Bass and Treble completes it’s first season with a tribute to Scott Weiland. We Instead of choosing just one Stone Temple Pilots album, we decided to talk about Thank You, their greatest hits album, to cover all the bases. The worst song of the week comes from no one else than R. Kelly himself.
This week we talk about Led Zeppelin’s 3-disc live album released in 2003, How the West Was Won. Then we talk a bit about some of their other performances, including their first show in the US, other classic rockers influenced by Led Zeppelin, and a special honor from the President himself. We close out by talking
This week we cover one of our favorite Beatles albums, Abbey Road. We follow that up with Don Henley’s poor life choices, Aerosmith on the Simpsons, and Freddie Mercury’s last days. Then we top it off with a sucky dance-pop song you wish you could forget.
This week we introduce you (and ourselves) to the Talking Heads’ greatest album, “Remain in Light.” Then we chat about Chrysler’s brilliant idea to put record players in cars, the closing of CBGB, and the suckiest karaoke songs of all time. You probably love ’em.
Special guest Doug helps us review one of the best selling albums of all time, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, then reminisce about when John met Yoko, the first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine, and Dave Matthews first album. Our sucky song this week gets controversial; you decide whether it deserves the love.
Dive into the smooth grooves and fun beats of the Gorillaz first album, eponymously titled ‘Gorillaz.’ Then we’ll touch on Led Zeppelin’s premiere for The Song Remains the Same, find out who bought the piano that John Lennon used to compose Imagine, and then flip a 180 on the Beatles and discuss their suckiest song ever. Check
We review the nominees for next year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction touching on all 15 nominees, from Chic to Chicago, from Nine Inch Nails to N.W.A. The “sucky song of the week” is even from one of the nominees themselves! Take a listen and choose your own faves.
Let’s talk about Dookie, Green Day’s third album, which blasted them into the mainstream. Learn about Johnny Cash’s drug problems, Pink Floyd’s record-breaking feat, and how Rush could be a little more underrated than most people realize. Then experience the most “sucktastic” song ever to crack the top 10. This podcast doesn’t suck though.
In Utero, Nirvana’s third and final studio album is on deck along with Montage of Heck and Kurt’s impact on rock music. How skinny is David Bowie? James Brown’s band quits on him and John Lennon’s Hollywood star gets defaced and Buddy Holly rocks some sweet rockabilly specs. Check it, don’t wreck it.
Why is Jack White’s Lazaretto so awesome? Music history from Septembers of the past, with shout outs to Hendrix, Hey Jude, and Bob Marley. Some ranting about REM and an old Genesis song from back in the 80’s. It’s a good time.
