I’ve been a fan of Rob Sheffield for years and it has been great getting to know Britney Spanos as they talk about the songs on the RS list and their cultural importance.
Very knowledgeable on culture and history even if they called Madonna punk rock more than I cared for (lol), but I admire the passion for pop and the people who make it. I absolutely loved hearing them go so in depth on Max Martin and his contribution.
Everyone leaving bad reviews needs to chill. This podcast doesn’t appear like they intend to be educational. The conversational tone is more like a casual hang than a lecture.
I listened to the first episode, which was a song I didn’t particularly care for, learned nothing. I haven’t listened since because somehow the chosen songs are so uninspiring. Keep waiting for one that (a) I have heard of, and (b) I care about. I get it, I’m a grumpy old guy, but come on, there was music before 2010.
a perspective from hosts who know little of music history lacking depth and perspective-. And I think shamefully riding the coattails of Andrew Hickey’s A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs or 500songs.com
Couldn’t make it through the 3rd episode. I was expecting to come away having learned about the history of the songs instead I got opinions and feelings. Not much to recommend here, it’s a real lost opportunity.
I never write reviews but this podcast needs help. I expected to hear facts/history/lore about the songwriting and the artist but it was nearly all the podcasters opinions and impressions about the song and artist. In the “Into the Groove” episode they kept referring to how Madonna wrote the song about a hot Latino neighbor. But they never told the story. Hello, can the listeners get the story? That’s what I expected to hear, not them
droning on and on about how Madonna makes them feel. Unfollow.
Wow did the first episode leave A LOT to be desired. Man there was not much to this podcast (Fleetwood Mac- Dreams). Really heavy of personal feelings of the hosts and not much in the way of actual music criticism/evaluation/assesment/ history of the song. Pretty vapid, flat and uninspired. Oh and of course they had to have the "millinial take" because their opinion is the only one that matters ? (question mark???)! I hope this gets better because this first episode was a strikeout. Come on Rolling Stone step up your game!!!
