Record Roulette: A Music Appreciation Podcast

Who were the Buzzcocks? What was a Buzzcock? Is Singles Going Steady a compilation album? Want answers to these questions? Check out our 101 about the Buzzcocks and their 1979 album, Singles Going Steady, which appears on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list at #250.

In this episode you will learn:

• the basic info about the album
• its critical and commercial reception
• why Rolling Stone thinks it's one of the greatest albums of all time

Have thoughts? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

We asked Alex Kinsella to answer the following questions:

• What is your dream concert?
• Who from the music world - dead or alive - would you most want to have a beer or coffee with?
• What is your favourite album?
• Which album doesn't get the credit or recognition it deserves?
• What is one song you wish you could take credit for writing?

Have questions? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

If it's too loud you're too old! Music is at its most impactful when we're teenagers. It shapes our attitudes, opinions and even our groups of friends. We self-select who we want to be based on who we want to listen to. That made us wonder - what's the one album that resonated most with you as a teenager?

It's a highly personal question that we asked our guest, Alex Kinsella, to answer.

Which album resonated most in your teenager years? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

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We asked Alex Kinsella to pick an album from the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest list and he went with a juvenile little disc called "Licensed to Ill" by the Beastie Boys, which just so happens to also be one of the most important albums in hip hop history.  On this episode we cover:

• The group's unique place in the early days of hip hop
• Cultural appropriation and why this album IS NOT a good example
• The use of humour and satire
• The surprisingly glowing critical reception this album received AT THE TIME

If you don't know anything about Licensed to Ill, take a quick listen to our 101 here: https://recordroulettepodcast.com/episode/licensed-to-ill-101

Leave comments on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod or visit our website at recordroulettepodcast.com.

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Were the Beastie Boys really important enough to have three albums on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list? A good place to start is a conversation about their 1986 debut album, Licensed to Ill. Don't know anything about it? Well, we have you covered.

In this episode you will learn:

• the basic info about the album
• its critical and commercial reception
• why Rolling Stone thinks it's one of the greatest albums of all time

Have thoughts? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

We asked Tyrell Lisson - host of The Band: A History - to answer the following questions:

• What is your dream concert?
• Who from the music world - dead or alive - would you most want to have a beer or coffee with?
• What is your favourite album?
• Which album doesn't get the credit or recognition it deserves?
• What is one song you wish you could take credit for writing?

Have questions? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

If there's one album from The Band that everyone knows, it'd The Last Waltz. An epic, iconic moment in rock and roll history, The Last Waltz stands at a pivotal time in history. But is that enough to earn it a spot on a greatest albums list? Should live albums ever be on greatest albums lists?

Our newest episode tries to answer that question through the prism of The Band with Tyrell Lisson, host of The Band: A History.

Should live albums be on greatest album lists? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

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We asked the guy with a podcast called "The Band: A History" to pick and album and... he picked an album by The Band. We're talking Music from Big Pink with Tyrell Lisson. On this episode we cover:

• The group's unique vocal capabilities
• The "rural and rustic" nature of The Band's sound
• The reasons why they were so influential
• Publishing rights, publishing rights, publishing rights.

If you don't know anything about Music From Big Pink, take a quick listen to our 101 here: https://recordroulettepodcast.com/episode/music-from-big-pink-101

Leave comments on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod or visit our website at recordroulettepodcast.com.

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A band so important they're called THE Band released Music From Big Pink in 1968 and it shook up the whole rock and roll establishment. Do you know which Beatle cited this album as a reason he decided to leave the Fab Four? Do you know why it's called Music From Big Pink? Was it a hit? Was it a flop?  If you don't know the answers to these questions, this 101 is for you!

In this episode you will learn:

• the basic info about the album
• its critical and commercial reception
• why Rolling Stone thinks it's one of the greatest albums of all time

Have thoughts? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

We ask actress, comedian and Twitter miscreant Clare Blackwood to answer the following questions:

• What is your dream concert?
• Who from the music world - dead or alive - would you most want to have a beer or coffee with?
• What is your favourite album?
• Which album doesn't get the credit or recognition it deserves?
• What is one song you wish you could take credit for writing?

Have questions? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

It's that time of year, when the world falls in love... every song you hear, seems to say... Merry Christmas...

Our newest episode meets the challenge of the season by asking our co-hosts and guest Clare Blackwood to name the MOST ICONIC CHRISTMAS SONG. Listen to find out what they pick.

What's the most iconic Christmas song in your opinion? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

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We asked funny internet lady Clare Blackwood to pick an album, she said she didn't know anything about music, so we ended up with a Creedence Clearwater Revival album, but what an album! Cosmo's Factory was released in 1972 and makes the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list at #413. 

Listen as we cover: 

• The similarities between comedy and music performance
• Whether John Fogerty's vocal style is cultural appropriation
• The improbability of four random people forming a good band
• Fogerty's underrated songwriting

If you don't know anything about Cosmo's Factory, take a quick listen to our 101 here: https://recordroulettepodcast.com/episode/cosmos-factory-101

Leave comments on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod or visit our website at recordroulettepodcast.com.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

Did you know that Creedence Clearwater Revival *isn't* from the American south? Did you know they only produced music for a handful of years as CCR? Do you know what CCR means? Do you know why they called their album Cosmo's Factory? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, this 101 is for you!

In this episode you will learn:

• the basic info about the album
• its critical and commercial reception
• why Rolling Stone thinks it's one of the greatest albums of all time

Have thoughts? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

We ask singer, songwriter, musician and author Emm Gryner to answer the following questions:

• What is your dream concert?
• Who from the music world - dead or alive - would you most want to have a beer or coffee with?
• What is your favourite album?
• Which album doesn't get the credit or recognition it deserves?
• What is one song you wish you could take credit for writing?

Which artist would you move to a different genre? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

Our two hosts are Canadian and our guest - Emm Gryner - is a multi-time Juno nominee, so we thought this was the perfect opportunity to introduce you Americans, Germans, Brits, Australians and Kiwis to some must-hear Canadian fare.

Which artist from your country would you introduce to foreigners? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

We asked Juno-nominated musician, best-selling author and former David Bowie bandmate Emm Gryner to pick an album from the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list and she picked... Sade? The album, Love Deluxe, came out in 1992 and makes the list at #247.

Have either Eamon or Nathan heard of Sade before? Can they resist the temptation to ask Emm about touring with Bowie? Will Emm start asking "wait, why am I here?" halfway through the episode? Only one way to find out! Listen as we cover: 

• How Emm decides whether to cover a song
• Whether "icy" and "detatched" are good ways to describe Sade's vocals
• Why this band that sold 75 million albums isn't EXTREMELY known
• Probably some Bowie stuff

If you don't know anything about Love Deluxe, take a quick listen to our 101 here: https://recordroulettepodcast.com/episode/love-deluxe-101

Leave comments on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod or visit our website at recordroulettepodcast.com.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

Need a primer on Sade's 1992 album Love Deluxe? Don't know who Sade is? We're here to help. This short explainer gives you everything you need to know to prepare for our upcoming full-length discussion with special guest Emm Gryner. Oh, but listen to the actual album, too. It's a surprise.

In this episode you will learn:

• the basic info about the album
• its critical and commercial reception
• why Rolling Stone thinks it's one of the greatest albums of all time

Have thoughts? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

We ask journalist, author and screenwriter Chris Jones to answer the following questions:

• What is your dream concert?
• Who from the music world - dead or alive - would you most want to have a beer or coffee with?
• What is your favourite album?
• Which album doesn't get the credit or recognition it deserves?
• What is one song you wish you could take credit for writing?

Which artist would you move to a different genre? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

You show up at a karaoke bar where everyone has their eyes closed and you *need* to convince them you're a famous singer. Who do you pretend to be? Mick Jagger? That guy from Green Day? Or do you get ambitious, like a fool, and try for a Freddie Mercury? 

We asked the Record Roulette hosts and their guest, journalist, author and screenwriter Chris Jones and we want to know your answer, too!

Which artist can you mimic best? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.

We asked journalist, screenwriter, author and... uh... Twitter guy Chris Jones to pick an album from the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest List. He went with Pearl Jam's 1991 debut, Ten, which makes the list at #160. 

Do Eamon and Nathan approve of this pick? Can Nathan get over his Nirvana fandom enough to enjoy an album Kurt Cobain hated? Will Chris Jones tell a wild story about suppositories? Listen to find out. In this episode we cover:

• The definition of "grunge" (ie. is grunge a real thing?)
• Our collective surprise at the number of face-melting guitar solos
• Eddie Vedder's oft-imitated vocals
• The super weirdo subject-matter of each song

If you don't know anything about Ten, take a quick listen to our 101 here: https://recordroulettepodcast.com/episode/ten-101

Leave comments on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod or visit our website at recordroulettepodcast.com.

Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.