The Eagles Part 2 – Randy Meisner, Take It to the Limit, and How I Wanted to Sing High Like That

When Does the Song Actually Begin? Today Dave brings Supertramp’s Even in the Quietest Moments... back to the turntable, not to repeat an earlier conversation, but to listen in a new way. Supertramp’s extended introduction makes us question where a composition starts. THE LISTENING ASSIGNMENT Pl…

Today Dave brings The Cars’ The Cars to the turntable Two consecutive tracks can form one listening memory without becoming one composition. THE LISTENING ASSIGNMENT Play “Moving in Stereo” directly into “All Mixed Up.” Later play the first track alone. What does your memory expect next? SIDE ON…

Today Dave brings Rush’s Permanent Waves back to the turntable, not to repeat an earlier conversation, but to listen in a new way. Contrasting sections of a long composition establish an ending that has been prepared rather than merely added. THE LISTENING ASSIGNMENT Play all of “Natural Science.…

Today Dave brings Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy back to the turntable, not to repeat an earlier conversation, but to listen in a new way. Studio treatment changes the perceived identity of instruments and voices. THE LISTENING ASSIGNMENT Play “No Quarter” twice. On the second listen, focus on…