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Honest & Unmerciful Record Review Podcast

Honest & Unmerciful Record Review Podcast

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 Hey, look at you! You made it to the Honest & Unmerciful Record Review Podcast. Your hosts Pete and Brian are musicians, music fans, and long-time collaborators ready for lively discussion and debate on an eclectic mix of albums and genres. We’ll chat about classics, personal favorites, records you may know well or may be new to you. We’ve got two words for you: ”honest” and ”unmerciful” - what works on these albums, what doesn’t, and viewed through the prism of time, how do they hold up today? Each record is ranked on our world-renowned scale of 5 warm, tasty burritos. Maybe you’ll agree with us, maybe not, but it’ll be a fascinating and fun journey...so put on your headphones and enjoy the show!Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Music
Episodes
  • Ep. 46 - Spoon: "Gimme Fiction"

    Ep. 46 - Spoon: "Gimme Fiction"
    Jun 13 2025

    Join Pete and Brian as they unravel the many sonic layers of Spoon's revered 2005 indie-rock album, "Gimme Fiction". We'll dig deep into the lyrics, themes, and music of this well-produced, oft-experimental record. Do the experiments work? Tune in to hear our Honest, Unmerciful appraisal!
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Ep. 45 - Green Day: "Insomniac"

    Ep. 45 - Green Day: "Insomniac"
    Mar 6 2025

    Know what the world needs now more than ever? An honest, unmerciful review of Green Day's 1995 album "Insomniac"...by none other than Skinny D and Jet Carlo, Pete and Brian's special guests this episode. We'll dig into the punk-rock blast that is Green Day's fourth record, but also their important follow-up to their fame-making album "Dookie". Do they deliver the goods on "Insomniac"? Tune in to find out!
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    43 mins
  • Ep. 44 - Electric Light Orchestra: "El Dorado"

    Ep. 44 - Electric Light Orchestra: "El Dorado"
    Feb 2 2025

    Pete and Brian return with a journey through "El Dorado", the 1974 concept album by Electric Light Orchestra. Jeff Lynne and Co. craft a record that's sometimes a cinematic throwback with its orchestration, and sometimes a progressive-leaning rock LP. Does the "concept" hold up and is the variety a feature or a bug? Tune in to find out! Episode originally released 2 February 2025.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
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