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Best. Album. Ever.
Episodes
Monday Sep 17, 2018
Monday Sep 17, 2018
In this episode of Best. Album. Ever. Ben sits down with good friend and fellow Overthink host, Nick Gates to talk about his contendor for Best. Album. Ever.: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria.
After some intro stuff, we get into Nick's criteria for whittling down his list of albums around 2:30, then how he finally landed on In Keeping Secrets at 7:30. We catch you up on The Amory Wars at 23:00 in, then FINALLY go through the track list around 26:45, and one final question at 63:30. Whew. Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
A Primer on Claudio Sanchez and THE AMORY WARS
Claudio on GameGrumps playing Star Wars Battlefront
SDCC Interview - August 10, 2017
This Week in Marvel - July 5, 2018
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Saturday Jun 30, 2018
Saturday Jun 30, 2018
In this episode of Best. Album. Ever. Ben sits down with his own mother, Glee Helms, and talks about her suggestion for the greatest album of all time: Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More
They start out with why she picked the album (12:15), as well as some tech specs and historical context for it (22:00). After that they finally dive into the tracklist (32:45) as well as chat about omitted bands and songs, as well as which is her favorite track on the whole album.
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Sunday May 20, 2018
Sunday May 20, 2018
In this episode of Best. Album. Ever. Ben talks with CineSoul host Jorge Castellanos about his contendor: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen
Per usual, they talk about the album as a whole, how the guest came about this album, and how it evolved into one of the greatest of all time. Then they take a nice long walk through the tracklist, diving deep into the soul of Springsteen himself. Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks to Jorge for joining us on this uber-long episode! You can follow Jorge on Twitter and read about his takes on movies and TV on his personal website.
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Saturday Mar 31, 2018
Saturday Mar 31, 2018
In this episode of Best. Album. Ever. Ben talks with TJ McLemore about his contendor: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins.
They start off with some overview stuff on the band and the album as a whole, then dive into the monster tracklist around the 14:30 mark. Then they get into a few follow up questions and get a little personal around 78:30. Enjoy!
Thanks again to TJ for joining us on this double-album episode! You can find more of TJ's poetry and music here: www.tjmclemore.com
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Friday Jan 19, 2018
Friday Jan 19, 2018
This week Ben talks with occasional cohost and constant brother, Jason Helms about his contender for Best. Album. Ever. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel.
They talk about the band and the album as a whole for the first bit, then start going through each song around 26min in.
Thanks again to Jason for sharing his thoughts and experiences with ITAOTS. You can find him hosting his other podcasts on The Overthink Network and on his twitter timeline as well.
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Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Today Ben talks with good friend and cohost of Overthink Podcast Network's sister show, West Coast Bias, Brent Peterson to chat about his contender for Best. Album. Ever: Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly".
They spend some time on the big picture of the album and the overall flow and influences around it, then at about 18min in they get into Brent's personal journey of discovery and appreciation of the album before diving into the tracklist at 21min. From there on out it's a track-by-track breakdown of the record.
Thanks again to Brent for taking the time to go through this album so thoroughly! (And also a special thanks to Overthink advisors and hosts Jason Helms and Corrigan Vaughan.)
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Friday Nov 03, 2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
On today's episode of Best. Album. Ever. Ben talks to Danny Rodriguez about his contender, the 2011 album "Lasers" by Lupe Fiasco.
They start off talking about some of the history of Lupe Fiasco, as well as where this album fits into his discography, and how Danny came to be such a big fan of his. Then at around 23min in they get into Lupe's perspective on the album and making of the album, before talking about other conscious rappers and runner ups Danny was contemplating at 28min, and then finish things with a discussion of where Lupe lines up all time at 32 min.
Thanks again to Danny for joining us for this episode!
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Friday Sep 22, 2017
Friday Sep 22, 2017
On today's episode of Best. Album. Ever. Ben talks to Andrew Capra about his contender, the 1986 album "So" by Peter Gabriel.
After some catching up, they get into the album at around the 4min mark, then get into what Andrew says are his favorite and the best songs on the album at 13min in. At around 20min they get into the mix and the musicians involved and Ben talks about his favorite song at the 22min mark. Then they end things talking about how artists arrange their songs on their albums and why it matters at 25min in, and what else Andrew's up to and where you can find him at 37min.
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Sunday Aug 20, 2017
Sunday Aug 20, 2017
Welcome back to The Overthink Podcast Network! We'll be dropping new episodes every Monday, so make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss a single episode.
Today's show is the pilot episode of Best. Album. Ever. hosted by Ben Helms. Todays' guest: Corrigan Vaughan. Her album: Phantoms by Acceptance. They get into the nitty gritty of why she ended up choosing this album as the best album (13:40) before getting into her favorite song (or "best" song) on the album (19:50). Then they get into the historical significance of the album (21:50) and analyze the lyrical stylings of singer/songwriter Jason Vena (23:55). Then Ben breaks out his convoluted theory that ties the entire album together (28:00). After that they talk about how artists arrange their albums overall (34:00), as well as the ability to appreciate art for different reasons (40:15).
And that's it for Best. Album. Ever. Each show will appear on this general Overthink feed once a month, so stay tuned for ep 2 of Best. Album. Ever. coming back in September. As for next week? How To Read Comics. Get psyched!
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