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Mark Eitzel "West" (1997), Side A: If You Have to Ask, Helium May 07, 2025

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Mark Eitzel's 1997 album "West", made with R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Side A: "If You Have to Ask", "Free of Harm", "Helium" and more.

We cover the mystery of the cover photo, the band, the production and the vibe, plus "Stunned & Frozen", "Then It Really Happens" and "In Your Life."

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Mark Eitzel “West”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Panties down the toilet is the answer to no question.

0:05: Scripts to the West

4:25: John Beam, Whiskey Scion & Play-by-Play Specialist

8:13: REM in the place where you live. Now face West.

18:18: Copyright? More like copywrong!

26:06: Buck’s Promiscuity

33:46: The Basics

34:07: The Mystery of the “West” Cover Photo

35:30: The Band, the Production, and the Vibe Vibes

59:10: Side A, Track 1: “If You Have to Ask”

55:48: Side A, Track 2: “Free of Harm”

1:20:20: Side A, Track 3: “Helium”

1:23:33: Side A, Track 4: “Stunned & Frozen”

1:33:09: Side A, Track 5: “Then It Really Happens”

1:36:00: Side A, Track 6: “In Your Life”

1:43:51: Two episodes? Heck yeah!

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Mark Eitzel “60 Watt Silver Lining”

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Mark Eitzel "60 Watt Silver Lining" (1996), Side B: Wild Sea Apr 30, 2025

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Mark Eitzel's 1996 album "60 Watt Silver Lining", Side B: "Mission Rock Resort", "Wild Sea", "Aspirin", "Southend-on-Sea" and more.

Plus "Some Bartenders Have the Gift of Pardon" and "Everything Is Beautiful", then the 60 watt and the 6 watt.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00: Takis

0:11: Scripted Aloha

0:42: Confidence is High

1:30: Side B, Track 1: “Mission Rock Resort”

24:30: Side B, Track 2: “Wild Sea”

34:46: Side B, Track 3: “Aspirin”

49:00: Side B, Track 4: “Some Bartenders Have the Gift of Pardon”

1:00:00: Side B, Track 5: “Southend-on-Sea”

1:10:35: Side B, Track 6: “Everything Is Beautiful”

1:26:38: The 60 Watt & the 6 Watt

1:35:35: Goodbye!

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Mark Eitzel "60 Watt Silver Lining" (1996), Side A: Sacred Heart Apr 23, 2025

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Mark Eitzel's 1996 solo studio debut "60 Watt Silver Lining", Side A: "No Easy Way Down", "Sacred Heart", "Saved" and more.

We cover the post- (and pre-) AMC years, the cover photos, Eitzel at the console, and "Always Turn Away", "Cleopatra Jones" and "When My Plane Finally Goes Down."

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CHAPTERS:

0:00: Social Poopin’®

0:13: Scriptin’ & Quittin’

5:00: From NKOTB to AMC to WASP to AC/DC

13:20: The Post- (and Pre-) AMC Years

14:40: Housekeeping

15:40: The Basics

19:20: Mark “Coverboi” Eitzel & His Fishy Photos

25:04: Mark “Tha Produsa” Eitzel & His Knobby Console

43:40: Side A, Track 1: “No Easy Way Down”

55:48: Side A, Track 2: “Sacred Heart”

1:09:30: Side A, Track 3: “Always Turn Away”

1:20:20: Side A, Track 4: “Saved”

1:33:09: Side A, Track 5: “Cleopatra Jones”

1:45:00: Side A, Track 6: “When My Plane Finally Goes Down”

1:55:48: The Second Greatest Generation

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Spring Break Update: Mark Eitzel's "60 Watt Silver Lining" Is Next Apr 16, 2025

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We're taking the week off, but we're back next week with Mark Eitzel's solo studio debut, "60 Watt Silver Lining."

Don't fall off a Daytona Beach balcony, kids.

American Music Club "San Francisco" (1994), Side B: Hello Amsterdam Apr 09, 2025

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American Music Club's 1994 album "San Francisco", Side B: "Hello Amsterdam", "The Revolving Door", "I Broke My Promise" and more.

Plus "In the Shadow of the Valley", "What Holds the World Together", "I'll Be Gone", the hidden tracks, and JW's revised track listing.

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CHAPTERS:

1:00: What Whirleyball Hath Begot

0:14: Welcome, Foolish Mortals

1:29: MADA and the 10-Day Week

7:45: So much said, so much more to say about “San Francisco”

10:55: Side B, Track 1: “Hello Amsterdam”

32:02: Side B, Track 2: The Revolving Door”

40:55: Side B, Track 3: “In the Shadow of the Valley”

56:56 : Side B, Track 4: “What Holds the World Together”

1:09:24: Side B, Track 5: “I Broke My Promise”

1:16:48: Side B, Track 6: “The Thorn in My Side Is Gone”

1:25:30: Side B, Track 7: “I’ll Be Gone”

1:36:01: Side B, Hidden Track: “Fearless (Reprise)”

1:38:56: Side B, Hidden Track: “California Dreamin’”

1:51:33: The JWH “Can You Help It?” Revised Track Listing

1:57:48: Make the Subjective Best the Objective Worst

2:01:58: Fins Up!

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American Music Club "San Francisco" (1994), Side A: Fearless Apr 02, 2025

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American Music Club's 1994 album "San Francisco", Side A: "Fearless", "It's Your Birthday", "Can You Help Me?" and more.

Plus "Love Doesn't Belong", "Wish the World Away", "How Many Six Packs Does It Take to Screw in a Light?" and "Cape Canaveral", the cover, the production, and a Pearl Jam question.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00: The Tribe Has Spoken

0:14: Loop That Bridge

5:33: RTO & Josh Groban

8:56: Keepin’ House

27:29: The Basics

31:04: Pearl Jam?

39:43: Mean Jean the Cover Machine

46:10: Chicarelli Ford Mercury & Record Production

1:07:26: Side A, Track 1: “Fearless”

1:19:35: Side A, Track 2: “It’s Your Birthday”

1:30:50: Side A, Track 3: “Can You Help Me?”

1:40:08: Side A, Track 4: “Love Doesn’t Belong”

1:50:40: Side A, Track 5: “Wish the World Away”

2:02:19: Side A, Track 6: “How Many Six Packs Does It Take to Screw in a Lightbulb”

2:11:30: Side B, Track 7: “Cape Canaveral”

2:18:51: Fins Up!

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American Music Club “Mercury”

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American Music Club "Mercury" (1993), Side B: Johnny Mathis' Feet Mar 26, 2025

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American Music Club's 1993 album "Mercury", Side B: "Dallas, Airports, Bodybags", "Johnny Mathis' Feet", "Will You Find Me" and more.

Plus "Apology for an Accident", "Over and Done", both "Hopes and Dreams" tracks, The Best and the Worst, and JW's revised tracklist.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00: Eitzel Live?

0:12: I’ll follow the rules if you script me…

1:26: Side B, Track 1: “Dallas, Airports, Bodybags”

9:39: Side B, Track 2: “Apology for an Accident”

19:36: Side B, Track 3: “Over and Done”

30:30: Side B, Track 4: “Johnny Mathis’ Feet”

41:47: Side B, Track 5: “The Hopes and Dreams of Heaven’s 10,000 Whores”

49:20: Side B, Track 6: “More Hopes and Dreams”

53:43: Side B, Track 7: “Will You Find Me”

1:01:50: The Best and the Worst

1:05:19: Backtrack Retrack — JW's Revised Tracklist

1:07:51: Fin

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