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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M.

What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M.

Adam Scott Glasspool, Steve Murphy, Lucas Way

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A podcast about discographies. A different artist every season. Currently in Season 6! Join Adam, Steve, and Lucas, as they go album by album, track by track, to find out if context can change your experience of music, how people become obsessed with artists, and to ultimately answer the question 'what is music?' Expect in-depth analysis, tedious tangents, controversial music opinions, and an exhaustive attitude to context. Also expect to find out more about the artists (and the hosts) than anyone could ever want to know! Previous seasons have covered Manic Street Preachers, Muse, Billie Eilish, and Radiohead!

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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - In Rainbows (Disk 2)

In Rainbows (Disk 2)

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02/06/23 • 117 min

The Big Mates discuss Nestle, Rage Against the Machine, the murky depths of Adam's YouTube history, and In Rainbows (Disk 2) by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by tackling the bonus disc of their highly praised seventh album In Rainbows. They talk about the leftovers from the album sessions and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to not caring for art or critique, and everything in between.
They also explore what Radiohead and the band members got up to immediately following In Rainbows, including their eco-friendly world tour, the release of The Best Of Radiohead, their performance at the Grammy Awards, Thom Yorke's contribution to the second Twilight movie, and the releases of Harry Patch (In Memory Of), and These Are My Twisted Words.
How do these songs stack up the actual album? How many times has the word 'berserk' been used in a song? If it's not spooky, why is he making the noise that ghosts make? Find out on this episode of What Is Music?
Our next episode is out on Monday February 13th and will feature some fun commentary for Radiohead's performance at Reading Festival 2009!
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E-mail: [email protected]
Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!
Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including shows about Manic Street Preachers and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!
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Listen to Nothing Pacific: A Non-Specific Podcast here:
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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - BONUS EPISODE: No Manifesto Commentary

BONUS EPISODE: No Manifesto Commentary

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12/11/20 • 108 min

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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - BONUS EPISODE: Interview w/ The Anchoress

BONUS EPISODE: Interview w/ The Anchoress

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11/27/20 • 94 min

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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - BONUS EPISODE: Fandom and Devotion (w/ Emily Hyatt)

BONUS EPISODE: Fandom and Devotion (w/ Emily Hyatt)

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05/24/20 • 54 min

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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - BONUS EPISODE: Do You Likehouse Family?

BONUS EPISODE: Do You Likehouse Family?

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03/29/20 • 50 min

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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - Journal for Plague Lovers (Pt. 2 w/ Simon Price)

Journal for Plague Lovers (Pt. 2 w/ Simon Price)

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10/04/20 • 119 min

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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - BONUS EPISODE: Rocky Around the Clocky

BONUS EPISODE: Rocky Around the Clocky

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10/30/20 • 29 min

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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - BONUS EPISODE: Interview w/ Greg Haver

BONUS EPISODE: Interview w/ Greg Haver

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08/02/20 • 116 min

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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - Live at KeyArena, Seattle 2010 Commentary

Live at KeyArena, Seattle 2010 Commentary

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07/04/21 • 101 min

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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (Pt. 3)

Lifes Rich Pageant (Pt. 3)

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03/11/24 • 95 min

The Big Mates discuss Godzilla, a car crash, The Lion King, and Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by finishing up their track-by-track analysis of the band's fourth studio album, released in 1986. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to not caring for art or critique, and everything in between.
They bring the track-by-track to a close, exploring the meaning of the songs, the varying energies across the album, and talk about what does and does not constitute a "hidden track." They sum up their thoughts on the album, give scores, and discuss how it was received when it came.
They also find time to discuss the band's 1986 Pageantry Tour, what that was like, and whether or not the album predicted grunge in some ways.
How do we feel about the album? Does it sound like R.E.M.? What is a flam? Find out on this episode of What Is Music?
Our next episode is out on Monday March 18th and will see us offering some audio commentary on a selection of clips from across R.E.M.'s career.

Join the conversation on:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod
E-mail: [email protected]
Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!
Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including shows about Manic Street Preachers and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!
Check out the Skwiggo album here:
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Support our show when starting your own podcast!
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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. currently has 277 episodes available.

What topics does What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. cover?

The podcast is about Preachers, Commentary, Street, Music, Comedy, Podcasts, Analysis, Music Commentary and Review.

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The episode title 'BONUS EPISODE: Do You Love Scum? (w/ Haley and Russ from 'I'm Scum: An IDLEScast')' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. is 101 minutes.

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The first episode of What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M. was released on Jan 17, 2020.

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