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We're back again to review a classic album that we previously knew very little about. This time around it's David Bowie's “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.” How did hosts E and Tank find their first experience with Bowie? Watch and find out!What album have you just never got around to listening to? Let us know in the comments. Listen to “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” for yourself.Watch previous episodes. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Looking for new music? Can we tempt you with songs by bands with weird/stupid names? Well we've got ten songs that fit the bill, and we're going to listen to them and rank them. It's the Playlist Challenge, and it's a great way to for our intrepid hosts to introduce each other to stuff they've (usually) never heard before.What are your favorite songs by bands with terrible names? Let us know in the comments.Listen to songs featured in the episode on Spotify or YouTube.Watch previous episodes.Like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Next up in our series of reviewing classic albums that we somehow previously never really listened to is Joni Mitchell's “Blue” from 1971. Did it meet its lofty expectations? Watch as hosts E and Tank take a deep dive - their findings might surprise you.

Hosts E and Tank - music obsessive in their late 40s - recently attended a Bob Mould concert and thought to themselves, “Are we getting too old for this shit?” The short answer: no. The long answer: it's complicated. We talk about the ideal circumstances for a fun concert experience once you're in your 40s, how artists embrace (or don't embrace) aging, and a whole lot moreHow has the concert-going experience changed for you over time? Let us know in the comments!Mentioned in the episode: - Bob Mould & Dave Grohl live: “Ice Cold Ice” and “New Day Rising” Frankie Valli “performances”Watch previous episodes.Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

I mean, we can't listen to ALL the music, can we? There's gotta be a few blind spots. And believe it or not, Elton John's 1973 album “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” - a classic album by any measure - had totally escaped our hosts' consciousness. It's time to fix that. Hosts E and Tank listen to the album for the first time and give their honest take on it. Their findings might surprise you.

Imagine someone you want to impress leans over your shoulder and looks at your favorite playlist. Is there anything there you'd be embarrassed to show? Hosts E and Tank talk about the whole notion of guilty pleasures and each list five guilty pleasures of their own. Let's just say you're in for a surprise, folks.

Bon Iver's fifth studio album - “SABLE, fABLE” - is perhaps his most optimistic and accessible record to date. In this episode, hosts E and Tank listen to the album for the first time straight through and react to it, then give their review. We call it a “revaction” (still workshopping that name TBH).” Does this lyrical/musical shift pay off? Tune in and find out!What did you think of the album? Let us know in the comments.Watch other album reviews.View previous episodes.Like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

We spend a lot of time thinking about music, and this topic has been percolating for a while - are The Beatles *really* the greatest band of all time? Or is calling them the GOAT just a cop-out for doing some deep thinking about what it means to be great? And if they are the best, what does that say about the entire history of rock and roll *since* The Beatles broke up?What do you think? Let us know in the comments. Watch previous episodes.Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Watch as hosts E and Tank spring music-related lists on each other, with each having to answer 10 correctly before getting 5 incorrect. This episode, E will have to guess the top frontmen/women of all time, while Tank will have to guess the top selling hard rock/metal albums. Who will win? Who will lose? How do two dudes who have a music podcast seemingly know so little about music?Play along and let us know how you did in the comments!Check out previous editions of 10 Before 5.Don't forget to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

When it comes to terrible 80s music videos, we just can't help ourselves. This week, it's the L.A. Rams performing their response/tribute(?) to the Chicago Bears' incredible “Super Bowl Shuffle” called “Let's Ram It.”

Sometimes you go looking for an old school video to make fun of, and it turns out there actually isn't a video for the song in question. What's a music podcast to do?! Well, we found another video with a similar name and subjected ourselves to possibly one of the most awful/depressing attempts at hip-hop we could possibly imagine. And we watched Drake's dad's video!What did you think of the video? Let us know in the comments.Watch “Booty Up Down 4K”Check out other episodes of our show.Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Bob Mould has been kicking ass and taking names for a *long* time. So what did we expect his 15th solo album to do? Watch as hosts E and Tank get into the particular magic that Mould conjures again and again, and see how the album stacks up compared with our most recent review of Jason Isbell's new record.What did you think of the album? Let us know in the comments.Watch other album reviews.View previous episodes.Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Today on the Extended Play Podcast, hosts E and Tank review Jason Isbell's “Foxes in the Snow.” It's his first solo record in 10 years, and comes on the heels of a divorce that partially played out in a Max#country documentary. It's been described as a redefinition of the breakup/divorce album, and we can see why.What did you think of the album? Let us know in the comments.Watch other album reviews.View previous episodes.Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

In these dark times, we really needed something to lift our spirits. And right in time, we stumbled upon…wait for it…a rap video by Drake's dad?! You know we had to react to it!What did you think of the video? Let us know in the comments.Check out other episodes of our show.Please like/follow/subscribe here on YouTube or at our other homes online.

It's our 100th episode! What better way to celebrate than with a countdown of our 100 favorite music moments. If you're as obsessed with music as we are, what do you do with your mental database of guitar solos, lead singer wails, and drum fills? You share them with our loyal listeners (AKA The Extended Family.

What happens when capital-A “Art” meets capital-E “Entertainment?” In this episode, hosts E and Tank take an honest look at Kendrick Lamar's incredible Super Bowl Halftime Show. If only a small percentage of the audience understands the art you're making, is it really effective? Or is being provocative a large part of the point? Tune in to watch our hosts' reaction to this historic pop culture moment.Watch our Grammy predictions episode. Watch previous episodes.Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

It's freezing here in Michigan, so for this edition of the Playlist Challenge, hosts E and Tank each choose five songs with references to “cold” in their titles and rank them. Sometimes the Playlist Challenge is about introducing each other to new music. Other times, we just want to see the other person react to butt rock.Listen to aplaylist of songs from this episode.Pleaselike/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

You're welcome, Extended Family. For the first time in easily 20 years, hosts E and Tank watched the Grammy Awards, and they certainly have thoughts. What were their favorite performances? How did they do on their predictions? Is it possible for one TV program to break a man? Tune in to find out! Watch our predictions episode. Watch previous episodes. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Believe it or not, we've never spent a lot of time with Mac Miller's music. We figured that it was time to remedy that. After getting up to speed with his vast back catalogue, we do a deep dive on Mac Miller's second posthumous album, which was actually recorded back in 2014. Can two nearly-50 year-old dudes hang? Watch and find out! What did you think of “Balloonerism?” Let us know in the comments! Watch the short film. Please like & subscribe and follow us on social media. Check out our other album reviews.

The Grammys are coming up in a few weeks, so what better time to make some predictions? Who do you think will win? Let us know in the comments. Watch more video episodes of the show. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

We're back, and in a new(ish) studio! This time around, hosts E and Tank discuss the importance of musicianship in 2025 and beyond. Will AI eventually replace recorded music? Does being a virtuoso even matter anymore? We tackle these issues and a lot more, including some confusing opinions about Swedes. This episode brought to you by Shanky's Whip. It's Worth a Try! (There is no official partnership between The Extended Play Podcast and Shanky's Whip…yet. We just love the stuff.

It's time to look back at the year in music with The Extended Play Podcast. Hosts E and Tank listened to a ton of new music this year, and even managed to like a lot of it. Get your Notes app ready, because we've got a lot of recommendations. Or just check out this Spotify playlist. We also talk about some of the biggest stories in music, including the Kendrick/Drake beef, Diddy being a scumbag, and the future of AI. Thanks to all of our Extended Family for an amazing 2024. We'll be back in a few weeks from a remodeled studio with more great music talk. Did we miss any great albums from 2024? Let us know in the comments. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

The time has come. We've been counting down the 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime for the past few months, and we've finally arrived at the Top 10. We started this project with nearly 700 albums to consider, and couldn't be prouder of where we ended up. If you haven't been following along the whole time, catch up on previous episodes in our feed or on YouTube. Listen to a Spotify playlist of the albums in this episode. What do you think of the Top 10? Let us know in the comments! Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

We've been counting down the 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime, and before we get to the Top 10, we thought it was time to take a quick detour and talk about some fantastic albums that did NOT make the list. Were our choices arbitrary and capricious? Hell no! We take a deep dive on why these albums are great - just not great enough to make the Top 100. What do you think of these albums? Any albums we've missed so far that you don't think are in our Top 10? Let us know in the comments! Check out ⁠this playlist⁠ of the albums featured in the episode. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

And just like that, we're one step away from the Top 10. But before we get to the absolute cream-of-the-crop, we've got some killer albums to discuss taking up the 20-11 spots. A bunch of genres and subgenres are represented here, including one album that E thinks is essential listening (though one could argue this entire list is essential, right?

Long time members of The Extended Family™️ may remember last year when hosts E and Tank committed to three music-related New Year's resolutions. Well, it's time to check in on their progress. Any guesses on how they did? Plus, they'll make three more resolutions each for 2025. This episode brought to you by Shanky's Whip. It's Worth a Try! (There is no official partnership between The Extended Play Podcast and Shanky's Whip…yet. We just love the stuff.

Our countdown of the Top 100 Songs of Our Lifetime has reached numbers 30 through 21. So many incredible albums that our hosts are nearly speechless. Just kidding - they go on and on and on; exactly what you'd come to expect from The Extended Play Podcast. What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments! Mentioned in the episode: Listen to a playlist of albums included in today's countdown. Reaction to hearing “Killing in the Name Of” for the first time. Like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Having recently included “A Rush of Blood to the Head” in our Top 100 Albums of Our Lifetime, we knew we'd have to review Coldplay's latest. This one really tested us TBH. Come for the album review (we go to 20!), stay for E learning why he can't say “pegged” anymore.

The countdown of the Top 100 Songs of Our Lifetime continues with numbers 40-31. Quite an eclectic mix of albums in this episode! Watch as hosts E and Tank go all Siskel & Ebert on this episode, ranking a few albums WAY differently. What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments! Listen to ⁠the albums⁠ included in today's countdown. Watch video episodes of the show. Mentioned in the episode: Playlist Challenge: “New/Year” (at end of our “Musical New Year's Resolutions” episode): Playlist Challenge: “Medical” Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Do the words “satin crotch shot” mean anything to you? Well, they didn't to us until we watched the video for Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five's hip-hop classic “The Message.” Somehow, the video is way worse - and better - than you can possibly imagine. What did you think of the video? Let us know in the comments. Check out other video episodes of our show. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

It's become a show cliche at this point, but true nonetheless; the albums in our list of the Top 100 Albums of Our Lifetime just keep getting better!

We're back with an episode just for our non-YouTube folks! It's the return of the Playlist Challenge! Hosts E and Tank each choose five songs that have something to do with comebacks, they each listen to each other's choices, and then rate them from worst to best. It's a blast!Which songs were your favorites? Least favorites? Let us know in the comments on Spotify.Listen to a playlist of the songs on Spotify and YouTube. Please check out the video versions of the show.Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Umm…what the hell did we just watch?! Only the most confusingly awesome music video maybe of all time? Seriously, there is a LOT going on in Vince Neil's “Sister of Pain” video, beginning with a cyborg exotic dancer and ending with a space age helicopter rescue mission. Plus, the vibraslap ™️. Laugh along with hosts E and Tank as they go deep into this masterpiece. What did you think of the video? Let us know in the comments. Check out other episodes of our show. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

And just like that, we reach the halfway point of our countdown. This episode, we see the appearance of a recently reunited English giant, some 90s bangers, and robots.

Why, you might ask, do Extended Play Podcast album reviews go to 20? It's simple; because they're twice as awesome as any other lame-ass review system.

The countdown of the 100 best albums of our lifetime continues! This time around, it's #70-#61, which includes at least two of our hosts' all-time favorite artists. What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments! Watch the ⁠video version⁠ of this episode or ⁠past video episodes of the show⁠. Like/follow/subscribe to ⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠.

Watch as hosts E and Tank spring music-related lists on each other, with each having to answer 10 correctly before getting 5 incorrect. This episode, E will have to guess the top selling artists of all time, while Tank will have to guess the top selling soundtracks. Who will win? Who will lose? How do two dudes who have a music podcast seemingly know so little about music? Play along and let us know how you did in the comments! Check out previous editions of 10 Before 5: Top Streaming Artists on Spotify & Best Songs of the 80s Top Touring Country Musicians vs. Highest Grossing Biopics Don't forget to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Despite Tank's intro, this episode is NOT about grooming habits of the 1970s

Listen, you're not going to find two bigger Run the Jewels fans than hosts E and Tank.

Way back in Season 1 of our show, we discussed what makes a great live concert. We revisited the topic in this episode after our hosts attended a Dave Matthews Band show last month. How does it measure up to other shows we've seen? What has changed in the last few years about seeing live shows? Why are fans at concerts all of a sudden behaving so badly? What was your latest show experience like? Are our hosts way off? Let us know in the comments! Watch the video version of this episode or our other video episodes of the show: Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

The countdown of the 100 best albums of our lifetime continues. In this episode, we discuss albums 90-81, an eclectic mix of pop, hip-hop, rock, and metal. What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments! Watch the video version of this episode and more video episodes of the show. Like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

It's our first ever twofer! We've gone on record a bunch of times about the kind of country-adjacent stuff we like, so we had to review “The Great American Bar Scene” by Zach Bryan and “Passage du Desir” by Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson). It's both of our first go-round on the juggernaut that is Zach Bryan, and we weren't disappointed. What do you think of the albums? Let us know in the comments! Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast. Check out previous video episodes.

We did it. We finally put our money where our mouths are and ranked the best albums of our lifetime. Suck it, Apple Music!

Season 5 of The Extended Play Podcast starts here! What a better way to kick things off than with a contentious album review. Our hosts are definitely split on hometown hero Eminem's 12th album, but have a blast discussing the merits - and the problematic bits - of this album. Plus, E and Tank preview the upcoming season, in which they come for [redacted music YouTuber]'s crown.

This time around, hosts E and Tank get some music industry insider knowledge from special guest B.K. Barone. B's spent half of his life involved in music in one form or another - from writing and performing in a successful touring band, to band management, to music video production and on and on. Ever wonder what it's like to make a living doing what you're most passionate about? Then this is the show for you! If you enjoy our show, please like/follow/subscribe to ⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠. We'd love to grow our Extended Family!

Join hosts E and Tank as they review “Tigers Blood,” the new album by Waxahatchee. Using their flawless

As card-carrying members of the MTV generation, hosts E and Tank have watched A LOT of music videos. In this episode, they each pick five of their favorites. There are some classics, some surprises, and plenty one of them is seeing for the first time. What are your favorite videos? Let us know in our Spotify poll! Check out the video version of this episode and previous video episodes. Watch a playlist of the videos mentioned in this episode. Listen to the songs mentioned in this episode. Other recent editions of "My Five:" Summer Songs Underrated Songs and Artists Cover Songs Best Albums of 2023 Please like/follow/subscribe to ⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠.

It's 10 Before 5 time! It's the music quiz show in which our hosts spring music-related lists on each other, with each having to answer 10 correctly before getting 5 incorrect. This episode, E will have to guess the top touring country musicians of all time, while Tank will have to guess the highest grossing biopics of all time. Sound easy? Well, for them it wasn't! Check out previous editions of 10 Before 5: - Top 20 Concert Acts vs. Rolling Stone's Top Guitarists: https://youtu.be/mGfkh-j_FN8 - Top Streaming Metallica Songs vs. Billboard No. 1s: https://youtu.be/5k9DT9bWnso Don't forget to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@extendedplaypod

In this episode, our hosts - one a big Radiohead fan, the other a novice - review the latest album by The Smile (Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood + Sons of Kemet's Tom Skinner) - “Wall of Eyes.” Using their time-tested (well, one time, anyway) 20-point scoring method, they'll break down what they liked, what they didn't, what confused them, and how it must feel to be a side-chick of a side-chick. Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It helps people find the show and grows our Extended Family! https://www.youtube.com/@extendedplaypod

In this episode of The Extended Play Podcast, hosts E and Tank review “S.O.S.” by SZA. Our hosts are going in knowing next to nothing about this album (well, except that it was most people's album of the year in 2023 and won a few Grammys), and you won't believe what they thought.

The title of the episode says it all, doesn't it? Yet another clickbait-y list has got hosts E and Tank mad as hell, and they're not gonna take it anymore. This time around it's the Apple Music 100 Best Albums list that has them seething. Feel their wrath! Watch the video version of this episode and previous episodes. Mentioned in the episode: Robert Glasper calls out (Ms.) Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill's rebuttal Listen to playlists from the show on Spotify. Like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.