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In this episode, we are joined once again by my good friend, David Carson, to discuss Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here album in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its September 12, 1975 release.

For a more detailed examination of the musical theory behind the album, I highly recommend Doug Helvering's reaction to the album.

Check out David's singing project, Sons of Sinatra, as well!

Merry Christmas! I will see you all shortly in 2026...

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In this episode, we are joined by my good friend, Alex, to discuss 'Led Zeppelin III' in belated celebration of the 55th anniversary of its October 5, 1970 release. 

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In this, the Season 9 finale — as we've done for 1972 and 1973 the past two years, respectively — we rank the 1974 Grateful Dead shows in celebration of the 50th anniversary of that venerable year in their live history.

This will likely be the last time I undertake this exercise, as they only played four shows during their "hiatus" in 1975, and both my interest and expertise in post-hiatus Dead is considerably less.

However, 1975 is one of my favourite years for live Led Zeppelin, controversial as that may be, so look forward to lots of content on that front in the new year...

Until then, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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In this episode, we discuss Pink Floyd's 'Animals' album, released January 23, 1977. Based off of George Orwell's 1945 novella, 'Animal Farm,' it's long been a favourite of mine and is one that I find to be quite underrated by all but serious Pink Floyd fans...

0:00 — Housekeeping
2:35 — Introduction
12:11 — "Pigs On The Wing, Pt. I"
16:27 — "Dogs"
37:09 — "Pigs (Three Different Ones)"
49:31 — "Sheep"
1:01:32 — "Pigs On The Wing, Pt. II"
1:04:34 — General Thoughts
1:09:55 — Placing It Within Their Catalogue
1:16:54 — Scoring & Ranking
1:19:47 — Wrap-Up

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In this episode, we cover Jimmy Buffett for the first time, as his breakthrough 1977 album, 'Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes,' was released 45 years ago last week. Yes, the album with "Margaritaville" on it. There are some other gems on it too, though...

0:00 — Housekeeping
2:35 — Introduction
7:38 — "Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes"
11:20 — "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home"
14:07 — "Banana Republics"
17:46 — "Tampico Trauma"
21:05 — "Lovely Cruise"
22:35 — "Margaritaville"
28:33 — "In The Shelter"
31:11 — "Miss You So Badly"
34:59 — "Biloxi"
36:58 — "Landfall"
41:47 — General Thoughts
46:00 — Placing It Within His Catalogue
47:05 — Scoring & Ranking
48:39 — Wrap-Up

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In this episode, we discuss the Doors' eponymous debut album in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its January 4, 1967 release. I have a longer personal history with this album than any other and it remains one of my favourites, so it was a real joy to dive into it so deeply. My brother, Spencer Cropper, stops by to share his thoughts as well.

0:00 — Housekeeping
4:15 — Introduction
23:10 — "Break On Through (To The Other Side)"
34:15 — "Soul Kitchen"
43:41 — "The Crystal Ship"
51:10 — "Twentieth Century Fox"
58:58 — "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)"
1:03:10 — "Light My Fire"
1:25:03 — "Back Door Man"
1:31:11 — "I Looked At You"
1:34:19 — "End Of The Night"
1:37:25 — "Take It As It Comes"
1:41:30 — "The End"
2:09:11 — General Observations
2:18:17 — Conversation w/Spencer
3:13:08 — Placing It In Their Catalogue
3:17:01 — Scoring And Ranking It
3:26:06 — Wrap-Up

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In this episode, the Season 3 finale, I review the last two shows — the 1973 shows — of the Grateful Dead's latest box set, 'Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73.' We discussed the ’71 shows two weeks ago and the ’72 shows last week, so check out Episodes 75 and 76 if you haven’t already. I'm elated to finally be bringing these episodes to you, and can't think of a better way to cap off Season 3 — and the year!

0:00 — Housekeeping
2:22 — Introduction
13:28 — Setlists
19:13 — Track-by-Track: October 29
48:23 — Track-by-Track: October 30
1:19:27 — General Thoughts
1:26:41 — Ranking The Shows
1:32:34 — Ranking The Entire Box
1:39:07 — Rock Talk Year In Review
1:41:16 — Wrap Up

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In this episode, I review the middle three shows — the 1972 shows — of the Grateful Dead's latest box set, 'Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73.' We discussed the ’71 shows last week and will cover the ’73 shows next week. I'm elated to finally be bringing these episodes to you, and can't think of a better way to cap off Season 3 — and the year!

0:00 — Housekeeping
1:54 — Introduction
16:14 — Setlists
22:08 — Track-by-Track: October 17
1:02:56 — Track-by-Track: October 18
1:41:52 — Track-by-Track: October 19
2:08:23 — General Thoughts
2:24:34 — Ranking The Shows
2:36:52 — Wrap Up

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In this episode, I review the first two shows — the 1971 shows — of the Grateful Dead's latest box set, 'Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73.' We will cover the '72 and '73 shows next week and the week after, respectively. I'm elated to finally be bringing these episodes to you, and can't think of a better way to cap off Season 3 — and the year!

0:00 — Housekeeping
1:58 — Introduction
9:17 — Setlists
13:36 — Track-by-Track: December 9
28:51 — Track-by-Track: December 10
1:01:39 — General Thoughts
1:05:23 — Ranking The Shows
1:12:03 — Wrap Up

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In this episode, I review the second instalment of Taylor Swift's re-recording campaign, 2012's 'Red.' My brother, Spencer Cropper, was kind enough to join me for this one! There's a lot to unpack, especially the spectacular "Vault Tracks," so settle in...

P.S. I say at the beginning that it's Taylor's birthday; I started recording last night but didn't finish until today...

0:00 — Introduction
12:19 — Previous Thoughts About 'Red'
20:35 — "State Of Grace"
22:54 — "Red"
24:32 — "Treacherous"
29:25 — "I Knew You Were Trouble"
31:25 — "All Too Well"
32:55 — "22"
34:11 — "I Almost Do"
36:26 — "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
38:15 — "Stay Stay Stay"
41:47 — "The Last Time" (ft. Gary Lightbody)
42:40 — "Holy Ground"
44:41 — "Sad Beautiful Tragic"
45:17 — "The Lucky One"
46:20 — "Everything Has Changed" (ft. Ed Sheeran)
49:02 — "Starlight"
50:38 — "Begin Again"
53:04 — "The Moment I Knew"
54:59 — "Come Back...Be Here"
57:42 — "Girl At Home"
58:39 — "State Of Grace" (Acoustic Version)
59:19 — "Ronan"
1:01:00 — "Better Man"
1:02:02 — "Babe"
1:03:44 — "Nothing New" (ft. Phoebe Bridgers)
1:12:15 — "Message In A Bottle"
1:14:26 — "I Bet You Think About Me" (ft. Chris Stapleton)
1:28:25 — "Forever Winter"
1:33:08 — "Run" (ft. Ed Sheeran)
1:36:51 — "The Very First Night"
1:39:29 — "All Too Well" (10-Minute Version)
1:54:34 — Overall Thoughts
1:57:55 — Conversation w/Spencer Cropper
3:39:42 — Alternative Track Listing
3:57:45 — What's Next For Taylor?
4:01:32 — Wrap Up

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