My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan

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176. Andrew P Street on Models 'Pleasure of Your Company' (1983) Dec 29, 2016

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Sydney Morning Herald columnist, author and podcaster (Double Disillusionists) Andrew P Street on the Aussie new wave classic 'Pleasure of Your Company', what makes a band like Models a band when the lineup is constantly changing, how this album changed the way he thought about Australian music, using musical taste to define your identity and how going from writing about music to writing about politics changed the way he listens and experiences music.

There's almost no discussion of Peter Dutton.

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album's influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

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RIP George Michael - Rob Draper on 'Faith' (1987) - repost Dec 26, 2016

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RIP George Michael, who shockingly passed away today at 53. Reposting this episode from January 2015 in his memory, about his classic solo album 'Faith'.

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We kick off our second year of podcasting with a visit to the podbooth from our returning champion Rob Draper. Rob, who appeared on the very first My Favorite Album a year ago talking Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited, stops by to chat with host Jeremy Dylan about George Michael's 1987 raunchy smash album Faith.

Along the way, they break down classic tracks Faith, Father Figure, I Want Your Sex and Kissing A Fool, debate sexually explicit lyrics in pop music, learning to tolerate 80s production techniques and outline the story for a Broadway adaptation of the album.

The episode closes with Rob performing a rockin' rockabilly rendition of the classic title track.

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How do you write a good Xmas song? ft Kristian Bush, Lee Brice, Corb Lund and Tim Byron (REPOST) Dec 19, 2016

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This episode was originally released December 2015.

For the first ever My Favorite Album Christmas special, I delve into the origins of the Christmas pop songs we all know today with musicologist and Sydney Morning Herald journalist Tim Byron - how did we go from religious music to songs about cold weather? Why were all the best Christmas songs written by Jewish guys? And why is an album of Christmas standards by Michael Buble outselling ever album but Adele?

I also check in with friend of the show Kristian Bush (Sugarland) to talk about his new original Christmas song 'Thinking About Drinking For Christmas' - what Christmas music did he dig growing up? How do you write a great Christmas song? And what are the essential elements of Christmas music?

Plus Canadian Corb Lund on why he'll never make a Christmas album and Lee Brice on why he will.

Come back for our next episode - an emotional deep dive on the greatest Christmas album of all time.

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Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album's influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

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175. Matt Farley on Beach Boys 'Love You' (1977) Dec 15, 2016

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The man behind 'Pappa Razzi and the Photogs', 'The Passionate and Objective Jokerfan' and an array of other musical identities in the Motern Media stable, Matt Farley, welcomes me into his Danvers MA studio to convince me that the greatest Beach Boys album is not 'Pet Sounds' but actually their 1977 cult album 'Love You'.

We delve into the weird and murky circumstances of its creation, how it served as a sort of 'comeback album' for the band who had been in danger of relegation to the oldies circuit, how Brian Wilson functioned without a lyricist, how the band ageing gives some of their songs a creepy edge and more.

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174. Lisa Mitchell on Regina Spektor 'Being to Hope' (2016) Dec 13, 2016

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ARIA-nominated singer-songwriter Lisa Mitchell on Regina Spektor's 'Begin to Hope' and how it celebrates intelligence, eccentricity and imperfection. Plus, Lisa reveals the albums that inspired her latest record 'Warriors' and reveals her favorite album of 2016, and how she balances creativity and social media.

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REPOST - Crowded House 'Temple of Low Men' with producer Matt Fell Dec 07, 2016

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To celebrate the recent Crowded House reunion shows, reposting this great early episode about the Crowdies' second album:

Golden Guitar winning and ARIA nominated producer/musician Matt Fell (Tim Freedman, John Williamson) joins host Jeremy Dylan for a breathless exploration of Temple of Low Men, an underrated album by the best band of the 80s - Crowded House.

Along the way, they break down classic tracks I Feel Possessed, Into Temptation, Sister Madly, Better Be Home Soon, Kill Eye and When You Come, delve into how Neil Finn's lyrics can hit too close to home for some, the genius of producer Mitchell Froom, the underplaying of Nick Seymour and Paul Hester and why Neil Finn is a funk-soul brother.

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173. Peter Bibby on Sleep 'Dopesmoker' (2003) Dec 04, 2016

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Peter Bibby and I pull up a pew at a Newcastle church to talk about the stoner metal epic 'Dopesmoker' by Sleep. One song over an entire album, a peon to weed.

We delve into the bizarre story of its creation and release, whether you need to be high to appreciate the album, whether it's a good record to have sex to, and why it makes a good soundtrack to Donald Trump's ramblings.

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172. Slate's Jack Hamilton on Stevie Wonder 'Innvervisions' (1973) Dec 03, 2016

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Slate media critic Jack Hamilton joins me to discuss Stevie Wonder's sometimes overlooked classic album 'Innervisions', how it showcases Stevie's political side, how he balanced sophisticated artistry with massive commercial success, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers version of 'Higher Ground' and the remarkable dynamic Stevie has with his live audiences and what we might expect from Stevie in the age of Trump

Buy Jack's excellent book 'Just Around Midnight: Rock'n'Roll and the Racial Imagination' if you care at all about pop music, pop culture or knowing things.

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Blake Masters on Drive-By Truckers 'The Dirty South' (2004) Nov 26, 2016

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Writer/producer Blake Masters (Falling Water, 2 Guns, Brotherhood) steps out of his edit suite to talk about the Drive By-Truckers 2004 masterwork 'the Dirty South'.

We talk about way the album plays to the strengths of the bands three songwriters - Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and Jason Isbell, the continuing resonance of the Truckers work post-Trump, how they played against the stereotypes of a Southern Rock band, writing empathetic songs about 'bad guys' and how rock music is used in TV shows. Plus Blake and I hatch plans for a TV series based on the album.

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170. Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith on their new album 'We're All Gonna Die', loving LA and the albums that inspire him Nov 22, 2016

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Presenting a conversation between myself and Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith, on bulletproof coffee, how welcoming ex-bandmate Blake Mills into the producer chair changed the band's approach to record making for "We're All Gonna Die", why the hipsters are wrong about LA, the albums that have been his biggest inspiration and whether he feels like part of a creative community.

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