Podcast: Let's Talk About Rock

We look at the many rock artists and the musical styles that have played a significant foundational role in rock history as well as rock appreciation.

Let’s Talk About Guns N’ Roses

On Episode 21, Vinnie talks about the history of one of the most iconic hard rock bands in the last 35 years, Guns N’ Roses and its tumultuous history.

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Let’s Talk About the Beatles Breakup: 50 Years Later

In the final installment of the Beatles saga, Vinnie discusses the making of Abbey Road, the finishing of Let it Be, the “Paul is Dead” conspiracy theory as well as the events of the Beatles breakup and the legacy of the Beatles in the 50 years since the most popular band in the world split…

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Let’s Talk About the Beatles: Get Back

In Part 6 of the story about The Beatles, Vinnie talks about the first half of 1969 in the Beatles canon starting with the infamous Get Back sessions, working on songs that would eventually become part of the Let it Be album as well as talking about the famous Beatles rooftop concert. Also discussed in…

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Let’s Talk About the Beatles: The White Album

In Part 5 of the story about the Beatles, Vinnie discusses the Beatles’ trip to India, the founding of Apple Corps., John Lennon’s relationship with Yoko Ono, with the most focus on the making of the White Album, talking about the making of each track and discussing some of the growing divisions the sessions would…

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Let’s Talk About the Beatles: The Magical Mystery Tour

In Part 4 of the story of the Beatles, Vinnie takes a look at the making of the Magical Mystery Tour album and TV special as well as the writing of tracks for the Yellow Submarine film, the introduction to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the death of their manager Brian Epstein, their appearance on the…

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Let’s Talk About the Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

In this third Beatles-centric episode, Vinnie goes into detail on the making of one of the greatest rock albums of all time, discussing the story behind every track of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album and how each song was made.

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Let’s Talk About the Beatles: Beatlemania (1964-1966)

In the second episode about the Fab Four, Vinnie talks in great length about the Beatles during the height of Beatlemania with relentless touring, and focuses on the growing evolution of their music that is present in albums like Rubber Soul and Revolver, as well as some of the behind the scenes fun facts of…

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Let’s Talk About the Country Blues

In the second episode about the early days of the blues, Vinnie talks about the blues music styles of the 1930’s with famous musicians of the Piedmont Blues like Blind Blake and Blind Willie McTell, and the legends in the Mississippi Delta, the heart of the blues, like Charley Patton, Son House, Lead Belly, and…

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Let’s Talk About the First Generation Blues

In this episode, Vinnie summarizes the early days of the blues long before Muddy Waters, long before Robert Johnson, and long before Lead Belly. He touches on some of the roots that would turn into the blues, talks about popular blues songwriters like W.C. Handy and discusses the African American female blues singers (Ma Rainey,…

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Let’s Talk About the Beatles: The Early Years (1957-1964)

In this first Beatles-centric episode, Vinnie talks about the early days of the Beatles, from the days of the Quarrymen, the Hamburg residencies, meeting manager Brian Epstein, their failed Decca audition, their eventual signing to EMI, Pete Best being replaced with RIngo Starr on drums, the making of their first 2 albums, and first singles,…

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