About this episode
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are big fans of Aimee Mann’s songwriting, so they’ve asked her to choose five albums that shaped her artistic outlook. She shares those albums and what they meant to her at different points in her life on this episode. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs: Aimee Mann, "Save Me," Magnolia (Music From the Motion Picture), Warner Music, 1999 Neil Young, "Heart of Gold," Harvest, Reprise, 1972 Neil Young, "A Man Needs A Maid," Harvest, Reprise, 1972 Neil Young, "Are You Ready For The Country," Harvest, Reprise, 1972 Neil Young, "The Needle and the Damage Done," Harvest, Reprise, 1972 Aimee Mann, "Burn It Out," Queens of the Summer Hotel, SuperEgo, 2021 Neil Young, "Old Man," Harvest, Reprise, 1972 Neil Young, "Alabama," Harvest, Reprise, 1972 Steely Dan, "Do It Again," Can't Buy A Thrill, ABC, 1972 Steely Dan, "Only a Fool Would Say That," Can't Buy A Thrill, ABC, 1972 Steely Dan, "Reelin' In the Years," Can't Buy A Thrill, ABC, 1972 Steely Dan, "Dirty Work," Can't Buy A Thrill, ABC, 1972 Steely Dan, "The Boston Rag," Countdown to Ecstasy, ABC, 1973 Elvis Costello And The Attractions, "Beyond Belief," Imperial Bedroom, Columbia, 1982 Elvis Costello And The Attractions, "Almost Blue," Imperial Bedroom, Columbia, 1982 Elvis Costello And The Attractions, "...And In Every Home," Imperial Bedroom, Columbia, 1982 Elvis Costello And The Brodsky Quartet, "I Thought I'd Write to Juliet," The Juliet Letters, Warner Bros, 1993 The Young Snakes, "Not Enough," Bark Along With The Young Snakes, Ambiguous, 1982 Aimee Mann, "At The Frick Museum," Queens of the Summer Hotel, SuperEgo, 2021 The Loud Family, "Sword Swallower," Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things, Alias, 1993 The Loud Family, "Inverness," Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things, Alias, 1993 Aimee Mann, "Fifty Years After the Fair," Whatever, Imago, 1993 Game Theory, "Regenisraen," The Big Shot Chronicles, Enigma, 1986 The Loud Family, "Slit My Wrists," Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things, Alias, 1993 The Loud Family, "Jimmy Still Comes Around," Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things, Alias, 1993 Elliott Smith, "Waltz, No. 2 (XO)," XO, Dreamworks, 1998 Elliott Smith, "Sweet Adeline," XO, Dreamworks, 1998 Aimee Mann, "Suicide Is Murder," Queens of the Summer Hotel, SuperEgo, 2021 Devo, "Whip It," Freedom of Choice, Warner, 1980 Devo, "Uncontrollable Urge," Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Warner, 1978 Wilco, "Ashes of American Flags," Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Nonesuch, 2001 Motorcade, "Static," See You In the Nothing, IDOL, 2022 Galaxie 500, "Tugboat," Today, Aurora, 1988 Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .