Extended Play (The Extended Play Podcast)

(Rebroadcast) Hosts E and Tank continue their discussion of country music, this time focusing on the features of the genre they appreciate. They talk about some of their favorite artists and introduce a new segment called "My Five" in which they each do a deep dive into songs they love. The topic? Country-ish songs.

Listen to Part One.

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Check out the "Ambient Country" podcast.

Hosts E and Tank have some concerts coming up and thought this would be the perfect time to talk about the live music experience. What do they love about it? (Well...the music, obviously.) What do they hate about it? (Well...the other people, obviously.) What makes a great live performance? A great live recording? What does Limitation Crab (patent pending) have to do with any of it? That, and the latest edition of My Five, in which the hosts pick their favorite live recordings.

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In these dark times, we really needed something to lift our spirits. And right in time, we stumbled upon…wait for it…a rap video by Drake’s dad?! You know we had to react to it!

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It's the Season 1 finale! In this episode, hosts E and Tank get angry about a three-year-old list of the best albums of all time. ANGRY. They take a somewhat scientific approach to their discussion, each suggesting three albums that should have been on the list and where they might be placed, and in doing so, fix the list. Well, maybe not, but at least they certainly feel a whole hell of a lot better now.

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It’s the second part of our episode devoted to hip-hop! This time around, hosts E and Tank keep it positive with their choices for favorite MCs and favorite hip-hop tracks.

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From the episode:

• Black Thought's (The Roots) EPIC freestyle.
• Run the Jewels invite a fan onstage to rap "Legend Has It."
• A visual breakdown of Inspectah Deck’s verse on “Triumph.”
• "The Largest Vocabulary in Hip-Hop" from The Pudding. 😏

We did it. We finally put our money where our mouths are and ranked the best albums of our lifetime. Suck it, Apple Music! 😜 In this episode, you’ll learn the method behind our madness in taking a list of 700 or so albums and coming up with the AUTHORITATIVE list of the best albums from 1980 to 2020. What do you think about our approach? About our choices? Let us know in the comments! Watch the video version of this episode and past episodes. Like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Hosts E and Tank continue their discussion of country music, this time focusing on the features of the genre they appreciate. They talk about some of their favorite artists and introduce a new segment called "My Five" in which they each do a deep dive into songs they love. The topic? Country-ish songs.

Listen to Part One.

Remember to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Hear songs from the "My Five" segment via Spotify and YouTube.

Before the episode kicks off (😖), hosts E and Tank want to remind you that there’s a video edition of the show you can watch right now! It’s about album covers, and we think it’s pretty great even if we forgot to tell you about it initially. We’re still new at this self promotion thing. 🤷 Check out youtube.com/@extendedplaypod. But in today’s episode, we’re back to talk about the connection between sports and music. How vital is music to the experience of watching sports? Why do athletes so often wish they were musicians? Why do we care so much about who Travis Kelce is dating? We get into that and a whole lot more. Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It helps people find the show and grows our Extended Family!

Believe it or not, we’ve never spent a lot of time with Mac Miller’s music. We figured that it was time to remedy that. After getting up to speed with his vast back catalogue, we do a deep dive on Mac Miller’s second posthumous album, which was actually recorded back in 2014. Can two nearly-50 year-old dudes hang? Watch and find out!

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In their second episode, hosts E and Tank have very different takes on the value of song lyrics. How much of a song's emotional workload do lyrics carry? Do listeners need to evolve with their favorite artists in order to appreciate their lyrics? Who is the current Bob Dylan of lyricists? (Spoiler alert: it's not Kid Rock.)

Plus, it's the debut of the Playlist Challenge! Listen as E and Tank create thematic playlists for one another, rank the songs (completely arbitrarily), and then defend their rankings.

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On this episode of The Extended Play Podcast, E, Tank, and a very special guest recap a couple of concerts they recently attended in Detroit - The Hives at El Club and Metallica at Ford Field. Without giving anything away, there’s definitely a lot of gushing. Nothing wrong with that, right? They talk about similarities and differences between the two concerts, their prior live music experiences, and how a band can earn a reputation as an outstanding live act. Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠. It helps people find the show and grows our Extended Family!

Bob Mould has been kicking ass and taking names for a *long* time. So what did we expect his 15th solo album to do? Watch as hosts E and Tank get into the particular magic that Mould conjures again and again, and see how the album stacks up compared with our most recent review of Jason Isbell’s new record.What did you think of the album? Let us know in the comments.Watch other album reviews.View previous episodes.Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

When looking for music to play, it’s natural to seek out your favorite genres. Maybe you’re into Classic Rock, or EDM, or Modern Country (🤢). But what about the lesser-known, sub-sub-genres? In this episode, hosts E and Tank discuss genres on the fringe of popular music. They’ll get into the usefulness of putting such a fine point on musical styles, talk about their relationship with fringe genres, and even recommend a few. Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It helps people find the show and grows our Extended Family!

Fresh on the heels of Drake getting sued for using A.I. Tupac on his Kendrick diss track (more on that whole thing in a future episode), hosts E and Tank finally talk A.I. and its impact on music. How is it potentially harmful? When is it beneficial? What does all of this have to do with Drew Carey and Phish? Listen and find out!

Why, you might ask, do Extended Play Podcast album reviews go to 20? It’s simple; because they’re twice as awesome as any other lame-ass review system. 😎 This time around our hosts check out the latest album by Detroit hero and former member of the White Stripes, Mr. Jack White. Could we have a new record for highest scored album? 👀 Tune in and find out!

What did you think of “NO NAME?” Let us know in the comments!

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It’s 10 Before 5 time! It’s the music quiz show in which our hosts spring music-related lists on each other, with each having to answer 10 correctly before getting 5 incorrect. This episode, E will have to guess the top touring country musicians of all time, while Tank will have to guess the highest grossing biopics of all time. Sound easy? Well, for them it wasn’t!

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Check out previous editions of 10 Before 5: - Top 20 Concert Acts vs. Rolling Stone's Top Guitarists - Top Streaming Metallica Songs vs. Billboard No. 1s Don’t forget to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

(Rebroadcast) In this episode, hosts E and Tank list their current ten favorite artists, but with a twist! By the end of Season 3, three or four of these artists will be relegated into the ether, forcing our hosts to find new artists to replace them. Our hosts also recap the Explosions in the Sky concert they recently attended. Plus, a Playlist Challenge! This week’s topic? Songs with titles of no more than two words, one of which has to be ten or more letters long. Remember to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast. Listen to songs from this episode's Playlist Challenge on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠.

It’s time for another Playlist Challenge! This time around, hosts E and Tank give each other five songs featuring guest artists. Which will they love? Which will they hate? Which is another song to include some dude intimidatingly telling us to dance? Listen to find out!

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Listen, you’re not going to find two bigger Run the Jewels fans than hosts E and Tank. 👉🤛 So imagine how pumped they were when Killer Mike dropped a surprise album a couple of weeks ago! What did they think? Did it meet expectations? Exceed them? Fall short?

What do you think of the album? Let us know in the comments!

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Season 5 of The Extended Play Podcast starts here! What a better way to kick things off than with a contentious album review. Our hosts are definitely split on hometown hero Eminem’s 12th album, but have a blast discussing the merits - and the problematic bits - of this album.

Plus, E and Tank preview the upcoming season, in which they come for [redacted music YouTuber]’s crown. 👑

What did you think of the album? What should we review next? Let us know in the comments!

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Our countdown of the Top 100 Songs of Our Lifetime has reached numbers 30 through 21. So many incredible albums that our hosts are nearly speechless. Just kidding - they go on and on and on; exactly what you’d come to expect from The Extended Play Podcast. What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments! Mentioned in the episode: Listen to a playlist of albums included in today’s countdown. Reaction to hearing “Killing in the Name Of” for the first time. Like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

It’s the season finale of The Extended Play Podcast! What better time to talk about the year in music, 2023. Hosts E and Tank discuss some popular year-end lists, recommended their own favorites, and talk about the most visible celebration of the year in music: The Grammys.

Plus, our final Playlist Challenge of the season and a glimpse into what we’ve got on tap for Season 4.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Rolling Stone's "The 100 Best Albums of 2023"
• Pitchfork's "The 50 Best Albums of 2023"
• KEXP DJ's "Top Albums of 2023"
• NPR Music's "Best Albums of 2023"

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'Tis the season for hosts E, Tank, and a special guest to talk about holiday music! They'll discuss nostalgia's role in appreciating holiday music, whether or not the religious aspect of the songs adds or subtracts from their listening experience, and even share their favorite holiday songs in a slightly-altered version of "My Five."

Check out our hosts favorite holiday songs on ⁠Spotify and ⁠YouTube⁠.

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In this episode, hosts E and Tank have a thoroughly-researched and nuanced discussion about what makes a great band name. JK! In perhaps their most subjective episode yet, our hosts list some of their favorite and least favorite band names based solely on arbitrary rules and whims. It's what we're all about!

Also, the return of the Playlist Challenge. This episode's topic? Songs featuring references to anatomy in the title. What could possibly go wrong? 🤐

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From the show:

• Looks like DJ Shadow didn't have to do a lot of chopping on "Organ Donor."
• The acoustic version of "All Within My Hands" Tank recommends.

Watch as hosts E and Tank spring music-related lists on each other, with each having to answer 10 correctly before getting 5 incorrect. This episode, E will have to guess the top selling artists of all time, while Tank will have to guess the top selling soundtracks. Who will win? Who will lose? How do two dudes who have a music podcast seemingly know so little about music?

Play along and let us know how you did in the comments!

Check out previous editions of 10 Before 5:

• Top Streaming Artists on Spotify & Best Songs of the 80s
• Top Touring Country Musicians vs. Highest Grossing Biopics

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In the penultimate episode of Season 1, hosts E and Tank prove that they are card-carrying members of the MTV generation. They look back at some of their favorite music videos, discuss the role video plays in discovering and appreciating music, and try to figure out whether or not E's ever heard a particular Red Hot Chili Peppers song. Plus, this season's final edition of the Playlist Challenge. This episode's topic? Songs with four letters or less in the title.

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It’s our 100th episode! What better way to celebrate than with a countdown of our 100 favorite music moments. If you’re as obsessed with music as we are, what do you do with your mental database of guitar solos, lead singer wails, and drum fills? You share them with our loyal listeners (AKA The Extended Family.😉)

Check out a Spotify playlist of all 100 songs.

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Join hosts E and Tank as they review “Tigers Blood,” the new album by Waxahatchee. Using their flawless 😎 20–point rating scale, our hosts avoid hipster snobbery and take a down-to-earth and very personal look at what they like - and don’t like - about Waxahatchee’s sixth studio album.

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🎵 It’s (nearly) summertime in southeast Michigan🎵, so what better time for hosts E and Tank to talk about their five favorite summer songs? And no, they didn’t pick Satriani’s “Summer Song” (though they definitely considered it).

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From the episode:

• Miami Vice guest spots
• Sad bastard music (from "high Fidelity")

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This time around, hosts E and Tank get some music industry insider knowledge from special guest B.K. Barone. B’s spent half of his life involved in music in one form or another - from writing and performing in a successful touring band, to band management, to music video production and on and on. Ever wonder what it’s like to make a living doing what you’re most passionate about? Then this is the show for you!

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On this episode of The Extended Play Podcast, hosts E and Tank talk about some of the many issues around artists being fairly compensated for their art. Streaming revenue, the relationship between an artist’s financial security and their creative integrity, and a whole lot more are up for discussion. We may not have all the answers, but maybe it’s more important that we - as fans - start asking the questions.

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It’s our most challenging challenge yet! Join hosts E and Tank as they review and rate playlists they make for one another, this time with the twist that they all have to share a title! Featuring a song neither host wanted but ended up needing in the weirdest way.

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We have a video show that drops weekly on YouTube!

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In this episode of The Extended Play Podcast, hosts E and Tank review “S.O.S.” by SZA. Our hosts are going in knowing next to nothing about this album (well, except that it was most people’s album of the year in 2023 and won a few Grammys), and you won’t believe what they thought.

Listen to "S.O.S." by SZA.

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Despite Tank’s intro, this episode is NOT about grooming habits of the 1970s 😜, but numbers 80-71 of our countdown of the 100 best albums of our lifetime. Sure, they may have collaborated on the list, but it’s worth tuning in to see how differently hosts E and Tank rank some really killer albums.

What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments!

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Mentioned in the episode:

• The “Dancing in the Dark” Remix
• Every Sample on “Paul’s Boutique”
• Extended Play’s Best Album Covers

In this episode, hosts E and Tank solve the problem of the chicken and the egg. Well, not really, but we do talk about the relationship between music critics/websites and music fans by dissecting the recently published “The 200 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years, According to Pitchfork Readers.” What does the list say about Pitchfork? About its readers? About music fandom in general? What would our list have looked like? Listen in to find out!

Check out the list.

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On this week's Extended Play Podcast, hosts E and Tank give a peek behind the curtain to discuss how they discover music. Ever wonder how they find the songs they use for the Playlist Challenge? What's the past, present, and future of music discovery, particularly as AI becomes an existential threat/boon to humanity?

The episode begins with a timely discussion about the most recent "controversial" country song to top the charts - Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" and what that says about the genre and America in general.

Stay tuned until the end for another Playlist Challenge, this time featuring songs with colors in the title.

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In their fourth episode, hosts E and Tank discuss the album format. What albums do they always listen to all the way through? Where does the album format fit in the age of streaming? Whatever happened to b-sides? Remember concept albums? That, and the third edition of the Playlist Challenge. This episode's topic? Songs about places.

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The time has come. We’ve been counting down the 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime for the past few months, and we’ve finally arrived at the Top 10. We started this project with nearly 700 albums to consider, and couldn’t be prouder of where we ended up.

If you haven’t been following along the whole time, catch up on previous episodes in our feed or on YouTube.

Listen to a Spotify playlist of the albums in this episode.

What do you think of the Top 10? Let us know in the comments!

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In this week’s episode, hosts and E and Tank make playlists for one another with songs that have U.S. states in the title. We then share our impressions of the songs and rank them according to our own arbitrary criteria. Sound fun? It is!

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Maggie Rogers & Pharrell (mentioned in the episode).

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In this episode, hosts E and Country Music Recording Artist Tank discuss the way music soundtracks our lives. How do memories become inextricably tied to the music that was playing at the time? Can nostalgia outweigh the objective quality of the music? How do you choose what you're going to listen to? How important is the location? The weather? Your mood?

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For this edition of the Playlist Challenge, hosts E and Tank each choose five songs with medical terms in their titles and rank them. We promise there’s only a passing reference to proctology.

Listen to the songs in this episode on Spotify and YouTube.

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Clips of David Draiman (Disturbed) being awesome:

• Comforting a young fan
• Speech about depression, addiction, & suicide

And just like that, we’re one step away from the Top 10. But before we get to the absolute cream-of-the-crop, we’ve got some killer albums to discuss taking up the 20-11 spots. A bunch of genres and subgenres are represented here, including one album that E thinks is essential listening (though one could argue this entire list is essential, right? 😉).

What do you think of this portion of the list? Any of these make it into your Top 20? Let us know in the comments!

Check out this playlist of the albums featured in the episode.

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Mentioned in the episode:

• Song Exploder: “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails
• Playlist Challenge: “Clones” (featuring Jimi $pendrixx)
• Rick Beato’s interview with Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots

(Rebroadcast) Season 2 starts here! Hosts E and Tank are starting off their second season with the first of two episodes on country music. Spoiler alert: they're not crazy about it. But why? What's the connection between "classic" and "modern" country? What role does politics (or, more specifically, lack of empathy) play in its fanbase? And if country music is so great, how did Tank write and record his own song in a matter of minutes? Hear the discussion and the debut of Tank, country music recording artist, in this first episode of Season 2 of The Extended Play Podcast.

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Country mashup video mentioned in the episode: https://youtu.be/FY8SwIvxj8o.

Listen to Untitled Country Masterpiece by Tank

It’s a new year and a new season of The Extended Play Podcast! Hosts E and Tank are back to challenge themselves with musical New Year’s resolutions.

Will E finally dive into yacht rock? 🛳️ Will Tank embrace emo? 🖤 Check out the episode to hear the answers to these burning questions as well as our first Playlist Challenge of the year. You’ll never guess the theme. 😉

And don't forget to check us out on YouTube for new video episodes of the show!

• Check out songs from the Playlist Challenge on ⁠Spotify⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠.
• Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It helps people find the show and grows our Extended Family!

The countdown of the 100 best albums of our lifetime continues! This time around, it’s #70-#61, which includes at least two of our hosts’ all-time favorite artists.

What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments!

Listen to a Spotify playlist of the albums featured in this episode.

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Way back in Season 1 of our show, we discussed what makes a great live concert. We revisited the topic in this episode after our hosts attended a Dave Matthews Band show last month. How does it measure up to other shows we’ve seen? What has changed in the last few years about seeing live shows? Why are fans at concerts all of a sudden behaving so badly? What was your latest show experience like? Are our hosts way off? Let us know in the comments! Watch the video version of this episode or our other video episodes of the show: Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

“We Are the World…We Are the Extended Play Podcast.” That’s how it goes, right? 😎 🌍😎 In this episode, hosts E and Tank review the new documentary about the making of “We Are The World” called “The Greatest Night in Pop.” Whose performance did they marvel at? Who did the guys not remember being on the song? Who got the drunkest (during the recording of the song, not this podcast episode - that answer should be obvious)? Listen in and find out!

When it comes to terrible 80s music videos, we just can’t help ourselves. This week, it’s the L.A. Rams performing their response/tribute(?) to the Chicago Bears’ incredible “Super Bowl Shuffle” called “Let’s Ram It.” 😏 Yeah, you read that right. Watch to see how long it takes E to figure out that this song *just* might be about something other than football. 🏈😳What did you think of the video? Let us know in the comments.Watch the video yourself.Check out other episodes of the show.Please like/follow/subscribe on YouTube or at our other homes online.

The countdown of the Top 100 Songs of Our Lifetime continues with numbers 40-31. Quite an eclectic mix of albums in this episode! Watch as hosts E and Tank go all Siskel & Ebert on this episode, ranking a few albums WAY differently.

What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments!

Listen to ⁠the albums⁠ included in today’s countdown.

Watch video episodes of the show.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Playlist Challenge: “New/Year” (at end of our “Musical New Year’s Resolutions” episode):
• Playlist Challenge: “Medical”

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Do the words “satin crotch shot” mean anything to you? Well, they didn’t to us until we watched the video for Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s hip-hop classic “The Message.” Somehow, the video is way worse - and better - than you can possibly imagine. What did you think of the video? Let us know in the comments. Check out other video episodes of our show. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

In their third episode, hosts E and Tank explore their feelings around responsibility for being loyal to their favorite artists. When does loyalty to an artist cloud your judgment of the quality of the music? There's also a discussion about problematic artists (we're looking at you, Kanye and Morrissey), and the second edition of our Playlist Challenge. This challenge's theme? Songs with commas in the title.

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(Rebroadcast) What better way to start Season 3 of The Extended Play Podcast than with a close look at Hip-Hop? Hosts E and Tank talk about their own history with the genre, celebrate what they love about it, and challenge themselves to step out of their comfort zone when it comes to modern hip-hop. Remember to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast. Listen to songs from this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out the current Rap Caviar playlist. Watch Snoop, 50 Cent, & G-Unit go off on modern hip-hop. Catch the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop medleys on the Grammys (Parts 1, 2, 3) and the VMAs. You can find some heroic Hip-Hop production on Mass Appeal's "Rhythm Roulette" series.

In this episode, our hosts - one a big Radiohead fan, the other a novice - review the latest album by The Smile (Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood + Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner) - “Wall of Eyes.” Using their time-tested (well, one time, anyway) 20-point scoring method, they’ll break down what they liked, what they didn’t, what confused them, and how it must feel to be a side-chick of a side-chick. Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It helps people find the show and grows our Extended Family! https://www.youtube.com/@extendedplaypod

The Grammys are coming up in a few weeks, so what better time to make some predictions? Who do you think will win? Let us know in the comments. Watch more video episodes of the show. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

In their debut episode, E and Tank try to figure out why it's so hard to talk about music. Why does deep interest in music fall off after a certain point? How do you share your passion with people who just aren't into it anymore? And what it is, anyway, that E and Tank find so vital about the music they love?

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Sometimes you go looking for an old school video to make fun of, and it turns out there actually isn’t a video for the song in question. What’s a music podcast to do?! Well, we found another video with a similar name and subjected ourselves to possibly one of the most awful/depressing attempts at hip-hop we could possibly imagine. And we watched Drake’s dad’s video!

What did you think of the video? Let us know in the comments.

Watch “Booty Up Down 4K”

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Season 2 starts here! Hosts E and Tank are starting off their second season with the first of two episodes on country music. Spoiler alert: they're not crazy about it. But why? What's the connection between "classic" and "modern" country? What role does politics (or, more specifically, lack of empathy) play in its fanbase? And if country music is so great, how did Tank write and record his own song in a matter of minutes? Hear the discussion and the debut of Tank, country music recording artist, in this first episode of Season 2 of The Extended Play Podcast.

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Country mashup video mentioned in the episode: https://youtu.be/FY8SwIvxj8o.

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It’s another episode of the ⁠Extended Play Podcast! Tank has come down with the plague, but he still manages to bring it in our conversation about fidelity. In 2023, if most people are streaming their music, how much does fidelity actually matter? We get into physical vs. digital media, how complicated it is to set up a high fidelity system, and much more.

Plus, another Playlist Challenge. This episode's challenge was to find songs with references to transportation in the title (without all of them featuring the word “train” 😉).

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In this post-root canal episode, hosts E and Tank continue their conversation from their review of The Smile’s “Wall of Eyes.” What makes music challenging? How do you, as a listener, approach challenging music? Should music even be challenging in the first place?

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It’s freezing here in Michigan, so for this edition of the Playlist Challenge, hosts E and Tank each choose five songs with references to “cold” in their titles and rank them. Sometimes the Playlist Challenge is about introducing each other to new music. Other times, we just want to see the other person react to butt rock.

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We're still taking a few weeks off between seasons, but this week we're announcing a way you can connect with Extended Play even when we're not filling your earholes with pleasure. 🥴 Check out this short episode and then head to extendedplaypod.com to connect with us!

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In this episode, hosts E, Tank, and Limitation Crab slide further into becoming a Taylor Swift podcast while discussing non-album tracks (a.k.a. "B" sides). How do artists decide what goes on an album? When do cover songs succeed and when do they fail? That, and another edition of the Playlist Challenge, where our hosts come up with playlists that feature songs with verbs in the title. Well, unless you're Tank and you're not totally sure what a verb is in the first place.

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As card-carrying members of the MTV generation, hosts E and Tank have watched A LOT of music videos. In this episode, they each pick five of their favorites. There are some classics, some surprises, and plenty one of them is seeing for the first time.

What are your favorite videos? Let us know in our Spotify poll!

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Other recent editions of "My Five:"

• Summer Songs
• Underrated Songs and Artists
• Cover Songs
• Best Albums of 2023

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It’s our first ever twofer! We’ve gone on record a bunch of times about the kind of country-adjacent stuff we like, so we had to review “The Great American Bar Scene” by Zach Bryan and “Passage du Desir” by Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson). It’s both of our first go-round on the juggernaut that is Zach Bryan, and we weren’t disappointed. What do you think of the albums? Let us know in the comments! Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast. Check out previous video episodes.

We’re back, and in a new(ish) studio! This time around, hosts E and Tank discuss the importance of musicianship in 2025 and beyond. Will AI eventually replace recorded music? Does being a virtuoso even matter anymore? We tackle these issues and a lot more, including some confusing opinions about Swedes.

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You know we had to get into it. Listen in as hosts E and Tank dissect the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake rap beef; who really wins, who loses, and what the fallout will be for hip-hop.

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In this episode of The Extended Play Podcast, hosts E and Tank talk about artist evolution. Sure, artists need to keep evolving to not become stagnant, but what effect does that have on the listener? Can it go too far?

And in an ironic twist, our show continues to evolve, this week adding a new feature - the album review! This episode we're taking a look at "New Blue Sun," Andre 3000's first album of new material in 17 years. Talk about an evolution...

Plus, we've got another edition of the Playlist Challenge. This week's topic is "Duplication" - songs that repeat at least one word in their titles.

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We're back with an episode just for our non-YouTube folks! It's the return of the Playlist Challenge! Hosts E and Tank each choose five songs that have something to do with comebacks, they each listen to each other's choices, and then rate them from worst to best. It's a blast!

Which songs were your favorites? Least favorites? Let us know in the comments on Spotify.

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It’s time to look back at the year in music with The Extended Play Podcast. Hosts E and Tank listened to a ton of new music this year, and even managed to like a lot of it. Get your Notes app ready, because we’ve got a lot of recommendations. Or just check out this Spotify playlist.

We also talk about some of the biggest stories in music, including the Kendrick/Drake beef, Diddy being a scumbag, and the future of AI.

Thanks to all of our Extended Family for an amazing 2024. We’ll be back in a few weeks from a remodeled studio with more great music talk.

Did we miss any great albums from 2024? Let us know in the comments.

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It’s another totally tubular Extended Play Podcast! Listen as hosts E and Tank reminisce about their music of their childhood before dissecting Rolling Stone’s 200 Best Eighties Songs. Plus, another embarrassing edition of “10 Before 5.” We swear, we actually know stuff about music! 🤣

Mentioned in the episode:

• Rolling Stone's 200 Best Eighties Songs
• Pitchfork's 200 Best Songs of the 1980s
• This amazing photo of Dead or Alive

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Join hosts E and Tank as they unpack just what it means for music to be "pop." What defines the genre through the ages? Will anyone besides Taylor Swift reach the heights of the great '80s pop icons? Can a couple of grown-ass men like pop music now? Were award shows like the Grammys always doomed to eventually become irrelevant? That, and another edition of the Playlist Challenge, where our hosts come up with playlists that feature songs with animals in the title.

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What better time for hosts E and Tank to talk about music documentaries than on the eve of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie opening in theaters? Our hosts get into what they love about music documentaries, what they don't like so much, the impact they have on how they feel about the artists, and recommend some of their favorites.

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Check out SNL's Neil Diamond "Storytellers" featuring Will Ferrell as Neil Diamond.

How important, if at all, is authenticity in music? Hosts E and Tank use Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” as a jumping-off point to dig into this slippery topic. How can you tell if an artist is being authentic? Is authenticity even possible in pop music? And so what if it isn’t? There may be no clear answers, but it’s definitely worth the discussion.

Metallica’s Elton John tribute: “Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding”

Interview with Tyler Childers on songwriting.

Popcast - Beyoncé, “Cowboy Carter,” and Filling in History’s Gaps

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The title of the episode says it all, doesn’t it? Yet another clickbait-y list has got hosts E and Tank mad as hell, and they’re not gonna take it anymore. This time around it’s the Apple Music 100 Best Albums list that has them seething. Feel their wrath!

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Mentioned in the episode:

• Robert Glasper calls out (Ms.) Lauryn Hill
• Lauryn Hill’s rebuttal

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It's another episode of The Extended Play Podcast. Thought Creed (the band - not the movie) couldn't be a jumping-off point for an in-depth discussion about subjectivity and music? Don't say we didn't warn you! This week, hosts E and Tank get into when (if ever) it's fair to pass judgement about an artist.

Plus, the debut of a new segment we're calling "10 Before 5." Spoiler: we're not very good at at.

From the episode:

• "311, I am ready to fight."

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Having recently included “A Rush of Blood to the Head” in our Top 100 Albums of Our Lifetime, we knew we’d have to review Coldplay’s latest. This one really tested us TBH. Come for the album review (we go to 20!), stay for E learning why he can’t say “pegged” anymore. 🤢

What do you think of the album? Let us know in the comments?

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In the latest edition of “My Five,” hosts E and Tank each share their five favorite cover songs. They also discuss what makes a great cover song. Should it be faithful to the original? Drastically different? Somewhere in between?

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And just like that, we reach the halfway point of our countdown. This episode, we see the appearance of a recently reunited English giant, some 90s bangers, and robots. 🤖

What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments!

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Mentioned in the episode:

• T-Pain’s cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs”
• Radiohead performing “In Rainbows” in complete
• “In Rainbows” - The Dissect Podcast
• Gnarls Barkley’s cover of “Reckoner”

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What is the Extended Play Podcast? It’s an ongoing love letter to music written by hosts E and Tank, two lifelong friends. Get a taste of the show with some clips from Season 1.

It's the second half of our "Befuddlement" episode! For this week's Playlist Challenge, hosts E and Tank and co-host Libby challenge one another to find songs with commands in the title. And no, they didn't each pick Soul II Soul's "Dance" five times (though, honestly, they should have).

From the episode:

• Robyn's performance on SNL and the cast's version.
• Robyn fans taking part in an awesome post-concert subway singalong.

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We’ve been counting down the 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime, and before we get to the Top 10, we thought it was time to take a quick detour and talk about some fantastic albums that did NOT make the list. Were our choices arbitrary and capricious? Hell no! We take a deep dive on why these albums are great - just not great enough to make the Top 100.

What do you think of these albums? Any albums we’ve missed so far that you don’t think are in our Top 10? Let us know in the comments!

Check out ⁠this playlist⁠ of the albums featured in the episode.

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It’s become a show cliche at this point, but true nonetheless; the albums in our list of the Top 100 Albums of Our Lifetime just keep getting better! 😜 This time around, we move past the half-way point to discuss some classic hip-hop albums and some that deserve to be classics. Plus, we give you our un-asked-for take on Canadians.

What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments!

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Mentioned in the episode:

• Spotify playlist of albums included in today’s countdown
• Bon Iver - A Take Away Show - “For Emma, Forever Ago” and “Skinny Love”
• Playlist Challenge: “Clones” (Songs with Identical Titles)
• Playlist Challenge: “Names”

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What better way to start Season 3 of The Extended Play Podcast than with a close look at Hip-Hop? Hosts E and Tank talk about their own history with the genre, celebrate what they love about it, and challenge themselves to step out of their comfort zone when it comes to modern hip-hop.

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Check out the current Rap Caviar playlist.

Watch Snoop, 50 Cent, & G-Unit go off on modern hip-hop.

Catch the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop medleys on the Grammys (Parts 1, 2, 3) and the VMAs.

You can find some heroic Hip-Hop production on Mass Appeal's "Rhythm Roulette" series.

It’s yet another highly contagious episode of the ⁠Extended Play Podcast! Luckily, E doesn’t hold a grudge and is able to power through this episode on fandom. Our hosts discuss what it means to be a fan, what a person’s fandom might say about them, and relationships artists have with their fans. They also try their hand at creating a Tori Amos-inspired menu (with mixed results).

Plus, another Playlist Challenge. The topic? “Cold.” It might have been the most challenging challenge yet.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Video: Calling Out People on their Band T-Shirts
• Video: Should Non-Metalheads Wear Metal Shirts? (Ooh, there's an updated version too!)

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It’s time for another episode of The Extended Play Podcast! This week hosts and E and Tank make playlists for one another with songs that feature the letter “Q.” It’s random! It’s wacky! It’s seriously not about Q-Anon!

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It's another episode of The Extended Play Podcast. Listen as hosts E and Tank talk about the sticky situation of enjoying music only to find out that the artist who made it is...problematic. Should you completely avoid anything the artist has created, going back to the beginning? Can you draw a line between listening to the music and tacitly endorsing the artist's behavior? What about situations in which the public isn't privy to the details of the alleged wrongdoings? Before that, the hosts recap their experience at a recent live show. That and a new Playlist Challenge! This episode's topic? Songs with names in the title.

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It's time for the The Extended Play Podcast! Join hosts E and Tank and special co-host Libby as they ask discuss artists they're supposed to like - but don't. When artists are incredibly successful and seem to fit into your musical wheelhouse, how do you explain just not getting it? Are your missing something? Is there just some sort of intangible quality to the music that just doesn't work? Or is it fairly random?

A first guest host means the group has a lot to talk about, so you'll be able to catch the three-way Playlist Challenge in part two of "Befuddlement," available next week.

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In this episode, hosts E and Tank disect the modern music festival. What makes a great lineup? What have been their favorite festivals? If festivals were a banquet, who would be the mostaccioli? You know - the hard-hitting, journalistically-sound topics we’re known for at The Extended Play Podcast. And don’t miss our next video episode, in which our hosts test the level of their hipster-ness with a Coachella quiz.

It's the season finale! For this super-sized episode, hosts E and Tank are joined by Rob from the 1,001 Album Complaints podcast to talk about band breakups. Why do they happen? What's so challenging about staying together? Rob, a practicing musician, gives us some inside info into what it's like to try and create as a group while maintaining creative autonomy.

The final Playlist Challenge of the season is also super-sized - well, it was going to be, anyway. ;) The topic? Songs with pronouns in the title.

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Hosts E and Tank took a few minutes to recap their favorite - and least favorite - parts of the 66th annual Grammy Awards. They discuss the winners, the losers, the Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell performances, and imagine an alternate universe award ceremony.

Join hosts E and Tank as they try to figure out the role of music criticism in 2023. Whose opinion can you trust? What happens when critics agree something is great and you just don't get it? How do you discover music when music criticism is harder and harder to find? Plus, another edition of our Playlist Challenge. For this challenge, E and Tank have chosen songs for one another that have an "and" in the title.

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Contribute to the Extended Family's "Country-ish" playlist on Spotify and YouTube.

You’re welcome, Extended Family. For the first time in easily 20 years, hosts E and Tank watched the Grammy Awards, and they certainly have thoughts. What were their favorite performances? How did they do on their predictions? Is it possible for one TV program to break a man? Tune in to find out!

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The countdown of the 100 best albums of our lifetime continues. In this episode, we discuss albums 90-81, an eclectic mix of pop, hip-hop, rock, and metal. What do you think about the list so far? Would any of these albums make your list? Let us know in the comments! Watch the video version of this episode and more video episodes of the show. Like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

What happens when capital-A “Art” meets capital-E “Entertainment?” In this episode, hosts E and Tank take an honest look at Kendrick Lamar’s incredible Super Bowl Halftime Show. If only a small percentage of the audience understands the art you’re making, is it really effective? Or is being provocative a large part of the point? Tune in to watch our hosts’ reaction to this historic pop culture moment.

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Long time members of The Extended Family™️ may remember last year when hosts E and Tank committed to three music-related New Year’s resolutions. Well, it’s time to check in on their progress. Any guesses on how they did? Plus, they’ll make three more resolutions each for 2025. This episode brought to you by Shanky’s Whip. It’s Worth a Try! (There is no official partnership between The Extended Play Podcast and Shanky’s Whip…yet. We just love the stuff. 😉🥴) Do you have any music-related resolutions? Let us know what they are in the comments!

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In this episode, hosts E and Tank list their current ten favorite artists, but with a twist! By the end of Season 3, three or four of these artists will be relegated into the ether, forcing our hosts to find new artists to replace them. Our hosts also recap the Explosions in the Sky concert they recently attended. Plus, a Playlist Challenge! This week’s topic? Songs with titles of no more than two words, one of which has to be ten or more letters long.

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What artists, songs, or albums do you think are WAY better than they get credit for? In this edition of “My Five,” hosts E and Tank advocate for music that for some reason has flown under the radar. Listen to the music featured in this episode on Spotify and YouTube. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Umm…what the hell did we just watch?! Only the most confusingly awesome music video maybe of all time? Seriously, there is a LOT going on in Vince Neil’s “Sister of Pain” video, beginning with a cyborg exotic dancer and ending with a space age helicopter rescue mission. Plus, the vibraslap ™️. Laugh along with hosts E and Tank as they go deep into this masterpiece.

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Today on the Extended Play Podcast, hosts E and Tank review Jason Isbell’s “Foxes in the Snow.” It’s his first solo record in 10 years, and comes on the heels of a divorce that partially played out in a Max#country documentary. It’s been described as a redefinition of the breakup/divorce album, and we can see why.What did you think of the album? Let us know in the comments.Watch other album reviews.View previous episodes.Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

(Rebroadcast) It’s the second part of our episode devoted to hip-hop! This time around, hosts E and Tank keep it positive with their choices for favorite MCs and favorite hip-hop tracks. Remember to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast. Listen to songs from this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠. From the episode: Black Thought's (The Roots) EPIC freestyle. Run the Jewels invite a fan onstage to rap "Legend Has It." A visual breakdown of Inspectah Deck’s verse on “Triumph.” "The Largest Vocabulary in Hip-Hop" from The Pudding. 😏