Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist
Two fifty-something music fanatics and entertainment industry veterans work through the decades to create a GenEx playlist and delve deep into the artists and songs that shaped their lives and continue to inspire them today. Listen along with Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dtoMOrC7FwrSIh70Tqi06?si=2a7bc45a03c44038
Episodes
Matt & Sheryl work through more 1981 albums looking for their favorite of the year and discuss the huge AOR albums from 1981 Journey Escape, Foreigner 4, Loverboy Get Lucky and Billy Squier Don't Say No.
Matt & Sheryl discuss the start of Phil Collin's solo career with his 1981 release Face Value along with Sheryl's song pick from Genesis, "No Reply At All" and Matt discovers a new found love for Split Enz and chooses their song "History Never Repeats" for the playlist.
Matt & Sheryl add three songs to the playlist from bands who all built a following from relentless touring in the 70s and into the 80s, Styx with their synth driven hit "Too Much Time on My Hands", REO's huge hit "Take it on the Run" from their massive 1980 album Hi Infidelity, and Climax Blues Band's second hit "I Love You" along with Sheryl's close second cho...
Matt & Sheryl continue their journey into 1981, adding two songs to the playlist from veteran artists who had hits into the 80s, The Who's "You Better You Bet" and Steve Winwood's first solo hit "While You See a Chance" and discuss a near miss for the playlist, Rick Springfield's 80s classic "Jessie's Girl"
DJ Avelanche and DeVon Pouncey join Matt & Sheryl and share their riveting accounts of the early days of rap in the 80s and 90s and it's effect on their youth and their lives today as Matt adds his introduction into the genre, Blondie's "Rapture", to the playlist and Sheryl adds Queen & David Bowie's "Under Pressure", a song that would be a hit in 1981 and sampled to...
Matt and Sheryl begin 1981 by adding Sheryl's pick for the playlist "Watching the Wheels", the third hit single from John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy album, Matt's pick "Stars on 45", a medley of Beatles songs that was recorded in 1980, but became a global hit in '81 after John's death, and discuss the tributes to John by the remaining Beatles.
Mike joins Matt and Sheryl as they each run through their favorite releases from 2023
Mike joins Matt & Sheryl for the final episode of 1980 featuring Matt's final song pick, Frank Sinatra's "Theme From New York, New York", Sheryl's final song pick Squeeze "Pulling Mussels From a Shell", Mike's song pick Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime" and album The Pretenders self-titled debut along with all of their near album and song misses for 1980 ...
Matt and Sheryl each pick a song from two very different music movements happening simultaneously, ska and the 2Tone label in the UK and country crossover hits and the Urban Cowboy movie in the US.
Matt & Sheryl continue to sail through 1980 as they work to narrow down the definition of Yacht Rock and add two Yacht Rock classics, Ambrosia's "Biggest Part of Me" and Robbie Dupree's "Steal Away" to the playlist.
Matt & Sheryl continue adding to the playlist with Matt's pick, ONJ's "Magic" from the box office flop turned cult classic movie Xanadu and Sheryl's second ex-Beatle pick from 1980, John Lennon's last statement before his untimely death "(Just Like) Starting Over.
Matt and Sheryl continue their journey through 1980 focusing on producer Steve Lillywhite and his work on four groundbreaking albums in 1980: Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt), The Psychedelic Furs debut album, U2 Boy and Matt's album pick for the year, XTC Black Sea.
1980 continues with Sheryl's obvious album pick for the year, Pete Townshend's Empty Glass and Matt's song pick, REO Speedwagon's "Keep On Loving You".
Matt & Sheryl finally introduce hard rock to the playlist in the third installment of 1980 as they take a ride on Ozzy's "Crazy Train" and appreciate the sonic perfection of AC/DC's hard rock anthem "You Shook Me All Night Long". They also discuss the ushering in of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) led by Judas Priest's classic British Steel album.
Matt & Sheryl continue into the 80s with Sheryl's pick, a radio staple that has endured decades from Pittsburgh's hometown hero Donnie Iris and Matt's pick, a song from an underground band led by the prolific and talented Robyn Hitchcock.
Bring on the 80s!! Matt & Sheryl start season 2 in 1980 with a hit single from Paul McCartney's second DIY solo effort McCartney 2, "Coming Up" and a seminal late disco hit that is still a dance staple to this day Lipps, Inc. "Funkytown".
Matt & Sheryl do a deep dive into the catalog of one of the top artists of the '70s, Elton John, and discuss his songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin and their run of hit singles and albums.
Mike joins Matt & Sheryl this week as he offers his song and album for 1979 and we all recap the music that didn't quite make the playlist, but are worth mentioning (and there's a lot!!)
Matt and Sheryl continue in 1979 with their last song picks and Sheryl's album of the year, Gang of Four's influential debut Entertainment.
00:02:35 M "Pop Muzik"
00:13:11 Michael Jackson "Don't Stop "Til You Get Enough"
00:27:18 Disco Demolition
00:46:01 Gang of Four Entertainment
Matt & Sheryl forge on with 1979 picking two songs for the playlist, Supertramp "Goodbye Stranger" from their blockbuster album Breakfast in America and The Police's first UK #1 single "Message in a Bottle".
00:00:00 Supertramp "Goodbye Stranger"
00:31:43 The Police "Message in a Bottle"
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