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Classic Rock Album Olympics

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The CLASSIC ROCK ALBUM OLYMPICS is a podcast celebrating the most popular albums of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. In each episode music historians Gary Wenstrup and Robert Rodriguez will pull a classic rock album off the shelf and discuss which songs earn our gold, silver and bronze medals. It’s a fun, insightful and passionate journey through some of the greatest albums of all-time. Let the games begin!45903249 Música
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  • Houses of the Holy by Led Zepplin...Episode #12

    Houses of the Holy by Led Zepplin...Episode #12
    Dec 3 2025
    In this episode of Classic Rock Album Olympics music historians Gary Wenstrup and Robert Rodriguez enter Led Zeppelin’s 1973 album Houses of the Holy and award their gold, silver and bronze medals. Medal Winners ⁠The Rain Song⁠ ⁠Dancing Days⁠ ⁠Over The Hills And Far Away⁠ ⁠D’yer Mak’er⁠ ⁠The Ocean⁠ This is the group’s fifth studio album, and notably, the first Zeppelin record to actually have a title instead of a number. Coming off the monumental success of Led Zeppelin IV, the band used Houses of the Holy to push outward creatively, exploring styles beyond the heavy blues-rock they were originally known for. The album has a more colorful atmosphere compared to their earlier work. Jimmy Page layered acoustic and electric guitars with more studio effects; Robert Plant leaned into warm, expressive lyricism; John Paul Jones embraced keyboards, Mellotron textures, and early synthesizers; and John Bonham played with a powerful but increasingly varied rhythmic style. The result is an album that moves with confidence from epic rock to lush balladry, from funk-influenced rhythm experiments to playful reggae-inspired grooves. Houses of the Holy quickly hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Although Led Zeppelin was famously resistant to the single-driven pop market, two tracks were released as singles in the U.S.: “Over the Hills and Far Away,” which reached #51 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “D’yer Mak’er,” which reached #20. Houses of the Holy reinforced the band’s reputation not only as the biggest hard-rock act of the era, but as a group constantly evolving and comfortable taking risks at the top of the mountain. The album’s cover, designed by Hipgnosis and photographed at The Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, features a series of golden-tinted children climbing the stone formations—an image loosely inspired by the science fiction novel Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke. The artwork has since become one of rock’s most recognizable visuals. Bonus Tracks The Rain Song (Live) The Ocean (Live) Side One The Song Remains The Same The Rain Song Over The Hills And Far Away The Crunge Side Two Dancing Days D'yer Mak'er No Quarter The Ocean Hashtags: #LedZeppelin #HousesOfTheHoly #ClassicRock #RobertPlant #JimmyPage #JohnPaulJones #JohnBonham #OverTheHillsAndFarAway #NoQuarter #TheOcean #RockHistory #1973Music #VinylCollection #MusicPodcast #AlbumDeepDive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Hearts and Bones by Paul Simon...Episode #11

    Hearts and Bones by Paul Simon...Episode #11
    Nov 18 2025
    In this episode of Classic Rock Album Olympics music historians Gary Wenstrup and Robert Rodriguez dig into Paul Simon’s 1983 album Hearts and Bones. The album was written and recorded following Simon and Garfunkel’s Concert In The Park in 1981 and their world tour of 1982–1983. Some of the songs intended for Hearts and Bones were performed on the tour. Paul and Art began recording and intended that the finished product would be an all-new Simon & Garfunkel studio album. However, tensions during recording led to the project being released as a Paul Simon solo album. Hearts and Bones peaked at #35 in the U.S. Commercially, it was Paul Simon’s poorest performing solo album to date. The initial single Allergies only reached #44 and the follow up single Think Too Much (A) did not chart. To our ears, however, the album is innovative, insightful and deeply moving. The case can be made that Hearts and Bones is an important transition album between Simon’s 1970s solo success and his 1986 smash Graceland. With Hearts and Bones, Simon began experimenting with unusual rhythms, layered production, and a more adventurous studio approach. This laid the foundation for Graceland’s fusion of pop and world music. Medal Winners Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War Think Too Much (B) Hearts And Bones Train In The Distance Bonus Tracks Allergies Cars Are Cars Think Too Much (A) Rene And Georette Magritte With Their Dog After The War with Art Garfunkel Song About The Moon Side One Allergies Hearts And Bones When Numbers Get Serious Think Too Much (b) Song About The Moon Side Two Think Too Much (a) Train In The Distance Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War Cars Are Cars The Late Great Johnny Ace Hash Tags #PaulSimon #HeartsAndBones #MusicPodcast #AlbumDeepDive #80sVibes #ClassicAlbum #SongwriterSpotlight #MusicLegends #BehindTheMusic #VinylVibes #LoveAndLoss #HeartbreakSongs #StoryBehindTheSong #MusicThatMovesYou #EmotionalLyrics #SoulfulSounds #FromHeartsToGraceland #PaulSimonFans #GracelandJourney #MusicHistory #CreativeEvolution #ArtistsJourney #NowPlaying #MusicRewind #PodcastLife #PopCulture #OnThisAlbum #ThrowbackTunes #IconicAlbums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles...Episode #10

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles...Episode #10
    Nov 4 2025
    In this episode of Classic Rock Album Olympics music historians Gary Wenstrup and Robert Rodriguez discuss The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and award their gold, silver and bronze medals accordingly. Often considered the most important rock album ever made, it saw The Beatles abandon touring to focus on studio recordings. Adopting the alter-ego of a fictional Edwardian-style band, they experimented with new sounds, orchestration, and studio techniques, pushing rock into the realm of art. Released during the “Summer of Love,” it became a cultural touchstone of 1967 and stayed atop the US Billboard charts for 15 weeks. It was a cultural phenomenon. Everyone was playing it. Everyone was talking about it. Sgt. Pepper won 4 Grammy Awards in 1968, including Album of the Year (first rock album to do so) and paved the way for albums (not singles) becoming the coin of the realm in pop/rock music. The album is also credited with expanding the artistic scope of rock music and influencing generations of musicians to come. As Rodger Waters from Pink Floyd said “It gave me and my generation permission to branch out and do whatever we wanted.” Medal Winners Good Morning Good Morning Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Lovely Rita A Day in the Life Hash Tags TheBeatles #SgtPepper #SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand #ClassicAlbum #1967 #SummerOfLove #PsychedelicRock #RockHistory #MusicLegends #BeatlesForever #VinylCommunity #NowSpinning #OnTheTurntable #IconicAlbum #GreatestAlbum #FlowerPower #SixtiesVibes #Counterculture #JohnLennon #PaulMcCartney #GeorgeHarrison #RingoStarr #George Martin #BritishInvasion #AlbumOfTheYear #MusicHistory #TimelessMusic #LegendaryBand Something About The Beatles Podcast with Robert Rodriguez 259: Sgt. Pepper Olympiad – SATB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 6 m
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