Episode 135 – Course Corrections…

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of 'course corrections' in music, using examples like Judas Priest's albums.

Listener and friend Paul Stolp prompted this conversation/episode, mentioning how he thought a “course correction” episode would be fun. What is a course correction? Paul offered the example of Judas Priest’s Ram it Down being the wipeout and Painkiller being the glorious correction. Naturally, this got our gears turning, and this is the conversation that resulted. As Hunter notes in this episode, “a course correction is not necessarily an achievement, but more that you got back on your path.” (Driving mishap analogies abound in this episode.) And we want to hear from you: what are YOUR favorite examples of the Course Correction? Note I: Finally, after years of toil, and then a tragedy, Jeff’s latest book (Always Moving: The Strange Multiverse of Voivod) is finally available. We're taking pre-orders now for this 540-page, 3-pound behemoth…ONLY available HERE: radicalresearch.org/voivod Note II: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Wagner, Hunter Ginn

Guest: Paul Stolp

Topics covered

• course correction
• music analysis
• Judas Priest
• album discussion

Keywords

• Radical Research
• Patreon
• YouTube
• Voivod

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Painkiller, Always Moving: The Strange Multiverse of Voivod

Books & works: Ram it Down, Always Moving: The Strange Multiverse of Voivod, Dance Sleazy, Cold Lake, Nemesis, Vanity/Nemesis, True Whorror, True Traitor, True Whore, Dawn Vibration

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