The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

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400 - The Temptations - Anthology - Otis Williams and Harry Weinger Oct 07, 2020

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The Temptations founding member Otis Williams and producer Harry Weinger bring their combined knowledge of the famed R&B group’s history to bear while examining its 1995 retrospective album Anthology.

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401 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication - Big Jay Oakerson Sep 30, 2020

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While any band with an album on the list obviously deserves respect and appreciation, some of these musicians can be extremely polarizing. Whether you consider them to be once-obnoxiously ubiquitous novelties or true genre blending artists, you probably have some opinion about alternative rock royalty the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Afterall, their 1999 album Californication is their most commercially successful to date selling over 15 million copies worldwide. Never one to shy away from sharing his opinions, comedian Big Jay Oakerson makes his third appearance on the podcast to discuss the album, comment on the band’s cultural legacy, and remind everyone why his show The Bonfire on SiriusXM and podcast Legion of Skanks make up some of the funniest content you’ll ever enjoy.

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402 - Nas - Illmatic - Tony Baker Sep 23, 2020

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Some music just hits harder if you can see yourself in the lyrics and find a personal connection to the stories being told in the songs. Queensbridge’s brightest son Nas is unparalleled in the world of hip-hop when it comes to painting a gritty and distinctly raw picture of life in the New York City housing projects where he grew up. And so it’s not hard to understand why comedian Tony Baker was so drawn to the rapper, from the moment he first saw the music video for one of the single’s from his 1994 debut album Illmatic. It mirrored the harsh realities of Tony’s own life growing up in Chicago, which Tony has drawn upon in his incredible work on NBC’s The Carmichael Show, HBO’s All DEF Comedy, and Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks.

Check out his new special “Tony Baker and Friends” just dropped last week. Watch it on tonybakercomedy.com

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403 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Josh Wolf Sep 16, 2020

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Comedian Josh Wolf evokes the soulful simplicity and salt-of-the-earth songwriting epitomized by southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1973 debut album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd).

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404 - Dr. John - Dr. John's Gumbo - Harry Shearer Sep 09, 2020

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Famed voice actor on The Simpsons, comedian, musician, and radio host Harry Shearer digs deep into the legend of one of New Orlean’s greatest singer-songwriters, Dr. John, and his 1972 album Dr. John’s Gumbo.

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405 - Big Star - Radio City - Jody Stephens Sep 02, 2020

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Big Star founding member Jody Stephens looks back on the legacy of highly influential power pop he helped create, as immortalized in the band’s 1974 sophomore album Radio City.

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406 - PJ Harvey - Rid of Me - Kerri Kenney-Silver Aug 26, 2020

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Emmy-nominated 'Reno 911!' actor Kerri Kenney-Silver reminisces of the creative New York scene in the 90's making music in the band Cake Like with a crunchy nod to grunge superstar PJ Harvey's 1993 album 'Rid of Me'.

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407 - The Clash - Sandinista! - Tom Morello Aug 19, 2020

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Revolutionary rock guitarist 'The Nightwatchman' Tom Morello reveals Rage Against The Machine wouldn't exist without The Clash's politically-infused eclectic triple album masterpiece, 1980's 'Sandinista!'

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408 - Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got - Sara Quin Aug 12, 2020

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Singer-songwriter Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara pays homage to the trailblazing emotional rawness and political integrity of alternative rocker Sinéad O'Connor's 1990 sophomore album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.

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409 - The Doors - Strange Days - Harland Williams Aug 05, 2020

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Comedian and actor Harland Williams channels his inner Jim Morrison through the medium of psychedelic rockers The Doors’ 1967 sophomore album Strange Days.

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