The Great Albums

The Great Albums
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Two indie rock musicians, Bill Lambusta and Brian Erickson, dive into great rock and pop music through the lens of the medium they care for most - the album. Every episode features a track-by-track review, discussions about the sounds they love, and their own stories. Guests include musicians, podcasters, and journalists who are fellow deep-dive music nerds.

  1. 1 MAY

    Announcement - We're Back! A Podcast's Story

    You heard it here first! Bill and Brian will be returning with all new episodes, a fresh format, and the same great taste on June 1st. Listen in for all the details!

    31 min

  2. 03/01/2022

    Liner Notes - Bill's Listening Habits in 2021 (plus emails!)

    Bill and pulls up Spotify's curated 2021 playlist and talks about what he enjoyed listening to in the last year! Plus some listener emails!

    1hr 3min

  3. 20/12/2021

    Top 10 Albums of 2021 (Jeff)

    Jeff Fiedler joins Bill to discuss his top 10 albums of 2021! Listen in to find out where he ranked albums from: ABBA, Adele, Leon Bridges, Coldplay, Crowded house, Del Amitri, David Duchovny, Gary Kemp, John Mayer, and Silk Sonic!

    1hr 35min

  4. 04/01/2021

    Liner Notes - Bill's Listening Habits in 2020 (plus emails!)

    Bill and Brian pull up Spotify's curated 2020 playlist and talk about what Bill enjoyed listening to in the last year! Bill talks about Pearl Jam, Craig Finn, the Beths, Great Grandpa, The Promise Ring, and maybe more? Also we share listeners' top 10s of 2020 and their thoughts on Brian and Jeff's lists.

    58 min

  5. 21/12/2020

    Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Jeff)

    Jeff Fiedler joins Bill and Brian to discuss his top 10 albums of 2020! Listen in to find out where he ranked albums from: Fiona Apple, Bob Dylan, Haim, the Killers, Kylie Minogue, Mandy Moore, Harry Styles, Keith Urban, The Who, and Hayley Williams.

    1hr 26min

  6. 14/12/2020

    Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Brian)

    It's that time of year again! So, Bill and Brian dust off their microphones to chat about Brian's top albums of 2020. Featured in this episode include albums from: Fiona Apple, Beach Bunny, Phoebe Bridgers, Drakeo the Ruler, Bob Dylan, Haim, Jyoti, Mac Miller, Run the Jewels, and Jessie Ware.

    1hr 32min

  7. 27/07/2020

    Liner Notes - A Look Back on 10 Classic Pop Punk Bands' "Mature" Albums from Brooklyn Vegan

    Bill and Brian are back once again to talk about a fun article, this time from Brooklyn Vegan, in which Andrew Sacher explores the phenomenon of classic pop punk bands ditching their youthful sound for a more "mature" expression of art. We have fun talking about some of the albums we've enjoyed like Green Day's Warning or Hellogoodbye's Would It Kill You and others we didn't know too much about prior to this like Panic at the Disco's Pretty Odd and The Early November's The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path. Check out the original article here. Also, note that there's a little noise coming through our digital connection. We tried to clean it up the best we could and hope it doesn't detract from the show!

    1hr 14min

  8. 06/04/2020

    Liner Notes - Pearl Jam's 25 Best Deep Cuts from Spin

    Bill and Brian dive into the Spin magazine article Pearl Jam's 25 Best Deep Cuts by Dan Weiss to see where they agree, disagree, and maybe dip into thoughts on the band's latest release, Gigaton.

    1hr 46min
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Two indie rock musicians, Bill Lambusta and Brian Erickson, dive into great rock and pop music through the lens of the medium they care for most - the album. Every episode features a track-by-track review, discussions about the sounds they love, and their own stories. Guests include musicians, podcasters, and journalists who are fellow deep-dive music nerds.

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  • Creator
    The Great Albums
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    372
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    The Great Albums

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