Eric and Eric discuss, give songfacts, and the history of a song a week by the Electric Light Orchestra.
Summer's Hell has begun, so let's pretend it's Christmas! Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
After releasing their best album, 1973's Brain Salad Surgery, Emerson, Lake and Palmer embarked on a world tour, followed by a much-needed break. When they returned they did so with the double album Works Volume 1, featuring one side each of solo material and one side as a band. To say it was spotty is an understatement, and more than anything highlighted a group that was becoming tired of working together.
Now with snippets from songs entering the Hot 100! Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
Return to the thrilling days of March 31, 2018! New commentary from Mike Hudson, plus a remix of the song. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.
Phun Fone Phun, and the music of AnnaPaul & The Bearded Lady. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
Colin Hay from Men at Work gets his own documentary!
45 minutes of a rain storm. Recorded: Wednesday April 2, 2025 5:00-5:45 PM Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
Summer's here! Welcome to Hell. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
"Rock Lobster" quickly became a song that filled dancefloors in the late 1970s and, though it only sold moderately well at the time, The B-52's has become one of the top new wave albums in everyone's collection. Pressured to get something out fast, the Athens, Georgia band quickly recorded Wild Planet and released it in 1980. Similar in sound to the first, it outsold the debut. Unfortunately, it was more of the same, with a lot of great songs but with many of the album tracks lacking.
More biz jumpin' with Mike Hudson. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.
It's a smattering of the better bits from year 1 of The Eric Paul Johnson Radiotrola Program. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
A meek man acquires the powers of God!!!
Abandoned Kelvin Bridge over the Gila River in Kelvin, AZ at 10:38 am on April 23, 2025. Sounds include birds, wind, the old guardrails creaking, a helicopter flying over, a car, footsteps and Eric taking pictures of a lizard. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
As olde timey diseases make a comeback, I play olde timey records about olde timey diseases. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
After Public Image Ltd's second album Metal Box (known as Second Edition in the United States,) bass player Jah Wobble left. John Lydon and Keith Levene continued on, with drummer Martin Atkins, for the extremely experimental The Flowers of Romance. Despite being as non-commercial as possible, it was still a modest hit in the UK and a few other places around the world. It would also be the last album featuring the original band members.
We go back to Marston Moor with Mike Hudson, and Jerry Lewis. March 17, 2018 Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.
For the love of old music, Karen tries to feed Eric some cock & balls, and Eric's battle with math in the form of Star Trek II. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
It's the last Jedi, but it's not the last Star Wars movie.
15 minutes walking on a path. Recorded: Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:55-10:10 am Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
Songs and home recordings from the 1890s-1920s about birthdays. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
Dio's first two albums, Holy Diver and The Last in Line, were hard rock classics. So, why change things up? If anything, Sacred Heart was a bit poppier, but largely it sounded like the first two, which was both a blessing and a curse. It would be the last album with Vivian Campbell on guitar, signaling that the band's sound would change a bit for the following record, but not radically.
Nellie takes another bow. Read updated commentary on this song at our Substack radiotrola.substack.com/ Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.
The worst travel experience Eric ever had with an airline that flies the U.S. airways. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
The movie, not the album
It was a post ELO show conversation in April that drifted from topic to topic. Mostly about what isn't funny anymore. Talk back to us at 623-850-3375 Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173. patreon.com/ericwincentsen728 Subscribe to EPJ's comic strip at https://www.patreon.com/LNTCS
Chart debuts from 100 years ago this week. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
After a critical success with Murmur, R.E.M. again teamed with producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon for their sophomore effort, Reckoning. In some ways it was more of the same, but a slightly rawer, rocking sound became evident as well.
The ghost of an episode from March 3, 2018 haunts the ELO podcast. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.
Crotch-itching fun, and Eric's dating profile. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
Did this movie really happen? Oh, yes, it did! Read more thoughts on the movie on our Substack.
18 minutes of the dryer. Recorded: March 11, 2025 Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
The very first sounds ever recorded. Hear the big hits from 1857! Read about this episode with more phun phakts and links at our Substack. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
Devo scored a top-20 hit with the song "Whip It" in 1980, from their third album, Freedom of Choice. Unfortunately, it meant that even though the band had worked hard on its concept and identity through music, touring and visuals, it was now known as a novelty act by most people. They followed it up by upping the synthesizers in their sound, as well as the cynicism, for 1981's New Traditionalists, forging ahead rather than consciously trying to repeat the success of "Whip It".
It's the first episode of the podcast with some new stuff. Commentary from Troy White, accomplished musician Mike Hudson, and a medley of cover versions. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.
Eric strips on the radio, bitches about the heat, and plans a heist with Wes. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
More stupid in America, and the secret to success in the early 21st century. Talk back to us at 623-850-3375 Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173. patreon.com/ericwincentsen728 Subscribe to EPJ's comic strip at https://www.patreon.com/LNTCS
It's all about cars in this episode. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
After dominating late '80s pop and hard rock radio with seven singles from their album Hysteria, it took a while for Def Leppard to get a new album out. During that time guitarist Steve Clark passed away and longtime producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange decided to go on to other projects. Still, the band carried on briefly as a quartet, using what they could of Clark's work on Adrenalize and still scoring a major hit album even though it was clear the formula was wearing thin.
Jeff Lynne goes down on his bay. Which I'm guessing is a duck? Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.
A symbol of American freedom, and an erotic reading from a classic tale of desire. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS
Washing clothes in a 5 year-old Whirlpool washer. Recorded: March 11, 2025 9:53 am
Peter Gabriel, the unique and flamboyant lead singer of Genesis, decided to part ways with the band in 1975 after the conclusion of their tour supporting their 1974 album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. That album had been a major hit and, like the one before it, almost broke them on U.S. radio. With Gabriel gone, the search was on for a new singer, and much of the British press thought the band should just call it quits. Instead, after a fruitless search, they settled on drummer Phil Collins, who had sung the odd song on some of their previous albums. A Trick of the Tail was a hit in the UK and, surprisingly, did moderately well in the U.S. as well.
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