Episodes

Through the magic of the digital communication Barry and Rob once again reach across the pond to the UK for a spirited and surprisingly sober conversation with a fan of the show. When then-teenager Gary Pennington first heard The Teardrop Explodes 1980 debut “Kilimanjaro” he was blown away by their modern, neo-psychedelic sound. Leader and main songwriter Julian Cope has had quite a career since, both as a solo artist and author/cultural commentator, but it all began here…

That Record Got Me High were very fortunate this week to have a guest who has experienced the music from a close proximity to the source. Touch guitarist Markus Reuter (centrozoon, Europa String Choir, Tuner, Stick Men, The Crimson ProjeKct, et. al)joined us by phone from Germany to "preach the gospel" about King Crimson's "Discipline," a life-changing work for Markus, and Barry as well. It remains consistent.

For many, Nico’s harrowing second solo record “The Marble Index” is NOT an easy listen. This week’s guest Katie Jane Garside (Daisy Chainsaw, Queenadreena, Ruby Throat, Liar, Flower) called in from across the pond to help us uncover the stark, poetic beauty of a record many now call her defining avant-garde masterpiece. Before Siouxsie Sioux, before Björk, before PJ Harvey…there was Nico.

Counter culture icon and Editor of Dangerous Minds (www.dangerousminds.net), Richard Metzger, dove into the psychedelic deep end of the pool to discuss a record that STILL gets him high: Jefferson Airplane’s darker, heavier follow-up to Surrealistic Pillow, “After Bathing at Baxter’s”. Coffee was consumed, minds were expanded, and by the end the Summer of Love felt more like a hazy hangover. Support Rob and Barry, and That Record Got Me High at https://www.patreon.com/join/TRGMH

This week’s guest, guitarist Russell Mofsky, is a bit of a musical enigma. Co-founder of beloved South Florida punk band Quit and leader/creator of Surf/Lounge/Noir combo Gold Dust Lounge, Russel is a music-school geek who thinks like a poet. It’s only fitting they he chose to discuss the dark, foreboding debut release by Canadian post-rock collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor, “F#A#∞” We do our best to dig into this expansive “soundtrack to the apocalypse”, and the episode ends with an improv...

Show fan and “That Facebook Group Got Me High” creator Mark Guerita (his podcast nom de plume) sat in the hot seat this week to discuss one of his favorite records by one of his favorite artists: “Teenager of the Year” by another fan of the pseudonym – and Pixies mastermind - Frank Black. If you’ve never heard this clever, tuneful, wildly eclectic record before…strap in. Hey, it’s all freedom rock!

We explore the red, the black, and everything in between Blue Oyster Cult’s “Tyranny and Mutation” with legendary bass player – and all-around good dude – Mike Watt (Minutemen, Firehose, The Stooges…) Hear Mike break down this surreal hard rock oddity and describe the effect this 1973 record had on him and best friend D. Boon while Barry and Rob do their best to keep up. When the stories are this good, sometimes you just have to shut up and listen…

We sat down with Nice Guy/Guitar God Juan Montoya (Moon Destroys, MonstrO, Torche, Killer Be Killed) to discuss a record that kept his teenage self up at night, Van Halen’s 1981 release “Fair Warning”. Widely considered their “darkest” record, it’s the sound of a band breaking apart at the seams, as guitar virtuoso and control-freak Eddie Van Halen attempts to wrestle his namesake band from the clutches of David Lee life-of-the-party Roth. Lord, strike that poor boy down…

The Ramones fourth album was supposed to be the one that brought them mainstream success - stadium tours, luxury condos, champagne and limousines. Guess what happened? It didn't sell as well as Rocket To Russia, despite the presence of the obvious(?) radio hit "I Wanna Be Sedated," and the upgraded rhythmic pulse provided by new addition Marky Ramone. Rob, Barry and Is This Tomorrow's Woody Compton take the QM18 bus from midtown to Forest Hills, Queens on the Road To Ruin.

Returning guest and co-host of “The Muck Podcast” Hillary Dougherty went to her metaphorical tool shed to help us crack open the case of Fiona Apple’s mind-blowing new release “Fetch the Bolt Cutters”. As usual we did our best to keep up, and luckily no proverbial shins were kicked under the table - this time…

That Record Got Me High welcomes one of the hippest cats we know, Orlando's obscure funk connoisseur and the guy behind the glass window and at the WPRK mic ca. 1981, the remarkable Tony Christy. Tony takes us on a tour of the New York downtown scene via Lizzy Mercier Descloux's "Press Color" on ZE Records. We hee and haw, laugh and scratch, and make some inroads in understanding this funky, influential, idiosyncratic album.

We squeezed into our black jeans, teased up our hair and dug deep into a record that changed the musical trajectory of many - including our guest Ed Artigas (Bling Bling, Planelifter, Zira…). 1985’s “Psychocandy” by The Jesus And Mary Chain. East Kilbride brothers Jim & William Reid took their love of noisy groundbreakers like The Velvet Underground & Suicide and fused it with the sugary pop of the Shangri-Las to forge a big, shimmering sound that somehow manages to get under your skin and STILL...

Now under the threat of a mandatory minimum sentence due to this third time before the judge, film-school reject, but no "momma's boy," Tim Moffatt brings the ill-gotten goods from a heist-gone-wrong with Slaughterhouse Joe and a Cuban Chinese. Kick the drum, let me down, keep my clarinet beneath your bed 'til I get back in town. Tom Waits' "Rain Dogs" is full of this and much much more. Call now, supplies are limited. Please lend your support to TRGMH on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TR...

The earth-shattering appearance of You're Living All Over Me on the US independent music scene in 1987 was mirrored by the earth-shattering volume at which the band reproduced the sound live. Lemonheads / Juliana Hatfield Three drummer and "suave fuck" LA ad exec Todd Philips didn't have to drag us to the altar on this one, we were already converts. This piece of heartfelt Americana (like Todd) hasn't aged a minute in 32 years. Support That Record Got Me High on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

What day is it? It's Saturthurwednesday, again? Or is it? In a Groundhog Day world, we summon a Groundhog Day scenario, with last week's guest Trish's older brother John doing another self-titled debut album from groups with great first and second albums. But, as the writers of Seinfeld knew, the rules are "No hugging. No learning." This album though is a standout, an idea which we give a good sound thrashing in this, our 110th episode. BONUS material follows the sign off, for the patient, or fo...

It's Rock and Roll High School time with multi-talented Trish Mahoney, and less talented Rob and Barry, as we ride around in an older sibling's Camaro and listen to some New Wave band on cassette. The Cars were the first full-fledged card-carrying members of the club to sneak past the programming managers at rock radio. Their debut spawned hits, and much fawning over Ben Orr's good looks (TRGMH included). Get in the back seat, feel the hot upholstery on your t-shirt, and Let the Good Times Roll....

From three separate, secure locations we came together to bring you our shared experience of David Bowie's stunning "Dear John" letter to all things experimental, twisted, broken, and dark: Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Veteran punk rock sound engineer and musician Larry Smith plays the third Stooge in this week's Columbia Short Feature, "We're Drinking Together Alone Again." Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TRGMH/

We were encouraged to get into this massive slab of wonder by Hank Teverbaugh, who works (in some capacity!) with Leon Russell's estate. We were glad to do it and we are happy to work double time getting this bad boy ready for the "airwaves." Leon Russell has played on records you know and love, and probably played things on albums you assumed were played by some member of the actual group. His musical talents were extraordinary, and his voice is greasy like bacon. Feast your ears. Support TRGMH...

Rick Sell of Pure Salem Guitars brings us the "none more heavy" slab of post-Ozzy Black Sabbath, an album that changed his life, and their second outing with the magical presence of the diminutive Ronnie James Dio. The riffs come hard and fast (from the band as well) and there is some controversy about this and that. No blows were struck, or anything like that. Plus it's hard to hit someone over the telephone, isn't it? Support TRGMH on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TRGMH/

A very, very patient and understanding Michael "The Millionaire" Cudahy (Christmas, Combustible Edison) stands outside the primate enclosure and has a discussion with the occupants about one of his favorite albums by one of his favorite bands: Sparks' "Kimono My House." There are a few moments of howling, fruit flinging, and armpit scratching, but Michael seems to have a rapport with the beasts and the whole thing comes to a satisfying conclusion. Support TRGMH on Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...

Los Angeles calling, with long-time Lou Reed aficionado, booster, and scholar Azalia Snail. She keeps putting dimes in the pay phone to tell her story of Transformer, the 1972 album that made sure Lou would make the "history books," and her interaction with various characters portrayed within. Rob and Barry try and keep up, as usual, running like Yogi and Boo Boo against that two-second Hanna Barbera background loop. Support TRGMH on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TRGMH/

Joey Maya suffers the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, again, as we go to West Berlin in 1977 for Iggy Pop's tour-de-force masterpiece "Lust For Life." It's an album that got under all of our skin. His wry humor and dark subject matter still give you a strange sensation, make you want to peek out of your curtains. Recorded Live at The Laserwolf, with the ever gracious Chris Bellus providing the grease to loosen the screws at the back of the tongue. Let's take a ride. Support us on Patreo...

We find ourselves living in a shotgun shack, in another part of the world, with Tom Lawery, discussing the shocking vinyl disc that appeared on record store shelves in October, 1980. Rob and Barry get into it a couple of times, all because Minnie Mouse and Goofy can't keep their hands to themselves, your honor. Tom is knowledgeable, patient, and reasonable, which stands in stark contrast to the clown college rejects on the other two mics. (BTW It's a good one.) Help us pay to get our cars back f...

A voicemail from almost thirty years ago launches That Record Got Me High into orbit – to escape Earth's coming collision with a rogue planet – and to give Tom Smith the space he needs. He needs space, and time, to evangelize for one of those albums that you NEED to hear but haven't: Prehistoric Sounds, the third album by The Saints, who soon after were "Stranded" by their label, their looks, and their members' diverging interests. What happened? They were three years too early with the horns, t...