That Record Got Me High Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Returning guest Garry Messick (American Doom Podcast) brings us Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians' 1991 release, 'Perspex Island'. His third album for A&M records, it's yet another sterling example of Hitchcock's quirkily original - but always charmingly catchy - songwriting.

Songs discussed in this episode: She Doesn't Exist (Robyn Hitchcock cover) - Vic Chesnutt; American Doom Podcast Teaser - American Doom; Underwater Moonlight - The Soft Boys; Sitting Still - REM; My Wife and My Dead Wife - Robyn Hitchcock; The Gnome - Pink Floyd; Balloon Man, Oceanside, So You Think You're In Love - Robyn Hitchcock; She Loves You - The Beatles; Birds In Perspex, Ultra Unbelievable - Robyn Hitchcock; Pretty Persuasion - REM; Vegetation and Dimes, Lysander, Child of the Universe, She Doesn't Exist - Robyn Hitchcock; I'm Not In Love - 10CC; Ride, If You Go Away, Earthly Paradise, Are Friends Electric (Tubeway Army cover) - Robyn Hitchcock

In November 1973, Rolling Stone record reviewer Stephen Davis infamously slagged Elton John's double album 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', calling it - among other things: "a big fruity pie that simply doesn't bake". Ahem. Now often regarded as Elton and lyricist Bernie Taupin's magnum opus, returning guest and music-biz veteran Ralph Cavallaro joins us as we unpack the record that recently ranked number 112 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Go figure.

Songs discussed in this episode: Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (Live from Madison Square Garden, 1974), Crocodile Rock, Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Tiny Dancer, Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Candle In The Wind 1997, Candle In The Wind, Bennie and the Jets, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, This Song Has No Title, Grey Seal (1970 B-Side), Grey Seal, Jamaica Jerk-Off - Elton John; D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin; I've Seen That Movie Too, Sweet Painted Lady, The Ballad Of Danny Bailey, All The Girls Love Alice, Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John; Can't You Hear Me Knocking - The Rolling Stones; Harmony - Elton John; Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John cover) - Queens Of The Stone Age

Returning guest Tim Hinely (Dagger Zine, Where The Wild Gigs Were) brings us Dallas, TX band Old 97's and their 1997 breakout release 'Too Far To Care'. Coming up during the alt-country boom of the 90s that also included bands like Wilco and Son Volt, their love of both Hank Williams AND punk rock shines through on this fine collection of tunes.

Songs discussed in this episode: Iron Road - Old 97's and Waylon Jennings; New Madrid - Uncle Tupelo; Drown - Son Volt; Timebomb, Barrier Reef, Broadway, Salome, W. TX. Teardrops - Old 97's; City Of Wet Angels - Funland; Melt Show, Streets Of Where I'm From, Jagged, Big Brown Eyes, Just Like California, Curtain Calls, Niteclub, House That Used To Be - Old 97's; The World's A Mess, It's In My Kiss - X; Four Leaf Clover, Rocks Off (Rolling Stones cover) - Old 97's

For this BONUS Patron-curated episode, we asked our Patrons to send in their favorite song by a 'fake' band/artist. It rocks. Take that, Daisy Jones & The Six!

Songs discussed in this episode: Cheese & Onions - The Rutles; Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers; Maggie Thatcher - Ian Rubbish & The Bizarros; Touch Me I'm Sick - Mudhoney; Touch Me I'm Dick - Citizen Dick; I Can Feel Your Heartbeat - The Partridge Family; Addicted To Love - Ciccone Youth; Bedazzled - Drimble Wedge & the Vegetations; The World Is Turning On - The Pooh Sticks; Basketball Jones - Cheech & Chong; Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley; Tra La La Song - The Banana Splits; Banana Splits - The Dickies; That's What He Said - The Smart Patrol; Angry Inch - The Angry Inch; I Know You - Angela & The Fans; On The Darkside - Eddie & The Cruisers; It's A Beautiful Game - The Cavaliers; Join The Professionals - The Looters; Professionals - The Fabulous Stains

Atlanta, GA based multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter Jeremy Wilms (J.Wilms) brings us Neil Young and his seminal 1970 release 'After The Gold Rush'. We take a deep dive into a record that has influenced Jeremy's - and countless others - songwriting and STILL, on occasion, makes him cry.

Songs featured in this episode: After The Goldrush - Linda Ronstadt; The Fighter, All The Roads, Hey My - Jeremy Wilms; Carry On, Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Rockin' In The Free World, Tell Me Why, After The Gold Rush, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Southern Man - Neil Young; Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd; The South's Gonna Do It Again - Charlie Daniels Band; Till The Morning Comes - Neil Young; Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson; Oh Lonesome Me, Don't Let It Bring You Down, Birds, Birds (Demo - Neil Young & Graham Nash), Birds (Mono - Neil Young Archives Vol. 1), When You Dance I Can Really Love, I Believe In You, Cripple Creek Ferry - Neil Young; Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt; Yes I Know - Jeremy Wilms

When English singer/songwriter Nick Drake released his ambitious second album - 'Bryter Layter' - in 1971, he all-but-squashed any chance of commercial success by failing to promote it. Three years later the troubled artist was gone. This week's guest, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Paul Chastain (Velvet Crush, The Small Square), helps us unpack this evocative collection of songs featuring musical backing by members of Fairport Convention, The Beach Boys and John Cale among others. Essential listening.

Songs discussed in this episode: Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Bob Dylan Cover) - Nick Drake; Hold Me Up - Velvet Crush; Twenty-Third - The Small Square; Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys; Rosie - Fairport Convention; Holocaust - Big Star; Introduction, Hazey Jane II, From The Morning, At The Chime Of A City Clock - Nick Drake; Forever Instant - Lou Barlow (Sentridoh); One Of These Things First - Nick Drake; All I Want To Do - The Beach Boys; Pink Moon, Hazey Jane I - Nick Drake; Heartbeats-Jose Gonzalez; Bryter Layter, The Fly - Nick Drake; Stephanie Says - The Velvet Underground; Poor Boy - Nick Drake; Marianne - Leonard Cohen; Northern Sky, Sunday - Nick Drake; It'll Take A Long Time - Sandy Denny; Baby Face - The Small Square

This week's returning guest, political activist and co-host of The Muck Podcast Hillary Dougherty, didn't mince words when she asked to come back on the show: "boygenius just released the album of the year and I need to come on and talk about it!" OK. Luckily the debut full-length by this indie supergroup made up of three young, talented women (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus) simply titled 'the record' IS pretty great, and well deserving of all the accolades it's been getting. Go figure.

Songs discussed in this episode: Not Strong Enough (Live, Saturday Sessions) - Boygenius; Ladies (Live, Ohana 2017) - Fiona Apple; Kyoto - Phoebe Bridgers; Souvenir, Without You Without Them, $20, Emily I'm Sorry, True Blue - Boygenius; The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkle; Cool About It, Not Strong Enough - Boygenius; Strong Enough - Sheryl Crow; Revolution 0, Leonard Cohen - Boygenius; Chelsea Hotel #2 - Leonard Cohen; Satanist, We're In Love, Anti-Curse, Letter To An Old Poet, Me And My Dog, Read My Mind (The Killers cover) - Boygenius

This week we're joined by Ramona Jan and Nicholas Dembling of NYC synth-punk pioneers The Comateens. For the record of discussion, Ramona chose British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae's stunningly intimate 2010 release, 'The Sea', and Nick came along for the ride...

Songs discussed in this episode: The Blackest Lily (Live in Williamsburg) - Corinne Bailey Rae; Overseas, Danger Zone - The Comateens; Elizabeth's Lover - Dizzy and the Romilars; Mandy - Barry Manilow; Ramona - Ramones; Put Your Records On, Are You Here - Corinne Bailey Rae; Magician (Internally) - Lou Reed; I Am Woman - Helen Reddy; I'd Do It All Again, Feels Like The First Time - Corinne Bailey Rae; I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday; The Blackest Lily, Closer - Corinne Bailey Rae; Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips; Love's On Its Way - Corinne Bailey Rae; Sexy Mama - Laura Nyro; Be Bop Kid - Suicide; My Girl (Rehearsal) - The Comateens; I Would Like To Call It Beauty, Paris Nights New York Mornings - Corinne Bailey Rae; Drive My Car - Nastyfacts; Paper Dolls, Diving For Hearts, The Sea, I'd Do It All Again (Acoustic) - Corinne Bailey Rae; Elizabeth's Lover - The Comateens

Originally released as a cassette in 1987 under the Sentridoh name, 'Weed Forestin' is a beautifully eclectic collection of home-recordings by songwriter Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr). This week's guest Dave Gebroe of the Discograffiti Podcast joins us as we unpack this weirdly wonderful indie classic.

Songs discussed in this episode: Brand New Love - Ben Lee/Superchunk/Death Cab For Cutie; I Have Been Floated - The Olivia Tremor Control; Healthy Sick - Sebadoh; How Loft I Am - Guided By Voices; Metal Machine Music Pt. 1 - Lou Reed; Albuquerque '89, New Worship, My Own Religion, More Simple, Jealous Of Jesus, Mr Genius Eyes, Perfect Power, Feeding Evil, Sexual Confusion, Broken, Waited Forever - Sentridoh; Place To Be - Nick Drake; Slightest Suggestion, It's So Hard To Fall In Love - Sentridoh; It's So Hard To Fall In Love - Superchunk; Brand New Love - Sentridoh; Brand New Love - Sebadoh

This week we shine a light on Athens, Georgia band Love Tractor and their fabulous, Mitch Easter produced 1989 release 'Themes From Venus'. Our guest, Milwaukee Oregon substitute teacher Matthew Kenneth, got some insider info from the band members themselves as we unpack this recently re-released gem of a record.

Songs discussed in this episode: Satan's New Wave Soul Losers (Instrumental Mitch Easter mix), I Broke My Saw (Mitch Easter mix), Fun To Be Happy, Buy Me A Million Dollars (Live Atlanta Arts Festival 5-17-1983) - Love Tractor; Crazy - Pylon; So. Central Rain - R.E.M.; I Broke My Saw - Love Tractor; Alabama Getaway - Grateful Dead; Themes From Venus - Love Tractor; House On Fire - The Wind; Crash - Love Tractor; Moonage Daydream - David Bowie; Satan's New Wave Soul Losers - Love Tractor; All Going Out Together - Big Dipper; Venice, Crystal World - Love Tractor; Better Worsens - Gold Dust Lounge; Hey Mess, Nova Express - Love Tractor; Ska'd For Life - The Ska Dows; Fantasy, Here Come The Cops - Love Tractor