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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers counts down Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with comedians, actors, and musicians.

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128 - Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power - Maria Bamford

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/24

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Iggy and the Stooges only had one day to mix the final version of the album, leading to its raw and unpolished sound. Luckily, they had David Bowie to help on that one day. Maria joins Josh to discuss the tracks and the delayed impact their third album had in the ensuing decades. Follow Maria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariabamfordcomedy/ DistroKid Artist Of The

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129 - Talking Heads - Remain In Light - Greg Proops

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/17

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Before recording Remain In Light, the Talking Heads and producer Brian Eno sought to dispel the notion that the group was simply a vehicle for frontman David Byrne by emphasizing collective groove, rhythm, and collaborative composition rather than traditional rock ego. Greg Proops talks to Josh to discuss the band and album. Follow Greg on

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131 - Television - Marquee Moon - Wil Wheaton

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/10

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***When “Marquee Moon” was released, it baffled some and enthralled others. Television emerged from the 1970s CBGBs scene and was one of the pioneers of the indie college rock sound. Wil Wheaton joins Josh to discuss his favorite tracks on the album and the path that Television paved. Follow Wil on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itswilwheaton/ DistroKid Artist Of The Week:

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131 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Jim Norton

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/03

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut album introduced the world to heavy metal, but it was their second album, “Paranoid” that basically became a “Best Of” album in itself, with some of metal’s most recognised anthems. Jim Norton joins the podcast for the third time and his third Black Sabbath album to discuss all of the iconic tracks. Follow Jim on

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132 - Saturday Night Fever - The Original Soundtrack...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/26

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Soundtrack became far more than just the companion album to the movie. It emerged as a cultural phenomenon where genre, commerce, culture, and cinema intersected. Martha Plimpton joins the podcast to discuss the Bee Gees' big presence on the record and the impact it had at the time. Follow Martha on Social

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133 - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent &...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/19

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***This is the Springsteen album where he embraced R&B, jazz-tinged swing, horn sections, extended narratives, and cinematic moods. It makes a bridge between his folk‐inflected beginnings and the grander rock epics to come. Eric Roberts joins Josh to discuss an album that has become a fan-favorite. Follow Eric on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ericrobertsactor DistroKid

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134 - The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die - Godfrey

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/12

Long Description***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** At a time when West Coast rap was on the rise and dominating the scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready To Die” that shifted much of the focus back to the East Coast. Comedian Godfrey joins Josh to discuss some of Biggie’s most iconic tracks. Follow Godfrey on Social

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135 - Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted - Melissa Auf...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/05

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur joins Josh to talk about her connection to Pavement, and how the low-fi production “Slanted & Enchanted” influenced her writing, and provided the foundation for the early 90s indie college radio sound. Follow Melissa on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/xmadmx/ https://www.facebook.com/xMAdMx/ Pre-order her book “Even The Good Girls

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136 - Elton John - Greatest Hits - Wayne Federman

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/29

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Elton John’s Greatest Hits was the best-selling album of 1975 in the United States, and the first in Elton’s catalog to receive diamond certification. Wayne Federman discusses all of the top hits, including “Your Song”, “Rocket Man,” and “Crocodile Rock". Follow Wayne on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/ DistroKid Artist Of The Week: The

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137 - The Replacements - Tim - Maura Tierney

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/22

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Replacements lead singer and guitarist Paul Westerberg once described “Tim” as an example of the band’s longevity “Sometimes you just love the little acoustic songs, and other times you want to crank the amp up, and those two parts of me are forever entwined”. Maura Tierney joins Josh to discuss the impact the band had on her. Follow Maura on Social

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Introducing...Broken Record: Shirley Manson

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/16

Here’s a preview of another music podcast we love, Broken Record. Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft. Shirley Manson, frontwoman of 90s rock band Garbage, joined to chat about

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138 - Dr. Dre - The Chronic - B-Real

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/15

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***The Chronic is considered to be one of the most innovative hip hop albums in history. Kanye West once referred to it as the “hip hop equivalent to Stevie Wonder’s Songs In The Key Of Life”. B-Real discusses the impact the album had on Cypress Hill, as well as their own innovative project, performing with the London Symphony Orchestra. Follow B-Real on Social

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139 - The Meters - Rejuvenation - Jonathon “Boogie” Long

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/08

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***The Meters had become a name as Allen Toussaint’s backing band, but by the time they released their fifth album, Rejuvenation, in the mid-1970s, they had successfully merged groovy funk with swamp rock. Boogie Long talks about the impact The Meters have had on his writing and style. Follow Jonathon on Social

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140 - Blondie - Parallel Lines - Courtney Taylor-Taylor

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/01

Long Description***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Although Blondie had been on the scene for over four years and already released two albums with a cult following, Parallel Lines, shot them into pop-superstardom. Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the Dandy Warhols discusses the album with Josh and talks about collaborating with Debbie Harry for a track on their most recent album. Follow Courtney on Social

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141 - B.B. King - Live At The Regal - Wayne Federman

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/09/24

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Universally hailed as the king of the blues, B.B. King was one of the most important electric guitarists of the last half of the 20th century. Wayne and Josh discuss how this album marked the beginning of his rise to a household name, and the impact it had on the late 1960s music scene and beyond. Follow Wayne on Social

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142 - Phil Spector - A Christmas Gift for You From...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/09/17

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Spector used his “Wall of Sound” production approach on some of the more secular Christmas standards and featured the vocal performances of Spector's regular artists during this period. Wayne Federman returns to discuss what Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys said was his favorite album of all time. Follow Wayne on Social

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143 - Dr. John, the Night Tripper - Gris Gris - Wayne...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/09/10

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Dr. John first became a star by taking the sounds and traditions of New Orleans blues, jazz, and R&B and twisting them into new forms. The style of Gris-Gris is a hybrid of traditional New Orleans R&B elements and psychedelia. Wayne Federman returns to talk about one of New Orleans’ proudest sons. Follow Wayne on Social

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144 - N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton - Rickey Smiley

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/09/03

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Straight Outta Compton was considered controversial upon its release due to the explicit lyrics that were seen as glorifying criminal behavior and degrading women. Despite little airplay, the album still went triple platinum. Rickey Smiley joins josh to discuss the first and only N.W.A. album to include Ice Cube, who left the group in 1989 due to a financial dispute before he went on

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145 - Steely Dan - Aja - Big Jay Oakerson

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/08/27

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Donald Fagen & Walter Becker built the early part of their career on quirky pop tunes and jingles, but made a creative shift towards jazz-rock fusion that still appealed to a mass audience on the 1978 Grammy winner for Best Engineered Non-Classical recording. Big Jay Oakerson discusses the critically acclaimed album in his first appearance since 2022! Follow Jay on Social

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146 - Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow -...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/08/20

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Several of Jefferson Airplane’s most famous songs, including “Somebody To Love,” “Today,” and “White Rabbit,” can be found on this album. Josh and Cathy discuss those tracks, as well as Jefferson Airplane’s impact on San Francisco’s counterculture movement of the 1960s. Follow Cathy on Social

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