Oct 21, 2022
On this episode of the Blind Tiger Record Club
Podcast, David W. Williams and Kevin Lee kick off the fall
with a discussion of the Blind Tiger Record Club's October Records
of the Month.
We discuss all four styles of the B.T.R.C. Records of the Month -
Singer Songwriter, Rock & Alternative, Jazz Soul & Blues,
and Classics. Normally, each style would have its own club
episode, but this month, we have them all combined in one show.
We discuss new releases and reissues from Trapper
Haskins, Muse, GA-20, and Journey. The albums
from these artists are discussed and clips of songs from the albums
are played. We talk about a very special
album, Blood In The Honey, By Trapper Haskins
and how unique the production and arrangements are on this
album. You can catch our LP Interview with Trapper
Haskins on October 24th and listen to Haskins tell us all
about vintage baseball, boatmaking, and the writing and production
of this album. We also discuss Will of the
People by Muse and how visual the album is even though
it's not officially a concept album. We talk about
GA-20's Crackdown, the duo's follow up to
2019's Lonely Soul. We discuss the groups
traditional blues, country, and rock influence and how the pair are
really "blues revivalist". The last album we discuss is the
epic classic rock album, Escape (E5C4P3), by Journey,
celebrating over 40 years since its release. We cover the
albums chart positioning worldwide and the singles. We talk
about the importance of "Open Arms" to the "power ballad" at pop
radio and how incredible Steve
Perry's vocals are on this Journey album in
particular.. We also talk about how the album was produced by
former Lynyrd Skynyrd's sound
engineer, Kevin
Elson and Queen engineer Mike
Stone as well as the role played
by Jonathan Cain who
replaced Gregg Rolie on keyboards for
this album. We also discuss the biggest song of the 20th
century - "Don't Stop Believin'" and how
it competes for downloads with a certain song
by Survivor - much to that band's
chagrins.
We also briefly discuss U2 and
Bono's new book and book
tour, Surrender: 40
Songs. We also discuss a
very important milestone achieved by Apple Music and how some songs
still penetrate the larger culture like "I Ain't
Worried" by One Republic.
Here are the albums included in this episode of
the Blind Tiger Record Club Podcast:
- Singer Songwriter October Record of the
Month: Trapper Haskins | Blood In The
Honey (Autographed 180G Vinyl w/ sticker)
- Rock & Alternative October Record of the
Month: Muse | Will of the
People (Ltd. Dust Bone Vinyl)
- Jazz Soul & Blues October Record of the
Month: GA-20
| Crackdown (Ltd Ed. Purple Vinyl)
- Classics October Record of the
Month: Journey | Escape
(E5C4P3) (Ltd. Ed. 180G 40th Anniversary
Remaster)
Whether or not you are a member of Blind Tiger Record Club,
the
B.T.R.C. Podcast is a great way to get
introduced to some new artists and discover some albums that you
may not be familiar with. All the music in our subscription
program and that we discuss on this show are on vinyl and have been
released or reissued in the last 30 - 60 days. The show is
designed to be a discovery platform for new music "on vinyl", but
even if you do not collect or listen to vinyl, it's still a fun way
to explore new music.
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Hosts: David W. Williams and Kevin Lee
Executive Producer - David W. Williams
A Blind Tiger Entertainment, LLC Production
This episode was edited and mixed by the team at Sound On
Studios
Theme song written and produced by Jasen Rauch
Headbanger Intro theme by Love & Death
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