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Actor and comedian Joel McHale explores the peerless perfection of a band on the brink of collapse that is The Beatles' final studio album: 1970's Let It Be. Watch Joel McHale in the new film Happily. Check out his after-show special of Netflix’s documentary series Tiger King, called “The Tiger King and I”, and the game show Card Sharks he hosts which airs Sundays 10 (9 Central) on ABC. Follow Joel on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/joelmchaleFollow Joel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notalimac/ Check Joel's website:http://joelmchale.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.com Check the show website: https://the500podcast.com

Comedian Ali Macofsky fully embodies the simultaneously ultra cool and thought-provoking aesthetic of rapper M.I.A.'s 2006 sophomore album Kala.Listen to Ali's podcast Resting Bitch:https://alimacofsky.com/podcast Follow Ali on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notalimac/ Check Ali's website:https://alimacofsky.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.com Check the show website: https://the500podcast.com

Comedian and writer Jordan Temple shows singular appreciation for satirical singer-songwriter Randy Newman's 1974 semi-concept album Good Old Boys. Check out Jordan on his website:https://www.jordantemplecomedy.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.com Check the show website: https://the500podcast.com

Comedian Wil Anderson surrenders to the irresistibly dancy sadness of LCD Soundsystem's 2007 sophomore electronica effort Sound of Silver.Follow Wil on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/officialwilanderson/ Follow Wil on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/officialwilanderson/ Follow Wil on Twitter:https://twitter.com/Wil_Anderson Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.com Check the show website: https://the500podcast.com

Duran Duran bassist John Taylor pays all due respect to his new wave predecessors Roxy Music’s 1973 sophomore album For Your Pleasure. Follow Duran Duran on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/duranduran Follow Duran Duran on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duranduran/ Follow Duran Duran on Twitter: https://twitter.com/duranduran Follow Josh on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast  Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.com Check the show website: https://the500podcast.com

Comedian Margaret Cho flashes back to heady, drug-fueled days and sex-filled nights grooving along to trailblazing trip-hop artists Massive Attack’s 1991 debut album Blue Lines.  Watch her new animated Netflix movie "Over The Moon" with Ken Jeong, John Cho, and Sandra Oh. Check her podcast 'The Margaret Cho': https://www.earios.net/the-margaret-cho Follow Margaret on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialmargaretcho/ Follow Margaret on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margaret_cho Follow Margaret on Twitter: https://twitter.com/margaretcho Follow Josh on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast  Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.com Check the show website: https://the500podcast.com

ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons breaks down exactly how his world famous blues rock band reinvented themselves with their 1983 album Eliminator. Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.com Go to the show website: https://the500podcast.com Follow Josh on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow Billy F Gibbons on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BillyFGibbonsOfficial/ Follow Billy F Gibbons on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billyfgibbons/ Follow ZZ Top on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZZTop/ Follow ZZ Top on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZZTop Follow ZZ Top on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/zztop/  Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast  Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/

Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith revels in the beauty and the mania of experimental musician Tom Waits’ flawless 1985 album Rain Dogs. Listen to Dawes' new album 'Good Luck with Whatever'. Check out Dawes' outdoor drive-in concert Saturday, October 17th at the City National Grove of Anaheim with 88.5 FM. Tickets are available at 885fm.org and AXS.com! Get tickets to a digital performance of The Goddamn Comedy Jam this Thursday here. Join Josh Adam Meyers, Jim Jefferies, Steve Byrne, Jamie Kennedy, Tony Baker, Adam Ray, and the Sklar Brothers, and be a part of the interactive audience! It's starts at 7pm PDT this Thursday night. You can find tickets at TIXR.com or follow the link from our website the500podcast.com

The Temptations founding member Otis Williams and producer Harry Weinger bring their combined knowledge of the famed R&B group’s history to bear while examining its 1995 retrospective album Anthology. Get tickets to The Goddamn Comedy Jam live stream featuring Jim Jefferies, Tony Baker, Steve Byrne, The Sklar Brothers, Jamie Kennedy, and Adam Ray October 15th at The500Podcast.com. Submit your music to The 500 Podcast theme music contest on the website or by emailing 500podcast@gmail.com.

While any band with an album on the list obviously deserves respect and appreciation, some of these musicians can be extremely polarizing. Whether you consider them to be  once-obnoxiously ubiquitous novelties or true genre blending artists, you probably have some opinion about alternative rock royalty the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Afterall, their 1999 album Californication is their most commercially successful to date selling over 15 million copies worldwide. Never one to shy away from sharing his opinions, comedian Big Jay Oakerson makes his third appearance on the podcast to discuss the album, comment on the band’s cultural legacy, and remind everyone why his show The Bonfire on SiriusXM and podcast Legion of Skanks make up some of the funniest content you’ll ever enjoy.

Some music just hits harder if you can see yourself in the lyrics and find a personal connection to the stories being told in the songs. Queensbridge’s brightest son Nas is unparalleled in the world of hip-hop when it comes to painting a gritty and distinctly raw picture of life in the New York City housing projects where he grew up. And so it’s not hard to understand why comedian Tony Baker was so drawn to the rapper, from the moment he first saw the music video for one of the single’s from his 1994 debut album Illmatic. It mirrored the harsh realities of Tony’s own life growing up in Chicago, which Tony has drawn upon in his incredible work on NBC’s The Carmichael Show, HBO’s All DEF Comedy, and Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks. Check out his new special “Tony Baker and Friends” just dropped last week. Watch it on tonybakercomedy.com FOLLOW TONY ON: Twitter -- @TonyBakercomedy Instagram -- @tonybaker Patreon -- TonyBakerComedy FOR ALBUM HISTORY + NEW MUSIC INFLUENCED BY EACH ALBUM...CHECK OUT THE500PODCAST.COM

Comedian Josh Wolf evokes the soulful simplicity and salt-of-the-earth songwriting epitomized by southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1973 debut album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd). CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR: Sunset Lake CBD - Get 15% off when you use the code 'JAM500' here https://sunsetlakecbd.com/ FOR ALBUM HISTORY + NEW MUSIC INFLUENCED BY EACH ALBUM...CHECK OUT THE500PODCAST.COM

Famed voice actor on The Simpsons, comedian, musician, and radio host Harry Shearer digs deep into the legend of one of New Orlean’s greatest singer-songwriters, Dr. John, and his 1972 album Dr. John’s Gumbo. CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR: Sunset Lake CBD - Get 15% off when you use the code 'JAM500' here https://sunsetlakecbd.com/   FOR ALBUM HISTORY + NEW MUSIC INFLUENCED BY EACH ALBUM...CHECK OUT THE500PODCAST.COM  

Big Star founding member Jody Stephens looks back on the legacy of highly influential power pop he helped create, as immortalized in the band’s 1974 sophomore album Radio City. FOR ALBUM HISTORY + NEW MUSIC INFLUENCED BY EACH ALBUM...CHECK OUT THE500PODCAST.COM

Emmy-nominated 'Reno 911!' actor Kerri Kenney-Silver reminisces of the creative New York scene in the 90's making music in the band Cake Like with a crunchy nod to grunge superstar PJ Harvey's 1993 album 'Rid of Me'.  Check out 'Reno 911!' Part 2 streaming now on Quibi! This episode was sponsored by Sunset Lake CBD. Use the promo code 'JAM500' for 15% off your next order of organic, pesticide-free CBD flower, pre-rolls, tinctures and gummies. Learn more at sunsetlakecbd.com. For new music influenced by this album selected by Music Director Matt Pinfield, music history and show notes, go to THE500PODCAST.COM

Revolutionary rock guitarist 'The Nightwatchman' Tom Morello reveals Rage Against The Machine wouldn't exist without The Clash's politically-infused eclectic triple album masterpiece, 1980's 'Sandinista!' Check out Tom's new song “You Belong To Me” and preorder his photo memoir “Whatever It Takes” here: https://linktr.ee/tommorello This episode was sponsored by Sunset Lake CBD. Use the promo code 'JAM500' for 15% off your next order of organic, pesticide-free CBD flower, pre-rolls, tinctures and gummies. Learn more at sunsetlakecbd.com. For new music influenced by this album selected by Music Director Matt Pinfield, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.  

Singer-songwriter Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara pays homage to the trailblazing emotional rawness and political integrity of alternative rocker Sinéad O'Connor's 1990 sophomore album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. Check out Tegan and Sara's new video for 'I Know I'm Not The Only One' and get their latest (9th) album, an EP of remixes of 'Hey, I'm Just Like You'. This episode was sponsored by Sunset Lake CBD. Use the promo code 'JAM500' for 15% off your next order of organic, pesticide-free CBD flower, pre-rolls, tinctures and gummies. Learn more at sunsetlakecbd.com. For new music influenced by this album selected by Music Director Matt Pinfield, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian and actor Harland Williams channels his inner Jim Morrison through the medium of psychedelic rockers The Doors’ 1967 sophomore album Strange Days. For new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to  The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Actress and musician Rita Wilson bubbles over with enthusiasm for the breathtaking blues of Bob Dylan's 1997 comeback record Time Out Of Mind. Listen to Rita's music "Where's My Country Song", “When This Is Over” with the Oak Ridge Boys & Tauren Wells as well as "Everybody Cries" from the film The Outpost.  For new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to  The500podcast.com. Join the movement.  

Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani analyzes the god-like abilities of fellow rock deity Eric Clapton, dissecting his 1974 release 461 Ocean Boulevard. Buy Joe's new album Shapeshifting out now. For new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to  The500podcast.com. Join the movement.