281 episodes
The Next Track Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn
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4.8 • 84 Ratings
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Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.
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Episode #280: When CDs Won’t Play, and Other Tech Tales
Tech is full of surprises.
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Show notes:
NAD C 538 CD Player
Episode #177 - Author Michael Connelly on Music in the Harry Bosch Novels and TV Series
Our next tracks:
Original Cast Recording: Girl from the North Country
Thurston Moore: By the Fire
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Episode #279: Lyrics
We discuss lyrics in popular music. Have they become simpler and angrier over the years?
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Show notes:
Billie Eilish Clarifies Comments About ‘Wasteful’ Vinyl Variants: ‘I Wasn’t Singling Anyone Out’
Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last five decades
Genius
Our next tracks:
Timo Andres: The Blind Banister
The Hanging Stars: On a Golden Shore
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Episode #278: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Gear Acquisition Syndrome, or GAS, affects people with many interests: musicians, photographers, and audiophiles. We discuss how this syndrome can affect people, and why people just want to keep buying more gear.
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Show notes:
Cambridge Audio: EVO 150 DELOREAN EDITION All-in-One Player
The 7 key stages of Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Kyusu
Our next tracks:
Max Richter: Sleep (Piano Edition)
Little Village: Little Village
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Episode #277: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Part 2
This time, Kirk chose three rock stars to discuss from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994.
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Show notes:
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994
Our next tracks:
Vega Trails: Tremors in the Static
Pan•American: The Patience Fader
Gustaf: Package, Pt. 2)
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Episode #276: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star
We didn't all do our homework, but Doug discusses three chapters from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994.
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Show notes:
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994
Black Sabbath: The Ballet review
Introducing the Violoncello Da Spalla
Our next tracks:
Sigiswald Kuijken: Solo
New Order: Substance 1987 (2023 Expanded Reissue)
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Episode #275: Dead at the Sphere, Vision Pro, Grammys, Taylor Swift, the Superb Owl, and More
We have a “two guys in a pub” episode, in which we talk about the next musical artist to perform at The Sphere: Dead & Company. We also discuss Apple’s new Vision Pro, the Grammys, Taylor Swift, the Superb Owl, and more.
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Show notes:
Dead & Company, Dead Forever, at The Sphere
Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not (The Verge)
Taylor Swift, QAnon, and the Political Weaponization of Fandom
Monte-Carlo Summer Festival
Our next tracks:
The Passions: Thirty-Thousand Feet over China
The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang
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If you like music, how we digest it, how it's made, check out this show. Gotta love Grumpy Kirk and Positive Doug
Review of The Next Track Podcast
I listen to The Next Track Podcast, very frequently. They have an extremely informative and entertaining Podcast, with an interesting twist on Music and how it’s consumed. They have vast experiences to draw from, but with a slight bias towards Rock, and Pop music. I enjoy alternate takes on Music, but I disagree with their reports on the use of A/M-Fm radio, and it’s ubiquity. Most Vehicles still have AM-FM radios, and they are still the most listened-to form of Music today. Radio stations and Record labels pushed the customers away from CD’s to prevent duplication and to reform the market for how Artists are paid, and many of us disagree about the so-called inconvenience of CD’s and DVD’s. I believe that Tge Next Track has more direct, in-depth, full understanding, knowledge of the Music business and the distribution of Music, than any other Podcast, and I highly recommend following and listening to their Podcast.
Equal to my level of "audiophile" skepticism
I found this podcast after reading a Q&A from one of the hosts in an "audiophile" forum. After looking at the list of episodes, I was happy to see that they included interviews with classical music artists and journalists. The hosts evince a nice balance of "audiophile" skepticism with appreciation of quality sound reproduction. I'm working my way through back episodes and already enjoy their interviews with Andy Doe. Keep up the good work and I'm glad this podcast has maintained a consistent publication schedule, unlike other audiophile podcasts that peter out.