
The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers
The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers counts down Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with comedians, actors, and musicians.
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Apr 9, 2025 • 1h 57min
165 - Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On - Chris Redd
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Let’s Get It On is a pivotal soul recording that also increased the popularity of funk in the 1970s. The commercially successful album also established Marvin Gaye as a sex icon. Chris Redd joins Josh to discuss the sultry-sounding album. Follow Chris on Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/chrisreddis/https://x.com/reddsaidithttps://www.tiktok.com/@official.chrisreddhttp://iamchrisredd.com/DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Avant, featuring Ke Ke Wyatthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtZHVDu9DBYFollow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 2, 2025 • 2h 31min
166 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Imperial Bedroom - Greg Proops
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Imperial Bedroom’s success was due to the intense collaboration between Elvis Costello and Producer Geoff Emerick, who had engineered some of the later work of the Beatles. Greg Proops joins Josh to discuss Costello’s seventh studio album and his time on Whose Line Is It Anyway?Follow Greg on Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/proopdog/https://www.gregproops.com/DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Ben Kwellerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7lnNCAM6rkFollow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 26, 2025 • 1h 59min
167 - Metallica - Master of Puppets - Joe Manganiello
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Metallica is a massive name now, and their first big step towards stardom was when they released their third album. Joe Manganiello joins Josh to talk about one of his all-time favorite bands and the impact the thrash metal album had for decades to come,. Follow Joe on Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/joemanganiello/https://x.com/joemanganiello?lang=enhttps://www.facebook.com/JoeManganiello/Charity: https://www.givetochildrens.org/ DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Dark Chapel feat. Black Label Society Guitarist Dario Lorinahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZGIi8oLbssFollow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 19, 2025 • 1h 59min
168 - Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True - Lisa Loeb
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***My Aim Is True is influenced by a wide variety of genres, from punk, new wave, and British pub rock to elements of 1950s rock and roll, R&B, and rockabilly. In an interview, Costello stated that the songs are motivated solely by "revenge and guilt". Lisa Loeb joins Josh to discuss the impact and influence that this album had on her. Follow Lisa on Social Media:https://www.youtube.com/user/lisaloebofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/lisaloeb/https://www.facebook.com/lisaloeb/https://www.tiktok.com/@lisaloebofficialhttps://www.lisaloeb.com/DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Josh Ritterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q-QYAVymiwFollow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 12, 2025 • 1h 33min
169 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus - Ian Edwards
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Unlike previous albums from the band, Exodus moves away from story-telling and transitions to themes of change, religion, politics, and sexuality. Ian Edwards joins Josh to discuss his connection to Marley while growing up in Jamaica. Follow Ian on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/IanEdwardsComic/Follow Ian on X:https://x.com/IanEdwardsComic/Follow Ian on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/IanEdwardsComic/DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Stephen Marley feat. Jack Johnson, Bobby Weir & Wold Broshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9IJx1Onsy0Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 5, 2025 • 1h 25min
170 - The Who - Live At Leeds - Michael Shannon
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***The Who had established themselves as one of the best live acts in the world by the end of the 1960s. Two shows were scheduled to capture that for what would become today’s album. Michael Shannon stops by to talk about the influence this live album and The Who had on both him and his band.Follow Michael on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/officialmichaelshannon/DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Frogbellyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_yDDrPgVJ0Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 26, 2025 • 1h 37min
171 - The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers - DJ Morty Coyle & Wayne Federman
-The duo of DJ Morty Coyle & Wayne Federman return to talk about one of the more overlooked bands from the British Invasion era, The Byrds. Long Description***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***This album is the most eclectic and experimental in the Byrds' catalog. The album’s content ranged from folk and country music to psychedelic and electronic music. DJ Morty Coyle & Wayne Federman go through the tracks with Josh and discuss the end of David Crosby’s time with the band. Follow Morty on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/djmortycoylehttps://www.instagram.com/alldaysucker/Follow Wayne on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/Follow Wayne on X:https://x.com/federmanDistroKid Artist Of The Week: Cory Markshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImeIxL2PyDoFollow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 19, 2025 • 1h 22min
172 - Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story - Wayne Federman
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***The third studio album by Stewart is a mix of hard rock, folk, and blues styles. It went to number one in the United States and the UK, including Rod's breakthrough hit, "Maggie May”. Wayne Federman is back to discuss an album right in his wheelhouse: Early 1970s rock and roll. Follow Wayne on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/Follow Wayne on X:https://x.com/federmanDistroKid Artist Of The Week: Paul Carrackhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBsewu8AQOYFollow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on X:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on X:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 12, 2025 • 1h 20min
173 - Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything - W. Kamau Bell
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***After releasing Something/Anything, Rundgren said he evolved as an artist and reached beyond writing about love and relationships. The proficient Producer and Musician produced every track on the album and performed all of the instruments on three of the four sides. W. Kamau Bell stops by to talk about the different moods of the album.Follow W. Kamau Bell on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/wkamaubell/Follow W. Kamau Bell on X:https://x.com/wkamaubellFollow W. Kamau Bell on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/discover/w.-kamau-bellDistroKid Artist Of The Week: Allie Crow Buckleyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIIOd14E9mQFollow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 5, 2025 • 2h 13min
174 - Bob Dylan - Desire - Dan Fogler
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Unlike most of his solo records, Bob collaborated with various artists on this release like Emmylou Harris and Eric Clapton. “Desire” marked Bob’s heavy resurgence on social themes. Dan Fogler, who plays Dylan's Manager Albert Grossman in "A Complete Unknown", and Josh do a track-by-track breakdown of Dylan’s seventeenth studio album on the podcast. Follow Dan on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/foglersfictionsFollow Dan on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/discover/dan-foglerDan’s Graphic Novelsr:https://www.foglersfiction.com/DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Joe Elyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OscWhvIycqIFollow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyersFollow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersJosh’s Website:https://www.joshadammeyers.com/Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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