Tom Lawery
I am NOT a musician, producer, published author or rock critic, blogger, influencer, podcaster or anything of real note. This gives me the perspective of listening for the feel and soul of the recording as I’m too ignorant to really pick apart a song. I am a passionate lover of music in most forms and enjoy exploring like the show . I revel in finding new musicians on the rise, missed bands of the past, sublime albums from bands that could / would never make it big and calling out bad albums from those that have made it big. I am a lover of live music , have seen thousands of shows, still go to music festivals and encourage all to see ( never meet) the bands you love live before they break up . Also, try some bands you’ve never heard, especially local bands! I famously missed a Replacements brawl in Tallahassee FL to finish a college exam, stupid. I am a firm believer in the idea that the more you love music, the more music you love.
S9E454 - Band Of Horses 'Cease To Begin' with Tom Lawery
Returning guest and long-time friend of the show Tom Lawery brings us Sub Pop band (by way of the Carolinas) Band Of Horses and their second album, 2007s ' Cease To Begin '. Both evocative AND rocking, it's a record that deli...
S8E390 - Talk Talk 'Spirit Of Eden' with Tom Lawery
Is ' Spirit Of Eden ', the fourth studio album by British band Talk Talk , a deceptively understated masterpiece or an indulgent musical experiment gone awry? Rob and this week's returning guest Tom Lawery fall decidedly in t...
S6E335 - The Soft Boys 'Underwater Moonlight' with Tom Lawery
For our final episode of Season 6, we're joined by TRGMH super-fan Tom Lawery as we explore a classic of neo-psychedelic post-punk, The Soft Boys ' seminal 1980 release: ' Underwater Moonlight '. Robyn Hitchcock 's jangly, tw...
S6E280 - Fleet Foxes 'Shore' with Tom Lawery
Released exactly at the autumnal equinox on September 22, 2020, ' Shore ' - the ambitious release by Robin Pecknold under the guise of his Seattle band Fleet Foxes - is a sonically adventurous journey through the musical hero...
S5E198 - The Feelies 'The Good Earth' with Tom Lawery
Returning guest Tom Lawery brings us The Feelies 2nd record, 1986's Peter Buck produced 'The Good Earth'
S3E143 - The Clash "London Calling" with Tom Lawery
Is “London Calling” by The Clash the greatest rock-and-roll record ever recorded? Barry and Rob certainly make the case for its consideration, and luckily they are joined by super-Patron Tom Lawery who brought both the knowle...
S2E102 - Talking Heads "Remain In Light" with Tom Lawery
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 time...
S2E77 – R.E.M. “Reckoning” – with Tom Lawery
Brookesville, Florida native Tom Lawery – who Barry Stock really should have known but didn't until now – drove over from St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) to bring us R.E.M.'s 1984 sophomore set, “Reckoning.” It’s an album...