Episodes

S01E13 - What we're listening to and plans for the future of The Midlife Podcast

Release Date: Jul 2023

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We talk about what we're listening to now, and what our plans our. Specifically how the upcoming episodes will be part of a series of deeper dives into specific bands including: Pink Floyd, Eagles, Nine Inch Nails, Bowie, etc.

S01E12 - Same name

Release Date: June 2023

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Wherein we discuss songs that have the same name, and share nothing (or very little) else in common.

S01E11 - We were just another band out of Boston

Release Date: June 2023

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We talk about Boston bands

S01E10 - Murder most horrid - Wherein we talk about ballads

Release Date: June 2023

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This one is pretty much given away in the title. Listen, mails us, have fun.

S01E09 - Covers: Wherein we discuss cover songs better than the original

Release Date: May 2023

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This one is pretty much given away in the title. Listen, mails us, have fun.

S01E08 - Monday, Monday: Wherein we talk about vocal harmonies

Release Date: May 2023

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Hot on the heals of a discussion about gospel, we get into vocal harmonies and move our way up in complexity from two part to five part...with stops along the way. We include several honorable mention songs at the end of the episode.

S01E07 - Wherein we discuss Canadian artists chosen at random

Release Date: May 2023

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What happens when you use a random number generator to pick ten Canadian artists to talk about. Well, for one, this episode. We dig into the background and explore some hits from ten artists that were huge North of the border.

S01E06 - Wherein we discuss the 2023 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

Release Date: May 2023

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The 2023 Inductees list is out. We force ourselves to say something nice about each of them, even when we don't really care for their work. We also get into a discussion about Andrew Ridgely and Stewart Copeland (with a bit of Dave Stewart thrown in for good measure).

S01E05 - Wherein we try to use ChatGPT to analyze lyrics

Release Date: May 2023

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We try to get ChatGPT to tell us what these songs are about, to limited success. At the end we play three different versions of some of these songs for reasons we will explain.

S01E04 - Wherein our hosts talk about non-progressive rock concept albums

Release Date: May 2023

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Concept albums are a huge part of what makes progressive rock what it is, but in every list of the best concept albums, there are always a few non-prog albums. We talk about nine of them in some detail. As always comment, review, flame, whatever.

S01E03 - Wherein our hosts talk about our musical influences

Release Date: Apr 2023

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Seven songs from each of us that changed the way we hear/listen to music. There are too many honorable mentions to mention.

S01E02 - Wherein our hosts talk about bands in transition

Release Date: Apr 2023

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What do Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, Yes, and Jethro Tull all have in common? They all began as one band and changed their sound quite a bit before they hit their most popular period.

S01E01 - The Yardbirds

Release Date: Apr 2023

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