Al, Trav, and Quillen talk about every song that reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in the 90s, beginning with Kurt Cobain’s death in April 1994.
Episodes
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
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
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
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.
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
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.
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
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.
Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
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"
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Will Alanis escape her third and final episode without a visit from the Irony Police? Then join the boys for a dive into the Meredith Brookses, Fiona Apples, and other "bad girls" of post-Jagged Little Pill radio - To what degree was there an Alanis Effect?
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
It’s episode #1,979 as Quorgan and the Smashing Young Men of TMAYTOP head to Pumpkinland for an epic discussion about the band’s biggest hit and one of the most successful double albums of all time, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
The word is on the street that 1996 is gonna be one classic single after another. Starting with "Wonderwall," the boys gush over Oasis' album What's The Story (Morning Glory). On their way, Quill complains about hot rod drumsticks and Trav expresses gratitude for a recent downgrade of The Beatles' stock.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
As a quick mid-hiatus snack, the boys engage in two quick spontaneous debates. Does a seminal indie rock band have more Spotify listeners than a 90s one hit wonder? Would Kurt Cobain like Vampire Weekend?
The format of this show came directly from the podcast The Great Debates, which is much funnier and more clever than what the boys did. The Great Debates is available everywhere.
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
It's the Annual Poddy Awards, remember? After an outstanding opening set from the MCs, the boys discuss stats from their second season and their top 5 albums of 1995.
It's a long one, so if you wanna jump around:
:00 Opening monologues (you don't wanna miss these, pal!)
7:02 When you were a kid, what was your favorite song of 1995?
12:00 1995 Stats
21:31 Billboard Year-End Airplay Lists
27:50 Beginning of Our Top 5 Album Lists
1:25:00 Our Number Albums of 1995