Every podcast, Mike (Some Dude) and Brian (Some Guy) will listen to and critique a rock album that Mike has chosen and a metal album that Brian has chosen. Mike is a non-metal rock aficionado, whereas Brian is a metal aficionado and the albums selected will always be ones that neither has ever heard from start to finish.
In this episode we discuss Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut album Black Sabbath and the sophomore effort by The White Stripes, De Stijl. Mike gives Black Sabbath a B+ because of its historical significance with regards to the birth of metal; Brian does not rate it because it transcends a rating. Brian gives De Stijl a ranking of 12 Larry David heads; Mike says it’s the best rock album start to finish since Beck’s Odelay.
On the next podcast: Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, the sophomore album by Megadeth and Slanted and Enchanted, the debut album by Pavement.
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(Note: this is our first podcast. Please forgive any technical blunders. We promise that we’ll get better at this as time goes on.)
Great work, guys! You had some really interesting insight and made it accessible to me, who knows very little about music in general. Looking forward to hearing more!
Would you mind publishing this in mp3 format so I can listen to it on my ipod? (That’s why it’s called a podcast :))
Thanks.