Pretty Good Vibrations – Details, episodes & analysis

MxPx. Slick Shoes. Project 86. Plankeye. Craig's Brother. Dogwood. Starflyer 59. Chances are good that these band names either 1) mean nothing at all to you, which makes you an average American, or 2) meant EVERYTHING to you for a few years of your life and probably still mean something. The rest of you have probably heard MxPx, but maybe nobody else on this list. For my longtime friend and guest Jon Havens and I, these bands meant pretty much everything to us at one point, and although we've moved on from most of them musically (not all of them!), listening back through the 90s catalog of Seattle Christian indie record label Tooth & Nail was the perfect excuse to revisit the years of our early friendship. We were Christian rock subculture kids, spending a lot of time at Evangelical youth group and swapping discs we got at Berean or Lifeway Christian Bookstore. And how did we not talk AT ALL about using rotary phone cords as wallet chains...? Listen as we pit 16 of these artists against each other in a bracket-style tournament. Spotify playlist for today's episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wGEGFcqSzIp34m3KsJOiS?si=31d72f88216d46cb PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**THIS IS PART 3** Ben Bishop is back! This time, we bask in the glow of the FM radio dial as we pit 70s pop and rock superstars against each other. We're talking Bowie, Zeppelin, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Elton John... Episodes will continue to come out during this hectic next year of my life, but not on a weekly basis. A '90s Tooth & Nail Records tournament has been recorded but not edited yet, and we'll see what else gets added to the queue... Thanks everyone for listening! Spotify playlist for today's episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Lx7iyk6jvRyANANHQ7XTC?si=840239a748b243c8 PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Returning guests David Stuart and Joe Greenetz join Dan to play a fantasy-style draft of rock albums released in 2012. Each player ends up with 5 albums on their "roster," and voting will take place over at the Facebook discussion group. PGV on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TndELJ... PGV on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

** This is Part 2 ** ** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lJfetnfLjBE ** Scott Carlton, longtime close friend of mine and alum of Drive Thru and Tooth & Nail Records, finally convinced me to look deep into the darkest corners of human life and art... 80s glam metal, also known as "hair metal." We're talking Twisted Sister, Poison, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot. We're talking about some of the most embarrassing moments in American pop and rock music. And, sadly, we are talking about the most popular era of heavy metal in global history! But Scott humanizes this genre and time period, and of course, we have a ton of fun with the songs and stories themselves. Throw on your big hair wig, break out your hair spray, grab a red solo cup, and come feel the noise! Spotify playlist for today's episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31HEZiSRpN6Age4jfRJsTR?si=1f9e6d1dcc6f4c6f PGV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyGoodVibrations PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yue3dHk2yfc ** Scott Carlton, longtime close friend of mine and alum of Drive Thru and Tooth & Nail Records, finally convinced me to look deep into the darkest corners of human life and art... 80s glam metal, also known as "hair metal." We're talking Twisted Sister, Poison, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot. We're talking about some of the most embarrassing moments in American pop and rock music. And, sadly, we are talking about the most popular era of heavy metal in global history! But Scott humanizes this genre and time period, and of course, we have a ton of fun with the songs and stories themselves. Throw on your big hair wig, break out your hair spray, grab a red solo cup, and come feel the noise! Spotify playlist for today's episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31HEZiSRpN6Age4jfRJsTR?si=1f9e6d1dcc6f4c6f PGV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyGoodVibrations PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2PWn23bi-3E ** ** This is Part 2; look at last week for Part 1 ** For a special episode of Pretty Good Vibrations, I was joined by my Sherwood bandmates Mike Leibovich and Joe Greenetz. Over two episodes, we talked through our 20 favorite Sherwood songs in chronological order. We also discussed every release at an album-level, from the Sherwood EP (2004) to Some Things Never Leave You (2016). We also tell a lot of funny stories along the way! Sherwood Top 20 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sm71oxkjVSDgtA1YKToyP?si=38fd8a511d254990&pt=e63e11bb251275e2382b35e9dd515a4c PGV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyGoodVibrations PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dr8Jd5eVTyI ** For a special episode of Pretty Good Vibrations, I was joined by my Sherwood bandmates Mike Leibovich and Joe Greenetz. Over two episodes, we talked through our 20 favorite Sherwood songs in chronological order. We also discussed every release at an album-level, from the Sherwood EP (2004) to Some Things Never Leave You (2016). We also tell a lot of funny stories along the way! Sherwood Top 20 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sm71oxkjVSDgtA1YKToyP?si=38fd8a511d254990&pt=e63e11bb251275e2382b35e9dd515a4c PGV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyGoodVibrations PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPmW3MYvcbd8CMLOUC4o-RA ** On the inaugural "Wish I Wrote That" episode, I sit down with my old friend Ethan Luck (Relient K, Project 86, The O.C. Supertones, The Dingees, Demon Hunter) to talk about SoCal punk band Face to Face. I highlight their 2000 track "You Couldn't Had Everything," why I wished I had written the song back when it came out, and why I still love it today. We also hear Ethan's history and friendship with Trever Keith and the Face to Face crew, and talk about/listen to a few other great songs of theirs. PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

** This is Part 2 -- start last week with Part 1 ** Nirvana. The Smashing Pumpkins. Rage Against the Machine. Sublime. Green Day. Oasis. Soundgarden. Cake. Those of us who came of age with these bands should consider ourselves lucky. What a rich time for rock (and pop) music! Sherwood's own Joe Greenetz, who has been "preparing for this moment all his life," returns for a 35-artist mega-tournament to crown the Kings (or Queens) of Teen Angst. Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4z1gPfruzKHwvoqhK9hIgF?si=64a15f7610d84fcb PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nirvana. The Smashing Pumpkins. Rage Against the Machine. Sublime. Green Day. Oasis. Soundgarden. Cake. Those of us who came of age with these bands should consider ourselves lucky. What a rich time for rock (and pop) music! Sherwood's own Joe Greenetz, who has been "preparing for this moment all his life," returns for a 35-artist mega-tournament to crown the Kings (or Queens) of Teen Angst. Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4z1gPfruzKHwvoqhK9hIgF?si=64a15f7610d84fcb PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/802347208310205/ Dan's music licensing library: https://dankoch.net/library Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ Artwork: https://www.nickryanluevano.com/ Edited by Dave Hallahan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices