Dan and Büdro discuss Lindsey Buckingham's replacements in Fleetwood Mac, transcendent concert moments, a reissue of Tom Petty's oft-maligned Long After Dark album, the trespasses of John Popper, and Neil Young's cancelled tour. Later Dan and Büdro go head to head in a bare knuckles classic rock fantasy draft.…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** -Fresh is the sixth album by American funk band Sly and the Family Stone, the band’s final album to reach the Top 10. Speech, of hip hop group Arrested Development, makes his debut on The 500 to talk about an album Brian Eno credits wi…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** -Often considered his best and most accessible album, So was an immediate commercial success and transformed Gabriel from a cult artist into a mainstream star, becoming his best-selling solo release. Thomas Lennon makes his debut on Th…

Dan and Büdro channel their inner Derridas to deconstruct certain classic rock lyrics, unpack some "problematic texts," puzzle out the enigma that is David Coverdale, take a trip to the Deep South to discuss Southern Rock, and check in on the intersection of rock and roll and the law, making for an engaging and entertaining discussion.…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Despite encountering multiple speed bumps in the recording process and fractures within the band that were becoming more prevalent, Buffalo Springfield released their second album before band members like Neil Young and Stephen Stills …

In this inaugural episode of Classic Rock SmackDown, hosts Dan and Büdro dive into their love for classic rock music, sharing personal stories and defining what classic rock means to them. They explore the evolution of the genre, its impact on their lives, and the songs that resonate with them. The conversation is filled with humor, nostalgia, and …

Happy Trails” is an album recorded from performances at the Fillmore East & West venues. Most of the tracks are reworkings of some of Bo Diddley's tracks. Quicksilver Messenger Service was very influential but wasn’t commercially successful The 500 invited Wayne Federman & DJ Morty Coyle back to unpack “Happy Trails”, the last QMS album to feature …

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Elvis Presley’s popularity began to wain as the 1960s went on. In 1968, he was asked to do a Christmas special but decided to sing songs from his catalog instead. The decision proved to be a wise one, as the popularity of the TV specia…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Fun House was the second studio album from the Stooges. While it wasn’t commercially successful, it had a tremendous cult following in what would become an emerging punk rock scene later on in the 1970s and early 1980s. Greg Fitzsimmon…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** -The Flying Burrito Brothers helped forge the connection between rock and country with their 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin. What they lacked in longevity, they made up for with a big influence in rock and country music. Lo…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Comedian Jordan Jensen dives into the rebellious angst and pop-punk anthems of Green Day's 1994 album Dookie Follow Jordan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanjensenlolstop/ https://www.jordanjensencomedy.com/ Follow Josh on …

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** “Transformer” is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, which includes Lou Reed's most successful single, "Walk on the Wild Side", which touched on controversial topics of sexual orientation, gender identity, and pr…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers served as a rite of passage for guitar players who would go on to be a part of other major bands. Eric Clapton was one of those legendary members who passed through the band. Joe Bonamassa and Wayne Fe…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Nuggets was a compilation of some of the earliest psychedelic and garage rock from the late 1960s. Before he joined Patti Smith as her guitarist, Lenny Kaye was a music critic in the New York scene and collected these Artyfacts from th…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** R.E.M.’s 1983 debut album “Murmur” contained the blueprint for much of what music would sound like in the coming years. Josh and this week’s guest, Adam Pally, discuss tracks like “Radio Free Europe” and “Talk About The Passion”, break…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Best of Little Walter is a foundational piece of blues rock that inspired artists like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton. Little Walter revolutionized live harmonica playing (both in style and technologically). Com…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Strokes' first full-length album, Is This It, was a pivotal moment in the sound of guitar rock in a new millennium. Comedian & Actor Paul Scheer makes his debut on The 500 to talk about his connection to the New York-based band, th…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Bill Burr makes his first appearance in over four years on The 500 to talk about who he considers to be the greatest rock band of all-time, AC/DC. One of their top albums that stands the test of time is Highway To Hell. Their sixth stu…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Sean Patton’s first appearance on The 500 centers around what some consider Nine Inch Nails’ masterpiece, The Downward Spiral. The title foreshadowed what Trent Reznor’s life would become after the release of Nine Inch Nails’ second fu…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Simon & Garfunkel were a highly regarded folk act distinguished by their intuitive harmonies and Paul Simon's articulate songwriting. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme is largely characterized by sharp contrasts from song to song. Com…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Following the colossal success of 1982’s Thriller, it took five years for Michael Jackson to release his highly anticipated follow-up, 1987’s Bad. He once again collaborated with producer Quincy Jones as he did for Thriller and 1979’s …

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** It's not often that the guest who comes on The 500 to talk about the artist can also perform a top-notch impression of the musician, but that's what we've got this week. Saturday Night Live's James Austin Johnson is a huge Bob Dylan fa…

This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year! There are plenty of British bands who had an impact on rock and roll, but it was Cream who took the fusion of blues and rock where it had never been before, and provided a heavier sound than what was the norm in England at the time. Wheels O…

This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year! Prince carved a new identity for himself on his third release, "Dirty Mind" This album was so racy that promotional copies sent to radio stations warned program directors to audition the songs before putting them on the air (in a time before…

This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year! Santana's second studio album, Abraxas, is an unorthodox blend of rock, salsa, jazz, and blues. The eclectic mix of tracks greatly boosted the band's popularity, fresh off of their Woodstock performance. Comedian & Actor Frankie Quinones joi…

This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year! Cat Stevens became a UK teen sensation with the release of his debut album, but it wasn't until his fourth album, Tea For The Tillerman, that he became an international superstar. Comedian Paula Poundstone makes her first appearance on The 5…