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Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast

Only Three Lads is a lively podcast celebrating the Golden Age of Alternative Music from the "70s, "80s & "90s. Join Uncle Gregg, Brett Vargo, and a variety of ”Third Lads” as we share our Top Fives, stories, and news about the music we love, and have a lot of fun along the way! Whether you‘re into indie, punk, new wave, Britpop, power pop, synth pop, shoegaze, grunge...or whatever...there is going to be something for you to discover and love. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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64:15

O3L - E30 - Top 5 Graduation Year Songs

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/09/15

This week, the lads travel back to share their Top 5 songs from the high school graduation years - 1977, 1988, and 1992. Graduating at the top of the class at O3L High: - Brett, "Most Likely to Earn a Fake PhD in Music Nerdery" - Uncle Gregg, "Most Likely to Steal a Pixies Cassette" - Bueno, "Most Likely to Date a Model from a Robert Palmer Video" I'm glad we became friends this year. Have a rad summer. KIT. Ack! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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62:18

O3L - E29 - Top 5 Various Artist Compilations

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2020/09/01

Hey kids! O3L Records presents all of your favorite groovy hits on one long playing podcast. You get 29 Original Episodes by the 3 Original Lads! This episode, we discuss our Top 5 Various Artist Compilation Albums, and we've come up with (to quote an old K-Tel album) pure gold. But wait...there's more! You get these smashes and more: "Be Bueno" (12" Remix) "You'll Come Around, Gregg" "I'd Like To Punch Reel Big Fish Silly (But They Probably Had It Comin')" Act now - supplied

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60:04

O3L - E28 - Top 5 Songs of 1981

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2020/08/25

Why, thank you for noticing how gritty and topical we've gotten lately. We feel it's our duty to both entertain AND educate. Therefore, we're gonna share part of the screenplay for the very first O3L After School Special: [Son is sitting on his bed, obviously listening to Episode 28 of O3L, upset that Uncle Gregg didn't pick Gino Vanelli's "Living Inside Myself". His father comes bursting into his room, clutching a Depeche Mode single. Or maybe even Dexys Midnight Runners, because kids are

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69:49

O3L - E27 - Top 5 Albums of 1998

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2020/08/18

Do you belieeeve in life after O3L? We sure don't, because near, far, wherever you are...O3L will go on and on. In case you haven't caught on by now, this week we're taking the O3L spaceship back to 1998. And we think we've really outdone ourselves, for what it's worth! We also announce the winner of the "Uncle Gregg Caption Contest." Dig it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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61:06

O3L - E26 - Top 5 Non-Album Singles

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2020/08/11

We celebrate half a year worth of episodes with our Top 5 Non-Album Singles. You know, those great standalone singles that didn't find a home on an album. They're like little gifts from the artist to the fan. You know what else is a gift? The picture of Uncle Gregg circa 1988 on our Facebook page at facebook.com/onlythreelads. Caption the picture by Saturday, 8/15/20 - best caption will WIN an O3L T-shirt of your choice! Don't say we never gave you nuttin. Or else O3L is gonna give you

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72:53

O3L - E25 - Top 5 One Word Bands & Bueno Birthday Bash!

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2020/08/04

Happy Birthday, Bueno! Let your freak flag fly. This episode, we celebrate the one word man known as Bueno, and our top one word bands of the O3L era. One word bands - lazy...or just plain resourceful? You make the call. Join Bueno, Brett & Uncle Gregg as the musical archaeologists make some important excavations. Wooooo-eeeee! Plus, the Lads have some sage advice for the youngins out there: Crime DOES pay, kids!* * The producers of Only Three Lads do not actually endorse nor condone

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59:11

O3L - E24 - Top 5 Albums of 1985

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/07/28

You're gonna have to face it...you're addicted to O3L. And that's OK, because we're here to give you your weekly fix. Yeah, we're enablers. This episode, we hop in the Delorean and set the Flux Capacitor for 1985. Aside from discussing some of the greatest alternative music ever created, Uncle Gregg gives us a taste of movie cheese, Brett reveals his obvious mastery of a Dutch accent, and Bueno?!? Well, let's just say you have to hear it to believe it. So, pour yourself a Double Palmer and

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57:21

O3L - E23 - Top 5 Synth Pop Songs

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/07/21

THE ROBOTS ARE TAKING OVER! In this episode, the lads count down the songs of the past that sound like the future...or something like that. That's right, we're talking about our top synth pop songs of the O3L era, and it's a fun 'un! Now, kids, generally we pride ourselves on running a family friendly show, but this is the first podcast in history to garner an 'Explicit' rating for hard hitting discussions about robot prostitutes, The Great Gazoo, and Metal Mickey (seriously, does nobody but

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56:41

O3L - E22 - Top 5 Final Albums

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/07/14

Ahh, parting is such sweet sorrow. (Because we're basically on the same level as Shakespeare, we can quote him.) Sometimes a band or artist's swan song is tragic. Sometimes it's a real stinker. Sometimes it's pure magic...and that's what is discussed on this episode of O3L. Bueno, Brett and Uncle Gregg count down their Top 5 Final Albums of the classic alternative era, and it's a humdinger. Will we have our second triple crossover on this show? Guess you'll have to listen to find out! Plus,

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58:47

O3L - E21 - Top 5 Albums of 1995

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/07/07

So there was this one time when Uncle Gregg was at a pool party with The Cranberries... Join Brett, Uncle Gregg and Bueno for a ride back to 1995, as they run through their Top 5 alternative albums from that halcyon days of yore. As Charles Nelson Reilly might have said in 1995, it's a real blank in the blankety blank! 21 Episodes. Three Jokers. Thanks for joining us on this journey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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64:14

O3L - E20 - Top 5 Artists from 1974-1979

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/06/30

OK, so are we going address the gorilla in the room? No, seriously, are we? In this episode, the lads count down their Top 5 Artists from those heady years of 1974-79, and Bueno pays tribute to his late friend, legendary DJ Jack Armstrong. It's a fine line between insight and insanity, as we always say over here at O3L headquarters. Actually, this is the first time we've ever said that, but we'll remember it for the next time we want to say it. Kiss my grits! Learn more about your ad

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59:39

O3L - E19 - Top 5 '80s Punk Albums

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/06/23

Oi! Episode 19 of Oi-3-L celebrates those subversive '80s punk records. And fair warning...we get pretty topical in this episode, giving the ol' two finger salute to a number of the things that have been bugging us. Rotary phones. Shampoo commercials. Lily Tomlin. LILY TOMLIN! Yeah, I guess you could say we're really stickin' it to the man. Cuz we're punks and all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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60:33

O3L - E18 - Top 5 Summer Songs

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/06/16

Hey Moondoggie, let's hop into the O3L Woody and hit the beach! Tune in your AM dial* to the sweet sounds of O3L, as Dr. Brett**, Uncle Gregg, and Bueno discuss their Top 5 Summer Songs from the golden age of alternative. It's a totally tubular ride that covers all of the summer essentials - fun in the sun, classic tunes, Slurpees, and Bob Dole. Hang five (top five, that is)! * Oh, if you're using an AM radio, you won't actually find O3L. ** Brett is not a real doctor, but plays one on

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61:42

O3L - E17 - Top 5 Albums of 1980

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/06/09

Dear Mr. Kotter, Please excuse Juan as he is listening to the Only Three Lads episode on the Top 5 Albums of 1980. Signed, Epstein's Mother Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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58:24

O3L - E16 - Top 5 Album Closers

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2020/06/02

Heavens to Murgatroyd! It's a new episode of O3L, even. Climb aboard the spaceship as Bueno, Brett and Uncle Gregg count down their Top 5 Album Closers - the songs that provide the perfect finish to a great record. This was a fun one, kids...and we promise that we were 100% sober during the recording of this show, hard as it may be to believe. Find out for yourself why 4 out of 5 dentists (and strippers) recommend O3L. Exit, stage right! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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42:26

O3L - E15 Bonus - Robert Vickers of The Go-Betweens!

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/05/26

Brett Vargo chats with one of his favorite bassists of all time, the marvelous Robert Vickers from The Go-Betweens. Here is the complete interview - Robert shares his Top 5 Bassists and those who influenced him, The Monkees, the Australian punk scene, CBGB's, his favorite basslines, life after The Go-Betweens and more. This is a special bonus episode that you will not want to miss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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60:28

O3L - E15 - Top 5 Bassists (with Robert Vickers from...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/05/26

Ya mon! In an episode that's "Taylor Made" for Uncle Gregg, this episode is all about the bass...and terrible island accents. Join Uncle Gregg, Bueno and Brett as they get funky with their Top 5 Bassists of the golden age of alternative music. But wait, there's more! We are thrilled to introduce our first "Guest Lad" on the show, the wonderful Robert Vickers from The Go-Betweens! Robert shares his favorite and most influential bassists with us (and, for the complete interview, be sure to check

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57:28

O3L - E14 - Top 5 Underrated Artists of the '80s

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/05/19

Curly fries? Overrated, according to Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes. The band Japan? Underrated...although we didn't pick 'em during this episode. Come on, we wouldn't let you off that easy with a spoiler alert! Join Brett, Uncle Gregg, and Knucklehead Smith...oops, we mean Bueno...as they champion the underdogs, the '80s bands who deserve more love, the bands who should be playing arenas instead of '80s cruises (although those do sound pretty awesome). Who's on your list? Storm our Facebook

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53:53

O3L - E13 - Top 5 Songs of 1983

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/05/12

Ohh yeah! Like, you should *totally* check this episode out. In Episode 13 (unlucky for some), Bueno, Brett and Uncle Gregg look back on their top songs of 1983 - and what a great year it was. Spoiler alert: They all picked Matthew Wilder's "Break My Stride" as their #1! Who woulda thunk? OK, so by now you surely know the lads better than to believe that...Along the way, Brett gets "Brett weird" and alienates the entire midwestern US (but swears he is just kidding!), Uncle Gregg reveals a

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58:28

O3L - E12 - Top 5 Songs of 1994

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2020/05/05

We're getting crazy with the Cheez Whiz! And who knows? Maybe we'll break out the pimento spread too. In this episode of O3L, Uncle Gregg, Brett and Bueno dissect the Top 5 songs of 1994. It was a great year for alternative music, as you may (or may not) remember. Along the way, we discuss the very subtle differences between Randy “Macho Man” Savage and the Kool Aid Guy, plus you get to hear Bueno on a radio contest and throw down a challenge for any NBA player willing to take him on. So come

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