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Album Nerds
by Album Nerds
Album picks on a range of topics selected by the all knowing Wheel of Musical Destiny. Two friends and music nerds discuss classic albums across a variety of genres including rock, metal, country, hip-hop, r&b and pop. Nostalgia, nonsense and general nerdery ensue. New episodes every week.
Episodes
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I Love 1999: Backstreet Boys & Limp Bizkit
Our I Love the 90s series lands on 1999, the year Regis wanted your final answer, Brandi Chastain's penalty kick won the World Cup, and everyone was trying to catch 'em all. Don and Dude split the TRL countdown between pop and nu-metal, pairing five Orlando harmonizers with a red-capped...
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I Love 1998: The Chicks & Godsmack
Our I Love the 90s series lands on 1998, the year Seinfeld signed off, McGwire and Sosa chased the home run record, and every kid wanted a Furby. Don and Dude take on country and post-grunge, pairing a Texas trio bringing banjo and fiddle back to country radio with a Boston band mixing heavy…
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I Love 1997: Buena Vista Social Club & Metallica
Our I Love the 90s series lands on 1997, the year Titanic and As Good as It Gets arrived in theaters and Tiger Woods won his first Masters. Don and Dude take on "the rest" and rock, pairing a gathering of Cuban musical veterans celebrating their country's traditions with a metal heavyweight…
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I Love 1996: Phish & Fugees
Continuing our I Love the 90s series, we move on to 1996, the year the Atlanta Olympics captivated the country and Bill Clinton edged out Bob Dole to win a second term in the White House. Don and Dude drop the needle on one studio album from festival rock royalty and one alt hip hop record that...
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I Love 1995: Collective Soul & No Doubt
Continuing our I Love the 90s series, we move on to 1995, the year the O.J. Simpson trial ended with a verdict that split the country in two and Beanie Babies turned into an overnight playground obsession. Don and Dude drop the needle on one arena ready rock record still riding grunge's fading…
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One Hit Wonders Draft: With the Retro Nostalgia Podcast
Don and Dude step away from the I Love the 90s series for a guest appearance on The Retro Nostalgia Podcast with Chad and Cristina. They all pick teams of classic one hit wonders spanning three decades, working from VH1's ranked list of the genre's biggest names. The Draft Selections on the table...
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I Love 1994: Johnny Cash & Bush
Continuing our I Love the 90s series, we move on to 1994, the year a white Bronco led police across Los Angeles and Tonya Harding's camp clubbed Nancy Kerrigan's leg ahead of the Lillehammer Olympics. Don and Dude drop the needle on one stripped down country comeback and one guitar heavy...
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I Love 1993: Sting & Depeche Mode
Continuing our I Love the 90s series, we move on to 1993, when the World Wide Web quietly slipped into the public domain and Michael Jordan stunned the sports world by walking away from the Chicago Bulls at the height of his powers. Don and Dude drop the needle on one lush adult contemporary…
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I Love 1992: Dr. Dre & Megadeth
Continuing our I Love the 90s series, we move on to 1992, when Batman Returns and Wayne's World ruled the multiplex and Bill Clinton got saxy on The Arsenio Hall Show. Don and Dude drop the needle on one gritty, G funk hip hop album and one crushing heavy metal release that show the evolution of...
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I Love 1991: Michael Jackson & Soundgarden
Continuing our I Love the 90s series, we move on to 1991, when kids lined up for Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Genesis while nightly newscasts tracked the crumbling Soviet Union. Don and Dude drop the needle on one polished R&B and soul album and one heavy, alternative release that helped define the...
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I Love 1990: Enigma & Extreme
Kicking off our I Love the 90s series, we rewind to 1990, when kids played GameBoy while parents watched Twin Peaks. Don and Dude drop the needle on one groundbreaking electronic album and one guitar driven rock release that set the tone for the decade to come, connecting both records to a world…
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Summer in the Cities: Curtis Mayfield & Chicago
Our final stop on our Summer in the Cities tour is Chicago, where lakefront winds, crowded L tracks and glowing dive bars color the music echoing from basements, rehearsal halls and neighborhood clubs. Don and Dude drop the needle on two Chicago born records that traced how the city’s grit, pride...
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Summer in the Cities: Billie Eilish & The Doors
Our latest stop on our Summer in the Cities tour is Los Angeles, where sun faded billboards, winding canyons and late night freeways quietly shape the sounds coming out of bedrooms, warehouses and old studios. Don and Dude drop the needle on two Los Angeles born records that trace how the citys...
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Summer in the Cities: Dolly Parton & Kings of Leon
Our Summer in the Cities tour follows the highway south to Nashville, where neon honky tonks, studio doors and back porches blur the line between everyday life and song. Don and Dude drop the needle on two Nashville born records that carry the city’s twang, storytelling swagger and late night...
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Summer in the Cities: Joy Division & The Smiths
Our Summer in the Cities tour crosses the Atlantic and rolls into Manchester, where rain‑slick streets, brick mills and crowded terraces shape the sound as much as guitars and drum machines. Don and Dude drop the needle on two albums that channel the city’s gray skies, sharp wit and restless…
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Summer in the Cities: Eminem & The Stooges
Our Summer in the Cities tour rolls into Detroit, where factory smoke hangs over freeways, muscle cars idle outside strip‑mall studios, and the music feels as combustible as the city’s history. Don and Dude drop the needle on two albums that channel Detroit’s battle‑rap ferocity, auto‑plant…
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Summer in the Cities: Joni Mitchell & Anvil
Our Summer in the Cities tour rolls into Toronto, where streetcars hum past glass towers, lake breezes slip between neighborhoods, and the music feels as cosmopolitan as it is stubbornly local. From jazz‑brushed confessions to molten metal anthems, Don and Dude drop the needle on two records that...
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Summer in the Cities: Willie Nelson & Gary Clark Jr.
Our Summer in the Cities tour hits Austin, where humid nights, neon-lit bars, and guitar solos spilling out of every doorway create a sound that is rootsy, rebellious, and relentlessly forward looking. From country soul divorce tales to genre bending blues epics, Don and Dude drop the needle on…
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Summer in the Cities: Primal Scream & Simple Minds
Our Summer in the Cities tour hits Glasgow, where rain-slicked streets, pub jukeboxes, and all-night clubs blur into a sound that is spiritual, scrappy, and just a bit strange. From gospel rave lift-offs to shimmering stadium dreams, Don and Dude dig into two records that lock Glasgow’s grit,...
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Summer in the Cities: Jay-Z & Ramones
Our "Summer in the Cities" tour kicks off in New York City, where skyscrapers, subway steam, and street corner speakers shape the soundtrack as much as any studio. From Brooklyn chipmunk soul to CBGB panic attacks, Don and Dude dive into two landmark records that lock NYC’s grit, hustle, and…
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Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy: Deee-LIte & Huey Lewis
Don and Dude channel Ren & Stumpy and search for "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy." The boys explore two joyful records that turned pure happiness into chart gold and lifelong fan obsessions. From psychedelic club anthems to bar band singalongs, the guys trace how these albums turned big smiles, tight...
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Self-Titled: Mariah Carey & Fleetwood Mac
Don and Dude dig into two self-titled records that turned personal identity into radio gold and lifelong fan obsessions. From diva-defining ballads to California soft-rock confessions, the guys trace how these albums relaunch careers, reset expectations, and prove that sometimes the simplest…
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Dave’s I Know: DMB & Foo Fighters
Don and Dude celebrate the Daves they know, zeroing in on how two very different Daves turned 90s rock into group therapy for anyone who ever yelled along in the car. From Charlottesville jam-club grooves to Seattle’s loud-quiet-loud confessions, the guys dig into how hooks, heartache, and...
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420: Pink Floyd & The Sheepdogs
Don and Dude fire up an episode about albums built for a hazy 420 state of mind, from British space rock experiments to prairie bred retro rock perfect for late night clouds and long drives. Pink Floyd’s early psychedelia and The Sheepdogs’ warm, guitar heavy grooves share the spotlight as the…
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Dorm Room Days: Morrissey & Blind Melon
Don and Dude rewind to the tiny shared spaces and thumping stereos of their college years for a pair of dorm room staples that shaped how they hear music and each other. Britpop era melancholy and messy alt rock chaos meet as they revisit the comfort, conflict, and late night oversharing baked…
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March Metal Madness: Metallica & Converge
Don and Dude close out March Metal Madness by sinking into two landmark heavy records that pushed their corners of metal into darker, more ambitious territory. Thrash’s classic second wave leap forward sits alongside metalcore’s underground breakthrough as the guys unpack how each band leveled up...
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March Metal Madness: Skid Row & Pantera
Don and Dude crash into the second round of March Metal Madness where glitter, hairspray, and street‑corner hooks square up against steel‑toed stomp and Texas‑born groove. Skyscraper choruses, talkbox licks, mosh‑pit breakdowns, and arena‑ready riffs drive a bracket showdown between a late‑80s…
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March Metal Madness: Deep Purple & System of a Down
Don and Dude kick off March Metal Madness at the molten core of metal history, where early 70s riff worship collides with turn‑of‑the‑century whiplash politics and drop‑tuned chaos. Quiet is not invited as roaring Hammond organ runs, arena‑sized choruses, jagged time shifts, and Armenian...
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I Love 1989: Pixies & 3rd Bass
Don and Dude crash headfirst into 1989’s alternative basements and hip hop boomboxes, where quiet loud guitar nightmares share airspace with sample stacked punchline barrages and label side eye. One of us dives into a twisted surf rock carnival that helped teach the 90s how to go loud quiet loud,...
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I Love 1988: Al B. Sure! & Queensrÿche
Don and Dude keep the “I Love the 80s” journey rolling into 1988’s R&B bedrooms and metal bunkers, where new jack swing coalesces in cramped apartments and concept metal turns Reagan-era paranoia into a full-blown rock opera. One of us slides into a silky debut that helped sketch the blueprint…
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I Love 1987: Randy Travis & Def Leppard
Don and Dude keep the “I Love the 80s” journey rolling into 1987’s country and rock lanes, where Nashville went back to basics even as rock bands turned studios into high-gloss laboratories. One of us drops the needle on a neotraditional country smash that helped reset the genre for a new...
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I Love 1986: Peter Gabriel & Run DMC
Don and Dude keep the “I Love the 80s” journey moving into 1986, when pop music turned glossy, global, and emotionally grown-up while hip-hop kicked down the door to the mainstream and refused to close it. One of us drops the needle on a blockbuster art-pop record that turned a former prog-rock...
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I Love 1985: The Cult & Ready for the World
Don and Dude keep the “I Love the 80s” trip rolling into 1985, when rock grew darker and more spiritual while RB slipped fully into the age of drum machines and neon-lit bedrooms. One of us drops the needle on a brooding British rock record that turns goth shadows and psychedelic guitar into...
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I Love 1984: The Judds & Ratt
Don and Dude keep the “I Love the 80s” tour rolling into 1984, when country music drifted back toward rootsy storytelling while heavy metal hit MTV in full glam mode. One of us spins a mother–daughter country debut rooted in acoustic instruments, Appalachian harmonies, and front‑porch intimacy,...
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I Love 1983: Womack & Womack & Cyndi Lauper
Don and Dude keep the “I Love the 80s” tour rolling into 1983, a year when cable TV, mail‑order music clubs, and early MTV helped R&B and pop polish their hooks without sanding off all the emotional rough edges. One of us brings a married‑duo soul record that turns relationship conflict into...
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I Love 1982: Brian Eno & Bruce Springsteen
Don and Dude continue the “I Love the 80s” tour with a stop in 1982, a year when rock still ruled the charts even as the culture splintered into cable TV excess, recession anxiety, and neon‑lit moral ambiguity. One host brings a haunted, lo‑fi folk song cycle from Bruce Springsteen that strips…
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I Love 1981: Alabama & Men at Work
Don and Dude continue the “I Love the 80s” journey with a trip to 1981, a year when economic anxiety and political tension coexisted with malls, arcades, and cable TV escapism. Country and Pop both learned how to look and sound modern. One host brings a polished, harmony‑driven Country…
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I Love 1980: George Benson & Iron Maiden
Don and Dude kick off a new year and a new series with the first “I Love the 80s” episode, zeroing in on 1980 as a hinge point between the shaggy experimentation of the 1970s and the sleeker, high-gloss sound that would define the decade. One host brings a Rock pick and the other counters with an...
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Favorite Albums of the 2025: Sam Fender & Carter Faith
Don and Dude return to close out the year with the Favorite Albums of 2025 episode, spotlighting two records that prove front-to-back albums still matter in the age of algorithm playlists. The conversation leans into storytelling, production choices, and why these releases rose above a crowded...
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Holiday Spectacular 2025: Trans-Siberian Orchestra & Kacey Musgraves
Don and Dude return to celebrate the 2025 Holiday Spectacular, sharing Christmas albums that keep things simple, warm, and replayable. The episode leans into storytelling, vibes, and the sweeter side of the season rather than bombast. The albums: Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Christmas Eve and Other...
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The Departed (2025): Brian Wilson/The Beach Boys & Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath
Don and Dude return to honor two titans lost in 2025, revisiting albums that capture the creative peaks and lasting influence of Brian Wilson with The Beach Boys and Ozzy Osbourne with Black Sabbath. The episode traces how The Beach Boys Today! and Paranoid reshaped pop and heavy music, revealing...
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Classic Casey Countdowns (December 2, 1989) Paula Abdul & Alice Cooper
Don and Dude return to Classic Casey Countdowns, this time jumping to December 2, 1989, to trace the stories behind two albums tied to Top 10 hits from Casey Kasem’s American Top 40. The episode revisits how Paula Abdul and Alice Cooper helped capture the glossy, hook-heavy sound of the chart’s...
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Classic Casey Countdowns (November 25, 1978) Chic & Foreigner
Don and Dude continue honoring Casey Kasem with another Classic Casey Countdowns visit, this time to November 25, 1978, when disco, rock, and pop intertwined on the American Top 40. This episode highlights two albums behind that week’s Top 10 hits, celebrating the sound of a Thanksgiving spent...
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Classic Casey Countdown (November 16, 1991) Prince & Guns N' Roses
Don and Dude keep celebrating Casey Kasem’s legacy, spotlighting the warm spirit of Casey's Top 40. This episode visits the week of November 16, 1991, when radio united pop, rock, and R&B in a dynamic mix. Each host picks an album tied to a defining Top 10 single, featuring two records that…
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Classic Casey Countdown (November 10, 1984): Billy Ocean & Wham!
Don and Dude continue their celebration of Casey Kasem and the enduring legacy of American Top 40. For this installment of Classic Casey Countdowns, the guys turn the dial back to the week of November 10, 1984, a neon-saturated era when pop, soul, and MTV all collided. Two albums from that chart...
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Classic Casey Countdown (November 3, 1973) : Billy Preston & The Rolling Stones
Don and Dude begin a series of episodes celebrating Casey Kasem and the American Top 40. Don and Dude time-travel back to this week in 1973 to discuss two albums with songs that appeared in the Top 10 on November 3, 1973. From soulful genre-mashups to rock-star excess, this episode spotlights...
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What Are You Supposed to Be?: New York Dolls & Ghost
Happy Halloween! Don and Dude get into the spirit with a pair of albums by artists who turned makeup, mystery, and myth into musical identity. Some masks conceal, others reveal . These bands prove that image can be as powerful as sound. From glitter-streaked proto-punk to sacred heavy metal...
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Secret Crushes: Goo Goo Dolls & Color Me Badd
Don and Dude get honest about the records that live in their guilty pleasure zone. These are favorites we rarely admit loving but revisit for comfort, catharsis, and cool-defying joy. Get ready for heartfelt hooks, lush harmonies, and surprising confessions. These are the records we play in...
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Nü metal: Korn & Linkin Park
What happens when heavy riffs meet raw emotion? This week, Don and Dude dive into two landmark albums that launched Nu Metal from underground oddity to global phenomenon, blending hip-hop, metal, and vulnerability in ways rock had never witnessed. Born in the late '90s, Nu Metal fused bruising...
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Literary Albums: The Alan Parsons Project & David Bowie
What happens when classic literature inspires classic albums? This week, Dude and Don explore two towering concept records that channel the words and worlds of famous authors, transforming poems and dystopias into some of rock’s most ambitious music. Theme: Albums Inspired by Books From Poe to...
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Album picks on a range of topics selected by the all knowing Wheel of Musical Destiny. Two friends and music nerds discuss classic albums across a variety of genres including rock, metal, country, hip-hop, r&b and pop. Nostalgia, nonsense and general nerdery ensue. New episodes every week.
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