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As we take a break from releasing weekly episodes in order to record our new season, we have a special bonus episode for you!  Before Rolling Stone magazine released their new 2020 greatest album list, we recorded a review of Phil Spector's Back to Mono compilation album with our very special guest, Andrew Hickey from the incredible podcast, A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs!   This deserves some explanation:  On the previous list, this album was number 65, but before we got a chance to release our review, it showed up on the new list way down at number 489!  So, instead of waiting several years to get to release the episode we made this summer with Andrew, we have decided to give it to you now - a future-episode from season 28!  Enjoy!  As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

We have finished reviewing the next 10 albums on the new 2020 Rolling Stone list, and you know what this means... it's time to re-rank them! Join Mike and Ben as they discuss what order THEY would have put these 10 albums! We'll also update our running list of our favorite albums from this list so far, and give a quick preview of the next 10 albums on the list.  As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

We've got another brand new review for you from the list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time! This one is our first review of a Radiohead album, their incredible Kid A record, which comes in here at #20 on the 2020 list. We're thrilled to once again be joined by a guest. Cam Denison was recommended to us by our friend and former guest, Kelli Dowd, who was with us back on our review of At Fillmore East, by The Allman Brothers. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

At only 5 years old, Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly is the newest album we reviewed so far, coming in at number 19 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.   As relevant as it was the year it was released (and perhaps even more so now), this is an album which covers a multitude of issues. Our good friend,  Darryl Foster, has agreed to join us once again, just 2 episodes after helping us tackle album #17.  Darryl brings his experience and insight to the conversation as we tackle many issues including, but not limited to, racial tension, explicit language, drugs, slavery, body issues, the justice system... just to name a few! We've chosen to flip the switch on our explicit content warning, primarily based on the music in the background, but also our frank conversation. Thanks for your consideration! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

AT LEAST ONE HIGHER! The long-running joke on our podcast was that the 2012 list had Dylan's Highway 61 album way too high when they ranked it in the #4 spot. It fell slightly on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time to this place at #18. So what did we think about these changes? Listen to hear our reflections, revisiting Highway 61 Revisited, and then stick around for another throwback episode.  As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

The newest album we've ever reviewed (at least for a few episodes) is Kanye's iconic My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, coming in at number 17 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. This album is only 10 years old, and was created by someone who recently ran for President of the United States of America! So what did we think?  We're thrilled to be joined by Darryl Foster, someone who grew up in the same time as this album release, and provides insight into this creative work of art, as well as a very important conversation around language and the "N-word" in rap and hip hop music. For that reason, we do occasional feature music that may not be seen as age-appropriate for everyone. We've chosen to flip the switch on our explicit content warning, primarily based on the music in the background, but also our frank conversation. Thanks for your consideration! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

Punk music changed how popular music was consumed, and The Clash's London Calling changed what people thought about punk. This album has moved from #8 to #16 on the new 2020 Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Find out what we think about this shift, and join us as we revisit our review with our friend Dustin Wood! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, the groundbreaking album by Public Enemy, climbed from their #48 slot on the 2012 list all the way up to #15 on the new Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Find out what we think about this shift, and join us as we revisit our review with our friend Glen Guyton (who recently joined us for our review of Prince's Purple Rain)! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

Were The Rolling Stones in the old 2012 top 10 simply because of their name, or is there another good reason to have Exile on Main Street on this list? We mull that over, and the shift from number 7 on the 2012 list down to number 14 on on new 2020 Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

We're back with another brand new review from Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums list!  This time it's a classic album from the Queen of soul herself, Aretha Franklin! Find out what Mike and Ben thought of what Rolling Stone calls the 13th greatest album of all time on our newest episode! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

Album #12 has arrived, and with it the chance to revisit another classic episode - this time, Michael Jackson and his iconic Thriller record. Thriller has shifted up slightly from #20 on the 2012 list to #12 here in 2020. When we originally reviewed this episode we were joined by the incredible and musically talented Ronnie Burrage (who happens to know the Thriller girl from the video!). We hope you enjoy our conversation. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

We're beyond the first ten albums, and into the next "decade" of reviews! Check out this classic episode of Revolver, an iconic Beatles album that shifted from #3 on the 2012 list down to #11 here in 2020. We'll offer some insight into this shift, and then invite you to listen to our episode which originally came out back in February of 2019! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

We have finished reviewing the first 10 albums on the new 2020 Rolling Stone list, and you know what this means... it's time to re-rank them! Join Mike and Ben as they discuss what order THEY would have put these first 10 albums! Listen now to find out where they rank for our show hosts. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

We hope you enjoyed our review of Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" album!  Here's a taste of what it sounds like when our guest turns the tables and interviews us for a change (thanks Rach!) Enjoy! Side note - if you want to make your own album cover using this template, you can do that right here. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

We have made it through the first 10 albums of Rolling Stone Magazine's new list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time!  What better way to celebrate #10 than with a brand new review, our second on this list.  We knew we couldn't do it alone, so we invited our friends, Rachel Burkholder and Susannah Kiernan, to help us discuss this iconic album from Lauryn Hill. Side note - if you want to make your own album cover using this template, you can do that right here. As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

It's classic episode time again! Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks is now the highest ranking Dylan album on the new 2020 Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. We know there's lots to say about this shift - if you'd like to send us a message about that, please do so! Our Dylan indifference is why we brought in our friend Chris Clements on the original review - we hope you stick around and re-listen to that episode, or hear it now for the first time! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

Happy Halloween!  When the 2003 issue of Rolling Stone originally listed the 500 greatest albums of all time, the iconic soundtrack to the movie Purple Rain came in at number 72. In 2012 the album had fallen slightly to number 76. The new 2020 Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time pushes this Prince album all the way up into the top 10 to the number 8 spot!  Since Mike and Ben didn't grow up listening to this album, we brought back our friend Glen Guyton as our guest, who originally joined us for our review of Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation of Millions. Glen is the Executive Director of Mennonite Church USA, and in addition to his appreciation for church and theology, he loves culture and music and grew up with Prince's music. He's the perfect guest for today's episode! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

Rumours, the iconic and heavily produced, radio-friendly, 70s rock album that made Fleetwood Mac into international superstars shows up at #7 on the new 2020 Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. We've got a few thoughts about its shift up the chart, as well as its current influence on the music world!  As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

Nevermind all that, this is part two of our review of Nirvana's Nevermind which comes in at #6 on new 2020 Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. If you missed part 1 which we re-released yesterday, go back and give it a listen first!  As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support

Nevermind all that, we hope you've Come As You Are for this review of the album that lands at #6 on new 2020 Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. How do we feel about this slice of 90s grunge nostalgia moving up this high? You'll have to listen to find out! As a reminder, you can find our favorite songs from the RS500 on our Spotify playlist right here - we'll be updating it as we go with our favorite songs from each album! You can check out Rolling Stone's new 2020 list right here. We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram, follow us on Twitter, and send us a message if you have any comments or questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundlogic/support