Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour

Michael Mansour
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Failing musician and music-lover Michael Mansour dissects a different album every week and an entire discography once a month. ALL their albums…even the ones they wish you forgot. On those episodes, Mike picks that artist's best and worst albums, in addition to his personal favorites and least favorites. He's also sometimes joined by musician and music journalist Tom Osman, his brother Robert, and even members of the bands themselves. Come get down with the sickness with us every Tuesday at noon PT.

  1. Butthole Surfers Are BACK and Paul Leary Explains How

    1d ago

    Butthole Surfers Are BACK and Paul Leary Explains How

    We interviewed Paul Leary, guitarist and founding member of the Butthole Surfers, and he walked us through each of their albums, one-by-one. Made up of core members Paul Leary, Gibby Haynes, and King Coffey, the Butthole Surfers are one of the most beloved and extraordinarily weird bands in history. But after some major-label drama in the early 00s, they are finally releasing the original version of their final album as it was intended by the band (After the Astronaut, out June 26).   Intro 00:00 The Band's Early Days 1:36 Butthole Surfers EP 4:48 Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac  15:22 Matador Records Revisionist History 16:43 Lineup Changes 19:10 Rembrandt Pussyhorse 27:00 Their Insane Live Shows 28:23 Locust Abortion Technician 33:50 Getting Screwed by Alternative Tentacles 36:21 Recording Locust 37:39 Hairway to Steven 42:21 Jeff Pinkus, Butthole Bassists 45:36 Kathleen the Nude Dancer 49:11 The Worst Vans of All Time 51:42 piouhgd 53:07 Being on the Larry Sanders Show 55:41 Independent Worm Saloon/Screwed by Touch and Go 57:09 Major Label Changes 58:30 Major Label Buttholes 1:05:46 Electriclarryland and "Pepper" 1:08:53 Weird Revolution 1:16:23 After the Astronaut 1:19:47 Paul's Production Career 1:22 How Paul Keeps Busy 1:27:56 The Butthole Surfers Documentary 1:29:34 Rob Reiner's Final Day Was Watching Butthole Surfers 1:32:27 Closing Thoughts, Outro 1:34:22   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Top 77 Album Recommendations: https://every-album-ever.kit.com/0ee90183d0   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,   Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds   Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    1h 37m
  2. Before Grunge There Was…Blues Punk? | feedtime Review

    Jun 16

    Before Grunge There Was…Blues Punk? | feedtime Review

    I listened to the self-titled debut album by feedtime. Originally formed in 1979, feedtime was a noise rock band from Sydney, Australia who is credited with helping to create grunge music. Kurt Cobain, as well as Mark Arm and Steve Turner of Mudhoney have each cited feedtime as being influences to their sound.   Intro 00:00 feedtime Review 1:31   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Top 77 Album Recommendations: https://every-album-ever.kit.com/0ee90183d0   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,   Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds   Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    15 min
  3. Breaking Down Every Album by the Greatest Mathcore Band | Ep. 253: Botch

    Jun 9

    Breaking Down Every Album by the Greatest Mathcore Band | Ep. 253: Botch

    I listened to every album by mathcore band Botch. Made up of musicians who would go on to form Minus the Bear, Russian Circles, and Sumac, Botch was a brutal and excitingly technical band. A must listen for fans of Dillinger Escape Plan, Coalesce, or just rad heavy music in general.   Intro 00:00 How They Formed 3:26 Unifying Themes Redux 5:25 Matt Bayles 12:39 American Nervoso 14:43 We Are the Romans 22:56 An Anthology of Dead Ends EP 28:36 The Reunion 34:15 Outro 35:30   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Top 77 Album Recommendations: https://every-album-ever.kit.com/0ee90183d0   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,   Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds   Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Mike's Picks: We Are the Romans (1999) -- Best Album, Personal Favorite Unifying Themes Redux (2002) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite

    37 min
  4. His Failed Project with Kurt Cobain Led to This | Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan

    Jun 2

    His Failed Project with Kurt Cobain Led to This | Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan

    I listened to Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan. Released in 2004, Bubblegum is Lanegan's sixth solo album, and was released well after his primary band, Screaming Trees had disbanded. The dizzying number of collaborators on Bubblegum include PJ Harvey, Josh Homme, as well as Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin of Guns 'N' Roses.   Intro 00:00 Lanegan's Origins 00:21 When He Discovered Punk 1:43 Relationship w/Kurt Cobain, Going Solo 3:55 Bubblegum Review 9:12 Lanegan's Death 19:15 Outro 20:35   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Top 77 Album Recommendations: https://every-album-ever.kit.com/0ee90183d0   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,   Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds   Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    21 min
  5. Their Music Sent People into a Blind Rage | Ep. 252: Arab on Radar

    May 26

    Their Music Sent People into a Blind Rage | Ep. 252: Arab on Radar

    I interviewed Jeff Shneider (aka "Mr. Clinical Depression"), guitarist of Arab on Radar, and he walked me through each of their albums, one-by-one. Arab on Radar was a noise rock band from the 90s and early 00s who was so abrasive and offensive that concert attendees literally physically attacked them for their music.   Intro 00:00 The Pseudonyms 2:42 How the Band Formed 4:54 The Stolen Singles 10:20 Queen Hygiene II 15:10 Rough Day at the Orifice 30:08 Soak the Saddle 36:04 People's Violent Reactions 40:36 Writing Soak the Saddle, Touring 44:26 Yahweh or the Highway 59:22 Breakup/Reformation/Breakup Again 1:06:19 Jeff's Favorite AOR Album 1:14:03 Jeff's Current Projects 1:16:06 Mike's Album Picks 1:21:15 Outro 1:29:50   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Top 77 Album Recommendations: https://every-album-ever.kit.com/0ee90183d0   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,   Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds   Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike's Picks: Soak the Saddle (2000) -- Best Album Queen Hygiene II (1997) -- Personal Favorite The Stolen Singles (2003) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite    Albums discussed this episode... The Stolen Singles (Comp, 2003) Queen Hygiene II (1997) Rough Day At The Orifice (1998) Soak The Saddle (2000) Yahweh Or The Highway (2001)

    1h 31m
  6. I'm Begging You to Listen to This Band | Ep. 251: Deep Turtle

    May 19

    I'm Begging You to Listen to This Band | Ep. 251: Deep Turtle

    I listened to every album by Deep Turtle and you should, too. Deep Turtle was an insane and unpredictable experimental prog band from Pori, Finland in the 90s and early 00s. And that's about all I know. Mysterious, hilarious, and too good to be forgotten once you've heard them.   Who Are Deep Turtle? 00:00 Searching For Info Online 2:38 Rip-Off Dokumento 5:15 There's a Vomitsprinkler in My Liverriver 12:41 The Peel Session 17:56 Tutina! 18:30 Recommend Me Some Albums 19:30 Turkele 21:20 Breakup 23:54 Outro 25:37   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,   Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds   Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike's Picks: There's a Vomitsprinkler in My Liverriver (1994) -- Best, Personal Favorite Turkele (2003) -- Worst, Least Favorite

    26 min
  7. I Spent 21 Hours Listening to Every Godflesh Album | Ep. 250: Godflesh

    May 12

    I Spent 21 Hours Listening to Every Godflesh Album | Ep. 250: Godflesh

    Today we're discussing every album by the mighty Godflesh. Made up of core members Justin Broadrick and GC Green, Godflesh are pioneers of industrial metal and one of the heaviest bands of all time. Hugely influential and beloved by so many, Godflesh's career is roller coaster of unexpected turns, while still retaining a consistent brutality throughout. Some of these albums are the best metal albums of all time. Strap in.   Intro 00:00 Who Are Godflesh? 2:16 Which Records We Skipped 3:54 Overall Thoughts About the Band 6:54 How They Formed 9:45 Godflesh EP 14:00 Streetcleaner 23:39 Tiny Tears EP 29:26 Slavestate EP 31:56 Pure 37:30 Selfless 45:29 Songs of Love and Hate 52:34 'Us and Them' 1:01:05 Messiah EP 1:09:05 Hymns 1:13:20 Decline & Fall EP 1:27:19 A World Lit Only by Fire 1:32:08 Post Self 1:37:17 Purge 1:45:44 Broadrick's Health/The Future of Godflesh 1:51:04 Outro 1:58:30   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,   Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds   Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Mike's Picks: Streetcleaner (1989) -- Best Album Hymns (2001) -- Personal Favorite Purge (2023) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite   Tom's Picks: Streetcleaner (1989) -- Best Album Godflesh EP (1988) -- Personal Favorite Hymns (2001) -- Worst Album Selfless (1994) -- Least Favorite   Albums we discussed this episode... Godflesh EP (1988) Streetcleaner (1989) Slavestate EP (1991) Pure (1992) Selfless (1994) Songs of Love and Hate (1996) 'Us and Them' (1999) Messiah EP (recorded 1994, 2000) Hymns (2001) Decline & Fall EP(2014) A World Lit Only by Fire (2014) Post Self (2017) Purge (2023)

    2h 1m
  8. The Scariest Prog Band of All Time | Of Natural History by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

    Apr 28

    The Scariest Prog Band of All Time | Of Natural History by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

    Today we're discussing Of Natural History by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. This band is nuts. Like really nuts. You can generally categorize them as prog music, but the result is so much more theatrical, textural, and downright terrifying. Made up of core members and multi-instrumentalists Nils Frykdahl, Carla Kihlstedt, and Dan Rathbun, SGM is nothing short of amazing and completely unique.   Intro 00:00 Band Members 00:59 Album Release 2:27 The Band's Look 3:10 Of Natural History Review 4:12 Outro 16:37   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,   Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds   Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    18 min
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Failing musician and music-lover Michael Mansour dissects a different album every week and an entire discography once a month. ALL their albums…even the ones they wish you forgot. On those episodes, Mike picks that artist's best and worst albums, in addition to his personal favorites and least favorites. He's also sometimes joined by musician and music journalist Tom Osman, his brother Robert, and even members of the bands themselves. Come get down with the sickness with us every Tuesday at noon PT.

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