That Record Got Me High Podcast

Like many music lovers who came of age in the mid-70s, returning guest Oscar Herrera (The Sleep Of Reason, Halo, El Duende, Black Tape For A Blue Girl) first encountered Queen upon hearing their unlikely smash-hit single Bohemian Rhapsody on the radio. That song - and the album it came from, 1975s 'A Night At The Opera' - got him - and countless others - high. Including the host of this podcast.
"Nothing really matters, anyone can see..."
Songs discussed in this episode: Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen Cover) - We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It/Flaming Lips/Pink/Weasel Walter/Panic! At The Disco/The Muppets; St. Elmo's Fire, Calling You (From The Edge Of The World) - Oscar Herrera; We Will Rock You (Fast version, Live 1979) - Queen; Beth - Kiss; Killer Queen, Death On Two Legs, Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon - Queen; Martha My Dear - The Beatles; I'm In Love With My Car, You're My Best Friend, '39 - Queen; Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin; Sweet Lady, Seaside Rendezvous - Queen; Fat Bottomed Girls (Live) - Queen + Paul Rogers; The Prophet's Song, Love Of My Life (Live, Rock in Rio 1985), Love Of My Life - Queen; Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band; Good Company - Queen; You're Driving Me Crazy - The Temperance Seven; Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen; Alexander Hamilton - Hamilton-Original Cast Recording; Father Whiskey - Oscar Herrera; God Save The Queen - Queen; Birdman, Nuclear Apathy (Crack The Sky cover) - Oscar Herrera

A member of the world-famous Wrecking Crew studio band, drummer Hal Blaine was thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions, 6,000 singles,and 150 US top 10 hits - 40 of which went to number one! This week's guest, drummer Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus), brings us Hal's bonkers 1967 release, 'Psychedelic Percussion'. Dig it!
Songs discussed in this episode: Be My Baby - The Ronettes; A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley; Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds; Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys; Let The Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension; Beach Bongo Bloodbath - Bob Bert; This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & The Playboys; Monday Monday - The Mamas & The Papas; Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel; Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille; A Paper Suit - Knoxville Girls; Goo Goo Muck - The Cramps; Love In (December) - Hal Blaine; By Your Grace - Beaver & Krause; Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan; Mississippi Queen - Bob Bert; Flashes (February), Kaleidoscope (March) - Hal Blaine; Cavern - Liquid Liquid; The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (Main Theme) - Ennio Morricone; Flower Society (May), Trippin' Out (June) - Hal Blaine; Superstition - Stevie Wonder; Soulful (September), Inner Space (October) - Hal Blaine; Dish It Out - James Chance and the Contortions; Wiggy (November) - Hal Blaine; Attractive People - Genre Is Death; Foggy Notion (Velvet Underground cover) - Bob Bert

This week, Austin-based guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer, and recording producer Don Cento (Cento Threeo) brings us Elvis Costello's second studio album - and the first with his crack new band the Attractions - 1978's 'This Year's Model'
Always a singer-songwriter in spirit but a punk in attitude, this collection of songs proved Costello's stunning debut 'My Aim Is True' was no fluke.
Songs discussed in this episode: No Action (Elvis Costello cover) - The Muffs; The Judy Valve, Halfway To Mellowtown, Filibuster in E Minor - Cento Threeo; Kids In Japan - El Cento; Alison, The Other End Of The Telescope, No Action - Elvis Costello; Stupid Girl - The Rolling Stones; This Year's Girl, Watching The Detectives, Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello; Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard; The Beat, Pump It Up - Elvis Costello; Brutal - Olivia Rodrigo; Little Triggers - Elvis Costello; The Last Time - The Rolling Stones; You Belong To Me, Hand In Hand - Elvis Costello; Seven Year Ache (Rosanne Cash cover) - Cento Threeo; (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea, Lip Service - Elvis Costello; Radio Soul (Demo take 2) - Flip City/Elvis Costello; Living In Paradise, Lipstick Vogue, Night Rally - Elvis Costello; Make The Silence Louder - Cento Threeo

As far as debut albums go, there's some that seem to appear out of nowhere as a fully-formed, perfectly realized statement-of-purpose. New Jersey-based drummer, blogger, and lawyer Steve Kirsch makes the case that Hoodoo Gurus 1984 debut 'Stoneage Romeos' is just such a record. Chock full of pop culture references AND hooks for days, these Australian pop/garage gurus came out of the gate swinging with a stone cold classic.
Songs discussed in this episode: I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement (Ramones cover - Live Australia, 1997) - Hoodoo Gurus; Nothing Can Bring Me Down - Mondo Topless; Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth - Minutemen; Television Addict - The Victims; Bittersweet, (Let's All) Turn On - Hoodoo Gurus; Shake Some Action - Flamin' Groovies; Shake Some Action (Live, 1982) - Charlie Pickett and the Eggs; I Want You Back, Arthur, Death Ship - Hoodoo Gurus; Human Fly - The Cramps; Dig It Up, Be My Guru, My Girl, Zanzibar - Hoodoo Gurus; Leilani (1982 7" version) - Le Hoodoo Gurus; Leilani, Tojo, In The Echo Chamber, I Was A Kamikazi Pilot, I Heard Her Call My Name (Velvet Underground cover) - Hoodoo Gurus

While other punk/hardcore bands of their time seemed to be in a race to be the heaviest AND fastest, San Francisco's Flipper slowed things down to a crawl, and imbued their brand of existential nihilism with a healthy dose of detached irony. Hoboken New Jersey musician Dan Cuddy (Hypnolovewheel, The Special Pillow) brings us their landmark debut, 1982's 'Album - Generic Flipper', in all its ragged glory. Strap in!
Songs discussed in this episode: Problem Child (AC/DC cover) - Flipper; Secret Star (Demo), I Dream Of Jeannie - Hypnolovewheel; Love Canal, Sex Bomb (7" version) - Flipper; Mercenaries - Negative Trend; Ever - Flipper; Call Me - Chris Montez; Life Is Cheap - Flipper; A Medical Man - Renaldo & The Loaf; No Feelings - Sex Pistols; Shed No Tears, (I Saw You) Shine - Flipper; Confusion Is Next - Sonic Youth; Fishing - Public Image, Ltd.; The Way Of The World (Peel Session) - Melvins; The Way Of The World - Flipper; Gut Feeling - DEVO; Life, Nothing, Living For The Depression, Sex Bomb - Flipper; Sex Bomb (Flipper cover) - R.E.M.; Bridget Because - Hypnolovewheel