Episode 6 - 1988

Hold on to your butts-It’s the Album of the year Podcast SEASON 2
DEBUT! We start off by recapping how we spent our holiday season
(1:06) Marty talks of binging pierogis in Tennessee with his
family (1:26) Kris’s Norwegian heritage delicacy, Lutefisk,
(2:15) Marty visiting the Moog Synthesizer factory in Asheville,
NC (5:10). Charging forward, we introduce our special guest,
James Rawson! (8:21) James tells us a bit about himself and his
music background playing in his band, Timonium, and working at
Tower Records in Los Angeles (16:50) Marty reminisces on his days
playing (not very well) in bands in and around Cincinnati, Ohio
(24:11). We then delve into the charts of the year we’ve decided
to tackle for the season 2 premier-1988! ((29:57) Kris breaks
down the complexities of UB40’s “Red, Red Wine” (31:33). We then
languish over the good, the bad, and the ugly of the billboard
top 100, from INXS to Debbie Gibson, and back again (39:08).
Next, we move onto Jame’s pick for 1988, Talk Talk’s magnum opus,
“Sprit of Eden”. (67:00) After breaking down this proggy, jazzy,
bluesy, mystifying and beautiful album, Kris is up next with a
landmark hip hop album by Public Enemy, “It takes a Nation of
Millions to Hold us Back” (1:11:28) Last but not least, Marty
brings it home with early Indie rock statement, Sonic Youth’s
“Daydream Nation” (1:41:05). Don’t sleep on season 2!