S8E411 - Sweeney Todd S/T Debut with Robert Dayton
That Record Got Me High Podcast
Release Date: 06/21/2025
S7E359 - Led Zeppelin III with Karen Haglof
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This week we take another swing of the hammer of the Gods with Led Zeppelin's 3rd release, Led Zeppelin III. Our guest Karen Haglof came up in the Minneapolis indie music scene in the late 70s, eventually moving to NYC and playing in several of no wave pioneer Rys Chatham's guitar ensembles and later with Band Of Susans, before taking a break to earn a medical degree and join the hematology / oncology department of New York University Hospital. Recently retired and back at music again, Karen freely credits receiving Jimmy Page and co's eclectic 1970 release at the age of 15 as being...
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S8E415 - PJ Harvey 'To Bring You My Love' with Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris (Charming Disaster)
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This week, Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris of Brooklyn based Goth-Folk duo Charming Disaster joins us to discuss PJ Harvey, and her stunning 1995 release 'To Bring You My Love'. "Little fish, big fish, swimming in the water Come back here, man, gimme my daughter..." Songs discussed in this episode: Love Will Tear Us Apart - PJ Harvey & Tim Phillips; Black Locust - Charming Disaster; Rid Of Me, Reeling - PJ Harvey; Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen - PJ Harvey & John Parish; To Bring You My Love - PJ Harvey; Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band; Meet Ze Monsta -...
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S8E414 - David Torn 'What Means Solid, Traveller?' with Mike Baggetta
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Fresh off a tour with his band mssv (Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt & Stephen Hodges), guitarist/songwriter Mike Baggetta brings us a record he received as a gift when he was in High School that changed the course of his musical life moving forward: the mindblowing 1996 release by guitarist, composer, and producer David Torn, 'What Means Solid, Traveller?' Songs discussed in this episode: Network Of Sparks: The Delicate Code - David Torn; What It Feels Like For A Girl - Madonna; OK To Change - mssv; Willie The Pimp - Frank Zappa; Spartan, Before It Hit - David Torn; The Stars (Are Out Tonight) -...
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S8E413 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 'Electric Ladyland' with Knox Chandler
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Musician Knox Chandler (The Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie and the Banshees) has made a career of using his guitar to create unique, otherworldly sound-scapes, working with a diverse array of acts including REM, Depeche Mode, Grace Jones, Marianne Faithful, Cyndi Lauper and many others. It's no surprise then, that the record that 'got him high' as a young man - and continues to astound and inspire him - is The Jimi Hendrix Experience's third and final studio album, the epic 'Electric Ladyland'. "Have you ever been to Electric Ladyland? The magic carpet waits for you, So don't you be late..." Songs...
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S8E412 - 'That Guitar Playing In That Song Got Me High' BONUS Patron-curated Episode
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For this special BONUS Episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a song where the guitar playing (be it a lead, riff, whatever...) gets them going, and got them high! Songs discussed in this episode: Funk #49 - James Gang; Killer Queen - Queen; Another Nail In My Heart - Squeeze; God Save The Queen - The Sex Pistols; Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac; Touch And Go - The Cars; Marquee Moon - Television; Street Fighting Man (Live) - The Rolling Stones; I Just Want To Make Love To You - Muddy Waters; Walk On By - Isaac Hayes; Edge Of Midnight - Stevie Nicks/Miley Cyrus; Redneck - Luxuria; Tunnel Of Love -...
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S8E411 - Sweeney Todd S/T Debut with Robert Dayton
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Break out your glitter and stick some stars on your face, we're going full-on glam this week as author, artist and performer Robert Dayton (Cold Glitter: The Untold Story Of Canadian Glam) brings us Vancouver, Canada's Sweeney Todd and their 1975 self-titled debut. The band had a revolving door of members throughout the years - including a 16 year old Bryan Adams at one point - but this version with singer Nick Gilder and guitarist Jim McCulloch is the one that started it all... Songs discussed in this episode: Roxy Roller - Nick Gilder; Free Love - Bobby Conn; Which Way You Goin' Billy - The...
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S8E410 - The Damned 'Machine Gun Etiquette' with Karl Ueberbacher
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Regular listeners of the show are already aware of Rob's lifelong love of all things The Damned. This week's guest, Karl Ueberbacher (Phoenix Records), brings us their third release, 1979s classic - and highly influential - 'Machine Gun Etiquette'. Is it the perfect punk record? What does that even mean?? Let's smash it up and find out!! Songs discussed in this episode: Smash It Up (The Damned cover) - The Offspring; 1970 - The Stooges; Know Your Product - The Saints; Mad John - Small Faces; Love Song - The Damned; Ace Of Spades - Motorhead; Machine Gun Etiquette - The Damned; I Can't Come -...
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S8E409 - Mr. Bungle 'California' with Dan Waldkirch
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Strap in kids, this week's guest, A&R Executive, playwright and composer Dan Waldkirch, brings us the third studio album by Eureka, CA experimental band Mr. Bungle, 'California'. This weirdly dark, schizophrenically eclectic 1999 release may not be for everyone, but if you're of the musically adventurous ilk, might be just what the doctor (of Psychiatry) ordered. Songs discussed in this episode: Won't You Be My Neighbor (Live, 2020) - Mr Bungle; Schism - Tool; Bleed - Meshuggah; Page 11 - Fantomas; Vajra - Secret Chiefs 3; Epic - Faith No More; 04 04 05-Monday - Fantomas; Bleak - Opeth;...
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S8E408 - Jane's Addiction 'Nothing's Shocking' with Nick Ramirez (Worst Little Podcast)
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In 1988 at the 31st annual Grammy Awards, a new category was introduced: Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental. That night, Metallica's '...And Justice For All' famously lost to Jethro Tull's 'Crest of a Knave', but another album was also nominated that evening: 'Nothing's Shocking', the debut studio album by Los Angeles band Jane's Addiction. Love them or hate them, there's no denying the impact JA had on 90s alternative music moving forward, and this week's guest, Reno, Nevada musician, actor and artist Nick Ramirez (Worst Little Podcast in the World), is comin' down...
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S8E407 - Big Drill Car 'Album Type Thing' with Dan Bonebrake
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When this week's returning guest, bass player/musician Dan Bonebrake (The Lightworkers, Dashboard Confessional, The Enablers...etc) was discovering punk rock in the late 80s, he was already well on his way to becoming a 'player' in his own right. Costa Mesa, California band Big Drill Car and their 1989 debut 'Album Type Thing' (or CD/Tape Type Thing depending on the format) - with its concise, catchy songs and fiercely tight playing - was right up his musical alley. Turn it up!! Songs discussed in this episode: I Don't Mind (Buzzcocks cover) - Big Drill Car; Loaded Words - Vacant Andys;...
info_outlineBreak out your glitter and stick some stars on your face, we're going full-on glam this week as author, artist and performer Robert Dayton (Cold Glitter: The Untold Story Of Canadian Glam) brings us Vancouver, Canada's Sweeney Todd and their 1975 self-titled debut. The band had a revolving door of members throughout the years - including a 16 year old Bryan Adams at one point - but this version with singer Nick Gilder and guitarist Jim McCulloch is the one that started it all...
Songs discussed in this episode: Roxy Roller - Nick Gilder; Free Love - Bobby Conn; Which Way You Goin' Billy - The Poppy Family; Julia Get Up - The Stampeders; Hey You Woman, Sexe Fiction - Aut'Chose; Roxy Roller (w/Bryan Adams), Roxy Roller - Sweeney Todd; Telegram Sam - T.Rex; Amateur Hour - Sparks; Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder; Broadway Bougie - Sweeney Todd; All The Way - Kiss; Juicy Loose - Sweeney Todd; Juicy, Juicy, Juice - Royal Trux; Tantalize, Short Distance Long Journey, The Kilt - Sweeney Todd; Breakdown - The Sweet; Rock 'N' Roll Story - Sweeney Todd; Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet; Sweeney Todd Folder - Sweeney Todd; C'mon C'mon - Fludd; See What We're Doing Now, Daydreams, Going For A Star, Rue De Chance, Let's Do It All Again - Sweeney Todd; Roxy Roller - Cherie Currie