Is Paul Simon's GRACELAND the most CONTROVERSIAL album ever + Milk Carton Kids (2FGA #21)

🎙️ Welcome to Two Fat Guys and an Album …the only fat guys podcast that matters! 🎧🎸 This week your host Mike Blackburn and Maestro Brek Hufnus are turning the spotlight on Paul Simon's 1986 world music masterpiece, Graceland. Then on Side Two we review Car Seat Headrest's new indie album The Scholars. But wait…there’s more! On Side Three we turn our attention to a Hidden Gem 💎 Prologue a wonderful Indie-folk album by *The Milk Carton Kids* So tune in to Two Fat Guys and an Album, to hear entertaining reviews and analysis by two guys who love to talk about music, no matter the genre. Check out the Two Fat Guys and an Album playlist on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/two-fat-guys-and-an-album-2025/pl.u-oZylavgsZlRJ0 ------------------------------------- 📼 Episode Breakdown 🕒 Time stamps so you can jump right in: 0:00 Welcome and Nuggets 🐔 *The Sheepdog's* _Changing Colours._ The Beatle's and The Everly Brothers Double Melody. Dawes and Goose. 7:18 Taylor Swift owns her music- what does that mean? 23:12 *Side One:* *Paul Simon's*  _Graceland._  48:00 Track list thoughts 1:08:19 Landmark?🗺️ Perfect💯 1:13:26 *Side Two: What's Going On:* Review of *Car Seat Headrest's* new indie album _The Scholars_. Libretto: https://genius.com/Car-seat-headrest-the-scholars-libretto-annotated.  *Billy Strings* _Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP0kiNLnzX4 1:34:11 *Side Three: Beyond Classic Rock:* Hidden Gem 💎 _Prologue_ a wonderful Indie-folk album by *The Milk Carton Kids.* Tiny Desk Concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp0xjVzmKxY 1:47:25 *Side Four:* Ranking and Thank You 🙌 ------------------------------------- 💌 Thanks to our sponsors & contributors! 📧 [email protected] 🏠 Diane – yourhomegroupchi.com 🧠 Deeper Connections Counseling – www.dcctherapy.com 📸 LR Media – [email protected] 🎬 SmidgeFilms – [email protected] ------------------------------------- *Two Fat Guys and an Album* is also available on Apple, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you get your podcasts! ------------------------------------- *The Maestro's Current Album Ranking* 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) – The Beatles 2. Moondance (1970) – Van Morrison 3. The Doors (1967) – The Doors 4. Wish You Were Here (1973) Pink Floyd 5. Aqualung (1971) - Jethro Tull 6. Violent Femmes (1983) - Violent Femmes 7. London Calling (1979) – The Clash 8. Blonde on Blonde (1966)-  Bob Dylan 9. American Beauty (1970)- Grateful Dead 10. The Sunset Tree (2005)- The Mountain Goats 11. Moving Pictures (1981) – Rush 12. Bat Out of Hell (1977) – Meat Loaf 13. Brothers in Arms (1985) – Dire Straits 14. Automatic for the People (1992) – R.E.M. 15. Discipline (1981) – King Crimson 16. OK Computer (1997) - Radiohead 17. Joshua Tree (1987) U2 18. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory (1995) Oasis 19. Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) – Sting 20. Breakfast in America (1979) - Supertramp *"The Show's" Current Top Ten* 1. OK Computer (1997) - Radiohead 2. London Calling (1979) – The Clash 3. Blonde on Blonde (1966)-  Bob Dylan 4. Aqualung (1971) - Jethro Tull 5. Bat Out of Hell (1977) – Meat Loaf 6. Wish You Were Here (1973) Pink Floyd 7. The Doors (1967) – The Doors 8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) – The Beatles 9. Moving Pictures (1981) – Rush 10. Automatic for the People (1992) – R.E.M. 11. The Sunset Tree (2005)- The Mountain Goats 12. Violent Femmes (1983) - Violent Femmes 13. Breakfast in America (1979) - Supertramp 14. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory (1995) Oasis 15. Moondance (1970) – Van Morrison 16. Brothers in Arms (1985) – Dire Straits 17.  Discipline (1981) – King Crimson 18. American Beauty (1970)- Grateful Dead 19. Joshua Tree (1987) U2 20. Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) – Sting ------------------------------------- #️⃣ Tags: #TwoFatGuysAndAnAlbum #MusicReview #AlbumReview #MusicPodcast #ClassicAlbums #NewMusic #Indie #MusicCulture #AlbumAnalysis #MusicDiscussion #musicpodcast