A loud-mouth retired rock critic and a cranky expat rock obsessive discuss, analyze and just plain old argue about rock ‘n‘ roll: the old stuff, the new stuff and why it all still matters.
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
In which one of Yours Truly Curmudgeons, Arturo Andrade, flies solo and empties out his vault to share the greatest "extended play" rock albums ever released. It's a list that has Chris O'Connor's endorsement and includes a few treasured classics as well as some obscurities and very bashed-out primitive recordings from beloved artists.
Artists discussed include:
R.E.M.
Melvins
Butthole Surfers
The Strokes
Sebadoh
Minor Threat
Alice in Chains
... and the EP we select as #1. Discover the mastery starting at 50:40
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Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
In which the Curmudgeons each count down their picks for the 20 best albums of 2002. There is plenty of overlap, but there is also plenty of disagreement. Is Beyonce awesome or lazy? Is Soul Glo a piece of gold or a piece of garbage? Either way, these are all the titles to snack on as you catch up on all this music we loved--or at least admired.
Chris's list begins at 11:31.
Arturo's list begins at 1:14:40.
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Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
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Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
In which The Curmudgeons celebrate this thing here called rock 'n' roll by going all the way back to the beginning. Actually, we go back to before the beginning and discuss the cultural movements and formative influences that gave our beloved musical form its shapes and colors. We also honor the four men we believe were the foremost pioneers of the genre: Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry.
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
In which the Curmudgeons counter one of the laziest conventional wisdoms in all of rock 'n' roll: that Muse is a self-serious, ridiculous ripoff of Radiohead that appeals to dumb people with bad taste. No, actually they're one of the most fearless and inventive bands of the 21st century that gets a central rock tenet: ridiculousness is your friend. This band rocks without apology. We make the case...
Songs discussed during this episode include:
Sudan Archives, "OMG Britt"
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, "Ice V"
And lots and lots of Muse:
"Sunburn"
"Unintended"
"Micro Cuts"
"Citizen Erased"
"Time is Running Out"
"Hysteria"
"Stockholm Syndrome"
"Supermassive Black Hole"
"Map of the Problematique"
"Uprising"
"United States of Eurasia(+Collateral Damage)"
"Madness"
"Dead Inside"
"Psycho"
"Reapers"
"The Dark Side"
"Propaganda"
"Will of the People"
"Kill Or Be Killed"
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
In which the Curmudgeons offer a study of albums from artists whose music and grand ambitions influenced the U.K.'s beloved band Muse. We'll be defending Muse during our next episode. The band's status as a mainstream stadium filler has made them a target for lazy disrespect. We're pushing back, and we're starting now with a journey through the past.
Albums discussed during this episode include:
Queen, A Night at the Opera (1975)
Rush, A Farewell to Kings (1977)
U2, Zooropa (1993)
Radiohead, The Bends (1995)
Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
In which the Curmudgeons offer a public service and guide you through the essentials within Osees' vast catalog of albums. This is a band that changes its name every couple of years, so maybe it's not a surprise they've released more than 20 studio albums since 2007, plus singles collections and the like. That's a lot...but, yo, we got you covered.
Albums discussed during this episode include:
Floating Coffin (2013)
Mutilator Defeated at Last (2015)
A Weird Exits (2016)
Smote Reverser (2018)
Face Stabber (2019)
Protean Threat (2020)
A Foul Form (2022)
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Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
In which Curmudgeons celebrate a cult band from Vermont whose cult became massive by the end of the 1990s. The members of Phish were not noodling descendants of The Grateful Dead. They were virtuoso musicians whose songcraft and studio output--and even their live performances!--are sorely underrated. Well, not anymore.
Songs discussed during this episode include:
The Chats, "I've Been Drunk in Every Pub in Brisbane"
Built to Spill, "Spiderweb"
And from Phish:
"David Bowie"
"You Enjoy Myself"
"Wilson"
"Reba"
"Split Open and Melt"
"Chalkdust Torture"
"Stash"
"Fast Enough For You"
"Rift"
"The Great Divide"
"Down With Disease"
"Axilla (Pt. II)"
"Julius"
"Billy Breathes"
"Free"
"Prince Caspian"
"Guyute"
"Bird of a Feather"
"Farmhouse"
"First Tube"
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
In which the Curmudgeons explore the six studio albums the Dead recorded and released between 1973 and 1980. By the time they dropped Wake of the Flood in 1973, the exploding cult following of their live output meant they didn't really need to make good albums to remain successful. And yet they did.
Songs discussed during this episode include:
Phosphorescent, "My Beautiful Boy"
RZA, "We Push"
A whole lot of Grateful Dead:
"Eyes of the World"
"Stella Blue"
"U.S. Blues"
"Scarlet Begonias"
"Unbroken Chain"
"Help on the Way/Slipknot!"
"Franklin's Tower"
"Sage & Spirit"
"Estimated Prophet"
"Terrapin Pt. 1"
"Shakedown Street"
"All New Minglewood Blues"
"Fire on the Mountain"
"Alabama Getaway"
"Althea"
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