Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti (#430)

Grab a Moscow Mule, slap on some sunscreen, and join Carl and Dan as they take on a massive homework assignment for episode 90 of the Backwards Beats Podcast! This week, the guys dive deep into Bad Bunny's global blockbuster, Un Verano Sin Ti (A Summer Without You)—an ambitious 23-track, 80-minute journey that holds the #430 spot on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. To tackle an album of this scale, Carl and Dan change up the format: they challenge themselves to curate the "Perfect 10-Song Album" using the tracks in front of them. Discover the 7 tracks they had in absolute lockstep, learn about the historical roots of Latin genres like Merengue and Dembow, and hear a breakdown of the production secrets that helped this record shatter global streaming records. Music References all eyes on me by 2Pac Howlin Wolf Thug World Order by Bone Thugs and Harmony Bone Thugs and Harmony Rihanna Daddy Yankee Selena Natalie inbruglia M.P. My Pocket by Joey Boy Joey Boy Maclamore Ed Sheeran Chris Brown Usher Taylor Swift scorpion by Drake Drake Tom Sawyer by Rush Rush continuum by John Mayer John Mayer Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughn Stevie Ray Vaughn rivers by sublime sublime Bob Marley Clandistino by Manu Chao Manu Chao Reach Out by Four Tops Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen Queen Join us next week when we go back to 1976 with Four Tops.