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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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111:36

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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80:33

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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81:32

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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78:04

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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75:32

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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82:02

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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86:31

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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122:44

147 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà vu - Jeff...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/08/13

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***The second (and last) studio album by rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash and their first as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, contains songs that span from soft folk to hard rock. Jeff Daniels makes his debut to discuss how the album impacted the music he writes. Follow Jeff on Social

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79:55

148 - Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy - Bill Burr

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/08/06

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Houses Of The Holy is the first Led Zeppelin album to have an actual title. Several songs went on to become staples in their concerts, including "The Song Remains the Same", "The Rain Song", and "No Quarter". Bill Burr makes his fourth appearance to discuss Led Zeppelin’s fifth album. Follow Bill on Social

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103:27

149 - Santana - Self Titled - Frankie Quinones

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/07/30

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Over half of Santana’s first album is composed of instrumental tracks, recorded by what started off as a free-form jam band. At the suggestion of manager Bill Graham, the band began writing more conventional songs like Evil Ways and Persuasion. Frankie joined us for Abraxas and returns to complete Santana’s appearances on T500. Follow Frankie on Social

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130:17

150 - Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/07/23

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***We’ve covered Bruce Springsteen before on this podcast, but never like this. Rob Lowe’s love of Springsteen runs deep and for many decades. He and Josh will go track-by-track through the album and discuss how the themes of Bruce’s albums set the stage for Rob’s upcoming chapters in life. Follow Rob on Social

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112:16

151 - Arcade Fire - Funeral - Dustin Nickerson

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/07/16

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***The title of Arcade Fire’s first album referred to the deaths of several relatives of band members during its recording. These events are prevalent throughout the album, shaping its mood and vibe. Dustin makes his debut to talk about Arcade Fire’s debut release. Follow Dustin on Social

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113:12

152 - The B-52’s - Self Titled - Paul F. Tompkins

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/07/09

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***The B-52’s self-titled zigged when everyone else was zagging. In a time when the band’s new wave and punk contemporaries had a more somber tone in their music, the B-52s were writing songs about aliens and beach creatures. Paul joins Josh to run through the classic tracks from their debut album. Follow Paul on Social

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105:05

153 - A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory -...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/07/02

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***-The Low End Theory is A Tribe Called Quest’s sophomore studio album, which failed to put up the sales numbers as their debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The group decided to revamp their style on the second album, focusing on the bass and the beats. Colton and Josh discuss tracks like “Scenario” and “Check The Rhime” Follow Colton on Social

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87:07

154 - Howlin’ Wolf - Moanin’ In The Moonlight - Kenny...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/06/25

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Howlin’ Wolf’s first LP was a collection of previously recorded tracks by the Mississippi-born blues legend. Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Wayne Federman return to The 500 to discuss Wolf’s impact on multiple generations of guitar players, including the blues revival of the late 1950s and early 1960s that inspired bands like The Rolling Stones. Follow Kenny on Social

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93:38

155 - The Pretenders - Self-Titled - David Wain

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/06/18

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***The Pretenders grew from the punk and new wave scene in London unk and new wave in the late 1970s, and brought that combo to the pop world, fronted by the charismatic Chrissy Hynde. David Wain joins us to talk about Brass In Pocket and the rest of The Pretenders self-titled debut. Follow David on Social

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109:35

156 - Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique - Mike E. Winfield

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/06/11

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Paul’s Boutique was a very different sound from the Beastie Boys first album, License To Ill. The second album featured multi-layered sampling and more production. While the album was initially a commercial failure, the beats earned them respect among their peers. Mike E. Winfield discusses the Beastie Boys' growth between albums with Josh. Follow Mike on Social

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81:26

157 - Joy Division - Closer - Matt Pinfield

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/06/04

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Two months after the death of Joy Division’s vocalist Ian Curtis, the remaining members of the band decided to release their second and final studio album, Closer. Matt makes his third appearance on the podcast to talk about their effect on the post-punk era and the later version of the group, New Order. Follow Matt on Social

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112:37

158 - Elton John - Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/05/28

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Elton John’s ninth studio album served as an autobiographical tale of the early portion of the careers of both Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy) and Elton (Captain Fantastic). Mike Portnoy sits down with Josh to talk about the first album to ever debut atop the Billboard 200 charts. Follow Mike on Social

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87:52

159 - Kiss - Alive! - Paul Stanley

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/05/21

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***From 1974 to 1975, Kiss released three albums: Kiss, Hotter Than Hell, and Dressed to Kill. The albums helped establish a cult following for the band but were commercial failures. Paul, aka “Star Child” joins Josh to discuss the decision to release an album that captured their live energy, which turned out to be a breakthrough for the band. Follow Paul on Social

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