The 100 Albums Podcast (The 100 Albums Podcast)

In this episode, The Guys step into the jungle and dissect Guns ‘n’ Roses 1987 release "Appetite For Destruction". What do air drumming and ponderings of payola have in common?

In this first mini-episode, The Guys take a break from talking about albums from The Poster. Instead, they discuss some of the albums and artists that have been getting regular plays in their day-to-day lately. 

• Ron: "Highway Prayers" by Billy Strings 
• Ryan: "Extra" by Peter Evans 
• Drew: "Pictures At An Exhibition" by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer 
• Bert: "MM...FOOD" by MF DOOM, and "Madvillany" by Madvillain

Have some recommendations for what The Guys should listen to next? Hit them up at 100albums@bertislo.com.

In this mini-episode, Ryan dives deep into the philosophy and construction of a mixtape that he presents to the rest of The Guys. Discussion, hilarity, and perhaps some confusion ensues.

Ryan's McDLT Mixtape:

Side 1

Song Artist Album 1. Rock & Roll Deserves To Die The Darkness Easter Is Cancelled 2. Stupidly Happy XTC Wasp Star 3. Zero Sum The Smile Cutouts 4. Tattooed Love Boys The Pretenders The Pretenders 5. Contort Yourself The Contortions Buy 6. Electricity Captain Beefheart Safe As Milk 7. Maggot Amyl & The Sniffers Comfort To Me 8. R&B English Teacher This Could Be Texas

 

Side 2

Song Artist Album 1. Carsick Youbet Way To Be 2. Come Back For It Your Friend Gumption 3. Road Nick Drake Pink Moon 4. Rollercoasters Aimee Mann Mental Illness 5. Born To Beg The National Sleep Well Beast 6. A Stolen Kiss Robert Plant Lullaby And The Ceaseless Roar 7. Yesterday Is Here Tom Waits Franks Wild Years 8. Till I Die The Beach Boys Surf’s Up

 

Want to listen? Ryan's Mixtape on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2VZXAaKNsedslpYpEi3SyH

 

Additional listening from the conversation

• Robert Plant & Allison Krauss - "Raise the Roof": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2B9H2M4Cb0&list=PLgaFNC_I_Zkkaq0APJASjzc-yT4mnXeBl 
• Billy Joe Armstrong/Norah Jones - "Foreverly": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czpMQN4CStQ 

What do you think? Let Ryan and The Guys know at 100AlbumsPodcast.com, or shoot them an email at 100Albums@bertislo.com. 

On this mini-episode, Ryan and Bert discuss the iconic holiday soundtrack from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. 

Baby, we were born to pod! This week The Guys don some denim and wax philosophical about Bruce Springsteen's seminal 1975 album "Born To Run". What do The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Phil Spector all have in common? 

Join The Guys this week as they dissect Metallica's self-titled fifth studio album. What do Bob Rock, selling out, and the Gadsden flag all have in common?

This podcast ain't nothin' to f*ck with. Join The Guys as they explore "Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" by the Wu-Tang Clan. What do drunken boxing, t-shirt ubiquity, and Mitch Hedberg all have in common?

This week The Guys talk about the stylings of Aretha Franklin and her 1967 album "I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You". What do Aretha Franklin and turkey cutlets have in common?

This week The Guys talk about "Back To Black" by Amy Winehouse. What do beehive hairdos, American Idol, and The Dap-Kings have in common?

In this episode, The Guys discuss Massive Attack's influential 1991 release, "Blue Lines". What do trip-hop, Eagle-Eye Cherry, and Sprechgesang all have in common?

This week The Guys wanna be startin' somethin'. They tackle Michael Jackson's 1983 monster album "Thriller". What do Paul McCartney, Toto, and Van Halen all have in common?

Introducing The 100 Albums Crew. What is this podcast all about? Music. And friends.

In this week's episode, The Guys dive into U2's fifth studio album "The Joshua Tree". What do wedding bands, ostinato, and Christian rock all have in common? 

In this week's episode, The Guys ruminate on the themes presented in the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 album, "Ready To Die". What do Kentucky Fried Chicken, pickle juice, and Slim-Fast all have in common?

Here we are with the final album of the first season! This week The Guys are discussing "At Folsom Prison" by Johnny Cash. What do gospel music, social justice, and entire wardrobes of black clothes all have in common? 

[Footnote: the article that Ryan references in the episode can be found here.]

On this mini-episode, The Guys discuss songs that play in the store while you’re Black Friday shopping that make you want to leave. Quickly.

• Mariah Carey - "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
• Paul McCartney - "Wonderful Christmas Time"
• David Foster & Natalie Cole - "Grown Up Christmas List"
• Anything by Pentatonix
• Madonna - "Santa Baby"
• Band Aid - "Do They Know It’s Christmas?"
• Honorable mention: NewSong - "Christmas Shoes"

Agree? Disagree? Do you have others? Let The Guys know at 100Albums@bertislo.com. 

 

On this mini-episode, The Guys draft their 12 Albums Of Christmas - and throw in some honorable mentions as well. 

GUY ALBUM ARTIST Bert A Charlie Brown Christmas Vince Guaraldi Ron The Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky Drew Harry For The Holidays Harry Connick, Jr. Ryan Christmas Tree-O Matt Wilson Ryan Socks JD McPherson Drew Boogie Woogie Christmas Brian Setzer Orchestra Ron Christmas Album The Ventures Bert Merry Christmas Bing Crosby Bert When My Heart Finds Christmas Harry Connick, Jr. Ron Christmas Songs Bad Religion Drew Wonderful Christmas Jollies Sal Soul Orchestra Ryan A Christmas Together John Denver and The Muppets

 

Honorable mentions

Bert:

• Frank Sinatra, Christmas Songs by Sinatra
• Skafish, Tidings of Comfort & Joy - A Jazz Piano Trio Christmas
• Ellis Marsalis, A New Orleans Christmas Carol
• The Old ‘97s, Love The Holidays (special shout-out to "I Don't Know What Christmas Is")

Ron:

• Burl Ives, Have A Holly Jolly Christmas
• The Rogues, Christmas In Washington
• Bob and Doug McKenzie, 12 Days Of Christmas

Drew:

• Tom Waits, "Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis"
• Oscar Brown Trio, Christmas Jazz
• Barbara Streisand, A Christmas Album
• Johnny Cash, "The Little Drummer Boy"

Ryan:

• Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, It's A Holiday Soul Party
• Rush Coil, 8-Bit Christmas
• Rotary Connection, Peace
• Ella Fitzgerald, Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

What are The Guys missing? Write in and give 'em a piece of your mind at 100Albums@bertislo.com. 

Happy Holidays!

Welcome to the first episode of the 100 Albums Podcast! The Guys kick-off the show with an explanation about how this whole project came together. Then they focus the discussion on The Eagles' 1976 record "Hotel California". What do, heavy metal guitar riffs, The Big Lebowski and Mexican reggae have in common?

In this mini-episode, The Guys once again take a break from talking about albums from The Poster. This week they are chatting about songs to add - or remove - from your Thanksgiving playlist. 

Bert:

• "Thanksgiving Theme" from the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Soundtrack by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
• "Pass The Peas" from Food For Thought by the JBs

Drew:

• "That Spirit Of Christmas" from The Spirit of Christmas by Ray Charles
• "Holiday Road" from National Lampoon's Vacation Soundtrack by Lindsey Buckingham
• "Hyperballad" from Telegram by Bjork (Brodsky Quartet version)

Ron:

• Italian street music (in general as a genre)
• "Sweet Potato Pie" by Ray Charles and James Taylor

Ryan:

• "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" from Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie
• "Elephant In The Room" from Thanks For Listening by Chris Thile
• "Homeward Bound" from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme by Simon and Garfunkel

Agree? Disagree? Let The Guys know what you think at 100albums@bertislo.com.

 

In this week's episode, The Guys talk about country music legend and "amazing human being" Dolly Parton and her 1974 album "Jolene". What do ancient Welsh ballads, Smoky Mountain folklore, and Porter Wagoner all have in common?

This week The Guys ponder the first meal of the day while talking about Supertramp’s "Breakfast In America". What do a Dutch millionaire, prog-rock, and a waitress named Libby have in common?

In this week's conversation, The Guys talk about "Black Holes And Revelations" by Muse. Along with the usual suspects of Bert, Drew, Ron, and Ryan they welcome special guest Mark Davis to the pod. What do the Château Miraval, Pink Floyd album artwork, and Monty Python all have in common?

Join The Guys this week as they analyze "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw. What do the rolls from Texas Roadhouse, Bob Newhart, and CMT's "Trick My Truck" have in common?

On this mini-episode, The Guys discuss a CD that Ron found that holds something of a musical time-capsule for him. Here is the track listing:

1. "El Muerto", Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
2. "Like A Feather", Nikka Costa
3. "Under Cover", The Rolling Stones
4. "Superstition", Ben Harper
5. "Ain’t No Grave", Richard Buckner
6. "Boys, The Night Will Bury You", Richard Buckner
7. "Blueberry Hill", Fats Domino
8. "Do The Revolution", Pearl Jam
9. "Cocaine Blues", Townes Van Zandt
10. "Roses from A Friend", Ben Harper
11. "Sin Wagon", The Chicks
12. "Poor Girl", Pearl Jam
13. "One More Cup Of Coffee", White Stripes
14. "Are You Ready", Supersuckers
15. "Excuse Me Mister", Ben Harper
16. "The Whole World", OutKast

Terrible title aside, what do you think? Let Ron and The Guys know at 100AlbumsPodcast.com, or shoot them an email at 100Albums@bertislo.com. 

This week The Guys discuss the incomparable Ray Charles and his epic country-crossover record "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music". What do country, rhythm and blues, and "easy listening" music all have in common?

15 episodes into this project and the listeners are responding! In this not-so-mini, mini-episode, The Guys welcome Brian Miller to the podcast. They discuss Brian's affinity for Massive Attack, and the "Blue Lines" album specifically. 

...and Brian brought receipts! Some required listening that he pointed to during (and after) the episode:

Horace Andy - You Are My Angel (1973) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfYLAUNynE

Daddy G rapping with The Wild Bunch (cued to verse) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_X1Mg0FMJM&t=1803s

Daddy G's same verse as it appears in "Five Man Army" (cued to verse) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOkykdCdyNY&t=89s

Thanks to Brian for joining in and bringing his perspective! Do you have an opinion about one of the albums discussed on the podcast? Let The Guys know by writing to 100Albums@bertislo.com - and you might get invited to appear on a future episode!

This week The Guys do a deep dive into "Songs In The Key Of Life" by Stevie Wonder. What do A Clockwork Orange, Kurzweil keyboards, and Chick Korea all have in common?

In this week's episode, The Guys talk about The Who and their second rock opera "Quadrophenia". What do Modernism, Schizophrenia, and concept albums all have in common? 

This week The Guys all scream for Primal Scream's 1991 album "Screamadelica". What do Edie Brickell's "What I Am", Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues" the Peter Fonda film "The Wild Angels" all have in common?