Songs of Our Own: A Marital Tour of the Music That Shaped Us.

Hi Folks!  We are listening to David Bowie's 1972 album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'.  A concept album/rock opera/glam rock/proto-punk masterpiece.  This album has …

Hi Folks! This bonus episode has us listening to Micheal Franti and Spearhead's song 'Hey Hey Hey'.   Appearing on Franti's 2010 album 'The Sound of Sunshine' 'Hey Hey Hey' is a song that can be inte…

Hi Folks!  For the first album of the new year we talk about The Band's 1968 album 'Music from Big Pink'.  Not only is this album one of the greatest debut albums from any group it is one of the grea…

Hi Folks!  Christmas is the winter holiday we choose to celebrate and this year for our Christmas bonus episode we wanted to cover John Lennon and Yoko Ono/The Plastic Ono Band's song 'Happy Xmas (Wa…

Hi Folks!  For this bonus episode we listen to and discuss Death Cab for Cutie's song 'I Will Follow You into the Dark".  First appearing on their 2005 album 'Plans' this acoustic solo ballad was wel…

Hi Folks!  Our last full album episode of 2021 is an Al pick!  We take a listen to AJR's 'Ok Orchestra' album.  This album offers a lot of deep lyrics and great beats with which to contemplate the de…

Hi Folks!  We continue our November tradition by talking about Arlo Guthrie's version of 'City of New Orleans'.  Originally penned by Steve Goodman, Arlo took this song and made it his own.  Appearin…

Hi Folks!  For this episode we cover Alanis Morisset's album 'Jagged Little Pill'.  This album marked a stylistic change for Morisset's sound, trading in commercial pop for a harder grunge sound. The…

Happy Halloween folks!  We continue our Halloween tradition this year by listening to Screamin' Jay Hawkins' song 'I Put A Spell On You'.  Originally meant to be a Blues style ballad a night of heavy…

Hi Folks!  And now for something completely different.  For this months episode we listen to a jazz album but not just any jazz album.  We listen to 1956's (or 1957's depending on who you ask) landma…

Hi Folks!  For this months full episode we listen to Johnny Cash's 1968 album "At Folsom Prison".  The first in a series of live albums from Cash all recorded in prisons.  "At Folsom Prison" came at …

Hi folks!  We are listening to Pink Floyd's monumental album 'Dark Side of the Moon'.  Perhaps the greatest concept album in history! This marked a big shift in Pink Floyd's sound and song writing.  …

Hi Folks!  For this bonus episode we listen to TOTO's song "Africa".  Originally released in 1982 it was an instant hit and quickly landed at number one on the charts.  In recent years "Africa" has g…

Hi Folks! This episode finds us listening to the debut album from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, 'Up From Below'.  This album has a lot of fantastic songs (if you're only familiar with 'Home' …

In honor of June being Pride Month here in the USA we are listening to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' song 'Same Love' featuring Mary Lambert.  We talk about the importance of this song to the LGBTQIA+ Com…

Hi Folks!  For this full episode we are talking about Nirvana and their 1994 album 'MTV Unplugged in New York'.  This album was a departure from previous Nirvana albums and showcases some of the band…