Long Play

In this episode of LONG PLAY, Chris Honeywell FINALLY wrangles his BEST BUDDY Scott Gardner to talk about some ROCK AND ROLL for once! This time it’s ELO’s shamefully underappreciated TIME album from 1981! Take a trip back to the 80’s where we join our teenage hosts for a hunk [...]

Long Play – Abby Road – Great album or Greatest Album ever recorded?Bob Fisher and Paul Spataro talk about The Beatles Abby Road Practically note by note. What are you waiting for?

Bob Fisher is joined by Rob Kelly of the POD DYLAN podcast on the Fire and Water Podcast Network to talk about his favorite Bob Dylan album, “Blood On The Tracks” from 1975.

In this episode of LONG PLAY, we tackle a band SO HEAVY that it takes 3 HOSTS to lift it! Join TRENTUS MAGNUS – BOB FISHER and CHRIS HONEYWELL – the UNHOLY TRINITY as they turn their BLEEDING EARHOLES toward LED ZEPPELIN III. Chris whips out his VINTAGE VINYL for [...]

Luke Jaconetti, Andrew Leyland and Paul Spataro return to the world of JAMES BOND to talk about the theme music for 53 years of James Bond themes. They are all here, the good, the bad and the ugly! Louie Armstrong, Madonna, LuLu, Duran Duran, Shirley Bassey, Carly Simon and MANY [...]

Welcome to Long Play 17 reuniting BOB FISHER and TOM PANARESE for one of the most iconic classic rock albums of all time – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s BORN TO RUN!This is the album that cemented Bruce in rock critics’ minds as the NEXT DYLAN and served [...]

In a very special Long Play, 2 miserable Northern Chancers cover a miserable Northern album by a the most miserable man in music – Morrissey. Yes it’s the one you’ve all been waiting for as Andrew and Micheal Leyland of Hey Kids, Comics! Yak about The Smiths final studio album [...]

In life, every choice we make can be considered a gamble. But there is no gamble in downloading and listening to this episode of Long Play, as Luke Jaconetti and Alan Middleton spin the classic progressive rock concept album The Turn Of A Friendly Card by The Alan Parsons Project. [...]

Bob Fisher works in a grocery store, saving his pennies till someday. Tom Panarese left a note on the door – said- “Bobby we must do a podcast!”That’s right! It’s BILLY JOEL – THE STRANGER, a favorite album of Tom Panarese!And if we don’t let him do it – he’ll [...]

Join PODCASTING SUPERGROUP Paul Spataro, Michael Bailey and Rob Kelly as they nerd out two the first album by the GREATEST ROCK SUPERGROUP EVER – THE TRAVELING WILBURYS! What other band can claim Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty all under one roof? Some of [...]

Welcome back to LONG PLAY, the podcast where nerds ROCK OUT! This month we have two NERD PODCAST MEGA-PLAYERS! The LEGENDARY MICHAEL BAILEY and the AMAZING ALAN MIDDLETON (Professor)!! Of course such a legendary pairing demands a legendary album and that would have to mean Jim Steinman AND Meatloaf’s BAT [...]

Bob Fisher and Andrew Leyland return with what’s destined to be a favorite episode of LONG PLAY! This time it’s the soundtrack of the legendary concert film Jonathan Demme’s – TALKING HEADS – STOP MAKING SENSE! This is definitely the most DANCEABLE episode yet, with the Talking Heads in their [...]

OK. Long Play got PRETTY MELLOW last time. That’s what you get when you have an Englisshman pick out the platter. This time, Long Play found GENUINE RED-WHITE-AND-BLUE AMERICAN CHRIS WARDEN to pick the album and wouldn’t you know it – IT’S AN AUSTRALIAN BAND! No, not Men At Work [...]

Bob Fisher and Andrew Leyland, in his first episode of Long Play, throw a change-up on this episode of Long Play as they take a look at the Jingly Jangly Indy guitar pop album “Reading, Writing and Arithmetic” by The Sundays.

Join Chris Honeywell and Michael Cross on a special ON THE ROAD episode of Long Play as they hurtle toward ALBANY, NY to see KING CRIMSON live! During the trip they listen to and discuss one of their favorite albums by Robert Fripp’s brainchild – RED! After the discussion, take [...]

Join Chris “The Hair Metal Hero” Tyler and Luke Jaconetti as they journey seven downward slopes into a lake of fire when they spin the seminal concept album from IRON MAIDEN — SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON! Hero and Luke discuss their origins as Maiden fans, crazy concert experiences, [...]

Join Chris Honeywell and Chris Tyler, The Hair Metal Hero as they dive into the self-titled first BLACK SABBATH album! This is the PIMPLY-FACED TEENAGER of metal albums! Topics include – Ozzy’s enunciation skills – kids these days and porn – Ozzy as a SOUL SINGER and much more! Speaking [...]

Join Paul Spataro and Chris Honeywell as they get DOWN AND GRITTY with The Rolling Stones – SOME GIRLS! Legal problems, moral outrage, charges of sexism and GENERAL CRASSNESS all contribute to the AWESOMENESS that is Some Girls! DON’T MIND THE MAGGOTS! Also – Chris gripes about Eric Clapton and [...]

Join Shawn Engel and Chris Honeywell as they listen to the seminal (and shortest) QUEEN album – THE GAME! In another GUSH FILLED episode, Shawn and Chris discuss their history as Queen fans and fans of this album. Is it Queen’s BEST album? It may have to wrestle with A [...]

Luke Jaconetti and Chris Honeywell switch it up, and instead of a treasured oldie, they talk about an INSTANT CLASSIC – Daft Punk’s Grammy© winning album – RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES! Find out why such a recent release in the digital age feels like a good, old fashioned RECORD ALBUM! The [...]