That Record Got Me High Podcast

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S7E345 - 7 Seconds 'Skins, Brains & Guts E.P.' with Bob Suren Apr 20, 2024

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When author Bob Suren (Weird Music That Goes on Forever: A Punk's Guide to Loving Jazz) was first exposed to hardcore music as a teen in the early 80s, it opened his ears and mind to to a world beyond his suburban life in Stuart, FL. The Reno, NV band 7 Seconds were a big part of this awakening, and their blistering 1982 7" E.P. 'Skins, Brains & Guts' is a record that STILL gets him high!

Songs discussed in this episode: If The Kids Are United (Sham 69 cover, live 1985) - 7 Seconds; Hardcore Rules - Hated Youth; She's My Hosebag - X-Conz; I Hate The Sunshine State - Roach Motel; After You've Gone - Django Reinhardt; Live Fast Die Young - Circle Jerks; John Wayne Was A Nazi - MDC; Mercenaries - Negative Trend; All Tensed Up - Husker Du; Fat Drunk And Stupid - Section 8; Skins, Brains & Guts, No Authority, Here's Your Warning, Redneck Society, Baby Games, Walk Together, Rock Together, Racism Sucks, This Is My Life, Anti Klan - 7 Seconds; Anti Klan - Society's Ills; I Hate Sports, We're Gonna Fight - 7 Seconds; I'm Better Off Playing Alone - Kevin Seconds; 99 Red Balloons (Nena cover) - 7 Seconds

S7E344 - Laurie Anderson 'Big Science' with Jeff Greenstein Apr 13, 2024

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Writer/director Jeff Greenstein (Will and Grace, Desperate Housewives, Friends) joins us again this week to unpack an album - and artist - that continues to get him spectacularly high: 'Big Science' by avant-garde titan Laurie Anderson. This weirdly wonderful, surprisingly catchy selection of musical highlights from her eight-hour production United States Live was ahead of its time in 1982, and STILL resonates today. Welcome to the future!

Songs discussed in this episode: O Superman - Ilmiliekki Quartet; Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra; What Time Is It - Ken Nordine; Title Music from A Clockwork Orange - Wendy Carlos; 3 Dances - John Cage; From The Air, Big Science - Laurie Anderson; This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads; Sweaters - Laurie Anderson; America Is Waiting - Brian Eno and David Byrne; Walking & Falling, Born, Never Asked - Laurie Anderson; Four Organs - Steve Reich; O Superman - Booka Shade; O Superman, Ethics Is The Esthetics Of The Few-Ture - Laurie Anderson; O Superman (Live 1997) - David Bowie and Gail Ann Dorsey; Example #22, Let X=X, It Tango, Walk The Dog, 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) *Jimi Hendrix cover - Laurie Anderson

S7E343 - Republic Of Loose 'This Is The Tomb Of The Juice' with Bex Marshall Apr 06, 2024

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This week, British blues guitarist, singer/songwriter Bex Marshall brings us Irish funk rock band Republic Of Loose and their acclaimed 2004 debut 'This Is The Tomb Of The Juice'. With a surprising range of sounds for an outfit from Dublin - including gospel, rap, smoky blues and dirty funk - leader Mick Pyro and company sound like a cross between OutKast and the Stones, with a bit of Sly Stone thrown in. Although relatively unknown in the states, they attracted some heavy duty fans back home in their relatively short existence including Damien Dempsey, Sinéad O'Connor and Bono. "It must be something in the water..."

Songs discussed in this episode: Intro - Republic Of Loose; Lay Down And Die, 5AM, The House Of Mercy, I Can't Look You In The Eye - Bex Marshall; Ride With Us (Live, The Olympia Theatre 2006), Kiodin Man, Hold Up! - Republic Of Loose; Give It Away Now - Red Hot Chili Peppers; Girl I'm Gonna Fuck You Up - Republic Of Loose; Miss You - The Rolling Stones; The House Of Mercy - Bex Marshall; Something In The Water, Tell More Lies, Slow Down - Republic Of Loose; Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy; Sweet Cola Of Mercy, Six Sober Sounds, Dial Jesus For Sweetness - Republic Of Loose; Guilty, Dirty Water - Bex Marshall; Black Bread - Republic Of Loose; Preaching To The Choir - Bex Marshall

S7E342 - Kate Bush 'The Dreaming' with Emile Milgrim Mar 30, 2024

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This week, returning guest Emile Milgrim (Las Nubes, Other Electricities) brings us Kate Bush, and her groundbreaking fourth studio album 'The Dreaming'. Released in 1982 - and her first that was entirely self-produced - the highly experimental collection of unconventional, at times dense soundscapes initially baffled both critics and the general public. Over time, however, it has been embraced as a triumph of inventive songwriting and unpredictable performances by an artist fully embracing her creative autonomy.

Songs discussed in this episode: Dreamtime - Kate Bush; Enredados, Drop-In - Las Nubes; Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God), The Man With The Child In His Eyes (Live USTV 1978), Wuthering Heights, Cloudbusting, Sat In Your Lap, There Goes A Tenner - Kate Bush; Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode; Pull Out The Pin, Rocket's Tail, Suspended In Gaffa, Leave It Open - Kate Bush; Union Strike Folk Song - Lisa Simpson; The Dreaming, Night Of The Swallow, All The Love, Houdini, Get Out Of My House - Kate Bush; Enredados - Las Nubes

S7E341 - 'That DRUMMING In That Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode Mar 28, 2024

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For this special BONUS episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a song where the drumming/drummer got them high. Turn it up!! Songs - and drummers - discussed in this episode: Train In Vain - The Clash (Topper Headon); Satisfaction - DEVO (Alan Myers); PDA - Interpol (Sam Fogarino); Anthrax - Gang Of Four (Hugo Burnham); Tusk - Fleetwood Mac (Mick Fleetwood); Making Plans For Nigel - XTC (Terry Chambers); Forget - Mission Of Burma (Peter Prescott); No Backbone - The Lemonheads (Bill Stevenson); Jump Into The Fire - Harry Nilsson (Jim Gordon); Fool In The Rain - Led Zeppelin (John Bonham); Zodiac - The Melvins (Dale Crover); I Can See For Miles - The Who (Keith Moon); Marquee Moon - Television (Billy Ficca); I'm Glad You're Mine - Al Green (Howard Grimes); Man Like That - Gin Wigmore (Jake Sinclair); Turn It On Again - Genesis (Phil Collins); Oh Yeah - CAN (Jaki Liebezeit); Rock Music - Pixies (David Lovering); The Etcetera Stroll - The Monochrome Set (J.D. Haney); Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 (Larry Mullen Jr); Soul in Isolation - The Chameleons (John Lever); Late For The Train - Buzzcocks (John Maher); White Room - Cream (Ginger Baker); "92" - Anchorman (Daryl Bonebrake); Favorite Dish - Lee Perry & The Upsetters (Mickey Boo and/or Sly Dunbar?); Are You Happy Now - The Charlottes (Simon Scott); Dreaming - Blondie (Clem Burke)

S7E340 - Butthole Surfers 'Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac' with Barry Stock Mar 23, 2024

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1984 had its share of sonically expansive punk releases, but few were as viscerally bizarre and dizzyingly unpredictable as Butthole Surfers' full-length debut, 'Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac'. Former TRGMH co-host Barry Stock joins Rob as they unpack this at-times-menacing, at-times-hilarious classic.

Songs discussed in this episode: The Hurdy Gurdy Man - Butthole Surfers; Crispy Brain Candy - Barry Stock; A Different View - Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet; Hansel, Gretel & The Witch, The Mysterious Dr Worm - Barry Stock; The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave, Concubine - Butthole Surfers; Day Tripper - Shockabilly; Eye of the Chicken, Pepper - Butthole Surfers; Children Of The Grave - Black Sabbath; Dum Dum - Butthole Surfers; Tear It Up - The Cramps; Woly Boly, Negro Observer, Butthole Surfer, Lady Sniff, Cherub, Mexican Caravan - Butthole Surfers; Dark Entries - Bauhaus; California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys; Cowboy Bob - Butthole Surfers; T.V. Eye - The Stooges; The Dicks Hate The Police - The Dicks; Gary Floyd - Butthole Surfers; Jesus Built My Hotrod - Ministry; The Metabolization Of Stimulants - Barry Stock

S7E339 - Red Red Meat 'Jimmywine Majestic' with Michael Wiener Mar 16, 2024

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This week, vocalist/songwriter...etc Michael Wiener (The Children...) brings us Chicago's Red Red Meat and their 1993 Sub Pop release 'Jimmywine Majestic'. With singer/songwriter Tim Rutili's - later of Califone - impressionistic lyrics and the band's fuzzed-out bluesy swagger, it's a dark, menacing ride indeed.

Songs discussed in this episode: Smokey Mtn Dbl Dip - Red Red Meat (Live 1994 Davenport, IA); God Is A Bereaved, Smothered My Traces - The Children...; Funeral Singers - Califone; Glynis - Smashing Pumpkins; Flank, Stained & Lit - Red Red Meat; Mayonaise - Smashing pumpkins; Braindead, Smokey Mtn Dbl Dip - Red Red Meat; Sitting Still - R.E.M.; Moon Calf Tripe - Red Red Meat; Stull Pt 1 - Urge Overkill; Cillamange, Ball, Lather, Rusted Water, Gorshin, Dowser, Comes, Roses - Red Red Meat; Smothered My Traces - The Children...

S7E338 - Spoon 'Kill The Moonlight' with Rob Kassees Mar 09, 2024

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This week's guest Rob Kassees (1001 Album Complaints Podcast) brings us Spoon and their deceptively sparse, sonically luscious 2002 release 'Kill The Moonlight'. Britt Daniel and company employ a less-is-more approach that feels effortless and often had us pondering, "Does it rock or does it groove?" Yes.

Songs discussed in this episode: The Way We Get By - Vitamin String Quartet; Green Shirt - Elvis Costello & The Attractions; Servo - Brian Jonestown Massacre; Small StakesThe Way We Get By - Spoon; Gravity Rides Everything - Modest Mouse; Some Weird Sin - Iggy Pop; Something To Look Forward To, I Turn My Camera On, Stay Don't Go, Jonathan Fisk, Paper Tiger, Someone Something - Spoon; Ticket To Ride - The Beatles; Don't Let It Get You Down - Spoon; Do You Remember Walter - The Kinks; All The Pretty Girls Go To The City, You Gotta Feel It, Back To The Life - Spoon; Big In Japan - Tom Waits; Vittorio E, Love Song (The Damned Cover) - Spoon

S7E337 - Beastie Boys 'Paul's Boutique' with Kevin Moyer Mar 02, 2024

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Initially considered a commercial failure following their multi-platinum debut, Beastie Boys' groundbreaking second record "Paul's Boutique" is now viewed as a landmark achievement in the world of hip-hop. Producer/Music Supervisor Kevin Moyer (Heaven Adores You, The Glamour and The Squalor) joins us as we unpack this dense, highly influential classic.

Songs discussed in this episode: Shake Your Rump - Beastie Boys (Live in Amsterdam, 2004); It's The Little Things - Redd Kross; Beastie Boys - Beastie Boys; Annie's Gone - Redd Kross; Girls, To All The Girls, Shake Your Rump - Beastie Boys; 6 O' Clock DJ (Let's Rock) - Rose Royce; Funky Snakefoot - Alphonse Mouzon; Unity, Pt. 2 (Because It's Coming) - James Brown and Afrika Bambaataa; Johnny Ryall - Beastie Boys; Sharon - David Bromberg; Egg Man, Egg Raid On Mojo - Beastie Boys; Sport - Lightnin' Rod; The Murder - Bernard Herrmann; High Plains Drifter, The Sounds Of Science, 3-Minute Rule - Beastie Boys; Brave & Strong - Sly and the Family Stone; Hey Ladies, 5-Piece Chicken Dinner, Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun - Beastie Boys; Last Bongo In Belgium, Apache - Incredible Bongo Band; Car Thief - Beastie Boys; Rien Ne Va Plus - Funk Factory; Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan; What Comes Around - Beastie Boys; Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin; Put On Train - Gene Harris & The Three Sounds; It's Hot Tonight - Alice Cooper; Rhymin and Stealin, Shadrach - Beastie Boys; Loose Booty - Sly and the Family Stone; Never Let Em Say - Ballin' Jack; B-Boy Bouillabaisse - Beastie Boys; The Well's Gone Dry - The Crusaders; Mess Around - Redd Kross

S7E336 - Les Savy Fav 'Root For Ruin' with Camila Risso Feb 24, 2024

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Hey! For our first episode of Season 7, long time TRGMH guest Camila Risso brings us NYC Art Punk purveyors Les Savy Fav and their endearingly bombastic 2010 release 'Root For Ruin'. "We've no shame and we've no pride And we've got nothing left to hide Cause we've got nothing left inside They can try with all of their might We still got our appetite"

Songs discussed in this episode: Who Rocks The Party (Live at the Bowery Ballroom, NY 1/1/2008), Legendary Tippers - Les Savy Fav; Luno - Bloc Party; Waiting Room - Fugazi; Appetites - Les Savy Fav; Mr. Pharmacist - The Fall; Dirty Knails, Sleepless In Silverlake, Let's Get Out Of Here - Les Savy Fav; Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kennedys; Lips N' Stuff, Poltergeist - Les Savy Fav; Ghost Rider - Suicide; High And Unhinged, Excess Energies, Crutches - Les Savy Fav; Shamisen Solo 1 - Shinichi Kinoshita; Calm Down, Clear Spirits - Les Savy Fav; Not Me - This Mortal Coil; Let's Get Out Of Here (Alternate Version) - Les Savy Fav

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