The Curmudgeon Rock Report

In which the Curmudgeons revisit the history, catalog and influence of perhaps the greatest of the Grunge Gods. This band took elements from punk, metal, psychedelia and prog and melded them into an extraordinary template and body of work that continue to resonate. And no band of its era improved from beginning to end more than this one. Listen in to what we have to say. 

 

Songs discussed during this episode include:

Big Thief, "Time Escaping" 

Black Country, New Road, "Basketball Shoes"

Soundgarden, "Nothing to Say,"

Soundgarden, "Fopp"

Soundgarden, "Flower"

Soundgarden, "Hands All Over"

Soundgarden, "Jesus Christ Pose"

Soundgarden, "Drawing Flies"

Soundgarden, "Superunknown" 

Soundgarden, "Dusty"

Soundgarden, "Burden in My Hand"

Tad, "Potlatch"

L7, "Packin' a Rod" 

 

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Stay tuned for our epic upcoming series we proudly call "The 4th Golden Age of Rock." What's that? Find out on March 21st!

 

 

In which the Curmudgeons revisit the decade that perhaps changed everything and gave us gifts like funk, punk and widespread use of the word "groovy." Our list covers artists ranging from Emmylou Harris and Joni Mitchell to Al Green's last great record. Oh, and we love on Steely Dan in a way you might not expect.

 

Songs discussed during this episode include:

Topaz Jones, "D.I.A.L."

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, "Timeland"

The Guess Who, "Share the Land"

The Cars, "Candy-O"

The Talking Heads, "Drugs"

Led Zeppelin, "Since I've Been Loving You"

Funkadelic, "Free Your Mind...and Your Ass Will Follow"

Emmylou Harris, "To Daddy"

Queen, "Ogre Battle"

David Bowie, "DJ" 

Al Green, "Belle"

Lou Reed, "Coney Island Baby"

Steely Dan, "Bodhisattva"

Mark Fry, "The Witch"

The Isley Brothers, "Fight the Power"

 

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In which the Curmudgeons extract a truly breathtaking, bruising heavy metal album from its time and place and away from the prejudices that swallowed it upon its release and give it the respect it deserves. 

 

Songs discussed during this episode include:

Buffalo Nichols, "Another Man"

Jonny Greenwood, "Prelude"

Metallica, "Frantic"

Metallica, "Some Kind of Monster"

Metallica, "The Unnamed Feeling"

Metallica, "All Within My Hands"

Motorhead, "Built For Speed"

Motorhead, "Doctor Rock"

Mastodon, "Megalodon"

Mastodon, "Hearts Alive"

 

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In which the Curmudgeons discuss, contemplate and analyze the work of one of rock's most gifted and criminally underappreciated acts. Richard Thompson is a singular genius. We explain why.

Songs discussed on this episode include,

Curtis Harding, "Hopeful"

Japanese Breakfast, "Kokomo, IN"

Richard & Linda Thompson, "The Great Valerio"

Richard & Linda Thompson, "Hokey Pokey"

Richard & Linda Thompson, "Beat the Retreat"

Richard & Linda Thompson, "Sweet Surrender"

Richard & Linda Thompson, "You're Going to Need Somebody"

Richard & Linda Thompson, "Walking on a Wire"

Trad Gras Och Stenar, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"

Todd Rundgren, "Hello, It's Me"

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In which the Curmudgeons complete our epic five-part analysis of two remarkable artists with remarkably similar biographical arcs. The 2000s found Michael Jackson and Prince in very different places in their lives and careers. Yet both of their lives ended suddenly and tragically. Our sense of loss remains profound. 

Songs discussed during this episode include:

Idles, "The Wheel"

Little Simz, "Point and Kill"

Michael Jackson, "You Rock My World"

Michael Jackson, "Butterflies"

Prince, "Future Soul Song"

Prince, "Musicology"

Prince, "Welcome 2 America"

Thirteenth Floor Elevators, "Slip Inside This House"

Serge Gainsbourg, "Chatterton"

 

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In which the Curmudgeons dare to attach a superlative to a specific hip-hop masterpiece that stands above all the others in the canon of essentials. Let's just say the magic is in the beats: funky, in effect, and on point. Listen as we reveal our choice. 

Songs discussed during this episode include:

Pip Blom, "I Know I'm Not Easy to Like"

"Courtney Barnett," "Turning Green"

Notorious B.I.G., "Gimme the Loot"

N.W.A., "Straight Outta Compton"

A Tribe Called Quest, "Check the Rhime"

Kanye West, "Power"

Jimi Hendrix, "Little Miss Lover"

Ice Cube, "No Vaseline"

Cypress Hill, "How I Can Just Kill a Man" 

 

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STP was pegged as a phony grunge band, and then it was minimized as its lead singer publicly battled drug addiction. The Curmudgeons think that was unfair, and on this episode, we make the case for what we think was one of the best bands of its era.

Songs discussed during this episode include:

Sturgill Simpson, "Juanita"

Calexico, "Quattro (World Drifts In)"

Robert Plant & Allison Krauss, "That Don't Bother Me"

Stone Temple Pilots, "Dead & Bloated"

Stone Temple Pilots, "Sex Type Thing"

Stone Temple Pilots, "Vasoline"

Stone Temple Pilots, "Big Bang Baby"

Stone Temple Pilots, "Art School Girl"

Stone Temple Pilots, "Sour Girl"

Velvet Underground, "Sister Ray"

The Beatles, "The Long and Winding Road"

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In which the Curmudgeons discuss all things Pearl Jam...and do not do it alone. Author Ronen Givony joins us to talk about the band, his book Not For You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense, fan communities, and more. (Interview starts at 23:57.)

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Entering the 1990s, Prince and Michael Jackson were made eccentric pop music men. As the decade unfolded, however, eccentricity devolved into just plain weirdness as the spotlights dimmed and both guys fought for control--and then relevancy.

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Money For Nothing. Zappa and John Denver scolding Congress. The First Farm Aid. Michael Jackson screwing over Paul McCartney. It all happened in the same month. The Curmudgeons take you way, way back. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/curmudgeonly/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curmudgeonly/support