The Greatest SCREAMS in Rock History

This week on Past Tens, Dave and Milt welcome a fresh face to the show: new intern Jason, a Tulane University student possibly as obsessed with music as the Past Tens bozos. Jason talks about catching A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Tour at TD Garden, surviving the madness of Jazz Fest, and introduces Dave and Milt to the wonderfully bizarre world of YouTube legend Nardwuar. Meanwhile, Dave finally crosses a major movie off the bucket list, sharing his thoughts after watching 2001: A Space Odyssey for the very first time. Verdict? Beautiful to look at... but maybe HAL could've picked up the pace a little. Then it's time for the main event: THE GREATEST SCREAMS IN ROCK HISTORY From primal soul howls to arena-rock shrieks, the guys count down the ten most unforgettable screams ever put on tape. SPOILER ALERT… Here’s the list below. … 🙂 ;) 3 … 2 … 1 … … #10 Little Richard — Good Golly, Miss Molly #9 Wilson Pickett — Land of 1000 Dances #8 Aerosmith — Dream On #7 James Brown — Get Up Offa That Thing #6 Guns N' Roses — Welcome to the Jungle (yes, THAT 17-second scream) #5 Led Zeppelin — Immigrant Song #4 The Beatles — Can't Buy Me Love #3 The Beatles — Revolution T-#1 The Who — Won't Get Fooled Again T-#1 Joe Cocker — With a Little Help From My Friends Along the way, the guys debate what actually qualifies as a great scream, pay tribute to rock's greatest vocal acrobats, and rip through a stack of worthy also-rans. As if that wasn't enough, they squeeze in a quick three-round snake draft of the greatest vocalists of all time, with names like Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Sting, Chris Martin, and Carole King coming off the board. Hayley Williams gets some well-deserved love, too. It's loud. It's ridiculous. It's exactly the kind of thing that happens when you put three music nerds in a room and ask, "Yeah, but who had the BEST scream?" Chapter Markers 00:20 — Meet the New Intern 03:13 — Jason's Concert Stories 06:18 — Dave Finally Watches 2001 11:20 — Ground Rules for Great Screams 14:25 — #10 Little Richard 18:35 — #9 Wilson Pickett 22:33 — #8 Aerosmith 27:54 — #7 James Brown 32:44 — #6 Guns N' Roses 37:17 — Mini Vocalist Draft Setup 39:21 — Snake Draft Begins 39:35 — Round One Picks 41:52 — Round Two Shakeup 46:00 — Final Pick Debate 48:40 — Back to the Countdown 51:36 — Beatles Scream Spotlight 54:55 — Revolution, Sellouts & Rock Arguments 59:32 — Also-Rans Rapid Fire 1:09:33 — The Tied #1 Revealed 1:14:58 — Wrap-Up & Plugs