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That Record Got Me High Podcast

Are you a music obsessive? Can you sit down for an hour or so poring over an album you love, digging deep into the lyrics, musical references and "secret sauce" that makes it so special to you? Then this just MIGHT be your podcast! Each week your host - rock-n-roll lifer and recovering punk Rob Elba - sits down with a special guest to dissect a record that - metaphorically - got them high.

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01:00:59

S5E198 - The Feelies 'The Good Earth' with Tom Lawery

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2021/11/27

Haledon, New Jersey's The Feelies were a touchstone for bands as diverse as R.E.M., Sonic Youth and Weezer. Although their 1980 debut Crazy Rhythms is the one that put them on the alt-influencer map, this week's returning guest Tom Lawery has a particular fondness for their 2nd record made six years later - the Peter Buck produced 'The Good Earth'. Songs featured in this episode: The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness - The Feelies; On The Corner - Miles Davis; (From The) Morning Glories - The

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S5E195 - Beastie Boys 'Ill Communication' with Heidi...

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2021/11/20

This week's guest Heidi Caballero felt a connection with New York hip hop explorers Beastie Boys from the time she was 8 years old - through her older brother - and by the time 1994's 'Ill Communication' appeared her road to spiritual awakening had begun in earnest. In many ways her path mirrored that of late Beastie member Adam 'MCA' Yauch, who was a practicing Buddhist and became an important voice in the Tibetan independence movement. File this episode under That Record Got Me Enlightened! Songs

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S5E197 - Bonus Episode: Frank Turner 'Tape Deck...

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2021/11/19

We did it live! For this special livestreamed episode we simulcast from Live Apparatus studios with special guest co-host Erin Lee, discussing an artist/record near-and-dear to her heart: British punk/folk songwriter Frank Turner and his 2013 album 'Tape Deck Heart' Listen to the full episode - including extra song drops - on your favorite podcast player, and then watch the live-as-it-happened stream here: https://youtu.be/mCWUBHnaDG4 Thanks to Juan Fernando Oña and Live Apparatus for the fun

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S5E196 - Bonus Episode: Twenty One Pilots 'Scaled and...

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2021/11/18

In this special Bonus Episode, we sit down with 12 year old Jonas to discuss Columbus, OH musical duo Twenty One Pilots and their 2021 self-described "pandemic record" Scaled and Icy.

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S5E194 - Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship 'Blows...

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2021/11/13

In 1970, Paul Kantner assembled an all-star musical cast including Grace Slick, Jerry Garcia, David Crosby and many others to create the Hugo Award nominated concept album - and first to mention the Jefferson Starship moniker - 'Blows Against The Empire'. Our guest, advertising art director and self-described 'art guy with a love for science and techie stuff' Michael Lebron, describes his quantum entanglement with Kantner over the years and hips us as to why this sci-fi counter-culture oddity STILL

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01:06:18

S5E193 - The Dead C - 'Trapdoor Fucking Exit' with...

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2021/11/06

Returning guest Joe Tunis (Pengo, Carbon Records) brings us a music/art trio Thurston Moore called "one of the most interesting bands in the world", New Zealand's The Dead C and their blistering 1990 release 'Trapdoor Fucking Exit'. The group's lo-fi, improvisational brand of post-rock is not for everyone, but brave listeners will surely come away with their ears ringing in a way they've never quite experienced before. File under uneasy listening. Songs featured in this episode: Doorway to the Sky -

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S4E192 - New Order 'Technique' with Sarah Nichols

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2021/10/30

Poet/essayist Sarah Nichols brings us a band/record that has lived in her psyche for 30+ years: New Order's 1989 release, 'Technique'. Born from the ashes of Joy Division after singer Ian Curtis' suicide, New Order's integration of post-punk with electronic and dance music reached it's peak on this, their final studio album for Factory Records. Songs featured in this episode: World In Motion - New Order; Vanishing Point - Peter Hook & The Light; What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop

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S4EHalloween - Bonus Halloween Episode 'That Scary...

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2021/10/28

For our first Halloween-themed episode we had our Patrons send in their favorite creepy songs. Happy Halloween!! To become a Patron, go to: https://Patreon.com/TRGMH/ Songs featured in this episode: Welcome To My Nightmare - Alice Cooper; Libet’s Delay - The Caretaker; DOA - Bloodrock; Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? - North American Halloween Prevention Initiative; She-Wolf - Shakira; A Forest - The Cure; The Carnival Is Over - Dead Can Dance; Gog - Peter Hammill; Obsession - Siouxsie & The

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S4E191 - Howlin' Wolf with Marty Weil

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2021/10/23

Chicago Blues historian Marty Weil joins us to discuss the great Howlin' Wolf and his second record, the collection of Chess singles often referred to as The Rockin' Chair Album. Songs featured in this episode: Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson; Golden Rule - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials; Preaching The Blues - The Gun Club; Shake For Me, The Red Rooster, You'll Be Mine, Who's Been Talkin', Wang Dang Doodle, Little Baby, Spoonful, Going Down Slow, Down In The Bottom, Back Door Man, Howlin' For My

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S4E190 - Adolescents with Tim Hinely (Dagger zine)

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2021/10/16

Fullerton, California's Adolescents' 1981 self-titled debut - aka The Blue Album - was one of the first hardcore punk albums to be widely distributed throughout the United States. This week's guest Tim Hinely (Dagger zine, Where The Wild Gigs Were) makes the case that their superior brand of melodic hardcore is a classic of the genre, and he gets no argument from us! Go!! Songs featured in episode: Banned in D.C. - Bad Brains; My Dad Sucks - Descendents; I Hate Children, Who Is Who, Wrecking Crew,

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S4E189 - Syd Barrett 'The Madcap Laughs' with Corey...

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2021/10/09

A music journalist for two decades with more than a thousand bylines in publications ranging from Rolling Stone to Paste Magazine to GQ, this week's guest Corey duBrowa knows a compelling music story when he hears it. On both a musical and lyrical level, Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett's "The Madcap Laughs" is a wonderfully inventive - though at times hard to listen to - document of a gentle artist whose recent ouster from soon-to-be-huge Pink Floyd loomed large. "Won't you miss me? Wouldn't you miss me

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S4E188 - The Undertones debut with Mick Hans

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2021/10/02

Chicago's Mick Hans brings us the debut record by Derry lads The Undertones. Often referred to as the "Irish Ramones", their hyper charged tales of teenage angst and adolescent heartbreak caught the ear of legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who was an early champion of the band and famously dubbed "Teenage Kicks" his all-time favorite song! "A teenage dream's so hard to beat"

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S4E187 - The Clash 'Sandinista!' with Woody Compton

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2021/09/25

Returning guest Woody Compton takes on what some feel is the Holy Grail of punk rock excess/hubris, The Clash's sprawling, three-record-36-track opus "Sandinista!" Woody contends it would have been far more effective - and palatable - as a single record, and brought us his 12 song track list as evidence. Rob is in love with the whole overindulgent assemblage, proving one man's mess can be another man's masterpiece.

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S4E186 - Ozzy Osbourne 'Diary Of A Madman' with Eric...

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2021/09/18

We go full-on metal this week, as Seattle Washington's Eric Loehrmann brings in a record that got his thirteen-year-old self hopelessly high: 'Diary Of A Madman' by the one and only Ozzy Osbourne. This full-throttle follow-up to 'Blizzard of Oz' was also, sadly, the final studio recording of guitar virtuoso Randy Rhoads. His fiercely inventive neo-classical playing is all over this album, making it a true heavy metal classic!

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S4EMOVIE -Bonus Patron-curated Episode 'That...

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2021/09/12

'What movie is that song from?' For this special bonus episode some of our patrons introduce their favorite movie soundtracks. Pass the popcorn and turn it up!!

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S4E185 - Andrew W.K. 'You're Not Alone' with Mark...

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2021/09/11

Self-proclaimed 'God of Partying' Andrew W.K. is an enigma: a classically trained musical prodigy who's over-the-top songs about parties and positivity make Jim Steinman seem restrained. This week's guest - the mysteriously named Mark Guerita - does his best to explain why this amped-up-motivational-speaker of a record is sometimes just what the doctor ordered. Our advice: check your cynicism at the door and TURN IT UP!

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S4E184 - Interpol 'Turn On The Bright Lights' with...

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2021/09/04

Recorded right after 9/11 2001, Interpol's debut record "Turn On The Bright Lights" struck a darkly satisfying chord for many, including this week's guest Scottish singer/songwriter Josh Mackenzie (Lional, The Joshua Hotel) Their sleek, melancholy sound and enigmatic lyrics were just what he needed to hear at the time, and greatly influenced his own songwriting. New York cares!

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The Magic of Charlie Watts - with Bobby MacIntyre

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2021/08/28

Never flashy, always classy...there was just SOMETHING about the late Charlie Watts' drumming with the Rolling Stones that was pure rock-n-roll magic! We asked drummer/producer Bobby MacIntyre to join us and shine a little light on what it was that made his playing so special. R.I.P. Charlie.

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S4E183 - Prince 'The Gold Experience' with Garry Messick

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2021/08/28

In 1995, having changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol, the artist formerly known as Prince released an album combining pop, funk, rock, soul, and jazz that grinds, pulsates and ROCKS like only he can. Returning guest Garry Messick makes the case for it's eclectic brilliance, and we turned it up and went along for the ride. "Only my enemies call me 'Prince.' Only those that want to hurt or offend me call me 'Prince'. 'Prince' is dead. I killed him." - Prince Rogers Nelson, 1995

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S4E182 - The Knack 'Get The Knack' with Sam Fogarino

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2021/08/21

Old friend - and former bandmate - Sam Fogarino (Interpol) returns with a record that briefly set the world on fire but ultimately fell victim to a somewhat unfair backlash: The Knack's multi-platinum debut "Get The Knack"! As power-pop records go it's a masterclass in super-catchy - if at times lyrically problematic - songwriting and dynamically energetic playing, and it provided a partial blueprint for young Sam's own powerfully precise drumming. Turn it up!! Spotify episode playlist:

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