Of All Time: Recent Episodes
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People have been making lists and ranking things since the beginning of time. Some of those lists are solid and some are utter BS.
Hosts Michael Mariniello and Robert Mathers investigate and debate whether these lists are actually voted on by everyday people, or were picked by a lonely writer on deadline, a radio programmer faking his way to higher ratings, or an evil cabal that makes millions every time the song Stairway to Heaven tops a chart.
We start winding down this year, with an update to the list that served as the inspiration to this podcast, WAXQ-FM NYs, Top 1,043 Greatest Classic Rock Songs of All Time. Did we effect any change? Did the programmers at The Q, just shuffle some songs around to make us believe that a real vote had taken place?
The list: https://q1043.iheart.com/featured/top-1043-songs-of-all-time/
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Our friends at Rolling Stone Magazine have come out with a new version of their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Since they mentioned the name of our show in their article, we thought it was only fitting that we had a discussion about it.
The List: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/
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To honor the passing of guitar virtuoso Eddie Van Halen, we take on UDiscover Music’s list of the best guitarists of all time. We assume they mean rock… and they also make a ton of other “assumptions.”
The List: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitarists-in-music-history/amp/#aoh=16020233121487&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s
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We go wicked Jersey centric for this episode. In a world gone mad, we debate the best thing we ever had… Taylor Ham. More specifically, NJ.com’s 20 Best Taylor Ham Sandwiches.
The List: https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/09/njs-20-best-taylor-hampork-roll-sandwiches-ranked.html
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Radio stations like to run “Of All Time” and “Best Of” countdowns on long holiday weekends and it appears that the kids at Sirus/XMs Classic Vinyl channel decided to the same. On Labor Day weekend in 2020, they ran a list of “The Top 50 Albums Turning 50” - so basically we got a list of supposedly 50 great rock albums released in 1970. Or did we? Mike and Robert debate that and Jimmy Page may have done it again...
The List: https://www.facebook.com/siriusxmclassicvinyl/posts/3259175617470205
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Thanks to “Weird Al” Yankovick for hipping us to our list this week, as we give Paste Magazine a break and talk about Billboard Magazine’s Top 100 Music Video Artists of All Time. Who do you think was #1 and more importantly, who was left off the list?
The List: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9440075/100-best-music-video-artists
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We end the month of August with a dig at a NJ radio station, that as you will hear - clearly did not do their homework. Mike and Robert love it when any attention is paid to the Garden State, but one would think that a local radio station would have tried harder.
The List: https://nj1015.com/top-10-famous-singers-from-new-jersey/
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Once again, we turn our ire at Paste Magazine for phoning in another list that is all over the place. Paste Magazine called it the 50 Best Southern Rock Albums of All Time and when you listen, you’ll see why that was just a lie.
The List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best/southern-rock-albums-of-all-time-allman-brothers-j/
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On this episode, a review of Paste Magazine’s 70 Best Albums of the 70s. Once again, Paste is all over the place and published another haphazard list. Yes, we’re wicked opinionated, but it’s all in good fun.
The List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/1970s/best-albums-of-the-1970s/
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On this episode, a review of Paste Magazine’s 15 Best ABBA songs. Listen as Mike and Robert convince you that ABBA is not just a sugary quartet from Sweden, but a musical force to be reckoned with.
The List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/abba/best-songs-1/
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On this episode, Mike and Robert review Rolling Stone’s list of the 50 Greatest Bassists Of All Time. Find out who made the cut and who did the 75 people who wrote the list left out.
The List: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-bassists-of-all-time-1003022/james-jamerson-1003026/
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On this episode, Mike and Robert take Paste Magazine back to the shed and honor the 40th Anniversary of the film, Airplane!
The List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/airplane-/best-quotes-from-airplane/
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On this episode, Mike and Robert beat up another Paste Magazine list (we do this in good fun, by the way) and debate just what was the “Laurel Canyon Sound.”
The List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best/laurel-canyon-albums-joni-mitchell/
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On this episode, Mike and Robert get ready for Summer with a debate about Paste Magazine’s list of Essential Road Trip songs. We’ll get Robert’s scientific rationale for what must go into a road trip playlist and the fellas share their playlists with you!
The List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/road-trip/50-essential-road-trip-songs/
Paste’s Playlist on Spotify
Mike’s Playlist on Spotify
RDM’s List on Spotify
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On this episode, Mike and Robert debate the merits of “USA Today’s 20 Essential Paul McCartney Tracks That Prove He’s The Best of The Beatles.” We’ll start with this list even exists and go from there. All in good fun, of course!
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A short episode, where guest Lou Pellegrino asks the question, “What is Classic Rock?”, and we get Q104.3’s Ken Dashow to answer it.
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This is a special episode. Due to some technical difficulties, we lost the bulk of the session we had planned to present. While looking for something from the old Radio Free Jersey archives, we found the original recording from the lost Episode 74 sessions, from back in February of 2011.
We present that episode (edited slightly to meet today’s licensing deal), featuring Chris Rudzki as our guest.
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On this episode, Mike and Robert are once again joined by Victoria Keelan and Lou Pellegrino for stories and a spirited debate on U2! The list comes from a committee of writers at Rolling Stone Magazine.
The List: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/u2-band-greatest-songs-bono-the-edge-205104/40-201620/
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On this episode, Mike and Robert are joined by the host of Breakfast With The Beatles on Q104.3, Ken Dashow for a conversation about Diffuser’s 10 Most Underrated Beatles Songs. Plus, we get one step closer to learning the truth about the Led Zeppelin Cabal on Stairway to Heaven topping radio station countdowns.
The List: https://diffuser.fm/most-underrated-beatles-songs/
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With most concerts being cancelled due to COVID-19, on this episode, Mike and Robert get you tickets to the hottest concert films of all time and talk about the Rolling Stone Magazine list of live music movies.
The List: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-best-concert-movies-of-all-time-13805/10-bullet-in-a-bible-27155/
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On this episode, Mike and Robert break down Paste Magazine’s 25 Classic Songs About Perseverance That Aren’t “Don’t Stop Believin.” Up for debate: are these the best songs to help us Keep Calm and Carry On?
The List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/hope/songs-about-hope/
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On this 420 Day episode, Mike and Robert are joined by Ben “The Tuner” Harrington to talk about whether Rolling Stone Magazine’s “20 Greatest Weed Themed Songs of All Time” is nothing but shake, or well packed.
The List:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/pot-sounds-the-20-greatest-weed-themed-songs-of-all-time-627951/peter-tosh-legalize-it-1976-627967/
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On this episode, Mike and Robert are once again joined by Victoria Keelan and Louis Pellegrino to discuss 17 songs that hit the Top 10 on the U.S. charts, but were not sung in English. Then Mike and Robert see if Victoria and Lou can guess who sang some of the other best non-English language songs of All Time.
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In this episode, Mike and Robert are joined by Victoria Keelan and Louis Pellegrino to call balls and strikes on The Athletic’s Top 100 Sports Movies Of All Time.
The List: https://theathletic.com/1703442/2020/03/30/the-athletics-top-100-sports-movies/?source=dailyemail
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In this episode, Mike, RDM and guest Lou Pellegrino debate Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 100 Best Albums of the Eighties.
The List: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-150477/was-not-was-what-up-dog-54680/
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On this episode, finding themselves quarantined, Mike and RDM do a remote show designed to help you through being on lockdown during the COVID-19 Crisis. They dissect the AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Movies 10th anniversary edition from 2007.
The List:
https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-movies-10th-anniversary-edition/
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On this episode, “Jersey Famous” Mike and RDM are joined by “Queens Famous” podcast producer Lou Pellegrino to examine “The World Famous” KROQ-FM L.A.’s first annual year end countdown. Listen to find out why Mick Jagger and Roger Waters wore polyester leisure suits 40 years ago.
The List:
http://www.rocklists.com/kroq-1980.html
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In this episode, Mike and RDM go back 33 years to where rock once lived in New York City and dig into an end of the year list presented by 102.7 WNEW-FM to see why the may queen is doing her spring cleaning.
The list: https://www.nyradioarchive.com/images/radioscans/WNEWFM_1987_Top1027.pdf
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On our inaugural episode, Mike and RDM dig into the countdown that inspired the podcast. We’ll hear the secret origin story of this annual NY radio event and launch the investigation into why everyone loves a bustle in their hedgerow.
The list: https://q1043.iheart.com/featured/top-1043-songs-of-all-time/
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People have been making lists and ranking things since the beginning of time. Some of those lists are solid and some are utter BS.
Hosts Michael Mariniello and Robert Mathers investigate and debate whether these lists are actually voted on by everyday people, or were picked by a lonely writer on deadline, a radio programmer faking his way to higher ratings, or an evil cabal that makes millions every time the song Stairway to Heaven tops a chart.
Season 1 begins on March 2, 2020.
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