PAUL WESTERBERG
09/21/17 • 68 min
OUVRE COMPENSATING: "Waiting for, wanting and not quite having somebody." (1993): Despite cosplaying as Richard Lewis, the one idol Tim ever wanted to be was Paul Westerberg. But not as the sloppy frontman off the legendary Replacements that gets written of in legend, Instead, TIm copped from his fairly forgotten solo work of the 1990s. And today he and Bob discuss why this was more than just a world class fad.
00:00:00 - NO PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Bob and Tim get right to it ... sort of / "Down Love"
00:03:14 - REPLACEMENT PARTS - deciding "I'll Be You" while "Waiting For Somebody"
00:12:12 - GO WEST(ERBERG) - Tim goes solo without really joining the band
00:18:44 - THAT ONE FRIEND - finding Violent Femmes in High School
00:26:53 - (NEARLY) 14 REASONS WHY - wearing Westerberg on his sleeve
00:40:09 - SOMETHING IS (A LITTLE LIKE) ME - an emotional reference point, circa 1993
00:45:32 - SAD DAD ROCK VOL. 1 - Finally getting to "Eventually"
00:52:51 - MATS-URITY - echoes of the Replacements
00:57:27 - SAD DAD ROCK VOL. 2 - a saccharine sounding board
01:01:31 - FINAL HURRAH - encapsulating the '90s in only three albums (well ... at least two)
01:05:17 - CLOSINGS - Contacts, plus and no catchphrase / "Love Untold"
See Paul Westerberg goes solo for the first time with "First Glimmer" on 120 MINUTES HERE.
Watch David Letterman know who he is with a 1996 performance of "Love Untold" from The Late Show With David Letterman HERE.
Listen to one of Tim's favorite live Paul Westerberg performances with "It's A Wonderful Lie" from ... ahm ... a British program ... of sorts(?) ... HERE.
Read the 1993 Rolling Stone interview with Paul Westerberg that coincided with the release of 14 SONGS HERE.
And watch Tim's favorite live musical moment ever (02:16 ) in this 1985 performance of the Replacements from Saturday Night Live HERE.
The use of audio and video clips linked from YOUTUBE are for educational purposes and without the expressed permission of their legal holding companies. All rights remain with with their original distributor.
This episode of 20TH CENTURY POPCAST was recorded by ZENCASTR, a high fidelity podcast recording platform that records multiple guests from multiple zip-codes all as if they were in the same room. Log on for studio quality recordings NOW! (exclamation point also provided by ZENCASTR)
MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
“Down Love” performed by Paul Westerberg off his 1993 solo debut (that wasn't 1991's ALL SHOOK DOWN by The Replacements) 14 SONGS.
"Love Untold" performed by Paul Westerberg off his 1996 album EVENTUALLY (and numerous Tim-produced mix tapes of the time).
All Pearl Jam songa featured in this episode were taken in sequentially listed order off a well worned and well-listened to copy of their 1993 album VS.
The use of these songs are for entertainment purposes and without the expressed permission of the recording artist.
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OUVRE COMPENSATING: "Waiting for, wanting and not quite having somebody." (1993): Despite cosplaying as Richard Lewis, the one idol Tim ever wanted to be was Paul Westerberg. But not as the sloppy frontman off the legendary Replacements that gets written of in legend, Instead, TIm copped from his fairly forgotten solo work of the 1990s. And today he and Bob discuss why this was more than just a world class fad.
00:00:00 - NO PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Bob and Tim get right to it ... sort of / "Down Love"
00:03:14 - REPLACEMENT PARTS - deciding "I'll Be You" while "Waiting For Somebody"
00:12:12 - GO WEST(ERBERG) - Tim goes solo without really joining the band
00:18:44 - THAT ONE FRIEND - finding Violent Femmes in High School
00:26:53 - (NEARLY) 14 REASONS WHY - wearing Westerberg on his sleeve
00:40:09 - SOMETHING IS (A LITTLE LIKE) ME - an emotional reference point, circa 1993
00:45:32 - SAD DAD ROCK VOL. 1 - Finally getting to "Eventually"
00:52:51 - MATS-URITY - echoes of the Replacements
00:57:27 - SAD DAD ROCK VOL. 2 - a saccharine sounding board
01:01:31 - FINAL HURRAH - encapsulating the '90s in only three albums (well ... at least two)
01:05:17 - CLOSINGS - Contacts, plus and no catchphrase / "Love Untold"
See Paul Westerberg goes solo for the first time with "First Glimmer" on 120 MINUTES HERE.
Watch David Letterman know who he is with a 1996 performance of "Love Untold" from The Late Show With David Letterman HERE.
Listen to one of Tim's favorite live Paul Westerberg performances with "It's A Wonderful Lie" from ... ahm ... a British program ... of sorts(?) ... HERE.
Read the 1993 Rolling Stone interview with Paul Westerberg that coincided with the release of 14 SONGS HERE.
And watch Tim's favorite live musical moment ever (02:16 ) in this 1985 performance of the Replacements from Saturday Night Live HERE.
The use of audio and video clips linked from YOUTUBE are for educational purposes and without the expressed permission of their legal holding companies. All rights remain with with their original distributor.
This episode of 20TH CENTURY POPCAST was recorded by ZENCASTR, a high fidelity podcast recording platform that records multiple guests from multiple zip-codes all as if they were in the same room. Log on for studio quality recordings NOW! (exclamation point also provided by ZENCASTR)
MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
“Down Love” performed by Paul Westerberg off his 1993 solo debut (that wasn't 1991's ALL SHOOK DOWN by The Replacements) 14 SONGS.
"Love Untold" performed by Paul Westerberg off his 1996 album EVENTUALLY (and numerous Tim-produced mix tapes of the time).
All Pearl Jam songa featured in this episode were taken in sequentially listed order off a well worned and well-listened to copy of their 1993 album VS.
The use of these songs are for entertainment purposes and without the expressed permission of the recording artist.
Subscribe to 20TH CENTURY POPCAST! on ITUNES and GOOGLE PLAY or stream it at www.20popcast.com.
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
RETRO SHOCK: “This means something (to Tim). This is important (to Tim)" (1977) Today's episode is pretty late, partially because it was recorded on the way to an AM showing of today's topic CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. This year marks its 40th anniversary and, since it is his favorite film of all time, Tim wanted to make sure he caught it during its cinematic release. But, as you can hear here, just getting the cinema is an event in itself.
00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - “who are you people?”
00:00:15 - THURSDAY MORNING MATINEE - On the way to the movie theater / “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Disco ’45”
00:09:49 - NOVEMBER 16th, 1977 - and how Tim finally encountered this movie
00:14:21 - GOOD MEMORY/BAD MEMORY - unhealthy meaning and necessary importance
00:17:25 - PRESENT DAY - and exiting the movie theater / “Starman”
00:20:45 - ITS FULL OF STARS - a grandiose intimacy
00:24:06 - THE PROXIMITY OF CONTACT - Tim recounts his own close encounter … of sorts
00:29:12 - THE IMPORTANCE OF MEANING SOMETHING - why this movie matters … why its important
00:31:46 - CLOSINGS - Contacts, plugs and no catchphrase / “Flying Saucers”
00:33:12 - BONUS FEATURES - a snack before showtime / “Don’t Stop Me Now”
MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
“Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Disco 45” performed by John Williams and his flair-panted orchestra circa 1977.
“Starman” performed by David Bowie from his classic 1972 album ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS"
"Flying Saucers" performed by Nina Hagen from her 1983 album FEARLESS
"Don't Stop ME Now" performed by Queen during a car commercial prior to the 11:25 am screening of the film CLOE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. At least I think it was a car commercial.
The use of these songs are for entertainment purposes and without the expressed permission of the recording artist.
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Follow TIM BLEVINS @subcultist on TWITTER and as SUBCULTISTon INSTAGRAM.
20TH CENTURY POPCAST! will return next week with OUVRE COMPENSATING.
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X-MEN THE ANIMATED SERIES
BINGE AND PODCAST: "Bub, Sugah and Mon Ami " (1992): If there’s one thing Tim's wanted to do since this show began its talk comic books. But seeing how no one is interested in The Inhumans, he and Bob have decided to don the yellow spandex of X-Men: The Animated Series. Good luck with all that continuity.
00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - equipment failure
00:00:49 - X-CRUTIATING OPENER - puns and poor research / “Outsider”
00:04:20 - A SEMI-PENETRABLE UNIVERSE - Saturday morning fan service
00:11:51 - BACK ISSUE BONANZA - and a bunch of names that might not mean anything
00:20:53 - AN UNCANNY X-MESS - sloppy backgrounds and Gambit’s accent
00:26:44 - DYSTOPIAN MORNING CARTOONS - bleak futures and ethical conundrums
00:34:09 - AND THAT’S HOW TIME TRAVEL WORKS - intricately arranging its continuity
00:39:35 - ROGUE GALLERY - portraits of an origin story
00:48:24 - DEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT - Bob gets how Tim gets this (and then it sort of peters out)
00:53:01 - CLOSINGS - Contacts, plugs and no catchphrase / “Black Star”
Watch the hard-core metal sequence that opened this series when it aired in Japan HERE.
And watch the second season opener from Japan (where, if I am not mistaken, they start by detonating the actual X-Men) HERE.
Hear how catchier that awesome (awful?) opening could have been with the lyrics of the 1989 X-Men pilot "Pryde Of The X-Men" HERE. (also ... is that Mark Hamill doing the narration?)
Check out COMIC BOOK RESOURCES loving retrospective on what went wrong with this animated series (currently celebrating its 25th anniversary) HERE.
And watch the four episodes discussed, X-TERNALLY YOURS, TIME FUGITIVES PART ONE and TWO and A ROGUES TALE all currently streaming at HULU.com.
The use of audio and video clips linked from YOUTUBE are for educational purposes and without the expressed permission of their legal holding companies. All rights remain with with their original distributor.
This episode of 20TH CENTURY POPCAST was recorded by ZENCASTR, a high fidelity podcast recording platform that records multiple guests from multiple zip-codes all as if they were in the same room. Log on for studio quality recordings NOW! (exclamation point also provided by ZENCASTR)
MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
“Outsider” performed by The Ramones off their 1983 album SUBTERRANEAN JUNGLE.
"Black Star" performed by Radiohead off the 1995 (and sole Radiohead album Tim can tolerate) THE BENDS.
The use of these songs are for entertainment purposes and without the expressed permission of the recording artist.
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