Marooned Tunes
Four friends stranded on a deserted tropical island maintain their wits by examining little-known concept albums. Relax with influential music, or take a deep dive into the ocean of studio music production history.
Episodes
The gang contemplates the world of Norse mythology and Ragnarök as NOT part of the MCU but as a part of Ian Anderson's heritage. Plus, Symone asks for equal billing.
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addict: Ian Williams
And special guest star Symone the Wonderpup.
Concept created by Vincent Friel and Brendan Carr.
Sound design, title music, and engineering...
Is Michael Franti the natural, inevitable joining or merging of Marvin Gaye and Gil Scott-Heron? The gang discusses this modern-day musical troubadour as he mines social justice causes for our listening pleasure.
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addi...
Zen Arcade is the second studio album by American punk rock band Hüsker Dü, released in July 1984 on SST Records. The gang discusses how Hüsker Dü gained notice in the American music scene of the early 1980s as a fast, aggressive, hardcore punk band. And remember, there is no Husker Try.
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addict: Ian Williams
And special gues...
The English post-punk band re-imagined (not copied or covered) a slew of Hank Williams songs with their own modus operandi.
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addict: Ian Williams
And special guest star Symone the Wonderpup.
Concept created by Vincent Friel and Brendan Carr.
Sound design, title music, and engineering by Vincent Friel.
"Have you ever contemplated if ELO was essentially Jeff Lynne's backup band, or are they the sum of their parts? The gang put their heads together to knock around that very idea."
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addict: Ian Williams
And special guest star Symone the Wonderpup.
Concept created by Vincent Friel and Brendan Carr.
Sound design, title music,...
The gang scrutinizes the 90s and whether or not NIN is a parody band (spoiler alert: they're not).
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addict: Ian Williams
And special guest star Symone the Wonderpup.
Concept created by Vincent Friel and Brendan Carr.
Sound design, title music, and engineering by Vincent Friel.
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"Symone The Wonder Pup starts to assert herself more as the gang talks about the deconstruction of a couple's relationship while the unhappy duo are going through a messy relationship and their inevitable demise."
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addict: Ian Williams
And special guest star Symone the Wonderpup.
Concept created by Vincent Friel and Brendan C...
"The gang returns to the island after a break to discuss the banality of man, as long as it's a reasonable commute from a major city, and if Thomas Wolfe is a pretentious wanker or not."
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addict: Ian Williams
And special guest star Symone the Wonderpup.
The concept was created by Vincent Friel and Brendan Carr.
Sound design,...
Have you ever wondered about the magic behind Tom Waits' 1975 album Night Hawks at the Diner and the unique culture of late-night diners? Settle in with a cup of coffee as we take you on a captivating journey through Waits' iconic album, inspired by Edward Hopper's painting, and the fascinating world of those who inhabit diners aft...
Discover the untold stories behind legendary songwriter Randy Newman's incredible career and powerful songs. We take you on a journey through his early work with Metric Publishing Company, where renowned artists like Dusty Springfield, Gene Pitney, and Harper's Bazaar recorded his songs in the 60s. And, of course, we can't forget t...
Imagine combining a book and an album in the 1970s to create a multimedia experiment. How would it turn out? This week, we reunited the gang to discuss Michael Nesmith's ambitious project that aimed to do just that! As the father of MTV and former member of the Monkees, Nesmith's groundbreaking idea sought to merge reading with mus...
It's the 2000's, and Brian Wilson is having a bit of a renaissance. With so much attention to Pet Sounds and the lives shows surrounding them, he decided to revisit the nadir of his career.
In 1966 "Smile" was to be to The Beach Boys what "Sgt. Pepper "was to the Beatles, an artistic statement and triumph, but it never happened. Due to drug use, mental collapse, and pushback from the reco...
We return to the late 60s to check out the bubblegum scene and those who participated and those who spoofed it. For a very special daylight savings time episode, we look at 2 albums. The first is the Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus and its parody The Turtles Present The Battle of The Bands. Both are from 1968.
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addict...
We take another trip into the 1980s and discuss Donald Fagen's first solo album, "The Nightfly." We discuss this ode to the post-war baby boomer dream and the influences that inspired the music. You could always read Fagen's book "Eminent Hipsters." published by Viking Press, for more, and it is available at all your favorite booksellers.
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincen...
We go back to 1986 to look at this classic (and possibly best) album by XTC. Recording under duress with Todd Rundgren producing, the band records an album full of clever pop hooks, string and horn arrangements, and great lyrics. The group discussed and realized that the '80s weren't all Madonna and a Flock of Seagulls.
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addi...
We travel back to 1967, and The Who pays tribute to the then-defunct pirate radio stations who brought excitement and rock and roll to a pre-BBC Radio One audience. This is also the closest the band got to psychedelia in the musical sense, but it was the first step to "Tommy" and the success which eluded them for most of the '60s
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
Th...
In this episode, we look at this artifact from late 50's England. Producer Joe Meek creates his own world on the moon and possibly started the ambient music genre decades before anyone else. For further reading check out the book."Joe Meek's Bold Techniques" by Barry Cleveland from Eleven Eleven Publishing
The Writer: Lindsay Harris-Friel
The Classical Musician: Ruth Dubb
The Rock Guitarist: Vincent Friel
The Pun Addict: Ian Wil...
There has been some changes since you were gone. One person vanishes and another appears. Of course that doesn't change anything, so its back to listening and discussing more albums. This one is a collaboration between Edgar (Frankenstein) Winter and L. Ron Hubbard. It was the 80's and cheesy sci-fi requires cheesy music.
The bad news, it does exist. The good news, its mercifully short. ...
Our fearless trio (Ian is still unwell) tackle an album that was basically a divorce settlement set to music. Marvin Gaye's "Here My Dear" .
This is also the last episode for the season but we will be back.
The gang (minus Ian again) brave both discs and come out the other side with more questions than answers.
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