Before The Stream

Was the main allure of Silverchair's debut album the fact that they were 15 years old when they made it? How does the music hold up now that we're all older and even more aware of the music they were influenced by. Should we be listening to the lyrics of a 15 year old? Was their producer listening to the lyrics?

Host Jason Bemis Lawrence and his guest Peter M. Murray (petermmurray.com/) discuss their memories of listening to Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp when it came out in 1995, and their experience listening to it again 25 years later.

Peter M. Murray is a composer, producer, engineer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He releases a variety of music under his own name and was a founding member of the band John Heart Jackie.

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On the first episode of Before The Stream, host Jason Bemis Lawrence and his guest Natasha Alexandra (NLX) talk about Nine Inch Nail's debut album Pretty Hate Machine. They discuss their memories of first listening to the album, what has aged well, what hasn't, NIN's live show, and the validity of various reviews of the album. Should we be listening closely to the lyrics? Which of Trent Reznor's talents were evident from the very beginning and which ones took some bumbling to realize? Natasha can be found at nlxmusic.com and soundsentiments.com Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Brooklyn singer/songwriter and artist Lauren Smith joins host Jason Bemis Lawrence to discuss Alanis Morissette's classic album Jagged Little Pill, including what they remember about listening to it when it came out, and how they hear it now.

The conversation revolves strongly around lyrics, songwriting, production, and Alanis' lasting appeal.

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Friends for over 25 years, host Jason Bemis Lawrence and Travis Smith connect to discuss Smashing Pumpkins' album Siamese Dream. They talk about listening to the record and learning songs from it in high school in the 90s, seeing the band live back then, how they perceived music in culture in high school, and the album's impact on them going forward.

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Dan Goodwin (djamesgoodwin.com), the brilliant record-maker behind recent releases from Bob Weir, Kevin Morby, The Hold Steady and so many more, joins host Jason Bemis Lawrence to talk about Soundgarden's 1991 album Badmotorfinger.

Dan talks about the album's impact on him growing up and how it has remained one of his top all-time records, while Jason realizes he never absorbed it the way he thought he had.

This leads to a wide-ranging discussion of grunge, songwriting, lyrics, production and so much more.

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