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

Today’s record is Moving Pictures by Rush. 1981 University of Utah Mayfest Dave’s band tackled Tom Sawyer, believed they might have been first local cover; played it successfully; group split six months later. The album is the doorway; the memory is the subject. The record became a test of …

Dave’s favorite Triumph album is Just a Game, but it is not the record he would recommend first to a new listener. That job goes to Allied Forces. This episode closes Week 15 by separating two questions music fans often treat as identical: “What is your favorite?” and “Where should I start?” A …

Dave loves Styx’s Cornerstone—and regularly skips “Babe” and “First Time.” In this episode Dave asks whether loving an album really requires unconditional loyalty to every song. Vinyl listening can reward complete-side immersion and respect for sequencing, but a long relationship with a record c…

Side One of Pat Benatar’s Crimes of Passion is undeniably powerful, but Dave rarely skips anything on the album. In this episode, he argues that Side Two does not have to defeat Side One in order to succeed. With deeper cuts, changing textures and Benatar’s cover of Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heigh…