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The Richard Wooten PodcastAuthor: RW
Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary. Language: en Genres: Music, Music Commentary, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Ep39 Baroness pt2! Blue, Yellow, and Green
Episode 41
Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
“My breakthrough was understanding that each album is very different, down to their essence. And that there were no two that I was going to enjoy in the same way” More digging into Baroness. We talk about my trouble getting into Blue and we gush about how Yellow/Green is maybe the best album ever made. 00:00 Intro 00:56 Animals as Leaders and Killswitch Engage 24:51 Lamb of God always destroys, Chris Adler doesn’t get enough credit cuz he no use blastbeats, and vaccine politics 38:08 How are metal concerts going to change going forward and the we were young festival ===================================================================== 54:00 Baroness Blue, where we are coming from, Rob’s first impressions, differences in dynamics/production, and the addition of Peter 1:06:50 Richard’s did not like it at first, key realization about Baroness, 1:26:55 Less into the mixing/production, food lyrics, vocal harmonies, “progressive” music that prioritizes emotion 1:47:15 Yellow is perfect 1:49:20 Top shelf lyrics, addiction themes, acknowledgement without despair, and more food references 2:05:57 This album makes other music seem shitty 2:12:28 All in on Cocainium, back where I belong, Eula, and the subtle effects work on the album 2:30:37 Green, differing lyrics themes, comparisons to classic rock, and the wonderful weirdness of psalms alive 2:52:00 Summary
