The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers counts down Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with comedians, actors, and musicians.

Episodes

156 - Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique - Mike E. Winfield

June 11, 2025 • 109 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Paul’s Boutique was a very different sound from the Beastie Boys first album, License To Ill. The second album featured multi-layered sampling and more production. While the album was initially a commercial failure, the beats earned them respect among their peers. Mike E. Winfield discusses the Beastie Boys' growth ...
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157 - Joy Division - Closer - Matt Pinfield

June 4, 2025 • 81 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Two months after the death of Joy Division’s vocalist Ian Curtis, the remaining members of the band decided to release their second and final studio album, Closer. Matt makes his third appearance on the podcast to talk about their effect on the post-punk era and the later version of the group, New Order.  Follow Ma...
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158 - Elton John - Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Mike Portnoy

May 28, 2025 • 112 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Elton John’s ninth studio album served as an autobiographical tale of the early portion of the careers of both Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy) and Elton (Captain Fantastic). Mike Portnoy sits down with Josh to talk about the first album to ever debut atop the Billboard 200 charts.  Follow Mike on Social Media...
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159 - Kiss - Alive! - Paul Stanley

May 21, 2025 • 87 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** From 1974 to 1975, Kiss released three albums: Kiss, Hotter Than Hell, and Dressed to Kill. The albums helped establish a cult following for the band but were commercial failures. Paul, aka “Star Child” joins Josh to discuss the decision to release an album that captured their live energy, which turned out to be a b...
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160 - T. Rex - Electric Warrior - Luke Spiller

May 14, 2025 • 71 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Struts lead singer Luke Spiller talks about the raw power of one of his biggest influences, and the biggest influence of rock bands for decades: T. Rex and their sophomore album Electric Warrior Follow Luke on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/lukespiller/?hl=en DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Luke Spil...
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Listen Now — To Hell with Poverty! From Gang of Four’s Jon King

May 9, 2025 • 9 mins
Here’s a preview of “To Hell with Poverty!”, a new audiobook from Jon King, legendary frontman of iconic post-punk band Gang of Four. “To Hell with Poverty!” documents King’s story from a south London slum and working-class background to international success as core musician, lyricist, writer, and producer in the legendary post-punk/funk band Gang of Four. King’s memoir takes the reader on a journey full of raucous adventures from...
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161 - Otis Redding - The Dock Of The Bay - Nick Thune

May 7, 2025 • 78 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was supposed to mark the beginning of a new phase in Otis Redding's career, not an ending. Nick Thune sits in to talk about one of Josh’s favorite solo artists and some of the top songs Redding produced, including the first ever posthumous #1 single in the US, The Dock Of The Bay. ...
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162 - Radiohead - OK Computer - Nick Swardson

April 30, 2025 • 85 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** OK Computer was designed as a deliberate reaction against the grunge movement of the 1990s. Josh talks about one of his favorite bands with Nick Swardson, covering tracks like “Karma Police” and “Paranoid Android”, and the genius that is Thom Yorke.   Follow Nick on Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/nickswa...
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163 - Prince - 1999 - Anthony Fantano

April 23, 2025 • 94 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The multi-platinum selling double LP “1999”  mixes rock, synthpop, and Prince’s brand of funk. It was also the first time “The Revolution” was involved in the creative process of a Prince album. Anthony Fantano joins Josh to discuss the album that pushed the iconic and mysterious artist towards his peak.   Follow Ant...
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164 - Linda Ronstadt - The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt - Peter Asher

April 16, 2025 • 89 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt is a combination of her two greatest hits albums, with 16 of the 21 songs coming from when she was consistently atop the charts, with the remaining five songs sourced from her late-'80s/early-'90s adult contemporary comeback. Peter Asher discusses what it was like to work with Linda on s...
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165 - Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On - Chris Redd

April 9, 2025 • 116 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Let’s Get It On is a pivotal soul recording that also increased the popularity of funk in the 1970s. The commercially successful album also established Marvin Gaye as a sex icon. Chris Redd joins Josh to discuss the sultry-sounding album.  Follow Chris on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/chrisreddis/ https://x....
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166 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Imperial Bedroom - Greg Proops

April 2, 2025 • 150 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Imperial Bedroom’s success was due to the intense collaboration between Elvis Costello and Producer Geoff Emerick, who had engineered some of the later work of the Beatles. Greg Proops joins Josh to discuss Costello’s seventh studio album and his time on Whose Line Is It Anyway? Follow Greg on Social Media: https://w...
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167 - Metallica - Master of Puppets - Joe Manganiello

March 26, 2025 • 119 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Metallica is a massive name now, and their first big step towards stardom was when they released their third album. Joe Manganiello joins Josh to talk about one of his all-time favorite bands and the impact the thrash metal album had for decades to come,.  Follow Joe on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/joemanga...
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168 - Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True - Lisa Loeb

March 19, 2025 • 118 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** My Aim Is True is influenced by a wide variety of genres, from punk, new wave, and British pub rock to elements of 1950s rock and roll, R&B, and rockabilly. In an interview, Costello stated that the songs are motivated solely by "revenge and guilt". Lisa Loeb joins Josh to discuss the impact and influence that this al...
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169 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus - Ian Edwards

March 12, 2025 • 93 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Unlike previous albums from the band, Exodus moves away from story-telling and transitions to themes of change, religion, politics, and sexuality. Ian Edwards joins Josh to discuss his connection to Marley while growing up in Jamaica.  Follow Ian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IanEdwardsComic/ Follow Ian on ...
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170 - The Who - Live At Leeds - Michael Shannon

March 5, 2025 • 85 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Who had established themselves as one of the best live acts in the world by the end of the 1960s. Two shows were scheduled to capture that for what would become today’s album. Michael Shannon stops by to talk about the influence this live album and The Who had on both him and his band. Follow Michael on Instagram...
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171 - The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers - DJ Morty Coyle & Wayne Federman

February 26, 2025 • 96 mins
-The duo of DJ Morty Coyle & Wayne Federman return to talk about one of the more overlooked bands from the British Invasion era, The Byrds.   Long Description ***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** This album is the most eclectic and experimental in the Byrds' catalog. The album’s content ranged from folk and country music to psychedelic and electronic mus...
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172 - Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story - Wayne Federman

February 19, 2025 • 81 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The third studio album by Stewart is a mix of hard rock, folk, and blues styles. It went to number one in the United States and the UK, including Rod's breakthrough hit, "Maggie May”. Wayne Federman is back to discuss an album right in his wheelhouse: Early 1970s rock and roll.  Follow Wayne on Instagram: https://www....
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173 - Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything - W. Kamau Bell

February 12, 2025 • 80 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** After releasing Something/Anything, Rundgren said he evolved as an artist and reached beyond writing about love and relationships. The proficient Producer and Musician produced every track on the album and performed all of the instruments on three of the four sides. W. Kamau Bell stops by to talk about the different m...
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174 - Bob Dylan - Desire - Dan Fogler

February 5, 2025 • 132 mins
***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Unlike most of his solo records, Bob collaborated with various artists on this release like Emmylou Harris and Eric Clapton. “Desire” marked Bob’s heavy resurgence on social themes. Dan Fogler, who plays Dylan's Manager Albert Grossman in "A Complete Unknown", and Josh do a track-by-track breakdown of Dylan’s seventee...
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