Music Adventure

Greetings! In this episode, Gary & Brian discuss our favorite compilation albums. What is a compilation album? It covers everything from a band/artist's greatest hits, tribute albums to a band/artist, movie soundtracks or compilations of a particular music genre from many band/artists. Some of our favorites include the Singles movie soundtrack, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Bela F

Hello everybody! In our new episode, Gary & Brian embark on another album assignment mission. Like previous shows, we gave each other three new albums to listen to and review. It was a lot of fun. Artists exchanged included Wondermints, Strangefolk, The Love Language, Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and Phish. Brian's encore was a review of a

Greetings everyone! Gary & Brian wrap up the great music year of 2023 by discussing our best album and new find picks along with many honorable mentions. Some of the artists covered include Peter Gabriel, Haken, New Pornographers, Steven Sanchez, The Clientele, Agusa, Jenny Lewis, Jethro Tull, Sufjan Stevens and Squeaky Feet. For our encores, we shared what music related things

Happy Holidays! Gary & Brian, celebrating the spirit of the season, discuss their Top 3 favorite Christmas albums. Like our previous Favorite Holiday Songs episode, we had a lot of fun discussing these and explaining why they are important to us.Our choices included Charlie Brown Christmas, The DBs, Johnny Mathis, Beach Boys, The Philly Specials and John Denver & the Muppet

Hello everyone! Gary and Brian took on a new topic; selecting three of our favorite bands, reviewing each member's solo work and choosing the solo album we liked the most. In this episode, we deliberately chose a different band member's album to spark a lively discussion. The three bands were Traffic, Yes and Pink Floyd. Members included Steve Winwood, Chris Squire, Roger Waters, D

Hello everyone! Gary & Brian return to our singer/songwriter favorite album topic. Last time we covered The Boss, Dylan and Neil Young - this show discusses Lou Reed, Jackson Browne and Van Morrison. Albums included Reed's New York & Transformer; Browne's Late for the Sky & Jackson Browne and Van the Man's Moondance & Saint Dominic's Preview. Brian's encore is a rev

Hello everybody! Gary & Brian return with another episode of the Name That Band Game. Only bands are covered, meaning no solo artists or their backing bands. Test your musical knowledge as you play along with us, post your score on our Facebook page and feel free to add clues of your own for others to guess!We covered all new groups, ranging from Culture Club to Steppenwolf to

Hello everybody! Gary & Brian celebrate summer by putting together their favorite mix tape of songs that represent summer to them. Historically, one would use a cassette tape, but people still make compilations on CD, MP3 or digital playlists too. Choosing the songs and deciding in what order they flow always makes this extra fun. Our choices are wide ranging, from artists incl

Hello everybody! In our new episode, Gary & Brian, discuss the topic of famous musical collaborations. Many artists enjoy working with each other; either as peers or to help younger artists launch their careers or create great music with one of their heroes. Collaborations we highlighted include: Michael Jackson & Eddie Van Halen; David Bowie with Queen and, separately, wit

For our 60th show, Gary & Brian review 10 of our favorite 1993 releases, explain how we found them, why we like them and how they fit into the music scene at the time. The artists included Uncle Tupelo, Donald Fagen, The Roots, Roseanne Cash, Counting Crows, Paul Weller, Phish, Matthew Sweet, Paul Westerberg and Lenny Kravitz. For our encores, we both review recent live shows -