The Next Track Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn
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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 #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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Episode #274: OMD
We discuss the first album by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, aka OMD, called Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark. This was a foundational album in the synth-pop movement that started in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the UK.
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Show notes:
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Synth Britannia
Our next tracks:
Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings
Dr. Feelgood: Down by the Jetty
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Episode #273: Sheik Yerbouti
Doug has long been a fan of Frank Zappa’s music, yet we’ve never spent an episode discussing it. In our irregular series looking at individual albums, we look at Zappa’s best-selling record, the 1979 Sheik Yerbouti.
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Show notes:
Frank Zappa: Sheik Yerbouti
Episode #268: Miles Davis, Bitches Brew
Robert Christgau on Sheik Yerbouti
Zappa (documentary)
Our next tracks:
Genesis: Wind and Wuthering
Frank Zappa: Sheik Yerbouti
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Episode #272: Keef
Keith Richards is still alive. We recorded this episode on his 80th birthday, and we discussed how he is one of the most important guitarists in rock music, and the backbone of The Rolling Stones
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Show notes:
@officialKeef - Keith Richards an Twitter
Keith Richards Shows Off His Guitar Skills by Playing Some Rolling Stones Hits | The Tonight Show
Keith Richards: A life in guitars
Keith Richards: “They haven't really improved the electric guitar since Les Paul and Leo Fender put their touch to it. Everything else is trying to sound like them”
Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood video
Our next tracks:
Peter Gabriel: I/O
X-Ray Spex: Germfree Adolescents
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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.