Send us a text Welcome to the first-ever three-person episode of You, Me and An Album! Yankees beat writer Lindsey Adler of The Athletic and play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown (ESPN, Baltimore Orioles) join me to discuss Oasis’ 1994 debut, Definitely Maybe. We talk about what makes Oasis a band that one can get immersed in, which tracks were Lindsey’s and Kevin’s favorites, and lots of talk about the Gallagher brothers. Where to find this episode’s guests… Lindsey on Twitter: @lindseyadler Kevin...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Send us a text Doc Crotzer joins me as my guest for this episode of You, Me and An Album to discuss Tom Petty’s second solo album, Wildflowers. Doc is a director, producer and editor who has worked on movies and on numerous TV series, including Glee, Sons of Anarchy and Good Behavior. In addition to discussing Tom Petty, we talked about Doc’s latest movie project, his role in writing and performing a theme song for a fantasy baseball podcast and his “appearance” in Rookie of the Year. A couple o...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Send us a text Ed Masley, a music critic for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, joins You, Me and An Album to introduce me to The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. In addition to explaining what makes this his favorite album, Ed discusses his love for the Kinks more generally and how he became a music critic. He also mentions that he co-wrote a song with someone who has previously appeared on this podcast. You can find Ed on Twitter at @EdMasley, and you can find the music f...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Send us a text This week’s guest brings sci-fi to You, Me and An Album! Kasha Patel -- a science writer for NASA Earth and stand-up comedian – chose Janelle Monáe’s The Electric Lady as our album to discuss. Kasha talked about her work with NASA, the role her oldest brother played in shaping her musical tastes and, of course, all of the things that make The Electric Lady one of her favorite albums. You can reach Kasha on Twitter at @KashaPatel, and also by email at comedy@kashapatel.com . You ca...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Send us a text My guest for this episode is Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Elliott Blaufuss (solo material, Eric Hutchinson). Elliott picked Crash Test Dummies’ second album, God Shuffled His Feet, as our album to discuss. While we delved deeply into this album, we also discussed his work as a musical director and the unusual circumstance under which we met. We discussed a video of Ellen Reid performing as a solo act, and it features a version of Swimming In Your Ocean. Here’...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 33 min
Send us a text Michael Beller is a podcast producer, host and writer for The Athletic, and along with Derek VanRiper and me, he is the co-host of The Athletic’s Fantasy Baseball in 15 podcast. Off air, Michael has talked to me a lot about The Band, so it was high time for us to have a longer conversation about one of his favorite musical acts. This episode focuses on the Band’s self-titled second album, also known as The Brown Album. The first few minutes of this episode features birds. It’s not...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr
Send us a text Indie rock multi-instrumentalist Scott McCaughey (The Baseball Project, R.E.M., Young Fresh Fellows, Filthy Friends) joins me for a bonus episode of You, Me and An Album. For his album to discuss, Scott chose The Modern Lovers’ eponymous 1976 release. This is a band and an album that I have heard about since my teenage years, but I had never actually heard anything by the band before – not even the frequently-covered Roadrunner. Scott’s a great follow on Twitter. You can find him ...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Send us a text Chris Cwik, a writer for Yahoo Sports, drops the needle on Vampire Weekend's third album, Modern Vampires of the City. We try to figure out which words are best for describing the group's sound and this album in particular, and as always, we break it down track-by-track. I made a reference to misheardlyricsguy’s video for Yellow Ledbetter, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLd22ha_-VU Also, here's the Johnny Marr sketch from Portlandia that I mentioned: http...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Send us a text CBSSports.com fantasy sports analyst Chris Towers joins the show to dig deep into an album I first heard him talk about with great enthusiasm nearly six years ago. The album is Carly Rae Jepsen's critically-acclaimed but commercially disappointing E*MO*TION. During the podcast, Chris made reference to the Switched on Pop podcast. You can listen to that at https://switchedonpop.com/. Chris also referred to an essay written by Hanif Abdurraqib about the experience of seeing Carly Ra...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Send us a text Growing up in Allendale, New Jersey, I spent countless hours listening to and talking about music with my friend, John Ferrari. On this episode, John – who is a drummer and percussionist with Tilted Axes, Meridian Arts Ensemble and New Millennium Ensemble – joins me for yet another discussion. This time around, we’re talking about one of his favorite albums, David Sylvian’s Brilliant Trees . At the end of this episode, I mentioned that John will be performing in a show entitled Ce...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr
Send us a text Actor, author, baseball analyst and podcaster Ellen Adair (Billions, The Sinner, Homeland) is here to share her enthusiasm for Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book. She discusses why this mixtape is special for both the musical performances and lyrical themes. Ellen Adair on Twitter: @ellen_adair Take Me In To The Ballgame (Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde’s baseball movie podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-me-in-to-the-ballgame/id1523233237 I made a reference to (and rec...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Send us a text Rich Kimball, host of Downtown on Zoom Radio, brought his extensive knowledge of Harry Nilsson and of music in general to this episode of You, Me and An Album. We discussed Nilsson’s best-known and most successful album, Nilsson Schmilsson, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart subsequent to its late 1971 release. Find Rich on Twitter: @DowntownRichK Downtown with Rich Kimball website: http://www.downtownwithrichkimball.com/ Here’s a link to the song that Alice Coop...
Jan 11, 2021•58 min
Send us a text Nick Dika of Arkells takes us through a deep dive into Nirvana’s Nevermind – an album that, incredibly, Al had never listened to all the way through. He also discussed how Arkells came to record Campfire Chords, which they released last August. You can reach Nick Dika on Twitter at @NickDika. Arkells is also on Twitter at @arkellsmusic. You can also purchase Campfire Chords and other Arkells-related items from their website: http://www.arkellsmusic.com/band/. At the 22:21 mark, I ...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Send us a text Mike Lord from Tabletop Genesis drops in to discuss one of his favorite albums, John Cale’s Fragments of a Rainy Season . He talks about his podcast, how he got into John Cale, and why he really loves this album in particular. You can find out more about Tabletop Genesis, including links to their podcast, at http://tabletopgenesis.com/ . You can find Mike on Twitter and Instagram at @zorknapp. At 2:56 of this episode, I made a reference to Steve Hackett of Genesis smashing a wine ...
Dec 28, 2020•57 min
Send us a text Baseball analyst, actor and bassist Alex Fast joins the show to discuss why Sigur Ros' () is one of his favorite albums, as well as his own career as a musician. 0:20 The idea behind You, Me and An Album 1:10 Alex Fast joins the show 2:59 Alex’s music career 9:27 How Alex developed his eclectic musical tastes 13:37 Introducing Sigur Ros, () 19:03 Which tracks from the album were Alex’s favorites? 22:30 Al’s initial impressions of () 28:13 Alex makes a shocking discovery Track-by-t...
Dec 21, 2020•56 min
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Dec 17, 2020•3 min
