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Skip or Repeat
by Troy Owens
We tell the untold stories of the best artists' worst albums. Did they deserve to bomb? Why hasn’t anyone heard of them?
Episodes
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14 - The Beach Boys: Summer In Paradise (Part Five)
In Part 5, Bryan Hall and I wrap up our track-by-track review of Summer in Paradise and try to make sense of the last half of the album. Along the way, we wrestle with eco-anthems, doo-wop detours, and some baffling production choices. Then we zoom out to ask the bigger questions: What was this...
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13 - The Beach Boys: Summer In Paradise (Part Four)
In part 4 we begin our track-by-track review of Summer in Paradise, breaking down the first half of the album. Bryan and I talk through lyrics, production, intentions, and what it all says about where the band was in 1992. Somehow it gets more confusing the deeper you go. Want to rediscover The...
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12 - The Beach Boys: Summer In Paradise (Part Three)
Part 3 takes us inside the making of Summer in Paradise, where we get some questionable decisions made leading up to the storm... We look at how Mike and Terry assembled a committee to write and record a “definitive soundtrack of summer,” complete with covers, hip hop beats, metal guitars, and...
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11 - The Beach Boys: Summer In Paradise (Part Two)
In Part 2, I'm joined by Bryan Hall as we explore how The Beach Boys got here... from the success of "Kokomo" to the idea that they could maybe keep the train rolling without Brian Wilson. We talk about the state of the band in the early '90s, the missing voices, the strange optimism, and how…
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10 - The Beach Boys: Summer In Paradise (Part One)
In our 4th series, we're tackling The Beach Boys 1992 album Summer in Paradise with guest Bryan Hall. In Part 1, we go back to the early days of The Beach Boys to understand how one of America’s most innovative bands slowly transformed into a nostalgia act. We'll trace the group’s rise, Brian...
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9 - Joni Mitchell: Dog Eat Dog (Part Four)
In this 4 part series, we dive into Joni Mitchell's 1985 album "Dog Eat Dog," a polarizing departure from her iconic 1960s folk roots. Embracing the digital soundscapes of the time, Joni channeled her frustration with the era's religious, political, and social controversies into a blunt political...
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8 - Joni Mitchell: Dog Eat Dog (Part Three)
In this 4 part series, we dive into Joni Mitchell's 1985 album "Dog Eat Dog," a polarizing departure from her iconic 1960s folk roots. Embracing the digital soundscapes of the time, Joni channeled her frustration with the era's religious, political, and social controversies into a blunt political...
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7 - Joni Mitchell: Dog Eat Dog (Part Two)
In this 4 part series, we dive into Joni Mitchell's 1985 album "Dog Eat Dog," a polarizing departure from her iconic 1960s folk roots. Embracing the digital soundscapes of the time, Joni channeled her frustration with the era's religious, political, and social controversies into a blunt political...
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6 - Joni Mitchell: Dog Eat Dog (Part One)
In this 4 part series, we dive into Joni Mitchell's 1985 album "Dog Eat Dog," a polarizing departure from her iconic 1960s folk roots. Embracing the digital soundscapes of the time, Joni channeled her frustration with the era's religious, political, and social controversies into a blunt political...
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5 - Roland Orzabal: Tomcats Screaming Outside (Part Three)
I'm joined by Gregg Adams as we look at Roland Orzabal's 2001 solo album Tomcats Screaming Outside. Haven't heard of the album or Roland Orzabal? Tomcats was nearly the 6th Tears for Fears album. Learn who Roland is and why you've never heard of Tomcats Screaming Outside. Primer Playlist on…
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4 - Roland Orzabal: Tomcats Screaming Outside (Part Two)
I'm joined by Gregg Adams as we look at Roland Orzabal's 2001 solo album Tomcats Screaming Outside. Haven't heard of the album or Roland Orzabal? Tomcats was nearly the 6th Tears for Fears album. Learn who Roland is and why you've never heard of Tomcats Screaming Outside. Primer Playlist on…
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3 - Roland Orzabal: Tomcats Screaming Outside (Part One)
I'm joined by Gregg Adams as we look at Roland Orzabal's 2001 solo album Tomcats Screaming Outside. Haven't heard of the album or Roland Orzabal? Tomcats was nearly the 6th Tears for Fears album. Learn who Roland is and why you've never heard of Tomcats Screaming Outside. Primer Playlist on…
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2 - The Bee Gees: Living Eyes (Part Two)
Chloe and I review each track, learn what popular music the band was up against in 1981, and see if The Bee Gees deserved to be stayin' alive, or if they suffered a justified tragedy. And wait, Dave Grohl? Listen to Living Eyes on Spotify or Apple Music Polyphonic's video essay on Disco "The…
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1 - The Bee Gees: Living Eyes (Part One)
I'm joined by Chloe Stauffer as we look at The Bee Gee's 1981 album Living Eyes. We’ll look at how the band became uncool overnight and why the album failed with critics and fans. It's the first album after disco died, and let's just say things weren't going well for the group. Listen to Living...
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We tell the untold stories of the best artists' worst albums. Did they deserve to bomb? Why hasn’t anyone heard of them?
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