Hey Turkeys! The Guys are taking the week off to celebrate America’s independence. They'll be back next week with your regularly scheduled programming.

So enjoy the summer, drink some water, go outside occasionally, and if you miss the show too much this week, dig back into the archive and unearth an old episode.

…and as you do that, let us know what you think! You can connect with The Guys by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. They would love to hear your voice, and your opinions!

As always, thanks so much for listening!

This week The Guys welcome Ryan Connell to the pod to talk about 2Pac's seminal record, "Me Against The World".

Check out more about Ryan Connell at http://tconnellart.com.

Referenced in the episode

"Ready To Live" by Kevin Powell, April 1, 1995, Vibe Magazine: https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/tupac-april-1995-cover-story-ready-to-live-686969/

Discover Classic Samples On 2Pac's "Me Against The World": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZue_4NpkWk

Songs featured in this episode

"Check The Rhime" by A Tribe Called Quest

"All That She Wants" by Ace Of Base

"California Love (feat. Dr. Dre)" by 2Pac

"Same Song (feat. 2Pac)" by Digital Underground

"Keep Ya Head Up" by 2Pac

"I Get Around" by 2Pac

"Dear Mama" by 2Pac

"So Many Tears" by 2Pac

"Me Against The World (feat. Dramacydal)" by 2Pac

"Temptations" by 2Pac

"Heavy In The Game (feat. Richie Rich)" by 2Pac

"Young N****z" by 2Pac

"It Ain't Easy" by 2Pac

"If I Die Tonight" by 2Pac

"Sadie" by The Spinners

"Inside My Love" by Minnie Ripperton

"Old School" by 2Pac

"That Girl" by Stevie Wonder

This week The Guys welcome Andy Sears to the pod to discuss Garth Brooks' album "No Fences".

Referenced in the episode

"The Thunder Rolls" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjF36AxKodI

Songs featured in the episode

"If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks

"The Dance" by Garth Brooks

"Unanswered Prayers" by Garth Brooks

"Friends In Low Places" by Garth Brooks

"The Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks

"Two Of A Kind, Working On A Full House" by Garth Brooks

"Wild Horses" by Garth Brooks

"Victim Of The Game" by Garth Brooks

"Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks

"Thunder Rolls" by STATE of MINE (feat. No Resolve)

"The Sound Of Silence" by Disturbed

"Ol' 55" by Tom Waits

"Mr. Blue" by Garth Brooks

"A New Way To Fly" by Garth Brooks

If you are a regular listener, then you know that last week was the finale episode of Season Four, where The Guys pitted albums 61 through 80 against each other in a bracket-style tournament. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, it’s not too late! You can head over to https://100albumspodcast.com/p/brackets/ and download your very own bracket, fill it out, then listen and play along with as The Guys battle it out.

The Guys are taking this week off to begin prepping for season five - the LAST SEASON. Albums 81 through 100 on the poster. Look out! But in the meantime, Bert threw together some "cut for time" conversation from the "Disintegration" episode.

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As always, thanks so much for listening!

This week The Guys welcome Nate Walker back to the pod to discuss Prince's landmark 1984 album "Purple Rain". They all had so much to say that they couldn't fit the conversation into one episode!

Nate Walker is a musician, songwriter, producer, and a great friend of Bert's from high school. Please visit https://theultraplain.com, Nate's new music project, to purchase the first single "End Of The World". You can also drop a follow on socials @theultraplain and stream his music on Apple, Bandcamp, or Spotify.

Referenced in the episode

"Purple Rain" feature-length film: https://pluto.tv/us/movies/5c6de49d967bb1dada14fba8/

"Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo": https://tubitv.com/movies/466108/breakin-2-electric-boogaloo

MST3K, "Pod People": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqPUqub98-c

"The Greatest Night In Pop" (the "We Are The World" documentary): https://www.netflix.com/title/81720500

This American Life "Better Call Dave": https://www.thisamericanlife.org/750/the-ferryman/act-three-18

Prince performing at the 2004 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction of George Harrison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

Gospel/revival scene in "The Blues Brothers": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZpH9Khn0E0

"Prince 'Let’s Go Crazy' with guest Bashir Salahuddin", the One Song podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prince-lets-go-crazy-with-guest-bashir-salahuddin/id1696154359

Songs featured in this episode

"When Doves Cry" by Prince

"Diamonds and Pearls" by Prince & The New Power Generation

"Soft And Wet" by Prince

"I Wanna Be Your Lover" by Prince

"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" by Prince

"Still Waiting" by Prince

"Sexy Dancer" by Prince

"Let's Pretend We're Married" by Prince

"Little Red Corvette" by Prince

"Delirious" by Prince

"1999" by Prince

"I Would Die For U" by Prince

"Baby I'm A Star" by Prince

"Purple Rain" by Prince

Welcome back to part two of The Guys' discussion of Prince's landmark 1984 album "Purple Rain" with their special guest Nate Walker. What a journey!

Nate Walker is a musician, songwriter, producer, and a great friend of Bert's from high school. Please visit https://theultraplain.com, Nate's new music project, to purchase the first single "End Of The World". You can also drop a follow on socials @theultraplain and stream his music on Apple, Bandcamp, or Spotify.

Referenced in the episode

"Purple Rain" feature-length film: https://pluto.tv/us/movies/5c6de49d967bb1dada14fba8/

"Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo": https://tubitv.com/movies/466108/breakin-2-electric-boogaloo

MST3K, "Pod People": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqPUqub98-c

"The Greatest Night In Pop" (the "We Are The World" documentary): https://www.netflix.com/title/81720500

This American Life "Better Call Dave": https://www.thisamericanlife.org/750/the-ferryman/act-three-18

Prince performing at the 2004 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction of George Harrison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

Gospel/revival scene in "The Blues Brothers": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZpH9Khn0E0

"Prince 'Let’s Go Crazy' with guest Bashir Salahuddin", the One Song podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prince-lets-go-crazy-with-guest-bashir-salahuddin/id1696154359

Songs featured in this episode

"Let's Go Crazy" by Prince

"Purple Rain" by Prince

"Computer Blue" by Prince

"Darling Nikki" by Prince

"The Beautiful Ones" by Prince

"I Would Die 4 U" by Prince

"Take Me With U" by Prince

"Baby I'm A Star" by Prince

"Control" by Janet Jackson

"Bad" by Michael Jackson

This week Matt Nelson joins the podcast for the third time, as The Guys discuss the Red Hot Chili Peppers and their 1999 album "Californication".

Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode!

Connect with the podcast in a number of ways - check them all out at https://100albumspodcast.com.

As always, thanks so much for listening!

Referenced in the episode

"Californication", Kitty Empire, NME, September 12, 2005: https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-2974-328990

"Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers", Brent DiCrescenzo, Pitchfork, June 8, 1999: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6709-californication/

"Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres", Kelefa Sanneh, Penguin Random House, October 4, 2022: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576360/major-labels-by-kelefa-sanneh/

Chad Smith on Drumeo: https://www.drumeo.com/beat/red-hot-chili-peppers-drummer-chad-smith/

"Under The Bridge" performance in France, February 29, 1992: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsOLehJVmg

Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Funky Monks" documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0tTJ4SakE0

Songs featured in this episode

"That's It, That's All" by Beastie Boys

"Scar Tissue" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Higher Ground" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Fire" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Aeroplane" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"My Friends" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Otherside" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Around The World" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Soul To Squeeze" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Parallel Universe" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Get On Top" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"I Like Dirt" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Santeria" by Sublime

"Come Original" by 311

"Walking On The Sun" by Smashmouth

"Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind

"Purple Stain" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker

"Road Trippin'" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Emit Remmus" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Around The World" by Daft Punk

"Catholic School Girls Rule" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Suck My Kiss" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Sir Psycho Sexy" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Funky Monks" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

This week The Guys discuss "All Mod Cons" by The Jam, and band and album that none of them remember listening to previously.

Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode!

Connect with the podcast in a number of ways - check them all out at https://100albumspodcast.com.

As always, thanks so much for listening!

Referenced in the episode

"The Jam: All Mod Cons", Charles Shaar Murray, NME, October 28, 1978: https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-jam-iall-mod-consi

"The Story of The Jam: (The making of) All Mod Cons": http://youtube.com/watch?v=jpjtUSzrOb8

Songs featured in this episode

"The Jam" by Graham Central Station

"Sittin' Here" by Dizzee Rascal

"Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry

"Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard

"I Can't Explain" by The Who

"Tin Soldier" by Small Faces

"Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult

"News Of The World" by The Jam

"Eton Rifles" by The Jam

"Going Underground" by The Jam

"Town Called Malice" by The Jam

"Down In The Tube Station At Midnight" by The Jam

"English Rose" by The Jam

"London Calling" by The Clash

"David Watts" by The Jam

"All Mod Cons" by The Jam

"It's A Mistake" by Men At Work

"To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)" by The Jam

"The Place I Love" by The Jam

"In The Crowd" by The Jam

"To Be Someone" by The Jam

"Fly" by The Jam

"Billy Hunt" by The Jam

"Tracy Jacks" by Blur

"I Don't Know" by Beastie Boys