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Welcome to Episode 3 of the Seven Deadly Sins challenge - LUST. the albums the Groovers have chosen are Amy Winehouse's Back to Black, James Brown Live, Snail Mail Valentine and Plasmatics Coup D'Etat.

Welcome to episode 2 of the Seven Deadly Sins challenge - PRIDE. This time the Groovers are spinning the Top Gun Soundtrack, Andy Shauf's Neon Skyline, Roger Waters' The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking and 2Pac's All Eyez on Me.

You must be joking!? What a ridiculous topic! Anyway, in this reissue from the hot take archives, the Groovy Guys try to nail down the best song of all time. The results are shocking!

There was a time when all records were black, but we live in an age of wonder and there seems to be no end to the possibilities when it comes to coloured vinyl and picture discs. In this reissue from our hot take archive, we set the record straight on whether they are cool, or simply a gimmick. This one was a split decision, but since recording this we’ve come around to being on the same page, with Groovy Guys Dan and Tom finally seeing the light. Listen in to find out which side they fell on.

The Groovy Guys are back with another confounding vinyl challenge series. This are about to heat up in the Groove Lounge, because we're taking on the Seven Deadly Sins. Each episode will tackle one sin. The Groovy Guys will each present a record from their collection and plead their case as to why it best fits the theme. At the end of each episode we will cast our votes - 3 pts for 1st, 2 pts for second, 1 Pt for third. We can't vote for our own pick. The pick with the most points wins that episode. And for our sins, we made the challenge a little harder by trying our damndest not to feature any artists that have been on the pod before. So sorry if you come here for the Beatles, Zeppelin, Stones, ACDC, KGLW or Sam Roberts Band. In episode one of this series, we're talking about GREED. The albums the Groovers have chosen are Metallica - Master of Puppets, Kiss - Destroyer, Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death and Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire. Enjoy... and go to Hell!

Like a scene plucked straight from an Australian pub, the Groovy Guys discuss one of the most important topics in the history of life on earth... who is the better AC/DC singer, Bon Scott or Brian Johnson? In our latest reissue from the hot take archive, resident Australian Groovy Guy Tom sets the record straight and the other Groovers begrudgingly agree.

The Groovy Guys are groovin' in real life. They've taken the red pill, left the matrix and gathered in person to record in a legit recording studio (aka Matt's dining room) to chat recent arrivals, new tunes and live music. About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. Contact us: ⁠⁠Email⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Web⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LISTEN TO OUR BACK CATALOGUE HERE

We're digging back into our hot take archive, with the topic best singer of all time. There were some surprising choices thrown up but in the end all the Groovy Guys settled on two singers that I think most would be in most peoples greatest of all time lists. And one of them seems to be featured a lot throughout our podcast, and even made it into our rock supergroup challenge.

In the second annual Crate Expectations Women Who Rock challenge, celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, the Groovy Guys share music from indie Queen Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher, Paramore, Canadian session musician Kendel Carson and Aussie rockers Full Flower Moon Band. About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. ⁠Email⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠Insta⁠ | ⁠Episode archive⁠ | ⁠Send us a voicemail

This reissued hot take comes from our second-ever episode and features a very divisive topic about a band which splits opinions, U2. We asked a simple question - love them, or loathe them? Groovy Guy Dan felt particularly strongly about this one!

In our first-ever reissue, we're throwing it back to our debut episode from July 2021 and our very first hot take - discussing the best and worst (is there such a thing?) Led Zeppelin albums. Back when a spinning vinyl contraption invented by Groovy Guy Chris chose the topics at random, this first hot take delivered a deep dive into Zeppelin's discography with some interesting views from all the Groovers and the stunning revelation that Chris doesn't really dig the Zepp. We nearly fired him on the spot. About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. ⁠Email⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠Insta⁠ | ⁠Episode archive⁠ | ⁠Send us a voicemail

The moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived – it’s time to build the ultimate rock supergroup. That’s right, after six gruelling months, 60 decades of music, 24 albums and six episodes of the Groovy Guys rambling on - it all comes down to this. How did we get here? The rock supergroup challenge featured each decade from the 1960s to the 2010s, with each episode focussing on four albums from one era, hand-picked from the Groovy Guys’ collections. From those four iconic albums, a decade-strong supergroup was built. From those six supergroups, a final boss, an ultimate rock supergroup will be born. Welcome to the final episode - 35 musicians will enter the Thunderdome, only seven will leave to be proclaimed the Crate Expectations Ultimate Rock Supergroup. But first, a recap of the series. 1960s Albums: The Band - Self Titled, The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland, The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed. Supergroup: THE TRIP - Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Rick Danko, Ringo Starr, Garth Hudson. 1970s Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid, Fleetwood Mac - Rumors, Led Zeppelin - III, Queen - A Night at the Opera, Supergroup: WITCHY WAYS - Freddy Mercury, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Stevie Nicks. 1980s Albums: AC/DC - Back in Black, Prince - Purple Rain, Rush - Moving Pictures, Van Halen - 1984. Supergroup: PRINCE’S COCAINE POOL PARTY (PCP²) 1980s - David Lee Roth, Eddy Van Halen, Mal Young, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Prince. 1990s Albums: Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill, Nirvana - Nevermind, Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Soundgarden - Superunkown. Supergroup: LORNE GREEN’S DOG AND THE CAPTAIN’S LOG - Chris Cornell, John Frusciante, Kurt Cobain, Flea, Dave Grohl, Alanis Morissette. 2000s Albums: Blink-182 - Self titled, The Strokes - Is This It, The White Stripes - Elephant, Muse - Origins of Symmetry. Supergroup: UNIVERSAL SUPER BAND (USB) - Julian Casablancas, Matt Bellamy, Jack White, Chris Wolstenholme and Travis Barker. 2010s Albums: The Black Keys - Brothers, David Bowie - Blackstar, HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III, John Mayer - Paradise Valley. Supergroup: LIGHT IN A BLACK HOLE - David Bowie, John Mayer, Dan Auerbach, Este Haim, Patrick Carney, Danielle Haim. Show notes: 00:00:00 - 00:06:10 Intro and recap 00:06:10 - 00:07:06 The rules for building the ultimate supergroup 00:07:06 - 00:09:20 Vocalist 00:09:20 - 00:10:33 Lead guitarist 00:10:33 - 00:15:39 Rhythm guitarist 00:15:39 - 00:22:46 Bassist 00:22:46 - 00:32:30 Drummer 00:32:30 - 00:48:00 Wildcards 00:48:00 - 00:57:42 Finally, the ultimate rock supergroup. Now time for ‘the name’ and ‘the song’. 00:57:42 - 00:59:34 Wrap up and outro About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. Email |⁠⁠ Insta | Episode archive | Send us a voicemail

The Groovy Guys wrap up 2023 by sharing their albums of the year, as well as their favourite vintage and contemporary vinyl pickups from a huge year of digging through stacks of wax. The topic: Album of the Year 2023 The albums: Blink-182 - One More Time, Frankie & the Witch Fingers - Data Doom, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Petro Dragonic Apocalypse, King Krule - Space Heavy About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. Contact us: ⁠⁠Email⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LISTEN TO OUR BACK CATALOGUE HERE⁠⁠

The Groovy Guys dive into the penultimate episode of their rock supergroup challenge - presenting four iconic albums from the 2010s in order to build an epic supergroup. If last month’s episode featuring the 2000s was a time to ditch record collections for burnt CDs and Zunes - it’s safe to say the Groovers have jumped back into the dumpsters to retrieve their precious collections because the 2010s was all about the vinyl revival. The topic: Rock supergroup - The 2010s The albums: David Bowie - Black Star, The Black Keys - Brothers, Haim - Women in Music pt. iii, John Mayer - Paradise Valley. About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. Contact us: ⁠⁠Email⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Web⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LISTEN TO OUR BACK CATALOGUE HERE⁠

The fifth episode in the rock supergroup challenge has the Groovy Guys ditching their record collections for burnt CDs and early gen mp3 players, their instagram page has been replaced with MySpace and they’ve swapped Whatsapp for MSN Messenger. That’s right, it’s all about the 2000s. The rock supergroup challenge is a seven-part series covering the last six decades of music. Each episode, the Groovy Guys talk about one decade, bringing an iconic album to the table as they try to build an epic rock supergroup from that era. Once they’ve built six groups, they’ll tackle the difficult task of building the final, ultimate rock supergroup. The topic: Rock supergroup - The Noughties The albums: The Strokes - Is This It, The White Stripes - Elephant, Muse - Origin of Symmetry, Blink-182 - ST Show notes: 00:00:00 - 00:03:38 Intro and recap 00:03:38 - 00:14:35 The Strokes - Is This It 00:14:35 - 00:28:20 The White Stripes - Elephant 00:28:20 - 00:40:40 Muse - Origin of Symmetry 00:40:40 - 00:56:45 Blink-182 - ST + Matt and Chris recap seeing Blink live 00:56:45 - 01:09:17 Building the 00s rock supergroup 01:09:17 - 01:10:17 Outro About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. Contact us: ⁠Email⁠ | ⁠Insta⁠ | ⁠Web | LISTEN TO OUR BACK CATALOGUE HERE

Bust out your finest flannel shirts, acid wash jeans and Doc Martnes because the Groovy Guys are digging the nineties in part 4 of their quest to build the ultimate rock supergroup. Each month, the Groovy Guys are picking four iconic albums from one decade and using those artists to form a supergroup. Once they've gone through the last 60 years of music, having built six supergroups, they'll have a showdown to build the final band, the ULTIMATE ROCK SUPERGROUP. The topic: Rock supergroup - The Nineties The albums: Nirvana - Nevermind, Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill, Soundgarden - Superunknown, Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik. About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies.

The Groovy Guys dive into part three of their seven-episode vinyl challenge in their quest to build the ultimate rock supergroup. This episode, they’ve traded in flares for shoulder pads, bangs and braids for mullets and mohawks and bongs for bumps - that’s right, it’s the 80s, baby. What are you waiting for? Go ahead and jump in as they share four iconic albums from the 80s as they try to build an incredible 80s rock supergroup. The topic: Rock supergroup - The Eighties The albums: Prince - Purple Rain, AC/DC - Back in Black, Van Halen - 1984, Rush - Moving Pictures Show notes: 00:00:00 - 00:07:45 Intro and recap 00:07:45 - 00:21:37 AC/DC - Back in Black 00:21:37 - 00:36:59 Van Halen - 1984 00:36:59 - 00:50:01 Rush - Moving Pictures 00:50:01 - 01:04:54 Prince - Purple Rain 01:04:54 - 01:16:01 Building the 80s rock supergroup 01:16:01 - 00:00:00 Outro Shoutout to Michael Palumbo for the epic re-imaging of the Crate Expectations theme music into an 80s synth masterpiece for this episode. About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. Contact us: ⁠Email⁠ | ⁠Insta⁠ | ⁠Web | LISTEN TO OUR BACK CATALOGUE HERE

The Groovy Guys are feeling the love, with an anonymous listener reaching out to share a seriously good haul of classic rock records. They've all been busy on the gig front too with a few too many mosh pits, a VIP experience, a jazz legend and... llamas. This is Diggin', Spinnin' Giggin' - our semi-regular round up of new arrivals, heavy rotations and live shows. Diggin’: Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Deep Purple, The Who, Amanda Marshall, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Ray, Janelle Monae, Metallica, David Bowie, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, JB Patterson, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Spinnin’: Gorillaz, Amanda Marshall, Killer Mike, Lana Del Ray, Taylor Swift, Malevolent, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Giggin’: Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Primavera Sound (Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, St Vincent, Mars Volta), Herbie Hancock, Matt Mays, Amanda Marshall, Billy Bragg, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, JB Patterson, C.O.F.F.I.N., The Chats, Beddy Rays, Knotfest (In Flames, Northlane, Amon Amarth, Trivium, Megadeth, Parkway Drive, Slipknot) SHOW NOTES: 00:00:00 - 00:00:46 Intro 00:00:46 - 00:14:10 Diggin’ 00:14:10 - 00:19:18 Spinnin’ 00:19:18 - 00:40:45 Giggin’ 00:40:45 - 00:44:54 Fan mail and outro About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. Contact us: ⁠Email⁠ | ⁠Insta⁠ | ⁠Web⁠⁠ | ⁠LISTEN TO OUR BACK CATALOGUE HERE

The Groovy Guys jump into part two of their seven-episode vinyl challenge in their quest to build the ultimate rock supergroup. This month they’re jumping into the 70s, an era of rock music which saw even more branches sprouting from the genres roots, as bands spent less time on the road and more time in the studio building complex album experiences. Tune in as they share four albums they consider to be untouchable then try to build an epic seventies rock supergroup with some of the best musicians the world has ever seen. The topic: Rock supergroup - The Seventies The albums: Led Zeppelin - III, Black Sabbath - Paranoid, Queen - A Night at the Opera, Fleetwood Mac - Rumors Show notes: 00:00:00 - 00:02:53 Intro and recap of part one 00:02:53 - 00:15:55 Led Zeppelin - III 00:15:55 - 00:25:28 Queen - A Night at the Opera 00:25:28 - 00:34:35 Black Sabbath - Paranoid 00:34:35 - 00:47:52 Fleetwood Mac - Rumors 00:47:52 - 01:03:25 Building the 70s rock supergroup 01:03:25 - 01:04:58 Outro About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies. Contact us: ⁠Email⁠ | ⁠Insta⁠ | ⁠Web⁠⁠ ⁠LISTEN TO OUR BACK CATALOGUE HERE

The Groovy Guys kick off a seven-episode vinyl challenge, setting themselves the epic task of building the ultimate rock supergroup. That’s right, decade by decade, they will build a masterpiece, or perhaps a monster. They’ll be going through the decades each month, sharing four albums they consider to be untouchable and from those albums, they will form a rock supergroup of that decade. Their first task? The sixties - diving straight into one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in modern history. The era of the civil rights movement, counterculture, flower power, psychedelic drugs and the Vietnam War. Who will emerge victorious in this first battle of the bands? Who will reign supreme in tthe rock supergroup of the sixties? The topic: Rock Supergroup - The Sixties The albums: Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland, The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed, The Band - ST Show notes: 00:00:00 - 00:03:00 Intro 00:03:00 - 00:13:30 The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 00:13:30 - 00:28:10 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland 00:28:10 - 00:39:30 The Band - self titled 00:39:30 - 00:51:40 The Beatles - Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 00:51:40 - 01:16:25 Building the 60s rock supergroup 01:16:25 - 01:17:53 Outro LISTEN ON SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/3TOshx7wCkeiPF2Vhl7ksf?si=bbab8c9ba8564be2 ON APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crate-expectations/id1583755634 OTHER PLATFORMS https://anchor.fm/crate-expectations ALBUM PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZS29K6u04ju1JBcDEJBv3?si=464072627bdb45b8 ENGAGE TWITTER https://twitter.com/cratepod INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/crateexpectationspod/ REDDIT https://www.reddit.com/user/crateexpectationspod WEBSITE www.crateexpectationspod.com EMAIL crateexpectationspod@gmail.com About Crate Expectations Crate Expectations is a podcast for vinyl record collectors and music fans - featuring Groovy Guys Tom, Dan, Matt and Chris rambling on about vinyl culture, new and old bands, the music industry, gigs… and bunnies.