Discograffiti

38. Discograffiti’s Queasy Listening, Ep. #2: William “Billy” Joel’s “An Innocent Man”

Back by popular demand…Discograffiti presents QUEASY LISTENING, which explains in forensically funny detail why certain albums belong in a landfill.  Episode 2 focuses on William “Billy” Joel’s “An Innocent Man”, which was voted #1 Record Of All Time by hospital emergency room personnel for utilization in vomit induction. CONNECT
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CONTACT DAVE
Email: dave@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/
CONTACT JOE
Email: joe@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeyKInLA
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37. Todd Rundgren Part 1 with Jonathan Rado of Foxygen: 1970-1975

Joe and Dave welcome producer, multi-instrumentalist, Foxygen member and Todd Rundgren fanatic Jonathan Rado to do a deep dive discussion on Todd's work from his golden period from 1970 to 1975. All releases are rated from 0 to 5 stars and the hosts and guest contemplate what Todd's music means to them.
- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nMxoKWaIKqTJxqcddJvEe?si=6911a7bbfe594b73
- Todd wears the infamous bird suit on television in 1973, one of his first acts of career seppuku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsezr0qiFIc
- More bird suit weirdness but an excellent performance of the rocker "Black Maria" on Midnight Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN0dJWEN4pI
- Rare live clip of "Couldn't I Just Tell You" from the glory days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZERNLvgboT4
- Winsome performance of "A Dream Goes On Forever" from 1974: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF9ZNo_ub-4
EPISODE LINKS
- Jonathan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanrado/
- Jonathan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonathanRado
CONNECT
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CONTACT DAVE
Email: dave@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/
CONTACT JOE
Email: joe@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeyKInLA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joekennedyjr/

36. A Very Special Episode #3: A Needle Drop “VU vs ELO” Roundtable with Anthony Fantano & Zach Hart

In this generously provided slab of edutainment, Needle Drop Month is brought in for a landing on a meta and hysterically funny note as guests Fantano & Hart detail the labyrinthine circumstances behind their much appreciated involvement with Discograffiti.
- The bonkers video for Jeff Lynne's "Life Me Up" in all its pixelated glory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kly8Wu-MlQc
EPISODE LINKS
The Needle Drop: https://www.theneedledrop.com/
Zach's Twitter: https://twitter.com/welistenforyou
Zach's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welistenforyou/
CONNECT
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Web site: http://discograffiti.com/
CONTACT DAVE
Email: dave@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/
CONTACT JOE
Email: joe@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeyKInLA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joekennedyjr/

35. Electric Light Orchestra Part 2 with Zach Hart: 1977-2019

Joe and Dave welcome Zach Hart of The Needle Drop to discuss the second half of Electric Light Orchestra's career. All releases are rated from 0 to 5 stars, and Joe, Dave, and Zach name their three favorite and least favorite ELO records.
- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7cKtIwZPes817nnRTVXJ6g?si=5947678a2cbd417f
- "Mr. Blue Sky" live in 1978, at the height of their powers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6H99uK_MgI
- The infamous "Lift Me Up" video in its inexplicable glory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kly8Wu-MlQc
- At their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5H5ZSaLD7s
EPISODE LINKS
Zach's Twitter: https://twitter.com/welistenforyou
Zach's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welistenforyou/
CONNECT
Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti
Web site: http://discograffiti.com/
CONTACT DAVE
Email: dave@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/
CONTACT JOE
Email: joe@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeyKInLA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joekennedyjr/

34. Electric Light Orchestra Part 1 with Zach Hart: 1972-1977

Needle Drop Month continues as Discograffiti and Anthony Fantano present a discussion with renowned ELO-ologist and Fantano Friend Zach Hart! Hosts Joe and Dave discuss and rate ELO albums from their debut through their blockbuster album "A New World Record." All releases are discussed in deep-dive fashion and all are rated on Discograffiti's zero to five star scale.
- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rl2S2Q4OWrk8pKDMSFs2C?si=f8835d137acc4fa6
- Progging it up way back in 1973: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_0qNZLteOg
- Great high-quality footage of a full-length ELO show in 1976: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmMvu4K2Z8g
EPISODE LINKS
Zach's Twitter: https://twitter.com/welistenforyou
Zach's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welistenforyou/
CONNECT
Join the Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153
Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/discograffiti
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti
Web site: http://discograffiti.com/
CONTACT DAVE
Email: dave@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/
CONTACT JOE
Email: joe@discograffiti.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeyKInLA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joekennedyjr/

33. Velvet Underground, Part 2: 1969-1973 with Anthony Fantano

The Needle Drop's Anthony Fantano returns to chat with Joe and Dave about the second half of the discography of art-rock legends The Velvet Underground. In this episode the "couch album" and Loaded are discussed in detail, and even the barely-Velvets album Squeeze gets spray-canned.
- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify.
- Rare clip of "Beginning To See The Light" live in 1969
- Pale Blue Eyes from the 1993 reunion tour

32. Velvet Underground, Part 1: 1967-1968 with Anthony Fantano

Joe and Dave welcome The Needle Drop's Anthony Fantano to the show for a dream-come-true deep-dive discussion about The Velvet Underground. Part One of our 2-Parter trains the spotlight down on the Velvets' first two albums as Joe, Dave, and Anthony give up the goods on every track off the debut and ‘White Light/White Heat.’
- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify.
- The Velvet Underground being beautiful weirdos at Andy Warhol's factory, 1966
- Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable with The Velvet Underground
- Audio is a little murky but great performance of "Run Run Run" from their heyday in 1967
- Lou speaks eloquently about Andy Warhol and the Velvets' debut album in this 1984 interview

31. Discograffiti presents Queasy Listening, Episode #1: Don Henley’s The End Of The Innocence

Discograffiti presents a brand-new mini-show called QUEASY LISTENING, which explains in side-splittingly funny detail why certain albums belong in a landfill.  Episode #1: Henley, End Of The Innocence. Get ready for plenty more Discograffiti spin-off shows to come!

30. Nirvana

Joe and Dave do an exhaustive deep dive on the brief but incendiary career of the kingpins of 90s alternative music, Nirvana. All albums, singles, b-sides and assorted ephemera are discussed and rated on a 0-5 star scale, and the hosts name their favorite and least favorite Nirvana albums.
- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify
- Live clip of Nirvana in 1989, in the brief period when Jason Everman played second guitar. Chad Channing on drums, and Kurt with fabulous long hair
- GREAT performance beautifully filmed and recorded from the period of the band's ascent to the stratosphere, blowing the roof off a packed Paramount Theater in Seattle in October 1991
- Crushing "Drain You" at the Reading festival, 1992
- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on SNL, 1992
- Near the end, "Rape Me" in Paris, February 1994
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29. The Replacements, Part 2: 1985-2016 with Bob Mehr

Joe and Dave are joined by Replacements biographer Bob Mehr to discuss the band's career from their major label debut 'Tim' through their swan song 'All Shook Down.' All releases are rated 0 through 5 stars, and Joe, Dave and Bob pick their favorite and least favorite Replacements albums.
- Official curated playlist by Joe and Dave on Spotify
- Live album 'The Shit Hits The Fans,' not on streaming services but available here on YouTube
- Legendary performance on SNL in 1986 that got them banned from the show
- "Kiss Me On The Bus" on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1986
- Coming full circle on their farewell reunion tour