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You, Me and An Album

On each episode, a guest introduces the host, Al Melchior, to an album they love but that he doesn"t know.

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157. Sean Nelson Discusses Leonard Cohen, Songs of...

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2024/08/04

CONTENT WARNING: There is discussion of suicide as it relates to the lyrics of the song “Dress Rehearsal Rag.” (Discussion begins at 46:44 and ends at 51:58.)Sean Nelson, formerly the frontman for the Seattle-based band Harvey Danger, joins Al to talk about Leonard Cohen’s 1971 album Songs of Love and Hate. Sean talks about how he first heard the album and why he was instantly enamored of it, and why Cohen is one of his favorite vocalists. He also talks about the personal nature of the lyrics...

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156. Bruce Sudano Discusses Donna Summer, Bad Girls

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2024/07/21

In celebration of the album’s 45th anniversary, musician and songwriter Bruce Sudano (Brooklyn Dreams, Alive N Kickin’, solo) visits YMAAA to talk about Donna Summer’s Bad Girls. He talks about the role he played in the making of the album, his relationship with Summer, to whom he was married for 32 years, and how Bad Girls represents the “peak era” of Summer’s musical career. Bruce also discusses Summer’s versatility as a vocalist and songwriter and how those gifts helped to make Bad Girls o...

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155. Stephanie Sammons Discusses Triumph, The Sport...

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2024/07/07

Dallas-based singer/songwriter Stephanie Sammons joins Al to introduce him to Triumph’s 1986 album, The Sport of Kings. Stephanie talks about what she loves about this album and what made it an ideal album to blast on her car stereo. She and Al also talk about the interesting circumstances under which Triumph made The Sport of Kings. Stephanie discusses her evolution as a musician and songwriter and how mentors like Mary Gauthier and Emily Saliers have helped her. Al asks Stephanie about her ...

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154. Tim Easton Discusses Joni Mitchell, Blue

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2024/06/23

Nashville-based singer/songwriter Tim Easton joins Al to discuss an album that has nearly been the subject of several previous episodes (but never quite made the cut), Joni Mitchell’s album Blue from 1971. Tim talks about the unusual circumstance under which he first heard Blue as a teenager, why it is an important album for him and for many songwriters and how it has influenced his own work. He also talks about the time he met Mitchell in Los Angeles, as well as the time he briefly shared a ...

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153. John JR Robinson Discusses Steve Winwood, Back...

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2024/06/09

Legendary drummer John JR Robinson visits YMAAA to talk about a favorite album of his—and it happens to be one he also played on. JR talks about why he is so fond of Steve Winwood’s 1986 smash Back in the High Life, and why he thinks the album represented the end of an era. He breaks down several of his performances, including those on the No. 1 hit “Higher Love” and the adult contemporary chart-toppers “The Finer Things” and “Back in the High Life Again.”There wasn’t time to discuss JR’s exp...

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152. Will Turpin Discusses Silverchair, Diorama

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2024/05/19

Bassist Will Turpin of Collective Soul joins Al to talk about one of his favorite albums, Diorama (2002) by the Australian band Silverchair. Will explains what makes the orchestral arrangements on this album special, and he and Al contrast the orchestral tracks with the ones that are more typical of Silverchair’s earlier grunge sound. Will also talks about Collective Soul’s new album, Here to Eternity, and how he and the band will go about determining setlists for their upcoming tour with Hoo...

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151. Julia Massey Discusses The Black Tones, Cobain &...

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2024/05/05

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150. Adrian Sutherland Discusses The Killers,...

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2024/04/21

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149. Mark Egan Discusses John Coltrane, A Love Supreme

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2024/03/17

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148. Jim Wilbur Discusses The Triffids, Born Sandy...

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2024/03/03

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147. Mary Timony Discusses Untame the Tiger

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2024/02/18

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146. Mary Timony Discusses Andy Pratt, self-titled

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2024/02/11

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145. Wanz Discusses "Thrift Shop," Taylor Swift and More

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2024/02/04

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144. Wanz Discusses Earth, Wind & Fire, I Am

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2024/01/28

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143. Danny O'Keefe Discusses Miles Davis, Kind of Blue

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2024/01/14

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142. Henning Ohlenbusch Discusses XTC, Skylarking

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2023/12/31

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141. Dan Epstein Discusses The Isley Brothers, 3 + 3

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2023/12/19

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140. Joe Steinhardt Discusses Iris DeMent, The Way I...

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2023/12/03

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139. Jeff Palfini Discusses The Last Days of Disco...

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2023/11/19

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138. Casper Iskov Discusses Ride, Going Blank Again

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2023/11/05

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