In honor of the 40th anniversary of the original release of Bitches Brew, Miles Davis' 1970 paradigm-shifting landmark fusion breakthrough, Dogfish Head Brewery created their own Bitches Brew -- a dark beer that's a fusion of three threads of imperial stout and one thread of honey beer with gesho root. It's a gustatory analog to Miles' masterpiece. This is important because today's guest gifted a bottle of this vintage ale to Mike and Ben in preparation for this recording! Nick Maia is a police ...
Mar 25, 2023•42 min•Season 8Ep. 10
The Doors are here with their self-titled album! Join Ben and Mike as they revisit this iconic album this iconic album, with its unique sounds and emotions. Halloween music, or sheer brilliance? We'll find out on this episode covering the album Rolling Stone said was the 83rd best, down from the 42nd greatest album of all time. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! ...
Mar 18, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 8Ep. 9
We're revisiting an old friend this week, as we return to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band! We originally reviewed this one as part of the 2012 list all the way back in September of 2019. Join us as we reflect on how this album fits with the Beatles sound, how Yoko fits in with all this, and so much more about the album that 2020 Rolling Stone list dropped from #23 all the way down to #85 on their list of the 500 greatest albums. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our S...
Mar 11, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 8Ep. 8
Rock and roll ain't noise pollution... is The Sound Logic Podcast noise pollution? We hope you don't think so! We're breaking down our first review of an AC/DC album - one of the few bands from this list that Mike and Ben have seen together live! Back in Black is the seventh studio album AC/DC, released in July of 1980. It was the band's first album to feature Brian Johnson as lead singer, following the death of their original lead singer, Bon Scoltt. What did we think about this album that was ...
Mar 04, 2023•45 min•Season 8Ep. 7
We're checking out AC/DC's Back in Black this weekend, which reminded us that this is one of the few bands on this list that Mike and Ben have seen together, in person. Here's a midweek episode, revisiting our time at the epic Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto fundraiser concert for your enjoyment as we get ready for Saturday's new release! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from...
Mar 01, 2023•32 min•Season 8Ep. 6
Songs in the key of Springfield! Dusty Springfield, that is... We'll wrestle with some of our misconceptions and assumptions, and try and discuss this fascinating individual with the incredible voice who created this album, Dusty in Memphis - number 83 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums. Is this album deserving of being called one of the greatest of all time? Join us to find out! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here...
Feb 25, 2023•54 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Up next on our journey through Rolling Stone's list of the greatest albums is a funk-filled album from the early 70s. Sly and the Family Stone, fresh off a greatest hits compilation, dropped this masterpiece looking at the state of the world. We're joined this time by Terry Watson , an educator, activist, and author of the recent book, Welcome to the Sick Mind of a Sane Person: Deconstructing Racism and White Supremacy . Terry helps us navigate some of the themes of this album, and offers his pi...
Feb 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 8Ep. 4
We're joined this weekend by Terry Watson , an educator, activist, and author of the recent book, Welcome to the Sick Mind of a Sane Person: Deconstructing Racism and White Supremacy . In the midst of our conversation about Sly and the Family Stone, we got into talking about digging for records at Goodwill and Websters in State College - something that Ben and Mike both enjoy! Here's a midweek episode for your enjoyment as we get ready for Saturday's new release! As a reminder, you can find our ...
Feb 17, 2023•7 min•Season 8Ep. 3
We're back with a new episode! Join us as we review another album by the Queen Bee herself, Beyoncé! We started our journey with Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter back when we reviewed 2016's Lemonade ( number 32 on the 2020 list ). This album was released three years prior, in 2013. Like Lemonade, this self-titled masterpiece was also released with a visual parallel. How did it compare, and what did we think of this one? You'll have to listen to find out! As a reminder, you can find our favorite s...
Feb 11, 2023•37 min•Season 8Ep. 2
We're hard at work recording our next season of The Sound Logic Podcast! In the meantime, Rolling Stone recently put out a list of the 200 greatest singers of all time . Of course, we had a few thoughts. We'll talk about this, and what we're excited about for this next season of our musical journey. Thanks for following along, and for taking the time to hang out! As always, we love getting feedback from you! Please send us a message and tell us what you like about these re-ranking episodes, and ...
Jan 27, 2023•18 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Mike and Ben are busy recording our next season of The Sound Logic Podcast as we continue our journey through Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums. Join us as we make our way! Please feel free to share this video short with others who might want to join us.
Jan 21, 2023•2 min•Season 7Ep. 22
It's the most wonderful time of the podcast season! The time has come once again for us to review and re-rank the last 10 albums. We had a great time reminiscing over the music we have listened to and the wonderful guests who have joined us along the way. And we're gearing up for our next block of albums! Thanks for your patience over this season with a few delays getting an episode out to you each week. As always, we love getting feedback from you! Please send us a message and tell us what you ...
Aug 27, 2022•50 min•Season 7Ep. 21
We've got another old reviews this week - this time revisiting our conversation with Barry Taylor and what we thought about The Sex Pistols iconic punk rock album, Never Mind the Bollocks! This one was originally ranked at #41, and has fallen significantly on the 2020 Rolling Stone Magazine list of the greatest albums of all time. We hope you check it out, and join us next week here on The Sound Logic Podcast when we get to do one of our favorite things - re-ranking the past ten albums! As a rem...
Aug 20, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 7Ep. 20
At last we are back with a new review! We thank you for your patience and apologize for the delay! This week we tackle the critically acclaimed sophomore album by Frank Ocean! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's 2020 list right here . We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us...
Aug 19, 2022•57 min•Season 7Ep. 19
Back-to-back weeks of re-releasing old reviews! We hope you enjoyed going back in time with Who's Next, because we're going even further back in time to an album that was originally ranked the 11th greatest album of all time! What happened with this Elvis compilation between now and then to influence the voters in this way? Listen to find out as we speculate wildly! We hope you check it out, and join us next week here on The Sound Logic Podcast for a brand new review of an album that is less tha...
Jul 30, 2022•47 min•Season 7Ep. 18
It's been a while since we've had a re-review of an album - this one goes back quite a ways to our 28th album review, meaning that The Who's iconic album, Who's Next has moved from the 28th slot all the way down to number 77 here on the newer 2020 list. We spend some time reflecting on why that change may have happened, and lead in to our original review. We hope you check it out, and join us next week here on The Sound Logic Podcast! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500...
Jul 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 17
Soundtrack time! This is just the second time we've reviewed a soundtrack on The Sound Logic Podcast (you can check out our review of Purple Rain (#8 on the 2020 RS500 list!) right here ). This time we have the pleasure of listening to Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack to the iconic 1972 blaxploitation film, Super Fly! What did we think? Listen to find out if we think this one is worthy of being called one of the greatest of all time! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on o...
Jul 16, 2022•51 min•Season 7Ep. 16
We're back with the Queen of Soul! We first reviewed her "I Never Loved A Man" album way back at #13 on the 2020 RS500 list . This time we have the pleasure of listening to another one of Aretha Franklin's greatest albums - Lady Soul! What did we think? Tune in to find out if we think this one is worthy of being called one of the greatest of all time! PS - Mike makes an epic tie between our recent review of Kanye, Curtis Mayfield, and Bob Marley, connecting the dots to this album... you'll have ...
Jul 02, 2022•48 min•Season 7Ep. 15
We’re hanging out with Ye/Yezus/Kanye this weekend as we review The College Dropout, the debut album from the producer formerly known as Kanye West! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here . We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook...
Jun 18, 2022•47 min•Season 7Ep. 14
If you were a big fan of the "shoegazing" genre in the early 90s, then we have the album for you! We take a trip back to 1991 and discuss this influential, and perhaps lesser-known album from Irish Alt-Rock group, My Bloody Valentine. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here . We'd love it if you would review u...
Jun 11, 2022•40 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Woohoo! Another Canadian artist! Neil Young makes his first appearance on The Sound Logic Podcast, as we review his Harvest album. We brought along a guest from the other side of the world - our fellow RS500 reviewer, Mr. Brett Schewitz! Brett is the creator of rs500albums.com - a website where he hosts reviews from every album on Rolling Stone's new 2020 list. His journey began when he did a review of every album on the 2012 list. He's a kindred spirit, and a great guest to talk about a great a...
Jun 04, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 12
It is always comforting to revisit an artist we have reviewed before, and this time we also had the pleasure of inviting back the same guest who joined us last time we reviewed Bob Marley and The Wailers. You may remember when Bram joined us for our review of Legend. This time, Bram helps us unpack this iconic album and all the amazing hits it contains! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favori...
May 28, 2022•51 min•Season 7Ep. 12
The time has come once again for us to review and re-rank the last 10 albums! We had a great time reminiscing over the music we have listened to and the wonderful guests who have joined us along the way. As always, we love getting feedback from you! Please send us a message and tell us what you like about these re-ranking episodes, and what you might have us do differently. Leave us a voicemail, and maybe you will be the next guest on the podcast! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs f...
May 21, 2022•49 min•Season 7Ep. 11
N.W.A. burst on to the scene with their aggressive gangsta rap, helping to create a new sound and shape a genre. We're taking a look at their Straight Outta Compton album, straight out of the #70 spot on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 greatest albums, and we're joined by our friend Frank Bright who grew up with this album! Please note, this album, and some of our conversation, does include reference to explicit lyrics in the music. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500...
May 14, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 10
We are so excited to be tackling this album, the third-best selling album by a female artist in history, by Canada's own Alanis Morissette. In addition to talking about this amazing album from our youth, we were delighted to be joined by Holly Gordon from CBC Music. Not only was Holly an absolute delight to speak with, she also had an opportunity to interview Alanis herself for a piece in 2015 celebrating the album's 20th Anniversary! (you can check Holly's interview here ) As a reminder, you ca...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 7Ep. 9
We're taking a look at Kate Bush, and her iconic Hounds of Love album. We'll be talking about why this album resonated in the UK, but not as much in the USA. We'll talk about how her sound was created and both transcends time, but also sounds firmly planted in the 80s. We've had so much fun with Brad Efford (creator of the fantastic RS500 project ), that he becomes our first three-time guest! Brad joined us initially for our review of Trout Mask Replica , and then when we responded to the news o...
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Before he made izzles mainstream, had 99 problems, and was dusting off his shoulders, Jay-Z was just a regular guy trying to make ends meet. One day he decided not only to get into the hip-hop game, but to create his own label to release his debut album! We had a lot of fun reviewing this iconic first album from one of Hip-Hop's biggest stars. Please note we have turned the Explicit Content button ON for this one. Our conversation is clean, but a lot of the music played in the background contain...
Apr 23, 2022•46 min•Season 7Ep. 7
We're jazzing with one of the all-time greats this week, as we revisit our review of John Coltrane's iconic album, A Love Supreme! This album came in at #47 on the previous 2012 list, so we get to journey back to pre-pandemic times when we originally recorded this episode with our long-time friend, Jeff Moore. What did we think about the shift in the ranking? Listen to find out! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating i...
Apr 16, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 7Ep. 6
It wasn't too long ago that we were reflecting on James Brown's massive compilation box set, and we're back again with Mr. Dynamite - this time, reflecting on an album that we reviewed a while ago on our journey through the 2012 list at #25. We were thrilled to have jazz legend, Joe Bowie join us to talk about what life was life when James Brown was around, as someone who played with the legend back in the day. This episode is easily one of our favorites from the vault. We hope you enjoy re-list...
Apr 09, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 7Ep. 5
We're cruising through the 60s - this time with a hip hop album from a few decades ago - Stankonia by Outkast! We talked about Outkast just a few albums back when we tackled Aquemini at #49. Stankonia comes in at #64. Like Aquemini, this album made a massive leap from the previous 2012 list, moving to its spot all the way from #361. What did we think? Take a listen and join us as we continue to journey through the greatest albums of all time! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from t...
Apr 02, 2022•47 min•Season 7Ep. 4
