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The Well Of Sound

by The Well Of Sound

"We read the liner notes so you don't have to." Lex and Dave conquer the history of rock, pop, and soul -- one podcast episode at a time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chart trend

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

#49
all-time peak
1
day in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Lost to a mystical dimension, this episode has been recovered, as if by faerie magic. Recorded not long after Dave and Lex's Favorite Bowie Non-Singles episode, this 2+ h

Nov 15 2025
2 h 24 min

Favorite Bowie Non-Singles

Believe it or not, Dave and Lex have never dug deep on David Bowie, on- OR off-air. That changes with this episode. With a slight twist, of course. They won't be talking

Feb 6 2024
1 h 33 min

Let's Go Live

Let's open up that big ol' crate of live records... Dave and Lex talk about six of our favorite concert recordings and dig in on what we think makes a good live record. H

Nov 27 2023
1 h 43 min

Ballads Of

We stumbled across the idea in our very first episode, and then unearthed it with its recent remaster... In this episode, we gather up our favorite songs with "Ballad Of

Oct 31 2023
1 h 59 min

Underrated Solo Albums

Dave and Lex weather a giant storm to talk about what's really important in this life -- underrated solo albums. They discuss a total of six albums, spanning pop, rock, a

Oct 18 2023
1 h 45 min

Chrissie Hynde & Pretenders

Chrissie Hynde's gravitational presence put her right at the heart of rock & roll's most famous scenes over and over again. And that happened before she recorded her firs

Apr 1 2023
2 h 27 min

Glen Campbell (Remastered)

First things first… Our Chrissie Hynde & Pretenders episode is only days away. Until then, get back in The Well Of Sound swing with this remastered episode from our archi

Mar 29 2023
59 min

Minisode: Sacred Songs by Daryl Hall

Enjoy this minisode, excerpted from the Underrated Solo Albums bonus episode available at patreon.com/wellofsound where a subscription gets you access to exclusive monthl

Jan 25 2023
19 min

Mott The Hoople (Remastered)

The episode that launched it all... is back, cleaned up and injected with archival clips and new music.  If you've never listened to our first episode about Mott The Hoo

Jan 2 2023
57 min

Meat Loaf & Jim Steinman

If you have a knee-jerk reaction to the name Meat Loaf, we get it. Like Phil Collins, he and his collaborator Jim Steinman hit oversaturation status by the early '80s and

Oct 18 2022
2 h 59 min

Minisode: Dark Horse by George Harrison

Enjoy this minisode, excerpted from the Underrated Solo Albums bonus episode available at patreon.com/wellofsound where a subscription gets you access to exclusive monthl

Oct 6 2022
18 min

Phil Collins & Genesis 1980-2010

The follow-up to the TWOS "Genesis in the '70s" episode has finally arrived. It's time to Spa-go for it, strap on a headband, a pastel blazer, and parachute pants and enj

Aug 12 2022
2 h 32 min

Genesis 1967-1980

It's been a long wait, but Dave and Lex are back with Part 1 of the Genesis saga. Before neon palm trees and Spago lunches were on their radar, these legends of 1980s pop

May 27 2022
2 h 33 min

Hated Albums We Love

Dave and Lex are gearing up for Season 4, but in the meantime, they put their hearts on the table for you to poke and laugh at. Buckle up for six reviled, mocked, dismiss

Dec 25 2021
1 h 52 min

Alice Cooper

Dave and Lex celebrate Halloween by going down the rabbithole with Alice -- both the man, the band, and the monster. The path is twisty, from psychedelic LA to protopunk

Oct 25 2021
2 h 05 min

Kate Bush

After a (too) long hiatus, Dave and Lex are back with a Kubrick-length immersion into the career of Kate Bush. (Thanks for sticking in there and sorry for the wait!) Kate

Jul 10 2021
2 h 07 min

Nick Lowe

All hail the Basher. Nick Lowe has shaped the course of punk, pub rock, power pop, and more, but no genre can hold him. From Brinsley Schwarz early years to Stiff Records

Dec 31 2020
1 h 38 min

Marvin Gaye

Time to kick off Season 3 of TWOS! Marvin Gaye was one of Motown's biggest stars and helped bring social commentary to the mainstream with his concept album, What's Going

Nov 6 2020
1 h 54 min

Supergroups

Dave and Lex are gearing up for Season 3, but in the meantime, they recorded this funthology that sloppily spans the history of supergroups. What's a supergroup? Press pl

Jul 22 2020
1 h 18 min

BONUS: The Influence of Eddie Van Halen (Interview with guitarist/composer Stephen Heath)

Lex calls up shredder extraordinaire Stephen Heath to get a musician's point of view on how Eddie Van Halen changed the game and what sets him apart from other guitar god

May 7 2020
16 min

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Where The Well Of Sound ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 4, 2026).

#199 ▼ 57 Music History US

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