Boston-Something About You

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast, Justin, Austin, and Tyler take a look at King Crimson and their 1969 song “21st Century Schizoid Man.” We’ll talk about the band, the story behind the song, and the heavy, unusual sound that helped make King Crimson one of the most important early progressive rock bands.Leave us a voicemail: https://rss.com/podcasts/classic-vinyl-podcast/voicemail/Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast, Justin, Austin, and Tyler take a look at The Monkees and their 1968 hit “Valleri.” We’ll talk about the song’s catchy guitar-driven sound, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart’s songwriting, and the unusual path the track took before becoming one of The Monkees’ biggest later hits. Along the way, we’ll dig into the recording, the musicians behind it, and why “Valleri” remains such a great example of the polished pop-rock sound that helped define The Monkees at their peak.Leave us a voicemail: https://rss.com/podcasts/classic-vinyl-podcast/voicemail/Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast, Justin, Austin, and Tyler dig into The Byrds’ “My Back Pages,” their shimmering 1967 take on the Bob Dylan song. We look at how the band transformed Dylan’s original into something unmistakably Byrds, with chiming guitars, rich harmonies, and that classic folk-rock sound.Leave us a voicemail: https://rss.com/podcasts/classic-vinyl-podcast/voicemail/Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast, Justin, Tyler, and Austin take a look at The Doors and the dark, mysterious “Whiskey, Mystics and Men.” We’ll talk about the song’s unusual place in The Doors’ catalog, Jim Morrison’s cryptic lyrics, and the moody blend of blues, poetry, and psychedelia that gives the track its haunting feel. Along the way, we’ll dig into the recording, the band’s performance, and why “Whiskey, Mystics and Men” remains one of the more intriguing deep cuts from The Doors’ late-’60s period.Leave us a voicemail: https://rss.com/podcasts/classic-vinyl-podcast/voicemail/Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast, Justin, Austin, and Tyler take a look at Boston and their song “Something About You” from the band’s massive 1976 debut album. We’ll talk about Tom Scholz’s painstaking studio approach, the layered guitars and soaring harmonies that helped define Boston’s sound, and how this deeper album cut fits alongside some of the biggest rock songs of the ’70s. Along the way, we’ll dig into the recording, the musicians behind it, and why “Something About You” is another great example of just how strong that first Boston album really was.Leave us a voicemail https://rss.com/podcasts/classic-vinyl-podcast/voicemail/Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In the third and final part of our Brian Epstein series, Justin, Austin, and Tyler follow the story into its most difficult chapter. As The Beatles leave the road behind and begin changing at a remarkable pace, Epstein finds his role increasingly uncertain. We look at his final years, his sudden death in 1967, and the enormous void he left behind as The Beatles entered one of the most creative—and unstable—periods of their career.Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast, Justin, Austin, and Tyler take a look at the early days of Scorpions and their song “I’m Going Mad.” Long before the arena-rock anthems that would make them international stars, the German band was experimenting with a darker, heavier, and more psychedelic sound. We’ll talk about where “I’m Going Mad” fits into the Scorpions’ beginnings, the band’s early musical direction, and how this unusual track offers a glimpse at a group that was still discovering the sound that would eventually make them famous.Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Brian Epstein — Part 2: From Liverpool to the WorldBy the time Brian Epstein took on The Beatles, they were a popular Liverpool band. Within a few extraordinary years, they were the biggest musical phenomenon in the world.In Part 2, Justin, Austin, and Tyler follow Brian through the whirlwind — pursuing a recording contract, helping reshape the group’s professional image, navigating the rapidly growing business surrounding them, and trying to manage something for which there was really no blueprint: Beatlemania.We’ll look at Brian’s successes, his mistakes, his relationship with John, Paul, George, and Ringo, and the enormous pressure that came with being the man expected to keep the biggest band in the world moving forward.Behind the screaming crowds and unprecedented success was a manager trying to hold together something that was becoming bigger than anyone could have imagined.This is Part 2 of Brian Epstein: The Man Behind The Beatles.Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast Justin and Tyler head north to Winnipeg for The Guess Who's jazzy 1969 classic "Undun." It started life as the B-side of "Laughing" and became a hit in its own right. The guys dig into Randy Bachman's jazz chords, Burton Cummings' smoky vocal and that haunting flute, and ask why this song still sounds like nothing else from its era. Drop the needle and come unravel it with us.Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Brian Epstein — Part 1: The Man Who Believed in The BeatlesBefore the world knew The Beatles, Brian Epstein saw something in them.In Part 1 of our three-part Revolution series on Brian Epstein, Justin, Austin, and Tyler go back to the beginning — Brian’s family and upbringing, his life before The Beatles, his work at NEMS, and the circumstances that brought him into the orbit of four young musicians from Liverpool.We explore his first encounters with The Beatles, what he saw in a group that was still rough around the edges, and how his decision to manage them began changing both their lives and his own.Brian didn’t write the songs or play on the records, but it’s difficult to imagine the Beatles story unfolding the way it did without him.This is Part 1 of Brian Epstein: The Man Behind The Beatles.Love the show? Support Classic Vinyl on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicVinylPodcast