Here we are at the end of another year. I won't pretend it was
wonderful....part of it was downright horrible to be honest.
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, two things made me happy – the kindness of
some people and wonderful music. Love That Album is all about the
music.
 
Welcome to episode 190 of Love That Album.
 
As long time listeners will know, at the end of most years, I like to
reach out to some of my music loving and musically articulate friends
to chat about what music excited them that year. The emphasis is on
music discovery – some of it may be have been released but some of
it may be 50 years old. As long as it's new for my guests, that's all
that matters. I now present for you the 2025 edition of this
tradition.
 
Joining me for this year's discussion are:
 
- Shane Pacey. Shane is part of the LTA furniture at this stage.
Discussing music with him is always a treat. He's the front man for
both the Bondi Cigars and the Shane Pacey Trio. He's a great
musician, sure, but he's a passionate advocate for music history and
a great raconteur in that regard. Check out his music at either
https://shanepaceytriomusic.bandcamp.com/ or https://bondicigars.com/
 
- Farmer John (aka John Couture). Farmer John is the host of the superb
Vinyl Relics podcast dedicated to the history of (mostly) obscure
bands from the late 60s / early 70s rock era. He discusses albums
with musicians who didn't always get their day in the sun but should
have. Psychedelia, hard rock, pop and folk are his passions. He's
also a guitarist and songwriter for a great band called Newport
Electric. Get Vinyl Relics wherever you get podcasts, and find his
music at https://www.newportelectricmusic.com/
 
- Brian Nankervis. In Australia, Brian needs no introduction....but for
the rest of you, Brian is most famous for being the co host (with
Julia Zemiro of Rockwiz) – previously a TV program (which yours
truly had 15 minutes of infamy on), now a live touring show. Brian is
indeed a rock music brain. He also hosts a weekly show on the ABC in
Melbourne with Jacinta Parsons, The Friday Revue.
 
- Jeff Jenkins. Jeff is a music journalist and has been writing a
weekly column called Howzat for many many years, as well as writing
books about Molly Meldrum and Skyhooks. He also is a regular guest on
RRR's The Australian Mood with Neil Rogers. JJ was also the very
first guest to be a part of LTA 14 and a half years ago, back when
most people didn't even know what a podcast was. You can read his articles at http://www.livinginthelandofoz.com/howzat.html
 
I'm truly grateful for these marvelous musical folk for giving me their
time and great conversations.
 
In the off chance you were interested in what some of my favourite
discoveries were this year, I have recorded solo segments I play in
between my chats with my guests giving 3 albums that gave me pleasure
this year – there were many more, but I didn't want this to be a 10
hour show.
 
If you've listened to an episode this year or sent me a correspondence
or posted in the Facebook group to have music discussions or
recommended LTA or See Hear Podcast to your friends or have been a
guest on the show, I offer my gratitude to you.
 
If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a
favourable review on whatever podcast platform you listen on and let
your friends know that our show exists. If you don't enjoy the show,
tell your adversaries to tune in. We don't care who listens.....
 
Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at
<a href="http://pantheonpodcasts.com/">http://pantheonpodcasts.com</a>
 
You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group
at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum">http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum</a>
 
You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Here we are at the end of another year. I won't pretend it was
wonderful....part of it was downright horrible to be honest.
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, two things made me happy – the kindness of
some people and wonderful music. Love That Album is all about the
music.



Welcome to episode 190 of Love That Album.



As long time listeners will know, at the end of most years, I like to
reach out to some of my music loving and musically articulate friends
to chat about what music excited them that year. The emphasis is on
music discovery – some of it may be have been released but some of
it may be 50 years old. As long as it's new for my guests, that's all
that matters. I now present for you the 2025 edition of this
tradition.



Joining me for this year's discussion are:



- Shane Pacey. Shane is part of the LTA furniture at this stage.
Discussing music with him is always a treat. He's the front man for
both the Bondi Cigars and the Shane Pacey Trio. He's a great
musician, sure, but he's a passionate advocate for music history and
a great raconteur in that regard. Check out his music at either
https://shanepaceytriomusic.bandcamp.com/ or https://bondicigars.com/



- Farmer John (aka John Couture). Farmer John is the host of the superb
Vinyl Relics podcast dedicated to the history of (mostly) obscure
bands from the late 60s / early 70s rock era. He discusses albums
with musicians who didn't always get their day in the sun but should
have. Psychedelia, hard rock, pop and folk are his passions. He's
also a guitarist and songwriter for a great band called Newport
Electric. Get Vinyl Relics wherever you get podcasts, and find his
music at https://www.newportelectricmusic.com/



- Brian Nankervis. In Australia, Brian needs no introduction....but for
the rest of you, Brian is most famous for being the co host (with
Julia Zemiro of Rockwiz) – previously a TV program (which yours
truly had 15 minutes of infamy on), now a live touring show. Brian is
indeed a rock music brain. He also hosts a weekly show on the ABC in
Melbourne with Jacinta Parsons, The Friday Revue.



- Jeff Jenkins. Jeff is a music journalist and has been writing a
weekly column called Howzat for many many years, as well as writing
books about Molly Meldrum and Skyhooks. He also is a regular guest on
RRR's The Australian Mood with Neil Rogers. JJ was also the very
first guest to be a part of LTA 14 and a half years ago, back when
most people didn't even know what a podcast was. You can read his articles at http://www.livinginthelandofoz.com/howzat.html



I'm truly grateful for these marvelous musical folk for giving me their
time and great conversations.



In the off chance you were interested in what some of my favourite
discoveries were this year, I have recorded solo segments I play in
between my chats with my guests giving 3 albums that gave me pleasure
this year – there were many more, but I didn't want this to be a 10
hour show.



If you've listened to an episode this year or sent me a correspondence
or posted in the Facebook group to have music discussions or
recommended LTA or See Hear Podcast to your friends or have been a
guest on the show, I offer my gratitude to you.



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a
favourable review on whatever podcast platform you listen on and let
your friends know that our show exists. If you don't enjoy the show,
tell your adversaries to tune in. We don't care who listens.....



Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at
http://pantheonpodcasts.com



You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group
at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum



You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Maurice has his (sort of) annual gathering of his favourite music conversationalists to talk about what music meant the world to them in 2025.

Here we are at the end of another year. I won't pretend it was
wonderful....part of it was downright horrible to be honest.
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, two things made me happy – the kindness of
some people and wonderful music. Love That Album is all about the
music.



Welcome to episode 190 of Love That Album.



As long time listeners will know, at the end of most years, I like to
reach out to some of my music loving and musically articulate friends
to chat about what music excited them that year. The emphasis is on
music discovery – some of it may be have been released but some of
it may be 50 years old. As long as it's new for my guests, that's all
that matters. I now present for you the 2025 edition of this
tradition.



Joining me for this year's discussion are:



- Shane Pacey. Shane is part of the LTA furniture at this stage.
Discussing music with him is always a treat. He's the front man for
both the Bondi Cigars and the Shane Pacey Trio. He's a great
musician, sure, but he's a passionate advocate for music history and
a great raconteur in that regard. Check out his music at either
https://shanepaceytriomusic.bandcamp.com/ or https://bondicigars.com/



- Farmer John (aka John Couture). Farmer John is the host of the superb
Vinyl Relics podcast dedicated to the history of (mostly) obscure
bands from the late 60s / early 70s rock era. He discusses albums
with musicians who didn't always get their day in the sun but should
have. Psychedelia, hard rock, pop and folk are his passions. He's
also a guitarist and songwriter for a great band called Newport
Electric. Get Vinyl Relics wherever you get podcasts, and find his
music at https://www.newportelectricmusic.com/



- Brian Nankervis. In Australia, Brian needs no introduction....but for
the rest of you, Brian is most famous for being the co host (with
Julia Zemiro of Rockwiz) – previously a TV program (which yours
truly had 15 minutes of infamy on), now a live touring show. Brian is
indeed a rock music brain. He also hosts a weekly show on the ABC in
Melbourne with Jacinta Parsons, The Friday Revue.



- Jeff Jenkins. Jeff is a music journalist and has been writing a
weekly column called Howzat for many many years, as well as writing
books about Molly Meldrum and Skyhooks. He also is a regular guest on
RRR's The Australian Mood with Neil Rogers. JJ was also the very
first guest to be a part of LTA 14 and a half years ago, back when
most people didn't even know what a podcast was. You can read his articles at http://www.livinginthelandofoz.com/howzat.html



I'm truly grateful for these marvelous musical folk for giving me their
time and great conversations.



In the off chance you were interested in what some of my favourite
discoveries were this year, I have recorded solo segments I play in
between my chats with my guests giving 3 albums that gave me pleasure
this year – there were many more, but I didn't want this to be a 10
hour show.



If you've listened to an episode this year or sent me a correspondence
or posted in the Facebook group to have music discussions or
recommended LTA or See Hear Podcast to your friends or have been a
guest on the show, I offer my gratitude to you.



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a
favourable review on whatever podcast platform you listen on and let
your friends know that our show exists. If you don't enjoy the show,
tell your adversaries to tune in. We don't care who listens.....



Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at
http://pantheonpodcasts.com



You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group
at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum



You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love That Album Episode 190 - Favourite Musical Discoveries of 2025

Chances are if you have ever been asked “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?” and you answered “No Way. Get F#$*ed. F#$* Off”, it means:
(a) You're a fan of The Angels,
(b) You're insensitive,
or
(c) You're both.
 
Welcome to episode 189 of Love That Album podcast.
 I'm joined by genuine Australian rock music royalty, drummer Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup....but his career extends to so much more than being drummer and songwriter for The Angels (Angel City in North America) and
Ganggajang. He's been an audio engineer, producer, film composer,
multi instrumentalist, artist manager, and CEO of the hugely
important Thumbs Up Foundation dedicated to Indigenous health,
literacy, and numeracy instigated by the late Jimmy Little.
 
If you have any Australian rock albums from the 70s onwards in your collection, chances are very strong Buzz has some connection to those records. He's just released a memoir called “No Secrets: An Oz-Rock Memoir of Music and Mayhem”. I found it a great read because it covers
more than stories about performance and band politics (although
they're definitely in there). Buzz went to places many other
musicians didn't...it wasn't always a pleasant ride, but he's here to
tell the tale, and his proudest achievement is....well, you'll have
to tune in to find out.

My thanks to literary agent, Brendan Fredericks for making the introduction. The book should be available at your local bricks and mortar book shop in Australia, or wherever you order books / ebooks online anywhere on the planet.
 If you want to read about Jimmy Little's Thumbs Up Foundation, then go to
https://thumbsup.org.au/
 
If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a favourable review on whatever podcast platform you listen on and let your friends know that our show exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune in. We don't care who listens.....
 Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at http://pantheonpodcasts.com
 

You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum
 You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Chances are if you have ever been asked “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?” and you answered “No Way. Get F#$*ed. F#$* Off”, it means:

(a) You're a fan of The Angels,

(b) You're insensitive,
or

(c) You're both.



Welcome to episode 189 of Love That Album podcast.

I'm joined by genuine Australian rock music royalty, drummer Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup....but his career extends to so much more than being drummer and songwriter for The Angels (Angel City in North America) and
Ganggajang. He's been an audio engineer, producer, film composer,
multi instrumentalist, artist manager, and CEO of the hugely
important Thumbs Up Foundation dedicated to Indigenous health,
literacy, and numeracy instigated by the late Jimmy Little.



If you have any Australian rock albums from the 70s onwards in your collection, chances are very strong Buzz has some connection to those records. He's just released a memoir called “No Secrets: An Oz-Rock Memoir of Music and Mayhem”. I found it a great read because it covers
more than stories about performance and band politics (although
they're definitely in there). Buzz went to places many other
musicians didn't...it wasn't always a pleasant ride, but he's here to
tell the tale, and his proudest achievement is....well, you'll have
to tune in to find out.


My thanks to literary agent, Brendan Fredericks for making the introduction. The book should be available at your local bricks and mortar book shop in Australia, or wherever you order books / ebooks online anywhere on the planet.

If you want to read about Jimmy Little's Thumbs Up Foundation, then go to
https://thumbsup.org.au/



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a favourable review on whatever podcast platform you listen on and let your friends know that our show exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune in. We don't care who listens.....

Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at http://pantheonpodcasts.com




You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum

You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Maurice gets to chat with drummer for The Angels and Ganggajang, Graham Buzz Bidstrup about his career and his new memoir No Secrets.

Chances are if you have ever been asked “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?” and you answered “No Way. Get F#$*ed. F#$* Off”, it means:

(a) You're a fan of The Angels,

(b) You're insensitive,
or

(c) You're both.



Welcome to episode 189 of Love That Album podcast.

I'm joined by genuine Australian rock music royalty, drummer Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup....but his career extends to so much more than being drummer and songwriter for The Angels (Angel City in North America) and
Ganggajang. He's been an audio engineer, producer, film composer,
multi instrumentalist, artist manager, and CEO of the hugely
important Thumbs Up Foundation dedicated to Indigenous health,
literacy, and numeracy instigated by the late Jimmy Little.



If you have any Australian rock albums from the 70s onwards in your collection, chances are very strong Buzz has some connection to those records. He's just released a memoir called “No Secrets: An Oz-Rock Memoir of Music and Mayhem”. I found it a great read because it covers
more than stories about performance and band politics (although
they're definitely in there). Buzz went to places many other
musicians didn't...it wasn't always a pleasant ride, but he's here to
tell the tale, and his proudest achievement is....well, you'll have
to tune in to find out.


My thanks to literary agent, Brendan Fredericks for making the introduction. The book should be available at your local bricks and mortar book shop in Australia, or wherever you order books / ebooks online anywhere on the planet.

If you want to read about Jimmy Little's Thumbs Up Foundation, then go to
https://thumbsup.org.au/



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a favourable review on whatever podcast platform you listen on and let your friends know that our show exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune in. We don't care who listens.....

Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at http://pantheonpodcasts.com




You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum

You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love That Album Podcast Episode 189 - Interview with Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup

Blues music means different things to different people. The popular image is of a guitarist playing 12-bar blues of the 1-4-5 variety singing
about his or her troubled life. This doesn't take into consideration
songs of lust, politics, travel or any subject really that doesn't
involve the traditional 12 bar form. The songs can be downcast, yes,
but also happy and celebratory. They can have the guitar as the focus
instrument, but also the harp (not the type that the Marx brothers
employed....but I'd be happy to be proven wrong), the piano,
horns....they can be simple, complex, slick or raw. 

Welcome to episode 188 of Love That Album podcast.
 
Over the last few years, I've welcomed Shane Pacey, leader of the Bondi
Cigars and the Shane Pacey Trio to the show many times to talk about
records in a variety of styles, but weirdly, we've never spoken about
The Blues. I say “weirdly” because blues music is his main focus
of recording and live performance. Finally, that is rectified with
the latest episode.
 Shane and I picked 4 classic blues albums to ruminate on. They're all very different in their approach to performance and production, yet they all fit nicely under the blues umbrella. We look at:
 
Willie Dixon - I Am The Blues
Albert King – Born Under a Bad Sign
Junior Wells – Hoodoo Man Blues
Muddy Waters – Hard Again

Of course, it wouldn't be an LTA episode if we didn't digress to other
blues-related topics....and we're remaining consistent to that ethos.
As always, it's a wonderful time in Shane's company. We discuss much,
and I learn much. He's a music encyclopedia and a fun
conversationalist. 

So, if you want to know who we believe Junior Wells influenced and was
influenced by or what song by Albert King influenced Kiss (probably)
or why Marshall Chess supposedly asked Buddy Guy to kick his
arse....we have a great show for you.

Shane's trio's most recent album is the superb Who Made You King? You can get a copy from
https://shanepaceytriomusic.bandcamp.com/album/who-made-you-king. You can also look up what's happening in the world of The Bondi Cigars at https://bondicigars.com/

Oh, and I even received some feedback from listeners about THEIR
favourite blues albums. Yay!!!
 
If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a
favourable review on iTunes and let your friends know that our show
exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune
in. We don't care who listens.....
 Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at
http://pantheonpodcasts.com
 You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group
at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum
 You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Blues music means different things to different people. The popular image is of a guitarist playing 12-bar blues of the 1-4-5 variety singing
about his or her troubled life. This doesn't take into consideration
songs of lust, politics, travel or any subject really that doesn't
involve the traditional 12 bar form. The songs can be downcast, yes,
but also happy and celebratory. They can have the guitar as the focus
instrument, but also the harp (not the type that the Marx brothers
employed....but I'd be happy to be proven wrong), the piano,
horns....they can be simple, complex, slick or raw. 


Welcome to episode 188 of Love That Album podcast.



Over the last few years, I've welcomed Shane Pacey, leader of the Bondi
Cigars and the Shane Pacey Trio to the show many times to talk about
records in a variety of styles, but weirdly, we've never spoken about
The Blues. I say “weirdly” because blues music is his main focus
of recording and live performance. Finally, that is rectified with
the latest episode.

Shane and I picked 4 classic blues albums to ruminate on. They're all very different in their approach to performance and production, yet they all fit nicely under the blues umbrella. We look at:



Willie Dixon - I Am The Blues

Albert King – Born Under a Bad Sign

Junior Wells – Hoodoo Man Blues

Muddy Waters – Hard Again


Of course, it wouldn't be an LTA episode if we didn't digress to other
blues-related topics....and we're remaining consistent to that ethos.
As always, it's a wonderful time in Shane's company. We discuss much,
and I learn much. He's a music encyclopedia and a fun
conversationalist. 

So, if you want to know who we believe Junior Wells influenced and was
influenced by or what song by Albert King influenced Kiss (probably)
or why Marshall Chess supposedly asked Buddy Guy to kick his
arse....we have a great show for you.


Shane's trio's most recent album is the superb Who Made You King? You can get a copy from
https://shanepaceytriomusic.bandcamp.com/album/who-made-you-king. You can also look up what's happening in the world of The Bondi Cigars at https://bondicigars.com/


Oh, and I even received some feedback from listeners about THEIR
favourite blues albums. Yay!!!



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a
favourable review on iTunes and let your friends know that our show
exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune
in. We don't care who listens.....

Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at
http://pantheonpodcasts.com

You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group
at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum

You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Maurice is joined by Shane Pacey to discuss 4 classic blues albums.

Blues music means different things to different people. The popular image is of a guitarist playing 12-bar blues of the 1-4-5 variety singing
about his or her troubled life. This doesn't take into consideration
songs of lust, politics, travel or any subject really that doesn't
involve the traditional 12 bar form. The songs can be downcast, yes,
but also happy and celebratory. They can have the guitar as the focus
instrument, but also the harp (not the type that the Marx brothers
employed....but I'd be happy to be proven wrong), the piano,
horns....they can be simple, complex, slick or raw. 


Welcome to episode 188 of Love That Album podcast.



Over the last few years, I've welcomed Shane Pacey, leader of the Bondi
Cigars and the Shane Pacey Trio to the show many times to talk about
records in a variety of styles, but weirdly, we've never spoken about
The Blues. I say “weirdly” because blues music is his main focus
of recording and live performance. Finally, that is rectified with
the latest episode.

Shane and I picked 4 classic blues albums to ruminate on. They're all very different in their approach to performance and production, yet they all fit nicely under the blues umbrella. We look at:



Willie Dixon - I Am The Blues

Albert King – Born Under a Bad Sign

Junior Wells – Hoodoo Man Blues

Muddy Waters – Hard Again


Of  course, it wouldn't be an LTA episode if we didn't digress to other
blues-related topics....and we're remaining consistent to that ethos.
As always, it's a wonderful time in Shane's company. We discuss much,
and I learn much. He's a music encyclopedia and a fun
conversationalist. 

So, if you want to know who we believe Junior Wells influenced and was
influenced by or what song by Albert King influenced Kiss (probably)
or why Marshall Chess supposedly asked Buddy Guy to kick his
arse....we have a  great show for you.


Shane's trio's most recent album is the superb Who Made You King?  You can get a copy from
https://shanepaceytriomusic.bandcamp.com/album/who-made-you-king. You can also look up what's happening in the world of The Bondi Cigars at https://bondicigars.com/


Oh, and I even received some feedback from listeners about THEIR
favourite blues albums. Yay!!!



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a
favourable review on iTunes and let your friends know that our show
exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune
in. We don't care who listens.....

Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at
http://pantheonpodcasts.com

You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group
at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum

You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love That Album Episode 188 - Blues-a-thon

It’s well known that the 1960s had seen a revival of interest in the US
and the UK in folk music – most particularly in its crossover to
more contemporary styles. In the UK, traditional folk music
preservation, academia and performance had long been part of the
culture, but by the 1960s it seems there was conflict between those
who wanted to play the music “authentically” (thus ignoring that
folk songs had always evolved over the centuries), those who wanted
to play those songs in a more contemporary fashion, and (shock
horror) those who wanted to compose NEW songs in an accepted folk
style.
 
Welcome to episode 187 of Love That Album podcast.
 
While there were many groups in the UK who were a part of the folk-rock
scene starting in the 1960s, the three most famous were Fairport
Convention, Pentangle and Steeleye Span. It seems that group
memberships had something of a revolving door policy with many
leaving one to join another when musical ideologies weren’t being
met. Ashley Hutchings had become dissatisfied with the direction that
Fairport was headed, and formed Steeleye Span. Span themselves went
through several lineup and sound changes before arriving at its
accepted classic lineup for their sixth LP, Now We Are Six.
 
The focus of this LTA is album number 7, released in 1975, Commoner’s
Crown. I am joined once again by the co-host of the superb Only Three
Lads podcast, Brett Vargo. He is a man of many musical passions, and
one of them is the English folk scene of that 60s / 70s period. I
discovered you can’t have a proper discussion on Span (or maybe
other folk groups as well) without talking about the Child Ballads. I
need to give credit to Nate Wilcox of the wonderful Let It Roll
podcast who drew my attention to the existence of the Child Ballads
through his show. It’s a shame our recording schedules couldn’t
align for him to join us, but hopefully somewhere down the track Nate
will be back on LTA.
 
Brett and I discuss some Steeleye Span history, Frances Child’s
contribution to the folk and rock repertoire, murder, infidelity,
drugs and theft – all folk subject staples. The folk repertoire is
so much about story-telling, so we delve into the origins of some of
these songs, how the stories changed over the centuries to the point
of Steeleye Span recording, and the musicianship and vocal
arrangements on Commoner’s Crown…..oh and we discuss about
how Hercules Grytpype-Thynne dropped by to play some
ukelele.
 
My huge gratitude goes to Brett for providing his insight to this music
and time to the show. Only Three Lads is an essential podcast listen.
Every week, Brett and Uncle Gregg bring in incredible musician guests
from the golden age of alternative music to discuss not only their
own work, but to help count down a top 5 of whatever the given
subject may be. Search for Only Three Lads at your favourite podcast
app.
 
If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a
favourable review on iTunes and let your friends know that our show
exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune
in. We don't care who listens.....
 
Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at
http://pantheonpodcasts.com
 
You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum
 
You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>It’s well known that the 1960s had seen a revival of interest in the US
and the UK in folk music – most particularly in its crossover to
more contemporary styles. In the UK, traditional folk music
preservation, academia and performance had long been part of the
culture, but by the 1960s it seems there was conflict between those
who wanted to play the music “authentically” (thus ignoring that
folk songs had always evolved over the centuries), those who wanted
to play those songs in a more contemporary fashion, and (shock
horror) those who wanted to compose NEW songs in an accepted folk
style.



Welcome to episode 187 of Love That Album podcast.



While there were many groups in the UK who were a part of the folk-rock
scene starting in the 1960s, the three most famous were Fairport
Convention, Pentangle and Steeleye Span. It seems that group
memberships had something of a revolving door policy with many
leaving one to join another when musical ideologies weren’t being
met. Ashley Hutchings had become dissatisfied with the direction that
Fairport was headed, and formed Steeleye Span. Span themselves went
through several lineup and sound changes before arriving at its
accepted classic lineup for their sixth LP, Now We Are Six.



The focus of this LTA is album number 7, released in 1975, Commoner’s
Crown. I am joined once again by the co-host of the superb Only Three
Lads podcast, Brett Vargo. He is a man of many musical passions, and
one of them is the English folk scene of that 60s / 70s period. I
discovered you can’t have a proper discussion on Span (or maybe
other folk groups as well) without talking about the Child Ballads. I
need to give credit to Nate Wilcox of the wonderful Let It Roll
podcast who drew my attention to the existence of the Child Ballads
through his show. It’s a shame our recording schedules couldn’t
align for him to join us, but hopefully somewhere down the track Nate
will be back on LTA.



Brett and I discuss some Steeleye Span history, Frances Child’s
contribution to the folk and rock repertoire, murder, infidelity,
drugs and theft – all folk subject staples. The folk repertoire is
so much about story-telling, so we delve into the origins of some of
these songs, how the stories changed over the centuries to the point
of Steeleye Span recording, and the musicianship and vocal
arrangements on Commoner’s Crown…..oh and we discuss about
how Hercules Grytpype-Thynne dropped by to play some
ukelele.



My huge gratitude goes to Brett for providing his insight to this music
and time to the show. Only Three Lads is an essential podcast listen.
Every week, Brett and Uncle Gregg bring in incredible musician guests
from the golden age of alternative music to discuss not only their
own work, but to help count down a top 5 of whatever the given
subject may be. Search for Only Three Lads at your favourite podcast
app.



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a
favourable review on iTunes and let your friends know that our show
exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune
in. We don't care who listens.....



Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at
http://pantheonpodcasts.com



You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum



You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Maurice is joined by Brett Vargo of Only Three Lads to discuss the classic folk rock album Commoners Crown by Steeleye Span, as well as the centuries' old history of the Child Ballads contained therein.

It’s well known that the 1960s had seen a revival of interest in the US
and the UK in folk music – most particularly in its crossover to
more contemporary styles. In the UK, traditional folk music
preservation, academia and performance had long been part of the
culture, but by the 1960s it seems there was conflict between those
who wanted to play the music “authentically” (thus ignoring that
folk songs had always evolved over the centuries), those who wanted
to play those songs in a more contemporary fashion, and (shock
horror) those who wanted to compose NEW songs in an accepted folk
style.



Welcome to episode 187 of Love That Album podcast.



While there were many groups in the UK who were a part of the folk-rock
scene starting in the 1960s, the three most famous were Fairport
Convention, Pentangle and Steeleye Span. It seems that group
memberships had something of a revolving door policy with many
leaving one to join another when musical ideologies weren’t being
met. Ashley Hutchings had become dissatisfied with the direction that
Fairport was headed, and formed Steeleye Span. Span themselves went
through several lineup and sound changes before arriving at its
accepted classic lineup for their sixth LP, Now We Are Six.



The focus of this LTA is album number 7, released in 1975, Commoner’s
Crown. I am joined once again by the co-host of the superb Only Three
Lads podcast, Brett Vargo. He is a man of many musical passions, and
one of them is the English folk scene of that 60s / 70s period. I
discovered you can’t have a proper discussion on Span (or maybe
other folk groups as well) without talking about the Child Ballads. I
need to give credit to Nate Wilcox of the wonderful Let It Roll
podcast who drew my attention to the existence of the Child Ballads
through his show. It’s a shame our recording schedules couldn’t
align for him to join us, but hopefully somewhere down the track Nate
will be back on LTA.



Brett and I discuss some Steeleye Span history, Frances Child’s
contribution to the folk and rock repertoire, murder, infidelity,
drugs and theft – all folk subject staples. The folk repertoire is
so much about story-telling, so we delve into the origins of some of
these songs, how the stories changed over the centuries to the point
of Steeleye Span recording, and the musicianship and vocal
arrangements on Commoner’s Crown…..oh and we discuss about
how Hercules Grytpype-Thynne dropped by to play some
ukelele.



My huge gratitude goes to Brett for providing his insight to this music
and time to the show. Only Three Lads is an essential podcast listen.
Every week, Brett and Uncle Gregg bring in incredible musician guests
from the golden age of alternative music to discuss not only their
own work, but to help count down a top 5 of whatever the given
subject may be. Search for Only Three Lads at your favourite podcast
app.



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a
favourable review on iTunes and let your friends know that our show
exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune
in. We don't care who listens.....



Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at
http://pantheonpodcasts.com



You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum



You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love That Album Podcast Episode 187 - Steeleye Span "Commoners Crown"

In July 2011 (14 years ago as I write this), I recorded episode 1 of Love That Album podcast. The period wasn't ground zero for podcasts, but it was still early days, and people were still asking, “What's a podcast?” At
the time, there seemed to be very little in the way of music
discussion shows, so I decided to create one of my own to talk about
music in the same way film podcasters of the time that I enjoyed
discussed films.
 
So.....ahh....welcome to episode 1 of Love That Album – Redux.
 
I asked Melbourne music journalist Jeff Jenkins to join me, and we had a debate over which was the better Bruce Springsteen album: The Wild, The Innocent &amp; The E-Street Shuffle or Darkness On The Edge of Town. Lengthy and poetic songs versus short and concise ones. I thought the
conversation was good, but I didn't even use a proper microphone, so
the sound quality was awful. I used the laptop mic and we had all the
ambient noise of the room. I didn't do any editing to speak of. It's
a mess. 

 
BUT I enjoyed the conversation and the process of podcasting. It meant that I had a regular means of speaking to interesting people about
music...something I didn't have in my daily life – at least not to
the extent I wanted.
 
So, here we are in the mess of planet Earth in 2025. In recent times, software has been developed to clean up audio in a way we couldn't imagine. It's not just available for the likes of Peter Jackson. I had the idea to see what would happen if I ran episode 1 through the software....and to
my amazement, Jeff and I sounded like we were in a proper studio with
decent mics. So, following that revelation, I decided to edit the
show in the same fashion I've been doing over the last few years, and
put it out there for you to listen to.
 
I thought for 5 minutes of going back to all the early episodes whose editing and sound quality grate on my nerves, but my son convinced me otherwise. He said, “don't do a George Lucas....the show evolved, and you don't want to deny its history”. I thought about it and realised he was
100% right. So what you have here is one of two episodes I'm giving
the cleaning-up treatment to (the other one will be out sometime
later this year).....everything otherwise stays up as it is – even
the original episode 1. This is here just as an exercise on what the
start could have been in 2011. Podcasting was still the domain of
mostly people like me with the passion to present ideas, but without
any ideas as to how to present them. I'm proud of how it started and
where the show has gone. Tune in if you've never heard the episode
before....or even if you have and felt pity for my approach.
 
If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a favourable review on iTunes and let your friends know that our show exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune in. We don't care who
listens.....
 
Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at http://pantheonpodcasts.com
 
You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum
 
You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>In July 2011 (14 years ago as I write this), I recorded episode 1 of Love That Album podcast. The period wasn't ground zero for podcasts, but it was still early days, and people were still asking, “What's a podcast?” At
the time, there seemed to be very little in the way of music
discussion shows, so I decided to create one of my own to talk about
music in the same way film podcasters of the time that I enjoyed
discussed films.



So.....ahh....welcome to episode 1 of Love That Album – Redux.



I asked Melbourne music journalist Jeff Jenkins to join me, and we had a debate over which was the better Bruce Springsteen album: The Wild, The Innocent &amp; The E-Street Shuffle or Darkness On The Edge of Town. Lengthy and poetic songs versus short and concise ones. I thought the
conversation was good, but I didn't even use a proper microphone, so
the sound quality was awful. I used the laptop mic and we had all the
ambient noise of the room. I didn't do any editing to speak of. It's
a mess. 




BUT I enjoyed the conversation and the process of podcasting. It meant that I had a regular means of speaking to interesting people about
music...something I didn't have in my daily life – at least not to
the extent I wanted.



So, here we are in the mess of planet Earth in 2025. In recent times, software has been developed to clean up audio in a way we couldn't imagine. It's not just available for the likes of Peter Jackson. I had the idea to see what would happen if I ran episode 1 through the software....and to
my amazement, Jeff and I sounded like we were in a proper studio with
decent mics. So, following that revelation, I decided to edit the
show in the same fashion I've been doing over the last few years, and
put it out there for you to listen to.



I thought for 5 minutes of going back to all the early episodes whose editing and sound quality grate on my nerves, but my son convinced me otherwise. He said, “don't do a George Lucas....the show evolved, and you don't want to deny its history”. I thought about it and realised he was
100% right. So what you have here is one of two episodes I'm giving
the cleaning-up treatment to (the other one will be out sometime
later this year).....everything otherwise stays up as it is – even
the original episode 1. This is here just as an exercise on what the
start could have been in 2011. Podcasting was still the domain of
mostly people like me with the passion to present ideas, but without
any ideas as to how to present them. I'm proud of how it started and
where the show has gone. Tune in if you've never heard the episode
before....or even if you have and felt pity for my approach.



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a favourable review on iTunes and let your friends know that our show exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune in. We don't care who
listens.....



Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at http://pantheonpodcasts.com



You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum



You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Maurice presents a drastically new edit of the very first episode of Love That Album recorded in 2011. He debatess with music journalist Jeff Jenkins about the best Bruce Springsteen album.

In July 2011 (14 years ago as I write this), I recorded episode 1 of Love That Album podcast. The period wasn't ground zero for podcasts, but it was still early days, and people were still asking, “What's a podcast?” At
the time, there seemed to be very little in the way of music
discussion shows, so I decided to create one of my own to talk about
music in the same way film podcasters of the time that I enjoyed
discussed films.



So.....ahh....welcome to episode 1 of Love That Album – Redux.



I asked Melbourne music journalist Jeff Jenkins to join me, and we had a debate over which was the better Bruce Springsteen album: The Wild, The Innocent & The E-Street Shuffle or Darkness On The Edge of Town. Lengthy and poetic songs versus short and concise ones. I thought the
conversation was good, but I didn't even use a proper microphone, so
the sound quality was awful. I used the laptop mic and we had all the
ambient noise of the room. I didn't do any editing to speak of. It's
a mess. 




BUT I enjoyed the conversation and the process of podcasting. It meant that I had a regular means of speaking to interesting people about
music...something I didn't have in my daily life – at least not to
the extent I wanted.



So, here we are in the mess of planet Earth in 2025. In recent times, software has been developed to clean up audio in a way we couldn't imagine. It's not just available for the likes of Peter Jackson. I had the idea to see what would happen if I ran episode 1 through the software....and to
my amazement, Jeff and I sounded like we were in a proper studio with
decent mics. So, following that revelation, I decided to edit the
show in the same fashion I've been doing over the last few years, and
put it out there for you to listen to.



I thought for 5 minutes of going back to all the early episodes whose editing and sound quality grate on my nerves, but my son convinced me otherwise. He said, “don't do a George Lucas....the show evolved, and you don't want to deny its history”. I thought about it and realised he was
100% right. So what you have here is one of two episodes I'm giving
the cleaning-up treatment to (the other one will be out sometime
later this year).....everything otherwise stays up as it is – even
the original episode 1. This is here just as an exercise on what the
start could have been in 2011. Podcasting was still the domain of
mostly people like me with the passion to present ideas, but without
any ideas as to how to present them. I'm proud of how it started and
where the show has gone. Tune in if you've never heard the episode
before....or even if you have and felt pity for my approach.



If you’ve been enjoying the show, please consider giving us a favourable review on iTunes and let your friends know that our show exists. If you don't enjoy the show, tell your adversaries to tune in. We don't care who
listens.....



Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Network of music podcasts. Check out all the other wonderful shows at http://pantheonpodcasts.com



You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum



You can download the show by searching for Love That Album on whatever podcast app you favour (except Spotify).


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love That Album - Bonus Episode - First Episode Redux - Bruce Springsteen "Wild Innocent" vs "Darkness"

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