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Record #47: Jacques Dutronc (1966)
Season 2 Episode 21
I'm back on my merde, as I discuss the first LP from French rock star and actor Jacques Dutronc. I cover the perils of analogy, Dylan impressions, ga…
9 hours ago
Single #11: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey/Too Many People
A brief detour back into the English language, and Paul's first post-breakup #1. I talk about satisfying chord progressions, funny voices, and singal…
1 week ago
Record #46: C'est Chic! French Girl Singers of the 1960s
Season 2 Episode 20
Salut, les copains! I tackle the birth of yéyé pop, a distinctly French phenomenon of the 60s. I talk about cultural chauvinism, disparate influences…
2 weeks ago
Record #45: Red Rose Speedway (2018)
Season 2 Episode 19
As I mentioned on the previous episode, Red Rose Speedway was originally conceived of as a double album. When EMI said "nope", Paul shuffled some stu…
3 weeks ago
Record #44: Red Rose Speedway
Season 2 Episode 19
We're still in the throes of a Maccathon. While I wait for The Boys of Dungeon Lane, we might as well talk about Wings' second album, and its long an…
4 weeks ago
Single #10: Instant Karma/Who Has Seen the Wind
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the breakup of the Beatles was a fraught hot mess. It was also a slo-mo train wreck, and in alternate tim…
1 month ago
Record #43: Wild Life
Season 2 Episode 18
After covering covering four studio albums from Wings (plus one modern repress auxiliary copy and a belated post hoc release), we return to the begin…
1 month, 1 week ago
Record #42: McCartney II (2022 repress)
Season 2 Episode 17
We return to Weird Paul and his bleep bloops! I talk about my second copy of McCartney II, why the Archive Collection version is on my Discogs wantli…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Record #41: McCartney II (1980 copy)
Season 2 Episode 16
Is this Paul McCartney's most divisive album? Probably. While other albums might be less loved, few are more hated. I dig its weirdness. I talk about…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Single #9: Back off Boogaloo/Blindman
It's Ringo! This time, Ringo, after hanging out with Marc Bolan, goes a little glam with Back off Boogaloo. Is it a diss track? If it is, while Ringo…
2 months ago