Episode 82: Riffs on Riffs Crossover
Record albums. You know 'em. You love 'em. But do your favorites fall short when art overshadows music (or vice versa)? We invited a couple of buddies to the bar — Joe Watson and Toby Brazwell from the Riffs on Riffs podcast — for a conversation about a handful of desert island-level albums: how they sound, what they look like and if, ultimately, the combination works. We talk earworms, visual puns, the classic and the obscure, leveraging their expertise to make us look smart and their wallets to cover our tab.
Crack open a beverage, find a seat and see if any of your picks are on our list.
E X T R A S :
(Top to bottom): Cover artwork for Sign o’ the Times by Prince, The Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox, Moving Pictures by Rush, and Monster by R.E.M.
(Left to right): Toby Brazwell and Joe Watson, co-hosts of Riffs on Riffs. (Side note: Elliot and Joe may have the same blazer.)
Sign o’ the Times - Prince
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Wikipedia article
Full album art (Discogs)
The Cold Vein - Cannibal Ox
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Wikipedia article
Full album art (Discogs)
Moving Pictures - Rush
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Wikipedia article
Full album art (Discogs)
Monster - R.E.M.
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Wikipedia article
Full album art (Discogs)
Michael Stipe and Mike Mills discuss Monster track by track (YouTube video)