Adventures In Vinyl

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the 4th studio album from this punk band out of Chicago that was released in the year 2003.  That band is Alkaline Trio and the album is Good Mourning.Song of the Week!Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen - NebraskaInfinite source - Deftones - Private MusicStump the Barron!Take It On the Run - REO Speedwagon - Hi InfidelityAlkaline Trio - Good MourningGenre:  PunkRelease Date:  May 13, 2003Studio(s):  CelloProducer(s): Joe McGrath, Jerry FinnLabel:  VagrantLength: 39:07Number of Tracks:  12For more information on the band Alkaline Trio you can check out their website at alkalinetrio.com ..  If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage.    If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the 3rd studio album and major-label debut released in 1994.  That band is Greenday and the album is Dookie.Song of the Week!Closer - Kings of Leon - Only By the NightJ.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva) - Green Day - International SuperhitsStump The Barron!Cotton Candy High - Catherine - Hot Saki And Bedtime StoriesGreenday-DookieGenre:  PunkRelease Date:  February 1, 1994Studio(s):  Fantasy (Berkeley), Music Grinder (LA)Producer(s): Rob Cavallo, GreendayLabel:  RepriseLength: 39:35Number of Tracks:  14And just like that we are at the close of another episode of Adventures In Vinyl.  For more information on the band Coldplay you can check out their website at www.greenday.com.  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the debut studio album released in the year 2000 and as of July of this year has sold over 17 million copies worldwide.  That band is coldplay and the album is parachutes.Song of The Week!Nothing As It Seems - Pearl Jam - BinauralFuture Says Run - Tonic - SugarStump The Barron!I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m NotColdplay-ParachutesGenre:  AlternativeRelease Date:  July 10th, 2000Studio(s):  Matrix/Wessex/Orinoco (London), Parr Street (Liverpool), Rockfield (Rockfield)Producer(s): Ken Nelson, Coldplay, Chris AllisonLabel:  Parlophone, NettwerkLength: 41:25Number of Tracks:  10For more information on the band Coldplay you can check out their website at www.coldplay.com. .  If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage.    If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fifth studio album and first major label release which transitioned this bands sound from hardcore punk to a style that would later be known as alternative.  That band is Husker Du and the album is Candy Apple Grey.Song of the Week!Hyper Enough - Superchunk - Here’s Where the Strings Come InHelpless - Sugar - Copper BlueBlue Monday - New OrderStump The Barron!There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths - The Queen Is DeadHusker Du - Candy Apple GreyGenre:  AlternativeRelease Date:  March 17, 1986Studio(s):  Nicollet Studios (Minneapolis, MN)Producer(s): Bob Mould, Grant HartLabel:  Warner Bros.Length: 37:04Number of Tracks:  10If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fourth studio album whose title song alludes to the 1985 film The Goonies.  That band is The Ataris and the album is So Long, Astoria.Song of the Week!Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show - O.C.M.S.The Boys of Summer - Don Henley - Building The Perfect BeastStump The Barron!Dirty Little Secret - All American Rejects - Move AlongThe Ataris - So Long, AstoriaGenre:  Pop PunkRelease Date:  March 4, 2003Studio(s):  Ocean (Burbank), Grandmaster (Hollywood), Orange Whip (Santa Barbara)Producer(s): Lou Giordano, Thom Flowers, Elissa Melhsner, Eric PalmquistLabel:  ColumbiaLength: 48:55Number of Tracks:  13 or 15For more information about the band The Ataris  you can check out their website at https://theatarisband.com/ If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage.    If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fourth studio album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 310,000 copies in it’s opening week.  That band is Soundgarden and the album is Superunknown.Song of the Week!Man On A Mission - The Black Keys - No Rain, No FlowersGremmie Out of Control - Pearl Jam - Lost DogsStump The Barron!John the Fisherman - Primas - Frizzle FrySoundgarden - SuperunknownGenre:  GrungeRelease Date:  March 8, 1994Studio(s):  Bad Animals (Seattle, Washington)Producer(s): Michael Beinhome, SoundgardenLabel:  A&MLength: 70:13Number of Tracks:  15 If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage.    If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.  We dig into ten of his most iconic solo tracks.  From the stadium-Shaking Opener “Crazy Train” to the orchestral eeriness of “Diary of a Madman” Come along and enjoy the ride.Song of The Week!Autopilot - Dexter and The MoonrocksClaws - Liquid Mike - Claws EPStump The Barron!Whitesnake - Still of the Night - Whitesnake.A Tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne  "Crazy Train""Mr. Crowley""No More Tears""Bark at the Moon""Mama, I’m Coming Home""Shot in the Dark""Over the Mountain""Diary of a Madman""I Don’t Know""Flying High Again"And just like that we are at the close of another episode of Adventures In Vinyl. If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage.  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I ask Chat GPT for the top 10 pool side songs for Generation X!Song of The Week!Babygirl - The Black Keys - No Rain, No FlowersCry - Dexter and The Moonrocks - Happy To Be HereStump The Barron!For Me This Is Heaven - Jimmy Eat World - ClarityTop 10 Pool Side Songs for Gen X Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey (1981)Summer of ‘69 – Bryan Adams (1984)Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes (1983)Take On Me – a-ha (1985)Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard (1987)Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles (1986)(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) – Beastie Boys (1986)Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991)Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears (1985)Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses (1987)If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss this 1985 debut studio album, considered a landmark recording due to its influence on the shoegaze genre.  That band is The Jesus and Mary Chain and the album is Psychocandy.Song of The Week!Here’s The Thing - Fontaines D.C. - Romance(No) Reason to Believe - Spanish Love Songs - Losers (Single)Stump The Barron!The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean RainThe Jesus and Mary Chain - PsychocandyGenre:  AlternativeRelease Date:  November 18, 1985Studio(s):  Southern Studios, Wood Green, LondonProducer(s): The Jesus and Mary ChainLabel:  Blanco y NegroLength: 38:55Number of Tracks:  14For more information on the band The Jesus and Mary Chain you can check out their website www.themarychain.com . If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss an album whose title was inspired by Arther Koestl’ers book The Roots of Coincidence.  Nominated for 5 grammy’s in 1984.  That band is The Police and the album is their 5th and final studio album Synchronicty.Song of The Week!Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel - SoI Broke My World - Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?Stump The Barron!Legs - ZZ Top - EliminatorThe Police - SynchronicityGenre:  Pop RockRelease Date:  June 17, 1983Studio(s):  AIR (Salem, Montserrat), Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Canada)Producer(s): The Police, Hugh PadghamLabel:  A&MLength: 39:40Number of Tracks:  10Knowing that the band will never reunite to tour you can get the latest news about new remasters or other releases of the Police’s catalog of albums at their website www.thepolice.com. It is a shame Adam that the band can’t find common ground.  With the re-emergence of bands touring there is a lot of money these guys are leaving on the table.  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss an album that won two Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package.  That band is Chicago’s own Wilco and the Album is 2005s A Ghost Is Born.Song of The Week!Graveyard Shift - Uncle Tupelo - No DepressionDrown - Son Volt - TraceStump The Barron!Wake Up - Arcade Fire - FuneralWilco - A Ghost Is BornGenre:  Indie RockRelease Date:  June 22, 2004Studio(s):  Sear Sound (NYC), Soma EMS (Chicago)Producer(s): Wilco, Jim O’RourkeLabel:  NonesuchLength: 67:26Number of Tracks:  12For more information on the band Wilco visit their website is www.wilcostore.com  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Todd and I discuss the eleventh studio album by one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands of all time. An album originally aimed at beating the Beatles’ Rubber Soul, and their inspiring Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album, it has since taken its place as one of the greatest and most influential Albums in music history by a band that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. That band is the Beach Boys, and the album is Pet Sounds.Song of The Week!Handshake Drugs - Wilco - A Ghost Is BornI Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses (Self Titled Debut Album)Stump The Barron!Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals - Animal TracksThe Beach Boys - Pet SoundsGenre:  Progressive PopRelease Date:  May 16, 1966Producer(s): Brian WilsonLabel:  CapitolLength: 35:57Number of Tracks:  13For more information on the band The Beach Boys visit their website is www.thebeachboys.com .  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I discuss yet another debut studio album by a band whose name was derived from a british nursery rhyme called “One for Sorrow”.  That band is Counting Crows and the album is August and Everything After.Song of The Week!At the Stars - Better Than Ezra - How Does Your Garden GrowThat Prince - Cloud Nothings - Final SummerStump The Barron!Careless Whisper (feat, Kenny G.) - Train - Greatest HitsCounting Crows - August and Everything AfterGenre:  Alternative RockRelease Date:  September 14, 1993Producer(s): T Bone BurnettLabel:  GeffenLength: 51:42Number of Tracks:  11For more information on the band Counting Crows visit their website is www.countingcrows.com. If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the 7th studio album that featured 7 singles.  The artist is New Jersey’s own Bruce Sprinstenn and the album is Born in The U.S.A.Song of The Week!Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins - Top Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Enough Is Enough - The HivesStump The Barron!Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Kill Me - U2 - Batman Forever (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Bruce Springsteen - Born in The U.S.A.Genre:  RockRelease Date:  June 4, 1984Studio(s):  Power Station and Hit Factory (New York City)Producer(s): Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Steven Van ZandtLabel:  ColumbiaLength: 46:41Number of Tracks:  12For more information on the Bruce Springsteen his website is www.brucespringsteen.net .  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at ww.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the debut album of a band that was officially formed in the year 2000 in a basement in Merrick, New York.  That band is Brand New and the album is Your Favorite Weapon.Song of The Week!Anna Begins - Counting Crows - August and Everything AfterThe Poet - Ryan Bingham - Junky StarStump The Barron!Grace Too - The Tragically Hip - Day For NightBrand New - Your Favorite WeaponGenre:  Punk RockRelease Date:  October 9th, 2001Studio(s):  Magic Shop Recording Studios (Manhattan), Tom and Andy Nada Studios (New Windsor), Sapone Productions (New York)Producer(s): Mike Sapone, Brand NewLabel:  Triple CrownLength: 41:27Number of Tracks:  12For more information on the band Brand New  you can check out their website at www.fightoffyourdemons.com .  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this former Canadian Duo’s 2nd studio album released in 2012.  That band is Japandroids and the album is Celebration Rock.Song of The Week!Psycho Killer - Talking Heads - Talking Heads:77Take Me With You - OK Go - And the Adjacent PossibleStump The Barron!Sex and Dying in High Society - X - Los AngelesJapandroids - Celebration RockGenre:  Punk RockRelease Date:  June 5, 2012Studio(s):  The Hive Creative Labs (Vancouver)Producer(s): JapandroidsLabel:  PolyvinylLength: 35:10Number of Tracks:  8For more information on the band Japandroids  you can check out their website at www.japandroids.com .   IF you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this Austrian band's 6th studio album and most successful release.  That band is INXS and the album is Kick!Song of The Week!The Great Salt Lake - Band of Horses - Everything All the TimeDon’t Change - Spanish Love Songs - SingleStump The Barron!Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car - Billy Ocean - Tear Down These WallsINXS - KICKGenre:  Pop RockRelease Date:  October 19, 1987Studio(s):  Rhinoceros (Sydney), Studio De La Grande Armee (Paris)Producer(s): Chris ThomasLabel:  WEA - Mercury - AtlanticLength: 39:50Number of Tracks:  12For more information on the band INXS  you can check out their website at www.inxs.com .  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this Irish-English Rock band’s 2nd studio album released on November 4th 1991.  That band is My Bloody Valentine and the Album is Loveless.Song of The Week!Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain - PsychocandyCity Girl - Kevin Shields - Lost In Translation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Stump The Barron!Here’s Where The Story Ends - The Sunday’s  - Reading, Writing And ArithmeticMy Bloody Valentine  - LovelessGenre:  ShoegazeRelease Date:  November 4th, 1991Producer(s): Kevin Shields - Colm O ClosoigLabel:  Creation (UK) - Sire Records (US)Length: 48:31Number of Tracks:  11For more information on the band My Bloody Valentine and Kevin Shields  you can check out their website at www.mybloodyvalentine.org.   If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss the 3rd studio album by this English Rock band that won a grammy for Bester Alternative Music Album in 1998.  That band is Radiohead and the album is Ok Computer.Song of The Week!Call Me - St Paul & The Broken Bones - Half the CityThe Shakes - The MenzingersStump The BarronOcean's Avenue - Yellowcard - Ocean's AvenueRadiohead - OK ComputerGenre:  AlternativeRelease Date:  May 21, 1997Studio(s):  Canned Applause (Didcot, England), St Catherine’s Court (Bath, England), Church (Crouch End, England)Producer(s):  Nigel Godrich, Radiohead Label:  Parlophone - CapitolLength: 53:21Number of Tracks:  12For more information on the band Radiohead you can check out their website Radiohead Public Library at www.radiohead.com.  IF you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I continue looking at the DFW music scene of the 90s by discussing the 2nd studio album from this band that suddenly disbanded in 1999 and just reformed in 2024.  That band is Tripping Daisy and the album is I Am an Elastic Firecracker.Song of The Week!Happiness - Hagfish - Rocks Your Lame AssWhite Bikes - Thursday - White Bikes (Single)Stump The Barron!Another Way To Die - Disturbed - AsylumTripping Daisy:  I Am An Elastic FirecrackerGenre:  Grunge/AlternativeRelease Date:  June 20,1995Studio(s):  Water Music Recording Studios (Hoboken, NJ)Producer(s): Ted Niceley, Tripping DaisyLabel:  IslandLength: 54:29Number of Tracks:  12For more information on the band Tripping Daisy you can check out their website at https://www.trippingdaisy.com/ .  IF you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.