Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

This is Halloween, this is Halloween! But instead of pumpkins screaming in the dead of night, we’re throwing a Dead Man’s Party with the help of Danny Elfman and his punk-new wave-ska-pop-rock band, Oingo Boingo. This classic album from 1985 marks a transition from Oingo Boingo’s earlier yelping weirdness into a more mature and radio-friendly sound, but never fear - they’re still just as creepy and strange as ever. The result is an album that’s intense, catchy, melodic, and fun, and has become a rightful Halloween classic. So leave your body and soul at the door and join us, because there’s always room for maybe just one more. Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Amanda Rodgers, Mike DeFabio, Libby CudmoreComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/082-oingo-boingo-dead-mans-party-1985Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

Sadly, Limahl and his mullet have left for good, but we still have Nick Beggs' mullet! There are also some non-Limahl bands in this batch, but they probably had mullets too. New Edition - Candy GirlKajagoogoo - Big AppleTina Turner - Let's Stay TogetherThe Human League - (Keep Feeling) FascinationHoward Jones - New SongUB40 - Please Don't Make Me CryPeabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight, I Celebrate My LoveLinks:Ricky Bell on New Edition’s $1.87 paycheck: https://www.vladtv.com/article/248301/ricky-bell-on-new-edition-being-broke-only-getting-1-87-after-major-tourEarly recording by Howard Jones’ teenage prog band, Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJUoogTyTNcNick Beggs' mullet: http://www.globalbass.com/archives/apr2001/nick_beggs.htmCohosts: Rich Bunnell, John McFerrin, Dan WatkinsOpening credits music: Jeff Wayne - “Matador,” ITV’s 1982 World Cup themeClosing 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/

Of all the genre-flouting “alternative” bands scooped up by major labels in the mid-‘90s, Soul Coughing boasted arguably the most enduring listening power. Their second of three perfect albums, Irresistible Bliss, landed an unexpected hit with the aggressively funky depth charge “Super Bon Bon.” In this episode, Will enlists the help of Phil, Rich, and Amanda in figuring out whether there’s some manner of locomotion that will get us to the mezzanine.Cohosts: Chris Willie Williams, Rich Bunnell, Phil Maddox, Amanda RodgersComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/081-soul-coughing-irresistible-bliss-1996Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

STILL this is what the UK calls music, in which Paul Young comes up on this podcast AGAIN. Also Limahl is back!Kajagoogoo - Too ShyMike Oldfield - Moonlight ShadowMen at Work - Down UnderRock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady CrewRod Stewart - Baby JanePaul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Ben Marlin, Chris Willie WilliamsOpening credits music: Jeff Wayne - Theme from the BBC's 60 MinutesClosing credits music by Kenneth Kraylie, originally composed by Andy Partridge with new lyrics by Adam Smith of the Hector CollectorsGet early access to bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodhttps://kennethkraylie.bandcamp.com/https://casinos.bandcamp.com/https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/

At last, we’re talking about the Decemberists, a band that has come up multiple times in other episodes! But instead of going for the more obvious choices like Picaresque or The Crane Wife, we decided on an album that we feel has been underappreciated (even by some of us). What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World may not sound quite like the Decemberists of yore, but their unique identity hasn’t really changed, it’s just been channeled in new directions. Plus, this album contains Amanda’s most AND least favorite Decemberists songs! This is a good one for those of you who like the discord.ALERT: This episode contains discussion of adult topics, a couple of dirty jokes, and grown adults openly weeping. Listen with caution.Complete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/080-the-decemberists-what-a-terrible-world-what-a-beautiful-world-2015Cohosts: Amanda Rodgers, Rich Bunnell, Phil Maddox, Chris Willie WilliamsSupport the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

The next batch of chart hits from 1983, sadly with no Limahl! KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It UpMalcolm McLaren - Double DutchBonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the HeartCulture Club - Karma ChameleonMen Without Hats - The Safety DanceCohosts: Rich Bunnell, Jennifer Carman, Ben Marlin"Duck Rock" sonic essay, by Daniel Haaksman: https://soundcloud.com/daniel-haaksman/malcolm-mclarens-duck-rock-a-sonic-essay-by-daniel-haaksman-1"Double Dutch's Forgotten Hip-Hop Origins" (by Lauren Schwartzberg, Vice magazine): https://www.vice.com/en/article/nn974m/double-dutchs-forgotten-hip-hop-origins-456'80s McDonald's Double Dutch commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo5DbV0ZKAI&t=1sBillboard's music video nominees for Most Effective Use of Symbolism, circa 1982-83: https://twitter.com/redfacts/status/1155163519173701634Get early access to bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodOpening credits music: Jeff Wayne - Jubilation (theme from The Big Match)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/

The career of jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis from the late 1940s through his (temporary) retirement in 1975 largely doubles as a tour of every significant stylistic development in the jazz world during this time. By the late 1960s, after taking acoustic jazz as far as he believed it could go, Miles chose to immerse himself in the world of electric jazz fusion, and his 1970 album Bitches Brew remains both one of the most famous jazz fusion albums and one of the most famous Miles Davis albums overall. In this episode, Mike leads a discussion on this monster of a listening experience: an album that that gets labeled as jazz-rock but often sounds nothing like either jazz or rock; an album that got dismissed by many contemporary jazz listeners and critics as a sell-out even though it's some of the least accessible music Davis ever made; and an album where producer Teo Macero proved that extensive tape manipulation could work every bit as well in the jazz world as it could in the rock world.Cohosts: Mike DeFabio, Phil Maddox, John McFerrinComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/079-miles-davis-bitches-brew-1970Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

As our UK listeners know, the Now That's What I Call Music! series started clear back in 1983, when a couple of major labels got together and decided to make some money by releasing a bunch of singles all at once. All of us born-and-bred Americans thought it would be fun to investigate the big chart hits from across the pond, so here's our next comp series! Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Amanda Rodgers, Dan Watkins, Limahl's mullet Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry LoveDuran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?UB40 - Red Red WineLimahl - Only For LoveHeaven 17 - TemptationLimahl's mullet: https://kajafax.co.uk/gallery/limahl-1983/"Temptation" in Trainspotting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Yqdm2AKk0Get early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodOpening credits music: Jeff Wayne - Theme from ITV's World of SportClosing 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/

In 2009, 25 years into their career, the Oklahoma-based eccentric alt-rock band The Flaming Lips released a dark, terrifying double-album that nobody could have expected when "She Don't Use Jelly" landed them a cameo on Beverly Hills 90210. Embryonic is an album that prompts strong love-it-or-hate-it reactions in listeners, and John (host), Rich, and Mike land among the album's lovers. Join us for a detailed look at an absolutely wild musical and emotional journey, where sheer beauty mingles with overpowering low-end, and where devastating looks at depression mingle with whimsical (yet melancholy) tunes about a woman who imitates a frog. Cohosts: John McFerrin, Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabioComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/078-the-flaming-lips-embryonic-2009Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod

You might know Sam Phillips from those lovely "la la la"s on the Gilmore Girls soundtrack, or as Katya, the silent assassin in Die Hard: With a Vengeance. But she's also a fiercely talented songwriter with an encyclopedic knowledge of music and a literary lyrical sense. She first cut her teeth in the contemporary Christian music world (as Leslie Phillips, “the Christian Cyndi Lauper”) before leaving Myrrh Records and forging a creative and personal bond with producer T Bone Burnett. But though her 1994 album Martinis & Bikinis is a secular album on the surface, it’s brimming with a spirituality that makes its point without resorting to dogma, as well as melodies and arrangements that reference the Beatles without slipping into pastiche. So join Rich, Amanda, and John for a Discord & Rhyme that’s one part Beatles study and one part Bible study, with a little bit of XTC and The Brave Little Toaster thrown in for good measure.Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, John McFerrin, Amanda RodgersComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/077-sam-phillips-martinis-and-bikinis-1994Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodDiscord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod