Have you been looking for real musical conversation? The kind you can feel a part of and have your own thoughts? Well, look no further. The Music Challenge Podcast has you covered. This is the epitome of music nerdery. Feel a part of the improv conversation as the panel breaks down awesome music and reveals the greatness inside some of your favorite albums. Come for the music, stay for the conversation. Available anywhere you get your podcasts.
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Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
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Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual is the subject of this musically power packed episode. This album features some of the best music Jane's Addiction ever released and we're celebrating it through our eyes.Av Andrew Keefe
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Jason Isbell - Southeastern is the subject of The Music Challenge podcast as we salute thye Americana genre. Isbell is one of the master's of contemporary songwriting and his album Southeastern is a prime example. Born out of rock, folk, and country, Americana has found a solid listenership amongst huge amounts of fans. Come for the music. Stay for…
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Kid A by Radiohead is the subject of The Music Challenge Podcast as we plunge into this smash hit that changed the musical landscape for good. Radiohead had become big stadium rock, so listen at how they achieved such an intimate and personal album. Come for the music, Stay for the conversation!Av Andrew Keefe
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Tame Impala - Innerspeaker is the subject of this BONUS episode of The Music Challenge Podcast recorded in the summer of 2021. Listen as our crew analyzes the Australian superstar Kevin Parker and his first groundbreaking, blissed out album "Innerspeaker. Come for the music. Stay for the conversation of four dudes who just love music and presenting…
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Phish's - A Live One is the special subject of this extended The Music Challenge Podcast. Listen to the enthusiasm of our hosts as we investigate Phish's first live release. Lot's of music and Phish lore as our hosts relate what this album meant to them. Come for the music, and stay for the conversation!…
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Lee "Scratch" Perry Retrospective
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Reggae pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry's career is the subject of this week's The Music Challenge Podcast. Hear some great music from the man who shaped the reggae's original sound, invented sampling, and the mixing board. He's worked with the Beastie Boys and The Clash just to name a few acts. You don't want to miss the story of Jamaica's "Disrupter".…
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The Beastie Boy's album Check Your Head is the subject of this episode of The Music Challenge Podcast. Delve into these groundbreaking beats and rhymes while checking out some of the most timeless music in hip hop. With the addition of keyboardist Money Mark, The Beastie Boys unleashed their new sound on an unsuspecting public in 1992 with an album…
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The Yes Album is the subject of The Music Challenge Podcast as we take a deeper look at this seminal progressive album. Yes was instrumental for molding the Seventies hard rock sound and this dynamicc piece of music is their coming out party. And stay tuned for some high-flying jazz fusion as we explore Return to Forever featuring Stanley Clark, Al…
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A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
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A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders is the subject of The Music Challenge Podcast as we discuss their blockbuster innovations in the Hip Hop genre. Tribe turned the genre on its ear doing away with the trimmings of gangester rap and adding a softer, positively-tinged sound. And stay tuned for a larger conversation on Hip Hop. We'll take a loo…
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New Releases of 2021 are the topic of The Music Challenge Podcast as Robb, Kevin, and Andrew bring you their top new releases from 2021.Av Andrew Keefe
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Grateful Dead - One From the Vault (live)
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The Grateful Dead's - One From the Vault (Live) is the subject of The Music Challenge Podcast. Check it out as our cast dissects this enormous band for the first time. The music is great and the history is staggering for this mid-70s gem. Also stay tuned for a discussion on Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark featuring many songs from this seminal brid…
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Check out our take on Led Zeppelin's - Presence. We'll also be discussing The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion and the similarities between the two! Listen to some great music and stimulating comnversation as we go down this great rock and roll path.Av Andrew Keefe
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Steely Dan's Aja is the subject of the first episode for the 3rd season of The Music Challenge Podcast. Also, listen to a focused conversation on Percy Hill's Color in Bloom.Av Andrew Keefe
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Alice in Chains 1994 extraordinary EP is analyzed by a short crew in this in-between season bonus episode. We discuss Jar of Flies, a preview of next season, what happens when music comes back, and some behind the scenes conversation. Come for the music, but stay for the conversation. Join us on The Music Challenge Podcast!…
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Kevin's Formative Four: Metallica - Master of Puppets, Pink Floyd - Animals
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Once again, host Kevin never got a chance to give his Formative Four in Season 1. Last episode he gave hos first half. Well, here is the second half. The second half of Kevin's Formative Four: Metallica - Master of Puppets, Pink Floyd - Animals. Join us as we discuss these two classic albums in their entirety. Join in on the conversation and stay f…
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Kevin's Formative Four: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew, Phish - Lawn Boy
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Hardened fans of The Music Challenge Podcast know that co-host Kevin joined us in the second season and never had a chance to give us his formative four. Well now's his chance. He is presentinf to you Miles Davis - Bitches Brew and Phish - Lawn Boy.Av Andrew Keefe
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The classic album Meddle by Pink Floyd is the subject on the 50th anniversary of its release in 1971.Av Andrew Keefe
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The 27 Club: Jimi, Janis, Kurt, and Pigpen
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The 27 Club is our subject on The Music Challenge Podcast. The 27 Club is a group of incredible musicians who died at the tender age of 27 years old. Listen as we celebrate their lives through music and discussion.Av Andrew Keefe
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Neil Young is the subject of this retrospective look at his career and character through the prism of four of his great albums: Harvest, Tonight's the Night, Live Rust, and Mirror Ball. Jump down the musical rabbit hole with us as we explore this great instrumentalist and singer. Come for the Music, but stay for the conversation!…
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Led Zeppelin IV is our formative album the hosts will be discussing this week.Av Andrew Keefe
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The cast check out the best albums of 2020 featuring: Oh Sees, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and Woods!Av Andrew Keefe
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Great Albums From Our Birth Years
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Featuring: Motörhead, Can, The Doors, and Steely Dan. Listen as we review great albums by these groups released in our birth years.Av Andrew Keefe
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Join our panel this week as we investigate modern parallels this week as we look at 4 modern bands and try and decipher their origins. Come for the Music, Stay for the Conversation. Featured: Earthless, Wand, Billy Strings, and Rose City Band.Av Andrew Keefe
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Listen to our hosts critique live albums from Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and Frank Zappa.Av Andrew Keefe
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We pay tribute to the ingenuity, creativity, and leadership that was EVH and Van Halen as Andrew interviews his brother, Jim, who was of prime age for the Van Halen generation.Av Andrew Keefe
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A tribute to Eddie Van Halen Part 1. Rock lost a legend this week and we were there with our first impressions on EVH and the wild and loose times of Van Halen.Av Andrew Keefe
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Best Road Trip Albums: Janes Addiction, Tom Petty, Deltron, Tame Impala
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We check out our best road trip albums! Come listen to real musical conversation. Come for the music, stay for the stories!Av Andrew Keefe
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Guilty Pleasures: Hall & Oates, Blink 182, Jamiroquai, and Gary Numan
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We present our Guilty Pleasures in this fun episode featuring the tunes that we listen to when no one else is around.Av Andrew Keefe
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Musical Blindspots: Radiohead, The Cure, Ween, Built to Spill
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We explore Radiohead, The Cure, Ween, and Built to Spill as we go over our hosts musical blindspots. Bands they should know, but missed for whatever reason. Join us for a great musical discussion and a lot of fun. Come for the music, stay for the stories!Av Andrew Keefe
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Smashing Pumpkins - Gish is the topic along with some announcements on The Music Challenge Podcast with all 3 of your hosts on this between season episode. As always, come for the music, but stay for the stories.Av Andrew Keefe
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Pink Floyd - The Wall: With Special Guest John Roccia
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Pink Floyd - The Wall is listener John Roccia's top formative album. This album is a master piece and speaks to a generation of frustrated, marginalized youth. John speaks eloquently about what The Wall meant to him then and now! Special Guest: John Roccia.Av Andrew Keefe
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Beastie Boys Bonanza this week on The Music Challenge Podcast. The hosts look at 3 albums Licensed to Ill, Pauls Boutique and Ill Communication. Join us for some great BBoyz talk and great music. Come for the music, stay for the stories!Av Andrew Keefe
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Protest Songs and Social Injustice are the topics on a bonus episode. Please join us for a socially responsible and difficult discussion. Featured songs include Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye and Peter Tosh!Av Andrew Keefe
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The Clash - Sandinista! is this weeks featured formative album with Sublime - 40oz to Freedom heading up our out of the box segment. Come for the music, stay for the stories!Av Andrew Keefe
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Def Leppard's Pyro Mania and Motley Crüe's Shout at the Devil are the album topics on this episode of The Music Challenge Podcast. Come for the Music, stay for the conversation!Av Andrew Keefe
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LISTENERS CHOICE: Fugazi's seminal album 13 Songs is featured as the crew travels back and re-lives the goold old years. Come to hear some of the finest straight edge punk out there anywhere.Av Andrew Keefe
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Ozzy Osbourne is the featured artist this week as we will be looking at Sabbath's Master of Reality and Ozzy's first solo album Blizzard of Ozz. Along the way hear personal stories from our panel of dopes as we discuss and feature Ozzy's career.Av Andrew Keefe
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This season on THE MUSIC CHALLENGE PODCAST we'll be talking about our Formative Four! The four albums that sent us all on our personal musical journeys. And, we want you to submit your Formative Four. The four albums that were the seeds of your musical upbringings. It's a difficult question. We know! But, we want to hear what our fans listened to a…
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Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
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This season on THE MUSIC CHALLENGE PODCAST we'll be talking about our Formative Four! The four albums that sent us all on our personal musical journeys. And, we want you to submit your Formative Four. The four albums that were the seeds of your musical upbringings. It's a difficult question. We know! But, we want to hear what our fans listened to a…
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This season on THE MUSIC CHALLENGE PODCAST we'll be talking about our Formative Four! The four albums that sent us all on our personal musical journeys. And, we want you to submit your Formative Four. The four albums that were the seeds of your musical upbringings. It's a difficult question. We know! But, we want to hear what our fans listened to a…
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Whoops!! We had a fully hosted episode recorded only to realize that it really was all screwed up because of the getting used to zooming (podcasting on zoom). We are proud to be able to continually bring you distractions, episodes, and entertainment at a time when people may actually need it the most. The zoom is something to get used to recording …
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This week we are just checking in with one another as we are not currently recording. But, we put in a call to Jed and Robb via Zoom and to see how we've been distracting ourselves. Check out how to find streaming shows online with Jed. And, Robb and I investigate an enduring 90s genre: shoegazing. Come check us out on The Music Challenge Podcast!…
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This week on THE MUSIC CHALLENGE PODCAST we'll be talking about we'll be discussing David Byrne and the Talking Heads Remain in Light album. Listen in as the boys discuss not only the album, but what they are listening to on a weekly basis in a new segment. Also, conversations about Neil Young, Tame Impala, and other bands that have very little in …
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This season on THE MUSIC CHALLENGE PODCAST we'll be talking about our Formative Four! The four albums that sent us all on our personal musical journeys. And, we want you to submit your Formative Four. The four albums that were the seeds of your musical upbringings. It's a difficult question. We know! But, we want to hear what our fans listened to a…
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This season on THE MUSIC CHALLENGE PODCAST we'll be talking about our Formative Four! The four albums that sent us all on our personal musical journeys. And, we want you to submit your Formative Four. The four albums that were the seeds of your musical upbringings. It's a difficult question. We know! But, we want to hear what our fans listened to a…
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Thanks for checking out the “The Music Challenge Podcast”: where we propose a musical question with a different answer for everyone. In this first season, we are asking for Your Formative Four, the most influential albums from your past. Not just your past, but your way-back past like high school. What were the seeds that sprouted into your current…
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