Record Roulette: A Music Appreciation Podcast @rrmusicpod

We have an actress, Gia Mora, on the show this week, so it's the perfect time to mix film and music - what's the best musical performance in a film? Eamon, Nathan and Gia give their answers.

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We asked Gia Mora - actress, writer, musician and most prolific Record Roulette guest! - to pick an album and she went with... improvisational jazz? We're talking about John Coltrane's 1960 banger, "Giant Steps," which is on the Rolling Stone list at #232. During this episode we cover:
What makes a jazz album good/badHow neophytes should prepare for their first foray into jazzThe incredible musical ability necessary to produce an album like thisIf you don't know anything about Giant Steps, take a quick listen to our 101 here: https://recordroulettepodcast.com/episode/giant-steps-101

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Don't know anything about improvisational jazz? Don't worry, we're here to help fill a gap or two before our episode on John Coltrane's "Giant Steps," which turns up on the Rolling Stone list at #232.

In this episode you will learn:
the basic info about the albumits critical and commercial receptionwhy Rolling Stone thinks it's one of the greatest albums of all timeHave thoughts? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

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We asked Michael Simon to answer the following questions:
What is your dream concert?Who from the music world - dead or alive - would you most want to have a beer or coffee with?What is your favourite album?Which album doesn't get the credit or recognition it deserves?What is one song you wish you could take credit for writing?
Have questions? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.


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We have Michael Simon - creator of VH1 Storytellers - on the show, so we figured we'd ask him about... VH1 Storytellers. Specifically, we gave him a hypothetical - if the show came back today, who would you feature on it?

Who would you like to see on VH1 Storytellers? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod.

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We asked all-star guest Michael Simon - the creator of VH1 Storytellers - to FINALLY pick an album that makes him happy, after previously chatting with us about The Cure, NWA and The Velvet Underground. This is what he picked - a "compilation" by semi-obscure punk rockers Buzzcocks, which comes in at #250 on the Rolling Stone list. On this episode we cover:
Whether this is a compilation or notWhether this is punk or notWhy this album didn't break the Buzzcocks into AmericaIf you don't know anything about Singles Going Steady, take a quick listen to our 101 here: https://recordroulettepodcast.com/episode/singles-going-steady-101

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