281 episodes
The Next Track Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.
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Episode #280: When CDs Won’t Play, and Other Tech Tales
Tech is full of surprises.
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Show notes:
NAD C 538 CD Player
Episode #177 - Author Michael Connelly on Music in the Harry Bosch Novels and TV Series
Our next tracks:
Original Cast Recording: Girl from the North Country
Thurston Moore: By the Fire
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Episode #279: Lyrics
We discuss lyrics in popular music. Have they become simpler and angrier over the years?
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Show notes:
Billie Eilish Clarifies Comments About ‘Wasteful’ Vinyl Variants: ‘I Wasn’t Singling Anyone Out’
Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last five decades
Genius
Our next tracks:
Timo Andres: The Blind Banister
The Hanging Stars: On a Golden Shore
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Episode #278: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Gear Acquisition Syndrome, or GAS, affects people with many interests: musicians, photographers, and audiophiles. We discuss how this syndrome can affect people, and why people just want to keep buying more gear.
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Show notes:
Cambridge Audio: EVO 150 DELOREAN EDITION All-in-One Player
The 7 key stages of Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Kyusu
Our next tracks:
Max Richter: Sleep (Piano Edition)
Little Village: Little Village
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Episode #277: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Part 2
This time, Kirk chose three rock stars to discuss from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994.
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Show notes:
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994
Our next tracks:
Vega Trails: Tremors in the Static
Pan•American: The Patience Fader
Gustaf: Package, Pt. 2)
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Episode #276: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star
We didn't all do our homework, but Doug discusses three chapters from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994.
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Show notes:
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994
Black Sabbath: The Ballet review
Introducing the Violoncello Da Spalla
Our next tracks:
Sigiswald Kuijken: Solo
New Order: Substance 1987 (2023 Expanded Reissue)
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Episode #275: Dead at the Sphere, Vision Pro, Grammys, Taylor Swift, the Superb Owl, and More
We have a “two guys in a pub” episode, in which we talk about the next musical artist to perform at The Sphere: Dead & Company. We also discuss Apple’s new Vision Pro, the Grammys, Taylor Swift, the Superb Owl, and more.
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Show notes:
Dead & Company, Dead Forever, at The Sphere
Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not (The Verge)
Taylor Swift, QAnon, and the Political Weaponization of Fandom
Monte-Carlo Summer Festival
Our next tracks:
The Passions: Thirty-Thousand Feet over China
The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang
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Customer Reviews
Marvelous Podcast
An informative listen. Look forward to the new episode each week.
One of the most needed podcasts in a long time
Excellent podcast about music itself, how the music industry works, behind the scenes glimpses, technical information about digital music and personal recommendations about artists the hosts like and the best means of enjoying your music like the best sounding hi-res formats etc.
Highest recommendation!!
Overall very good
If you are into music this a great and though provoking show with some great guests, Kirk does tend to come over a bit smug about his aboslute knowledge of some things e.g. he gives HI Res fairly short shrift, sometimes for good reason but doesn't seem to have ever listened to anything on a decent system, Douyg has some nice quirky miusic choices ... but they can be stuck in the past too much chart about bob dylan and the grateful dead and to be honest very little coverage of any modern rock or dance artsist genres music etc (apart from good coverage of more minimal modern classical and Drakside) I usually at least enjoyu evry week but... this last Bob Dylan episode summed up what was wrong with the show ... all about a Bob Dylan concert Kirk went to with some one person who went to a different Bob Dylan concert ... did he wear a hat? did he walk around the stage? did the floor boards creak .... this was terrible self indulgent and extremely tedious podcasting ... do a 'I love Bob' podcast seperately to get it out of you sysyem ... the premise of the podcast is good ... dont be dragged into this untterly irrelevant twaddle or change the name to Stuck in the same Old Old track. Sorry to be so negative but to broaden your audinece you need to be more relevant .,.. but thank you for the considerable effort you iobviously apply each week. Thanks.