The Age Old Question is a podcast for the music fan who has ever debated music's unanswerables. Each episode tackles another debate in music fandom ("Is D Minor the saddest of all keys?" "Why do people hate the Eagles?"...). Rich Price and Clint Bierman host and call on friends and experts to help settle them once and for all. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
The Age Old Question podcast is a delightful and educational listen for anyone with an interest in music. As a fan of The Sweet Remains, I initially started listening to this podcast due to my admiration for the band. However, what has kept me hooked on this show are the amazing conversations that take place. Despite not being a musician myself, I have learned so much about music from this podcast in a very easygoing manner. The hosts delve into various topics and bring in a variety of opinions, which adds depth and intrigue to each episode. Additionally, the production quality is top-notch, with incredible attention to detail in editing and producing.
One of the best aspects of The Age Old Question podcast is its ability to educate listeners without overwhelming them with technicalities. While I may not have played an instrument since my high school days, Clint and Rich are able to explain musical concepts in a way that is accessible and engaging. Every episode provides deep discussions about familiar topics, expanding our understanding of music beyond what we may have previously thought. Alongside the educational aspect, there are also moments of humor and laughter sprinkled throughout, making for an entertaining listen.
As much as I enjoy this podcast, it does have some minor drawbacks. At times, the discussions can become quite detailed and technical, which might lose some listeners who are not as musically inclined. While they do a great job overall of explaining things clearly, there may be certain episodes or segments that require more prior knowledge or interest in specific musical genres or theories.
In conclusion, The Age Old Question podcast is definitely worth a listen for anyone curious about music or looking to expand their musical knowledge. This show offers a fun and funny approach to exploring the intricacies of music without overwhelming its audience. With its excellent production values and diverse range of topics covered, it provides both education and entertainment for fans of all genres. Whether you're a musician or simply someone who loves music but wants to learn more, this podcast is sure to captivate and enlighten.
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest songs that never actually mention the title in the lyrics of the song. If you can never really judge a book by its cover, the same might be said about songs. Bands and artists discussed include Alice In Chains, The Who, Coldplay, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, STP, The Band and many more. In episode 90...the guys also unveil a link to new TAOQ merch. Proudly part of Pantheon Pods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint talk about the greatest breakup songs - it's possible that half of all songs ever written are in some way or another a "breakup song," so that means there's only about a billion songs to choose from. Artists discussed in this episode include Garth Brooks, Olivia Rodrigo, Lewis Capaldi, Gloria Gaynor, Brian Chartrand, Gotye, Carrie Underwood, Smokey Robinson, Bob Dylan, Prince, Johnny Cash, Dolly, Elvis and many more. Proudly part of Pantheon Pods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the 50th season of SNL and the role that music has played from the very first season, when Billy Preston and Janis Ian were musical guests. Over the years, music has continued to be almost as important as the comedy to SNL. Bands discussed include Tom Petty, Nirvana, Sinead, U2, Paul Simon, The Stones and many more. Proudly part of Pantheon Pods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint explore the greatest songs that pose a question in the title - artists discussed in today's question Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, The Beatles, Four Non-Blondes, Bob Marley and many more awesome questioners. The guys also do a "we found it on the internet" and a "let's go to the comments." Proudly part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint explore the most memorable references to drugs in song. This episode is not an endorsement of drug use, like that's needed, but instead a celebration of the songs that were inspired by it. Artists discussed include Tom Petty, Jefferson Airplane, Prince, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, The Beatles (of course), Steely Dan, Ben Harper and many more. Proudly part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the artists that drifted from relevance and, through an inspired song, album or performance, shot back to the center of the universe. After a hiatus on this podcast...Rich and Clint are ready for their big comeback too. Proudly part of Pantheon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the songs that celebrate other bands - the greatest references that one band or artist makes to another band or artist. Sometimes it's a tribute and act of reverence...sometimes it's a diss and a slam. Bands and artists discussed in this episode include Bruce Springsteen, Wheatus, David Bowie, Phish, Van Morrison, Eminem, Will Smith, Bob Dylan and more. Proudly part of Pantheon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest songs to drive to. But, of course, it's highly dependent on what type of driving. Clint walks through the critical driving scenarios (e.g. driving after a breakup, driving in the morning up to the ski mountain, white-knuckle driving at night...). Artists discussed in this episode include Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Beck, Sting, Pearl Jam, U2, Lindsay Buckingham, Paul Simon, Green Day, Dr Dre and more. Proudly part of Pantheon Pods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the great singing drummers - the multi-tasking geniuses that held down the groove and sang lead vocal. As Levon said, "normally singing is a full-time job, and drumming is a full-time job." He and a handful of others did it so well they'll be remembered always. With special guests Jeff Symonds and Will Evans. Proudly part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the songs where the bands or artists give themselves a shout-out. Special phone-in guests include Brian Chartrand (of The Sweet Remains) and Jeff Symonds. Artists celebrates this week include The Monkees, The Beastie Boys, NWA, Eminem, Survivor, Steely Dan, The Who, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles and more. Proudly part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Rich and Clint explore the great "numbers about numbers," the songs with numbers in the their titles. It turns out, numbers have inspired some of the greatest songs in music history, but what's the greatest of them all? Special guest this week is Chris Baron, lead singer and writer in the Spin Doctors. Chris talks about their big hit "Two Princes" and shares some stories of their rise to fame following the release of Pocket Full of Kryptonite (including their 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live). The other bands and artists discussed in this episode include Nena, Tommy Tutone, Eminem, Toots, Prince, Bob Marley, Dolly Parton, Jay-Z, U2, Harry Nilsson, Sting, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Proudly part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint go deep on the world of James Bond themes. There have been 25 "official" James Bond films, and each one features an iconic opening credits theme. Through the years, the Bond theme is a time capsule of its time, featuring a band or artist of its era, from Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones of the 60s, Paul McCartney and Carly Simon of the 70s, Duran Duran in the 80s, Madonna and Tina Turner/U2 in the 90s, and artists like Adele, Jack White, Sam Smith and Billie Eilish in the 21st Century. Buckle up, this episode has a license to thrill. Part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Rich and Clint return to "most profound lyrics," with some great suggestions from listeners and regular guests, including Kelli O'Hara (currently starring on Broadway in Days Of Wine & Roses), Will Evans, Josh Panda, Jack Gauthier, Rian Alfiero and many more. The episode explores examples of lyrics that somehow distill the human experience down to a simple phrase. Artists discussed include The Rolling Stones, They Might Be Giants, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Chapin, Dave Matthews, Dawes, The Police, Phish, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Ray Lamontagne, Rush, Steely Dan and more. Proudly part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the most profound lyrics of all-time. Every so often, an artist distills the entire human experience down to a single line or phrase in a way that is so moving or surprising it stops you in your tracks. Artists discussed today include The Rolling Stones, Greg Brown, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Crosby Stills & Nash, John Lennon, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, The Coug, Tom Petty, Lake Street Dive, Bob Marley, David Bowie and Queen and more. Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest music for kids - which, by the way, is often music that wasn't made for kids at all. Listeners won't be surprised to hear some stories about The Beatles, but also Ziggy Marley, Jerry Garcia, Johnny Cash, Jack Johnson, Vince Guaraldi and more. Part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint follow up their Dec 2020 episode ("Best Opening Lines" episode) by discussing the greatest CLOSING lines in music history. Which song has the most impactful, surprising, meaningful, evocative closing lyric of all-time? The guys discuss Frank Sinatra, Led Zeppelin, Tenacious D, Eminem, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, The Kinks, The Grift, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, The Eagles...yes, The Beatles and many more. Part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint talk about the greatest songs about songs, the ones about the art and inspiration of writing the song itself. Sometimes, the writing of the song is the main inspiration and subject of the song that's being written. It's all very meta, and Rich and Clint have fun with it. Songs and artists discussed include Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Shawn Colvin, Sara Bareilles, Fine Young Cannibals, The Beatles (of course), Paul Simon, CSN, Otis Redding, Willie Nelson and more. Proudly part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest TV theme songs of all-time? From the Flintstones to Family Guy and all the great ones in between, what is the greatest?! With phone-in nominees from Stephen Kellogg, Kelli O'Hara, Jeff Symonds, Dave Levine, Brian Chartrand and Peter Day. Proudly part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss some of the ways in which artificial intelligence is transforming the music industry — the creation of music and how we consume it. What are the legal implications of AI-generated compositions that are created by neural networks that ingest and learn from source material by actual artists? Is it a force for good? Or evil? Ever wanted teo hear Frank Sinatra sing an Oasis song? Or hear Freddie Mercury sing a Beatles song? On the phone this week in entertainment lawyer Rose Meade Hart to provide a glimpse of the wild west created by AI. Proudly part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint recap HUG YOUR FARMER, a music benefit concert in Burlington that raised $219K for Vermont farmers reeling from July's flooding. The concert's theme was a celebration of the music of Bob Dylan, and featured Chadwick Stokes (of Dispatch), Tony-winner Kelli O'Hara, Martin Sexton, Mike Gordon (of Phish) with his daughter Tessa Gordon, Kat Wright, Dwight & Nicole, The Sweet Remains, Josh Panda and more. The house band featured Bob Wagner, Ray Paczkowski (of Trey Anastasio Band), Clint, Peter Day (of The Grift), Steve Hadeka and more. The episode features backstage interviews and concert recordings of the highlights - it's a celebration of the power of music to bring the community together. The concert audio was recorded by James Bridges. The Age Old Question is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Rich and Clint celebrate the songs that offer the listener instructions - "you've got to know when to hold them...", "step out the back, Jack!" The songs that don't just put us in a particular frame of mind but offer instructions on what to do and how to do it. With special guest Peter Day. • Intro • Two starters (as provided by listener) - 50 Ways & The Gambler • The great "dance instruction" songs • The great "advice" songs • Peter Day on the phone • Let's Go To The Comments • Rich and Clint pick 'em Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Rich and Clint discuss the great songs written outside of 4/4. Most songs in popular music are in 4/4, but occasionally songwriters venture outside of what's familiar to our ears, and the odd time signature is a brilliant and critical component of the storytelling. Without getting too deep into the music theory, Rich and Clint highlight some examples of popular songs that perhaps you never noticed have odd time signatures - songs like All You Need Is Love by The Beatles, Money by Pink Floyd, Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel and many more. Proudly part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the great puns in country music. Why does country music gravitate towards word play more than any other genre and what are the best examples? Puns are easy to disdain, but everyone secretly loves a good (or a bad) pun. • Intro • Can't Wait to Get Laid Off (The Grift) • George Jones - the master of the pun • Toby Keith • Bellamy Brothers • Roger Miller • George Strait • Statler Brothers • Darius Rucker • Bob Bare & The Old Dogs • Jerry Reed • Chris Young • Big Gil (Clint's Dad) • Gary Stewart • Dwight Yokam • Let's Go To The Comments • Willie Nelson • More Big Gil Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the great sing-along songs. When there's an acoustic guitar, a campfire, and an appetite for a big sing-along...which songs are you choosing? The question came from Waldron of Their Very Best (podcast), and the guys discuss: • Clint's "Rules For A Great Sing-Along" • Country Roads, Take Me Home (John Denver) • The Pleasing "Organized Sound" of the I-V-iv-IV chord progression • Willie & Kenny • Texts from Stephen Kellogg, Will Evans, voicemail from Josh Panda • Special Guest Jeff Symonds • Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond) • Let's Go To The Comments • Rich & Clint Are Boneheads • Voicemails from Pete Nilsson (Best Workout and Best Wordless Chorus) • Piano Man (Billy Joel) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Rich and Clint take a suggestion from a listener in the UK - thanks Laraine! - and tackle this age old question - what's the best whistling in a song? Whistling a melody over a solo is a rarely used move in recording, but when done well...it's the perfect choice. From Otis to Maroon 5...which songs do it best? • Intro • Otis • G&R • Lennon • Bobby McFerrin • Let's Go To The Comments • Quickfire round • Maroon 5 Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Rich and Clint discuss songs to be played during the final moments (deathbed) or at your funeral. When you've reached the end of the road - hopefully, many years from now - are there specific songs that you'd like played to send you into the next phase or during your "end credits?" The guys recorded this episode backstage at The Double E, before a performance with Peter Day and Josh Panda who both join to share their picks. •. Intro • Clint's first pick (Tom Petty) • Rich's first pick (Van Morrison) • Clint's second pick (Chuck Manchione) • Rich's second pick (David Gray) • Let's Go To The Comments • Guest Peter Day • Guest Josh P Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the great songs that also "feel" great, the ones that, as TAOQ's guest Kelli O'Hara says, are like "medicine for the soul." These songs envelope you like a warm bath. The guys discuss Daft Punk, Dire Straits, Chris Isaak, The Waifs, Sade and more. With special guests Kelli O'Hara, Jack Gauthier, Brian Chartrand, Will Evans and Elizabeth Price. Part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the great songs that mention a day of the week — there are lots of them — and answer the age old question: what is the BEST day of the week in music? From "Manic Monday" through "Sunday Morning Coming Down," days of the week have inspired some great songs...but which day has the best. With special guest Brian Chartrand (of The Sweet Remains) Peter Day (of The Grift) and Kimberly and Wesley Price. Part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the great songs without words in the choruses. The Age Old Question has celebrated great lyrics in previous episodes - this episode is about the songs that don't need lyrics at all to hook you. With Jeff Symonds as a phone-a-friend guest. • Intro • Nirvana • The Beatles • The White Stripes • The Police • Let's Go To The Comments • Phone guest Jeff Symonds • Van Morrison • Simon & Garfunkel The Age Old Questions is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint ask the age old question that every generation asks...what's up with the music today? And was it better "back in the day?" With the help of Brian and Greg from The Sweet Remains, Josh Panda and Jeff Symonds, the guys take an earnest look at whether it's possible to answer that question objectively. If you can make a case for the fact that music WAS better, how and why would that be? Part of Pantheon Podcasts. • Intro to the topic • Rich's Four Reasons Why It Might Be True • Brian Chartrand • Greg Naughton • Josh Panda • Jeff Symonds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint explore the possible connection between left-handedness and musical genius. From Mozart to McCartney, Bach to Hendrix, is there a disproportionate number of creative geniuses who were left-handed and why would that be? With special guest David Wolman, author of "A Left Handed Turn Around The World." • Intro - Why Are There So Many Left-handed Geniuses In Music? • Making the case - A list of the greats • Jimi Hendrix • Dick Dale (father of Surf Rock) • Lefties who play righty (from Paul Simon to Duane Allman) • Seinfeld on being a lefty • Science behind lefthandedness • Great drummers who are lefties • Let's Go To The Comments • Lefties in sports and science • Special Guest David Wolman, author (Aloha Rodeo) & journalist (Wired, NY Times) • Did we do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest tracks for working out - when you're going for that extra set or digging deep to make it up a steep hill, what's the song you want to play? With special guests Kelli O'Hara, Will Evans, Nick and Elise Toren, Brian Chartrand and Dave Levine. • Intro •The Eye Of The Tiger, Physical and Another One Bites The Dust •The science behind music and working out • Beats Per Minute • Katy Perry and The Killers • Groove is in the heart • Push It • Survivor • Pump Up The Jam • I'm Still Standing • Lose Yourself • Voicemail - Brian Chartrand • Andy Grammar • Voicemail - Elise Toren • Voicemail - Kelli O'Hara • Voicemail - Nick Toren • Voicemail - Will Evans • Stadium Pump Up Music • The Alan Parsons Project • Let's Go To The Comments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest duos in music history. From the Everly Brothers (and their influence on legends of rock) to the unusual and inspired pairing of Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, the guys explore which duos epitomized the idea that transcendent chemistry can mean two artists together can "greater than the sum of its parts." • Intro • The Everly Brothers • "Blood Harmony" - a Coen Bros film or a term for a blend only possible by family members? • Larkin & Poe • Lennon & Maisy • Ty & Sam Bierman • Robert Plant & Alison Kraus • Gillian Welch & David Rawlings • Simon & Garfunkel • Hall & Oates • Let's Go To The Comments Part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
• Intro to "the key change" • Macy Gray ("I Try") • MJ ("Man In The Mirror") • "Me & Bobby McGee" (Janis, Kris, Willie...) • The Beatles ("You're Gonna Lose That Girl," "Penny Lane," featuring clips from Paul Davids) • The Grateful Dead ("Eyes Of The World") • Whitney Houston ("I Will Always Love You," "I Wanna Dance With Somebody") • Beach Boys ("Wouldn't It Be Nice") • Bon Jovi's ("Livin' On A Prayer") • Let's Go To The Comments & "Boneheads" • Jeff Symonds guest • Closing Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
• Intro to the question - the greatest examples of hit songs that don't actually sound like the band.• Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah• REM - Shiny Happy People• Extreme - More Than Words• Led Zeppelin - D'yer Maker• Clint's "changing lead singer and evolution" theory - Van Halen, Chicago, Kings Of Leon• Let's Go To The Comments• Clint's quick fire sound: Blind Melon, Green Day, Incubus• The Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey• Close
Intro — The songs that inspired the episode (Low Rider, Who Let The Dogs Out, La Macarena...)• Intro to the format - "Can You Stump Your Co-Host?"• Rd 1 Clint tries to stump Rich• Rd 1 Rich tries to stump Clint• Rd 2 Clint tries to stump Rich (lifeline to Jeff Symonds)• Rd 2 Rich tries to stump Clint (lifeline to Matt Schrag)• Side Tangent — songs in popular music that we know but don't really• Suggestions from our listeners (TV theme songs and more)• Rich and Clint Are Boneheads• Rd 3 Clint tries to stump Rich• Rd 3 Rich tries to stump Clint (second lifeline Jeff Vallone)
• Intro — what gets you on to the dance floor?• The answer is this week's question!• Three genres that get down with "four on the floor"MotownDiscoEDM• Calls with Jeff Symonds and Jeff Vallone
• Intro to the question: What is the best use of cowbell in a song?• Inspiration: "More Cowbell" from Saturday Night Live• History of cowbell in popular music (from Mahler and Strauss to Buddy Holly)• Blue Oyster Cult• Honky Tonk Woman• Low Rider• Stuck In The Middle• Honorable Mentions• Marvin Gaye• The Beatles• More Honorable Mentions• Guns & Roses• Guest: Jeff Symonds• Guest: Todd Chuba• Wrap Up
• Intro to the question — the greatest music venues.• Russ Lawton, drummer of the Trey Anastasio Band and Soule Monde,• Pete Francis, founding member of Dispatch.• Jeff Symonds on the Bay Area as a mecca of legendary venues.• Greg Naughton on playing at The White House.
• Intro to the topic - part 3 of in the series on "Greatest Label of All-Time"• Blue Note - the label that brought the "cool" and "vibe" of jazz to the world (Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Grant Green, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Kenny Clarke, Freddie Roach and more) and its revival including Norah Jones and Amos Lee.• Island Records - with legends like Jimmy Cliff, Toots, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Richard Thompson, John Martyn, Cat Stevens, Nick Drake and U2.
• Intro to the question — part 2 (part 1 was Episode 48) of "What Is The Greatest Record Label of All-Time?"• Atlantic Records — Ahmet Ertegun created and curated one of the most remarkable and influential catalogs in music, spanning genres from jazz and soul to rock, folk and pop.• Sun Records — Sam Phillips was an incubator for early rockabilly and rock and roll, signing Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.• Let's Go To The Comments — we missed a big one on the "Walked Away At Their Peak" episode.
• Intro to the question - 1997 has been called "the year of guilty pleasures" - having produced more than any other year.• What happened in 1997 that created the conditions for so many the guilty pleasures?• Let's Go To The Comments - special edition featuring Kelli O'Hara, Stephen Kellogg, Will Evans, Brian Chartrand and Greg Naughton (of The Sweet Remains), Emily Voorhees, producer Jack Gauthier, Josh Panda, Peter Day, Steve Silberman and Jeff Symonds.• What about 2013 as a rival in producing more?
• Intro — Framing today's question on the greatest record labels.• Motown• Sub Pop• Let's Go To The Comments• Closer
• Intro - songs almost always rhyme...when they don't, it requires a certain kind of genius to do it in a way that you may have never noticed.• REM• Alanis Morrisette• INXS• The Drifters• Elton John• Willie Nelson• Joni Mitchell• Crosby, Stills & Nash• Ron Sexsmith• Sheryl Crow• And more...
• The first rule of show biz: "always leave them wanting more."• Did Milli Vanilli walk away on top?• When Sting walked away from The Police, they were the biggest band in the world.• Few bands have had a bigger impact on their genre and music generally as Outkast, and yet...• The Beatles were still arguably the biggest band in the world when they announced they were done.• The drummer of REM walked away from it all in 1995.• Lauryn Hill walked away on top twice, first from The Fugees and then after one and only solo debut.• Let's Go To The Comments• Fed up with the the music industry, Bill Withers walked away on his own terms.• Special guest Jeff Symonds
Celebrating the great short songs of all-time.• Clint breaks down "Stay" by Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs• Rich breaks down some highlights of The Beatles' sub-2 min tracks.• Clint reviews the Paul McCartney show at Fenway Park.• Clint breaks down The Letter by The Box Tops• Quickfire round includes The Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, The Grateful Dead, and more.• Let's Go To The Comments• This week's guest Jeff Symonds
• On the phenomenon of "tribute acts" and their current popularity.• A discussion of the best tribute band names...from Non Jovi to Near-vana.• A conversation with Monroe Grisman of Petty Theft• A conversation with Brian Chartrand of The Sweet Remains and Live From Laurel Canyon• Rich and Clint pick their favorite tribute band name.
The collaborations discussed in this episode:• When Eric Clapton was brought in by The Beatles...• When the legendary backup singer Merry Clayton was brought in by The Rolling Stones...• When Duane Allman took Wilson Pickett to the next level and birthed Southern Rock...• When Stevie Wonder created a signature sound on the harmonica...• When Jeff Beck joined Jon Bon Jovi...• When Adam Duritz and Mike Campbell helped Jakob Dylan...• When Elvis Costello helped Squeeze with a hit song...• When Eddie Van Halen answered the call from MJ and Quincy Jones...
This week, Rich and Clint are talking the best stage names of all-time, from Freddie Mercury to Engelbert Humperdinck (yes, he actually chose that name), Bob Dylan to Sir Mix-A-lot, what goes into picking a stage name and how, for some, it can unlock their true self. This episode also features a "Mini Age Old Question," about whether Neil Young can change Spotify. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
This week, Rich and Clint are talking the best stage names of all-time, from Freddie Mercury to Engelbert Humperdinck (yes, he actually chose that name), Bob Dylan to Sir Mix-A-lot, what goes into picking a stage name and how, for some, it can unlock their true self. This episode also features a "Mini Age Old Question," about whether Neil Young can change Spotify. Part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Rich and Clint return to the "greatest (and most hilarious) misheard lyrics of all-time." The guys discuss why Prince hates your kids, why the Stones wrote an anthem about Yugoslavia, why Robert Palmer had a beef with Michael Jackson, Bob Marley's song about pirates that are rabbis and many many more. Try not to laugh!
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