Your hosts Andrew Muhl and Matt Tessier take an alphabetical journey through the history of rock and pop music to uncover the TOP TRACK from each of your favorite albums.
The votes are in! Last month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the class of 2025's “Artists that existed”. Where did they get it right, and more importantly, where did they get it wrong? Hint…they did.Only Matt, Andrew and a mystery guest know for sure…Join them to see if they'll be sharpening their scrapers for the bottom of the barrel.…#cyndilauper #soundgarden #outkast #whitestripesGuest Commentator: Celia Muhl We're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Leave the irons, take the 3 wood.Join Andrew, Matt, and a very reluctant guest as they discuss what your grandma described as “not necessarily their best album, dear”…It's Iron Maiden's 1982 classic, The Number of the Beast. #ironmaiden #thenumberofthebeastGuest Commentator: Celia Muhl We're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Andrew and a member of the Top Track Club take a journey to the dark side. It's the tragic but true tale of the grim, grisly and ghastly 27 club. And they play a high stakes game of elimination to decide who is the most relevant and influential member. #JimiHendrix #JimMorrison #KurtCobain #AmyWinehouseGuest Commentator: Tom CrowellWe're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
There's way more love than confusion this week as Andrew and an OG member of the Top Track club let Jimi take over. As they warm themselves by the Hendrix fire, they discuss his debut album, Are You Experienced? from 1967. #JimiHendrix Guest Commentator: Tom CrowellWe're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Andrew and a Top Track alum celebrate the arrival of music festival season with a full review of the epic Dead and Company show at the Sphere in Vegas. After that, our podcasters dive deep into the Grateful Dead live shows. #thesphere #deadandcompanyGuest Commentator: Jan MollerWe're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest as they explore the “song” book of Genesis. Will an Easter miracle lead them to a top track from Genesis' 1986 Classic, Invisible Touch?Guest Commentator: Sean BordersWe're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
You're never supposed to judge a song by its cover but Andrew and Matt are joined by a special guest to do just that. What do Tiffany, Black Crowes, George Harrison and Garth Brooks all have in common? Listen and find out! Guest Commentator: Sean BordersWe're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Andrew and Matt invite a special guest to discuss the top track from Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Will Andrew completely lose his mind while defending Stevie Nicks? (Yes)Guest Commentator : Railroad Rich Sampson We're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
It's a Top Track Mac Attack. Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest, for part 1 of a 2 part series about the 1970's band Fleetwood Mac. The boys will settle all your questions, including…who is the most important member, who is the ‘other' Fleetwood Mac, and how this band put the AF in Affair.Guest Commentator : Railroad Rich Sampson We're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Matt and Andrew sit down with a returning guest to discuss one of the biggest albums of all time…the Eagles' 1976 opus, Hotel California. Along the way Matt and Andrew learn about their guest's famous hatred of disco, his infamous love of marching bands, and his not-as-famous deep admiration of Phantom of the Opera. Guest Commentator: Jacques BerryWe're on Spotify, iTunes, iHeart Radio and anywhere else you get podcasts. So listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Andrew, Matt and a special guest start off discussing one of the most self-serving, score settling, and petty (translation: greatest) rockumentaries of the 21st century. However, tangents abound….Whether you like the Eagles or not, you'll enjoy this trip down the dark desert highway of one of the most unintentionally hilarious bands of all-time. Guest Commentator: Jacques BerryListen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest, as they install microwave ovens, move these color TVs, and record a podcast about the Dire Straits 1985 magnum opus, Brothers In Arms.Guest Commentator: Scout Leader Supreme, Chris Woolson, Pack 478 Listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest for a new Top Needle Drop, as they thank each other for being a friend…and reveal their top 80's TV theme songs.How many different things do they get wrong? Be the first to spot them all. Plus you'll learn all you never needed to know about Beverly Hills 90210 bedsheets, Baywatch posters, and plenty other updated pop culture references. Guest Commentator: Supreme Scout Leader Chris Woolson, Pack 478 Listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Top Track is now a murder podcast. Join Andrew, Celia, and Matt as they discuss the world's saddest murder of crows, The Counting Crows - August and Everything After. Find out which songs Celia weaponized against ex-boyfriends, and bring a handkerchief for the sad car ride back to Sullivan St. Apologies for slight background noise halfway through the show but it very appropriately started raining in the “mist” of our conversation Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl Listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
The word is “Love!” Matt is wandering the trails of Greece with his quiver and bow during Valentine's Week, so Andrew and a special guest decide to celebrate Valentine's Day a little early…they drink wine and play a bunch of songs with the word "love" in the title.Guest Commentators: Celia Muhl and MonkeyListen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Happy Groundhog Day! And no you're not repeating the same Top Track episode over and over! Andrew and Matt pick up from where they left off last week and dive headfirst into a track by track discussion of The Beatles sophomore effort from 1963, With the Beatles. This might be the most controversial elimination game they've played yet...Listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
Andrew and Matt take high tea and a jaunty stroll through the Beatles' second album and discuss the most pressing questions. Such as, which of the fab 4 had the best British accent? And which one would win a pie-eating contest? They might even talk a little music. Part 2 will be posted on Sunday Feb 2nd.Listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Top Track Bar and GrillBlueSky: @toptrackpod
It might be a week early, but what would have been Eddie Van Halen's 70th birthday is certainly worth celebrating early and often. Therefore, the Top Track gang honor his legacy with a very controversial game of elimination and ultimately decide THE top track from Van Halen's diamond era, 1978-1984. Which two classic songs will face each other in the championship? And could this be magic?Guest commentators: Jacques Berry, Bill Blair, and Jan MollerListen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Andrew and Matt pack their snacks and their maps and hit the waves and review the new music film, Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary. And of course they listen to some music along the way…Here is a link to the Yacht Rock scale that Matt discussed: https://www.yachtornyacht.com/ Listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
If you're reading this, congratulations you've made it to Season 2 and there is no turning back now!Starting over with Letter A, Matt and Andrew cross the northern border to discuss a chart-topping album packed with 6 hit singles and selling 12 million copies, by an artist that 1 out of 10 Mounties call the Canadian Tom Petty! Listen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.comAnd if you want to see the AI image Matt and Andrew discuss at the beginning of the episode, go check it out on Facebook at the Top Track Bar and Grill!
Andrew and Matt may have gotten through the alphabet, but there is still one task left to complete! They take the top track from each of the 26 classic albums they discussed from season 1 and play a final elimination game of the year to decide the year's Top Track. Special thanks to all our guests and listeners throughout 2024! Here is a link to Andrew's final season rankings: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23jVPh4yUQTdWLzEJVQsbQ?si=c175935c2ea74c13 Here is a link to Matt's final season rankings: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0MJyAc4ZycVcGejRnLXhP7?si=907e2f25dd664bf6
King of the Mountain returns with a super 70's edition! Andrew and a special guest walk through 10 iconic debut albums and determine their favorite side 1, track 1. Stay tuned for Andrew and Matt's end of year show coming soon where they determine THE top track from Season One. Guest Commentator: Jan MollerListen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
When you first dropped the needle on the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and the Doors, what did you hear? Andrew and a special guest jump back to the Swingin' 60's and discuss debut album side 1-track 1's in this all-new bonus episode! Guest commentator: Jan MollerListen, like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
It's field trip talk...Taylor Swift edition! Matt discusses his recent experience with the Era tour, which found its way to New Orleans a couple weeks ago. Like, Listen and Follow! @toptrackpod - IG toptrackpodcast@gmail.com Facebook Top Track Bar and Grill
All aboard a new Needle Drop episode that takes a musical journey through some of the greatest train songs in rock history. Will they get derailed or will they keep it rolling all night long?Guest Commentator: Railroad Rich SampsonLike, Listen and Follow! @toptrackpod - IGtoptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Lost Episode alert! The Top Track universe achieves complete balance with the missing letter R. And since it's monster season, a very special guest walks Matt and Andrew through R.E.M.'s 1994 "comeback" album, Monster. Guest Commentator: Rich SampsonLike, Listen and Follow! @toptrackpod - IGtoptrackpodcast@gmail.com
A special guest drops by the Top Track lab to referee a classic metal matchup between Def Leppard's 1983 Pyromania and Motley Crue's 1989 Dr. Feelgood. Guest Commentator: Scott Robb (from Eagle 98.1 The Rock Station and Mandatory Motley)Listen, Like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Two heavyweight albums get in the ring for an all-new Fight Night. Both recorded during a golden age in Aerosmith's catalog and both are separated in release by a mere 13 months. Andrew and a special guest referee this fight between the bad boys of Boston's multiplatinum classics, Toys in the Attic and Rocks! Guest Commentator: Josh Harelik
Andrew and Matt have reached letter Z when no one said it could be done. Literally no one. They explore 1/129th of Frank Zappa's catalog, with 1976's Zoot Allures. Will they do right by the Zappa Family Trust, or will they wind up working in a gas station?Guest Commentator: Tom CrowellListen, Like and follow!IG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Andrew invites a couple guest judges to referee the ultimate prize fight: Guns N Roses get in the ring to settle the score with Nirvana in a 12 round slugfest. Who will be left standing…Appetite for Destruction or Nevermind? Guest Commentators: Adam Knapp and Jan MollerIG: @toptrackpodEmail: toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Andrew and Matt break bread with their fiercest critic for Weird Al's 1985 album, Dare to Be Stupid. Will they Eat It? Don't know for certain but we've got a hunch that it'll be a rocky road… Guest Commentator: Jacques Berry Like, follow and listen, in that order! Check us out on IG @toptrackpod and email us at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
It's been a rainy September throughout most of the southern U.S., so while Matt is off seeking shelter, Andrew and a special guest spin songs submitted by listeners with the word "rain" in the title. And when those run out, they play a few of their own.Guest Commentator: Celia MuhlListen, like and follow!Check us out on Instagram @toptrackpod and email at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
It's a big day for Andrew and Matt as they go Skylarking across the music scene of Swindon, England to explore XTC's seminal 1986 concept album. Of all the bands that begin with the letter X….this is one of them. Follow us on Instagram @toptrackpod. And send us your thoughts, comments and feedback to toptrackpodcast@gmail.com!
Get ready to flip! Andrew and Matt drop the needle on the more notable B-Sides in rock history. Follow us on IG @toptrackpod and check us out on Facebook at the Top Track Bar and Grill. You can also email your questions, thoughts and comments to toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Andrew assassin down the Wilco avenue in celebration of Jeff Tweedy's birthday and eliminate tracks one at a time from the indie favorite, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Will it be the birthday gift Mr Tweedy didn't even know he wanted? Listen to find out! Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl Hit us up on IG @toptrackpod or email us at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com with thoughts, feedback, questions, and answers.
Andrew and Matt take a bumpy ride through their all-time favorite one-hit wonders. Fortunately they have a sidekick to keep them on the straight and narrow. As usual, they make a few pitstops along the way, including reviewing their recent field trip to see legendary Louisiana band, Cowboy Mouth. Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl Follow us @toptrackpod on Instagram and email us with comments, questions, corrections, suggestions, show ideas, at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Andrew and Matt sink their fangs into the Vampire Weekend self-titled album from 2008, arguably one of the more important rock debuts in recent memory. Find out which track avoids the dreaded and feared wooden stake. Follow us on IG @toptrackpod and leave feedback at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Andrew travel to the upside down for a discussion on the Netflix series, Stranger Things. And then they engage in a deadly game of 80's music trivia. Follow us on @toptrackpod on IG and email us with feedback at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Andrew and Matt head to the rooftop of the lab with their podcasting equipment to discuss one of the greatest albums of the 80's and perhaps of all time. Follow us on Instagram @toptrackpod and email us your suggestions for letter W, X, Y, or Z
Andrew and Matt head to the rooftop with their podcasting equipment to discuss one of the greatest albums of the 80's and perhaps all-time. Follow us on Instagram @toptrackpod and email us at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com to give us your suggestions for letters, W, X, Y, Z.
The Top Trackolytes invade the clubhouse! Matt and Andrew sip a cold beverage on a hot summer night and play "top summer tracks" submitted by the listeners. Check out our new poll and decide who we cover for letter V! And check out the top 100 summer songs according to Matt's favorite publication… https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-summer-songs-of-all-time-43407/
Matt, Andrew and a special guest get paranoid while playing the elimination game with the Talking Heads 1979 dystopian classic, Fear of Music. See whose top track gets David Burned and whose top track gets Tina Weylayed Guest Commentator: Adam Knapp It's your last chance to send us in your favorite summer track where the listeners take over! Send us a voice memo toptrackpodcast@gmail.com. Follow us on IG @toptrackpod
Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest as they peel back Apple's Top 100 Album list. Will they roast an apple or two, or will they find some hidden ear worms? Guest Commentator: Adam Knapp Email us a voice memo of your TOP summer track to toptrackpodcast@gmail.com and we'll play your selection during our Summer Top Track episode at the end of July!
It's the Taylor Swift-tacular! Grab your friendship bracelets and play the track by track elimination game with T-Swift's 2014 classic, 1989. Guest Commentators: Camille and Sadie
Andrew invites a very special guest into the den of slack to discuss the 30th anniversary of 1994's Gen X classic, Reality Bites. All they need now is five bucks. Here is the article referenced during the show: https://www.ranker.com/list/90s-soundtracks-better-than-their-movies/harrison-tenpas Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl Email us a voice memo of your TOP summer track to toptrackpodcast@gmail.com and we'll play your selection during our Summer Top Track episode at the end of July!
Andrew and two former guests celebrate Father's Day with a 2-for-1 bonanza! Rolling Stones' 1969 classic Let it Bleed squares off against Led Zeppelin's 1969 classic, II, in the ultimate battle royale. Guest Commentators: Hugh Eley and Jan Moller Follow us on Instagram @toptrackpod and email us your voice memo to share your favorite summer tracks at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com!
Andrew and Matt are taking a short summer respite before returning next week In the meantime, here's an episode from the 2018 archives that counts down the all time top 5 Yacht Rock needle drops. Also, we're collecting listeners' favorite summer tracks for a special summer episode next month. So mail us your favorite summer track today at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com. Just leave us a 2 minute voice memo of your song, your memories of it and why it's your favorite. Our summer top track episode will be coming soon and we want you to be a part of it!
Andrew and Matt take a ride on Devil's Night with the Singles' Soundrack's moody goth sister, The Crow. It's summertime here at the Top Track clubhouse lab. Send in your favorite summer track via voice memo to toptrackpodcast@gmail.com and we'll play it on our summer special in just a few weeks!!
It's a Queen's gambit as Andrew and Matt play the elimination game. Who will bring their queen out just a little too early? Find out during their review of Queen's 1980 masterpiece, The Game! Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. - Call or text 988 - Chat at 988lifeline.org
Andrew and Matt are each on special assignments this weekend so they reached far into the archives to bring the Top Trackolytes a rare treat! Listen to Andrew and old friend Josh break down not just the music but the entire film, the 1986 comedy classic, Three Amigos. Next week Andrew and Matt return with letter Q. If you correctly guess the artist and album, you win an officially licensed Top Track mug! Email us at toptrackpodcast@gmail.com
Andrew and Matt celebrate Mother's Day by inviting a special guest to play the track by track elimination game. There's no sophomore slump here as they talk about Pearl Jam's 1993 album VS and the dawn of grunge! Guest Commentary: Jon Rainey We'll be back in two weeks with letter Q. So send in your guesses for which band and album we do. The first correct guess wins some Top Track merch!
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