Welcome to Season 8! In this impromptu episode, I provide some loose thoughts on Usher's halftime show from Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas this past weekend.
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In this episode, I recap 2023 and provide a brief update on what to expect moving forward. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Talk to you in a month or so...
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In this episode, we are joined by my brother, Spencer Cropper, to discuss the Rolling Stones' 'Beggars Banquet' album in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its December 6, 1968 release.
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In this episode, we are joined by my brother, Spencer Cropper, to discuss the Beatles' 'White Album' in celebration of the 60th anniversary of its November 22, 1968 release.
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In this episode, having now gone through the complete ranking exercise for both years, I discuss the differences I hear between 1972 and 1973 Grateful Dead, and tell you which year I prefer...
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In this episode, as we did for 1972 last year, we rank the Grateful Dead's 1973 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of their finest touring years!
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In this episode, we discuss the Jimi Hendrix Experience's third and final studio album, 'Electric Ladyland,' in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its October 16, 1968 release.
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In this episode, we discuss AC/DC's first live album, 'If You Want Blood You've Got It' in celebration of the 45th anniversary of its Fall 1978 release.
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In this episode, we discuss Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' album in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its October 5, 1973 release.
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In this episode, we discuss the Rolling Stones' 'Goats Head Soup' album in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its August 31, 1973 release.
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In this episode, we discuss Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' album in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its August 28, 1973 release.
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In this episode, we discuss the Allman Brothers Band's fourth studio album, 'Brothers And Sisters,' in belated celebration of its August 1973 release.
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In this episode, we discuss the Grateful Dead's second studio album, 'Anthem Of The Sun,' in belated celebration of the 55th anniversary of its July 18, 1968 release.
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In this episode, I recap my experience of attending a screening of Taylor Swift — The Eras Tour last night.
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We're trying something new in this episode. The Grateful Dead's 'American Beauty' is one of my absolute favourite albums, securing a place on my personal "Mt. Rushmore," and is an album I always associate with this time of year. This time two years ago, I was writing and editing for a music magazine, and wrote an article on 'American Beauty' that was never published. I stumbled upon it recently and thought I would read it to you all, more like a bedtime story than a typical episode...
For an extensive examination of the album, please refer to Episode 26, which happens to be one of my personal favourites...
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In this episode, I thought I would offer a quick update on my 50th anniversary pilgrimage through the Grateful Dead's 1973 shows — particularly how it compares with last year's 1972 journey through the same number of shows.
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In this episode, we review the Grateful Dead's latest box set, Here Comes Sunshine: 1973, which contains five complete shows from Spring '73, and can still be ordered in various formats here. For those of you who don't wish to spring for the box, the June 10 show at RFK Stadium has been selected as the "breakout" show from the box, and can be found here.
I also had the pleasure of being a guest on Workingman's Pod about a month ago to discuss the June 10 show, so check it out too!
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In this episode, building off of last week's discussion of Led Zeppelin's 1973 North American Tour, we rank the 1973 versions of "No Quarter," just as we did for the 1975 versions two years ago in Episode 40, and for the 1977 versions last year in Episode 104.
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In this episode, joined by one of my best musical friends and collaborators, ledzepfilm, we discuss Led Zeppelin's record-breaking 1973 North American Tour in celebration of its recently-concluded 50th anniversary. I first discussed this tour three years ago, way back in Episode 7, so it was a lot of fun to put it "under the microscope" once again...
This episode is really the third instalment in a trilogy of '73 Zeppelin episodes this year, as ledzepfilm and I also discussed their 1973 United Kingdom Tour in Episode 124, and their 1973 European Tour in Episode 139.
Additionally, ledzepfilm first joined me back in October 2021 to discuss Zeppelin's 1971 Japanese Tour for its 50th anniversary — Episode 67.
I highly recommend you follow ledzepfilm on all platforms, as he is, in my opinion, the best in the community at syncing concert footage with the best available audio.
Stay tuned for next week, when we will rank the 1973 versions of "No Quarter" in Episode 162!
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In July, I decided to listen to all 31 versions of "Dark Star" the Grateful Dead played in 1972 — one per day — as a "side quest" of sorts. I didn't want it to feel like work, but I did keep a loose ranking as I went along, and figured I would share it with you...
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