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Welcome to Music By Number! Join our hosts Kevin, Ben, Zak, and Rusty on the retrospective podcast dedicated to listening to and reviewing artists/albums chosen from RollingStone Magazine's Top 500 Albums of all time. Drop the Needle, rewind the tape, hit play. It's MUB#

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    • Jun 12, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    006 - Vampire Weekend "Vampire Weekend"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 76:07


    Join Kevin and Zak as they are joined by the show’s first guest host! Trey “Boogie” in their review of the 2008 debut of Vampire Weekend. Visit www.MusicByNumber.com for social networking links, Events, Host Bios, the Smk Signals Podcast Network and more. ABOUT THE ALBUM Released: January 29, 2008 Recorded: 2007 Genre: Indie pop indie rock baroque pop worldbeat Length: 34:13 Label: XL Producer: Rostam Batmanglij All lyrics written by Ezra Koenig except where noted; all music composed by Vampire Weekend except where noted. No. Title Length 1. "Mansard Roof" 2:07 2. "Oxford Comma" 3:15 3. "A-Punk" 2:17 4. "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" 3:34 5. "M79" (additional lyrics by Rostam Batmanglij) 4:15 6. "Campus" (music and lyrics by Batmanglij; additional lyrics by Koenig) 2:56 7. "Bryn" 2:13 8. "One (Blake's Got a New Face)" (contains elements of "Obeah Wedding" Slinger Francisco) 3:13 9. "I Stand Corrected" 2:39 10. "Walcott" 3:41 11. "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" 4:03 Total length: 34:13 PERSONNEL Vampire Weekend Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar, piano, hand drum Rostam Batmanglij – organ, chamberlin, piano, harpsichord, guitar, vocal harmonies, drum and synth programming, shaker Chris Baio – bass Christopher Tomson – drums, guitar ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL Musicians Hamilton Berry – cello Jonathan Chu – violin, viola Jeff Curtin – hand drums, shaker Wesley Miles – vocals Jessica Pavone – violin, viola Joey Roth – hand drums PRODUCTION Rostam Batmanglij – production, string arrangements, engineering, mixing Jeff Curtin – engineering, mixing Shane Stoneback – engineering, mixing http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend-20120525 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Weekend_(album) http://www.vampireweekend.com/ Album, news reportage, and other audio clips utilized with regard to fair use under criticism and review for the purpose of education with no creative or monetary infringement intended. Music By # utilizes pod-safe and royalty free music courtesy of the royalty free youtube audio library for all Bumper, Ad, and Theme music: Opening Ad Music: Otis McDonald - "Scarlet Fire" MUB# Opening Theme: Dougie Wood - "Beach Disco" MUB# End Theme: Dougie Wood - "Disco Ball" If you enjoy MUB# and would like to help us out please Comment Rate and Subscribe wherever you fulfill your podcasting needs! We humbly appreciate any and all support! If you would like to DONATE to our equipment acquisitions fund We could use help getting new mixers, mics, and computers. Not to mention all the rental and purchasing fees associated with the films we watch and the running of our websites! Every little bit helps us keep the lights on and the movies playing! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/Moviesbynumber www.gofundme.com/donateMBNpod

    The Red Tape MUB# 5.5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017 116:50


    "The Fucking Monkees" in which our hosts continue their never ending talk about the Beatles as well as the Rolling Stones, The Black Keys, Marvelettes, Bruce Willis' debut album The Return of Bruno, Metallica and much more! The Red Tape Podcast features audio edited out/extended from previous Music By Number episodes. Often never having appeared in the final Music by Number episode it originates and only available presented to you in the form of the long lost art of the mix tape. Every 5 weeks we will have a new massive mix to release in place of the usual Music by Number Monday episode and instead released on a Tuesday we call Red Tape Tuesday. We hope you enjoy! Join us next week as we return to MUB# to review Vampire Weekend with our very first Guest Host! Brought to you by www.SmkSignals.com In association with Movies By Number www.musicbynumber.com "We recommend you go out and buy as many albums as you can" Smk Signals 2017

    005 - The Beatles "Revolver"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 56:26


    We Join our hosts as they change their mind, for good reason, and review number 3 on RollingStone Magazines Top 500 Albums of all time list: The Beatles “Revolver”, while they Just scratch the surface on little more Paul is Dead talk, compare the Beatles to the Rolling Stones and more! Visit www.MusicByNumber.com for social networking links, Events, Host Bios, the Smk Signals Podcast Network and more. ABOUT THE ALBUM Released: 5 August 1966 Recorded: 6 April – 21 June 1966 Studio EMI Studios, London Genre Rock pop psychedelic rock Length 34:43 Label Parlophone Capitol Producer: George Martin The cover for Revolver was created by German-born bassist and artist Klaus Voormann, one of the Beatles' oldest friends from their time in Hamburg during the early 1960s. Voormann's artwork was part line drawing and part collage, using photographs taken over 1964–65 by Robert Freeman and others by Robert Whitaker. The following track listing is for the original UK release, whereas the US edition omitted "I'm Only Sleeping", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Doctor Robert", all of which had appeared on the North American release Yesterday and Today. The 1987 CD release, the 2009 remastered CD release, and all subsequent LP re-releases conformed with the full, fourteen-song order. All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney, except tracks with * by George Harrison. Side one No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Taxman" (*) Harrison 2:39 2. "Eleanor Rigby" McCartney 2:06 3. "I'm Only Sleeping" Lennon 3:00 4. "Love You To" (*) Harrison 2:59 5. "Here, There and Everywhere" McCartney 2:25 6. "Yellow Submarine" Starr 2:41 7. "She Said She Said" Lennon 2:37 Side two No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Good Day Sunshine" McCartney 2:08 2. "And Your Bird Can Sing" Lennon 2:00 3. "For No One" McCartney 2:00 4. "Doctor Robert" Lennon 2:14 5. "I Want to Tell You" (*) Harrison 2:29 6. "Got to Get You into My Life" McCartney 2:29 7. "Tomorrow Never Knows" Lennon 2:57 PERSONNEL According to Mark Lewisohn and Ian MacDonald: The Beatles John Lennon/Paul McCartney/George Harrison/Ringo Starr Additional musicians and production George Martin – producer; mixing engineer; piano on "Good Day Sunshine" and "Tomorrow Never Knows"; Hammond organ on "Got to Get You into My Life"; tape loops of the marching band on "Yellow Submarine" Anil Bhagwat, Alan Civil, Geoff Emerick, Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, Brian Jones, Pattie Boyd, Marianne Faithfull, Alf Bicknell, Tony Gilbert, Sidney Sax, John Sharpe, Jurgen Hess, John Underwood, Derek Simpson, Norman Jones – cellos, Eddie Thornton, Ian Hamer, Les Condon; Peter Coe, Alan Branscombe orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (with Paul McCartney) http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/the-beatles-revolver-20120524 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver_(Beatles_album) www.thebeatles.com Album, news reportage, and other audio clips utilized with regard to fair use under criticism and review for the purpose of education with no creative or monetary infringement intended. Music By # utilizes pod-safe and royalty free music courtesy of the royalty free youtube audio library for all Bumper, Ad, and Theme music: Opening Ad Music: Otis McDonald - "Scarlet Fire" MUB# Opening Theme: Dougie Wood - "Beach Disco" MUB# End Theme: Dougie Wood - "Disco Ball" If you enjoy MUB# and would like to help us out please Comment Rate and Subscribe wherever you fulfill your podcasting needs! We humbly appreciate any and all support! If you would like to DONATE to our equipment acquisitions fund We could use help getting new mixers, mics, and computers. Not to mention all the rental and purchasing fees associated with the films we watch and the running of our websites! Every little bit helps us keep the lights on and the movies playing! Find out more at www.gofundme.com/donateMBNpod

    004 - Guns N Roses "Appetite for Destruction"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 51:09


    Tune in as Music By Number breaks down a hot topic among our hosts. RollingStone Top 500 Albums of All Time List #62 Guns N’ Roses 1987 debut album “Appetite For Destruction”. Visit www.MusicByNumber.com for social networking links, Events, Host Bios, the Smk Signals Podcast Network and more. ABOUT THE ALBUM Released: July 21, 1987 Recorded: March–April 1987 Studio: Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, CA; Take One Studio, Burbank, CA; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA and Can Am Studio, Tarzana, CA Genre: Hard rock heavy metal Length: 53:51 Label: Geffen Producer: Mike Clink All tracks written by Guns N' Roses except where noted. Appetite for Destruction No. Title Length 1. "Welcome to the Jungle" 4:31 2. "It's So Easy" (writers: Guns N' Roses, West Arkeen) 3:21 3. "Nightrain" 4:26 4. "Out ta Get Me" 4:20 5. "Mr. Brownstone" 3:46 6. "Paradise City" 6:46 7. "My Michelle" 3:39 8. "Think About You" 3:50 9. "Sweet Child o' Mine" 5:55 10. "You're Crazy" 3:16 11. "Anything Goes" (writers: Guns N' Roses, Chris Weber) 3:25 12. "Rocket Queen" 6:13 Total length: 53:52 Personnel Guns N' Roses W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, synthesizer, percussion Slash – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, talkbox Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals, percussion Duff "Rose" McKagan – bass, backing vocals Steven Adler – drums, percussion, backing vocals Production Mike Clink – production, engineering Steve Thompson, mixing Michael Barbiero – mixing George Marino – LP, cassette mastering Barry Diament – CD mastering Dave Reitzas – assistant engineer Micajah Ryan – assistant engineer Andy Udoff – assistant engineer Jeff Poe – assistant engineer Julian Stoll – assistant engineer Victor Deyglio – assistant engineer Design Robert Williams – "Appetite For Destruction" painting Michael Hodgson – art direction and design Robert John – photography Jack Lue – photography Greg Freeman – photography Marc Canter – photography Leonard McCardie – photography Tom Zutaut – A&R coordination Teresa Ensenat – A&R coordination Stravinski Brothers – career affairs Alan Niven – career affairs Boulevard Management – business affairs Bill White Jr. – cross tattoo design Andy Engell – cross tattoo redrawing Album, news reportage, and other audio clips utilized with regard to fair use under criticism and review for the purpose of education with no creative or monetary infringement intended. Music By # utilizes pod-safe and royalty free music courtesy of the royalty free youtube audio library for all Bumper, Ad, and Theme music: Opening Ad Music: Otis McDonald - "Scarlet Fire" MUB# Opening Theme: Dougie Wood - "Beach Disco" MUB# End Theme: Dougie Wood - "Disco Ball" If you enjoy MUB# and would like to help us out please Comment Rate and Subscribe wherever you fulfill your podcasting needs! We humbly appreciate any and all support! If you would like to DONATE to our equipment acquisitions fund We could use help getting new mixers, mics, and computers. Not to mention all the rental and purchasing fees associated with the films we watch and the running of our websites! Every little bit helps us keep the lights on and the movies playing! Find out more at www.gofundme.com/donateMBNpod

    003 - The New York Dolls "New York Dolls"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 60:00


    Episode 3 of Music By Number (MUB#) has arrived! Join our hosts as they review number 215 on RollingStone Top 500 Albums of All Time List. The New York Dolls self titled album "New York Dolls". Visit www.MusicByNumber.com for social networking links, Events, Host Bios, the Smk Signals Podcast Network and more. ABOUT THE ALBUM Released: July 27, 1973 Recorded: April 1973 Studio: The Record Plant in New York Genre: Hard rock, proto-punk, glam rock, punk rock Length: 42:44 Label: Mercury Producer: Todd Rundgren Track listing Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Personality Crisis" David Johansen, Johnny Thunders 3:41 2. "Looking for a Kiss" Johansen 3:19 3. "Vietnamese Baby" Johansen 3:38 4. "Lonely Planet Boy" Johansen 4:09 5. "Frankenstein (Orig.)" Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain 6:00 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Trash" Johansen, Sylvain 3:08 2. "Bad Girl" Johansen, Thunders 3:04 3. "Subway Train" Johansen, Thunders 4:21 4. "Pills" Bo Diddley 2:48 5. "Private World" Johansen, Arthur Kane 3:39 6. "Jet Boy" Johansen, Thunders 4:41 New York Dolls David Johansen – gong, harmonica, vocals Arthur "Killer" Kane – bass guitar Jerry Nolan – drums Sylvain Sylvain – piano, rhythm guitar, vocals Johnny Thunders – lead guitar, vocals Additional personnel Buddy Bowser – saxophone Jack Douglas – engineering David Krebs – executive production Steve Leber – executive production Paul Nelson – executive production Dave O'Grady – makeup Todd Rundgren – additional piano, Moog synthesizer, production Ed Sprigg – engineer Alex Spyropoulos – piano Marty Thau – executive production Toshi – photography Album, news reportage, and other audio clips utilized with regard to fair use under criticism and review for the purpose of education with no creative or monetary infringement intended. Music By # utilizes pod-safe and royalty free music courtesy of the royalty free youtube audio library for all Bumper, Ad, and Theme music: Opening Ad Music: Otis McDonald - "Scarlet Fire" MUB# Opening Theme: Dougie Wood - "Beach Disco" MUB# End Theme: Dougie Wood - "Disco Ball" If you enjoy MUB# and would like to help us out please Comment Rate and Subscribe wherever you fulfill your podcasting needs! We humbly appreciate any and all support! If you would like to DONATE to our equipment acquisitions fund We could use help getting new mixers, mics, and computers. Not to mention all the rental and purchasing fees associated with the films we watch and the running of our websites! Every little bit helps us keep the lights on and the movies playing! Find out more at www.gofundme.com/donateMBNpod

    002 - Black Sabbath "Black Sabbath"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 41:23


    Episode 2 of Music By Number (MUB#) has arrived! Join our hosts as they journey to 1970 to review Black Sabbath's genre defining self titled album "Black Sabbath". Visit www.MusicByNumber.com for social networking links, Events, Host Bios, the Smk Signals Podcast Network and more. ABOUT THE ALBUM Released 13 February 1970 Recorded 16 October 1969 Studio Regent Sound Studios, London, England Genre Heavy metal Length 38:12 Label Vertigo Producer Rodger Bain European edition Side one No. “Title” Length 1. "Black Sabbath" 6:20 2. "The Wizard" 4:24 3. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" 3:37 4. "N.I.B." 6:08 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "Evil Woman" (Crow cover) Larry Weigand Dick Weigand David Wagner 3:25 6. "Sleeping Village" 3:46 7. "Warning" (The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation cover) Aynsley Dunbar Alex Dmochowski Victor Hickling John Moorshead 10:28 According to Black Sabbath guitarist and founder member Tony Iommi, the group's debut album was recorded in a single day on 16 October 1969. The session lasted twelve hours.ABOUT THE ALBUM Join our Hosts in episode 2 of MUB# with their review of Black Sabbath’s 1970 debut “Black Sabbath” Album, news reportage, and other audio clips utilized with regard to fair use under criticism and review for the purpose of education with no creative or monetary infringement intended. Music By # utilizes pod-safe and royalty free music courtesy of the royalty free youtube audio library for all Bumper, Ad, and Theme music: Opening Ad Music: Otis McDonald - "Scarlet Fire" MUB# Opening Theme: Dougie Wood - "Beach Disco" MUB# End Theme: Dougie Wood - "Disco Ball" If you enjoy MUB# and would like to help us out please Comment Rate and Subscribe wherever you fulfill your podcasting needs! We humbly appreciate any and all support! If you would like to DONATE to our equipment acquisitions fund We could use help getting new mixers, mics, and computers. Not to mention all the rental and purchasing fees associated with the films we watch and the running of our websites! Every Little bit helps us keep the lights on and the movies playing! Find out more at www.gofundme.com/donateMBNpod

    001 - Elton John "Elton John Greatest Hits"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 53:55


    Join our Hosts in their first ever episode of Music By Number (MUB#) as they review the 1974 diamond certified "Elton John Greatest Hits"! Visit www.MusicByNumber.com for social networking links, Events, Host Bios, the Smk Signals Podcast Network and more. ABOUT THE ALBUM Album Title: Elton John Greatest Hits Released: 8 November 1974 Recorded: January 1970 – January 1974 Genre: Rock, pop, glam rock Length: 47:40 Label: DJM MCA Polydor Producer: Gus Dudgeon All music composed by Elton John, all lyrics written by Bernie Taupin. Side one No. - "Title" - Original Album (Year of Release) - Length 1. "Your Song" Elton John (1970) 4:00 2. "Daniel" Don't Shoot I'm Only the Piano Player (1973) 3:53 3. "Honky Cat" Honky Château (1972) 5:12 4. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) 3:14 5."Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" "" (1973) 4:55 Side two 6. "Rocket Man” Honky Château (1972) 4:40 7. "Bennie and the Jets" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)5:10 8. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Caribou (1974) 5:33 9. "Border Song" Elton John (1970) 3:19 10."Crocodile Rock" Don't Shoot Me I'm Only (1973) 3:56 -ORIGINAL INTERNATIONAL VERSION- On the international releases, "Bennie and the Jets" was replaced by "Candle in the Wind" (3:41, taken from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road). Album, news reportage, and other audio clips utilized with regard to fair use under criticism and review for the purpose of education with no creative or monetary infringement intended. Music By # utilizes pod-safe and royalty free music courtesy of the royalty free youtube audio library for all Bumper, Ad, and Theme music: Opening Ad Music: Otis McDonald - "Scarlet Fire" MUB# Opening Theme: Dougie Wood - "Beach Disco" MUB# End Theme: Dougie Wood - "Disco Ball" If you enjoy MUB# and would like to help us out please Comment Rate and Subscribe wherever you fulfill your podcasting needs! We humbly appreciate any and all support! If you would like to DONATE to our equipment acquisitions fund We could use help getting new mixers, mics, and computers. Not to mention all the rental and purchasing fees associated with the films we watch and the running of our websites! Every Little bit helps us keep the lights on and the movies playing! Find out more at www.gofundme.com/donateMBNpod

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