Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

In the late '90s, MTV's program Amp was responsible for giving a lot of electronic acts their first mainstream exposure, dressed up in a sleepy, late-night public-access vibe with no veejays or interviews. Returning guest Shivam Bhatt ranks it among his favorite compilations ever, and for the next two episodes, he'll be leading us through it artist by artist, song by song, break by break. So get your glowsticks ready and make sure to drink a lot of water, because Discord & Rhyme is ready to Discord & Rave. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' BeatsFluke - Atom BombUnderworld - Pearl's GirlThe Future Sound of London - We Have ExplosivePhotek - Ni Ten Ichi RyuAphex Twin - Girl/Boy SongOrbital - The BoxGet early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod Links:A (mostly) full episode of Amp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXocWOsU4Wk&t=22sIshkur's Guide to Electronic Music: https://music.ishkur.com/The Chemical Brothers' "Elektrobank" video, feat. Sofia Coppola: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0dxByaPWhMAphex Twin's "Windowlicker" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBS4Gi1y_ncAphex Twin's "Come to Daddy" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ827lkktYsCollection of Orbital's Glastonbury performances from 1994 to 2004: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asCrHkEHfWIOrbital's "The Box" video, feat. Tilda Swinton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asCrHkEHfWICohosts: Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabio, Shivam BhattOpening credits music: Deepsky - "Tempest"Closing credits music by Kenneth Kraylie, originally composed by Andy Partridge with new lyrics by Adam Smith of the Hector Collectorshttps://kennethkraylie.bandcamp.com/https://casinos.bandcamp.com/https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/

Renaissance formed in 1969 as the classical-folk-rock brainchild of two former Yardbirds, turned over its entire lineup by its third album, and spent the bulk of the 1970s churning out a brand of prog rock that brought them a devoted cult following but nothing like the commercial success of peers like Yes, Genesis, or ELP. This cult following, however, includes John, who has loved their 1973 album Ashes are Burning for over 20 years and successfully roped Amanda, Mike, and Phil into letting him wax rhapsodic about it and about the angelic vocal gifts of Annie Haslam. Join us as we cover an album and band that may borrow extensively from other prog rock bands (when they’re not borrowing from classical composers of all eras) but that still carved out its own unique identity and created some of John’s very favorite music.Cohosts: John McFerrin, Mike DeFabio, Phil Maddox, Amanda RodgersComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/087-renaissance-ashes-are-burning-1973Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

It's time to say goodbye to the Motown box set, which has given us some absolutely amazing music! Fittingly, we're closing it out with Stevie Wonder, but first we had to get through a bunch of Commodores songs. We also talked about Halloween candy, yacht rock, and whether carrots can feel pain, so it's a very typical Discord & Rhyme episode. The Commodores - Three Times a LadyDiana Ross - The BossThe Commodores - Sail OnThe Commodores - StillStevie Wonder - Send One Your LoveStevie Wonder - Pastime ParadiseCohosts: Rich Bunnell, John McFerrin, Amanda RodgersTheme music: "The Motown Song" by Rod Stewart feat. the TemptationsGet early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

Happy holidays from Discord & Rhyme! We got you a big enough umbrella, though you’ll probably still end up getting wet. To close off our fourth(!) calendar year as a podcast, Phil, Rich, John, and Mike have decided to sit around the fire and talk about an album we all know and love. When the Police recorded their final album, 1983’s Synchronicity, the trio of Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland were at the peak of their popularity, but were also on the verge of collapse, fracturing under the stress of three very different personalities moving in opposite creative directions. The album often receives criticism as a prelude to Sting’s solo career, but we argue that it’s much more nuanced than that, and that even at their most incoherent, the trio had a natural chemistry and an ability to check and balance one another’s excesses that all came together into some truly remarkable arrangements. Whether Synchronicity is the best or worst Police album is very much up for debate, but it’s certainly one of their most interesting.Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabio, Phil Maddox, John McFerrinComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/086-the-police-synchronicity-1983Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

Back to Motown! Once again we have some unbelievably great songs on here, and some others that are okay at best. We hope you like the Commodores. Stevie Wonder - I WishMarvin Gaye - Got to Give it Up (Pt. 1)Stevie Wonder - Sir DukeThe Commodores - EasyHigh Inergy - You Can’t Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)The Commodores - Too Hot ta TrotRick James - You and IGet early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod Links:Discord & Rhyme's Songs in the Key of Life episode: https://discordpod.com/listen/019-stevie-wonder-songs-in-the-key-of-life-1976Supercut of amazing Celine Dion moments, including her ill-advised "I Wish" performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEggoXwoXEYThe story of the disco hit Marvin Gaye didn't want to make: https://groovyhistory.com/marvin-gaye-got-to-give-it-up-story-facts-discoThe 10 Craziest Stories in Rick James' Memoir: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/from-dali-to-bestiality-the-10-craziest-stories-in-rick-james-memoir-192094/All hail Duke! Duke is life! (from The Critic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNOyI9V2RfECohosts: Rich Bunnell, Amanda Rodgers, Dan WatkinsTheme music: "The Motown Song" by Rod Stewart feat. the TemptationsClosing credits music by Kenneth Kraylie, originally composed by Andy Partridge with new lyrics by Adam Smith of the Hector Collectorshttps://kennethkraylie.bandcamp.com/https://casinos.bandcamp.com/https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/

This week, the street-walking cheetahs of Discord and Rhyme take a stroll down the dark, sketchy alley that is Iggy and the Stooges’ 1973 classic Raw Power. Mostly ignored upon release, its primal, menacing energy would become a blueprint for countless punk and hard rock bands in the decades to come. In our discussion, we detail the drug-fueled, messy production of the record that yielded two radically different mixes of the album that continue to divide fans to this day. Shirts are optional.Cohosts: Dan Watkins, John McFerrin, Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabioComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/085-iggy-and-the-stooges-raw-power-1973Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

At last, we're back in the Motor City! Put your speakers in the window and go on the roof and listen to the Miracles, as well as us talking about the triumphant return of Diana Ross, the inauspicious debut of the Commodores, and the most-used Motown song in pop culture history. The Miracles - Love Machine (Pt. 1)Diana Ross - Love HangoverMarvin Gaye - I Want YouCommodores - Just to Be Close to YouThe Originals - Down to Love TownThelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This WayGet early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod Diana Ross performs "Love Hangover" on Midnight Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJTZrWv5Y9IBBC Radio 4's Soul Music episode on "Don't Leave Me This Way": https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0375qt8"Don't Date Robots" PSA from Futurama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6knaienVECohosts: Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabio, John McFerrinTheme music: "The Motown Song" by Rod Stewart feat. the TemptationsClosing credits music by Kenneth Kraylie, originally composed by Andy Partridge with new lyrics by Adam Smith of the Hector Collectorshttps://kennethkraylie.bandcamp.com/https://casinos.bandcamp.com/https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/

Pearl Jam might have had the most ambiguous relationship with fame of any major rock band. In the early nineties, they were arguably the biggest rock band in the world, but the group gave few interviews, made no music videos, and were difficult to see live due to their ongoing refusal to work with Ticketmaster. 1994’s Vitalogy captures the band in the midst of this era - struggling with the pressures of fame and trying hard to assert their independence from the drudgery of corporate rock. Vitalogy, despite its inconsistency, remains Phil’s favorite Pearl Jam album, and he’s here to tell Dan and Rich exactly why he thinks it’s the most interesting Pearl Jam album - an album well worth listening to even if you never cared for the group’s earlier work.Cohosts: Phil Maddox, Rich Bunnell, Dan WatkinsComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/084-pearl-jam-vitalogy-1994Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

In this episode, we cover the (short) career of a great country singer (maybe?) who made a few albums’ worth of transcendent country music (except for all the little touches that aren’t country music). Gram Parsons was a polarizing figure, but Ben loves his 1974 opus Grievous Angel - made in collaboration with the golden-voiced Emmylou Harris - and Amanda and John dig it plenty. Along the way, they make a case for why country music is worth your attention, and for why Grievous Angel is a classic example of the genre (mostly) (it’s complicated).Cohosts: Ben Marlin, John McFerrin, Amanda Rodgers Complete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/083-gram-parsons-grievous-angel-1974Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

There is absolutely nothing Limahl-related in this episode, and it might be the best batch of songs in the whole comp. Coincidence? Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know Will Powers - Kissing With ConfidenceGenesis - That's AllThe Cure - The LovecatsSimple Minds - WaterfrontMadness - The Sun and the RainCulture Club - VictimsLinks:"They Don't Know" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9un119lq4c&ab_channel=stiffrecordsuk"Kissing With Confidence" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO128UhPivE&ab_channel=LynnGoldsmith"The Lovecats" video: https://vimeo.com/363970222Cohosts: Mike DeFabio, John McFerrin, Amanda RodgersOpening credits music: Jeff Wayne - Theme From McVicarClosing credits music by Kenneth Kraylie, originally composed by Andy Partridge with new lyrics by Adam Smith of the Hector Collectorshttps://kennethkraylie.bandcamp.com/https://casinos.bandcamp.com/https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/