The 100 Albums Podcast

This week The Guys welcome Ryan's better half Liz to the pod to discuss all things Spice Girls, with particular emphasis on their debut album "Spice". Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode! You can connect with the podcast in a number of ways. Check them all out at https://100albumspodcast.com. As always, thanks so much for listening! Referenced in this episode Dawson, Ryan. "Beatlemania and Girl Power: An Anatomy of Fame". University of Cambridge. https://web.archive.org/web/20051004034358/http://people.pwf.cam.ac.uk/rd286/rock/beatlemaniagirlpower.html Leach, Elizabeth Eva. "Vicars of 'Wannabe': authenticity and the Spice Girls in Popular Music". Cambridge University Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/853649 "Girls 5Eva": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlUYv_EtEAg Songs featured in this episode "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters "The Greatest Love Of All" by Whitney Houston "Mein Herr (from 'Cabaret')" by Liza Minnelli "Sugar And Spice" by Spice Girls/Touch "Wannabe" by Spice Girls "Say You'll Be There" by Spice Girls "2 Become 1" by Spice Girls "Mama" by Spice Girls "Christmas Wrapping" by Spice Girls "The Sign" by Ace Of Base "Hello" by Adele "I'm Every Woman" by Whitney Houston "Who Do You Think You Are" by Spice Girls "Workin' Day And Night" by Michael Jackson "Blow Your Mind" by Jamiroquai "If You Can't Dance" by Spice Girls "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club "Like A Baby" by Wham "Love Thing" by Spice Girls "Something Kinda Funny" by Spice Girls "Last Time Lover" by Spice Girls "Too Much" by Spice Girls

On this week's episode, The Guys are chatting about Lauryn Hill and her only solo studio album, "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill". Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode! You can connect with the podcast in a number of ways. Check them all out at https://100albumspodcast.com. As always, thanks so much for listening! Referenced in this episode "The Legal Tangle of ‘Miseducation’" by Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times, December 19, 1998: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-19-ca-55439-story.html "Inside 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' by Laura Checkoway", Rolling Stone, August 26, 2008: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill-252219/ "Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres" by Kalefah Sannneh: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576360/major-labels-by-kelefa-sanneh/ "The Education Of Sonny Carson" by Mwlina Imiri Abubadika: https://www.abebooks.com/9780393074659/education-Sonny-Carson-Abubadika-Mwlina-039307465X/plp Take Your Shoes Off w/ Rick Glassman, February 25, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxP0jZu0xg Lauryn Hill in "Sister Act II: Back In The Habit": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peBFhtlGFoQ Lauryn Hill vocal stems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxxSbLikUWw&list=PLz_sQNspNYzqpjg5pi47fkApdA8_vH9mf Songs featured in this episode "Killing Me Softly" by The Fugees "Ready Or Not" by The Fugees "Fu-Gee-La" by The Fugees "Doo-Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill "Ex-Factor" by Lauryn Hill "Lost Ones" by Lauryn Hill "Everything Is Everything" by Lauryn Hill "To Zion (feat. Carlos Santana)" by Lauryn Hill "Gone Till November" by Wyclef Jean "Superstar" by Lauryn Hill "Every Ghetto, Every City" by Lauryn Hill "U.N.I.T.Y." by Queen Latifah "Stop, Look, Listen" by MC Lyte "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott "People Of The Sun" by Rage Against The Machine "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy "Nothing Even Matters (feat. D'Angelo)" by Lauryn Hill "I Used To Love Him (feat. Mary J. Blige)" by Lauryn Hill "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (I Love You Baby)" by Lauryn Hill "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli "Numb" by Linkin Park "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys

On this week's episode, The Guys are listening to AC/DC's monster 1980 record "Back In Black", and they are joined by their good friend and former bandmate Matt! Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode! Connect with the podcast in a number of ways - check them all out at https://100albumspodcast.com. As always, thanks so much for listening! Referenced in this episode Opening scene in "Iron Man": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY0QBfULgfA Songs featured in this episode "Back In Black" by AC/DC "The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin "Friday On My Mind" by The Easybeats "Whole Lotta Rosie" by AC/DC "Nutbush City Limits" by Tina Turner "Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" by AC/DC "Let Me Put My Love Into You" by AC/DC "Shake A Leg" by AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC "Hells Bells" by AC/DC "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard "Cherry Pie" by Warrant "Rock And Roll All Nite" by Kiss

This week The Guys are listening to ABBA's 1992 greatest hits album "Gold". Come and listen to The Guys try really hard to pronounce all of the northern European names, and have a few laughs while they talk about another disco album. Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode! Connect with the podcast in a number of ways - check them all out at https://100albumspodcast.com. As always, thanks so much for listening! Referenced in this episode Caroline Shaw & So Percussion, "Lay All Your Love on Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0BI0NyUiNU "Cat Game" from "Super Troopers": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rlSjdnAKY4 Songs featured in this episode "Dancing Queen" by ABBA "Jag Var Så Kär" by Agnetha Fältskog "Basket Case" by Green Day "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA "Lay All Your Love On Me" by ABBA "Lay All Your Love On Me" by Caroline Shaw & So Percussion "Starlight" by Muse "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA "Take A Chance On Me" by ABBA "Mamma Mia" by ABBA "Voulez-Vous" by ABBA "The Name Of The Game" by ABBA "Dancing Queen" by The Yayhoos "Waterloo" by ABBA "Super Trouper" by ABBA "Name Of The Game" by Crystal Method "For The Love Of Money" by The O'Jays

This week's conversation is about the soundtrack from the film "Saturday Night Fever". And yes, if you're keeping score this is the second soundtrack album on the poster. And The Guys are welcoming Brian Miller back to the podcast to add his well-read perspective! You may recall a January 2025 episode in which Brian joined the pod to give his, errrr, feedback on The Guys' opinions on "Blue Lines" by Massive Attack (go back and check out that episode). Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode! As always, thanks so much for listening! Referenced in this episode Barry Gibb Talk Show on SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Ea5a19jTc "Chassidisco Fever" - Ricki Gal: https://www.discogs.com/release/3615547-Ricki-Gal-Chassidisco-Fever Scene from "Beerfest": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYbLD5fmioI John Travolta dancing "the Robot" in a deleted scene: https://youtu.be/D-lzzUgXiTg?si=SkRcB0oFWB0dL15t&t=64 Additional notes from Brian Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever by Will Hermes - This takes a holistic look at NYC from 1973 - 1977 (for reference Saturday Night Fever came out in December 1977), showcasing the vibrant explosion of creativity at that time and place. Punk, Disco, hip hop, salsa, folk, minimalists like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, and The Boss. It was all happening! Love saves the day by Tim Lawrence - The definitive account of NYC dance music in the 70s. You learn a lot about David Mancuso, Nicky Siano, and the other early DJs leading up to the opening of famous clubs like Studio 54 and burgeoning genres via Frankie Knuckles at The Warehouse and Larry Levan at Paradise Garage as disco progressed from the underground to the mainstream, largely triggered by Saturday Night Fever. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor by Tim Lawrence - An exhaustive account of the years 1980 - 1983 in NYC, covering stuff like Post-Disco, New Wave, No Wave, Post Punk, and Hip Hop. There's very little disco (other than the downfall of Steve Rubell and Studio 54) but for anyone interested in these other genres this is a fantastic resource. Love is the Message: A podcast by Tim Lawrence and Jeremy Gilbert - if you'd rather listen to podcasts than read the books. The podcast goes to more places than Lawrence's books do so if you did read the books and want more then the podcast is an ongoing effort to give you more good stuff to listen to. For example, they have a 20-episode tour through afro-psychedelia in the 60s and 70s and an 18-episode series just on NYC in 1977). Songs featured in this episode "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers "Night Fever" by Bee Gees "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman "More Than A Woman" by Tavares "Open Sesame" by Kool & The Gang "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy "Manhattan Skyline" by David Shire "Main Theme (from 'The Conversation')" by David Shire "Main Title (from 'The Taking of Pelham 123')" by David Shire "Sure Shot" by Beastie Boys "Night On Disco Mountain" by David Shire "Salsation" by David Shire "I Feel Love" by Donna Summers "MFSB" by T.S.O.P. (feat. The Three Degrees) "Calypso Breakdown" by Ralph McDonald "Just The Two Of Us" by Bill Withers "Rio" by Duran Duran "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk (feat. Pharrell Williams) "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" by Nine Inch Nails "Boogie Shoes" by KC & The Sunshine Band "How Deep Is Your Love" by PJ Morton feat. YEBBA "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees "Nugget" by Cake "Take It To Da House" by Trick Daddy

This week on the pod The Guys dive into a conversation about "Mr. Dynamite", "The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk", "The Godfather of Soul", "The King of Soul", "Soul Brother No. 1"... also known as James Brown. "Live At The Apollo" is the topic of this week's discussion. Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode! As always, thanks so much for listening! Referenced in this episode Bootsy Collins explains "The One": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmPq9PfzkvQ Songs featured in this episode "Hot Pants" by James Brown "Living In America" by James Brown "Please, Please, Please" by James Brown "Try Me" by James Brown "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" by James Brown "Lost Someone" by James Brown "Medley: Please, Please, Please/You've Got the Power/I Found Someone/Why Do You Do Me/I Want You So Bad/I Love You, Yes I Do/Strange Things Happen/Bewildered/Please, Please, Please" by James Brown "[Introduction]" by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings "Instrumental Bridge #1" by James Brown "Night Train" by James Brown "Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Pt. 1)" by James Brown "Pass The Peas" by The J.B.'s "Four Play" by Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns "Funky Drummer" by James Brown "It's A Demo" by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo "Rebel Without A Pause" by Public Enemy

On this week's episode, The Guys dive into the winner of the award for "Longest Title" on The Poster, David Bowie's 1972 concept album "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars". Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at Speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode! As always, thanks so much for listening! Referenced in this episode David Bowie interview on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tdpz8 David Bowie on "Extras" with Ricky Gervais: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7vvclrK2HQ Pink Floyd: Live At Pompeii: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUDtRBwa2cI Songs featured in this episode "Let's Dance" by David Bowie "Fame" by David Bowie "Fashion" by David Bowie (with Robert Fripp on lead guitar) "Space Oddity" by David Bowie "Changes" by David Bowie "Life On Mars" by David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes" by David Bowie "China Girl" by David Bowie "Modern Love" by David Bowie "Starman" by David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie "Suffragette City" by David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust" by Seu Jorge "The Jean Genie" by David Bowie "It Ain't Easy" by David Bowie "Soul Love" by David Bowie "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat & Tears "Lady Stardust" by David Bowie "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Eva Cassidy "Five Years" by David Bowie "Empire State Of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)" by JAY-Z "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns 'N' Roses "Enter Sandman" by Metallica "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" by David Bowie "Moonage Daydream" by David Bowie

This week The Guys discuss the album from the poster that is the runner-up for longest title: "Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook". It's a long title, for a long album! Got thoughts about this episode - or others? Let The Guys know by leaving a voice message at speakpipe.com/100albums. Who knows? Maybe they will feature your message in an upcoming episode! Referenced in this episode "Trololo Song": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q6yphdZhUA Songs featured in this episode "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia "Let's Do It" by Ella Fitzgerald "In The Still Of The Night" by Ella Fitzgerald "Anything Goes" by Ella Fitzgerald "All Of You" by Ella Fitzgerald "Let's Do It" by Alanis Morissette "Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite "Too Darn Hot" by Ella Fitzgerald "Trololo Song" by Eduard Khil "I Love Paris" by Ella Fitzgerald "I Get A Kick Out Of You" by Ella Fitzgerald "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Ella Fitzgerald "Love For Sale" by Ella Fitzgerald "Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)" by Ella Fitzgerald "Hook" by Blues Traveler "Bell Bottoms Up" by Lainey Wilson "I Love This Bar" by Toby Keith

This week The Guys are talking about The Queen Bee. Sasha Fierce. That's right; Beyoncé, and her self-titled fifth album Beyoncé is the topic of discussion for the kick-off of season FOUR. And The Guys welcome Ashlyn Ruth to the pod. Ashlyn is a marketing leader in New York City and longtime pop culture enthusiast (and yes, Drew’s daughter!). Off mic, she’s probably walking through Central Park with a Beyoncé playlist on repeat or convincing anyone who will listen that “Rocket” is an absolute masterpiece. Songs featured in this episode "Hella Good" by No Doubt "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam "Pretty Hurts" by Beyoncé "Pray You Catch Me" by Beyoncé "I'M THAT GIRL" by Beyoncé "Blow" by Beyoncé "Jumpin' Jumpin'" by Destiny's Child "Musicology" by Prince "Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean)" by Beyoncé "No, No, No" by Destiny's Child "Bills, Bills, Bills, by Destiny's Child "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child "Independent Women (Part 1)" by Destiny's Child "Bootylicious" by Destiny's Child "Survivor" by Destiny's Child "Work It Out" by Beyoncé "03 Bonnie & Clyde (feat. Beyoncé Knowles) by Jay Z "Crazy In Love (feat. Jay Z)" by Beyoncé "Drunk In Love (feat. Jay Z)" by Beyoncé "Pretty Hurts" by Beyoncé "Say Goodbye" by Beck

Let's get ready to RUMMMBLLLLLLLLE! It's the final episode of season three. This week The Guys are breaking out their pens, pencils and abaci to figure out which of the 20 albums in season three is the GREATEST. If you haven't listened yet, download your bracket at https://100albumspodcast.com/p/brackets/, then you can compare your rankings! Big thanks to all of our tie-breaker pals! Andrew Stinson Nate Walker Matt Nelson Liz Abram Brian Miller Songs featured in this episode "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by The Beatles, from Abbey Road "Money" by Pink Floyd, from Dark Side Of The Moon "On The Run" by Pink Floyd, from Dark Side Of The Moon "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, from What's Going On "Come Together" by The The Beatles, from Abbey Road "So What" by Miles Davis, from Kind Of Blue "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye, from What's Going On

This week The Guys dive into the intersection of pop punk and musical theatre as they discuss Green Day's 2004 album "American Idiot". Referenced in this episode "Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk": https://tubitv.com/movies/100005301/turn-it-around-the-story-of-east-bay-punk "Basket Case-Green Day" - 60 Songs That Explain The 90s, by Rob Harvilla: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/basket-case-green-day/id1635211340?i=1000597520809 Songs featured in this episode "Here In Your Bedroom" by Goldfinger "Basket Case" by Green Day "Longview" by Green Day "When I Come Around" by Green Day "Welcome To Paradise" by Green Day "Brain Stew" by Green Day "25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago "Nice Guys Finish Last" by Green Day "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" by Green Day "Warning" by Green Day "Holiday" by Green Day "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day "American Idiot" by Green Day "The Delivery Man" by Elvis Costello and The Imposters "Superhuman" by Velvet Revolver "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day "Jesus Of Suburbia" by Green Day "Revival March (1876)" by John Philip Sousa "Extraordinary Girl" by Green Day "Pepper" by Butthole Surfers "Sell Out" by Reel Big Fish

This week The Guys welcome Nate Walker to the pod to discuss Radiohead's landmark 1997 album "OK Computer". They all had so much to say that they couldn't fit the conversation into one episode! Nate Walker is a musician, songwriter, producer, and a great friend of Bert's from high school. Please visit https://theultraplain.com, Nate's new music project, to purchase the first single "End Of The World". You can also drop a follow on socials @theultraplain. Songs featured in this episode "Radio Head" by The Talking Heads "Creep" by Radiohead "The Air That I Breathe" by The Hollies "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead "No Surprises" by Radiohead "Bitches Brew" by Miles Davis "The Chase" from "A Fistful of Dollars" by Ennio Morricone "Mushroom" by CAN "New Grass" by Talk Talk "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead "Talk Show Host" by Radiohead