371 episodes

Two indie rock musicians, Bill Lambusta and Brian Erickson, dive into the fandom of great rock and pop music and how it connects to their lives through the lens of the medium they care for most, the album. Episodes frequently include guest contributions from musicians, podcasters, and journalists and always culminate in a track by track review.

The Great Albums The Great Albums

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    • 4.3 • 649 Ratings

Two indie rock musicians, Bill Lambusta and Brian Erickson, dive into the fandom of great rock and pop music and how it connects to their lives through the lens of the medium they care for most, the album. Episodes frequently include guest contributions from musicians, podcasters, and journalists and always culminate in a track by track review.

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

    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!

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Top 10 Albums of 2021 (Jeff)

    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!

    • 1 hr 34 min
    Liner Notes - Bill's Listening Habits in 2020 (plus emails!)

    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.

    • 57 min
    Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Jeff)

    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.

    • 1 hr 26 min
    Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Brian)

    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.

    • 1 hr 32 min
    Liner Notes - A Look Back on 10 Classic Pop Punk Bands' "Mature" Albums from Brooklyn Vegan

    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 . 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!

    • 1 hr 14 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
649 Ratings

649 Ratings

Bilgepump93 ,

Incredibly in-depth and thought out

What an amazing series. Probably my favorite podcast of all time.

FreddyC1968 ,

Love the podcast!

Touches on so many artists and albums I am into. By the way.....its great that there is a Replacements reference in almost every episode!!!

Jazzbo ,

White guys with guitars!

It’s amazing how many great albums these guys haven’t heard. There’s a lot more music than just rock you know.

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