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Music Nerds Unite

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Scott Floman (author of the amazon ebook The Story Of Rock and Soul Music: Album Reviews and Lists), twin brother Keith Floman, and their buddy Larry Waldman have joined forces to talk about music. The format of this podcast is a series of tournaments. Episodes 1-8, recorded with Scott's original partner Matthew Brennan, determined the best rock artist ('60s-'90s). Keith & Larry replaced Matt in Episode 14. Episodes 14-25 determined the best rock album ('60s-'90s). Episodes 26-35 determined the best rock album ('00s-'10s). Recent episodes include a series of year-by-year song drafts.
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Episodes

Episode 37: Greatest Rock Songs Tournament 2000-2019 (First Round, Bracket 2)

Episode 37 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock song from 2000-2019. This episode contains the following matchups: Car Seat Headrest "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales" (2) vs. System Of A Down "Chop Suey!" (34) The Voidz "Human Sadness" vs. Future Islands "Seasons" (18) M83 "Midnight City" (7) vs. Midlake "Roscoe" (26) The Postal Service "Such Great Heights" (10) vs. Slowdive "Star Roving" (23) Link to Spotify playlist for this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5x0T4QoBu69...

Sep 29, 202159 minEp. 37

Episode 36: Greatest Rock Songs Tournament 2000-2019 (First Round, Bracket 1)

Episode 36 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock song from 2000-2019. This episode contains the following matchups: Johnny Cash "Hurt" (1) vs. Capital Cities "Safe and Sound" (32) Band Of Horses "The Funeral" (16) vs. Big Thief "Not" (17) The Killers "Mr. Brightside" (8) vs. Alabama Shakes "Hold On" (25) Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out" (9) vs. Japandroids "The House That Heaven Built" (24) Notes: The first Band Of Horses album is called "Everything All The Time." And if you like ...

Sep 22, 202155 minEp. 36

Episode 35: Greatest Rock Songs Tournament 2000-2019 (Play-in Round)

Episode 35 starts our tournament to determine the greatest rock song from 2000-2019. This episode contains the following matchups: Frightened Rabbit "Keep Yourself Warm" (29) vs. Iron & Wine "Boy With A Coin" (36) Tedeschi Trucks Band "Midnight In Harlem" (30) vs. James Vincent McMorrow "If I Had A Boat" (35) Soundgarden "A Thousand Days Before" (31) vs. System Of A Down "Chop Suey!" (34) Capital Cities "Safe and Sound" (32) vs. Spiritual Beggars "Escaping The Fools" (33) Note: We only inclu...

Sep 15, 202157 minEp. 35

Episode 34: Greatest Rock Albums Tournament 2000-2019 (Final Four + Honorable Mentions + Final)

Episode 34 completes our tournament to determine the greatest rock album from 2000-2019. This episode contains the following matchups: Radiohead "Kid A" (1) vs. Arcade Fire "Funeral" (5) (matchup begins at 1:23) David Bowie "Blackstar" (3) vs. Tool "Lateralus" (7) (matchup begins at 18:21) Scott honorable mention picks parts 1 & 2 begin at 31:38 Larry honorable mention picks begin at 38:48 Keith honorable mention picks begin at 56:46 Scott honorable mention picks part 3 begin at 1:14:03 Addi...

Aug 19, 20211 hr 38 minEp. 34

Episode 33: Greatest Rock Albums Tournament 2000-2019 (Elite Eight)

Episode 33 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock album from 2000-2019. This episode contains the following Elite 8 matchups: Radiohead "Kid A" (1) vs. The Strokes "Is This It" (8) (matchup begins at 1:16) Arcade Fire "Funeral (5) vs. LCD Soundsystem "Sound Of Silver" (13) (matchup begins at 18:46) Tool "Lateralus" (7) vs. Broken Social Scene "You Forgot It In People" (18) (matchup begins at 31:23) David Bowie "Blackstar" (3) vs. Interpol "Turn On The Bright Lights" (6) (matchup...

Aug 13, 20211 hr 10 minEp. 33

Episode 32: Greatest Rock Albums Tournament 2000-2019 (Round 2 Part 2)

Episode 32 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock album from 2000-2019. This episode completes round two. The matchups for this episode are: Sufjan Stevens "Illinois" (4) vs. LCD Soundsystem "Sound Of Silver" (13) Arcade Fire "Funeral" (5) vs. Brand New "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" (21) (matchup begins at 17:05) David Bowie "Blackstar" (3) vs. The National "Boxer" (19) (matchup begins at 33:25) Interpol "Turn On The Bright Lights" (6) vs. Wilco "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"...

Jul 31, 20211 hr 17 minEp. 32

Episode 31: Greatest Rock Albums Tournament 2000-2019 (Round 2 Part 1)

Episode 31 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock album from 2000-2019. This episode starts round two. The matchups for this episode are: Radiohead "Kid A" (1) vs. Agalloch "The Mantle" (17) (matchup begins at 2:06) The Strokes "Is This It" (8) vs. Bon Iver "For Emma, Forever Ago" (24) (matchup begins at 27:03) Godspeed You! Black Emperor "Lifts Your Shiny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven" (2) vs. Broken Social Scene "You Forgot It In People" (18) (matchup begins at 50:15) Tool "La...

Jul 27, 20211 hr 47 minEp. 31

Episode 30: Greatest Rock Albums Tournament 2000-2019 (Round 1 Part 4)

Episode 30 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock album from 2000-2019. This episode concludes the first round. The matchups for this episode are: David Bowie "Blackstar" (3) vs. Titus Andronicus "The Monitor" (35) Sun Kil Moon "Ghosts Of The Great Highway" (14) vs. The National "Boxer" (19) (matchup begins at 31:10) Wilco "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" (11) vs. Panda Bear "Person Pitch" (22) (matchup begins at 53:40) Interpol "Turn On The Bright Lights" (6) vs. The Decemberists "The Cr...

Jul 08, 20211 hr 43 minEp. 30

Episode 29: Greatest Rock Albums Tournament 2000-2019 (Round 1 Part 3)

Episode 29 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock album from 2000-2019. This episode includes 4 first round matchups. The matchups for this episode are: Sufjan Stevens "Illinois" (4) vs. Coldplay "A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (36) Brave Little Abacus "Just Got Back From The Discomfort - We're Alright" (20) vs. LCD Soundsystem "Sound Of Silver" (13) (matchup begins at 21:00) Jane Doe "Converge" (12) vs. Brand New "The Devil and God Are Raging Beside Me" (21) (matchup begins at 57...

Jun 16, 20212 hrEp. 29

Episode 28: Greatest Rock Albums Tournament 2000-2019 (Round 1 Part 2)

Episode 28 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock album from 2000-2019. This episode includes the following 4 first round match ups: Godspeed You! Black Emperor "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven" (2) vs. The War On Drugs "Lost In The Dream" (34) The Flaming Lips "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots" (15) vs. Broken Social Scene "You Forgot It In People" (18) (matchup begins at 24:08) Modest Mouse "The Moon and Antarctica" (10) vs. The White Stripes "Elephant" (23) (mat...

May 28, 20211 hr 57 minEp. 28

Episode 27: Greatest Rock Albums Tournament 2000-2019 (Round 1 Part 1)

Episode 27 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock album from 2000-2019. Episode 26 featured four play-in "games" and this episode will continue with 4 first round matchups. The matchups for this episode are: Radiohead "Kid A' (1) vs. Tame Impala "Currents" (33) Mastodon "Crack The Skye" (16) vs. Agallogh "The Mantle" (17) (matchup begins at 19:23) Queens Of The Stone Age "Songs For The Deaf" (9) vs. Bon Iver "For Emma, Forever Ago" (24) (matchup begins at 45:33) The Strokes "Is ...

May 05, 20211 hr 43 minEp. 27

Episode 26: Greatest Rock Albums Tournament 2000-2019 (Play-in Games)

Episode 26 begins our new tournament to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This tournament covers albums from 2000-2019 and this episode focuses on the First Four play-in "games." The matchups for this episode are: TV On The Radio "Return To Cookie Mountain" (32) vs. Tame Impala "Currents" (33) The New Pornographers "Twin Cinema" (31) vs. The War On Drugs "Lost In The Dream" (34) MGMT "Oracular Spectacular" (29) vs. Coldplay "A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (36) My Morning Jacket "Z" (3...

Apr 20, 20211 hr 44 minEp. 26

Episode 25: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (Final Four + Final)

Episode 25 concludes our NCAA Tournament to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode includes the Final Four and Final. It also includes some other sections which are outlined below. First Final Four matchup ('60s vs. '80s): (7) Van Morrison "Astral Weeks" vs. (7) U2 "The Joshua Tree" Second Final Four matchup ('70s vs. '90s): (3) Pink Floyd "The Wall" vs. (1) Radiohead "OK Computer" (matchup begins at 16:50) Honorable mention albums (section starts at 32:30) Matt's picks (sec...

Apr 07, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 25

Episode 24: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (Elite Eight)

Episode 24 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the Elite Eight. '60s matchup for this episode: (1) The Beatles "Revolver" vs. (7) Van Morrison "Astral Weeks" '70s matchup for this episode: (3) Pink Floyd "The Wall" vs. (9) Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run" '80s matchup for this episode: (7) U2 "The Joshua Tree" vs. (9) Guns n' Roses "Appetite For Destruction" '90s matchup for this episode (1) Radiohead "OK Computer...

Mar 25, 20211 hr 13 minEp. 24

Episode 23: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16 - '80s & '90s)

Episode 23 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the Sweet Sixteen for the 1980s and 1990s. '80s matchups for this episode: (5) The Stone Roses "The Stone Roses" vs. (9) Guns n' Roses "Appetite For Destruction" (3) The Smiths "The Queen Is Dead" vs. (7) U2 "The Joshua Tree" '90s matchups for this episode (1) Radiohead "OK Computer" vs. (5) Pearl Jam "Ten" (2) Neutral Milk Hotel "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" vs. (...

Mar 17, 20211 hr 23 minEp. 23

Episode 22: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16 - '60s & '70s)

Episode 22 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the Sweet Sixteen for the 1960s and 1970s. '60s matchups for this episode: (1) The Beatles "Revolver" vs. (5) King Crimson "In The Court Of The Crimson King" (3) The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" vs. (7) Van Morrison "Astral Weeks" '70s matchups for this episode (5) Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" vs. (8) Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run" (2) Led Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin IV" ...

Mar 11, 20211 hr 19 minEp. 22

Episode 21: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (’90s Second Round)

Episode 21 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the second round of the 1990s. Matchups for this episode: (1) Radiohead "OK Computer" vs. (9) Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" (2) Neutral Milk Hotel "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" vs. (7) Jeff Buckley "Grace" (3) Nirvana "Nevermind" vs. (6) Oasis "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" (4) My Bloody Valentine "Loveless" vs. (5) Pearl Jam "Ten"...

Mar 05, 20211 hr 22 minEp. 21

Episode 20: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (’80s Second Round)

Episode 20 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the second round of the 1980s. Matchups for this episode: (1) Pixies "Doolittle" vs. (8) Guns n' Roses "Appetite For Destruction" (3) The Smiths "The Queen Is Dead" vs. (6) The Cure "Disintegration" (4) Talking Heads "Remain In Light" vs. (5) The Stone Roses "The Stone Roses" (7) U2 "The Joshua Tree" vs. (15) Iron Maiden "The Number Of The Beast" Notes/corrections fo...

Feb 25, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 20

Episode 19: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (’70s Second Round)

Episode 19 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the second round of the 1970s. Matchups for this episode: (1) David Bowie "The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" vs. (8) Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run" (2) Led Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin IV" vs. (10) Black Sabbath "Paranoid" (3) Pink Floyd "The Wall" vs. (6) The Who "Who's Next" (4) Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" vs. (5) Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures...

Feb 14, 20211 hr 30 minEp. 19

Episode 18: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (’60s Second Round)

Episode 18 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the second round of the 1960s. Matchups for this episode: (1) The Beatles "Revolver" vs. (9) Jimi Hendrix Experience "Electric Ladyland" (2) The Velvet Underground "The Velvet Underground & NIco" vs. (7) Van Morrison "Astral Weeks" (3) The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" vs. (6) The Doors "The Doors" (4) Bob Dylan "Highway 61 Revisited" vs. (5) King Crimson "In The Court...

Feb 03, 20211 hr 37 minEp. 18

Episode 17: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (’90s First Round)

Episode 17 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the 1990s. Matchups for this episode: (1) Radiohead "OK Computer" vs. (16) Megadeth "Hangar 18" (2) Neutral Milk Hotel "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" vs. (15) Alice In Chains "Dirt" (3) Nirvana "Nevermind" vs. (14) Soundgaren "Superunknown" (4) My Bloody Valentine "Loveless" vs. (13) Pavement "Crooked Rain Crooked Rain" (5) Pearl Jam "Ten" vs. (12) Nine Inch Nails "...

Jan 29, 20212 hr 6 minEp. 17

Episode 16: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (’80s First Round)

Episode 16 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. This episode focuses on the 1980s. Matchups for this episode: (1) Pixies "Doolittle" vs. (16) The Replacements "Tim" (2) The Clash "London Calling" vs. (15) Iron Maiden "The Number Of The Beast" (3) The Smiths "The Queen Is Dead" vs. (14) Metallica "Ride The Lightning" (4) Talking Heads "Remain In Light" vs. (13) Rush "Moving Pictures" (5) The Stone Roses "The Stones Roses" vs. (12) R.E.M. ...

Jan 18, 20211 hr 33 minEp. 16

Episode 15: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (’70s First Round)

Episode 15 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock album of all time. Episode 14 discussed the '60s matchups, so here we continue with the '70s. Match ups for this episode: Matchups for this episode: (1) David Bowie "The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" vs. (16) Van Halen "Van Halen I" (2) Led Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin IV" vs. (15) Derek and the Dominos "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" (3) Pink Floyd "The Wall" vs. (14) Patti Smith...

Jan 17, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 15

Episode 14: Greatest Rock Albums NCAA Tournament (’60s First Round)

Welcome Keith Floman and Larry Waldman who will join Scott on at least the next several episodes. Similar to the prior NCAA Tournament to determine the greatest rock artist of all time (episodes 1-8), we're doing another NCAA Tournament to determine the greatest rock album of all-time. Matchups for this episode: (1) The Beatles "Revolver" vs. (16) The Byrds "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" (2) The Velvet Underground "The Velvet Underground & NIco" vs. (15) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Green Ri...

Jan 16, 202155 minEp. 14

Episode 13: NIT Tournament (Women's Bracket + Final Four + Final)

Episode 13 continues our NIT Tournament to determine the greatest rock music artist that didn’t make our original 64 “team” NCAA Tournament (see episodes 1-8). Women rock match ups for this episode: (1) Joni Mitchell (gets bye for first 2 rounds) (2) Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company (gets bye for first 2 rounds) (3) Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship vs. (9) Patti Smith Group (4) Blondie vs. (9) Sleater-Kinney (5) Heart vs. (8) Kate Bush (6) Pretenders vs. (7) Lucinda Williams...

Jan 14, 202133 minEp. 13

Episode 12: NIT Tournament (Alternative Rock)

Episode 12 continues our NIT Tournament to determine the greatest rock music artist that didn’t make our original 64 “team” NCAA Tournament (see episodes 1-8). Alternative rock match ups for this episode: (1) The Stooges/Iggy Pop (gets bye for first 2 rounds) (2) Sonic Youth (gets bye for first 2 rounds) (3) Elvis Costello vs. (10) Yo La Tengo (4) Pixies vs. (9) The Replacements (5) Joy Division/New Order vs. (8) Hüsker Dü (6) Roxy Music vs. (7) Dinosaur Jr. Notes for this episode: Another Elvis...

Nov 28, 20201 hr 47 minEp. 12

Episode 11: NIT Tournament (Hard Rock/Heavy Metal)

Episode 11 continues our NIT Tournament to determine the greatest rock music artist that didn’t make our original 64 “team” NCAA Tournament (see episodes 1-8). Hard rock/heavy metal matchups for this episode: (1) Deep Purple (gets bye for first 2 rounds) (2) Judas Priest (gets bye for first 2 rounds) (3) Motörhead vs. (10) Megadeth (4) KISS vs. (9) Alice Cooper (5) Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow/Black Sabbath/Dio) vs. (8) Ozzy Osbourne (solo career only) (6) Thin Lizzy vs. (7) Tool. Notes for this ep...

Aug 20, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 11

Episode 10: NIT Tournament (Classic Rock Bracket)

Episode 10 begins our NIT Tournament to determine the greatest rock music artist that didn’t make our original 64 “team” NCAA Tournament (see episodes 1-8). Classic rock matchups for this episode: (1) Eric Clapton solo + Derek and the Dominos (gets bye for first 2 rounds) (2) Grateful Dead (gets bye for first 2 rounds) (3) Santana vs. (10) Bob Seger (4) Rod Stewart (also includes the early Jeff Beck Group + The Faces) vs. (9) ZZ Top (5) Journey vs. (8) Lynyrd Sknyrd (6) Steely Dan vs. (7) Chicag...

Aug 15, 20201 hr 19 minEp. 10

Episode 9: Greatest Rock Songs Of The 1960s

This one-off episode presents a 16-song bracket to determine the greatest rock song of the 1960s. Honorable mentions (in no particular order): The Turtles - "Happy Together" The Moody Blues - "Nights In White Satin" Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale Van Morrison - "Brown Eyed Girl" Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Proud Mary" The Kingsmen - "Louie Louie" Steppenwolf - "Born To Be Wild" The Mamas and the Papas - "California Dreamin'" The Monkees - "Daydream Believer" The Rascals - "Good Lovin'...

Jul 24, 20201 hr 7 min

Episode 8: Greatest Rock Music Artists NCAA Tournament Final Episode (Elite Eight, Final Four, & Final)

Episode 8 wraps up our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock music artist of all time. This episode covers the Elite Eight, Final Four, & Final. Elite Eight '60s match ups for this episode: (1) The Beatles vs. (3) Bob Dylan Elite Eight '70s match ups for this episode: (1) Led Zeppelin vs. (2) Pink Floyd Elite Eight '80s match ups for this episode: (1) U2 vs. (2) R.E.M. Elite Eight '90s match ups for this episode: (2) Radiohead vs. (9) Smashing Pumpkins SPOILER ALERT:...

Jun 23, 202043 minEp. 8
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