THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 9: RAPTURE IN THE CHAMBERS, SEA DREAM, TENT OF MIRACLES, & CALIFORNIA BLUES) (Ep. 249B)

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 9 covers Randy California’s creatively listless final years, which produced a handful of problematic records with terrific cherrypicking moments…before he tragically lost his life. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The most surprisingly ambitious project on which Randy worked during his last decade; Details surrounding the long slide down in Randy’s relationship with Spirit; The legitimately tragic and valiant death of Randy California; Noteworthy posthumous releases; Spirit’s arc, as determined by Dave; Our top 3 Spirit albums, and our least favorite; And an in-depth deep dive on some of the songs off Rapture In The Chambers, Sea Dream, Tent Of Miracles, and California Blues. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 34-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.