Discograffiti

For the full, ad-free, 75-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969    New to the show? Start at Love Part 1. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 The unfortunate double function his bandmates at the time may have served, to Arthur’s probable detriment; Arthur finally exhumes the sole outtake from Forever Changes and commits it to wax; Inarguably the worst remake from Arthur’s back catalog, a misfire on a level almost incomprehensibly misguided; The arrests start to pile up; Arthur starts taking business advice from mobsters; Enter Baby Lemonade; And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off 1981’s Arthur Lee and 1992’s Arthur Lee And Love. CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow:<a href='https://podfollow.co

For the full, ad-free, 61-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 32-episode Jefferson Airplane series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2123066   New to the show? Start at Jefferson Airplane Part 1. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000765230378 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5l7O6r4JMTfH7FsGT3EXj3?si=AE4HUYPKSs2Ymc1I8TdSKQ The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-episode-1-1-156815363   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive is an audio documentary that was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth. It includes long-form interviews, commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release.  Part 5 of the series features Jack and I doing a deep, deep dive on the making of the band’s debut album. Expect deliriously interesting digressions. Here are just a few of the many things that Jack discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: Recollections about the contracts he may or may not have signed; The way that the album was recorded; A discussion about the blurb on the back cover, which empties out into a fascinating discussion about the ideals of the 1960s; The differences between Signe Toly and Grace Slick; What Jack felt like they got right in the Sixties; And a conversation that veers so beautifully, so organically, into one of my all-time favorite digressions in Discograffiti history, exploring the legacy of the hippie era. CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/

For the full, ad-free, 72-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969    New to the show? Start at Love Part 1. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 The great lost Love song, and in many ways the true epilogue to Forever Changes; Arthur’s final big chance; What you get if you’re Eric Clapton and you’ve asked Arthur to open for you; That time Robert Plant and Jimmy Page swung by to meet Arthur; That time Arthur lived out of his car…but with a driver; And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Black Beauty and Reel To Real.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com

For the full, ad-free, 46-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 32-episode Jefferson Airplane series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2123066   New to the show? Start at Jefferson Airplane Part 1. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000765230378 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5l7O6r4JMTfH7FsGT3EXj3?si=AE4HUYPKSs2Ymc1I8TdSKQ The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-episode-1-1-156815363   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive is an audio documentary that was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth. It includes long-form interviews, commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release.  Part 4 of the series covers the period from August 1965 to August 1966—that is, from their very first gig to the release of their debut album—in the style of an audiobook documentary. Here are just a few of the many things discussed in this episode of Discograffiti: Grace Slick, Skip Spence, and Spencer Dryden enter the picture; Members begin to play musical chairs as they edge closer and closer to the classic line-up; Their early audition for Phil Spector; All the record labels the Airplane turned down, and the one they did not; Jack Casady flies out to San Francisco to try out for the band; The stylistic affectation that initially did not endear Jack to Paul Kantner; The wheeling and dealing of their first manager, notorious shyster Matthew Katz; And the trials and tribulations behind the making of their debut album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDe

For the full, ad-free, 40-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969 ($49 instead of $75)   New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 . Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 Whether or not the music created during that time was even intended for human ears (or any other species, for that matter); Arthur’s transition into shooting cocaine; That time he called the cops…on himself; A new slew of material that trumpeted his new vegetarian lifestyle; Arthur’s continuing insistence on sing-song vengeance tunes written for backstabbing friends; And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Dear You (a.k.a. Love Lost) and Arthur’s solo debut Vindicator.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel:<a href='

For the full, ad-free, 50-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 32-episode Jefferson Airplane series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2123066   New to the show? Start at Jefferson Airplane Part 1. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000765230378 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5l7O6r4JMTfH7FsGT3EXj3?si=AE4HUYPKSs2Ymc1I8TdSKQ The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-episode-1-1-156815363   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive is an audio documentary that was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth, the almighty Jefferson Airplane. It includes long-form interviews, commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release.  Part 3 of the series covers the very early years of the band in the style of an audiobook documentary, as the Airplane’s original visionary Marty Balin seeks out the best of the best and winds up pulling together a band that will soon change the course of music history. Here are just a few of the many things discussed in this episode of Discograffiti: Marty Balin’s early music dalliances; Piecing together his dream band, one member at a time; The unbelievable first original that they performed; Marty’s genius plan to foist his band on San Francisco with a true splash; Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady: the origin story of a 70-year musical love affair; The incredibly rare first recording by Jack How Jorma was seduced into the Airplane; The true origin of the band’s name; The bargaining chip used by their first manager Matthew Katz to convince the group that he was their man;  And their public debut as a band.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel:<

For the full, ad-free, 39-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969 ($49 instead of $75)   New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 Details about the session during which Jimi joined Love, and what was played; The major similarities—and glaring differences—between Arthur The band that Arthur and Jimi were supposedly planning on assembling before his untimely passing; The crumbling of this next line-up, as the substance imbibing begin to gain steam in Arthur’s life; That time Arthur got arrested for zapping people with a cattle prod; And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off False Start. New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: <a href='https://www.

For the full, ad-free, 94-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 32-episode Jefferson Airplane series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   New to the show? Start at Jefferson Airplane Part 1. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000765230378 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5l7O6r4JMTfH7FsGT3EXj3?si=AE4HUYPKSs2Ymc1I8TdSKQ The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-episode-1-1-156815363     Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with legendary Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for over a dozen hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth, the almighty Jefferson Airplane. As a celebration of the kick-off to what is going to be one hell of a wild ride, THIS ENTIRE EPISODE WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ON DISCOGRAFFITI’S PUBLIC STREAM! (...with the implied agreement that, in return, you’ll subscribe to our Patreon to tune in to the rest of the series!)  Going in to this interview, I was under the impression that this might be the only time I’d ever get with Jack. However, after he experienced the legendary “Discograffiti effect,” Jack generously afforded me carte blanche to talk at great length about each of the Airplane’s records. Part 2 is from my first interview with Jack, in which we cover his life story from the Summer of Love up to the late 1980s Airplane reunion. Here are just a few of the many things that Jack discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: Monterey Pop, Woodstock, How he rolled with Paul Kantner’s more revolutionary material; The details behind how Jack wound up playing on Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile”; How speed skating may have saved his life during the dissolution of Jefferson Airplane; The wilderness years, during which Jack did some of his most vital work as bassist for the San Francisco punk band SVT; His true feelings on the 1989 Airplane reunion; And making After Bathing At Baxt

So it was exactly six years ago this month that primary SOS host Rudy Fischmann started work on an ill-advised project— a rock opera. It was ill-advised because Rudy is actually living with brain cancer, and lacks enough left hand coordination to actually play any instruments traditionally, nor the energy. Still, he’s managed to pull it off with the help of 60 other people from 12 nations around the globe. It may not be major musical history, but it’s an absolute first of its kind.  So minor music history? The whole thing serves as a fundraiser for two great cancer charities… both very closely associated with rock opera kings The Who. We’re talking about Teen Cancer America and the Teenage Cancer Trust in the UK.  So check out this podcast to learn more about this big, dumb idea that became a brilliant reality, and some of the people who helped make it possible.  To learn more specifics on the rock opera and its fundraising component, visit: https://www.episode18.com It's simple, really: the music is free, but make a donation to either charity and you're entitled (if you want) to digital downloads, a printed booklet of liner notes, and a lyric/story script. Rudy's not looking to fill your life with clutter... just to get you to take a listen to his music, and for you to share some love with teens going through cancer. All music is available on most music streaming apps and YouTube. Just search for “Episode 18” by That Cancer Life. Get to know your new music-obsessed friends in Rudy Fischmann's fascinating podcast-within-a-podcast, The Discograffiti Soldiers Of Sound Podcast, created exclusively by & for Discograffiti's Patreon "Soldiers of Sound" community, where you get to be the guest! Listen & Subscribe at the Private Tier to receive your weekly episode and submit to be a guest (and hear the full, ad-free Friday show as an early release): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

For the full, ad-free, 75-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Grab the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969  New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 The massive stylistic differences with which the new Love boldly led; The wild drug habits of the new crop of guys; Insane stories about Arthur’s dog from that era, which was named Self; The very unique recording situation that begat both records; The track selection process that was agreed upon by Elektra’s Jac Holzman and Blue Thumb’s Bob Krasnow; The details behind the abjectly disastrous one-off reunion of the original Love for one final live performance; And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Four Sail & Out Here. New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

For the full, ad-free, 93-minute podcast, subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher (or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Grab the 30-episode Jefferson Airplane series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti( Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with legendary Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for over a dozen hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth, the almighty Jefferson Airplane. As a celebration of the kick-off to what is going to be one hell of a wild ride, this entire episode will be available free of charge on Discograffiti’s public stream! (...with the implied agreement that, in return, you’ll subscribe to our Patreon to hear all the rest of the series!)  Going in to this interview, I was under the impression that this might be the only time I’d ever get with Jack. However, after he experienced the legendary “Discograffiti effect,” Jack generously afforded me carte blanche to talk at great length about each of the Airplane’s records. Part 1 is the first part of my first interview with Jack, in which we cover his life story all the way up to the Summer of Love, just as Jefferson Airplane started making their third LP, After Bathing At Baxter’s. Here are just a few of the many things that Jack discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The foundational, near-death experience with which he dealt as a child; His holy sh*t moment of creative epiphany; His first band—also featuring Jorma Kaukonen—which the two best friends formed back in 1958; Who almost got the bass gig in the Airplane before it was proposed to Jack; The early gigs and the making of the band’s debut record; The profound growth the band experienced between the debut and Surrealistic Pillow; Jack’s frank thoughts on free love; And the very beginning of the Baxter’s lunacy. Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube

For the full, ad-free, 27-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-episode-12-156609089 Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969   New to the show? Start at Love Part 1. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with OG Love mainstay Johnny Echols about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for 4 1/2 hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings—from both Dave and Johnny—for every release. 7 Johnny’s opinion on the damage that Arthur did to Love’s legacy with the later records;  Regrets over drug abuse; Johnny’s upcoming plans with Love; Johnny’s modest outlook on Love’s legacy; And a story about Jac Holzman at the very end that will be seared into my brain for the rest of time immemorial.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 An in-depth examination of one of the great singles of all time, their 1968 swan song “Your Mind And We Belong Together” backed with “Laughing Stock”; Arthur’s unsuccessful attempt to eject Bryan MacLean from the band; The fate of Bryan MacLean’s solo album for Elektra; Love’s 1968 New York jaunt, which was plagued with a panoply of problems; The death of their road manager, which Arthur later documented in “Your Friend What happened with Johnny Echols, Bryan MacLean, Snoopy Pfisterer, Michael Stuart-Ware, and Ken Forssi; And finally, the tragic life, and death, of Don Conka. For the full, ad-free, 61-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413 Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebo

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with OG Love mainstay Johnny Echols about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for 4 1/2 hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings—from both Dave and Johnny—for every release. 7 The tracks that Johnny had written and conceived to be part of Forever Changes back in 1967;  A brutally honest and raw look back at Johnny’s days using heroin while the band was imploding; How Johnny got off drugs once and for all; The little-known one-time live reunion of Love that came to a swift end; Johnny’s relationship with Miles Davis in the early 1970s, not to mention the possibility that he was an uncredited inspiration behind one of Miles’ seminal records from that time; And some hard truths about the end of Don Conka’s life. For the full, ad-free, 31-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413 Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969    CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow:<a href='https://podfoll

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 The jaw-dropping story behind Johnny Echols’ double-tracked guitar solo on “A House Is Not A Motel”; The only Forever Changes track that was actually a holdover from Da Capo; The very real possibility that Arthur Lee may have actually invented rap music; The one Forever Changes outtake; And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Forever Changes. For the full, ad-free, 77-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413 Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969  Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  <a hre

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with OG Love mainstay Johnny Echols about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for 4 1/2 hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings—from both Dave and Johnny—for every release. 7 Arthur’s relationship with cocaine at that time; The secret that Arthur kept from the band members during the making of the album; Whether Neil Young had any production involvement, as legend has had it; Johnny’s thoughts on orchestrator David Angel’s contribution to the LP; His true thoughts about turning down Monterey Pop; What Johnny thinks is his best ever moment on record; Finally, that “All of God’s children gotta have their freedom” piece at the end of “The Red Telephone” is explained!; And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive with Johnny on Forever Changes, plus his own star rating for the record! For the full, ad-free, 53-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413 Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2004969    CONNECT Join our Soldiers of

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 What separated the orchestrations intended for this record from the strings on all other rock records up to this point; The misunderstood notions about who is playing what and the band members’ involvement in the process of creating the songs; Whether or not Forever Changes was intended at the outset to be a double album; Just how things got off on the wrong foot on the first day of sessions; The extent of The Wrecking Crew’s involvement in playing on the record; Why exactly they turned down Monterey; The man responsible for sequencing the album, as well as the one song he cut from the track list; And the background story which begat its classic title. For the full, ad-free, 46-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. April Fools! You may think the joke here is that we’ve made an episode on the California Raisins backstory, but in fact…the joke is that you think this episode is a joke. This touching expose of the raisin industry is actually a disguised Discograffiti episode about the career trajectory of the great Buddy Miles (Electric Flag, Buddy Miles Express, Band Of Gypsys). Host Dave Gebroe teams with OG Discograffiti host Joe Kennedy, and together they create a whoopee-cushioned joy buzzer of an April Fools’ gag that succeeds on every level imaginable. Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The issues within the raisin industry which provoked the creation of the California Raisins; The father of Claymation, who lent his talents to bringing these shriveled, anthropomorphized snacks to life; A full career overview of Buddy Miles; The crazed extent of the merchandising involved with this phenomenon; The mysterious, off-label fourth California Raisins record; And a not-very-in-depth, extremely shallow dive on The California Raisins discography! The Free Version: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 51-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404 Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with OG Love mainstay Johnny Echols about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for 4 1/2 hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings—from both Dave and Johnny—for every release. 7 The background of the sly coda of “7 How The Rolling Stones “borrowed” from Love at least twice; The kind of imprint Paul Rothchild’s production made on their sophomore record; How Johnny counters the myths that proliferate around this band; And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive with Johnny on Da Capo, plus his own star rating for the record! For the full, ad-free, 42-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2004969 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel:<a href='https://www.yout

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 How The Doors absolutely idolized Love, but why Arthur helping them get a deal with Elektra wound up biting his band in the ass; The initial conception of their second LP, before things veered off into a whole other terrain; The great lost Arthur Lee classic that he gave away to a rival group; The formation of the briefly-lived septet iteration of Love; The female wedge that drove herself between Arthur Lee and Bryan MacLean; An examination of the largest qualitative Side 1 / Side 2 disparity in music history; And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Da Capo. For the full, ad-free, 76-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2004969  Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up. CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/18391091762

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with OG Love mainstay Johnny Echols about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for 4 1/2 hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings—from both Dave and Johnny—for every release. 7 The only song in Love Mk. I history on which Arthur played guitar; The amount of material that Johnny says he wrote on the debut for which he did not receive credit; Johnny’s theory as to why Arthur drove himself into the depths of drug addiction without ever letting up; Jac Holzman’s process of singling Arthur out for recognition from the rest of Love, and how that impacted the group; What life was like in The Castle; And an in-depth deep dive with Johnny on the debut LP Love, plus his own star rating for the record! For the full, ad-free, 34-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2004969   Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ     Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 Why Don Conka needed replacing, and the psychological dynamic set in place with Snoopy Pfisterer’s arrival in the band; The band’s Elektra contract, which set a new standard for legal sloppiness; The heated songwriting rivalry set in place between Arthur Lee and Bryan MacLean; How Love’s version of “My Little Red Book” wound up veering off from Burt Bacharach’s intended chord sequence; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Love. For the full, ad-free, 64-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2004969   Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow:<a h

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962 Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ   Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with OG Love mainstay Johnny Echols about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for 4 1/2 hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings—from both Dave and Johnny—for every release. 7 His relationship with Billy Preston, and the time they saw The Beatles together; Johnny’s holy shit moment of creative epiphany; Whether or not he thinks Hendrix borrowed from his own early showboating style; The realities of Love’s compromised touring strategy; And Johnny’s ongoing relationship with ex-Love member Bobby Beausoleil. For the full, ad-free, 46-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2004969    CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5

SOS 250a: A Conversation with David Gedge of The Wedding Present and Cinerama Previewing His Upcoming Tour and Our Epic Deep Dive into his Many Songwriting Eras And yes, the episode title is needlessly long in tribute to the early days of David Gedge giving songs ridiculously long titles.  Anyway, Paul Kelly of the great Indie band, The Martial Arts, and Rudy were just minding their own business recording their thoughts on David Gedge for a series of episodes about his great and varied songwriting when SOS friend Patrick Tape Fleming of the greatest Indie bands Poison Control Center and Gloom Balloon arranged for Paul and Rudy to talk to Gedge himself. Naturally, this was not an opportunity two fanboys could not resist.  This discussion centers mostly on The Weddoe’s “Seamonsters”, since Gedge will be touring the US and Europe to celebrate that release’s *gulp* 35th anniversary. Think of this episode as a special preview of the proper “David Gedge Series” that starts next month, and motivation to get tickets to go see The Wedding Present perform “Seamonsters” in its beautiful entirety along with many more TWP classics.  To see where The Wedding Present is playing and how to get tickets, visit: https://www.scopitones.co.uk/forthcomingconcerts Paul Kelly is the artist behind the excellent indie band The Martial Arts. You can find their releases and merch here: https://themartialarts.bandcamp.com TO HEAR THIS ENTIRE PODCAST FREE OF CHARGE (and to subscribe for future episodes, as well): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Get to know your new music-obsessed friends in Rudy Fischmann's fascinating podcast-within-a-podcast, The Discograffiti Soldiers Of Sound Podcast, created exclusively by & for Discograffiti's Patreon "Soldiers of Sound" community, where you get to be the guest! Listen & Subscribe at the Private Tier to receive your weekly episode and submit to be a guest (and hear the full, ad-free Friday show as an early release).   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discogr

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 What Arthur was like as a kid; Arthur’s inspiration to assemble his first band; How Arthur’s style mutated until it reached a state of complete originality; The clubs on the Sunset Strip that were instrumental in allowing Love to grow; The reason Love had to (thankfully) change their name from The Grass Roots; Manson acolyte Bobby Beausoleil’s brief stint in the band; And how they arrived at the name Love. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 51-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2004969   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti Order the Digital v

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 9 covers Randy California’s creatively listless final years, which produced a handful of problematic records with terrific cherrypicking moments…before he tragically lost his life. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The most surprisingly ambitious project on which Randy worked during his last decade; Details surrounding the long slide down in Randy’s relationship with Spirit; The legitimately tragic and valiant death of Randy California; Noteworthy posthumous releases; Spirit’s arc, as determined by Dave; Our top 3 Spirit albums, and our least favorite; And an in-depth deep dive on some of the songs off Rapture In The Chambers, Sea Dream, Tent Of Miracles, and California Blues. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 34-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series: it’s Chuck’s chat with legendary songwriter/singer Jimmy Webb.  This beautiful little interview serves as the perfect palate cleanser before Discograffiti launches into our unprecedented 21-episode Love Series, which kicks off next week. Winning the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the age of 21, Webb has written multiple platinum-selling songs, including ”Up, Up and Away”, “By The Time I Get to Phoenix”, “MacArthur Park”, “Wichita Lineman”, “Worst That Could Happen”, “Galveston”, and “All I Know”. He had successful collaborations with Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Linda Ronstadt, The 5th Dimension, country supergroup The Highwaymen, The Supremes, Art Garfunkel, Richard Harris, and Carly Simon. He’s the only artist ever to receive Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchestration. Here’s just a few of the many things that Jimmy discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: What George Martin had told Jimmy about Pet Sounds; The importance of multi-track recording for works like Pet Sounds to even exist; Magic Alex and the freeing possibilities of recording potential during the 1960s, which we now take for granted; Jimmy’s favorite song off Pet Sounds; And the fascinating story about Jimmy’s prospective project with Frank Sinatra, which unfortunately never got off the ground. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 39-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 8 covers arguably the last blast of true creative inspiration that exploded out of Randy California. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: A cherry-picking overview of Randy’s second attempt to launch his solo career, a period covered by the 4-CD Euro-American box set, which includes a handful of buried gems you’d certainly otherwise never learn about; The events that led to the exhumation of the Potatoland project; Why, even though it’s not Potatoland proper, it’s arguably just as amazing and important for entirely different reasons; How Spirit spent their second and final classic line-up reunion; Why 1984 is such a landmark, signpost year for Spirit; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Potatoland and The 13th Dream, plus Randy’s solo album Euro-American. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 33-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Graham Nash comes clean with host Dave Gebroe about Crosby The final recorded studio appearance of Jerry Garcia’s pedal steel guitar; The start of the recorded CSNY in-fighting swipes in song; The final appearance of PERRO on Graham’s records, with The Dead acting as C The story behind the writing of Graham’s hit single, “Immigration Man”; The only single Graham ever partnered up with Neil Young to do, as a duo; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Graham Nash David Crosby. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 50-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 7 covers the wildly prolific and diverse years at the end of Spirit’s Mercury Records era, which included a reunion of the classic era line-up and the absolute peak of Randy California’s loner recording weirdness. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The unquenchable spiritual search of Randy California; How the original line-up managed to reform; The particular kind of slick that occurred when Spirit veered into mid-1970s slickness territory; The reunion’s sudden, disastrous finale, a single moment that killed off any future prospects for the original line-up; The insane whiplash about-face from Farther Along to Future Games; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Son Of Spirit, Farther Along, and Future Games. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 53-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the very special next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series: it’s Chuck’s chat with legendary producer, songwriter, musician, and self-described “rock and roll creep” and Lord of Garbage Kim Fowley. He has been described as "one of the most colorful characters in the annals of rock & roll", and that is truly putting it mildly. Although admittedly he is always in rare form (I can confirm, having had a relationship with him toward the end of his life), he is in the rarest of rare forms in this interview, barely allowing Chuck to get a word in edgewise. The dynamic is delightful right from the off.  He is the single common denominator that links “Alley Oop”, Cat Stevens, The Soft Machine, Bruce Johnston, Kiss, Helen Reddy, John Lennon, Ariel Pink, The Byrds, Motley Crue, Frank Zappa, The Modern Lovers, Alice Cooper, Warren Zevon, The Runaways, and the idea of raising a lighter at a concert. Although this chat careens maniacally off the rails, the main topic of conversation centers on Kim’s plan to pave the way for Pet Sounds to make a huge splash amongst the British press and pop star aristocracy. Kim passed away a few years later in 2015, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.   There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, or you’ll only be getting part of the story. Get it as a one-off, or better yet just subscribe. Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 67-minute bonus podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti No Show Notes available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 6 covers the beginning of Spirit’s Mercury Records era, a fertile period rife with creativity, as Randy California wound up processing his feelings around America’s Bicentennial through a surprisingly emotional internal filter, recording so much material for this double set that there was enough left over for a whole other record to come. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: Randy’s attempt to become a regular guy—including his stint working at a McDonald’s—before disappearing into thin air; Randy’s move to Hawaii, and some legitimately wild tales regarding his time there; How Ten Years After backing out of a Florida gig wound up changing the trajectory of Randy’s career; Reconciling the twin notions of recording an ambitious double set but gracing it with an album cover drawn haphazardly upon…a napkin?; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Spirit of ’76. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 27-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 5 details the almost-too-crazy-to-be-believed tale behind one of the most mythically nuts concept albums ever dreamt up. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The origin of the Potatoland project; The massive public uprising that practically forced Randy California to exhume the project several years later; The 2019 Esoteric Recordings Potatoland box set that has to be one of the ten most essential reissue purchases of all time; The live radio shows during that era which Randy dared to play on LSD; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato Land, the 1973 LP that was rejected by Epic Records.  The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 32-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400 Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode (Part 4 of a 4-part series edited down from a 5 1/2 hour interview), Lenny Waronker takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories peeled off along the way. Legendary producer and Warner Brothers studio head Lenny Waronker is a record producer and music industry executive. As the president of Warner Brothers Records, and later, as the co-founder and co-chair of DreamWorks Records, Waronker was noted for his commitment to artists and his belief that "music, not money, was still number one." In 2025, Waronker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for non-performing industry professionals.  Part 4 focuses on the first album Lenny ever produced, Side 2 of Van Dyke Parks’ legendary debut LP Song Cycle. Lenny once said: “To be associated with Song Cycle, even now, is more important to me than 99% of the hit records I’ve been involved with.” Parts 2 How Randy Newman feels about Nilsson Sings Newman, according to Lenny; A wildly divergent digression during which I discover the very direct link between The Beau Brummels and Rickie Lee Jones; An overview of Song Cycle’s ad campaign, one of the most memorable and least conventional music industry experiments of all time; An in-depth deep dive on every song off Side Two of Song Cycle; The early days of getting Ry Cooder Whether or not Van Dyke invented MTV a decade before its time; And an in-the-moment eulogy for Brian Wilson, who had died only days before the taping of this episode. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 84-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode (Part 3 of a 4-part series edited down from a 5 1/2 hour interview), Lenny Waronker takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories peeled off along the way. Legendary producer and Warner Brothers studio head Lenny Waronker is a record producer and music industry executive. As the president of Warner Brothers Records, and later, as the co-founder and co-chair of DreamWorks Records, Waronker was noted for his commitment to artists and his belief that "music, not money, was still number one." In 2025, Waronker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for non-performing industry professionals.  Part 3 focuses on Lenny’s time breathing rarefied air as a studio head, while he ran Warner Brothers Records and DreamWorks. Here are just a few of the many things that Lenny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The A Grievances about his time at DreamWorks; Thoughts on becoming close to the artists with whom he worked; Tales from the trenches with Elvis Costello and Gordon Lightfoot; Lenny’s love life; The biggest asshole he’s ever worked with; And a lengthy conversational outro that stands alone in the annals of Discograffiti history. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 62-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode (Part I of a 4-part series edited down from a 5 1/2 hour interview), Lenny Waronker takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories peeled off along the way. Legendary producer and Warner Brothers studio head Lenny Waronker is a record producer and music industry executive. As the president of Warner Brothers Records, and later, as the co-founder and co-chair of DreamWorks Records, Waronker was noted for his commitment to artists and his belief that "music, not money, was still number one." In 2025, Waronker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for non-performing industry professionals.  Part 2 focuses on the first album Lenny ever produced, Van Dyke Parks’ legendary debut LP Song Cycle. Parts 2 The mind frame of boundless largesse and expense that went into the making of the record; The real reason why Van Dyke covered Donovan’s “Colours”, and the reason he used an alias when it was released as a single; Lenny’s dalliance with speed, and what it did for him at the time that he otherwise had difficulty doing; Van Dyke’s need to obfuscate his own voice on a record so dependent on being able to understand its lyrical virtuosity; The current state of Lenny And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Side One of Song Cycle. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 60-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode (Part I of a 4-part series edited down from a 5 1/2 hour interview), Lenny Waronker takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories peeled off along the way. Legendary producer and Warner Brothers studio head Lenny Waronker is a record producer and music industry executive. As the president of Warner Brothers Records, and later, as the co-founder and co-chair of DreamWorks Records, Waronker was noted for his commitment to artists and his belief that "music, not money, was still number one." In 2025, Waronker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for non-performing industry professionals.  Part 1 focuses on the early years of Lenny’s career, leading up to the first album he ever produced, Van Dyke Parks’ Song Cycle. Here are just a few of the many things that Lenny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: What it was like growing up with his father Simon, as he set up and funded the launch of Liberty Records; Befriending Randy Newman as a small child, and coming to realize how gifted he was; What it’s like for Lenny and Randy to struggle with issues of self-confidence, and how those issues manifest; Meeting Van Dyke Parks for the first time and beginning to work with him; Hearing Brian Wilson’s Smile tapes through Van Dyke; And the contract offered to Van Dyke: possibly the most artistically and financially advantageous agreement ever made with anybody ever.  The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 88-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 4 covers the period that kicks off the most interesting era of the band, as far as Discograffiti sees it. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The chaotic events that led to the band’s break up; The formation of Spirit side act Jo Jo Gunne, which eventually seceded from Spirit and enjoyed success of their own; A brief rundown of the Jo Jo Gunne discography; The one-off iteration of Spirit without Randy California in it, which thankfully produced only a single record, whose closest comparison point is The Velvet Underground’s Squeeze; The manically inspired beginning of Randy California’s solo career, and the underrated masterwork that came out of it; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Feedback and Randy California’s Kapt. Kopter And The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 35-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Mark Linett takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories. Legendary producer and audio engineer Mark Linett is best known for his remixing and remastering of The Beach Boys’ catalog. Since 1988, he’s been the engineer of choice for Brian Wilson’s recordings. In 1996, Linett created the first true stereo mix of Pet Sounds. He’s also co-produced nearly all of the band's archival releases, including 1997’s The Pet Sounds Sessions, 1998’s Endless Harmony Soundtrack, 2003’s Hawthorne, CA, and 2011’s The Smile Sessions, as well as the Feel Flows (2021) and Sail On Sailor (2022) box sets.  In addition to earning three Grammy Awards, he was nominated for Best Engineered Album for his work on 2004’s Brian Wilson Presents Smile. He’s also worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction, Los Lobos, Rickie Lee Jones, and Randy Newman.  Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: Mark’s first few unillustrious gigs on his path to break into the music industry; His early work milking the Jimi Hendrix catalog; Mark’s love of The Beach Boys leading up to his work on Brian’s debut 1988 solo album; Mark’s genius brainstorm of releasing The Beach Boys catalog as those genius celebrate “two-fer” releases; Assembling The Pet Sounds Sessions and The Smile Sessions; And the serendipitous story of how he wound up in this industry in the first place. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 104-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 3 covers Spirit’s most fondly remembered LP, Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus, which also became the commercial high point of the band. An FM underground classic created after the band had parted ways with producer Lou Adler, it has since served as the introductory keyhole for most of the band’s fans. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: A discussion about the single that served as the band’s final release of the 1960s; How Neil Young’s producer David Briggs modified Spirit’s sound to showcase the band in a different light; The fights happening in the band at the time, not to mention the massive accident that Randy California incurred during the recording of Sardonicus; Whether Randy’s brain injury contributed to the boundless sense of creativity he experienced for many years to come; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 30-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives.  In this episode, Graham Nash comes clean with host Dave Gebroe about his very first solo album, the classic Songs For Beginners, with commentary and stories from that incredibly fraught, chaotic time. Discograffiti’s Wild Tales: The Graham Nash Interview Series tackles every last release the great Graham Nash ever had a hand in creating, including CSN/Y, C The overly complex relationships which fueled Graham’s songwriting at the time; The track that features The Grateful Dead, David Crosby, Details on Graham’s friendship with Terry Reid; The very first Crosby Graham’s experience working with Judee Sill, as producer of “Jesus Was A Cross Maker”; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Songs For Beginners. The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 46-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In the first episode of this brand-new series, host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti, and together they discuss the classic psych band’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 2 covers the dizzyingly busy period of 1968-1969, during which Spirit became a big touring concern while simultaneously working on several projects at once. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The crazed madness of making two albums and a soundtrack basically all at once; How Spirit wound up creating and releasing their hit single “I Got A Line On You”; The evolution of their relationship with Lou Adler; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off The Family That Plays Together, Clear, and the Model Shop soundtrack. Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 37-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link ($4). The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In the first episode of this brand-new series, host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti, and together they discuss the classic psych band’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 1 covers the incredible story of the band’s early days, as the band coheres and releases one of the greatest debut albums of all time. Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: How Randy California wound up crossing paths with Jimi Hendrix in a life-changing moment as a teenager that set him on his path for the rest of his life; How a teenage kid wound up playing in a band with his 45-year-old step-father in an era when you were supposed to distrust anyone over 30; How Mamas The lawsuit with Led Zeppelin over “Stairway To Heaven”, and the Spirit song which they allegedly stole for it; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit, their 1968 debut record. Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 65-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher (only $5/month), or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link ($3). The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series: it’s Part 2 of Chuck’s chat with his close friend, legendary bassist Carol Kaye. This time around, they’re joined by Chuck’s bassist buddy, Ammo. Carol is one of the most prolific bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings during a career spanning over 65 years. She actually started doing session work in 1957 on guitar, and after a bassist failed to turn up to a session in 1963, she switched to that instrument, quickly making a name for herself as one of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s. She’s appeared on sessions by Frank Sinatra, Simon The love that Chuck Britz had for Brian, especially during his dark time in the 1970s; Carol’s views on Paul McCartney’s bass playing; Her nightmare story of working with producer Joe Thomas; And Carol’s absolutely brilliant way of explaining why Brian’s music connected with people in such a big way. Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 54-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series: it’s Part 2 of Chuck’s chat with his close friend, legendary bassist Carol Kaye. This time around, they’re joined by Chuck’s bassist buddy, Ammo. Carol is one of the most prolific bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings during a career spanning over 65 years. She actually started doing session work in 1957 on guitar, and after a bassist failed to turn up to a session in 1963, she switched to that instrument, quickly making a name for herself as one of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s. She’s appeared on sessions by Frank Sinatra, Simon A nerd’s fantasy: a rundown of her equipment; The corruption she experienced firsthand while working for Motown; The music she liked and didn’t like playing; The particularities of the legendary studios in which she recorded; And just setting the record straight in general, about absolutely everything. Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti For the full, ad-free, 43-minute bonus podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. This is the interview you’d hope for if you prayed for all the things you wanted Hal Blaine to talk about in a stream of consciousness style, without a filter: what it was like to work with an acid-addled Brian Wilson; how it felt working at The Beach Boys home studio with the rest of the group; attempting to work with Joe Thomas; how it felt having Murry Wilson around; working with a wildly inebriated John Phillips; and how he feels he got accepted into his senior living community. This entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is the second part of Chuck’s chat with Brian Wilson’s favorite drummer, legendary studio maestro Hal Blaine. It’s not hard to understand why Brian worked with him so often: Hal claimed to have participated in over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. His drumming is featured on 150 US top 10 hits, 40 of which went to number one. Chuck’s interview with Hal took place while the latter was living in a retirement community, and the tone is definitely “no shits given” by this point. Hal passed away a few years later in 2019, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.   There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, or you’ll only be getting part of the story. Get it as a one-off, or better yet just subscribe…and then we’ll all have world peace. Full Episode: Patreon.com/Discograffiti (available on the Major Tier & up) Free Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti Subscribe to Discograffiti's Patreon and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening. It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the weekly Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for weekly early release, ad-free, super-extended Director's Cuts of the main show plus access to half our Patreon episode archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s weekly bonus episodes and access to our entire Patreon episode archive. There are now over 300 Patreon episodes.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives.  In this episode, host Dave Gebroe talks with the epitome of DIY punk spirit (who can also write a pop hook like the best of ‘em), Unrest’s Mark Robinson, and together they discuss Billy Joel’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 7 covers the era during which Billy catches his manager’s hand thrust deep in the cookie jar, Christie Brinkley divorces him, he stops writing pop music, dips his toe in classical waters, his drinking starts getting super scary, he gets married again, his third wife gives him a rehab ultimatum, he gets divorced a third time, and then gets married yet again. And he also manages to make and release Storm Front, River Of Dreams, and Fantasies And Delusions. The goal for this and the previous episode was to make great art about bad art, to create two podcast episodes in inverse qualitative proportion to the rock bottom records being discussed. Mark and Dave accomplished their goal. Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The crazed embezzlement fall-out with Billy’s manager Frank Weber;  Why we have Sean Ono Lennon to thank for “We Didn’t Start The Fire”; Billy’s Shelter Island Sessions, which collapsed and then transformed into River Of Dreams; Billy’s swerve into the classical lane with Fantasies And Delusions; And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Storm Front and River Of Dreams. Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.  The Director’s Cut of this episode is ad-free and features a plethora of additional essential material. Support Discograffiti by opting for this clearly superior version. Either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Lieutenant or Major Tier, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Director’s Cut: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. Chuck and legendary bassist Carol Kaye are close friends, so this exceptional interview goes incredibly deep in its search for the truth. Carol is one of the most prolific bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings during a career spanning over 65 years. She actually started doing session work in 1957 on guitar, and after a bassist failed to turn up to a session in 1963, she switched to that instrument, quickly making a name for herself as one of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s. She’s appeared on sessions by Frank Sinatra, Simon The first time she crossed paths with Brian Wilson; Working with Murry Wilson; The three times that Carol had Brian and Marilyn over to her house. There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, or you’ll only be getting part of the story. Get it as a one-off, or better yet just subscribe…and then we’ll all have world peace. Full Episode: Patreon.com/Discograffiti (available on the Major Tier & up) Free Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti Subscribe to Discograffiti's Patreon and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening. It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the weekly Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for weekly early release, ad-free, super-extended Director's Cuts of the main show plus access to half our Patreon episode archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s weekly bonus episodes and access to our entire Patreon episode archive. There are now over 300 Patreon episodes.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives.  In this episode, host Dave Gebroe talks with the epitome of DIY punk spirit (who can also write a pop hook like the best of ‘em), the great Mark Robinson (of Unrest, Grenadine, Air Miami, Flin Flon, Uncomfortable Police, et al), and together they discuss Billy Joel’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. If you’re a long-time listener, then you know that Dave has harbored a long-time hatred of Billy Joel…so why the sudden turnaround in taste? Part 6 covers the time after his divorce, a time when most people tend to sit around and sulk, but not Billy—he dated multiple supermodels, settled down with one, and became happy to an extent that managed to prove conclusively that great art absolutely can not be created by very happy people. And he also managed to make and release An Innocent Man and The Bridge.  The goal for this and the next episode was to make great art about bad art, to create two podcast episodes in inverse qualitative proportion to the rock bottom records being discussed. Mark and Dave accomplished their goal. Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: That time when Billy’s music became more ubiquitous than oxygen, and how he—and more importantly we—dealt with that; The various acts and song styles that Billy co-opted to create An Innocent Man; The unfortunate, damaging effect that An Innocent Man had on Dave’s perception of Billy Joel and his music, until only recently; The wildly successful Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 The heavy Huey Lewis And an in-depth deep dive on every song off An Innocent Man and The Bridge. Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.  The Director’s Cut of this episode is ad-free and features a plethora of additional essential material. Support Discograffiti by opting for this clearly superior version. Either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Lieutenant or Major Tier, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link. The Director’s Cut: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. By now, Beach Boy Bruce Johnston has retired from being interviewed, so this epic, unheard 2001 interview for Chuck Granata’s Pet Sounds book is absolutely priceless…especially seeing as his fanboy love for Chuck’s Frank Sinatra book wound up contributing to a level of unvarnished honesty that’s super-rare for The Beach Boy universe.  Here’s just a few of the many things that Bruce discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: Bruce’s opinion of Smiley Smile; What it’s like to be scolded in a session and to have it actually make the final mix; Bruce’s efforts to promote Pet Sounds in England at the time; Bruce’s advice to Chuck on how best to approach the various Beach Boys in order to get the most out of his interviews with them; And the roles that the group members played, both in the vocal blend and in their importance to Brian. There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, or you’ll only be getting part of the story. Get it as a one-off, or better yet just subscribe…and then we’ll all have world peace. Full Episode: Patreon.com/Discograffiti (available on the Major Tier & up) Free Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti Subscribe to Discograffiti's Patreon and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening. It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the weekly Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for weekly early release, ad-free, super-extended Director's Cuts of the main show plus access to half our Patreon episode archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s weekly bonus episodes and access to our entire Patreon episode archive. There are now over 300 Patreon episodes.