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This is it! Episode 104. The two year anniversary show! We talk about the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack (don't worry, no spoilers) and recap the last two years of the show. This is our final episode for a while, as we're taking a much needed break to recharge, but this isn't our final episode. We will be back. Be sure to follow us on social media so you can keep up to speed on all of the happenings during the hiatus and know when we plan to return. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Thanks for the support these last two years and we hope you'll join us again when we return!
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Almost a year later, we're joined again by Eli, AKA LeftyROFL. Eli has since attended a number of live shows, including a recent Turnstile show in Worcester, MA with Ted. We talk about some of the shows he's been to as well as a variety of other music related topics. Be sure to check out Eli's Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/leftyrofl. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Get ready for another roller coaster of music discussion. In this episode, we talk about a device Kayla discovered on TikTok called a Stem Player (madape.co on TikTok). We also talk about Greyson Nekrutman (greyson_nekrutman), a drummer Kayla found over on TikTok. His drumming is largely jazz, but he has some great videos where he carries the playing style over to rock music. We discuss CharlesBerthroud, a bassist over on YouTube, and one of his videos he posted where he plays...24 carat gold bass strings? Lot's of stuff to unpack this week. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Well, not sure we can top last week's jam packed episode, but we get an update on Ted's new drum mic which is apparently the Swiss army knife of drum mics. We also talk about copyright and how it impacts creators on the various video platforms. We also get into some discussion about Key of Geebz on YouTube. Be sure to check out his videos at https://www.youtube.com/c/KeyOfGeebz for great music analysis from a sound engineer. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Episode 100 is here! Join us as we talk about Ted's latest gear purchase. No, it's not his custom Fender Strat, but it is a very cool drum mic...And a big announcement about Ted's upcoming new musical venture! We also talk about some of Kayla's new TikTok music finds. Find out what #boomwhackers are all about. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions. You'll want to be following us on social media to find out where to check out Ted's new venture, so be sure to click the Linktree link to find our social media profiles and follow/like us!
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Join us as we talk about the latest from Electric Callboy (formerly Eskimo Callboy), Bloodywood, Sunny and the Black Pack, the new Top Gun movie and more. We've got some interesting Song of the Week Picks, so be sure to check out our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Kayla's pick of Colm McGuinness' Hurt cover is not available on Spotify at this time, but you can check it out over on Colm's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj_Xxpa9U-E. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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This week, Kayla and Ted are joined by TN based guitarist, Dustin Mitchell. We talk about how Dustin got into playing guitar, how he's developing a social media presence, and his picking style which involves a thumb pick. Be sure to check out Dustin online by heading to https://linktr.ee/dustinmitchellguitar. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Join us as we talk about some highlights from the Grammy's, including the decision to let crew members introduce the performers. We also discuss Ted's dream Fender. Will he pull the trigger? Stay tuned. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Join us as we highlight some new music, or new to us music anyway. Lot's of great lesser known bands out there that you'll want to be sure to check out. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Thanks to Jake Young (man_the_helm on TikTok) for suggesting this week's topic. Ted tells some stories of some of his craziest concert experiences which range from having Marilyn Manson stand right in front of him to seeing a guy get knocked out in the mosh pit. Kayla shares a few stories, but none as crazy as Ted's stories. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Since Kayla's Song of the Week Pick is no longer on Spotify, you can find it (and all of Aeronaut Down's albums) on Bandcamp at https://aeronautdown.bandcamp.com/album/chaos. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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We had a lot to talk about in this episode. Join Kayla and Ted as they talk about Swedish progressive metal band, Soen, as well as some other recent social media/YouTube music finds. We also take a trip down memory lane and talk about some great throwback bands/albums that we've been listening to. We wrap the show with a bit of discussion about some great upcoming concerts. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Join us as we highlight some of our recently discovered favorite Ukrainian artists. We've put together a special playlist for this episode, which you can find at https://spoti.fi/3JrymX2. As always, you can find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Ted's Song of the Week pick isn't available on Spotify, but you can find it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kcEnULKve4&t=159s. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Surprise, surprise! The original gang is back for this week's episode! We discuss the metal version of Quicia's Song of the Week pick from last week, performed by Djacket. We also talk about Black Pumas and Jeff Healey. Lots of great music discussion and some great new Song of the Week picks. Be sure to check them out in our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. If you want to get in touch with us or find us online, head to https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Kayla and Quicia discuss their latest TikTok music discoveries. They also discuss the 37th anniversary of "Everybody Wants to Rule The World" by Tears for Fears. Also, an announcement about the future of Distorted Opinions. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. We aren't doing a St. Patrick's Day special this year, but you can find our St. Patrick's Spotify playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_celticplaylist if you're looking for some music to get in a festive mood.
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This week, we're joined by local guitarist/vocalist Sean Fullerton. He's been a gigging musician for nearly 30 years and talks to us about how not taking proper care of his vocal cords for most of that time led to him ultimately needing vocal cord surgery in 2020. He's gained a lot of tools to help care for his vocal cords going forward and shares some of these techniques with us. Be sure to check out Sean's website at http://www.seanfullertonmusic.net/ or find him on Facebook at fb.com/seanfullertonmusic. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Find all of our links at https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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We open this episode with some fascinating news from Ted regarding his thoughts on country music. We also take a deep dive into our music playlists that we listen to while commuting and discuss what our co-workers might think if they were to get into our car and hear some of these songs playing. Would your co-workers be surprised to hear some of the music on your commuting playlist? As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Find all of our links at https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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The Olympics are officially underway. Join Kayla and Quicia as they continue the discussion on music in figure skating. They also talk about the band Our Last Night, which was a TikTok find by Quicia. Lots of great metal covers of pop songs. You don't want to miss it. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Find all of our links at https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Join Kayla and Ted as they talk about the latest in music news and also discuss the Metallica: The Black Album in Black & White photo book featuring photos by world renowned concert photographer, Ross Halfin, taken during the Black Album tour. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Find all of our links at https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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The 2022 Winter Olympics are officially underway. Kayla has been chomping at the bit to do an episode on figure skating music, so she and Quicia thought this would be the perfect time to discuss it. If you're not into figure skating, you might have a renewed interest after hearing this episode. Music plays a heavy role in the sport and it's one of the few sports where music plays a major factor. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Find all of our links athttps://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Join Kayla, Ted and Quicia as they talk about the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime performance and discuss iconic guitars and the difference between an iconic guitar to a guitarist vs non-guitarist. Find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Find all of our links at https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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Get ready to get nostalgic with Kayla, Matt and Quicia in this week's episode. We take a trip down memory lane as we discuss buying CD's at Strawberries, listening to music on Win Amp, what was acceptable to listen to when we were younger, and more. Find our Spotify Song of the Week Playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Find all of our other links at https://linktr.ee/distortedopinions.
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This week we talk about an interesting stocking stuffer that Ted received - the Rhythm Pick. Matt also shows us his collection of mini amps. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist atbit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. You can also find our Song Review playlist at bit.ly/distortedops_songreview.
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It's been a while since we've done a formal gear talk. Join Kayla and Ted as they discuss the Wilkinson kit guitar that Kayla recently won during Stewart MacDonald's 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. Special thanks to StewMac, Arielle and Wilkinson for the kit. Be sure to follow us on social media to see updates as Kayla begins to build this guitar.
There's no Song of the Week this week, but you can find all of our past picks in our Spotify Song of the Week Playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. You can also find our Song Review playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songreview.
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It's 2022! Hard to believe 2021 flew by. Join us as we talk about some of the best and worst in music for 2021 as well as a few things that we're looking forward to in 2022.
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Join Kayla, Matt and Quicia as they talk about some of their holiday favorites. Since this episode is dropping on Christmas night, it might be a bit late to check out our holiday playlist, but if you listened to last year's playlist, we added some songs to that same playlist for this year. If you're following us on social media, you probably found our playlist before Christmas night. If not, you can find it at bit.ly/distortedops_holidayplaylist.
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This week, Kayla and Ted are joined by local singer/songwriter Jay Graham. We talk to Jay about his album "Better Days," what got him into playing guitar, and how his career has taken a bit of a turn toward teaching music recently. Be sure to check out Jay's music on his website at jaygmusic.com.
As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. We also have a playlist for our Song Review segment, which you can find at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songreview. Note that Jay's music isn't on Spotify, so if you want to check out any of the tracks off of his album "Better Days," be sure to visit his website linked above. Kayla also talks about Jay's cover of "Use Somebody," which is available on ReverbNation at reverbnation.com/jgrahammusic.
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Join Kayla and Quicia as they discuss another one of Kayla's awesome TikTok finds - the music of Colm R. McGuinness. Talk about fantastic. This man is truly a one man band. Be sure to check out Colm's music. You can find his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSp2nvM27htoOTD1Cq05N5g.
As always, you can find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. We also have a Song Review playlist which can be found at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songreview. We hope to add more songs to that soon. If you're an artist or know someone who might want us to listen to their song and discuss it on a show, reach out to us!
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Join us for an update on Kayla's Parker fretboard situation. It's good news, at least for now. We also talk about using half dead 9V batteries in effect pedals. Are you a fan of using half dead batteries in your pedals? Let us know. We also dive back into some more music finds on TikTok.
Find our Spotify Song of the Week Playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. We also have a playlist for our song review segment. Not too many songs in there yet, but we hope to add more as we get more submissions from artists. Check that out at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songreview.
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Join Kayla and Quicia as they continue their discussion about discovering new music/artists on social media and Spotify. This week, we talk about Cam Steen and his hand pan music as well as David Michael Frank. We also side trip into some discussion about figure skating music. Find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. We also have a new playlist for our Song Review segment. There isn't much in there yet, but you can find that playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songreview.
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Join us as Kayla shares the latest saga with her Parker fretboard...Coming unglued! We also do our first official song review segment! Special thanks to Ken Macy for submitting his song "Back Roads" off of his album "Campfire Songs" for us to discuss. Such a great tune. Head Ken's website at kenmacymusic.com for more info about Ken.
As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. We've also got a new playlist for our song review segment. Find all of the songs we discuss during that segment at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songreview. There are only a few songs in there at the moment, but we hope to see this list grow as we get more submissions from artists.
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This week, Kayla was joined by Jim Horsman, co-founder of Guitar League, and Paul Murphy, Chapter Leader for the Central MA Chapter of Guitar League. We talked about how Guitar League was started, the meeting format, and how you can start your own Guitar League chapter if there isn't one near you! Find out more about Guitar League at https://www.guitarleague.com/.
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This one is a hot button topic. We discuss what we feel has been the best decade for music. Do you agree? Are we wildly off base? Send us an email at distortedopinionsshow@gmail.com, leave us a message on our Anchor page at anchor.fm/distortedopinions, or leave a comment on any of our social media accounts.
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Join Kayla and Quicia as they talk about discovering new/lesser-known artists through TikTok and other social media platforms as well as Spotify's recommended songs. Also, when is it too soon to be hearing Christmas/holiday tunes in stores and on the radio?
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The gang talks about guitarists who have gone off to do solo projects, mainly Mark Tremonti and John 5. We also share our thoughts on Nickelback and apparently there's some new Limp Bizkit circulating the interwebs.
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Join Kayla and Matt as they talk about the September Guitar League Central MA meeting. We discuss guest guitarist Scott Babineau and his cover of Toto's Africa which is a must see/hear cover. We shared the video over on the Distorted Opinions Facebook page, so be sure to go check it out. We also go into a bit of a gear talk and discuss loop pedals, something which seems to be a common piece of gear, particularly for gigging acoustic guitarists.
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Kayla, Matt and Quicia continue the discussion from a previous episode. We talk about some unexpected finds on our Soundhound playlists and hear about the lengths that Matt and Quicia have gone to find the title of a song they've heard in a store. We've also got a challenge and we need your help! If we can get 100 subscribers over on our YouTube channel (search for Distorted Opinions on YouTube), Matt will film himself playing the Home Depot jingle at a Home Depot. If we can 150 subscribers, he'll do it wearing skin tight shorts/tank top and his wife's Ugg boots. I guess we'll leave it up to our audience to decide whether or not that 150 subscriber reward is truly an incentive or not. Haha!
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Quicia joins Kayla as a guest host on this episode and they talk about discovering new music in unexpected places. Said places range from video games to commercials to the grocery store.
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It's that time of year! Football season is here! This week, we discuss some memorable, favorite, and least favorite Super Bowl halftime shows. We also share who our dream half time show performers would be. As always find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Join Kayla and Quicia as they talk about Kayla's recent visit to the Guitar League of Central MA monthly meeting. We also take a deep dive into the story behind the Distorted Opinions theme song. Quicia steps up on the soap box and shares her thoughts on the recent lawsuit over Nirvana's Nevermind album cover.
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Quicia once again guest hosts this episode with Kayla. We have all kinds of music related discussion in this episode. We review our first local song in a new, yet to be named segment. We also talk about Rick Beato and Bobby Huff's music YouTube channels. Both YouTubers do a phenomenal job of breaking down some classic tunes. You can find Rick's channel at www.youtube.com/c/RickBeato and Bobby's channel at https://bit.ly/yt_bobbyhuff.
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Does album art sell albums? Is album art even still relevant given the way we consume music in today's world? Kayla and Ted discuss their takes and talk about some memorable album covers. Find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Kayla and Quicia sit down to discuss summer concerts in the current climate and eventually navigate into discussion about songs on their summer playlists. Of course, there's some re-visit of their discussion from the MTV 40th episode where they discussed the video for A-ha's "Take on Me" and a random conversation that Quicia had with another shopper at the grocery store thanks to the song playing in the store.
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The Distorted Opinions crew actually met up in the wild for the recent Guns 'N' Roses concert at Fenway Park. In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on the show. Find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Join Kayla and special guest host, Quicia, as they discuss MTV's 40th Anniversary. They talk about memorable music videos and music shows and the evolution of MTV going from a music network to a more reality TV network. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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We've all had that moment. You hear a song on the radio and think, "I'm pretty sure I've heard this song before." In this episode, we talk about songs that sound the same and there are a lot of them. We also give our takes on sampling. As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Would you still go see a band if a key member left? Who would you consider to be a key member of a band? We discuss our take in this episode. Find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Have you ever noticed that it seems like there are only a handful of guitar body shapes? In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on why this might be. What are your thoughts? As always, find our Spotify Song of the Week Playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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This week, we're joined by Eli, otherwise known as LeftyROFL on Twitch. We hear some great stories about Eli's time playing in a punk band, talk about punk/hardcore music, and much more in this episode...Including some discussion about venues with great bathrooms in the Denver area. Be sure to check out Eli's Twitch streams at https://www.twitch.tv/leftyrofl.
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Join Kayla and Matt as they talk about some of the differences between acoustic amps and electric amps. No Song of the Week this week, but you can find our past picks on the Spotify playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Does owning more expensive gear make you a better musician? Join us as we talk about this and other misconceptions that new musicians, particularly guitarists, often have.
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Join Ted and Matt as they discuss all things electronic drums in this month's Gear Talk.
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In this episode we discuss our thoughts on some of the greatest rock bands and how their music was impacted by drug use and other life experiences.
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It's hard to believe we've completed 52 episodes! This show started out as a way for us to get together and talk music once a week and fill some time during the pandemic. It's evolved quite a bit since our first show a year ago. Join us as we talk about some of the changes that have taken place, some of our favorite moments from the past year, and what we're looking forward to and hoping for as the show continues. Thank you to all of our viewers/listeners for your support over the past year! We've had a lot of fun doing this show and we hope you've enjoyed tuning in each week.
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When an artist does something terrible, whether it's something illegal or something that's just generally frowned upon by society, can you separate the art from the artist and still appreciate their music? In this episode, we discuss our take on the question. We'd love to know your thoughts though, so reach out to us and let us know whether you agree or disagree with our thoughts on the subject.
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The last year has brought on an increase in virtual concerts. Do we miss seeing our favorite bands perform live? Absolutely. No arguments from us. Are virtual shows worth the money though? Join us as we share our thoughts on the topic.
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Join us for our monthly Gear Talk. Tube amps vs solid state amps with a bit of discussion about digital modeling amps. We cover everything you may want to know about amps. Ok. Maybe not everything, but we cover a lot.
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You may have heard of Weird Al. He's well known for his parodies of famous songs. In this episode, we talk about some other parody artists and songs that you may not be as familiar with.
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Join us as we talk about some of our most memorable music videos. You know. From a time when MTV and VH1 actually played music videos. We discuss a couple of more recent videos as well.
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Ted's been listening to some very cool international metal bands and Kayla's been listening to quite a few cool international radio stations on the Radio Garden app, so we decided to do an episode highlighting some bands outside of the US this week. Mongolian metal music with traditional instruments? Oh yeah. We've got that and so much more this week.
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You've probably heard of some of them. David Bowie/Ziggie Stardust, Prince/Camile, and The Beatle's/The Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. There are quite a few musicians that have utilized alter egos for a variety of reasons. In this episode, we talk about a few.
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You read that title right. We picked the one topic that we knew Kayla wasn't well versed on. She scraped the bottom of the barrel for her movie knowledge and we put together this excellent episode on some of our favorite/memorable movie soundtracks. Prepare for lots of Top Gun quotes and a few special sound effects. Also, is the Top Gun Anthem bell the same bell used in Taco Bell commercials? We discuss our take. Find our Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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This episode, we are joined by not only our first ever Gear Talk guest, but our first ever international guest! Jack Thompson, Owner and CEO of Jaketto Picks joins us all the way from Australia to talk about his awesome picks. Kayla is a huge fan of these picks and recently got Matt and Ted on the Jaketto train as well. Find Jaketto Picks on IG at www.instagram.com/jakettopicks, Facebook at www.facebook.com/jakettopicks and online at jakettopicks.com.
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This week, we pay tribute to some of our favorite artists who were taken from this world too soon. Please note that we do discuss topics in this episode that may be sensitive for some members of our audience, such as drugs, suicide and death.
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This week, we're joined by Kevin, Blaine, Chris and Daniel from the Michigan based death metal/metal core band Ritualist. We talk about their new EP, An Audience of Desolation. Be sure to check their music out at https://ritualistmi.bandcamp.com/. Find our Spotify Song of the Week Playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Join us for our monthly gear talk. We've all got a piece of gear we've been eyeing. A new guitar. A cool new pedal. Some more cymbals. This week, we talk about some of the gear that we've been eyeing. No Song of the Week this week, but you can find our playlist with our past picks at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Join us as we talk about some of our favorite St. Patrick's Day/Celtic songs to get you in the festive spirit. We've even curated a special playlist for this episode over on Spotify. Check it out at https://bit.ly/distortedops_celticplaylist.
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Matt couldn't join us this week, but the show must go on so Kayla and Ted talked about some of our favorite cover songs. There are too many to list in just one episode, so we'll likely revisit this topic again.
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Join us as we continue our conversation with former WAAF Assistant Program Director, Music Director, and DJ Mistress Carrie. This week, we talk to Carrie about Cocktails in the War Room and the Mistress Carrie podcast. She shares some great stories with us, including one about her flight in an F-15, that you won't want to miss.
Be sure to visit Carrie's website at www.mistresscarrie.com for the latest news, updates and merch from Carrie as well as links to the Mistress Carrie Podcast and Cocktails in the War Room.
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We recently received a voicemail from Tim, a first time caller/longtime listener (we got the reference and enjoyed it). Kayla decided to respond now, since we record our shows a few weeks in advance. We accept your challenge, Tim. Thanks for supporting the show and for the fun challenge! Stay tuned for a reaction video. It may take a couple of weeks.
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Join us as we talk with former WAAF Assistant Program Director, Music Director and DJ Mistress Carrie. We talk about Carrie's history at WAAF and the events that led up to the station going off the air on February 21, 2020, just shy of the 50th anniversary of the station. Be sure to join us again next week as we continue our conversation with Carrie and discuss Cocktails in the War Room and the Mistress Carrie Podcast.
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This week we talk about guitar picks. How do materials, size, and thickness of a pick affect playability and sound? Join us to find out.
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We're joined again by avid gamer and longtime friend, Michelle, as we further discuss our favorite video game soundtracks. This time we made sure to give her a proper introduction.
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Join us as we talk about some of our favorite classic rock bands and songs. We'll definitely be revisiting this topic in the future because we only grazed the surface in this episode.
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Join us as we talk about our first electric guitars, which we all still own and cherish.
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There are a lot of things to look forward to in 2021, especially when there's lots of new music coming out! We chat about a few new albums we're wanting to hear and chat about the hope of returning to concerts and what that could look like.
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How have your musical tastes changed over the years? We have Ray and Joda from the Slayerbytes Podcast back again this week where we dive in on how our musical tastes have changed over the years. Find Slayerbytes on your favorite podcast platform, or you can also find them at twitch.tv/slayerparkpod and twitter.com/Slayerbytes. Check out Ray's drum stream on Twitch at twitch.tv/raybytes.
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Happy New Year! We kick off the new year with special guests, Ray and Joda, from the Slayerbytes Podcast! We chat about their podcasting experience, why they decided to start a podcast, and also learn about their garage band experience in Ohio. Find Slayerbytes on your favorite podcast platform, or you can also find them at twitch.tv/slayerparkpod and twitter.com/Slayerbytes. Check out Ray's drum stream on Twitch at twitch.tv/raybytes.
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What a year it's been! We discuss the best and worst aspects of music in 2020 in this episode. What is our favorite album of the year? Find out some sneak peeks of what's to come in 2021. Tune in to find out!
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We're getting into the holiday spirit this week! Learn about some of our favorite tunes spanning numerous genres. Also in a Distorted Opinions first, Ted's song of the week isn't metal! Tune in to find out what it is!
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Mainstream guitar manufacturers are hiding some dark secrets when it comes to their practices. We talk about Fender, Gibson, and Cort guitars in particular who each have varying levels of controversy surrounding their production. Do you know where your guitar was made? Learn more in this week's episode!
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It's getting cold outside and why not cozy up to a fire with an acoustic guitar? This week we talk about some of our favorite acoustic songs through the years. Will Matt finally get our podcast email address correct? Tune in to find out! Let us know what some of your favorite acoustic songs are. Leave us a voicemail at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or email us at distortedopinionsshow@gmail.com.
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Gear Talk: Acoustic Strings and Acoustic Tips. Learn all about strings for acoustic guitars. Matt talks about a hole he added to his customized Yamaha acoustic and we talk about surprise finds at small music shops in the middle of nowhere and the importance of shopping local.
Do you have some tips, tricks, or other thoughts on acoustic guitars or gear in general? Leave us a voicemail at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or send us an email at distortedopinionsshow@gmail.com.
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Our guest, Luke Condon, returns to discuss his music podcast, Long May You Young, a podcast detailing Neil Young albums. We also discuss how Distorted Opinions was created and the future of podcasting. Matt continues get our Distorted Opinions email incorrect even after all of these episodes.
Be sure to go check out Luke's recently released solo album Sad in October on Bandcamp!
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This week our guest and long time friend, Luke Condon, joins us to talk about his band Town Meeting. We learn about how his band got started, some of the acts they have opened for, and venues they have played. Check out Town Meeting's latest album "Make Things Better" on their website: https://www.townmeetingmusic.com/.
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"One Hit Wonder" Albums - We found some standout albums from bands that really put them on the map but the band either broke up or just didn't create that good of an album since. Coincidentally two of our picks this week appeared together at the same Locobazooka event in 2003.
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Halloween! Faith Brodi returns with us this week to discuss how she creates her own "haunted house" experience called GRIN. We learn the process that goes into the creation including the audio effects. We outline the history of Halloween and how horror and monsters have become normalized in music starting from the 1950s to present day.
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Horror music in Film/TV with special guest Faith Brodi! We highlight some great horror movies/films with notable music/sound effects and take a moment to appreciate the "golden age" that is 80s horror films.
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Gear Talk: Drum Sticks - Prepare to be schooled in drum sticks this week! Ted provides a fundamental background in drum sticks and the variations available. We also learn that Kayla and Matt can't not laugh when it comes to describing "tips," "length," and "diameter." Join us for a lot of laughs and good drum stick information.
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Video Game Music: Part 2. We have a long time friend and avid gamer, Quicia, join us to talk more video game music on this episode. We take a closer look at Zelda and also joke about a word mix up. Are you a ventilator or a moving sidewalk? As always, you can find our Song of the Week playlist on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Also, we talked about CrebleStar. You can find his Twitch page at https://www.twitch.tv/creblestar and his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/creblestar. Check him out. He's got some great video game covers.
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Teacher Appreciation: Part 3. We pay tribute to the man who started us all on our musical journey: Mr. Ed Tree, our middle school band director. Matt and Ted share funny stories about being involved in musicals and how we all learned to read music/play wind instruments under his direction. Do you have a music teacher who impacted your musicianship? We want to hear about that person. Send us an email at distortedopinionsshow@gmail.com or leave us a message on our Anchor page at anchor.fm/distortedopinions.
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Ted couldn't join us this week, so Matt and Kayla talked about some of their favorite effects pedals. Kayla talks about her KHDK pedals and her go to pedal, the VOX ToneLab ST. Matt discusses his Boss Fuzz, MXR Doubleshot Distortion, and his Digitech Hardwire TL2. Got a favorite piece of gear? Want to be on a show? Shoot us an email at distortedopinionsshow@gmail.com. You can also leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/distortedopinions.
No song of the week this week, but you can find our past picks on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Grunge music - Get an inside look at what it was like to live in Seattle during the 90s grunge scene thanks to our special guest Paul Abrego! What bands are considered grunge? Why do representatives from recording labels suck? How has rock radio changed and is it dead? The answers and much more on this week’s episode! Got a story about the grunge scene or your favorite grunge band or song? Leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or send us an email at distortedopinionsshow@gmail.com.
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Marching Band - This one time at band camp...NOPE! We look back at our marching band experiences from high school and Kayla talks about her time in the UMass Marching Band with a special recognition of the late music director, George N. Parks.
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Garage Bands - Should you join a garage band? What it takes, and the rise and fall of our own garage band - 5 Amp Fuse. We have our bass player, Chris Harris, in as a special guest. Got a story about 5 Amp Fuse or your own garage band experience? Leave us a message at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or send us an email at distortedopinionsshow@gmail.com.
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In this episode, we talk about some well known, and maybe not so well known, TV show theme songs and soundtracks. We discuss everything from the theme song to I Love Lucy to The Office in this episode. Join us to find out what we considered to be memorable TV show soundtracks. What are some of your favorite TV show soundtracks? Leave us a voicemail at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or email us at distortedopinions@gmail.com to let us know.
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This one is for you gamers out there. In this episode, we welcome our second guest, Michelle Sparrow, to talk with us about some of our favorite video game soundtracks. We've curated a couple of playlists for this show. One is a Spotify playlist of some of our favorite video game songs available there. The other is a YouTube playlist curated by Kayla featuring some favorite remixes from OC Remix. What are some of your favorite video game soundtracks? Leave us a message at anchor.fm/distortedopinions and let us know.
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We've had a number of people who have influenced us musically over the years. We decided to do a multi-part series showing our appreciation for the teachers who guided us through our musical careers over the years. We spend this episode focusing on our high school band director, Mrs. Cordio.
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Matt couldn't join us for this show, so we did a gear talk with Ted. Learn about all things cymbals in this episode. Not a drummer? Don't worry. Neither is Kayla, so she asked the questions that some of you non-drummers might have been wondering about. Got more questions or have a suggestion for a future gear talk episode? Leave us a message at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or send us an email at distortedopinionsshow@gmail.com.
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We wanted to give a quick shout out to Sol who left us a voice message about his memorable meet and greet with Marilyn Manson. Take a listen.
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This week we're going to be talking about some of our favorite meet and greets. Stories about Corey Taylor from Slipknot, Kirk Hammett from Metallica and more. As always, you can find a playlist of all of the songs from our Song of the Week segment at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Like the show? Hit the subscribe button.
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Join us as we interview our first guest, local saxophonist Marcus Washington. We go way back with Marcus, but haven't seen him in some time, so it was great to catch up, reminisce and find out what Marcus has been up to over the past few years. There was so much to talk about with him that we had to split this interview into two shows. In this second part, we find out more about the bands that Marcus has been playing with as well as some of his favorite venues and songs to perform.
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Join us as we interview our first guest, local saxophonist Marcus Washington. We go way back with Marcus, but haven't seen him in some time, so it was great to catch up, reminisce and find out what Marcus has been up to over the past few years. There was so much to talk about with him that we had to split this interview into two shows, so be sure to join us again next week for Part 2!
Note that there's no Song of the Week segment this week, but you can find all of our past picks in our Spotify playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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We decided to talk about some of our favorite concerts that we've attended over the years. We'll probably re-visit this topic again because there are too many to talk about in one show. Don't forget, you can find a playlist of all of the songs from our Song of the Week segment at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Like the show? Hit the subscribe button.
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Ted was unable to join us this week, so Kayla and Matt decided to do what we're calling a "Gear Talk" on some of their favorite guitars. Matt talks about his Epiphone Sheraton and Kayla talks about her Parker Fly Deluxe. We'll be doing Gear Talk episodes on various instruments, gear, and music related technology from time to time, so if this one doesn't strike your fancy, check back for future Gear Talks.
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In this episode, we'll talk about some of our favorite classic music shows. Remember VH1's Pop Up Video? How about The Rock Show and Headbangers Ball? Yeah, we'll cover those and more. Don't forget, you can find the playlist with our Song of the Week picks over on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Have an idea for a future show topic or maybe you think you'd be a good guest? Send us an email at distortedopinionsshow@gmail.com. You can also leave us a voice message on our Anchor page at anchor.fm/distortedopnions.
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This first episode is an introduction to who we are. Each week, we'll each share a song of the week. We only share a short snippet of each song, but if you're interested in hearing the full versions of any song we talk about during this segment, we've created a handy playlist over on Spotify! Check it out at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.
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Get ready to join Kayla, Matt, and Ted for a weekly podcast that covers all things music. We'll be talking favorite bands, concerts, gear, interviews with local musicians, and much more. No politics here.
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