Two Fat Guys & An Album

Sunset Tree + Jimmy + Family Tree: Branches (2FGA #18)

Is Sunset Tree by The Mountain Goats the best album you've never heard?
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This week your host Mike Blackburn and Maestro Brek Hufnus are turning the spotlight on The Mountain Goats' 2005 indie-folk-goth masterpiece, The Sunset Tree. Then on Side Two we review Samantha Fish’s new Blues/Rock album Paper Doll. But wait…there’s more! On Side Three we turn our attention to The Family Tree: Branches, a fascinating Americana album by Radical Face.
So tune in to Two Fat Guys and an Album to hear entertaining reviews and analysis by two guys who love to talk about music.
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📼 Episode Breakdown
🕒 Time stamps so you can jump right in:
0:00 Welcome! Goose, Live at Radio City Music Hall. The Grateful Dead Wake of the Flood. Staind.
11:39 Final results of the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voting. Phish. Carol Kaye.
33:43 Side One: Sunset Tree by The Mountain Goats. Panasonic RX-FT500 boombox 📻. John Vanderslice Angela.
1:05:00 Landmark 🗺️ Perfect 💯 ?
1:15:16 Side Two: What's Going On: Review of Paper Doll by Samantha Fish. Blues/Rock Guitar. Arcade Fire Pink Elephant. Briston Maroney Jimmy. The Lumineers Sugar Mountain.
1:31:05 Side Three: Beyond Classic Rock: The Family Tree: Branches, by Radical Face. Click here for The Family Tree Guidebook: https://oldradicalface.com/music/TheFamilyTree Guidebook.pdf 
1:48:41 Side Four: Ranking and Thank You 🙌
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The Grateful Dead's American Beauty + Goose + The Front Bottoms (2FGA #17)

Did the VIOLENT FEMMES create one of the GREATEST 90s albums in the 80s? + BLUES TRAVELER. (2FGA #16)

🎙️ Welcome to Two Fat Guys and an Album – the only fat guys podcast that matters! 🎧🎸
This week, hosts Mike Blackburn and Maestro Brek Hufnus shine the spotlight on:
The Violent Femmes' self-titled 1983 folk-punk masterpiece, Violent Femmes
Mumford and Sons' brand-new album Rushmere
Blues Traveler's underrated gem 💎 Traveler's Blues
Three sides of reviews, discoveries, and laughs, plus plenty of nuggets of music history along the way!
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📼 Episode Breakdown
🕒 Jump right in with these time stamps:0:00 Welcome! Nuggets – Garth Hudson. Lowery Pump Organ? Hammond Organ7:53 Richard Wright, Pink Floyd, The Wall10:29 Did Poison/MTV kill Heavy Metal?18:54 Side One: Violent Femmes – Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra, Big Johnson Acoustic Bass Guitars, Trancephone, Dream Syndicate, Jonathan Richman & The Modern LoversLandmark? Perfect?58:56 Side Two: What's Going On: Car Seat Headrest – The Scholar, Bright Eyes live at The Salt Shed Chicago, Mad Season – River of Deceit, Tom Waits – Wrong Side of the Road1:11:31 Review of Mumford and Sons – Rushmere1:17:23 Side Three: Beyond Classic Rock: Blues Traveler – Traveler’s Blues with mentions of Son Seals, J.J. Cale, Lil Jimmy Reed, Freddy King, Big Momma Thornton, Kingfish Ingram, Gnarls Barkley, John Scofield, Warren Haynes, War and Treaty, Little Willie John, Keb’ Mo’1:30:20 Side Four: Ranking and Thank You 🙌
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TWO FAT GUYS take on PINK FLOYD'S Wish You Were Here + CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN Key Lime Pie (2FGA #15)

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This week, hosts Mike Blackburn and Maestro Brek Hufnus spotlight Pink Floyd’s 1975 psychedelic art-rock masterpiece, Wish You Were Here. From the haunting beauty of Shine On You Crazy Diamond 💎 to the poignant title track 💔🎸, this album stands as a tribute, a protest, and a timeless exploration of the music industry’s soul.
But we’re not stopping there! In Beyond Classic Rock, the guys dig into Camper Van Beethoven’s eccentric 1989 album Key Lime Pie 🥧🎻—a whirlwind of Americana, political satire, and psych-folk weirdness that’s as sharp as it is sweet.
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📼 Episode Breakdown
🕒 Time stamps so you can jump right in:0:00 Welcome!3:33 Dad Rock13:21 More MTV Talk. Napster.18:50 Side One: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (#DavidGilmour #RogerWaters)27:35 Glass Harp → Watch here30:45 Richard Wright’s keyboards38:10 Album Art – Hipgnosis: Squaring the Circle41:00 Syd Barrett43:48 Track List Discussion – Roy Harper52:25 Landmark Album? Perfect?57:47 Side Two: What's Going On: Okkervil River – Down, Down, the Deep River; Horse Vision – Another Life; Momma – Welcome to My Blue Sky1:12:37 Side Three: Beyond Classic Rock: Camper Van Beethoven – Key Lime Pie (with Garth Hudson, New Roman Times, Cracker, Leftover Salmon, Bonerama, Dumpstaphunk)1:33:05 Side Four: Ranking and Thank You 🙌
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Two SUPERGROUPS? King Crimson's DISCIPLINE & ELECTRIC VERSION by The New Pornagraphers. (2FGA #14)

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This week, hosts Mike Blackburn and Maestro Brek Hufnus dive into King Crimson’s 1981 progressive rock masterpiece, Discipline. 🔴 With polyrhythms, New Wave urgency, and Robert Fripp’s hypnotic guitar loops, Discipline pushed prog into the future with mathy precision and minimalist brilliance. From Elephant Talk 🐘🗣️ to Frame by Frame 🖼️ and the emotional sweep of Matte Kudasai 🌊, this is essential listening for fans of Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and Bill Bruford.
But that’s not all—in the 🌟 Beyond Classic Rock segment, the guys dig into The New Pornographers’ 2002 indie power-pop explosion Electric Version 🇨🇦🎸. Packed with lush harmonies, clever hooks, and the combined magic of Dan Bejar, Neko Case, and Carl Newman, this record is a kaleidoscope of wit and sonics 🌈💥.
Join Mike and Brek for a fun, deep conversation about two wildly different records that both know how to challenge and delight.
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📼 Episode Breakdown
0:00 Welcome + Nuggets8:28 Artists Influencing Artists – Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, No Wave scene19:50 Side One: King Crimson – Discipline (Chauncey & Adrian Belew)30:16 Chapman Stick, Frippertronics & Guitar Effects41:00 Album Discussion – The Land of Prog & King Crimson’s “Mountain Range”50:00 Frame by Frame – Track by Track1:05:45 Landmark? Perfect? 💯1:11:15 Side Two: What’s Going On? Ringo Starr – Look Up; Goose – Live It Up; The Thing – Dave’s TV; Japanese Breakfast1:25:45 Side Three: Beyond Classic Rock: The New Pornographers – Electric Version1:38:40 Side Four: Ranking + Thank You 🏆🙏
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 VOTE. Who are YOU voting for? (2 Fat Guys & A 45)

🎙️ In this special edition of Two Fat Guys and an Album, join Mike Blackburn and The Maestro as they break down the nominees for the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! 🎸🏆
Who deserves to be inducted this year? From legends of classic rock to groundbreaking pop and indie acts, the guys share their takes, debates, and predictions.
👉 Cast your vote now at: vote.rockhall.com (Deadline: April 21, 2025)
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Is Radiohead's OK COMPUTER the BEST ALBUM of the 90's, or the BEST EVER? + SPARKLEHORSE (2FGA #13)

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This week, Mike Blackburn and Maestro Brek Hufnus dive deep into Radiohead’s 1997 masterpiece OK Computer 🖥️🎹—a record that didn’t just shape alternative rock, it redefined it. Dark, cinematic, and eerily prophetic, OK Computer is full of moody soundscapes, existential dread 😱, and warnings about technology 🤖 and alienation that still ring true today. From the chaos of Paranoid Android 🌪 to the melancholy beauty of No Surprises 🌸, this album remains one of the defining works of the late ‘90s.
But the journey doesn’t stop there. In Beyond Classic Rock, the guys shine a light on Sparklehorse’s 2001 gem It’s a Wonderful Life 🎇🐴. With its fragile beauty, raw emotion, and dreamlike lo-fi textures, Mark Linkous’s haunting masterpiece is every bit as soul-stirring as its title suggests. Songs like Gold Day and Comfort Me balance intimacy with surreal wonder, cementing Sparklehorse as one of indie rock’s great poetic voices.
So strap in 🎤🌌—Mike and Brek are taking you through the sonic landscapes of Radiohead and Sparklehorse in a conversation full of passion, analysis, and love for the music.
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📼 Episode Breakdown
0:00 — Welcome! Is Rock Dead? 🤔 (Disturbed, deductive vs. inductive reasoning)12:35 — Artist/label relationships 🎤🤝 (#KISS)25:40 — Side One: Radiohead – OK Computer (Bruce Hornsby, Deep Sea Vents 🌊)50:10 — Landmark? Perfect?57:38 — Side Two: What’s Going On? Phil Collins: Drummer First 🥁 (#Drumeo, #MountainGoats, #Guster, #BuddyGuy, #StrawberryAlarmClock 🍓)1:12:43 — Side Three: Beyond Classic Rock: Sparklehorse – It’s A Wonderful Life (#TomWaits, #PJHarvey, #JesusAndMaryChain, #Shoegaze 🎧, Sundance “Sonic Cinema” 🎬)1:30:48 — Album Ranking + Thank You 🎉🙏
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Why The Joshua Tree Made U2 Legends 🌍 | Plus Blitzen Trapper’s Folk Rock Classic Furr (2FGA #12)

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This week, Mike Blackburn and Maestro Brek Hufnus are shining a bright light on one of the greatest albums of the 1980s—U2’s iconic 1987 release The Joshua Tree 🌵.
With its soaring anthems, deeply spiritual lyrics, and epic soundscapes, The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into global superstars and reshaped rock music for a new era. From the cinematic sweep of Where the Streets Have No Name 🎤🌍 to the intimate ache of With or Without You, this is music that still feels timeless and urgent.
🌟 But that’s only Side One! In Beyond Classic Rock, we take a look at Blitzen Trapper’s 2008 modern folk-rock gem Furr 🐺. With its mix of Americana, storytelling, and haunting melodies, it’s an album that bridges the old and the new—with unforgettable tracks like Furr and Wild Mountain Nation. 🌲✨
So tune in as Mike and Brek have fun exploring the grandeur of U2 and the rustic wonder of Blitzen Trapper, right here on Two Fat Guys and an Album.
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📼 Episode Breakdown
0:00 Welcome! – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Neil Young, Horsegirl. Is Rock Dead? 🤘19:22 Evolution of U2, Rush, The Beatles, and more 🌀28:38 Side One: U2 – The Joshua Tree 🌵1:03:00 Side Two: What's Going On? – Bruce Hornsby & YMusic Deep Sea Vents, The Man/The Myth/The Meat Slab, HAIM, Marianne Faithfull Burning Moonlight, and searching for Jim Morrison1:20:00 Side Three: Beyond Classic Rock – Blitzen Trapper – Furr 🌲1:32:00 Side Four: Ranking + Thank You 🙌
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory (2FGA #11)

The Doors (2FGA #10)

Welcome to Two Fat Guys and an Album… the only fat guys podcast that matters! This week, your hosts Mike Blackburn and Maestro Brek Hufnus are taking a deep dive into two iconic albums: The Doors by The Doors and GoGo Boots by Drive-By Truckers. Get ready as they explore these two masterpieces, each in its own way marking a milestone in rock history.
 
First, the guys will take on The Doors (1967), the groundbreaking debut album from Jim Morrison and the band that forever changed the landscape of rock music. With its mesmerizing blend of jazz, blues, and psychedelic rock, The Doors introduced the world to Morrison’s poetic lyrics and haunting vocals, as well as Ray Manzarek's iconic keyboard playing. Tracks like “Break On Through (To the Other Side),” “Light My Fire,” and “The End” stand as timeless anthems, blending dark, mysterious imagery with captivating musical experimentation. Mike and Brek will delve into how The Doors not only captured the spirit of the 60s counterculture but also established the band as one of rock’s most enigmatic and influential acts.
 
Then, in this week’s Beyond Classic Rock segment, the guys will turn their attention to GoGo Boots (2011), the critically acclaimed album from Drive-By Truckers. With its Southern rock roots and deep, reflective storytelling, GoGo Boots explores themes of love, loss, and redemption with a raw authenticity that has become the band's trademark. Tracks like “The Fireplace Song” and “Go-Go Boots” showcase the band’s ability to blend heartfelt lyricism with their signature gritty sound. Mike and Brek will break down how GoGo Boots captures the essence of Southern life while pushing the boundaries of alt-country rock, proving that Drive-By Truckers are more than just a Southern rock band—they're poets of the modern age.
 
Tune in for an insightful and entertaining discussion of two albums that continue to resonate with fans and musicians alike.