This is Halloween, this is Halloween! But instead of pumpkins screaming in the dead of night, we’re throwing a Dead Man’s Party with the help of Danny Elfman and his punk-new wave-ska-pop-rock band, Oingo Boingo. This classic album from 1985 marks a transition from Oingo Boingo’s earlier yelping weirdness into a more mature and radio-friendly sound, but never fear - they’re still just as creepy and strange as ever. The result is an album that’s intense, catchy, melodic, and fun, and has become a rightful Halloween classic. So leave your body and soul at the door and join us, because there’s always room for maybe just one more. Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Amanda Rodgers, Mike DeFabio, Libby CudmoreComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/082-oingo-boingo-dead-mans-party-1985Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod

Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

082: Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party (1985)

Sadly, Limahl and his mullet have left for good, but we still have Nick Beggs' mullet! There are also some non-Limahl bands in this batch, but they probably had mullets too. New Edition - Candy GirlKajagoogoo - Big AppleTina Turner - Let's Stay TogetherThe Human League - (Keep Feeling) FascinationHoward Jones - New SongUB40 - Please Don't Make Me CryPeabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight, I Celebrate My LoveLinks:Ricky Bell on New Edition’s $1.87 paycheck: https://www.vladtv.com/article/248301/ricky-bell-on-new-edition-being-broke-only-getting-1-87-after-major-tourEarly recording by Howard Jones’ teenage prog band, Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJUoogTyTNcNick Beggs' mullet: http://www.globalbass.com/archives/apr2001/nick_beggs.htmCohosts: Rich Bunnell, John McFerrin, Dan WatkinsOpening credits music: Jeff Wayne - “Matador,” ITV’s 1982 World Cup themeClosing credits music by Kenneth Kraylie, originally composed by Andy Partridge with new lyrics by Adam Smith of the Hector Collectorshttps://kennethkraylie.bandcamp.com/https://casinos.bandcamp.com/https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/

Now That's What I Call Music (1983) - Disc 2, Tracks 1-7

Of all the genre-flouting “alternative” bands scooped up by major labels in the mid-‘90s, Soul Coughing boasted arguably the most enduring listening power. Their second of three perfect albums, Irresistible Bliss, landed an unexpected hit with the aggressively funky depth charge “Super Bon Bon.” In this episode, Will enlists the help of Phil, Rich, and Amanda in figuring out whether there’s some manner of locomotion that will get us to the mezzanine.Cohosts: Chris Willie Williams, Rich Bunnell, Phil Maddox, Amanda RodgersComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/081-soul-coughing-irresistible-bliss-1996Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod

081: Soul Coughing - Irresistible Bliss (1996)

STILL this is what the UK calls music, in which Paul Young comes up on this podcast AGAIN. Also Limahl is back!Kajagoogoo - Too ShyMike Oldfield - Moonlight ShadowMen at Work - Down UnderRock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady CrewRod Stewart - Baby JanePaul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Ben Marlin, Chris Willie WilliamsOpening credits music: Jeff Wayne - Theme from the BBC's 60 MinutesClosing credits music by Kenneth Kraylie, originally composed by Andy Partridge with new lyrics by Adam Smith of the Hector CollectorsGet early access to bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodhttps://kennethkraylie.bandcamp.com/https://casinos.bandcamp.com/https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/

Now That's What I Call Music (1983) - Disc 1, Tracks 11-16

At last, we’re talking about the Decemberists, a band that has come up multiple times in other episodes! But instead of going for the more obvious choices like Picaresque or The Crane Wife, we decided on an album that we feel has been underappreciated (even by some of us). What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World may not sound quite like the Decemberists of yore, but their unique identity hasn’t really changed, it’s just been channeled in new directions. Plus, this album contains Amanda’s most AND least favorite Decemberists songs! This is a good one for those of you who like the discord.ALERT: This episode contains discussion of adult topics, a couple of dirty jokes, and grown adults openly weeping. Listen with caution.Complete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/080-the-decemberists-what-a-terrible-world-what-a-beautiful-world-2015Cohosts: Amanda Rodgers, Rich Bunnell, Phil Maddox, Chris Willie WilliamsSupport the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod

080: The Decemberists - What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World (2015)

The next batch of chart hits from 1983, sadly with no Limahl! KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It UpMalcolm McLaren - Double DutchBonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the HeartCulture Club - Karma ChameleonMen Without Hats - The Safety DanceCohosts: Rich Bunnell, Jennifer Carman, Ben Marlin"Duck Rock" sonic essay, by Daniel Haaksman: https://soundcloud.com/daniel-haaksman/malcolm-mclarens-duck-rock-a-sonic-essay-by-daniel-haaksman-1"Double Dutch's Forgotten Hip-Hop Origins" (by Lauren Schwartzberg, Vice magazine): https://www.vice.com/en/article/nn974m/double-dutchs-forgotten-hip-hop-origins-456'80s McDonald's Double Dutch commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo5DbV0ZKAI&t=1sBillboard's music video nominees for Most Effective Use of Symbolism, circa 1982-83: https://twitter.com/redfacts/status/1155163519173701634Get early access to bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodOpening credits music: Jeff Wayne - Jubilation (theme from The Big Match)Closing credits music by Kenneth Kraylie, originally composed by Andy Partridge with new lyrics by Adam Smith of the Hector Collectorshttps://kennethkraylie.bandcamp.com/https://casinos.bandcamp.com/https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/

Now That's What I Call Music (1983) - Disc 1, Tracks 6-10

The career of jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis from the late 1940s through his (temporary) retirement in 1975 largely doubles as a tour of every significant stylistic development in the jazz world during this time. By the late 1960s, after taking acoustic jazz as far as he believed it could go, Miles chose to immerse himself in the world of electric jazz fusion, and his 1970 album Bitches Brew remains both one of the most famous jazz fusion albums and one of the most famous Miles Davis albums overall. In this episode, Mike leads a discussion on this monster of a listening experience: an album that that gets labeled as jazz-rock but often sounds nothing like either jazz or rock; an album that got dismissed by many contemporary jazz listeners and critics as a sell-out even though it's some of the least accessible music Davis ever made; and an album where producer Teo Macero proved that extensive tape manipulation could work every bit as well in the jazz world as it could in the rock world.Cohosts: Mike DeFabio, Phil Maddox, John McFerrinComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/079-miles-davis-bitches-brew-1970Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod

079: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)

As our UK listeners know, the Now That's What I Call Music! series started clear back in 1983, when a couple of major labels got together and decided to make some money by releasing a bunch of singles all at once. All of us born-and-bred Americans thought it would be fun to investigate the big chart hits from across the pond, so here's our next comp series! Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Amanda Rodgers, Dan Watkins, Limahl's mullet Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry LoveDuran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?UB40 - Red Red WineLimahl - Only For LoveHeaven 17 - TemptationLimahl's mullet: https://kajafax.co.uk/gallery/limahl-1983/Get early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodOpening credits music: Jeff Wayne - Theme from ITV's World of SportClosing credits music by Kenneth Kraylie, originally composed by Andy Partridge with new lyrics by Adam Smith of the Hector Collectorshttps://kennethkraylie.bandcamp.com/https://casinos.bandcamp.com/https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/

Now That's What I Call Music (1983): Disc 1, Tracks 1-5

In 2009, 25 years into their career, the Oklahoma-based eccentric alt-rock band The Flaming Lips released a dark, terrifying double-album that nobody could have expected when "She Don't Use Jelly" landed them a cameo on Beverly Hills 90210. Embryonic is an album that prompts strong love-it-or-hate-it reactions in listeners, and John (host), Rich, and Mike land among the album's lovers. Join us for a detailed look at an absolutely wild musical and emotional journey, where sheer beauty mingles with overpowering low-end, and where devastating looks at depression mingle with whimsical (yet melancholy) tunes about a woman who imitates a frog. Cohosts: John McFerrin, Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabioComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/078-the-flaming-lips-embryonic-2009Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod

078: The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (2009)

You might know Sam Phillips from those lovely "la la la"s on the Gilmore Girls soundtrack, or as Katya, the silent assassin in Die Hard: With a Vengeance. But she's also a fiercely talented songwriter with an encyclopedic knowledge of music and a literary lyrical sense. She first cut her teeth in the contemporary Christian music world (as Leslie Phillips, “the Christian Cyndi Lauper”) before leaving Myrrh Records and forging a creative and personal bond with producer T Bone Burnett. But though her 1994 album Martinis & Bikinis is a secular album on the surface, it’s brimming with a spirituality that makes its point without resorting to dogma, as well as melodies and arrangements that reference the Beatles without slipping into pastiche. So join Rich, Amanda, and John for a Discord & Rhyme that’s one part Beatles study and one part Bible study, with a little bit of XTC and The Brave Little Toaster thrown in for good measure.Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, John McFerrin, Amanda RodgersComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/077-sam-phillips-martinis-and-bikinis-1994Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod

077: Sam Phillips - Martinis and Bikinis (1994)

In which we exceed the prescribed number of twos. Genesis - That's AllMadonna - Open Your HeartThe B-52's - 52 GirlsTool - EulogyHeart - AloneMark Knopfler & James Taylor - Sailing to PhiladelphiaCohosts: Rich Bunnell, Amanda RodgersGet early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodRich's blog post explaining this concept: https://discordpod.com/blog/2019/6/10/22-2sOpening theme: Devo - It's Not RightClosing theme: Blur - Song 2

Twenty-Two Twos: #19-24

This week, we’re throwing away our hard-earned indie cred and dropping in a few more words from our sponsors than usual. We have some great new products to tell you about, and along the way, we will be discussing the 1967 classic The Who Sell Out. Conceptualized as a tribute to the UK pirate radio culture of the mid-60s, The Who go all-in on the concept (well, at least until they completely drop it about three-quarters of the way in) complete with station IDs and their own fake commercial jingles. It captures the band at their peak as a 60s pop band with instantly catchy melodies and clever, funny lyrics. Crack open another can of Heinz Baked Beans and join Dan, John, Ben, and Rich as we dig into this product placement classic.Cohosts: Dan Watkins, Rich Bunnell, Ben Marlin, John McFerrinComplete show notes: http://discordpod.com/listen/076-the-who-the-who-sell-out-1967Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod

076: The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)

The Track 2 journey continues! This time we're taking a detour through Indie Rock World.The Chap - Fun & InterestingSleater-Kinney - IroncladPony Up! - The Truth About Cats and Dogs (Is That They Die)CHVRCHES - Leave a TraceVon Sudenfed - The RhinoheadPet Shop Boys - This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to LeaveCohosts: Rich Bunnell, Chris Willie WilliamsRich's blog post explaining this concept: https://discordpod.com/blog/2019/6/10/22-2sOpening theme: Devo - It's Not RightClosing theme: Blur - Song 2Get early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod

Twenty-Two Twos: #13-18

We're taking a break after our giant Genesis episode, so we decided to share one of our Patreon bonus episodes with everybody: the one where we found another excuse to talk about the Beatles! So please enjoy this conversation about Beatles songs covered by other artists: the good, the bad, and the really, really weird.Cohosts: Mike DeFabio, John McFerrin, Amanda Rodgers Get more Patreon exclusives! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodSongs discussed: Sparks - I Wanna Hold Your HandRichie Havens - Here Comes the SunGrant Green - I Want to Hold Your HandCoroner - I Want You (She's So Heavy) Barbra Streisand - MotherProcol Harum - Eight Days a WeekFreddie Hubbard - Cold TurkeyMicky Dolenz - Good Morning, Good MorningPeter Gabriel - Strawberry Fields ForeverAlarm Will Sound - Revolution 9Stereophonics - Don't Let Me DownYes - Every Little ThingSpotify playlist (with some extras!): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DrHnTnHTL50BmTY1jJ8Qr?si=6482fb861b1a400c

Bonus Mini-Episode: Beatles Covers

More of our favorite Track 2s! Tracks 2? Who knows. Songs in this episode: Motörhead - Love Me Like a ReptileThe Byrds - Have You Seen Her Face?The Isley Brothers - Footsteps in the DarkTelevision - VenusSly and the Family Stone - ChickenWeen - Flutes of ChiCohosts: Rich Bunnell, John McFerrinRich's blog post explaining this concept: https://discordpod.com/blog/2019/6/10/22-2sOpening theme: Devo - It's Not RightClosing theme: Blur - Song 2

Twenty-Two Twos: #7-12

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