As a final gift in 2020, Mister Brian Jacobs returns to the Pods & Sods to join Craig for a quick chat about the seven fan club flexidiscs sent out to Beatles fans between 1963 and 1969 (and as an album in 1970). Happy Holidays to all and enjoy!
After we learned in the previous Beatles episode that Mister Brian Jacobs would try to throw the numbers in his favor, he was banished to a separate desert island that just played one Dylan song on a loop. Thalia Reynolds (Another Kind Of Mind) proved to be up to the task of choosing, and joined Craig for this Two Pick Ten where they focus on the point where she jumped onto Beatle Fandom – 25 years ago as they celebrate the anniversary of The Beatles Anthology.
The Monkees track by track, session by session
Pillow Time – version 1/demo
Micky In Carlsbad Cavern
Shades Of Gray
Masking Tape
You Just May Be The One – version 2 [LP version]
Peter Gunn’s Gun
I Can’t Get Her Off My Mind – version 2 [LP version]
Two-Part Invention In F Major
No Time – version 1
Blues
Banjo Jam
Cripple Creek
The Story Of Rock And Roll – version 1
Cantata & Fugue In C&W
The Story Of Rock And Roll – version 2
Don’t Be Cruel
Early Morning Blues And Greens
For Pete’s Sake
No Time – version 2 [LP version]
Just A Game – version 1/demo
In 1994, Smashing Pumpkins were a rock band coming off a super successful album (Siamese Dream) with an epic heavy sound – but many were surprised at exactly how far they could take “epic” – and they certainly took it far on their 1995 masterwork Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Christopher Fritz joins Craig once again as they dive into this one track by track, starting in the neighborhood record store where they met, the show where they saw the original four-piece Pumpkin lineup for what would be one of the last times, Billy’s track notes, what songs from the singles that would swap into the album, and culminating with these two friends reuniting to see the band in 2018 to relive some of those memories one more time. Join us on this empty party afternoon where we sing a birthday song to one of the most ambitious albums to come out of the nineties.
The Monkees track by track, session by session
The Girl I Knew Somewhere – version 2 [45 version]
Sunny Girlfriend
Mr. Webster – version 2 [LP version]
Nine Times Blue – demo
Until It’s Time For You To Go – version 1
She’ll Be There – demo
Midnight Train – demo
Randy Scouse Git
Band 6
You Told Me
Zilch
I’ll Spend My Life With You – version 2 [LP version]
Forget That Girl
Where Has It All Gone – version 1
Memphis Tennessee
Twelve-String Improvisation
Where Has It All Gone – version 2
Monkee Chat
East Virginia
Jericho
Fever
Rob and Craig join up for the first time in three years to discuss everything that’s happened in the world of Phish since the 2017 Baker’s Dozen shows.
One could say that all of the Two Pick Ten episodes present various rabbit holes that Craig has fallen into – for most episodes, the entire purpose of the series is to bring together two people familiar with an artist’s entire catalog of music. This one was a month-long crash course in melodic goodness as special guest Josh Fitzgerald willingly goes to that desert island with Craig and the two collaborate on their two-record set THE BEST OF ABBER. You’ll have to listen to understand.
Join us for a very special surprise Woodstock anniversary episode where Craig convinces legendary Woodstock author and expert Scott Parker to join him on the recently discovered desert island Yasgur as they brainstorm their own configuration of the Woodstock soundtrack for the 51st anniversary of the legendary festival. The twist this time – only one song per artist. There is, as always, chat about the songs picked but also discussion about the bands that didn’t make it onto their reconfigured soundtrack and why, as well as plenty of anecdotes about both Scott and Craig’s (and Megan’s!) visits to Bethel and all kinds of groovy goodness. In other words, this podcast is “far out” and hopefully won’t put you “through bad changes”.
The scene: a desert island. The task: pick twenty Radiohead tracks to make the perfect 2LP listening experience for said location. The brave souls taking on such a task: Jack Broad and Craig Smith.
Back in February, Megan and Craig had a bit of a Davy Jones marathon. Our episode starts with a review of the wonderful 7A release Live In Japan, but starts to take shape into a discussion about where Davy Jones fits inside and outside of The Monkees, with some conversations about the Monkees touring/reunion lineups over the years. An honest look at a complicated man who may have been responsible for some decisions that definitely altered the course of Monkeedom forever.