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Andrew and Matt take an alphabetical journey through the history of rock music and play a controversial game of elimination to uncover the TOP TRACK from your favorite albums.
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It’s a Top Track Mac Attack. Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest, for part 1 of a 2 part series about the 1970’s band Fleetwood Mac.
The boys will settle all your questions, including…who is the most important member, who is the ‘other’ Fleetwood Mac, and how this band put the AF in Affair.
Guest Commentator : Railroad Rich Sampson
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Matt and Andrew sit down with a returning guest to discuss one of the biggest albums of all time…the Eagles’ 1976 opus, Hotel California. Along the way Matt and Andrew learn about their guest’s famous hatred of disco, his infamous love of marching bands, and his not-as-famous deep admiration of Phantom of the Opera.
Guest Commentator: Jacques Berry
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Andrew, Matt and a special guest start off discussing one of the most self-serving, score settling, and petty (translation: greatest) rockumentaries of the 21st century. However, tangents abound….
Whether you like the Eagles or not, you’ll enjoy this trip down the dark desert highway of one of the most unintentionally hilarious bands of all-time.
Guest Commentator: Jacques Berry
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Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest, as they install microwave ovens, move these color TVs, and record a podcast about the Dire Straits 1985 magnum opus, Brothers In Arms.
Guest Commentator: Scout Leader Supreme, Chris Woolson, Pack 478
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Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest for a new Top Needle Drop, as they thank each other for being a friend…and reveal their top 80’s TV theme songs.
How many different things do they get wrong? Be the first to spot them all. Plus you’ll learn all you never needed to know about Beverly Hills 90210 bedsheets, Baywatch posters, and plenty other updated pop culture references.
Guest Commentator: Supreme Scout Leader Chris Woolson, Pack 478
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Top Track is now a murder podcast. Join Andrew, Matt and a special guest as they discuss the world’s saddest murder of crows, The Counting Crows - August and Everything After. Find out which songs Celia weaponized against ex-boyfriends, and bring a handkerchief for the sad car ride back to Sullivan St.
Apologies for slight background noise halfway through the show but it very appropriately started raining in the “mist” of our conversation
Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl
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The word is “Love!” Matt is wandering the trails of Greece with his quiver and bow during Valentine’s Week, so Andrew and a special guest decide to celebrate Valentine's Day a little early…they drink wine and play a bunch of songs with the word "love" in the title.
Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, the Beatles, Dolly Parton, Otis Redding, Juicewrld and more!
Guest Commentators: Celia Muhl and Monkey
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Happy Groundhog Day! And no you're not repeating the same Top Track episode over and over! Andrew and Matt pick up from where they left off last week and dive headfirst into a track by track discussion of The Beatles sophomore effort from 1963, With the Beatles. This might be the most controversial elimination game they've played yet...
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Andrew and Matt take high tea and a jaunty stroll through the Beatles’ second album and discuss the most pressing questions. Such as, which of the fab 4 had the best British accent? And which one would win a pie-eating contest? They might even talk a little music.
Part 2 will be posted on Sunday Feb 2nd.
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It might be a week early, but what would have been Eddie Van Halen's 70th birthday is certainly worth celebrating early and often.
Therefore, the Top Track gang honor his legacy with a very controversial game of elimination and ultimately decide THE top track from Van Halen's diamond era, 1978-1984.
Which two classic songs will face each other in the championship? And could this be magic?
Guest commentators: Jacques Berry, Bill Blair, and Jan Moller
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Andrew and Matt pack their snacks and their maps and hit the waves and review the new music film, Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary. And of course they listen to some music along the way…
Here is a link to the Yacht Rock scale that Matt discussed: https://www.yachtornyacht.com/
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If you’re reading this, congratulations you’ve made it to Season 2 and there is no turning back now!
Starting over with Letter A, Matt and Andrew cross the northern border to discuss Bryan Adams - Reckless, a chart-topping album packed with 6 hit singles and selling 12 million copies, by an artist that 1 out of 10 Mounties call the Canadian Tom Petty!
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Andrew and Matt may have gotten through the alphabet, but there is still one task left to complete!
They take the top track from each of the 26 classic albums they discussed from season 1 and play a final elimination game of the year to decide the year's Top Track.
Special thanks to all our guests and listeners throughout 2024!
Here is a link to Andrew's final season rankings:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23jVPh4yUQTdWLzEJVQsbQ?si=c175935c2ea74c13
Here is a link to Matt's final season rankings: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0MJyAc4ZycVcGejRnLXhP7?si=907e2f25dd664bf6
King of the Mountain returns with a super 70’s edition! Andrew and a special guest walk through 10 iconic debut albums and determine their favorite side 1, track 1.
Stay tuned for Andrew and Matt’s end of year show coming soon where they determine THE top track from Season One.
Guest Commentator: Jan Moller
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When you first dropped the needle on the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and the Doors, what did you hear?
Andrew and a special guest jump back to the Swingin’ 60’s and discuss debut album side 1-track 1’s in this all-new bonus episode! Which side 1/track 1 will be king of the mountain?
Guest commentator: Jan Moller
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It's field trip talk...Taylor Swift edition! Matt discusses his recent experience with Taylor’s Eras tour, which found its way to New Orleans a couple weeks ago.
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Two guests join the show to referee a heavyweight bout between two classic albums from 1969, Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed and Led Zeppelin's II.
Guest Commentators: Hugh Eley and Jan Moller
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A special guest drops by the Top Track lab to referee a classic metal matchup between Def Leppard's 1983 Pyromania and Motley Crue's 1989 Dr. Feelgood.
Guest Commentator: Scott Robb (from Eagle 98.1 The Rock Station and Mandatory Motley)
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Two heavyweight albums get in the ring for an all-new Fight Night. Both recorded during a golden age in Aerosmith's catalog and both are separated in release by a mere 13 months.
Andrew and a special guest referee this fight between the bad boys of Boston's multiplatinum classics, Toys in the Attic and Rocks!
Guest Commentator: Josh Harelik
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Andrew and Matt have reached letter Z when no one said it could be done. Literally no one.
They explore 1/129th of Frank Zappa’s catalog, with 1976’s Zoot Allures. Will they do right by the Zappa Family Trust, or will they wind up working in a gas station?
Guest Commentator: Tom Crowell
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Andrew invites a couple guest judges to referee the ultimate prize fight: Guns N Roses get in the ring to settle the score with Nirvana in a 12 round slugfest. Who will be left standing…Appetite for Destruction or Nevermind?
Guest Commentators: Adam Knapp and Jan Moller
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Andrew and Matt break bread with their fiercest critic for Weird Al’s 1985 album, Dare to Be Stupid. Will they Eat It? Don’t know for certain but we’ve got a hunch that it’ll be a rocky road…
Guest Commentator: Jacques Berry
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It’s been a rainy September throughout most of the southern U.S., so while Matt is off seeking shelter, Andrew and a special guest spin songs submitted by listeners with the word "rain" in the title. And when those run out, they play a few of their own.
Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl
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It's a big day for Andrew and Matt as they go Skylarking across the music scene of Swindon, England to explore XTC’s seminal 1986 concept album. Of all the bands that begin with the letter X….this is one of them.
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Happy Labor Day, Top Trackolytes! Get ready to flip! Andrew and Matt drop the needle on some of the more notable B-Sides in rock history.
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Matt and Andrew assassin down the Wilco avenue in celebration of Jeff Tweedy’s birthday and eliminate tracks one at a time from the indie favorite, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Will it be the birthday gift Mr Tweedy didn’t even know he wanted? Listen to find out!
Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl
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Andrew and Matt take a bumpy ride through their all-time favorite one-hit wonders. Fortunately they have a sidekick to keep them on the straight and narrow.
As usual, they make a few pitstops along the way, including reviewing their recent field trip to see legendary Louisiana band, Cowboy Mouth.
Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl
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Andrew and Matt are back in the Top Track coven and sink their fangs into the Vampire Weekend self-titled album from 2008, arguably one of the more important rock debuts in (their) recent memory.
Find out which track avoids the dreaded and feared wooden stake.
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Matt and Andrew travel to the upside down for a discussion on the Netflix series, Stranger Things.
And then they engage in a deadly game of 80's music trivia.
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Andrew and Matt head to the rooftop with their podcasting equipment to discuss one of the greatest albums of the 80's and perhaps all-time.
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Matt, Andrew and a special guest get paranoid while playing the elimination game with the Talking Heads 1979 dystopian classic, Fear of Music. See whose top track gets David Burned and whose top track gets Tina Waylayed.
Guest Commentator: Adam Knapp
It’s your last chance to send us in your favorite summer track where the listeners take over!
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Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest as they peel back Apple’s Top 100 Album list. Will they roast an apple or two, or will they find some hidden ear worms?
Guest Commentator: Adam Knapp
Email us a voice memo of your TOP summer track to [email protected] and we'll play your selection during our Summer Top Track episode at the end of July!
It's the Taylor Swift-tacular! Grab your friendship bracelets and play the track by track elimination game with T-Swift’s 2014 classic, 1989. Special thanks to our two guests, who only roasted Andrew a handful of times. To use the parlance of their times, this episode ‘bops’.
Guest Commentators: Camille and Sadie
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Andrew invites a very special guest into the den of slack to discuss the 30th anniversary of 1994's Gen X classic, Reality Bites. All they need now is five bucks.Here is the article referenced during the show: https://www.ranker.com/list/90s-soundtracks-better-than-their-movies/harrison-tenpas
Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl
Email us a voice memo of your TOP summer track to [email protected] and we'll play your selection during our Summer Top Track episode at the end of July!
All aboard a new Needle Drop episode that takes a musical journey through some of the greatest train songs in rock history. Will they get derailed or will they keep it rolling all night long?
Guest Commentator: Railroad Rich Sampson
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A very special guest walks Matt and Andrew through R.E.M.'s 1994 comeback album, Monster.
Guest Commentator: Rich Sampson
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Andrew and Matt take a ride on Devil’s Night with the Singles’ Soundrack’s moody goth sister, The Crow. It’s summertime here at the Top Track clubhouse lab.
Send in your favorite summer track via voice memo to [email protected] and we’ll play it on our summer special in just a few weeks!!
It’s a Queen’s gambit as Andrew and Matt play the elimination game. Who will bring their queen out just a little too early? Find out during their review of Queen’s 1980 masterpiece, The Game!
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Andrew and Matt are each on special assignments this weekend so they reached far into the archives to bring the Top Trackolytes a rare treat! Listen to Andrew and old friend Josh break down not just the music but the entire film, the 1986 comedy classic, Three Amigos. Next week Andrew and Matt return with letter Q.
If you correctly guess the artist and album, you win an officially licensed Top Track mug!
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While Matt is out running tests on ectoplasm, Andrew talks to good buddy Josh who is living at the bottom of a well. They wax nostalgically about Ghostbusters and talk music, what else!
Guest Commentator: Josh Harelik
Next week, Matt and Andrew return with letter P.
If you're able to guess the album and band correctly, you'll win some official Top Track merchandise of your choice!
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Join Andrew and Matt, as they fight like brothers, and get knackered as silly sods, innit, while trying to answer the question: What IS the Story, Morning Glory?
Tune in for this labour of love, in what might be their finest episode to date…d’you know what I mean?
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Matt and Andrew travel back to 1985 and revisit the indie film, Back to the Future. They load up the DeLorean with plenty of hot takes on Alan Silvestri, Chuck Berry and the art of the 12-bar blues.
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Matt and Andrew get in touch with their dark side and make sense of the world while discussing the final piece of the epic 2016-2018 Nine Inch Nails Trilogy, Bad Witch.
Guest Commentator: Erin Douget
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Shirts, hats, mugs, stickers…And we return in two weeks with letter O!
Who should we cover next?
Andrew and Matt review the movie that chronicles the song that changed the world. In 1985, America set out to win the war on hunger by assembling 47 of the most talented musical artists of our time, plus Steve Perry. What resulted was The Greatest Night in Pop, and the 8th best song of all time, We Are The World.
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And we return next week with letter N! Let us know what bands we should cover next!
Matt and Andrew celebrate the Easter holiday by playing the elimination game with the Material Girl’s 1986 album, True Blue.
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Andrew, Matt and a special guest reunite to play old records and talk about this 1983 coming-of-age story.
Guest Commentator: Chris Woolson (#pack478)
We're nearing the halfway point of season one! If you have ideas for bands or artists later in the alphabet, please email us at [email protected].
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Matt and Andrew and a special guest look to the west and discuss an unnamed album by an anonymous band. #MetallicHindenberg
Guest Commentator: Chris Woolson (#pack478)
We're nearing the halfway point of season one! If you have ideas for bands or artists later in the alphabet, please email us at [email protected].
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Game on! It's time for the final link in the first Needle Drop trifecta! Wayne's World was a 1992 blockbuster comedy from the brilliant mind of Mike Myers, based on his SNL sketch of the same name from the early 90's.
But do you remember how great the soundtrack is? Check out the top five musical moments from one of the funniest movies of the decade!
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Matt and Andrew visit Seattle to search for love, success and a great cup of coffee. And then they revisit the era-defining movie soundtrack Singles, featuring Pearl Jam, Paul Westerberg, Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins.
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Matt and Andrew take a bogus Journey and eliminate tracks one by one until they discover who's crying now from the 1981 juggernaut, E5C4P3.
Guest Commentator: Scott Robb (Eagle 98.1 The Rock Station)
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We're quickly approaching the middle of the alphabet so email us at [email protected] to tell us what band and album we should do next!
Matt is on special assignment this week so Andrew unsteadily steers a new biweekly show called Top Needle Drops! Every other week our valiant co-hosts will deliberate and celebrate a classic or new film soundtrack. First on deck? The 1994 Tarantino juggernaut, Pulp Fiction.
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Matt and Andrew take it relatively easy and decide which track is traveling alone to the top of Jason Isbell’s 2013 masterpiece, Southeastern by eliminating tracks one by one.
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Matt and Andrew don’t know much, but they do know there’s a Linda Ronstadt film hitting theaters next year starring the great Selena Gomez. Listen to find out the Top Track recipe for the perfect music biopic. It’s somewhere out there….
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What was the top track of 2023, according to Billboard Hot 100? And should auld acquaintance be forgot?Find out the answer on a very special New Year’s Eve episode of the Top Track Short Stack!
And right before they pop the corks and stick their forks in 2023, Andrew and Matt reminisce about their Old 97's field trip from last month.
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Andrew and Matt are settling in for a long winter’s nap. But before they do, they discuss the magic of John Batiste and the tragic of KISS avatars. Happy Holidays y’all!
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Big We to talk about it…Andrew and Matt play the elimination game with Dave Grohl's debut album and dish up some Foo for thought about whether the 5th drummer from Nirvana is any good. Matt also presents his list of rock music's most notable 'second acts'.
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Matt and Andrew spend a holiday evening unwrapping some Christmas classics. Find out which songs are at the summit of the official Top Track Christmas tree and which musical chestnuts are roasting over an open fire. We know Yule love it!
Special Guest: Jan Moller
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Matt wanders through the high desert on a special assignment, so Andrew takes it easy with the elimination game and determines the top track of the Eagles debut album. He also throws out his second banana musician theory and who is the greatest American rock band of all time.
Guest Commentator: Whitney (Life is a Rock podcast)
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Andrew and Matt end their Thanksgiving weekend by discussing a few leftover mini musical pancakes, including a major Taylor Swift milestone (01:15), the Commodores’ final big hit (13:01), Bruce Springsteen (16:55) and the current Old 97’s tour which now heads through the south (22:55).
So loosen your belts and your expectations!
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It’s a Depeche Mode-isode! Andrew and Matt break out their leather vests and fashionably play the elimination game, song by song, with DM’s 7th album, Violator. But before that, they discuss the Best and Worst modes of all-time (02:40) And Matt delivers a Top Track exclusive review of the English synth-pop act's October 2023 tour stop in the Big Easy (06:28)
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Matt and Andrew take a break in between letters C and D to bring you an emergency Top Track Almanac! Because in case you haven’t heard, the Beatles have a new number 1 in the UK. November 12 also has some famous (and infamous) birthdays and a special cross-town rival podcaster stops by to join the fun!
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Andrew and Matt take a reckless spin and play the elimination game, song by song, through the Cars 1978 debut album. Which song will cross the finish line as the Top Track? Listen and find out! Email us at [email protected] with questions, comments or feedback and follow us @toptrackpod on IG!
Andrew and Matt sneak into the local zoo to pet the goats and play the elimination game, song by song, with the Beach Boys' 1966 classic Pet Sounds. Which track will stand at the top? Listen and find out!
Beer talk (2:30), Beach Boys history (3:45), Mike Love shenanigans (9:15), the album cover (14:00), the critical acclaim (16:00), and then jump head first into Pet Sounds (24:00)
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