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The Great Albums — 373 episodes
Vampire Weekend - Self-Titled
Announcement - We're Back! A Podcast's Story
Liner Notes - Bill's Listening Habits in 2021 (plus emails!)
Top 10 Albums of 2021 (Jeff)
Liner Notes - Bill's Listening Habits in 2020 (plus emails!)
Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Jeff)
Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Brian)
Liner Notes - A Look Back on 10 Classic Pop Punk Bands' "Mature" Albums from Brooklyn Vegan
Liner Notes - Pearl Jam's 25 Best Deep Cuts from Spin
High Fives - Top 5 Albums We've Not Covered
Liner Notes - Bill's Listening Habits in 2019
Top 10 Albums of 2019 (Jeff)
Top 10 Albums of 2019 (Brian)
Liner Notes - All Good Things...
The Replacements - Let It Be (Reprise)
Radiohead - OK Computer
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In (w/ guest Doug Robertson)
The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday (w/ guest Sean Barna)
Sonic Youth - Murray St. (w/ guest Scott Sylvester)
The Police - Synchronicity (w/ guest Maureen Zahn)
Garbage - Self Titled (w/ guest Rachel from We Are Weezer)
Liner Notes - Special Announcement
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (w/ guest Matt Warren)
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (w/ guest Savannah Pope)
Superchunk - Here's Where the Strings Come In (w/ guest Nikki Karwacki)
Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left to Lose
Tenacious D - Self Titled (w/ guest David Rosen)
Barenaked Ladies - Maroon (w/ guest James Anderson)
Depeche Mode - Violator (w/ guest Vincent Onorati)
High Fives - Top 5 TV Theme Songs
Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary (w/ guest Cassidy Robinson)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (w/ guest KL Martin)
Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (w/ guest Justin Pope)
Top 10 Albums of 2018 (Jeff)
Top 10 Albums of 2018 (Brian)
Liner Notes - Bill's Health Update & Mail Bag
The Beatles - The White Album (w/ guest Mick Chorba)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (w/ guest Jeff Fiedler)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (w/ guest Kristen Costa)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (w/ guest James Kittle)
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear (w/ guest Renee Maskin)
a-ha - Hunting High and Low (w/ guest Brian Wagner)
Ryan Adams - Love Is Hell
Fugazi - Repeater (w/ guest Nick Palmer)
Harvey Danger - 6 Song 6 Pack
High Fives - Top 5 Good Albums with Awful Art
Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz (w/ guest Matt Cook)
Nada Surf - The Weight Is a Gift
Blink-182 - Enema of the State (w/ guest Tyler Plazio)
XTC - Skylarking (w/ guest Chris Tull)
Summer Special - Love & Mercy
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (w/ guests Dan Drago and Alex Santilli)
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come (w/ guest Jesse Cannon)
Neko Case - Blacklisted (w/ guest Jim Laczkowski)
Robert Palmer - Clues (w/ guest Jeff Fiedler)
The Walkmen - Heaven (w/ guest Chris Fox)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
Liner Notes - Mail Bag
High Fives - Top 5 Songs Sung by the Other Person
Aerosmith (w/ guest Jim McGee)
The Posies - Frosting on the Beater (w/ guest Tom Losito)
Big Star - Radio City (w/ guest Jack Linden)
Paul Simon - Graceland (w/ guest Jesse Jackson)
Phish - Billy Breathes (w/ guest Dan Drago)
The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman... (w/ guest Chris Dubrow)
Spring Break - Once (film)
Fugees - The Score (w/ guest Bobby Olivier)
Liner Notes - Martin Shkreli, Wu-Tang Clan, Live Songs, Best 90s Guitar Solos
Joni Mitchell - Blue (w/ guest Dave Mooney)
Cheap Trick - In Color (w/ guest BJ Kahuna)
Kevin Devine - Make the Clocks Move (w/ guest Jaime Parker)
Liner Notes - The Stone Pony, Quincy Jones, and Mail Bag
Hole - Live Through This (w/ guest Adam Bird)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (w/ guest Jonathyne Briggs)
The Clash - London Calling (w/ guest Nick Palmer)
Norah Jones - Come Away with Me (w/ guest Matt Kelly)
Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner (w/ guests Brian Rothenbeck and Jay Gogel)
The Velvet Underground & Nico (w/ guest Mike Noordzy)
Liner Notes - Mail Bag
Heatmiser - Mic City Sons
Boston - Self Titled (w/ guest Mike Virok)
One Great Song - The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations"
Bonus Song Thursday - Christmas Spectacular
Top 10 Albums of 2017 (Part II - Jeff)
Bonus Song Thursday - Ruby Bones "Heart of Darkness"
Top 10 Albums of 2017 (Part I - Brian)
Bonus Song Thursday - Phil Collins "True Colors"
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
Bonus Song Thanksgiving - Billy Joel "The River of Dreams"
Billy Joel - The Stranger (w/ guest Matt Fernicola)
Bonus Song Thursday - Michael Jackson "Butterflies"
Michael Jackson - Bad (w/ guest Andrew Kolbenschlag)
Bonus Song Thursday - Led Zeppelin "Immigrant Song"
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (w/ guest Danny Coleman)
Bonus Song Thursday - Jellyfish "Think About Your Troubles"
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Bonus Song Thursday - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Shake the Sheets (w/ guest Mike Vasilikos)
Bonus Song Thursday - Meat Loaf "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (w/ guest Steve Fiorillo)
Bonus Song Thursday - David Bowie and Billy Corgan "All the Young Dudes"
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (w/ guest James Anderson)
Bonus Song Thursday - Saves the Day "Anywhere with You"
Saves the Day - Stay What You Are (w/ guest Matt Koerner)
Bonus Song Thursday - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
Frankie Vallie & the Four Seasons - The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (w/ guest Mike Derrico)
Bonus Song Thursday - Robyn Hitchcock "Parasite"
Nick Drake - Pink Moon (w/ guest Kevin Newcomb)
Bonus Song Thursday - Perfect "Miss Self-Esteem"
The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me (w/ guests Randy W. Hall and Dan Minard)
Bonus Song Thursday - Pearl Jam "Last Kiss"
Pearl Jam - Backspacer (Live @ the Rock n Pod Music Expo)
Bonus Song Thursday - Modest Mouse "Dashboard"
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West (w/ guest Derrill Sellers)
Bonus Song Thursday - Frightened Rabbit "The Woodpile"
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
Bonus Song Thursday - Jenny Lewis "She's Not Me"
Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous (w/ guest Lance Scott Greene)
Bonus Song Thursday - Sebadoh "The Freed Pig"
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me (w/ guest Josh Flanagan)
The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen (Live from Philly Podfest w/ Dan Reed)
Summer Special - The Wrecking Crew
Summer Special - A Mighty Wind
Bonus Song Thursday - Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [w/ guest Kyle Gordon]
Bonus Song Thursday - Jimmy Eat World "A Sunday"
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American (w/ guest Jesse Cannon)
Bonus Song Thursday - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting "All for Love"
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour
Bonus Song Thursday - Love "Always See Your Face"
Love - Forever Changes (w/ guest Neil Sabatino)
Bonus Song Thursday - Wilco "Wilco (the Song)"
Wilco - Summerteeth (w/ guest Jim Laczkowski)
Bonus Song Thursday - Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Heads Will Roll"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell (w/ guest Amy Dickman)
Bonus Song Thursday - Counting Crows "The Ballad of El Goodo"
Counting Crows - August and Everything After (w/ guest Frank Lettieri)
Bonus Song Thursday - Nancy Sinatra "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"
Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (w/ guests Right Said Fred)
Bonus Song Thursday - Pras (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard and introducing Mya) "Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are)"
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: the Dirty Version (w/ guest Patrick from Make Dad Read Comics and Almost Educational)
Bonus Song Thursday - Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple "Father and Son"
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
Bonus Song Thursday - Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) "Stop Dragging My Heart Around"
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (w/ guest Chad Stocker)
Bonus Song Thursday - Ike & Tina Turner "Proud Mary"
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (w/ guest Adam Weiner)
Spring Break - 6 Video 6 Pack
Spring Break - Empire Records
Bonus Song Thursday - Will Sheff "Ex-Girl Collection"
Okkervil River - The Stand Ins (w/ guest Kate Dressed Up)
Bonus Song Thursday - Tori Amos "Raining Blood"
Slayer - Reign in Blood (w/ guest DX Ferris)
Bonus Song Thursday - Lady GaGa "Perfect Illusion"
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (w/ guest Adam Bird)
Bonus Song Thursday - Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Prince - Purple Rain (w/ guest Bill Ackerman)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Replacements "20th Century Boy"
T. Rex - Electric Warrior (w/ guest Nikolina the Terrible)
Bonus Song Thursday - Beastie Boys "Sabotage"
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (w/ guest Dan LeRoy)
Bonus Song Thursday - Sleater-Kinney "A New Wave" (plus more Kanye West)
Sleater-Kinney - the Woods (w/ guest Nick Palmer)
Bonus Song Thursday - Kanye West "Drunk and Hot Girls"
CAN - Future Days (w/ guest Colin Ryan)
Bonus Song Thursday - Spoon "Utilitarian"
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (w/ guest Chris Nova)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Band "Atlantic City"
The Band - Music from Big Pink (w/ guest Chris Villalta)
Bonus Song Thursday - the Shins "New Slang"
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
Bonus Song Thursday - Nirvana "Marigold"
Nirvana - In Utero (w/ guest Tyler Plazio)
Bonus Song Thursday - REM "Hope"
Leonard Cohen - A Career Restrospective (w/ guest Justin Pope)
Bonus Song Thursday - Year End Wrap Up
Bonus Song Thursday - Lowlight "Where Do We Go from Here?"
Top 10 Albums of 2016
The Beatles - Part IV
The Beatles - Part III
The Beatles - Part II
The Beatles - Part I
Bonus Song Thursday - Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia"
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (w/ guest Jack Linden)
Bonus Song Thanksgiving - Pink Floyd "See Emily Play"
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (w/ guest Andrew James)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Who "Tea & Theatre"
The Who - Who's Next (w/ guest Mike Mehalick)
Bonus Song Thursday - Madonna "Into the Groove"
Madonna - Like a Virgin (w/ guest Jeff Fiedler)
Bonus Song Thursday - Neil Young "Transformer Man"
Neil Young - Tonight's the Night (w/ guest Dan Reed)
Bonus Song Thursday - Stone Gossard "Pigeon"
Pearl Jam - Yield (w/ guest Jim Hanke)
Bonus Song Thursday - Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse "Body and Soul"
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (w/ guests David Hillier and Chris Barrett)
Bonus Song Thursday - Norah Jones "The Long Way Home"
Tom Waits - Bone Machine (w/ guest Joe Galuppo)
Bonus Song Thursday - Stone Temple Pilots "Plush (acoustic)"
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (w/ guest Zach Calhoun)
Bonus Song Thursday - Jimmy Eat World "Half Right"
Elliott Smith - XO (w/ guest Pete Stern)
Bonus Song Thursday - The War on Drugs "Touch of Grey"
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (w/ guest Tom O'Leary)
Bonus Song Thursday - Laura Jane Grace, Miley Cyrus, and Joan Jett "Androgynous"
Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues (w/ guest Justin Tyler)
Bonus Song Thursday - Third Eye Blind "Cop vs. Phone Girl"
Third Eye Blind - Self Titled (w/ guest Mike Prince)
Bonus Song Thursday - AC/DC "Thunderstruck"
AC/DC - Back in Black
Summer Special - Bonus Song Bonus Ep
Summer Special - That Thing You Do!
Bonus Song Thursday - Metallica "Hero of the Day"
Metallica - Master of Puppets (w/ guest Doug Robertson)
Bonus Song Thursday - Liz Phair "Why Can't I?"
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville (w/ guest Jim Laczkowski)
Bonus Song Thursday - Television "1880 or So"
Television - Marquee Moon (w/ guest Jim Testa)
Bonus Song Thursday - Aimee Mann "One"
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (w/ guest Dan Drago)
Bonus Song Thursday - Fear of Pop "In Love"
William Shatner - Has Been
Bonus Song Thursday - The Breeders "Cannonball"
Pixies - Doolittle (w/ guest John Petrick)
Bonus Song Thursday - Sam Cooke "A Change Is Gonna Come"
Sam Cooke - Night Beat (w/ guest Randy W. Hall)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"
The Ramones - Self Titled (w/ guest Jack Fitzsimmons)
Bonus Song Thursday - Waylon Jennings "Luckenbach, Texas"
Waylon Jennings - Dreaming My Dreams (w/ guest David Gorman)
Bonus Song Thursday - The La's "I Am the Key"
The La's - Self Titled
Bonus Song Thursday - Daft Punk "Get Lucky"
History of French Pop (w/ guest Jonathyne Briggs)
Bonus Song Thursday - Pearl Jam "Betterman"
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (w/ guest Steven Hyden)
Bonus Song Thursday - Foo Fighters "Aurora"
Foo Fighters - Self Titled (w/ guest Jim Hanke)
Bonus Song Thursday - Those Pretty Wrongs "Fool of Myself"
Those Pretty Wrongs (interview w/ Jody Stephens [of Big Star] and Luther Russell)
Bonus Song Thursday - Prince et al. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Prince - An Appreciation (w/ guest Jeff Fiedler)
Bonus Song Thursday - Mick Jagger "Too Many Cooks"
John Lennon - Walls & Bridges
Bonus Song Thursday - Gin Blossoms "Til I Hear It from You"
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience
Bonus Song Thursday - Can "Moonshake"
Another 10 Great Songs
Bonus Song Thursday - David Bowie "Let's Dance"
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (w/ guest Savannah Pope)
Bonus Song Thursday - Pavement "Spit on a Stranger"
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (w/ guest Jim Appio)
Bonus Song Thursday - Beastie Boys "Intergalactic"
Beastie Boys - License to Ill (w/ guests Ed and Alice Magdziak)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Notorious BIG "Mo Money Mo Problems"
The Notorious BIG - Ready to Die (w/ guest Adam from Driving in the Dark)
Bonus Song Thursday - Dave Matthews Band "The Space Between"
Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets (w/ guest Matt Pischl)
Bonus Song Thursday - Violent Femmes "Memory"
Violent Femmes - Self Titled (w/ guests Wendy Rollins and Paul Nance)
Bonus Song Thursday - Gary Lucas "Dream of the Wild Horse"
Jeff Buckley - Grace (w/ guest Ryan Carey)
Bonus Song Thursday - Alanis Morissette "Thank U"
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (w/ guest Devon Moore)
Bonus Song Thursday - Bob Dylan "Pay in Blood"
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (w/ guest Renee Maskin)
Bonus Song Thursday - Queen and David Bowie "Under Pressure"
Queen - A Night at the Opera (w/ guest Jeff Linden)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Strokes "Juicebox"
The Strokes - Is This It (w/ guest Cassidy Robinson)
Bonus Song Thursday - Warren Zevon "Werewolves of London"
Warren Zevon - Self Titled (w/ guest Patrick from Almost Educational and Make Dad Read Comics)
Bonus Song Thursday - Elvis Costello "Oliver's Army"
David Bowie: An Appreciation
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (w/ guest Jesse Elliot)
Bonus Song Thursday - Those Pretty Wrongs "Lucky Guy"
Big Star - #1 Record
Bonus Song Christmas
Bonus Song Thursday - The Vaughns "Mr. Skully" + Listeners' Lists!
Top 10 Albums of 2015
Bonus Song Thursday - Terrible Christmas Songs
The 12 Songs of Christmas
Bonus Song Thursday - The Horrible Crowes "Behold the Hurricane"
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (w/ guest Andrew Kolbenschlag)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Monkees "Porpoise Song"
Carole King - Tapestry
Bonus Song Thanksgiving - Fleetwood Mac "Hypnotize"
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Bonus Song Thursday - Nirvana "The Man Who Sold the World"
Nirvana - Nevermind
Bonus Song Thursday - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson "Say Say Say"
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Bonus Song Thursday - Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven"
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (w/ guest Eric Nelson)
Bonus Song Thursday - Say Anything "Judas Decapitation"
Say Anything - ...Is a Real Boy (w/ guest Rhonette Smith)
Bonus Song Thursday - Willie Nelson "Blue Hotel"
Willie Nelson - Stardust (w/ guest Joe Galuppo)
Bonus Song Thursday - Tom Tom Club "Genius of Love"
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (w/ guest Alex Gomory)
Bonus Song Thursday - Paul Westerberg - Stereo
Grandpaboy (aka Paul Westerberg) - Mono
Bonus Song Thursday - Ryan Adams/Taylor Swift "Blank Space"
12 Guilty Pleasures (w/ guest Drew Novelli)
Bonus Song Thursday - Al Green "You've Got the Love I Need"
Al Green - I'm Still in Love with You (w/ guest Conor Meara)
Bonus Song Thursday - Ben Folds "In Between Days"
The Cure - Disintegration (w/ guest Jack Sullivan)
Bonus Song Thursday - Rod Stewart "Corrina Corrina"
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story
Bonus Song Thursday - The Eagles "Ol' 55"
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (w/ guest Moksha Gren)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Weakerthans "Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure"
The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site (w/ guest Brian Rothenbeck)
Bonus Song Thursday - Bright Eyes "Poison Oak"
Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (w/ guest host Andrew Kolbenschlag and guest Eric Nelson)
Bonus Song Thursday - Ryan Adams "Wonderwall"
Ryan Adams - Rock n Roll
Bonus Song Thursday - U2 "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Bonus Song Thursday - Beck "Cold Brains"
Beck - Odelay
Bonus Song Thursday - Them "Gloria"
Van Morrison - Moondance (w/ guest Amanda Guthrie)
Bonus Song Thursday - Otis Redding "I'm a Changed Man"
Otis Redding - the Immortal Otis Redding (w/ guest Colin McDonough)
Bonus Song Thursday - Iggy Pop "The Passenger"
Iggy Pop - The Idiot (w/ guests Renee Maskin and Jim McGee)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Hooters "And We Danced"
11 Great Songs (w/ guest Mike Virok)
Bonus Song Thursday - The Beach Boys "Forever"
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Bonus Song Thursday - The Beach Boys "Til I Die"
The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile
Bonus Song Thursday - Q-Tip "Billy Joel v. Phil Collins Tangent"
Q-Tip - The Renaissance (w/ guest host Jim McGee and guest "Iron" Mike Bacon)
Bonus Song Thursday - Green Day "21 Guns"
Green Day - American Idiot (w/ guest Ryan Hanratty)
Bonus Song Thursday - Pearl Jam "Crown of Thorns"
Pearl Jam - Ten (w/ guest Frank Lettieri)
Bonus Song Thursday - Guns'n'Roses "Street of Dreams"
Guns'n'Roses - Appetite for Destruction (w/ guest Ralph Sutton)
Bonus Song Thursday - The New Pornographers "War on the East Coast"
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Bonus Song Thursday - Steely Dan "My Old School"
Steely Dan - Aja (w/ guest Ed Pratico)
Bonus Song Thursday - Ben Folds "You Don't Know Me"
Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch (w/ guest Sarah Donner)
Bonus Song Thursday - Neutral Milk Hotel - "Engine"
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (w/ guest Andrew Kolbenschlag)
Bonus Song Thursday - Pearl Jam "The Fixer"
Pearl Jam - Vs. (w/ guest Jason Wallace)
Guster - Lost and Gone Forever
6 Woman 6 Pack
Neil Young - On the Beach (w/ guest Jim McGee)
The National - Boxer (w/ guest Lisa Grosso)
U2 - War (w/ guest Nando)
Weezer - Pinkerton (w/ guest Jesse Elliot)
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (w/ guest Christian Madera)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (w/ guest Jaime Parker)
Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory (w/ guest Beanie Zee)
The Wrens - The Meadowlands
10 Great Songs
The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
Our Lady Peace - Spiritual Machines (w/ guest Erin Lamy)
The Replacements - Tim (w/ guest Jeff Fiedler)
Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen
Green Day - Dookie (w/ guest Drew Novelli)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (w/ guest Andrew Kolbenschlag)
REM - Murmur (w/ guest Jeff Fiedler)
Weezer - The Blue Album
Polaris - Music From the Adventures of Pete and Pete
The Replacements - Let It Be