Jason: I haven’t listened to this in about 15 years. Brad: I’ve listened to it more recently than that but I was struck how timely the subject matter is right now. It was inspired by the George W. Bush administration and the war with Iraq. However, it applies to our current reckless president instigating a…
Jason: You know that meme where the woman tries kombucha and goes through the 4 phases of “Nope! Well maybe? Um… nah. I get it but not for me.”? That is how I feel about this album and band. Brad: That’s a perfect description for this album! Or should I say DesGIFtion? Jason: Ha. Also,…
Jason: I knew more songs on this album than I anticipated. Brad: So many of these songs are classics. I know you dislike “Stairway to Heaven”. What did you think of the rest of this album? Jason: I initially thought “I don’t like ‘Stairway’ because it’s over-played but in actuality I don’t like it because…
Jason: I knew more songs from this album than I had anticipated. Brad: Yeah, I didn’t realize that pretty much all of the Supertramp songs I know are all on this album. Do you enjoy them? Jason: They are fine. I enjoyed it somewhat. What category of music would you put them in? They are…
Jason: Muse. I am not too familiar with them although I did recognize a song or two from this album. Have you listened to this in its entirety before? Brad: This is one of my favorite albums of the 2000s. I’ve played them so much around you over the years. How do you not know…
Jason: This album has some good classic tracks on it. Brad: Yeah, the high points are really high on this one. Some of the most-covered songs in music history. Jason: There aren’t really any low-points but some of the songs aren’t up the same caliber as the title track or “The Boxer”. Not that they…
Jason: Hi there. Happy snowy Halloween. So… when someone references Springsteen I immediately think of “Born In The U.S.A.” which was a massive hit. I wasn’t familiar with this album but I did know a few songs from it. Brad: I guess “Born in the U.S.A.” was our era of Bruce but the song “Born…
Jason: Holy crap, this was painful to listen to. Brad: Really? Jason: I hate 70’s acid-trip lyrics like: “Starfish, moonbeam, unicorn, cloud. Walrus, garden, spaceship, shroud.” I really couldn’t listen to the whole album in one sitting. Brad: Hmmm…I’m not always in the mood for it but I like it. I got into Jimi in…
Jason: Good luck escaping this album or its singles in the mid-80s. Brad: So true. A lot of these songs still get played today. Jason: Yes, every time I go to the gym a Bon Jovi song from this album is on. Brad: Yeah, it seems like they get played a lot in public places…
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