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Bands We Don't Care About

Summary: Join Kenneth and Sam as they take a deep dive with bands they don't care about! In each episode they force themselves to read about and listen to a band they have previously ignored, to see if their ambivalence has been justified. Will opening their ears to these musicians change Kenneth and Sam's opinion, and even their taste?

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 T. Rex | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:38:14

What happens when our boys come face to face with a band that they know nothing about, but that has influenced many of the musicians they know and love? Find out as they investigate the highs and lows of T. Rex's glamtastic 1971 record, "Electric Warrior". It's time to get it on, (bang the gong) get it on! 

 Do You Know Your Bro? – part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:06

Kenneth convinces Sam to return to a fan favorite game, Do You Know Your Bro? Who wins when the boys try to guess which songs the other likes and loathes?

 Billy Joel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:54:28

Billy Joel is one of the most popular recording artists of all time, having sold 150 million albums in his career...and Kenneth and Sam just don't care. Will listening to Mr. Joel's 1977 masterpiece The Stranger convince them to care about the piano man? 

 Just One Song... | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 45:53

Kenneth and Sam challenge each other to pick just one song to represent the musical style of some of their favorite bands. Can a career's worth of music be distilled in just one song? 

 A Tribe Called Quest | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:36:18

Kenneth and Sam test out a listener's hypothesis that 1993 was the best year for hiphop albums, by listening to A Tribe Called Quest's laid-back masterpiece, Midnight Marauders. Will the boys be seduced by Q-Tip and Phife Dog's witty repartee against a bed of jazzy samples? 

 Musical Resolutions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:07

The lads celebrate the new year, and the start of season 2, with a set of musical resolutions, and Kenneth tries to catch Sam off guard with a musical surprise from yesteryear. 

 Greta Van Fleet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:36:48

Season 2 starts with a bang as our boys investigate whether young rock gods Greta Van Fleet are the second coming of Led Zeppelin. Is it a crime to mine the music of the past? If so, wasn't the mighty Zep guilty of the same crime? These questions and many more answered as Kenneth and Sam get the led out!...kind of....

 Episode 30—Season 1 Finale | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:18

In this season finale, Kenneth and Sam walk down memory lane as they remember the highs and lows from their first season as podcasters. Stay tuned to the very end to find out who we won't be caring about when season 2 rolls around!

 Episode 29—The Decemberists | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:42:13

Why haven't Sam and Kenneth ever listened to the Decemberists? Are they afraid of quirky songwriting, or is it the thought of joining in the hipster revolution that has kept them away? Find out if our intrepid musical travelers will be setting off for Portlandia after they listen to the Decemberist's 2006 classic, The Crane Wife. 

 Episode 28—Tis the Season | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:01:28

Let Kenneth and Sam help you get into a Christmas mood as they share a Great Eight list of under-appreciated Christmas songs. Old classics, new favorites, and a few surprises along the way make for a Christmas playlist unlike any other! 

 Episode 27—Thanksgiving | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:33

In this mini holiday episode, Kenneth and Sam express their gratitude for the music in the lives, and for you their listeners, with a special "Grateful Eight," list of thankful songs. Happy Thanksgiving one and all! 

 Episode 26—Imagine Dragons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:46:58

Kenneth and Sam finally get around to a frequent listener request—a favorite in their native state of Utah—Imagine Dragons. Will the band's first album, Night Visions, be a sweet dream or a nightmare for our musical travelers? 

 Episode 25—Under-Appreciated Albums | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:00

Kenneth tortures Sam by forcing him to open up, as our intrepid musical explorers each share one of their favorite under-appreciated albums. Sam proves that Mr. Rogers isn't the only one who loves those Cardigans, and Kenneth yearns for New Adventures with one of the biggest bands of his youth....

 Episode 24—Creed | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:52:03

You knew this would happen eventually....What happens when Kenneth and Sam dive into Creed's 1999 album Human Clay? Will they greet Scott Stapp & co. With Arms Wide Open? Will the day end with our boys holding this band that people love to hate in Higher esteem? 

 Episode 23—Halloween | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:35

Welcome to our first annual Supernatural Spooktacular, as Kenneth counts down his Great Eight list of favorite Horror movie soundtracks. As the bard once wrote, "scaring is caring," so let the boys show you their love with a few creepy tunes! 

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