The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll

Markus and Ray sort out and declare their 5 Favorite Double Albums, in this episode of the podcast! Beyond the obvious, there are so many amazing studio albums comprised of four sides, released in the vinyl era! The guys pick their 5 Faves, find an interesting exception to the rules, and discuss their honorable mentions!
There's always the Vegas angle, and curiosity about how many they'll have in common, but Ray throws in an interesting wrinkle! Who will emerge as the winner in this episode of Five Favorites?!?
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You may know Marty Friedman from Cacophony and Megadeth especially, and maybe also from his Shrapnel Records solo days. These days, life is in Japan for Marty, musically, and personally. This is a great talk about it all.
Get the details on his Live Drama 2025 Tour by clicking here, so you can go see the man and his band perform his latest release, and a lot more, on this tour. We discuss it in this episode.
Drama, is both energized and sublime. We learn about his sources and approach for much of the music on the album. All in all, a great visit as a follow-up to our interview with Jon Wiederhorn, about the book they wrote together, Dreaming Japanese.
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In true Imbalanced History style, Markus and Ray covered the early days of Pink Floyd first, and then interviewed Nick Mason, before dedicating multiple episodes to The Wall! It's not like they don't know about the important middle period of Floyd history! They lived it!
Slide into the Dark Side/Wish You Were Here/Animals period, with discussions of road testing their material between recordings, and how it all worked together!
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50 years...
You might think, "Holy shit!" (Especially if you were in school at that time.)
This episode may help you to overcome those shockwaves as the reality that 1975 was fifty years ago settles in... The Imbalanced Ones offer their perspectives on the music, the times, and the way things have changed.
Feel free to add your own memories in the comments section of Spotify, or email us: imbalancedhistory@gmail.com
Markus and Ray work their way through the mountains of albums from so many genres, adding timeline and culture points to the discussion, as they go. Per usual, there's no straight lines involved. Let's ride!
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From the original release on 9/11/2023:
"Not one, but two sets of brothers formed a band in Ohio! That should have been the world's first warning that the plot to de-evolve EVERYTHING was hatching right there in Akron. In the pocket with Punk, era-wise, but markedly different from, well...everybody else, their mission required shunning norms!
That was likely the case long before they donned their classic Devo yellow jumpsuits and plastic energy domes!
Strange, sure! Quirky? They innovated a few of their own! Recently, finally announcing the end of their touring days, the d-volution, or de-volution, is nearly complete... Like the Stones, they never really got "Satisfaction" either. Yet, music has made their lives more awesome, and they freed young minds; both listeners, and budding musicians.
We are living in the future, but we are not men, we are still Devo dammit!!!
Get caught up, and explore our previous episodes here: Imbalanced History"
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