Oh Canada!! Joni's back, and we get to talk about one of our favo(u)rite artists from this Sound Logic journey! Joni Mitchell's Blue album was so significant - we wondered how we might feel about her more commercially successful Court and Spark album. What did we think about this album, and how it fits with the greatest albums of all time? 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 it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rolling Stone's updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

Lou Reed! He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground, but beyond that also crafted a solo career that spanned five decades. In this episode, we take a look at Transformer, the album that birthed "Walk On The Wild Side," perhaps his most well-known and iconic song. What did we think about this album, and how it fits with the greatest albums of all time? 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 it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rolling Stone's updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

Kelli is back! We're joined by our friend, and former guest, Kelli Dowd, to chat about Fiona Apple's iconic 90s masterpiece, When The Pawn... (though the actual title is quite a bit longer. We discuss!) What did we think, and how does it rank among the greatest albums? Listen on 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 it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rolling Stone's updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

It's not often that we arrive at an album where neither of us have any clue what we're getting into, but this one fits that description! What did we think of Television (a band we've never heard of), and their influential Marquee Moon album? Join us as we dig deeper 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 it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rolling Stone's updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

Our journey through the greatest albums of all times brings us to just the second grunge album on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums. At the number 106 slot, we get to listen to Hole's breakthrough album, Live Through This. Can we separate the music from Courtney Love's reputation and identity? 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 it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rolling Stone's updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

At the end of 2023, Rolling Stone published some small adjustments to the 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums. Among those changes was a decision to drop Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers, and replace it by moving up their album Exodus, an album that had previously been in the #71 spot. Given that unique change, we thought we would re-share our original review with Bram Wooley, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy! ----------------------- 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 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 Page⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠, follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

We are pleased to be revisit our conversation with our friend Kelli Dowd, as we discuss this iconic live album from the Allman Brothers!  We'll consider it's slot change, and discuss why this is not just a great live album, but also get to hear of Kelli's great love of music and her many live concert experiences. 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 updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

The Rolling Stones have shown up a few times here on our Sound Logic Journey, and we're back with a review of their Sticky Fingers album - one that many consider to be part of a four album pinnacle of their lengthy career. What did we think, and where does it fall among their greatest albums? Listen now 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 it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rolling Stone's updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

De La Soul! We learn so much with this one, checking in with some old school rap from a simpler time when samples were just samples, and real instruments were part of the creation of songs. It feels fitting that album #103 features a 3 in the title. We hope you enjoy this look back at their iconic album, 3 Feet High And Rising! 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 updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

We’re five years old! Can you believe it??? Thank you to the thousands of you who have come along on the journey. We can’t wait to discover more music with you in the coming years! 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 updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

After last week's look at Led Zeppelin, The Clash brings us back to back self-titled albums. We'll take a listen, explore what this must have sounded like to those late 70s listeners, and ask whether this belongs here at 102 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest albums. We hope you enjoy, and we're glad to be back! 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 updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

Wait a minute… Rolling Stone made changes to their 500 greatest albums list? And they didn't notify us first?? Yes, the rumors are true. As the calendar year turned, news broke that there are 8 new albums on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 greatest albums, and 8 have been removed and replaced. We'll tell you more about these changes, and talk about what it means for The Sound Logic Podcast! 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 updated 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 Page⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

We're back! We're finally moving into a new season, and into the triple digit albums, kicking things off with Led Zeppelin's iconic debut record. This is an album we reviewed all the way back in November of 2019, when this album was ranked #29 on the 2012 Rolling Stone list. We'll talk about the change in ranking, and then revisit our original review in this week's episode. We hope you enjoy, and we're glad to be back! 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 a like on our ⁠⁠Facebook Page⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, follow us on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

On August 9th, Canadian music icon Robbie Robertson passed away. Robertson was a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and movie score composer. He was part of one of our favorite bands, The Band, of which we've reviewed two of their incredible albums (self-titled at #57, and Music From Big Pink at #100). Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. In tribute, we thought it would be nice to revisit our conversation with Tyrell Lissen, host of the incredible The Band: A History podcast. We also encourage you to go check out Andrew Hickey's (our special guest on our review of Back To Mono) latest episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs where he talks specifically about The Band and their hit song, The Weight. 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 a like on our ⁠Facebook Page⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠, follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

We made it to 100! That nice round number means that 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, with some incredible guests including our own daughters! And we're gearing up for our next block of albums. We're busy getting ready for this next batch - stay tuned to hear more as we continue to go through this list of the greatest albums! 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 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 a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

We made it to 100!!! We're thrilled to have a Canadian group here in this milestone slot - even if it is an album we've already previously reviewed. We'll introduce the episode talking about the position shift of this fantastic album from The Band, dropping from 34 on the previous list all the way down to the 100 spot. This week we will also revisit a conversation with Jason Crane (podcast host of The Jazz Session and A Brief Chat!), his second time on the podcast (go back and listen to Ep. 12 - Miles Davis' Kind of Blue if you haven't already). Jason joined us to help us understand why this mostly-Canadian band called The Band is so important (at the time we were pretty clueless!). 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 a like on our ⁠Facebook Page⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠, follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

We think that if Taylor Swift made a "Taylor's Version" of The Sound Logic Podcast, she'd probably get our oldest children - Lily and Anika - to join us as our very special guests (or are they the hosts?)!! Taylor Swift's iconic album Red, was her crossover from her country music beginnings. A beloved favorite of Swifties the world over, we're taking a look to figure out some of the nuances of this album, it's inclusion in the Rolling Stone list, and how it will stand the test of time. We'll see what our guests think - our youngest guests on The Sound Logic Podcast - and reflect on our own thoughts about this global music superstar. 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 a like on our ⁠Facebook Page⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠, follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

If you were a teenager in the 90s who totally missed out on Lucinda Williams, you're not alone! Mike and Ben have been scratching their heads wondering how they missed this fantastic album - enough so that we reached out to have some guests join us! State College, PA friends of Ben, Pia Smal and Susan Marshall, got to see Lucinda Williams when she visited State College a few years back, and we're thrilled to have them with us on this episode of the podcast! It's July 1st today - Happy Canada Day to our Canadian listeners! 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 a like on our ⁠Facebook Page⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠, follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

Yes, we realize it may have been more appropriate to have a guest named Peter Buck on our last episode when we discussed R.E.M... but we think you'll agree that THIS Peter Buck is far more suited to talk about metal! We're thrilled to have a guest who has actually taught a class on metal music - especially one with as much love and appreciation for Metallica's iconic Master of Puppets album! This album has jumped from its one time place at #167 all the way up into the top 100 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest albums. We're in for a special treat here, as Peter brings his wealth of music composition knowledge, and draws the lines and connects the dots between classical music, jazz, rock, and thrash metal. We hope you have as much fun on this journey as we did! 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 a like on our ⁠Facebook Page⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠, follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support

In 2021, the world lost a passionate R.E.M. fan when Michael Iafrate passed away. Michael was an incredible individual who Ben had met at a conference after discovering their shared love of faith, justice, and music. Michael was described in his obituary as the following: Father. Partner. Son. Brother. Friend. Activist. Liberation theologian. Singer-songwriter. Musician. Magician. Artist. Vegetarian. Voice impersonator. Advocate. Bibliophile. Writer. Teacher. Student. Seeker. Punk. We share this conversation in his honor, joined by his friend, Scott Williams, who shared fandom of this band and this album with Michael. R.E.M.'s iconic album, Automatic For The People comes in at #96 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest albums of all time, and we can't wait to talk about this one in honor of Michael Iafrate. We hope you enjoy this conversation! 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 a like on our ⁠Facebook Page⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠, follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundlogic/support