leap year. Clearly that...
Andy's new release recommendation is the debut record from singer, trumpeter and DJ Emma-Jean Thackray and her record Yellow. Her house infused take on a classic jazz sound is grand and propulsive. Dude's Old Dog selection comes from the legendary Stevie Wonder and...
Our new release recommendation is from UK RnB, electro funk artist Royce Wood Junior. Our old dog selection is from southern rockers The Black Crowes and their debut record from February of 1990. Here’s the full list of album recommendations from the show: Royce Wood...
A new release recommendation from metal veterans Iron Maiden that finds them expanding on their sound in an epic way. Our old dog selection is from Fugi, a 60s funk and soul artist that never really broke through at the time. His one proper release from 1968 is on par...