Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

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177: Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973)

Paul Simon, famously short of stature but enormous in talent, is one of the most beloved and acclaimed American songwriters of the past century. He has at least four solo

Sep 29
1 h 51 min

This Is Comp: The Wrecking Crew! Disc 2, Tracks 7-11

This week, the D&R crew discusses a new batch of tunes featuring our favorite L.A.-area session musicians, including the accidental invention of a silly but awesome produ

Sep 15
1 h 02 min

176: Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996)

In late 1995, Stone Temple Pilots were one of the most popular bands in the United States, but they were still widely disliked by critics. The band responded with Tiny Mu

Sep 1
1 h 24 min

This Is Comp: The Wrecking Crew! Disc 2, Tracks 2-6

Back to the Wrecking Crew! Since "Good Vibrations" got its own showcase as it deserves, this is tracks 2-6, including some of the best sunshine pop and some of the most a

Aug 18
1 h 00 min

This Is Comp: The Wrecking Crew! Good Vibrations

If there was ever a song that deserved a whole episode to itself, it's the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations." A psychedelic masterpiece assembled bit by bit over several mont

Aug 18
1 h 45 min

175b: Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1968) and Fleetwood Mac (1975) Sides Two

This quarterly double feature is about Fleetwood Mac for a couple of reasons: because they’re a very interesting and important band, and because they have two self-titled

Aug 4
1 h 42 min

175a: Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1968) and Fleetwood Mac (1975) Sides One

This quarterly double feature is about Fleetwood Mac for a couple of reasons: because they’re a very interesting and important band, and because they have two self-titled

Jul 28
1 h 49 min

This Is Comp: Weird Al's The Alternative Polka (1996), Tracks 7-12

This week, we dive into the second half of "Weird Al" Yankovic's tribute to the alternative rock format, featuring angsty anthems from Smashing Pumpkins and Soundgarden,

Jul 14
1 h 05 min

Eight Thousand Million Questions: Listener Q&A 8.2

For this year's Q&A episode, we asked you guys what artists and albums you'd like to hear us cover on the show, and you did not disappoint! We got literally hundreds of s

Jun 30
2 h 37 min

Eight Thousand Million Questions: Listener Q&A 8.1

For this year's Q&A episode, we asked you guys what artists and albums you'd like to hear us cover on the show, and you did not disappoint! We got literally hundreds of s

Jun 23
2 h 34 min

This Is Comp: Weird Al's The Alternative Polka (1996), Tracks 1-6

This week, we don our lederhosen and celebrate the return of our compilation series dissecting "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medleys, on which he rounded up and lovingly la

Jun 9
1 h 09 min

174: Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)

By the late 60s, Harry Nilsson’s songs had a way of showing up everywhere, from TV and movies to other people’s hit records. However, it was 1971’s Nilsson Schmilsson tha

May 26
1 h 50 min

Bonus: We Can Make Your Hands Clap

It's time for a release from the Patreon vault! In this one, originally released in October 2025, we're talking about one of the best percussion instruments: handclaps! F

May 12
1 h 27 min

173: Outkast - Aquemini (1998)

Ready for action, nip it in the bud, we’re never relaxin’, this podcast is everlasting! In this episode, Rich has somethin’ to say about OutKast, the Atlanta duo consisti

Apr 28
2 h 55 min

This Is Comp: The Wrecking Crew! Disc 1, Tracks 12-16

Today we're wrapping up the first disc of The Wrecking Crew! In this episode: the surprise return of a Discord & Rhyme hero, an all-time great that deserves revisiting, a

Apr 14
46 min

172: Big Star - #1 Record (1972)

Big Star are your favorite eighties band’s favorite band; but while you've heard their influence, you may not have heard their music. In the early 1970s, this Memphis-bas

Mar 31
1 h 46 min

This Is Comp: The Wrecking Crew! Disc 1, Tracks 7-11

Episode 2 of our Wrecking Crew series features one of the best pop songs of all time followed by one of the worst, with some okay ones in between! Try not to get too exci

Mar 17
58 min

171: Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)

GoddammitbabyyouknowIain'tlyintoyouThisIsDiscordAndRhyyyymeYEEEEEAAAAHHHHWWWW!!! Van Halen was a cultural phenomenon in the late 1970s and early 1980s until David Lee Rot

Mar 3
2 h 01 min

This Is Comp: The Wrecking Crew! Disc 1, Tracks 1-6

This Is Comp is back! We're reviving our compilation series with a great one: The Wrecking Crew!, released in 2015 as a soundtrack to the excellent documentary film of th

Feb 17
1 h 17 min

170: DJ Shadow - Endtroducing..... (1996)

It … is happening … again! This week, Producer Mike rings in 2026 with NorCal producer DJ Shadow’s 1996 masterpiece Endtroducing….., whose release was a watershed moment

Feb 3
3 h 06 min

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Chart positions

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What listeners say

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First off, this is hands down my favorite music podcast and the only non political podcast I listen to regularly which makes it a good palette cleanser. However, I think the show is best when the core crew is covering episodes. The guest hosts on the whole don't really add much (except for Amanda's husband he's pretty cool). When I was listening to the Automatic for the People episode though, I took an instant disliking to Jeff Blehar. He was so smug and completely talked over all the other hosts. Then I look him up and find out that he is a MAGA zionist that writes some truly despicable trash for National Review. I don't know how these guys could do a whole episode about how sad they were about the 2024 election but then platform somebody who is part of the political machine that got Trump elected. There's a difference between having someone on who happens to be conservative, and having someone on whose literal job is peddling far right propaganda. Still, the podcast gets 5 stars because he's not on every episode and this is still a great independent podcast with a lot of heart and soul put into it. But please, leave Jeff Blehar in the dust that dude sucks.

SharkyBlue1942 · Jul 2026

I was looking for some thoughtful takes on Curtis Mayfield, and that’s how I found this pod. I could not believe how perfect that episode was for what I was looking for. I cannot wait to binge this series. The guys are funny, organized, well spoken, not prone to annoying interruptions or cross talk. And they take their time and analyze every track.

moondoggy02116 · Jun 2026

A friend turned me onto the show about half a year ago at this point as he knew I was big in Pink Floyd’s pre dark side era, specifically Atom Heart Mother, he directed me to the Meddle episode and I was hooked on the show. And since then I’ve become a casual listener of The Moody Blues (Days of Future Passed thats about it), to definitely a fan of the band from this show as well. Their love for that band was quite infectious and let’s say I’ve now heard all of the “Core Seven” albums (and still rank Days of Future Passed as their best with To Our Children’s Children’s Children right behind it and In Search of the Lost Chord the number 3 spot). Anyway with a variety of hosts and opinions and personalities, you’re in for a good time whether you just stream the episodes of albums you know and love while dipping your toes into new waters with episodes on albums you don’t but might interest you like me, or just check an episode or two out, or go all in, you won’t be disappointed. Ps to the hosts: recommendations for episodes include a dedicated ‘Weird Al’ one (In 3-D or Bad Hair Day?), Tarkus, the rest of the core seven MB albums, some more Grateful Dead and/or Green Day, and (I know this is a long shot lol) Atom Heart Mother.

Grateful Dale · May 2026

I love this podcast! I’ve listened to many episodes and always find the conversations illuminating and insightful. They do an amazing job researching the albums they cover and drawing parallels to other music. Great production as well. And they all seem like cool likable down to earth music nerds (as I fancy myself being). They’re like a great band; different personalities that complement each other so the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Anyway, I’m a big fan. Long may they pod!

maocherry · Apr 2026

Let's just say that I have the exact opposite opinion of Amanda Rogers. That's not the deal-breaker though. The laugh, the laugh...gets me every time! If there was a way to just mute her out then I give this 5 stars. Commentary seems thorough, good chemistry between the other 2 hosts, nice small samples of the music that they are talking about is appreciated.

manayunk wall · Jun 2026

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