Eight Thousand Million Questions: Listener Q&A 8.1
Summary
Hosts Rich Bunnell, Ben Marlin, and Amanda Rogers discuss listener-requested albums for their annual Q&A episode. They evaluate potential topics like the Stone Roses, Sufjan Stevens, and Dire Straits, weighing musical merit against discussion viability. The team also addresses logistical questions about panel selection and a listener puzzle while debating the complexities of covering controversial artists like Michael Jackson.
Topics discussed
Introduction and listener request process
XTC and Olivia Rodrigo recommendations
The Stone Roses and Sufjan Stevens
Love, Sigur Rós, and Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits, Procol Harum, and Dire Straits
Carole King and Michael Jackson's Thriller
The Smithereens, Kacey Musgraves, and Janelle Monáe
Billy Joel and Jackson C. Frank
Wings and Al Green
Rilo Kiley and Taylor Swift
Johnny Cash, Gustav Holst, and Harry Nilsson
Burt Bacharach, Burzum, and The Left Bank
The Zombies, XTC, and The Replacements
Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Blur
Neil Young and Van der Graaf Generator
Rush, Nirvana, and The Mars Volta
Mumford & Sons and Buzzcocks
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