
Where To Begin. Beginner's Guide To Bands.
Music Podcasts
Your beginner's guide to a singer or band - album by album. Hosted by Stevie Nix.
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United States
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Music Podcasts
Description:
Your beginner's guide to a singer or band - album by album. Hosted by Stevie Nix.
Language:
English
Episodes
Bob Dylan [Bootlegs]
7/18/2024
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Which album was Let Me Die In My Footsteps recorded for? Who first recorded Farewell Angelina? Which song written by Dylan did The Byrds put out in 1968? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Bob Dylan's bootlegs song by song [well, some of them].
Featured songs:
Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Blues
Let Me Die In My Footsteps
Who Killed Davey Moore?
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
Percy’s Song
Farewell Angelina
If You Gotta Go, Go Now
Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence
She's Your Lover Now
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
Pretty Saro
George Jackson
Call Letter Blues
Up To Me
Blind Willie McTell
Can’t Wait
Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
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Duration:00:58:04
Jay-Z
7/11/2024
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What was Jay-Z's first album on Roc-A-Fella? What is his most commercially successful album? Which album did he consider releasing as Shawn Carter? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Jay-Z's back catalogue album by album.
Featured songs:
In My Lifetime
D’evils
I Know What Girls Like
Paper Chase
So Ghetto
Get Your Mind Right Mami
Never Change
Blueprint 2
Lucifer
Lost One
Sweet
Off That
Murder To Excellence
BBC
Smile
Lovehappy
99 Problems
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Duration:00:57:52
Frank Zappa
7/4/2024
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What was the first instrument Frank Zappa learned to play? Which record was a concept album about a fictitious doo-wop band? Which two albums were recorded at the same time? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Frank Zappa's back catalogue album by album [well some of them].
Featured songs:
Anyway The Wind Blows
What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
Anything
Road Ladies
Montana
Nanook Rubs It
Inca Roads
I Have Been In You
Joe’s Garage
Harder Than Your Husband
Jesus Thinks You’re A Jerk
Uncle Meat
We’re Turning Again
Bobby Brown Goes Down
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Duration:00:48:39
M Ward
6/27/2024
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What does M stand for? What Beach Boys song has he covered? How did he meet Zooey Deschanel? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through M Ward's back catalogue album by album.
Featured songs:
Fishing Boat Song
Carolina
Vincent O’Brien
Hi-Fi
Chinese Translation
Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
Dear God [Sincerely MOF]
To Save Me
Blake’s View
Pure Joy
Little Baby
Shark
Torch
I’m A Fool To Want You
Don’t Worry Baby
Too Young To Die
Fisher Of Men
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Duration:01:03:19
Yusuf/Cat Stevens
6/20/2024
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What label did Cat Stevens' first two albums come out on? Who produced Tea For The Tillerman? How many years did Yusuf take off after Back To Earth? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through the back catalogue of Yusuf/Cat Stevens album by album.
Featured songs:
Portobello Road
The Laughing Apple
Maybe You’re Right
On The Road To Find Out
Bitterblue
18th Avenue [Kansas City Nightmare]
How Many Times
Music
I Think I See The Light
Roadsinger
You Are My Sunshine
Blackness Of The Night
Wild World
Take The World Apart
Pop Star
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Duration:00:55:23
Joni Mitchell
6/13/2024
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What is Joni's real first name? Who produced her first album? Where does Blue rank in Rolling Stone' list of the greatest albums ever made? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Joni Mitchell's back catalogue album by album.
Features songs:
I Had A King
Both Sides Now
The Circle Game
Carey
Cold Steel Blue And Sweet Fire
Twisted
Shadows And Light
Black Crow
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
[You’re So Square] Baby, I Don’t Care
Shiny Toys
Night Ride Home
Not To Blame
Both Sides Now
Woodstock
If I Had A Heart
Big Yellow Taxi
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Duration:00:56:14
Neko Case
6/6/2024
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What was the first album that Case co-produced? Why doesn't she like the term "alt-country"? What album features The Band's Garth Hudson? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Neko Case's back catalogue [and The New Pornographers'] album by album.
Featured songs:
Misfire
No Need To Cry
Letter From An Occupant
Alone & Forsaken
Look For Me [I’ll Be Around]
Streets Of Fire
Dirty Knife
Go Places
Middle Cyclone
Nearly Midnight, Honolulu
Night Still Comes
Champions Of Red Wine
I Want To Be Here
Play Money
Sleep All Summer
Curse Of The I-5 Corridor
Cat And Mouse With The Light
This Tornado Loves You
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Duration:00:55:16
James Brown
5/30/2024
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How many albums did James Brown release in 1968? What was his first all-instrumental album? Who invented the word "funk"? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through James Brown's back catalogue album by album.
Featured songs:
That Dood It
The Thing In G
Sweet Lorraine
When A Man Loves A Woman
Don’t Be A Dropout
Just Plain Funk
I Got The Feelin’
Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
Home At Last
I Can’t Stand Myself When You Touch Me
It Had To Be You
Mother Popcorn
Answer To Mother Popcorn
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
My Rapp
Sho Is Funky Down Here
Hot Pants
The Whole World Needs Liberation
The Boss
Money Won’t Change You
Sexy Sexy Sexy
Forever Suffering
Papa Don’t Take No Mess
Funky President
I Got You
I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing
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Duration:01:03:57
Lennons
5/23/2024
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How many months after Plastic Ono Band came out was Imagine in the stores? How many albums has Sean released with other artists? What was the name of Julian's first album? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions as he goes though the back catalogue of John, Julian and Sean Lennon album by album.
Featured songs:
Isolation
Well [Baby Please Don’t Go]
How?
Angela
I Know [I Know]
Steel & Glass
You Can’t Catch Me
Borrowed Time
Well I Don’t Know
Stick Around
Johnny B Goode
New Physics Rant
How Many Times
Queue
Pyramid
Parachute
The World Was Made For Men
Comic Strip
Invisible
Too Deep
Easily Charmed By Fools
Save Me
Beautiful Boy
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Duration:01:11:21
Public Enemy
5/16/2024
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Who did Adam Yauch once compare Public Enemy to? Who produced PE's first album? What album did one music critic compare to Sly Stone's There's A Riot Goin' On? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Public Enemy's back catalogue album by album.
Featured songs:
Lies
You’re Gonna Get Yours
Don’t Believe The Hype
911 Is A Joke
More News At 11
Give It Up
I
Can A Woman Make A Man Lose His Mind?
MKLVFKWR
See Something, Say Something
WTF?!
Notice [Know This]
Honky Talk Rules
Nothing Is Quick In The Desert
2020
State Of The Union (STFU)
Harder Than You Think
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Duration:01:00:39
Damon Albarn
5/9/2024
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What did Blur call themselves before "Blur"? What was the first single they recorded? What British band did Albarn loathe in the early 90s? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Damon Albarn's back catalogue album by album [plus Blur and Gorillaz].
Featured songs:
High Cool
Colin Zeal
Badhead
Fade Away
Death Of A Party
Mellow Song
Tomorrow Comes Today
Brothers & Sisters
History Song
To Binge
Photographs [You Are Taking Now]
Ghost Ship
Ribbons
The Valley Of The Pagans
Daft Wader
Skinny Ape
Parklife
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Duration:00:59:24
Willie Nelson
5/2/2024
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How many albums has Willie Nelson released? What year did Nelson release his first album? What was his first concept album? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Willie Nelson's back catalogue album by album [well, some of them].
Featured songs:
No Place For Me
Mr Record Man
Funny How Time Slips Away
Who Put All My Ex’s In Texas
Bloody Mary Morning
Summer Of Roses
Shotgun Willie
I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone
Can I Sleep In Your Arms
September Song
Stand By Me
It’s Not Supposed To Be That Way
Your Memory Won’t Die In My Grave
Somebody Pick Up My Pieces
Black Night
$1000 Wedding
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Summertime
God’s Problem Child
Live Forever
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Duration:01:01:22
PJ Harvey
4/25/2024
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What album did Harvey characterise as "extreme"? What was the last album Harvey recorded with The PJ Harvey Trio? What album did The Independent say was "a threatening, nightmarish creature”? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through PJ Harvey's back catalogue album by album.
Featured songs:
O Stella
Sheela-na-gig
Me-Jane
Man-Size
Working For The Man
Down By The Water
City Of No Sun
Angelene
The Wind
This Mess We’re In
Whores Hustle and The Hustlers Whore
The Desperate Kingdom Of Love
The Letter
When Under Ether
Silence
Black Hearted Love
All And Everyone
On Battleship Hill
The Ministry Of Defence
The Nether-edge
Kamikaze
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Duration:01:00:13
Ray LaMontagne
4/18/2024
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What song inspired Ray LaMontagne to take up music? What album did The Guardian say sounded like a long-lost masterpiece? What is the first album he self-produced? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Ray LaMontagne's back catalogue album by album.
Featured songs:
Jolene
Burn
You Can Bring Me Flowers
Be Here Now
You Are The Best Thing
Meg White
Are We Really Through
Beg Steal Or Borrow
Airwaves
Pick Up A Gun
In My Own Way
Hey, No Pressure
No Answer Arrives
Such A Simple Thing
Roll Me Mama, Roll Me
Misty Morning Rain
No Other Way
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Duration:01:06:35
Pink Floyd
4/11/2024
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What name did the band use before Pink Floyd? What album did Dave Gilmour say he "bullsh---ed" his way through? What was the first Pink Floyd album to top the British charts? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Pink Floyd's back catalogue [and Rogers Waters and Dave Gilmour's] album by album.
Featured songs:
The Gnome
Let There Be More Light
Grantchester Meadows
Summer ’68
St Tropez
Free Four
Brain Damage
Have A Cigar
Pigs
Nobody Home
No Way
The Gunner’s Dream
You Know I’m Right
For The First Time Today, Part 1
Sunset Strip
Lost For Words
The Girl In The Yellow Dress
The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range
Deja Vu
Time
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Duration:01:03:13
Ben Harper
4/4/2024
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What album did Ben Harper put out before Welcome To The Cruel World? What albums did The Innocent Criminals go uncredited on? What album features Ladysmith Black Mambazo? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Ben Harper's back catalogue album by album.
Featured songs:
The Three Of Us
Whipping Boy
One Road To Freedom
Glory & Consequence
Roses From My Friends
Steal My Kisses
Brown Eyed Blues
Picture Of Jesus
Church House Steps
Happy Everafter In Your Eyes
Get It Like You Like It
Put It On Me
Lay There & Hate Me
I Will Not Be Broken
Rock N Roll Is Free
I’m In I'm Out And I'm Gone
Altar Of Love
Call It What It Is
Movin’ On
Brittany
Where Did We Go Wrong
Masterpiece
Diamonds On The Inside
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Duration:01:01:16
The Waterboys
3/28/2024
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Where did Mike Scott get the name Waterboys from? How many albums did World Party put out? How many solo albums has Scott released? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through The Waterboys back catalogue [and Mike Scott's and World Party's] album by album.
Featured songs:
A Girl Called Johnny
The Big Music
Old England
Hawaiian Island World
Fisherman’s Blues
God On My Side
A Man Is In Love
Radio Days
Spiritual City
She Is So Beautiful
Vanity Fair
My Dark Side
Another 1000 Years
Peace Of Iona
You In The Sky
Before The World Was Made
I Can See Elvis
Didn’t We Walk On Water
Ship Of Fools
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Duration:01:07:09
Aretha Franklin
3/21/2024
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What was Aretha Franklin's first single? What album contained Franklin's first original composition? What was the first song Franklin recorded for Atlantic? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Aretha Franklin's back catalogue album by album [well, most of them].
Featured songs:
It Ain’t Necessarily So
You Made Me Love You
Try A Little Tenderness
Evil Gal Blues
My Guy
If I Had A Hammer
Ol’ Man River
Drown In my Own Tears
Niki Hoeky
You’re A Sweet Sweet Man
River’s Invitation
It Ain’t Fair
The Thrill Is Gone
A Brand New Me
Sister From Texas
No Matter Who You Love
It’s Gonna Get A Bit Better
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Freeway Of Love
Do Right Woman
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Duration:01:03:53
Neil Finn
3/14/2024
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What was the first song Neil Finn wrote for Split Enz? How many albums has Finn recorded with his brother, Tim? What album features Finn's wife, Sharon? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Neil Finn's back catalogue album by album.
Featured songs:
Give It A Whirl
What’s The Matter With You
Log Cabin Fever
Message To My Girl
I Walk Away
I Feel Possessed
Chocolate Cake
Catherine Wheels
Only Talking Sense
Sinner
Last To Know
Disembodied Voices
A Sigh
Elephants
Dizzy Heights
Widow’s Peak
Show Me The Way
Truth
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Duration:01:00:43
Jack White
3/7/2024
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What's the first song The White Stripes recorded? What album did Rolling Stone say was "pulverising perfection"? What album was inspired, in part, by short stories and plays written by White when he was 19? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Jack White's back catalogue album by album.
Featured songs:
St James Infirmary Blues
Sister, Do You Know My Name?
I Think I Smell A Rat
Ball And Biscuit
White Moon
Blue Veins
Little Cream Soda
Rich Kid Blues
I Cut Like A Buffalo
Hustle And Cuss
Missing Pieces
High Ball Stepper
Rough Detective
Why Walk A Dog?
Only Child
Morning, Noon And Night
I've Got You Surrounded [With My Love]
I’m Mad
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Duration:01:02:34