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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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Jul 30, 2025 • 1h 44min
149 - Santana - Self Titled - Frankie Quinones
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Over half of Santana’s first album is composed of instrumental tracks, recorded by what started off as a free-form jam band. At the suggestion of manager Bill Graham, the band began writing more conventional songs like Evil Ways and Persuasion. Frankie joined us for Abraxas and returns to complete Santana’s appearances on T500.
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Jul 23, 2025 • 2h 10min
150 - Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town - Rob Lowe
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We’ve covered Bruce Springsteen before on this podcast, but never like this. Rob Lowe’s love of Springsteen runs deep and for many decades. He and Josh will go track-by-track through the album and discuss how the themes of Bruce’s albums set the stage for Rob’s upcoming chapters in life.
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Jul 16, 2025 • 1h 52min
151 - Arcade Fire - Funeral - Dustin Nickerson
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The title of Arcade Fire’s first album referred to the deaths of several relatives of band members during its recording. These events are prevalent throughout the album, shaping its mood and vibe. Dustin makes his debut to talk about Arcade Fire’s debut release.
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DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Say Lou Lou
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Jul 9, 2025 • 1h 53min
152 - The B-52’s - Self Titled - Paul F. Tompkins
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The B-52’s self-titled zigged when everyone else was zagging. In a time when the band’s new wave and punk contemporaries had a more somber tone in their music, the B-52s were writing songs about aliens and beach creatures. Paul joins Josh to run through the classic tracks from their debut album.
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Jul 2, 2025 • 1h 45min
153 - A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory - Colton Dunn
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-The Low End Theory is A Tribe Called Quest’s sophomore studio album, which failed to put up the sales numbers as their debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The group decided to revamp their style on the second album, focusing on the bass and the beats. Colton and Josh discuss tracks like “Scenario” and “Check The Rhime”
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Jun 25, 2025 • 1h 27min
154 - Howlin’ Wolf - Moanin’ In The Moonlight - Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Wayne Federman
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Howlin’ Wolf’s first LP was a collection of previously recorded tracks by the Mississippi-born blues legend. Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Wayne Federman return to The 500 to discuss Wolf’s impact on multiple generations of guitar players, including the blues revival of the late 1950s and early 1960s that inspired bands like The Rolling Stones.
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Jun 18, 2025 • 1h 34min
155 - The Pretenders - Self-Titled - David Wain
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The Pretenders grew from the punk and new wave scene in London unk and new wave in the late 1970s, and brought that combo to the pop world, fronted by the charismatic Chrissy Hynde. David Wain joins us to talk about Brass In Pocket and the rest of The Pretenders self-titled debut.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 1h 50min
156 - Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique - Mike E. Winfield
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Paul’s Boutique was a very different sound from the Beastie Boys first album, License To Ill. The second album featured multi-layered sampling and more production. While the album was initially a commercial failure, the beats earned them respect among their peers. Mike E. Winfield discusses the Beastie Boys' growth between albums with Josh.
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Jun 4, 2025 • 1h 21min
157 - Joy Division - Closer - Matt Pinfield
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Two months after the death of Joy Division’s vocalist Ian Curtis, the remaining members of the band decided to release their second and final studio album, Closer. Matt makes his third appearance on the podcast to talk about their effect on the post-punk era and the later version of the group, New Order.
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May 28, 2025 • 1h 53min
158 - Elton John - Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Mike Portnoy
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Elton John’s ninth studio album served as an autobiographical tale of the early portion of the careers of both Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy) and Elton (Captain Fantastic). Mike Portnoy sits down with Josh to talk about the first album to ever debut atop the Billboard 200 charts.
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