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You Forgot One
A discussion about the greatest albums of all time with music lovers, musicians, academics, and fans.
In this week's episode, Micajah and Rob sit down to discuss the definitive 1960's girl group album; Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica. This Phil Spector produced album has a few of the truly great pop songs from the early 1960s.
On this week's episode, David Cantwell joins us to discuss the 1976 Elvis compilation, The Sun Sessions.
In this week's episode, we invite our friend Michael Washburn to help us decide which Neil Young related album should go on our list: Deja Vu or On The Beach.
In our first full episode of our final season, we sat down with our friend, Will Hines (actor, comedian, podcaster "Screw It, We Are Just Going To Talk About The Beatles"), to talk about Jeff Mangum, Elephant Six, Neutral Milk Hotel and their 1998 album, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea.
In this special episode to start our fourth and final season, we are taking a break to recognize and celebrate the release of Micajah's 33 1/3 book on The Clash's Sandinista!
As we kick off our fourth and final season of the podcast, we look at the 25 episodes that will round out our list of 100 great albums.
In our final episode of 2023, we celebrate all the year's best with our Albums of the Year top ten (ok, technically thirteen).
In our second bonus episode following season three, the guys sit down to discuss what would make their second installment of Bob Dylan's Greatest Twenty-Eight.
In the first bonus episode following season three of the pod, the guys sit down to discuss their favorite horror movies.
In this week's episode, we look back at season three of the podcast. We share our 25 track playlist of this season's albums, we share our updated 75 album list, and we talk about what you can expect in the future.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down to discuss arguable the greatest alt-rock group of the 1990's, Pavement. Our friends, The Paranoid Style, joined us for the conversation about Slanted and Enchanted and Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down to discuss the 1993 debut album from the Wu-Tang Clan. They discuss how the larger Wu-Tang universe is as broad and as varied as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This first, hyper focused, album is a landmark, and among the best hip-hop albums ever made.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down to discuss Notorious B.I.G.'s 1995 debut album, Ready To Die. We look at three important features of Biggie's unique sound: his size, his intellect, and his Jamaican background.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down with award-winning writer and podcaster, Carvell Wallace, to discuss De La Soul's landmark album, 3 Feet High and Rising. The debut album from 1989 is regularly cited among the best hip-hop albums of all time. Yet, prior to this year, the album had virtually vanished from availability. This episode is a treat, and it is full of music from De La Soul.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down to talk about arguably the best live album of the last thirty years, Beyoncé's Homecoming. This performance, recorded over back to back weekends at Coachella in April of 2018, demonstrates a pop artist at the height of her considerable powers. What could have easily become a typical greatest hits style catalog performance is elevated beyond even the best of her studio work.
After a month off to enjoy summer vacations, the guys are back to discuss the best albums by Jay-Z. While comparing Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album, the guys decide which album will make their list.
In this week's episode, the guys talk about the 1961 Robert Johnson compilation, King of the Delta Blues Singers. While exploring the man, the myth, and the legend that is Robert Johnson's short life, they explore some of their favorite songs on this great record.
In this week's episode, we explore the Rolling Stones' golden era 1968-1972, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their four strongest albums. 1968's Beggar's Banquet, 1969's Let It Bleed, 1971's Sticky Fingers, and 1972's Exile on Main St are all worthy albums, but only one can make our list.
As you listen to the episode, Micajah and Rob challenge one another to come up with their own single LP Exile On Main St. Their results are as follows:
Micajah: Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Shake Your Hips, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Sweet Black Angel, Loving Cup, Happy, I Just Want To See His Face, and Shine A Light
Rob: Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Shake Your Hips, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Loving Cup, Happy, Ventilator Blues, All Down The Line, Shine A Light
In this week's episode, the guys go head to head to determine which is the best Bon Iver album. Sharks' Teeth frontman, Tyler Scurlock, joins us to discuss the 2008 debut For Emma, Forever Ago and the follow-up 2011's self-titled album.
In this week's episode, we endeavor to find the greatest Dr. Dre-produced album. Our friend, Patrick Kirton, joins us as we discuss the similarities and differences between N.W.A.'s StraiGHT Outta Compton and Dr. Dre's The Chronic. As you can imagine, this is an episode with explicit language.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down to discuss the landmark debut album that is Eric B and Rakim's Paid In Full. Listen as we discuss how this album from 1987 holds up today and is still shaping hip-hop as we know it.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down with writer and co-host of Indiecast, Ian Cohen, to talk about Sufjan Stevens best album. Micajah says Age of Adz, Rob says Illinois. Who will win? The listener.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down with writer Stephen Duesner to discuss the best albums of Al Green. In this far-reaching conversation, we discuss I'm Still In Love With You, Call Me, and the 1975 Greatest Hits collection.
On this week's episode, the guys discuss the incredible debut album from Fleet Foxes, and journey track by track through this classic collection of songs.
For those interested in seeing the YouTube video Micajah references, follow the link here.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down with Bradley Morgan, author of U2's Joshua Tree: Planting Roots In Mythic America, to discuss the best albums of The Velvet Underground. Velvet Underground & Nico with its iconic Andy Warhol cover has long been considered the band's best, but we have also made an argument for the often overlooked Loaded.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down to discuss the classic 1965 album known as Otis Blue. Join us for a conversation about Otis Redding, his legacy, his role in soul music, and how his tragic death led to the closing one of the great American record labels.
In this week's episode, the guys talk about the 2013 release from Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City. Join us for a track by track conversation about one of the best albums of the 2010's.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down with music journalist and friend-of-the-pod, Carl Wilson, to discuss the best David Bowie album. It went exactly as you would expect. How can anyone narrow down Bowie's career to just one album. Rest assured, we will be revisiting this topic.
In this week's episode, the guys dive into Johnny Cash's 1968 live album, At Folsom Prison. Country music writer, David Cantwell, author of the recent Merle Hagard: The Running Kind, joins us to talk about the difference between Johnny Cash the performer, and Johnny Cash the folktale.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down with Will Hagle to discuss the one and only album from the collaboration of Mad Lib and MF Doom, Madvillainy. Will's 33 1/3 volume on Madvillainy is available everywhere books are sold this Thursday.
In this week’s episode, the guys talk about Rob’s favorite album with our friend, Zeth Lundy.
In this week's episode, we dive into the Neo-Soul masterpiece that is D'Angelo's Voodoo. Faith Pennick, author of the 33 1/3 volume on the album, joins us to talk about the soul music summer camp that was the recording of this iconic album.
In this week's episode, we explore the compelling and complicated masterpiece from Paul Simon, Graceland. Our first ever five-time guest, Michael Washburn, joins us to talk about the "slipper hero" that is Paul Simon, Apartheid, appropriation, poetic lyrics, and the 1986 album of the year.
In our first album episode of season three, we dive into Kate Bush's masterpiece, Hounds of Love, with our friend and four-time guest, Brad Efford.
Join us for a new season of You Forgot One as the guys share their picks of albums to discuss on the pod this year. With albums ranging from 1956-2022, the guys make their case for some of the all-time greats, as well as some all-time under-appreciated records. It is going to be an exciting new season. We are also thrilled to tell you about one of our new sponsors, Mirror Coffee Roasters.
In our final bonus episode of the year, we take a look at our top ten (or thirteen) albums of 2022. Join us for a conversation about our favorite albums of the year.
In this bonus episode, we dive deep into the holiday season by asking the question, "What are the best Christmas Songs?" Join us for a fun and music-filled episode to enjoy while you experience the season.
In this bonus episode, two cinephiles and music lovers share their ten favorite film scores. If you love movies and music, you will love this episode.
In this week's bonus episode, Micajah and Rob let you into the depths of their weekly text messages as we explore what would be on a "Great Twenty-Eight" style best of collection for Bob Dylan. It's as simple as that. Only one song per release allowed. What would a 28 track Bob Dylan Greatest Hits look like?
It's that spooky time of year, and we wanted to celebrate it with an episode all about spooky music. Listen as we share twenty Halloween themed songs to make your party that much better.
In this week's bonus episode, friends of the pod, The Paranoid Style, swing by to talk about the best albums of 1997. It hardly feels like it has been 25 years since some of these albums were released. OK Computer. Time Out Of Mind. Supa Dupa Fly. Elizabeth and Tim from The Paranoid Style also tell us about their new album, For Executive Meeting, and share some of their new music with us.
In this week's bonus episode, the guys sit down with Will Hines to try their hands at a fun project: put together a 14 track Beatles album made up exclusively of solo work by John, Paul, George, and Ringo. It was a blast! We encourage you to check out Will's Beatles podcast "Screw It We're Just Going To Talk About The Beatles," as well as his own musical group, Wayne & Rodney.
In this week's bonus episode, the guys take you on a journey through some of the best live albums of all time. Get concert ready!
In Part 2 of our Essential Emo Bracket, our co-hosts, along with guests Amanda Allwood and Tyler Scurlock, battle it out over our final eight albums to be considered for our list of all time greats.
In this week's bonus episode, friends of the pod, Amanda Allwood and Tyler Scurlock, join us to put together a sixteen album bracket of essential emo records. In this episode, we discuss the sixteen albums, and narrow the list down to eight. In the next episode, we will narrow the list down to our essential emo album, and our "free space" in season three of the pod. Our independent record stores of the week are Criminal Records in Atlanta, Georgia, and Domino Sound in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In our finale of season two, we look back at the albums we have covered this year, Matt and Samer from Super Awesome Mix swing by to put their playlist together of our second season, and we reveal our ranking of our first 50 albums. Our independent record store of the week is Dallas, Texas' Josey Records.
In this week's episode, we look at our final album of season 2, Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run. Our friend, and record fourth time guest, Michael Washburn, joins us to discuss The Boss. Our independent record store of the week is Louisville, Kentucky's own Underground Sounds.
In this week's episode, the guys sit down with professor and writer, Loren Glass, to discuss Carole King's masterpiece, Tapestry. Our independent record store of the week is Iowa City's Record Collector. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for their continue support.
In this week's episode, the guys dive into a very difficult debate: What is Public Enemy's best album? Is it It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back or Fear Of A Black Planet? To help us out with this question, we are joined by music journalist Will Dukes, fresh from his role in putting together the Rolling Stone 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums list. A big shoutout to our independent record store of the week, NYC's A-1 Records. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for the support.
In this week's episode, the guys have made a change to season two. Despite originally selecting Stankonia, the decision has been made to include Aquemini as Outkast's best album. We encourage you to check out our independent record store of the week, Atlanta's Beatlab. As always, we appreciate our sponsor, Anchor.fm, for their support.
In this week's episode, the guys are joined by music writer and educator, Aaron Cohen, author of Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power to talk about Chicago's favorite son, Curtis Mayfield. Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack to the blaxploitation film, Superfly, is a groundbreaking work of funk, soul, and r&b worthy of consideration as one of the greatest albums of all time. Our independent record store of the week is Chicago's own, Dave's Records. As always, we thank our sponsor, Anchor.fm, for their continued support.
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In this week's episode, the guys are joined by third time guest and managing editor of Wig Wag Mag, Brad Efford, to discuss the best Fiona Apple album. Micajah says 2020's Fetch the Bolt Cutters. Rob says 1999"s When the Pawn... Our independent record store of the week (as we get ready for Summer 2022 RSD) is Oakland, California's Open Mind Music. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for their support.
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In this week's episode, we explore the perennial number two album on nearly every greatest album list, Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. Actor, writer, podcaster, and musician, Will Hines, joins us to talk about the masterpiece that is the Beach Boys eleventh album. You can find out more about what Will is up to by visiting his website, willhines.net. Our independent music store of the week is Los Angeles, California's Permanent Records. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for their support.
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In this week's episode, we explore Courtney Barnett's debut LP, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. Friends of the pod, The Paranoid Style (Elizabeth Nelson and Tim Bracy), join us to discuss one of 2015's best albums. We are also thrilled to announce that their latest album, For Executive Meeting, will be released on Bar None Records on August 12th! Our independent record store of the week is Main Street Beat in Nayak, New York.
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In this week's episode, Micajah and Rob discuss the most influential musician in rock history, Jimi Hendrix, while exploring his debut album, Are You Experienced? The guys also take some time to wonder about how to possibly rank the ever-growing list of all-time great albums up for consideration. Our independent record store of the week is Durham, North Carolina's Bull City Records. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for their support.
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In this week's episode, the guys explore the fourth Led Zeppelin album, track by track. Though it is often cited as a precursor to hard rock and heavy metal, Led Zeppelin's IV is a diverse album exploring the past and future of rock music, and it has influenced musicians for 50 years. Our independent record store of the week is Ft. Lauderdale, Florida's Radio Active Records. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for their support.
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In this week's episode, we explore one of the great American rock stories, Big Star. We are joined by music journalist and author of Where the Devil Don't Stay: Traveling the South with the Drive-By Truckers, Stephen Deusner, to discuss one of Memphis, Tennessee's greatest bands. Our independent record stores of the week are Bloomington, Indiana's Landlocked Music and Birmingham, Alabama's Seasick Records. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for their support.
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In this week's episode, we take a look at Lucinda Williams landmark album, Car Wheel On A Gravel Road. Music journalist, Jenn Pelly, joins us to discuss this great album. Jenn has an essay about Lucinda Williams in the new book This Woman's Work: Essays On Music, available here. We also highlight two independent record stores of the week, Brooklyn's Human Head Records and Manhattan's Ergot Records. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for their support.
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On this week's episode, we take a look at the only studio album released by Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The album won the grammy for album of the year in 1998, and it has sold over 20 million copies to date. Rolling Stone calls it one of the top ten albums ever made. Our guest, Patrick Kirton joins us to discuss what makes this album such a cultural touchstone. Our independent record store of the week is Columbia, South Carolina's Papa Jazz Record Shoppe. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for their continued support.
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On this week's episode, the guys go head to head to determine the best Elliott Smith album. Despite nearly every major publication stating that Either/Or is his best, the guys are planting their flag by arguing for one of Elliott's major label albums to be on the list; XO or Figure 8. Our independent record store of the week is Portland, Oregon's own Music Millennium. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor for their support.
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We have a special bonus episode this week. After discussing The National a few weeks ago for the pod, we had the opportunity to return to one of our favorite bands and help promote a new book written by our guest, Ryan Pinkard. Ryan's 33 1/3 volume on Boxer is available now wherever you buy books. We are also thrilled to recognize Portland, Oregon's Mississippi Records and Denver, Colorado's Wax Trax Records as our indie record stores of the week. Thanks to our sponsor Anchor.fm for their continued support.
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In this week's episode, we talk about one of Micajah's favorite albums, and what Rolling Stone considers the greatest album ever made by a female artist, Joni Mitchell's Blue. Our guest, music writer Annie Zaleski, helps us to discuss what makes this classic album so great. Annie's own local Cleveland, Ohio record shops are our independent record stores for the episode; Blue Arrow Records and My Minds Eye Records. As always, we thank Anchor for their sponsorship of this episode.
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On this week's episode our co-hosts dive into The National's album Trouble Will Find Me, track by track. Is this an all-time top 100 album? Hear why the guys think it is, as they argue that some of the greatest rock music of all time is being made in the 21st century.
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In our latest episode, our longest to date, we take an in depth look at the most recent album to be featured on the pod, Taylor Swift's Folklore. Returning to the show to help us with this subject is twenty year radio professional, Amanda Allwood. Please enjoy this episode ad-free!
In this week's episode, our guest, Dr. Michael Butler, helps us to talk about James Brown as we work to decide which of his albums is deserving of our list. We encourage you to pick up a James Brown record at our indie record store of the week, St. Augustine, Florida's Tonevendor Records. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor for the support.
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In this week's episode, the guys go head to head to determine which Talking Heads album is best: Fear of Music or Remain In Light. Our guest, Slate music critic, Carl Wilson, joins us to discuss what makes this band one of the great American rock acts. We encourage our listeners to support their local independent record store, and to consider picking up any Talking Heads album from our indie record store of the week, California's Amoeba Records. As always, we thank Anchor.fm for the sponsorship and support.
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In this week's episode, we are looking back at what was supposed to be only a bonus episode for the 30th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind. After a week listening to this important album, and a wonderful conversation with our friend, Gillian Gaar, we knew we had to put it on our list. Enjoy this conversation and update of our interview with Gillian from September of 2021. Our independent record store of the week is Grimey's Records in Nashville, Tennessee. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor.fm for their help.
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On our latest episode, the guys explore the debut album from America's original punk band, the Ramones. Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, and Podcaster, Jake Fogelnest joins us to discuss all things Ramones, as well as his own streaming platform over at Jake.Army. We are excited to tell you about this week's indie record store of the week, Los Angeles' Record Safari. As always, we thank Anchor.fm for the support and sponsorship for this episode.
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In this week's episode, we explore what makes To Pimp A Butterfly "the great American hip-hop album." Our guest, Miles Marshall Lewis, author the book, Promise That You Will Sing About Me, helps us to understand the poetry and the power of Kendrick Lamar. We encourage you to pick up the album from our independent record store of the week, Denver, Colorado's Twist and Shout Records. As always, we thank Anchor.fm for their sponsorship of this episode.
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In our latest episode, Micajah and Rob sit down to discuss one of their favorite albums of 2000's, Arcade Fire's debut record, Funeral. The guys examine what made this album about youth so meaningful to them when it came out, and what makes it meaningful today. We invite you to pick up this great record at our independent record store of the week, Toronto, Ontario's Sonic Boom Records. As always, we thank our sponsor Anhor.FM for their support.
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In this week's episode, we are exploring the indefinable brilliance that is Frank Ocean's Blonde. Poet, Professor, and Frank Ocean Superfan, Dane Ritter, joins us to discuss all the hype and build up around what might best be understood as Frank Ocean's second studio album. Lexington, Kentucky's CD Central is our independent record store of the week, and we would love for you to purchase this album by visiting their website, cdcentralmusic.com. As always, our thanks to Anchor.FM for sponsoring today's episode.
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In this week's episode, we explore Aretha Franklin's landmark album, I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You. To assist us in the task of discussing all things Aretha we have enlisted the help of writer, editor, and educator, Aaron Cohen. Aaron has written about Aretha's album, Amazing Grace, as well as the Chicago Soul Music scene and its cultural importance. We are excited to represent Muscle Shoals, Alabama with this week's indie record store of the week, Nu Way Vinyl. As always, we thank our sponsor, Achor.FM for their support.
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Welcome to season two of You Forgot One! In this episode, the guys present their lists for 50 albums to be considered for our second season, and we tell you what you can look forward to in the coming year. As it is our first episode of a new season, we are once again highlighting independent record stores of the week, starting with Jesse Carl Vinyl in Lakeland, Florida. As always, we thank our sponsor Anchor for their support. Enjoy!
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In our final episode of 2021, we look back at the year of music. Take a listen to our picks for best albums of the year, and what was hardest to leave off of our lists. We will be back in the new year with season 2 of the pod on January 10th.
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In our penultimate bonus episode of 2021, we are celebrating the season by looking at the best Christmas Albums ever made.
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On our eighth bonus episode, co-hosts Micajah and Rob share their love for Bob Dylan's latest album, as well as their experience seeing Dylan in concert last month in Louisville, Kentucky. As always, we want to thank our sponsor Anchor for making this episode happen.
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In our 7th bonus episode, our co-hosts, and resident cinephiles, talk us through their top five movie soundtracks. It wouldn't be an episode of You Forgot One without a lot of clarifying rules, but these lists are pretty accurate depictions of our co-hosts tastes. As always, we want to thank Anchor for the sponsorship of today's episode.
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On this week's bonus episode, we went back to revisit our biggest lingering question from season one; Did we get our Radiohead pick right? Brad Efford is back with us as we talk about Radiohead's Kid A, and whether or not it is a better album than OK Computer. We are releasing this episode on Friday, November 5th to coincide with the release of Radiohead's expanded Kid Amnesiac box set. As always, we want to thank our sponsor, Anchor.FM, for making these episodes possible.
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In our latest bonus episode, co-hosts Micajah and Rob sit down to talk about their desert island albums. The guys share five albums each, as well as their hardest album to leave off. You will hear their favorite tracks from each album, as well as their reasons for picking these albums. Enjoy this fun episode, and let us know your Five Desert Island Albums.
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In our latest bonus episode, we sit down with our friend Michael Washburn to discuss one of the great 90's albums, August and Everything After by the Counting Crows. Join us for a conversation about this album's strengths, weaknesses, and longevity. Is this an all-time great album, or just a good 90's album? Is it timeless, or perpetually stuck in the coffee-house rock of 1991-1996?
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On today's bonus episode, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind. We look at the meteoric rise of Nirvana and their tragic end with friend of the pod and Nirvana biographer, Gillian Gaar. Gillian has written numerous books on Nirvana and Sub Pop Records that are worth checking out.
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In our second bonus episode, we compare lists of the best albums celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. We are looking back at 1971 with our return guests, Elizabeth Nelson and Timothy Bracy from the band The Paranoid Style. The Paranoid Style has recently finished recording their latest album, due out in November.
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In our first bonus episode of the Fall of 2021, we sit down with radio professional and emo enthusiast, Amanda Allwood, to discuss the golden-era of Emo music. We talk about what emo is, how to define it, and explore our lists of best ten albums of Emo.
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As we look back at our first season of You Forgot One, we rank our first 25 albums, and we are joined by our friends Matt and Samer from Super Awesome Mix to hear our first season mixtape. A huge thank you to all of our guests, indie record stores, and our sponsor, Anchor, for a great first season. We will be back in two weeks with bonus episodes. Season two will begin in January 2022.
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On our 28th episode, we debate the best album by Sly and The Family Stone, and to a larger extent debate our competing instincts about what makes a great album. This is our final album inclusion of season one, and provides us with our 25th album. Join us next week for a recap of season one and to hear about our plans for season two.
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On our 27th episode, we dive into Marvin Gaye's masterpiece, What's Going On. It's arguably the greatest album ever made, but is it also a work of prophecy? We are joined by the Reverend Tommy Rodgers to discuss Marvin's most spiritual work. As always, we encourage you to check out our independent record store of the week, Motown's own, Peoples Records.
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In our latest episode, we go back to the foundations of rock music with the one and only Chuck Berry. As always, we encourage you to check out our independent record store of the week, Portland, Oregon's Mississippi Records.
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In this week's bonus episode we hear the pilot episode of internationally syndicated radio program, The Island Hour, co-hosted by previous guest Roger Steffens.
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In our 24th episode, we are joined by the foremost Bob Marley historian, Roger Steffens, to discuss Bob Marley and The Wailers album, Exodus. Roger is the author or co-author of seven books about Bob Marley, including So Much Things To Say; The Oral History of Bob Marley. As always, we encourage you to check out our independent record store of the week, Seattle, Washington's Zion's Gate Records.
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In our latest episode, guest Flip Padilla joins us to discuss the only studio album ever released by the Sex Pistols. In this episode, we talk about the myth of the Sex Pistols and the reality of the Sex Pistols in an effort to place this band and this album in the appropriate context. As always, we encourage you to check out our indie record store of the week, Nashville, Tennessee's Grimey's Records.
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In our 22nd episode, we are joined by Sharks' Teeth band-member, Tyler Scurlock, to discuss our pick for the best Smiths' album, Hatful of Hollow. As always, we encourage you to check out our independent record store of the week, New Orleans' own Sisters In Christ Records.
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In our latest episode, Micajah and Rob sit down to wrestle with one of their childhood favorites, Michael Jackson's Thriller. We discuss the album track by track and explore the questions that come with assessing this masterpiece in light of the many accusations of pedophilia made against Michael. *A warning for our listeners that this episode may contain triggering content.
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In this week's episode, we explore everything that makes The Clash's London Calling one of the greatest albums of all time. We are joined by our guest, author of Stealing All Transmission: A Secret History of The Clash, Randal Doane. As always, we encourage you to check out our independent record store of the week, Cleveland, Ohio's Record Revolution.
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In this week's episode, we explore everything that makes OK Computer great with editor and creator of the RS500, Brad Efford. Brad currently edits WigWagMag, which can be found online at wigwagmag.com. As always, we encourage you to support our independent record store of the week, Atlanta, Georgia's own, Criminal Records.
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In our 18th episode, Elizabeth Nelson and Timothy Bracy from The Paranoid Style join us to talk about the best Elvis Costello albums. They help us decide between This Year's Model and Armed Forces for inclusion in our list. As always, we encourage you to check out our independent record store of the week, North Carolina's own, Hunky Dory Records. You can also listen to the latest album by The Paranoid Style on Spotify and Band Camp.
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In our latest episode, our guest, Kevin from the podcast Alpha Bravo Charlie, joins us to determine the best Wilco album. Is it their masterpiece, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, or one of the greatest live albums of all time, Kicking Television? As always, we encourage you to check out our Indie Record Store of the week, Chicago's Reckless Records.
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In our 16th episode, guest Lance Bangs joins us to discuss his work and friendship with one of America's greatest bands, R.E.M. and their masterpiece, Automatic For The People. As always, we encourage you to check out our Indie Record Store of the Week, Athens, Georgia's Wuxtry Records.
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In our 15th episode, we get Jazzy with Miami University professor of musicology, Tammy Kernodle, to talk about the genius that is Miles Davis. As always, we encourage you to check out our indie record store of the week, Lawrence, KS own Love Garden Sounds.
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In our 14th episode, co-hosts Micajah and Rob invite friend-of-the-pod Michael Washburn to help referee their most tense debate yet. Is Van Morrison's greatest album Astral Weeks or Moondance? As always, don't forget to check out our independent record store of the week, Lakeland, Florida's Jesse Carl Vinyl.
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In our 13th episode, we take a look at Stevie Wonder's Perfect Period and we attempt to rank the five albums that represent this classic run. Our guest, Zeth Lundy, author of the 33 1/3 volume on Stevie Wonder, plays tie-breaker as we compare Innervisions with the greatest selling soul/funk/r&b album of all-time, Songs In The Key Of Life.
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In episode twelve, we take a break from our normal routine to look back at how the pod got started, what we've discovered along the way, and what is to come. This episode is brought to you add and sponsor free.
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In our 11th episode, we take a stand against Rolling Stone’s 500 list by making a track by track argument for Death Cab For Cutie’s Transatlanticism as one of the best albums of the last twenty years. We are joined by our guest, Troi Aragon-Buchanan. We also encourage you to support our independent record store of the week, Atlantic Sounds.
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In our tenth episode, we are joined by keyboardist from the Revolution, Dr. Fink, to discuss Prince’s album Purple Rain.
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As we celebrate twenty years since the recording of The Strokes’ debut album, we sit down with producer Gordon Raphael to talk about the recording process. Don’t forget to support this week’s independent record store, NYC’s own, Academy Records!
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This week, the guys dive into arguably the greatest hip-hop album of all-time, A Tribe Called Quest’s Low End Theory. We are joined by Los Angeles area DJ, Monalisa.
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Michael Washburn, author of Southern Accents, joins us to talk about Tom Petty’s career defining album, Wildflowers.
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This week we discuss the greatest Beatles album, comparing Revolver and Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band with rock writer Gillian Gaar. Gillian is the co-author of Sgt. Peppers at Fifty.
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In our fifth episode, we take a deep dive into the most joyous album on our list, Parliament’s ode to a P-Funk space mission, Mothership Connection. We are joined by guests Lauren Bressette and Shayne Druback.
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On this week’s episode we dive into the debut album from The Band with Once Were Brothers filmmaker, Eamonn O’Connor.
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Bob Mehr, author of Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements, and producer of the recent Replacements reissues from Rhino Records, joins Micajah and Rob to settle the debate about the greatest Replacements album.
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This week, we dive into Bob Dylan’s best* album, Blood On The Tracks
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Co-hosts Micajah and Rob walk you through the impetus of the pod, and share their starting Top 50 Album lists.
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