Dem Vinyl Boyz listen to the band 'Sly and the Family Stone' which was an American band that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The band was known for blending a variety of genres, including funk, rock, soul, and R&B, and for their socially conscious lyrics. Their album "There's a Riot Goin' On" was released in 1971 and is considered to be one of their most iconic works. The album was recorded during a period of personal and political turmoil for the band, and its title reflects the ...
Apr 25, 2023•55 min
Miles Davis is one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time, and his album "Kind of Blue" is widely regarded as a masterpiece. Released in 1959, the album features some of the most iconic and recognizable jazz tunes ever recorded. The album was recorded over two days in March of 1959 and was composed of five tracks, each one a masterpiece in its own right. The album was released by Columbia Records and was an instant success, going on to become the best-selling jazz album of all time. ...
Apr 11, 2023•53 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are listening to some 90s rock in the form of "Vulgar Display of Power" by the band Pantera which had a multitude of hits through out the 90s. Pantera was a heavy metal band formed in Arlington, Texas in 1981. The band was composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarist Dimebag Darrell, drummer Vinnie Paul, and bassist Rex Brown. Over the course of their career, Pantera released several successful albums and established themselves as one of the most influential bands in the heavy met...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr
The Vinyl Boyz are back dropping the needle on "Ten" by Pearl Jam. Ten is the debut studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1991, through Epic Records. Ten was not an immediate success, but by late 1992 it had reached number two on the Billboard 200. The album produced three hit singles: "Alive", "Even Flow", and "Jeremy". Despite its reputation as a quintessential grunge album, Ten is often noted for displaying a stronger classic rock influence than other contempora...
Mar 29, 2023•59 min
Were back with Dem Vinyl Boyz this week and were diving into the debut album of Atlanta's most iconic rap group, OutKast. Their debut album "Southernplayalisticadillacmizik" released April 26, 1994, was largely influential in the Atlanta rap scene and helped distinguish Southern hip hop as a credible hip hop scene during East Coast and West Coast hip hop's market dominance at the time. "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" incorporates analog elements such as Southern-styled guitar licks, languid so...
Mar 24, 2023•59 min
Dem boyz are back this week and are traveling back to the 80s to drop the needle on 'Born in the USA' by Bruce Springsteen. His most popular achievement, which threw off seven Top Ten hits and became one of the best-selling albums of all time. It has been certified 17× Platinum by the RIAA, having sold over 17 million units in the United States, and over 30 million copies worldwide. Born in the U.S.A. topped the charts in nine different countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia, beco...
Mar 14, 2023•54 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back in the studio and this week they're dropping the needle on Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic'. A triple platinum record released in December of 1992 from West Coast rapper and producer Dr. Dre along with another little known artist you may have heard of, Snoop Dogg. 'The Chronic' reached number three on the Billboard 200 and has sales of over three million copies in the United States, making Dre one of the top ten best-selling American artists of 1993. As a member of N.W.A. in the m...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Were back this week with Dem Vinyl Boyz to listen to one of the most well received metal albums of the 80's, ACDC's "Back In Black." Following the bands initial success with hit album "Highway to Hell", they were already planning their next big follow up album. Sadly, around February of 1980, lead singer Bon Scott passed away from alcohol poisoning after a drinking binge. The band decided instead of disbanding, they would bring in Brian Johnson, former singer for Geordie. Fashioned with an all b...
Feb 23, 2023•48 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back this week to drop the needle on Linkin Parks third studio album, "Minutes To Midnight." This album is the band's follow-up album to "Meteora", and features a shift in the group's musical direction than the 2003 sessions while working with producer Rick Rubin. For the band, the album marked a beginning of deviation from their signature nu metal sound. The album was produced by Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin, and debuted at number one in the US Billboard 200 and in 15 other co...
Feb 14, 2023•50 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back diving straight into Nas' debut studio album "Illmatic". This album was released on April 19, 1994, by Columbia Records, produced by DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S., and Nas himself. Nas, who was twenty years old when the album was released, focuses on depicting his own experiences, creating highly detailed first-person narratives that deconstruct the troubled life of an inner city teenager. Nas said in an interview in 2001: “When I made Illmatic I w...
Feb 07, 2023•48 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are dropping the needle this week from the Franklin Social House taking their vinyl on the road for all to hear. 'Billy Joel's Greatest Hits' was released in 1987 which includes the artist's work from 1973 to 1985 and contains some of his most renowned records such as “Piano Man”, “Uptown Girl”', and “The Longest Time”. The album is certified double diamond and has sold over 23 million units tying Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' for the sixth most certified album of all time in the United...
Feb 02, 2023•53 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back this week we’re diving into one of the most prolific debut albums that tackles political issues with undeniable conviction, Rage Against The Machine. These guys created this album with a purpose, displaying a photo of the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức, a vietnamese monk, on the album cover. He was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm's administration for oppressing the Buddhist religion and the international attention this photo gained persuaded U.S. President John F. ...
Jan 25, 2023•59 min
Dem Vinyl Boys are back droppin' the needle on one of the most legendary Hip Hop albums of the 90's, "Doggystyle", by none other than Snoop Dogg himself. This was Snoop's debut album and also one of his most notable with critics praising Snoop at the time for the lyrical "realism" that he delivers on the album. His distinctive West Coast style of hip-hop that he developed from Dr. Dre's first album continued on "Doggystyle" and was brought forward with this album. It helped introduce the hip-hop...
Jan 17, 2023•59 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back again to listen to some classic 80s vinyl from legendary pop star Madonna. Her sophomore album 'Like a Virgin' dropped November 12th, 1984 and while making her a household name also came with a lot of controversy because of her overtly sexual lyrics and performances. The album sold over 21 million copies and is one of the best selling albums of all time, often regarded as the birth of pop as we know it today. Madonna went into 'Like a Virgin' wrestling Warner Bros. for mo...
Jan 10, 2023•48 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back again this week to drop the needle on David Bowie's fifteenth studio album, 'Let's Dance'. This was Bowie's best selling album of his career, reaching number one on charts in numerous countries. This commercial success led David Bowie into becoming a major superstar and getting well recognized by the populous. On this album, Bowie apparently chose to only sing and played no instruments, instead he got some new players including Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan pla...
Jan 03, 2023•47 min
This week Dem Vinyl Boyz are back and dropping the needle on the best selling reggae album of all time "Legend" by Bob Marley. Legend is a greatest hits collection of singles in its original vinyl format. It has sold over 12 million copies in the US, 3.3 million in the UK and an estimated 25 million copies sold globally and in 2003, the album was ranked number 46 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". It also went on maintaining the ranking in a 2012 revised l...
Dec 21, 2022•55 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are coming straight outta your speakers and into your ears. This week they're dropping the needle on one of the most iconic records of all time 'Straight Outta Compton'. The debut album from late 80s and early 90s rap group N.W.A. set the world on fire depicting the violence you may see on a day to day basis in south central L.A. and even threatening the corrupt L.A. police. It’s a pioneer of the rap industry and was a staple for many of the hip-hop albums you'll hear today. This ...
Dec 13, 2022•56 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back and this time we talk about one of the top women artists of all time, ranking at number seven for all time most record sales for a female artist with over 200 million sales, Whitney Houston. Houston influenced many singers in popular music and was known for her powerful, soulful vocals and vocal improvisation skills. She is the only artist to have had seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, from "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Brok...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min
The Vinyl crew is here to listen to Motley Crue's fourth studio album 'Girls, Girls, Girls'. This 80s record reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200, sold over 4 million copies and received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Though the band put nearly no energy into making it, Mötley Crüe achieved its most substantial commercial success to date with “Theatre of Pain” (1985). That probably wasn’t the best motivation to work harder on the follow-up, 1987’s “Girls, Girls, Girls.” It doesn’t mean the b...
Nov 30, 2022•48 min
Them Vinyl Boyz are back again and this week they're dropping the needle on a record that dropped nearly ten years ago 'Unorthodox Jukebox' by Bruno Mars. Listening to his second album, you can clearly see why this gifted, well rounded artist is so successful; the most famous thing out of Hawaii since Barack Obama and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. There’s a free spirited attitude that balances the album’s ambitions. Despite similarities to Adam Levine and Gavin DeGraw, lyrically talented artists wh...
Nov 22, 2022•43 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back again and this week they're dropping the needle on some 90s Vinyl from the legendary rock band Nirvana. 'In Utero' coming two years after their second studio album 'Nevermind' which went on to change music history selling over 30 million copies. Their third studio album was unfortunately Nirvana's last, after lead singer Kurt Cobain tragically passed away after an alleged suicide. In Utero is contrarian rock, it’s meant to be everything Nevermind wasn’t and perhaps nothin...
Nov 15, 2022•49 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back again and this week they're dropping the needle on 'Me Against The World' a hip-hop album by arguably the greatest rapper of all time Tupac. It’s an amazing, cohesive body of work that completely illustrates all the nuances that made up the complicated persona of Pac. His previous works showed flashes of brilliance, but Me Against the World became a manifestation of his artistic vision and his ongoing evolution as a Black man in America during the 90s. “Dear Mama” release...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back again and this week they're dropping the needle on 'Electric Ladyland' a groovy record from the 60s by musical pioneer and genius Jimi Hendrix. When rock critic connoisseur's refer to him as the creator of a generation's most potent exceptional music, this is the album they're talking about. What Hendrix musically compassed on this record expanded the canvas of what an artist could generate out of a modern recording studio. Tragically Hendrix would lose his life less than...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz are back again and this week they're scratching 'Licensed to Ill' a classic record from the eighties by Rock n Roll Hall of Famers The Beastie Boys. This album was a pioneer for hip-hop history as it was the first hip-hop album to ever top the Billboard 200, was certified Platinum, and it sold over 10 million copies. Licensed To Ill was a pun based on a 1965 imitation James Bond film, Licensed To Kill. Strangely, the album pre-dated a real James Bond movie entitled License To Kill...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr
On this week's episode of Dem Vinyl Boyz we drop the needle on a rare 80's record from Alfred Matthew AKA "Weird Al Yankovic." Even Worse was Yankovic's fifth studio album and parodies Michael Jacksons 'Bad' album on the cover. His previous record 'Polka Party' was widely considered a commercial failure and was released to mixed but mostly negative reviews. Even Worse came and revitalized his career bringing mostly positive reviews and peaking at no. 27 on the billboard 200 while also becoming A...
Oct 18, 2022•46 min
On this week's episode of Dem Vinyl Boyz we drop the needle on a 90's record from a female. Alanis Morrisette sold more copies of Jagged Little Pill than Metallica's Black album, Bruce Srpingsteen's Born in the USA and Guns N Roses Apetite for Destruction. Madonna the co-founder Maverick Record's label back in 1992, Her company signed a then relatively unknown 20-year-old Morissette. Just over a year later and her debut album for the label had been released and proved to be the smash record the ...
Oct 12, 2022•55 min
The is week on Dem Vinyl Boys we find an old record from 1968 to jam to. This was really a comeback for The Man in Black as his image was tarnished and his previous albums hadn't done as well. But this week we play back some classic interviews of Johnny telling tales of life, faith and whiskey. Johnny Cash: if you don’t know his name, you should. As a singer-songwriter, Cash sold more than 90 million albums worldwide, for a multitude of genres from 1955 to 2000. His album “At Folsom Prison” is a...
Sep 23, 2022•51 min
Thriller is the sixth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records. It was produced by Quincy Jones, who had previously worked with Jackson on his 1979 album Off the Wall. Jackson wanted to create an album where "every song was a killer". With the ongoing backlash against disco music at the time, he moved in a new musical direction, resulting in a mix of pop, post-disco, rock, funk, and R&B sounds. Thriller foreshadows the...
Sep 16, 2022•48 min
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994) Dem Vinyl Boyz head to the home of Hip-Hop., New York City! East coast Rap at its finest. “Ready to Die” is a concept album chronicling the life and myth of the Notorious B.I.G., complete with stories of robbery, drug dealing, sex and even suicide. It was the first full-length album release from Bad Boy Records, a new imprint run by a young Sean “Puffy” Combs. Combs was very involved in the production and direction of “Ready to Die,” especially with the...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Dem Vinyl Boyz drop the needle on a rock record this week that ended up teaching us so much about this band. You will find out that GnR' was not a band from California, they were from Seattle, Indiana and Cleveland and only met in L.A. In an era of bad-boy rockers who weren’t terribly bad and wrote music that sounded too good, Guns N’ Roses were the genuine article. Their songs echoed with the love for rock and roll and the spirit of rebellion. When Geffen Records A&R man Tom Zutaut signed t...
Sep 02, 2022•56 min
