Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

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

#30 trending · Music Commentary

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

169: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

It feels like there shouldn't be anything left to say about The Dark Side of the Moon. It's one of the best-selling albums of all time, and it's consistently rated as one

Dec 24 2025
3 h 01 min

Chart trend

Position in the Music Commentary chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#42#83JunJulAugSep

#23

all-time peak

262

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 16, 2026).

#195 NEW Music US

#42 ▲ 23 Music Commentary US

What listeners say

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These people work very hard . Their reviews on every genre of modern music are well thought out. You don’t have to agree with them , that’s not the point. The point is they’re talking about an album that had some importance when it was released.

Pete Best · Apr 2025

This is a podcast for music obsessives like me. They obsess over ALL genres of music, and can speak authoritatively on all of it. You’d be hard pressed to find music geeks more open-minded than this. Every week I’m marveling at a new gem they’ve uncovered! Pros: The hosts are articulate, interesting, endearing, dorky, funny, friendly, fair, fantastic rapport, and other attributes that don’t begin with the letter “F”. Cons: None! Although they need to get on the ball and have an episode on THE CURE! I’m told they’re on the running list… Cmon y’all! VIVA Discord and Rhyme!

Joshmedsker · Mar 2025

The hosts are really knowledgeable and make insightful analysis of albums and what makes songs great. Great podcast for serious music fans that’s completely accessible to everyone.

Junipermo · Jan 2025

This is one of my top three rock/music podcasts to listen to. I started early when the show had its growth and it has been fun to listen to the audio chemistry developing. At first, I could only distinguish the babe, Amanda. It helped that we had similar tastes (but I’m still disappointed that she doesn’t like Neil or Bob). (I didn’t know anyone else who even knew of Ms. Sam Philips.). All the guys seemed interchangeable, but the dry humor of Ben Marlin made me take note. Now, they’re almost like friends. The format with 3-4 members of the firm taking turns discussing albums keeps the show fresh. It’s also fun when they are discussing an album that came out over 40 years ago but I remember eagerly waiting for. I’m an old guy, so I also enjoy hearing about discs that are completely new to me. My only complaint is that they still seem to be intimidated by the herd mentality. They talk about it in their reviews- to the effect of “when I was younger I went with the Rolling Stone review.” I don’t have a specific example right now (I listen to the show while doing a long run, bike ride, or swim). It’s more of a sense (well they notoriously got off twitter when the cool kids all did and then got on blusky when the crowd went there). I’d tell them to have confidence in their opinions, even if everyone else disagrees- it’s what makes them interesting. Last, although I’m not a big moody blues fan, their interest is infectious and appreciated. Don’t sweat the critics.

Raider51 · Jan 2025

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