Music Makes Me High! Podcast

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Created by physician/blogger/writer and proprietor of the Doctor Pundit suite of internet radio media properties, Michael Douglas; Music Makes Me High! is a podcast dedicated to the discussion of music in any facet of our lives. You won’t find any elitist, conceited pontification — or earnest quasi-academic criticism here; rather, each episode is one music fan’s treatment of the music that means the most to him.

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    • Mar 20, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Quick Take | "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" (Bryan Ferry) & "Have You Ever Had It Blue" (Style Council) (1986 Tracks)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 10:42


    Michael Douglas shares these two lesser known soundtrack songs from the mid-1980s ... in a word or two, polished pop. Enjoy.

    The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now LP (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 49:49


    He's Back! That's right. Michael Douglas is back with another season (#3) of the podcast, Music Makes Me High! He kicks off the season with the classic, seminal New Wave album from 1982, Forever Now, from the Psychedelic Furs, his intro into early 1980s alternative music. Enjoy!

    Simply Red - A New Flame LP (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 53:01


    In this edition of the podcast, Michael Douglas discusses his second fave Simply Red album, A New Flame, and how it was a refreshing release in the summer of 1989, perfectly complementing other major releases during that period.

    Damian Dame - Damian Dame LP (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 60:30


    On this episode of the podcast, Michael Douglas discusses the eponymous effort from the New Jack/R&B duo Damian Dame, a largely coherent album whose content never had a successor. He talks about what could've been ... had the duo's life not been eerily cut short.

    Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson LP (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 48:09


    On this episode of the Music Makes Me High! podcast, Michael Douglas recounts his decision to buy Janet Jackson's eponymous debut album on vinyl 40 years ago, and why, despite its faults, it is an essential album to him ... as the album firmly announced to the world Janet Jackson could, indeed, sing on her own!

    Bryan Adams - Reckless LP (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 48:17


    Join Michael Douglas on this edition of the MMMH podcast, as he discusses one of his essential albums from the 1980s, Reckless, from Bryan Adams.  Among other things, he explains why this album captures the pop/rock hybrid to perfection right smack dab in the middle of the 1980s -- perfecting the energy and sound of music within pop culture zeitgeist at the time.

    Quick Take | "Answering Machine" & "Get Outta Yourself" (1979 Tracks) by Rupert Holmes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 10:13


    Michael Douglas gives his reasons for appreciating these two tracks from Rupert Holmes' 1979 album, Partners In Crime.

    Anita Baker - Rapture LP (1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 44:49


    On this edition of the podcast, Michael Douglas gleefully describes why he likes this game-changer (Rapture) from one of the 1980's finest female voices in jazz/R&B, Anita Baker.

    Quick Take | "Eyes That See In The Dark" & "Buried Treasure" (1983 Tracks) by Kenny Rogers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 9:39


    Michael Douglas gives his reasons for appreciating these two tracks from Kenny Rogers' 1983 album Eyes That See In The Dark.

    Amy Grant - Heart In Motion [Standard Edition] LP (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 58:15


    Michael Douglas takes the listener into a favorite album of his that can essentially please anyone ... Heart In Motion, from Amy Grant.

    Quick Take | "Out Of Time" (2022 Single) by The Weeknd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 5:07


    On a Music Makes Me High Podcast Quick Take, Michael Douglas is on board with this track by The Weeknd.

    George Benson - While The City Sleeps LP (1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 44:43


    On the first episode of the podcast's second season, Michael Douglas takes you into the rationale behind George Benson's earnest foray into mid-1980s R&B and the mildly significant effect it had on his career from that point onward.

    Teddy Pendergrass - Joy LP (1988)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 57:52


    The final episode of Season One, that's right ... the season finale. Michael Douglas discusses Teddy Pendergrass's classic 1988 album Joy. Though the collection houses only 8 tracks, it represents a transition for Pendergrass, bridging the first stage of his career and its tumult with the subsequent understated creative strength of the latter aspect of his storied time in the spotlight.

    Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night LP (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 58:26


    Michael Douglas discusses the now-classic Mac album Tango In The Night, his love of the production, melodies, and the earnest effort by the band in putting the project together -- as we last knew them in happier times. Included is an Entertainment Tonight interview with the band upon the album's release. (Source - YouTube)

    Z'Looke - Take U Back To My Place LP (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 62:48


    Michael Douglas discusses the debut album from a group that is a little bit of a needle-in-a-haystack nowadays.  The group is Z'Looke, and the album is Take U Back To My Place.  Included are snippets of a recent interview from one of the bandmates. (Source - YouTube)

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    Go-Go's - Talk Show LP (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 51:01


    Michael Douglas discusses his love-hate relationship with an album from a band whose ambitions with this album just may have lead to its breakup, which could not have happened at a better time.

    Shalamar - The Look LP (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 57:36


    Michael Douglas recounts his experiences with what he feels is the most crucial title in the R&B band's catalog.

    Gary Wright - The Right Place LP (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 41:58


    Michael Douglas discusses his ambivalence -- but ultimate endearment of -- Gary Wright's The Right Place.

    Sly + The Family Stone - Greatest Hits LP (1970)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 46:04


    Michael Douglas discusses "the greatest greatest hits" album of all time. 

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    Patti LaBelle - Burnin' LP (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 67:29


    Michael Douglas discusses Patti LaBelle's herald collection of the 1990s, Burnin', an album which finds her in peak form and still lures him to this day.

    Daryl Hall + John Oates - H2O LP (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 71:29


    Michael Douglas discusses Daryl Hall and John Oates' most successful commercial album, H2O, complete with interspersed interview footage from a 1982 MTV special on the closing days of session recording for the album, specifically the track, "Go Solo". It's a solid album and a solid podcast episode.

    Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In Love LP (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 46:19


    Michael Douglas discusses the 12th Diana Ross album which heralded a new post-Diana (1980 album) era, Why Do Fools Fall In Love.

    Linda Ronstadt - Mad Love LP (1980)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 41:00


    Michael Douglas waxes fondly on the album that introduced him to Linda Ronstadt as a teenager, Mad Love.

    Vangelis - Themes (Hits Compilation LP) (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 71:48


    Michael Douglas discusses one of his favorite artist compilations, Themes, from Vangelis.

    Keith Sweat - I'll Give All My Love To You LP (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 56:36


    Michael Douglas discusses Keith Sweat's follow up (I'll Give All My Love To You) to his debut album (Make It Last Forever).

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    Bright Lights Big City (1988 Soundtrack) [Selected Tracks]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 36:00


    Michael Douglas recalls one of his favorite soundtracks, playing some of the tracks from the Bright Lights Big City soundtrack from 1988.

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    The Jacksons - Triumph LP (1980)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 53:48


    Michael Douglas will be discussing the 1980 album from The Jacksons --Triumph -- one of his all time favorites. The 9-track set represents the post-Motown act at the peak of their performance, with classic tracks, "Can You Feel It" and "Lovely One" included. Quite fitting for an initial podcast episode.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 0:57


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