S3E8 - California Part II: Metallica (Overrated) & Grandaddy (Underrated) - with Adam Corner

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01/20/22 • 83 min

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Over/underrated: a music podcast with Fran and Babs

Joined by Adam Corner - a writer and researcher specialising in climate change communication and culture/climate collaborations - we talk about two bands linked by the flimsiest of themes!

Metallica are much-loved rock gods, but none of us quite get the hype - will Adam's considered playlist change any of our minds? Adam and Fran also reminisce about Grandaddy, which Babs was sceptical about as they're meant to be a bit twee...so will she like any of their songs?

Check out Adam's website - and we promised him we'd plug Grandaddy's Bandcamp page, go and support Jason!

You can find the playlist for this episode on Spotify - it includes all songs from our playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode.

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Joined by Adam Corner - a writer and researcher specialising in climate change communication and culture/climate collaborations - we talk about two bands linked by the flimsiest of themes!

Check out Adam's website - and we promised him we'd plug Grandaddy's Bandcamp page, go and support Jason!

You can find the playlist for this episode on Spotify - it includes all songs from our playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode.

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S3E7 - Americana: Bruce Springsteen (Overrated) & Frazey Ford (Underrated) - with Clare Ferguson-Walker

Joined by comedian, spoken word artist and sculptor Clare Ferguson-Walker, we are tackling a very sacred cow as our overrated pick - does Bruce Springsteen deserve all the accolades?

Clare also introduces Fran and Babs to the soulful Frazey Ford, an original member of The Be Good Tanyas. We recommend watching her music videos as well as listening to her songs - especially Done.

Check out Clare's website to see her amazing work - you can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

You can find the playlist for this episode on Spotify - it includes all songs from our playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode.

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S3E9 - Dad Rock: Dire Straits (Overrated) & Cheap Trick (Underrated)

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Fran picked his dad's literal favourite band as overrated - so will his dad be insulted or buoyed by our analysis? Fran also wants to convince Babs that Cheap Trick are more than I Want You to Want Me and Surrender - and talks about how the expression "big in Japan" was inspired by their live album "Cheap Trick at Budokan" 🇯🇵

Babs was genuinely concerned when Fran suggested this theme, but tried not to judge too much beforehand...

You can find the playlist for this episode on Spotify - it includes all songs from our playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode.