Tell Me All Your Thoughts On Pod

The Alice In Chains Special

It's time for another seminal artist that never hit Modern Rock #1: Alice in Chains.  Heat up a spoon and dig into some cold ice cream; we're about to share some decadent misery.

 

0:00 Theme song

2:10 Intro Talk

18:50 Facelift (1990)

28:10 Sap EP (1992)

34:39 Dirt (1992)

54:00 Jar of Flies EP (1994)

1:08:15 Alice in Chains (1995)

1:25:20 Unplugged (1996)

1:35:07 Aftermath and Legacy

1:42:15 Hall of Fame, Stall of Blame, etc.

September 14, 1996: "Down" by 311

Come take a trip ‘pon de islands mon to enjoy de exotic reggae sounds of 311! This week the boys are joined by special guest and friend of the pod, “Mr. 311” himself, Eric G. to discuss the first number one hit of the greatest reggae influenced ska-punk mainstream rock band (non-Rancid, non-Sublime category) of the era.

September 7, 1996: "Who You Are" by Pearl Jam

This week on the pod, the boys rediscover how it feels to fall in love again as they evaluate an overlooked classic by one of the great American rock bands, then list their top five Pearl Jam songs. In addition to “Who You’re,” chart songs this week include “Whoever You’re” by Geggy Tah, “If It Makes You’re Happy” by Sheryl Crow and “Who Will Save You’re Soul” by Jewel.

July 27, 1996: "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand"

Time for a song that songmeanings.com user Dark Apathy says is about "being sort of sad about life."  Movies discussed include Cable Guy, The Crow: City of Angels, and National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation.  Chart talk includes Donna Lewis, Hole, Blues Traveler, and Republica.

July 6, 1996: "Pepper" by Butthole Surfers

The boys hop on the Rembrandt Pussyhorse and head over to Electric Larryland, where there's always plenty of noise to eat and the funny album titles flow like water.  Along the way, they listen to some older Surfers stuff and debate whether there's a spoken word trend on 90s radio.  Chart talk includes 2Pac, Nada Surf and Superdrag.

The Sheryl Crow Special

No, we're not Honkin' On Bobo (tm), we're Crowin' 'bout Sheryl!  Join the Teenage Ninja Mutant Club as they celebrate Crow's three 90s albums and debate whether they are Adult Alternative classics or "Grammy fodder."

:01 Intro

16:15 Tuesday Night Music Club

47:52 Sheryl Crow (1996)

1:17:50 The Globe Sessions

1:33:08 Hall of Fame / Stall of Blame

June 29, 1996: "Counting Blue Cars" by Dishwalla

On this episode of Tell Me All Your Thoughts On God, the boys talk songs that open doors, songmeanings.com user Undead Bard, and CVS Bangers.  Plus some chart talk about Beck and Soundgarden.

June 8, 1996: "Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham

The boys are pleased to find that Tracy Bonham's debut album is solid, dependable bumble grudge, and that there are worse things one could do than emulating Liz Phair.  Other topics include the wrong guy from Dave Matthews Band, the album cover for Metallica's Load, and the continuation of a truly great streak on the Modern Rock charts.

May 11, 1996: "Salvation" by The Cranberries

This week the boys pay respects to the Faithful Departed and Alec reveals that he keeps his D.A.R.E. course completion certificate from junior high in his current desk drawer. Then we get down to brass tacks as we discuss the horn arrangements of producer Bruce Fairbairn, and take a deep dive on the charts.

April 6, 1996: "Champagne Supernova" by Oasis

Oi, mates! This week the gang takes a slow walk down the hall to examine “Champagne Supernova,” the sixth single from (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? Then, a survey of the mid 90s Britpop landscape, with a special look at albums by Blur and Pulp.

 

It's a bloody long 'un, so if you'd like to skip around:

00:00 We talk "Champagne Supernova"

27:25 General discussion of Britpop

35:18 Parklife and a lengthy discussion of Blur in general

1:00:08 Pulp's Different Class

1:17:48 When did Britpop end?

1:22:06 The Charts

1:31:51 Rating "Champagne Supernova"