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S1E46 – The Pretty Things – "Parachute" Feb 07, 2019

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Rob and Barry reach back into the end of the 60s and the beginning of the 70s for The Pretty Things' "Parachute," the greatest album you've likely never heard by the greatest band you've probably never heard of. David Bowie covered TWO of their songs on his Pinups album, and wrote a song with their name in the title. This album is a gem, simultaneously tough and warm, musically ambitious but appealing, and rewards repeat listenings with layers of meaning and musical details. Produced by Norman Smith (Beatles engineer, early Pink Floyd producer) at Abbey Road.

S1E45 – Load "Whiskey On Beer" Documentary Preview w/Producer Rick Ahmed Jan 31, 2019

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This week we talk with Rick Ahmed about the labor of love that he and his brother Gary embarked on and are bringing to a conclusion this Friday. It's a documentary about South Florida's beloved and notorious LOAD, who tore up Miami, Fort Lauderdale and the Southeast from the early 90s through the early 2000s. We get drunk on beer at The Laser Wolf in honor of the late Bobby ("Bobby Load") Johnston and Jeff Tucci, and talk a lot of shit. A LOT of shit. The doc drops tomorrow night at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. http://www.fliff.com/movies/whiskey-on-beer-world-premiere/

S1E44 – The Boomtown Rats – "The Fine Art of Surfacing" Jan 24, 2019

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Rob and Barry put on our wrap-around shades and faux leather jackets, park our Camaro behind the dumpster, and sneak into the New Wave club to catch The Boomtown Rats, before their frontman Bob Geldof moved on to Band Aid and Live Aid. Those events would put his band in a shadow, and less remembered than they might be otherwise. Best known for "I Don't Like Mondays," The Fine Art of Surfacing has other hidden gems, just like the "Most Filling Ever" Oreos that fueled this episode.

S1E43 – Buzzcocks – "Singles Going Steady" w/Tim Moffatt Jan 17, 2019

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We gather to say "hats off" to the recently deceased Pete Shelley, leader of the Buzzcocks, and to revisit their heavily influential singles compilation "Singles Going Steady". Return guest Tim Moffatt tells his very lurid story involving PS, booze, hotels, Fort Lauderdale, and things he didn't know but found out quick. Rob and Barry are looking for sponsors, so hit us up at trgmh33@gmail.com if you have a business, like our podcast and think we could bring you some wanted attention. Our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/TRGMH if you'd like to sponsor our ongoing endeavor.

S1E42 – Big Dipper – "SLAM" with Bill, Gary, Jeff and Steve (aka Big Dipper) Jan 10, 2019

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In the late '80s, Big Dipper released four records on the very hip Homestead label, which won them critical acclaim and a decent-sized fan base in the US and Europe. When their Homestead contract expired, the band looked for a new label that could get them to the mythical 'next level'. Big Dipper signed to Epic. The band came home with a record they thought would be well-received. From an business/existential standpoint, "Slam" was a disaster. Was Big Dipper to blame for falling down the corporate mineshaft, or was the reaction to the record just predictable hipster backlash against anything associated with a major label? Or was it something in between? The whole band weight in on this special episode. Hear Big Dipper's Porky Prime Cuts on "Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology": https://www.mergerecords.com/supercluster-the-big-dipper-anthology

S1E41 – Wire – "Pink Flag" Jan 03, 2019

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In lieu of a scheduled appearance by the entire Big Dipper ensemble (next week, come hell or high water), Rob and Barry make haste not waste and deliver an episode about a monolith of underground music, Wire's debut, "Pink Flag." The list of luminaries (and lesser lights) who have copped to stealing wholesale from this treasure trove of ideas would fill the rest of this page. Brief songs touching on politics, sexuality and boredom are given a buff and shine by genius producer Mike Thorne, who copped to calming Wire's uptight art school nerves with a "jar of homegrown." Whatever the method, the results stand on their own in this first of Wire's trilogy of landmarks (Pink Flag-1977, Chairs Missing-1978, 154-1979). It's 21 songs in 35:19 – all killer no filler. Become a patron of That Record Got Me High: https://www.patreon.com/join/TRGMH?

S1E40 – The Who – "The Who Sell Out" with guest Ivan Soliani Dec 29, 2018

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Barry, Rob and Ivan Soliani go further back than we ever have to the 1967 masterpiece by Pete, Roger, John and Keith, The Who Sell Out. Although it contains their one and only US hit single ("I Can See For Miles"), the balance of the album is a quirky collection of songs interspersed with clever commercials. Some of the songs rate amongst the best the band ever recorded, and it has become a favorite of many who in earlier decades would have picked "Who's Next" without any hesitation. Recorded live at The Laser Wolf, with thanks to Chris Bellus, and as always thanks to our sponsor Is This Tomorrow (www.isthistomorrow.com).

S1E39 – Joni Mitchell – "Court and Spark" with guest John Camacho Dec 21, 2018

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John Camacho, a South Florida music veteran who quit the mean streets of Miami-Dade and Broward for the idyllic ancient hills of North Carolina brings us an album that touched him deeply. Joni's meisterwerk is indeed a penetrating and impeccable portrait of the early 1970s music scene, and her legendary voice is all over it. The LA studio pros who back her up give it some jazz cred, and Five Stars is probably not enough to give it. Unless you're Rob Elba. Listen in and find out what goes on.

S1E38 – My Chemical Romance – "The Black Parade" Dec 13, 2018

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Like two old goats fighting over a rusty coffee can, Barry and Rob lock horns over Rob's pick of Emo concept album "The Black Parade." It's more of a classic rock record than anything, which Barry delights in pointing out, while Rob follows the album's narrative thread until said thread sort of goes off the rails. Both Styx and Beck come up, although no Styx songs were used in the production of this podcast, I promise.

S1E37 – Blue Oyster Cult – "Secret Treaties" Dec 06, 2018

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Back to basics for That Record Got Me High, with your lovable(?) cohosts hitting on that hot girl at the bar, 1974's "Secret Treaties" by Blue Oyster Cult. Beguiling, obtuse, impenetrable and smart, with an Oz behind the curtains flipping switches and using advanced mind-control techniques on enthralled listeners. It's an amazing album, and it left us kneeling in the rain.

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