That Record Got Me High Podcast

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S5E205 - Elvis Costello and the Attractions 'Armed Forces' with Steve Carroll Jan 15, 2022

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When our guest Steve Carroll was a North London lad of fourteen in 1979, the Virgin Records window display of Elvis Costello's 'Armed Forces' (his 2nd album with the Attractions and 3rd overall) caught his eye, but he wasn't quite ready for the record to catch his ears yet. The heady mix of catchy melodies, fierce musicianship and ultra-clever wordplay eventually won him over a few years later, and he leads us on a deep dive into the snakes and ladders of this monumental release. "Oh, I just don't know where to begin..." Songs featured in this episode: Boy Genius - Love Canal; Alison - Elvis Costello; Nobody Hurts You - Graham Parker; Radio Radio - Elvis Costello and the Attractions; Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy; Accidents Will Happen, Senior Service, Oliver's Army, Big Boys, Green Shirt, Party Girl, Goon Squad, Busy Bodies, Sunday's Best, Moods for Moderns, Chemistry Class, Two Little Hitlers - Elvis Costello and the Attractions; All My Loving - The Beatles; I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes; Dancing Queen - ABBA; Leader of the Pack - The Shangri Las; You Never Give Me Your Money - The Beatles; Sex & Drugs & Rock-n-Roll - Ian Dury & The Blockheads; Heart of the City - Nick Lowe; Couldn't Call it Unexpected - Elvis Costello; (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding - Elvis Costello and the Attractions

S5E204 - The Jam 'Setting Sons' with Rory Cox Jan 08, 2022

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U.K. punk/mod titans The Jam burned fast and bright in their relatively short existence - they released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. This week we're joined by California Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst - and music fan - Rory Cox to discuss their fourth record, the thematically ambitious almost-a-concept-album 'Setting Sons'.

Songs featured in this episode: Private Hell - The Jam; David Watts - The Kinks; You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes; Burning Sky, Smithers Jones, Saturday's Kids, The Eton Rifles, Heatwave, Girl on the Phone, Strange Town, Thick as Thieves, Private Hell, Little Boy Soldiers, Wasteland - The Jam; Burning Sky - Bad Company; Shangri-La - The Kinks; Nice & Sleazy - The Stranglers; My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council; David Watts - The Jam

S5E203 - Bonus Patron-curated Episode: That Female Artist/Female-led Band Got Me High Jan 02, 2022

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In this special BONUS Episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a favorite song by a female artist or female-led band. Let's hear it for the girls!!

Songs featured in this episode: Can't Stop - Missy Elliott; You Don't Own Me - Leslie Gore; Valentine - Snail Mail; Billy's Birthday - Romeo Void; Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's; Emotions & Math - Margaret Glaspy; Hypocrite - Lush; Stop In The Name Of Love - The Supremes; Girl Anachronism - Dresden Dolls; Addictions - Lucy Dacus; There Was A Boy - Kath Bloom; Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses; What's A Girl To Do?, He Dines Out On Death - Cristina

S5E202 - Matthew Sweet 'Girlfriend' with Paul Roub Jan 01, 2022

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In 1990 Matthew Sweet - who was going through a divorce and was just dropped by his record label - assembled a band that included iconic guitarists Richard Lloyd and Robert Quine and released what would be his breakout album, 1991's 'Girlfriend'. Singer/songwriter Paul Roub sat down with Rob to discuss this stripped-down slab of noisy pop goodness.

Songs featured in this episode: Be Human - Paul Roub; Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly; Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids; Alive - Pearl Jam; Divine Intervention, I've Been Waiting, Girlfriend, Looking at the Sun, Winona, Evangeline, Day for Night, Thought I Knew You, You Don't Love Me, I Wanted to Tell You, Don't Go, Your Sweet Voice, Does She Talk?, Holy War, Nothing Lasts - Matthew Sweet; Undone - Weezer; Galileo - Indigo Girls; Wicked Little Town - John Cameron Mitchell; Hesitating Beauty - Billy Bragg & Wilco; Don't Stop Me Now - Queen; Marquee Moon - Television; Rape of the Vespers - The Holy Terrors; No Flowers - Paul Roub; Christmas - The Buzz of Delight featuring Matthew Sweet

S5E201 - The Vulgar Boatmen 'You And Your Sister' with Steve Michener Dec 18, 2021

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At the time of their 1989 debut album 'You And Your Sister', The Vulgar Boatmen constituted two bands: one based in Florida and one based in Indiana. Returning guest Steve Michener (Big Dipper, Volcano Suns, Dumptruck) makes the case that their wonderfully subdued, heart-tugging songs easily overshadow their slightly bizarre backstory. Come along for the ride...

Songs featured in this episode: All Going Out Together - Big Dipper; Back Where I Belong - Dumptruck; Black And White - Crippled Pilgrims; Homeostasis - The Vulgar Boatmen; Pay - The Gizmos; Mary Jane, You and Your Sister, Margaret Says, Katie, Drive Somewhere, Decision by the Airport, Change the World All Around, Fallen Down, Hold Me Tight, Cry Real Tears, Drink More Coffee, The Street Where You Live - The Vulgar Boatmen; Range Life - Pavement; On The Street Where You Live - Bill Shirley; Ron Klaus Wrecked His House - Big Dipper

S5E200 - Miles Davis 'On The Corner' with Rich Gilbert Dec 11, 2021

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For our 200th episode, Boston guitar legend Rich Gilbert (Human Sexual Response, The Zulus, Frank Black & The Catholics) joins us to discuss a record that stoked his lifelong passion for creating music without boundaries: 'On The Corner' by Miles Davis. It's also the return of Barry Stock to the guest co-host chair, making sure Rich had someone intelligent to talk jazz with. Dig it! Songs featured in this episode: Never Again - Zulus; Big River, After The Fire Is Gone - The Silver Threads; The Night Rider - Jimmie Rivers & Vance Terry; Bitches Brew - Miles Davis; Spray - Can; Albatross - Public Image Ltd.; On The Corner, New York Girl, Nefertiti, Mtume, Thinkin' One Thing and Doin' Another, Vote For Miles, Black Satin, One and One, Helen Butte, Mr. Freedom X - Miles Davis; Pound - Human Sexual Response; Peaches - Justin Bieber; The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto; Who Needs the Peace Corps - The Mothers of Invention; Poptones - Public Image Ltd.; Bullet - Frank Black & The Catholics; The Chicken Exit - The Legendary Rich Gilbert

S5E199 - The National 'Trouble Will Find Me' with Brian Franklin Dec 04, 2021

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Political Consultant and Speechwriter Brian Franklin knows a thing or two about the impact words can have, and the existential dread and barely repressed frustration of Matt Berninger's lyrics paired with his band The National's viscerally elegant music hits him in all the right places. We discuss the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Cincinnati band's breakout 2013 album 'Trouble Will Find Me' in this slow-burner of an episode. "If I stay here I'll never leave If I stay here trouble will find me I believe..."

Songs featured in this episode: A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours - The Smiths; All Your Tone Is Wrong - The Rat Opera; Mr. November - The National; Push The Sky Away - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds; I Should Live in Salt, Demons, Don't Swallow the Cap, Fireproof, Sea of Love, Heavenfaced, This Is the Last Time, Graceless, Slipped, I Need My Girl, Humiliation, Pink Rabbits, Hard to Find - The National; Cardigan - Taylor Swift; Outside This Bar - Mark Eitzel; Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks - The National

S5E198 - The Feelies 'The Good Earth' with Tom Lawery Nov 27, 2021

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Haledon, New Jersey's The Feelies were a touchstone for bands as diverse as R.E.M., Sonic Youth and Weezer. Although their 1980 debut Crazy Rhythms is the one that put them on the alt-influencer map, this week's returning guest Tom Lawery has a particular fondness for their 2nd record made six years later - the Peter Buck produced 'The Good Earth'.

Songs featured in this episode: The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness - The Feelies; On The Corner - Miles Davis; (From The) Morning Glories - The Trypes; On the Roof, The High Road, The Last Roundup, Slipping (Into Something), When Company Comes, Let's Go, Two Rooms, The Good Earth, Tomorrow Today, Slow Down - The Feelies; Driver 8 - R.E.M.; Glassworks (01. Opening) - Philip Glass; Don't Go Back to Rockville - R.E.M.; What Goes On? - The Velvet Underground; Guiding Light - Television; Fame, She Said, She Said - The Feelies

S5E195 - Beastie Boys 'Ill Communication' with Heidi Caballero Nov 20, 2021

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This week's guest Heidi Caballero felt a connection with New York hip hop explorers Beastie Boys from the time she was 8 years old - through her older brother - and by the time 1994's 'Ill Communication' appeared her road to spiritual awakening had begun in earnest. In many ways her path mirrored that of late Beastie member Adam 'MCA' Yauch, who was a practicing Buddhist and became an important voice in the Tibetan independence movement. File this episode under That Record Got Me Enlightened! Songs featured in this episode: Fight For Your Right, B-Boy Bouillbaise, Pass The Mic - Beastie Boys; Howlin' For Judy - Jeremy Steig; Sure Shot, Tough Guy, B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak, Root Down, Sabotage, Get It Together, The Update, Do It, Heart Attack Man, Shambala, Bodhisattva Vow - Beastie Boys; Root Down (And Get It) - Jimmy Smith; Cooky Puss - Beastie Boys; Aquarius (Let The Sunshine In) - The Moog Machine; Can I Kick It? - A Tribe Called Quest; In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel; Flute Loop - Beastie Boys; Uptown Girl, We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel; Alright Hear This - Beastie Boys; Bodhisattva - Steely Dan; Transitions - Beastie Boys For more info about Tibetan Buddhism and culture: Https://www.drepunggomangusa.org

S5E197 - Bonus Episode: Frank Turner 'Tape Deck Heart' with Erin Lee Nov 19, 2021

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We did it live! For this special livestreamed episode we simulcast from Live Apparatus studios with special guest co-host Erin Lee, discussing an artist/record near-and-dear to her heart: British punk/folk songwriter Frank Turner and his 2013 album 'Tape Deck Heart' Listen to the full episode - including extra song drops - on your favorite podcast player, and then watch the live-as-it-happened stream here: https://youtu.be/mCWUBHnaDG4 Thanks to Juan Fernando Oña and Live Apparatus for the fun session! Visit them at: http://LiveApparatus.org

Songs featured in this episode: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor; Glory Hallelujah, Get Better - Frank Turner; All Too Well - Taylor Swift; Recovery, Losing Days, The Way I Tend to Be, Plain Sailing Weather, Good & Gone, Tell Tale Signs, Four Simple Words, Polaroid Picture, The Fisher King Blues, Anymore, Oh Brother, Broken Piano - Frank Turner; The Crane Wife - The Decemberists; Shout At The Devil - Mötley Crüe; A Long December - Counting Crows; Glory Hallelujah - Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls