The Greatest Music Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Ian and Andy met in Cleveland to attend the Relient K Concert at the House of Blues. The opening act was Semler.
Here our recap and our reacts to the concert.

Go check out Relient K, Semler, and then join us on Social Media and let us know about your favorite concert experience.

Start here:

SNL Weezer Skit

Ian and Andy explore the realm of nerd/geek rock and look at the pioneers of the genre.

Also, be advised, we get a little childish and immature as the episode goes on.

Next Week:
Tyler Childers NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Social Media has certainly changed how music is heard and consumed. We look at the 2nd album from AJR and come to different opinions on most of the things.

Playlists:
Spotify

Amazon

Links:
AJR Wiki

Next Week:
Taylor Swift's Red (Taylor's Version)
Spotify

Amazon

Andy and Ian do not see eye to eye on the self-titled debut album by Jars of Clay.

Links:
Jars of Clay Band Wiki

Jars of Clay Album Wiki

I'm a Potato

Playlist:
Spotify

Amazon

Next week:
AJR - The Click (Deluxe Edition)
Spotify

Amazon

Andy and Ian are joined by Ian's friend, Ryan Douglass.
We talk about the song "Nice For What" by Drake because Ryan thought we needed to give Drake and second chance.
Other topics worth mention: Laffy Taffy, Bluey, and Palindromes

Links:

The Palindromists Movie Website

The Palindromists Movie on Vudu

Nice for What Music Video

Next Week:
Jars of Clay -self-titled album
Spotify

Amazon

Yes......well kind of. Ian tries to say they aren't as bad as the stereotype.

Playlist
Spotify

Amazon

Links
Wikipedia

Sturgis Concert

Why Does Everyone Hate Nickelback? Video

Next Week
Drake pt 2

Today, we hopefully have the privilege of introducing you to St. Paul and the Broken Bones. There NPR Tiny Desk concert is pretty incredible. The man stands on the desk for pete sake, it better be good.

Concert

KEXP Concert

Other Notable NPR Tiny Desk Concerts:
Sesame Street

Blue Man Group

Moon Hooch

Superorganism

Next Week:

Does Nickelback Suck? Playlist

Spotify

Amazon

Andy and Ian decide that this song is a hot piece of garbage. We talk about how bad it is for 30 minutes. Your welcome world.

Song:
Way 2 Sexy - Drake

Links:
Drake's Wiki

Way 2 Sexy Wiki

NEXT WEEK:

St Paul and the Broken Bones NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Andy and Ian jump back to earlier days and talk about Metallica's 4th album which was a real game changer. We have decided that we have changed a lot from when we first listened to this album

Playlists:
Spotify

Amazon

Links:
Metallica Wiki

Metallica Album Wiki

Metallica Blacklist Album Wiki

Heavy Metal Vocal Coach

Drummer hears Enter Sandman for First Time

Napster founder trolls Metallica

NEXT WEEK:
Drake - Way 2 Sexy

We look at the full catalog of Jimi Hendrix's work. Unfortunately, he only recorded 3 studio albums before his death. We try to discover what makes him one of the greatest guitar players of all time.

Links from the show:
Jimi Hendrix Wiki

First video of Jimi (He is the guitar player in the back)

One of the first guitar credits (Listen closely, you can tell its him, its just turned down a good bit)

CPAC National Anthem
Another version where someone "accompanies" her (All Keys Matter comment)

Next Week:
Metallica - Self Titled Album (The Black Album)
Spotify

Amazon