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Philosophically Sound
by Philosophically Sound
We explore the music people like—and learn to love the music and people we explore. Listen to Gus Domenick and Tony Domenick (real life brothers who share passions for music, teaching, and being cooperative people) discuss music we like, how to like more things, the implied "for me" of preferential statements, and ultimately how to foster more cooperation and understanding for all humans. We get deep into harmonic and rhythmic analysis, singing styles, economics, and behavioral philosophy—what should we do, and why?
Episodes
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Episode 12 — Ron Shalom, Runway, The Unconscious, Farts
In which Tony & Gus chat with Ron Shalom, an incredible musician who taps into listeners' unconscious through music. Tony & Gus had wonderfully weird dreams for weeks after this conversation—fasten your belts. Buy Ron's album: Runway Stream Runway on Qobuz Stream Runway on Spotify Episode 12...
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Conclusion (Grammys Pt. 3)
In which Tony awards song & record of the year based on his rubric and concludes this multi-part monstrosity of an episode. Stay tuned to keep exploring the music people like, and learning to love the people and music we explore. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a...
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Worship Analysis (Grammys Pt. 3)
In which Tony analyzes Worship, up for record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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Vampire Analysis (Grammys Pt. 3)
In which Tony analyzes Vampire, up for song & record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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Flowers Analysis (Grammys Pt. 3)
In which Tony analyzes Flowers, up for song & record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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A&W Analysis (Grammys Pt. 3)
In which Tony analyzes A&W, up for song of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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Kill Bill Analysis (Grammys Pt. 3)
In which Tony analyzes Kill Bill, up for song & record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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Anti-Hero Analysis (Grammys Pt.3)
In which Tony analyzes Anti-Hero, up for song & record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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Butterfly Analysis (Grammy Part 3)
In which Tony analyzes Butterfly, up for song of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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Not Strong Enough Analysis (Grammys Part 3)
In which Tony analyzes Not Strong Enough, up for record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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What Was I Made For Analysis (Grammys Part 3)
In which Tony analyzes What Was I Made For, up for song of the year and record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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On My Mama Analysis (Grammys Part 3)
In which Tony analyzes On My Mama, up for record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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Dance the Night Analysis (Grammys Part 3)
In which Tony analyzes Dance the Night, up for Song of the Year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.
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Episode 11—The Grammys (Part 3)
In part 3 of this mega-sode, Tony introduces his rubric for evaluating Songs & Records of the Year. Over the next 11 mini-sodes, he analyzes each song for your listening pleasure. Listen along with the playlist. Check out the rubric. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you,...
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Episode 11—The Grammys (part 2)
The conversation continues, diving into a few listener questions about sexism & racism and other biases that affect the Grammys (as these philosophies affect ALL of our thinking). After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon.…
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Episode 11—The Grammys (Part 1)
Tony and Gus talk about the Grammys: what does it mean to get one? How does nominating and voting work? How do you become a voting member of the Recording Academy? How do you pick between high quality music without a rubric? In 3 parts, this episode goes deep into the future of the Implied For Me...
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Episode 10 — Frank Zappa, Satire, Why Does it Hurt When i Pee?
Gus, Tony, & special guest Joe deploy vocal meanderings on Zappa, satire, cleverness, how words can cause real harm, and the juxtaposition of complex music with silly or crude lyrics. Give money to the show on patreon. Cool shit to check out: Video of Zappa testifying before congress about…
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Episode 9 — Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Racism, and How to Croon
Gus and Tony dive deep into a style of singing known as Crooning, the book "How to Be an Antiracist," by Ibram X. Kendi, and two prolific crooners: Sammy Davis Jr. & Frank Sinatra. Gus learns to croon, terms are defined, and styles of singing are compared. Playlist for this episode Pay us through...
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Episode 8 — Billboard Music Awards, Bubblegum Garbage, Like More Music!
Gus & Tony talk about Socrates' wisdom in Plato's "The Apology," spreading money around to more than just the top artists of the Billboard Music awards, how we would spend money if you donate on Patreon, the temptation to dismiss all pop music as garbage, and musical details of this year's...
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Episode 7 — Metal, Aristotle & Friends, Bullet for my Valentine
Gus leads us through a discussion about one of his influences as a teenager: Bullet for my Valentine. We analyze & Sinatra-fy Tears Don't Fall, talk about scream-singing technique, get some updates on Logic blowing Tony's mind, and much more. If you dig the show, give us a little (or a lot) of…
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Episode 6 — Weird Al, Silliness, Genre Fluidity
Gus & Tony talk about their primordial musical influence: Weird Al. Tony bought the tape (!) of Running with Scissors after a friend played some songs in elementary school for show & tell. Tony theorizes that listening to Weird Al albums encouraged in him a preference for lots of genre change on...
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Bonus Episode — Gus Goes to Iceland
Gus took a trip to Iceland and did a great job exploring new music and learning to love it. This shorter episode might become a format we try on the podcast feed in the future, or as bonus content for our Patreon page. Check out Gus's Iceland playlist. Let us know what you like and what you'd…
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Episode 5 — Jimi Hendrix, Listen in Stereo, the Influence of Dad
Gus & Tony interview their father, Mick—the conversation focuses on Jimi Hendrix, but touches on the mind opening capabilities of music, the mind blowing potential of listening in stereo, and potty training. Playlist for this episode, featuring some early Jimi Hendrix playing with Little Richard,...
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Episode 4 — BET awards, Beyoncé, is it Hard or just Time Consuming?
Gus & Tony experience some music that's new to them (SZA, M.O.P., Busta Rhymes, Uncle Waffles, K.O), explore BREAK MY SOUL by Beyoncé, talk through one of Plato's dialogues (Euthyphro), and continue to explore preference, economics & creativity, and the Implied For Me. Playlist for this episode.…
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Tips for Singing the Theme Song
Tony goes over tips to sing the Philosophically Sound theme song. Remember, done is better than perfect, but if it makes you more comfortable to practice and refine your singing before sending it in, give this a listen.
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Tips for Recording the Theme Song
Tony goes over the technical details of how to record yourself singing the Philosophically Sound Theme Song. Instructions written below. We invite you to record yourself singing the theme song to Philosophically Sound and send it in! This podcast is really fun for Gus and I to make, but it’s only...
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Episode 3 — Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, Authenticity, Criticism
Gus & Tony get inspired by an article from the Atlantic by James Parker that uses vivid imagery to describe the music & voices of Lana & Miley, discuss whether criticism is worth spending time on, analyze Lana Del Rey's song Video Games, Sinatrafy Miley Cyrus's song Flowers, and stick to their...
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Episode 2 — Dead Sara, Warped Tour, Listening Mindset
Gus & Tony talk about the unique listening mindset at a music festival like Warped Tour — "I don't usually spend 8 hours drinking and listening to music... but maybe I should!" — analyze Dead Sara's song Weatherman and theorize that the implied for me might apply to interpretations of song…
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Episode 1 — Simon & Garfunkel, Collaboration, Can Music Change You?
Tony & Gus prepare a bonafide outline for an episode, dig in to the sweetness of Simon & Garfunkel harmonies, talk about what you might owe your influences, and Sinatra-fy "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Playlist for this episode (listen in order for an experience of connecting musical influences):...
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Prelude Pt. 4 — Money, Attention, What Should We Create?
Tony gets real about his creative mental blocks as a song writer: is a song only "successful" if it sells copies and makes money? Does our language as we speak about music really reflect what we find valuable about songs? Gus offers good context about the attention economy, and how our decisions...
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Prelude Pt. 3 — Dolly Parton, Nickelback, Authentic Words
Sometimes we react weirdly to other people saying they haven't heard of something (you've never seen Star Wars?!). Tony investigates some music that friends were surprised he hadn't heard before, "9 to 5" sung by Dolly Parton. Gus and Tony process the lyrics of "9 to 5" and "How You Remind Me,"...
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Prelude Pt. 2 — The Killers, Nickelback, Change What You Like
Gus and Tony listen to and discuss "Somebody Told Me" (The Killers) and "How You Remind Me" (Nickelback). We theorize about how instruments you play influence how you listen and what you prefer, talk about singing styles (Gus gets a short voice lesson), and feel the power of musical analysis…
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Prelude Pt. 1 — Blink 182, Frank Sinatra, The Implied For Me
Gus and Tony get started by introducing The Implied For Me concept and talking about music that shaped our preferences as teenagers: Blink 182's "What's My Age Again" for Gus and Frank Sinatra's "I've Got the World on a String" for Tony (though also both for both). We analyze the frequencies and...
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Philosophically Sound — Introduction
Welcome to Philosophically Sound, where we explore the music people like and learn to love the music and people we explore. Are you looking for ways to be a more cooperative human? Want to like more things? Tune in to our show for deep musical analysis and philosophical discussion about how we…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We explore the music people like—and learn to love the music and people we explore. Listen to Gus Domenick and Tony Domenick (real life brothers who share passions for music, teaching, and being cooperative people) discuss music we like, how to like more things, the implied "for me" of preferential statements, and ultimately how to foster more cooperation and understanding for all humans. We get deep into harmonic and rhythmic analysis, singing styles, economics, and behavioral philosophy—what should we do, and why?
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We explore the music people like—and learn to love the music and people we explore. Listen to Gus Domenick and Tony Domenick (real life brothers who share passions for music, teaching, and being cooperative people) discuss music we like, how to like more things, the implied "for me" of preferential...
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