RockPopandRoll

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RockPopandRoll

A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980‘s, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It‘s a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together.  Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music.

  1. 1月1日

    Ep. 50: My 45's - The 16 That Mattered Most

    This is the 50th episode of Rock, Pop, and Roll.  In honor, here are, of the 100's of 45's I owned, the 16 that I think shaped my musical journey. It's what resonated. The building blocks of what I liked.  Straight emotion - with no judgment of what was cool.  It's what made me move.  Made me think and feel stuff I didn't quite yet understand.  Bubble gum. Rock of the 50s and 60s. Some 70s country.  A lot of hits.  A few that weren't.  And records I bought because I heard them on AM radio. Really, it's the 16 songs that shaped what I would like for the rest of my life. Come along for the ride. Rob email: rockpopandrollpodcast@gmail.ocm website: www.rockpopandroll.com

    1 小時

  2. 2024/12/05

    Ep. 49: Hall and Oates - How Many Albums Were Actually Great?

    Daryl Hall and John Oates made lots of albums.  And had a strong run of early hit singles."Wait For Me""Sara Smile""She’s Gone""Rich Girl"What was the Hall & Oates heyday? The string of albums that they created at their career pop-rock apex?  It came in the 1980's: Voices. Private Eyes. Big Bam Boom. Rock and Soul Part 1.  Maybe even Live at the Apollo.   Were they great albums? Early on, as artists tend to do, Hall & Oates had trouble clearly defining their sound, alternating among folk, soul, rock, and pop.  None of their early albums—Whole Oats, Abandoned Luncheonette, and War Babies—were big sellers.  A single would hit but not album traction on the charts - meaning the LP's were not big sellers. "She's Gone" off Abandoned Luncheonette was covered by Lou Rawls and Tavares, the latter version reached #1 on the R&B chart in 1974. Their first album for RCA, Daryl Hall & John Oates contained "Sara Smile", which hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1976. Old label Atlantic then re-released "She's Gone", which reached #7 in October 1976. Abandoned Luncheonette hit #33 on the album charts on November 20, 1976, and stayed on for 38 weeks. Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) had a second single, "Rich Girl", that became Hall and Oates' first #1 hit in  March 1977. A couple more top 20 singles.  But it really wasn't the Hall and Oates we would know in the 1980's. They ended up building a fantastically successful body of work and career.  The biggest-selling duo in rock history. Radio singles. Lots of radio music. But are there two albums and a half H&O albums that do really rock?  Or pop-rock?  Or are a 9 or 10 on the scale of "Is that a great album"?  I thought I knew - I always think I know. But maybe I was wrong.  We did some research and lots of listening to remind us of what it was. Take a podcast ride on the RockPopandRoll and Hall & Oates Philly Express soul/pop/R&B train and see what station  -  great albums or no - is the destination.  Email Rob at rockpopandrollpodcast@gmail.com Website: www.rockpopandroll.com

    42 分鐘

  3. 2024/11/15

    Ep. 48: Simple Minds: Before and After The Breakfast Club

    The rise and slide of the Simple Minds - one of the most successful and influential bands in the UK during the 1980s. A mix of new wave, post-punk, and rock. Multiple UK Top 10 hits. But it took "Don't You (Forget About Me)" to break them big in the US.  They rode that stand-alone single into one hit album here in the States. When Once Upon a Time was released in 1985 - without "Don’t You" on it. "Alive and Kicking" was the lead single - essentially the band’s 2nd American single. It went to #3 on the Billboard charts. The album went platinum in the US. Then they fell from those rock and roll heights while continuing to make albums for the next 30 years, just as they had been working years to gain their audience, gigging since the late 1970s. They suffered from a comparison to U2; Both bands from outside the US. Both had a big, expansive, anthemic sound, and both were socially and politically conscious in their lyrics. But there were differences too. We talk about the climb. The slide. The U2 thing. We listen to the music they made early and late in their career.  And they are still doing their thing, still big in Europe.  What's going on?   Hear all the episodes, get contact info, show notes and more at  rockpopandroll.com Send us an email: rockpopandroll@gmail.com

    41 分鐘

  4. 2024/10/18

    Ep. 47: Play Me 5 - Bryan Adams

    We play just five songs from an artist's catalog - from all the albums, the singles, the live albums. The music game is called "Play Me 5". Can we hear a band or performer in five songs, and find the reason - a bit of the understanding - as to why they are who they are and why they matter in the rock and roll continuum?  That’s it.  Let's go. This episode, it is Bryan Adams.   Why does Adams, a rock and roll singer from Canada, have a place in rock and roll history?  Or does he? Reckless was a huge album.  Cuts Like a Knife had a pretty good pop/rock/heartland vibe too. Five songs. That's the rule.  Agree or disagree as you please. Five songs that do two things: 1. Give a representation of the artist - the musician - the band - the singer.  2. Find songs that reveal a bit of the magic of the performance or the musicians.  Or both. Hear all the archived episodes and find our social media and email links on the website: rockpopandroll.com Please share Rock Pop and Roll Podcast with a friend SUBSCRIBE LINKS: Apple Podcasts SpotifyGoogle Podcasts ...or anywhere you find podcasts EMAIL: rockpoprollpodcast@gmail.com Read Rob's current and archived writing at rockforward.wordpress.com

    24 分鐘

  5. 2024/09/23

    Ep. 46: A New Springsteen Fan Who Just Saw Him in Concert for the First Time

    This episode is a conversation with a 30-something Bruce fan who came to Bruce Springsteen's career only recently. We talk with Brandon Fitzsimmons, who started his journey with Springsteen during the downtime he had during COVID in 2020.  He did a deep dive into Springsteen's catalog, and most interesting to me, just saw Bruce for the first time at a show in Pittsburgh in the fall of 2024, driving 6 hours to see a 74-year old Springsteen and the E St. Band.  What was that like?  We talk about it, and how Brandon started - and went all in - in his Boss journey. Brandon is a big music fan, albeit one who has deeper fandom for most things 90, and post-2000's.  He's a great person to talk to because he has both an open mind about music styles and also loves rock and roll.

    47 分鐘

  6. 2024/08/22

    Ep. 45: In Appreciation of Greg Kihn

    Greg Kihn, the California-via-Baltimore pop rocker passed away in August 2024, leaving behind a truly great FM radio hit with “The Breakup Song” and his biggest song, “Jeopardy”, that hit #2 and found heavy rotation on MTV.  The same song was famously parodied by Weird Al Yankovic. Kihn also had a long career as a rock radio DJ on KFOX, and he wrote books. But mostly he was a guy who just kept rocking. After a run of yearly albums for more than a decade, from the mid 70's to the mid 80's, he released his final album (Rekihndled) in 2017, a throwback to the ringing guitars pounding drums, and the echoes-of-The Beatles sound that he mined for a long time. Sure, he's remembered for his two big two songs, but he and his Greg Kihn Band had a couple more kinda-hits and a catalog of under-the-radar power pop.  I liked Greg Kihn's music. Unpretentious working rock and roll. “We want people to come back to hear the music,” he said in a 1982 interview. “I mean, nobody goes to see Bruce Springsteen because of the light show.”

    22 分鐘

  7. 2024/06/21

    Ep. 44: Seven Albums I Love

    Albums that may not have seen big sales - a couple did - but that are worth turning up.  We talk about who, why, and how come they rock.  And a couple of bonus albums too. James McMurtry Melissa Etheridge Rick Springfield Warren Zevon Todd Snider The Gaslight Anthem The Elms *** Hear all the archived episodes and find our social media and email links on the website: rockpopandroll.com SUBSCRIBE LINKS: Apple Podcasts SpotifyGoogle Podcasts EMAIL: rockpoprollpodcast@gmail.com Read Rob's current and archived writing at rockforward.wordpress.com

    51 分鐘

  8. 2024/05/01

    Ep. 43: The "Play Me 5" Game - Bob Seger

    We play just five songs from an artist's catalog - from all the albums, the singles, the live albums. The music game is called "Play Me 5". Five songs that do two things: 1. Give a representation of the artist - the musician - the band - the singer.  2. Find songs that reveal a bit of the magic of the performance or the musicians.  Or both. Can that work? I don't know. That's the idea and intent.  Can we hear a band or performer in five songs, and find the reason - a bit of the understanding - as to why they are who they are and why they matter in the rock and roll continuum?  That’s it.  Let's go. We are going to start with Bob Seger.   Why does Seger, a journeyman rock and roll singer from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and by extension, Detroit, hold a place in rock and roll history?  Five songs. It's not enough, but that's the rule.  Agree or disagree as you please. Just turn up the rock and roll as you do. Hear all the archived episodes and find our social media and email links on the website: rockpopandroll.com Please share Rock Pop and Roll Podcast with a friend SUBSCRIBE LINKS: Apple Podcasts SpotifyGoogle Podcasts ...or anywhere you find podcasts EMAIL: rockpoprollpodcast@gmail.com Read Rob's current and archived writing at rockforward.wordpress.com FACEBOOK: @rockpopandroll INSTAGRAM: @rockpopandroll

    34 分鐘
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A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980‘s, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It‘s a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together.  Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music.

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