Past Prime
Past PrimeWherein middle-aged men assess the music of middle-aged men. Past Prime is a series of conversations about the music that artists make after their youthful peak. Middle age can be like an inverse puberty for Rock stars. Do they all “lose it”? Can they rediscover it? Will they ever be great again? Often these albums are flaccid. Sometimes they are just sad. But, every once in a while they can be gl... more
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 25 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Categories | MusicMusic Commentary | ||||
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On episode 25 of Past Prime, we travel through The Mystic to the other side, where, in 2022, lockdown Van was consumed with "the data," Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab (head of the World Economic Forum). In Van's hard to explain new phase, however, M... more
On episode 24 of Past Prime, we go full “Sad Dad.” In 2017, after a decade being carried in the arms of cheerleaders, The National were disoriented. Their unexpected stardom was bumping up against their middle-aged domesticity. There was the scary ... more
On episode 23 of Past Prime, Steve and Matty revisit The King of Pop's penultimate album, which was really a double album, consisting of one greatest hits record and one lavish, eighty minute, fifteen track selection of new songs. "HIStory" was made ... more
On episode 22 of Past Prime, and with the passing of Tom Verlaine still very much a recent event, Steve and Matty return to the third (and final) album from New York proto-punk legends, Television. Released in 1992, fourteen years after the band had ... more
On episode 21 of Past Prime, Steve and Matty put on their dayglo, double-breasted suits and grab their headless guitars to fully absorb the proto-Alt noise of Tin Machine "II," the second album from David Bowie's alleged band of equals. Alongside Sta... more
On episode 20 of Past Prime, Steve and Matty hoist a nautical distress signal and recount every headline of the second half of the twentieth century, including "Belgians in the Congo," as they try to figure out who, exactly, started that fire. They b... more
On episode 19 of Past Prime, Steve and Matty bravely slog their way through "Calling All Stations," the fifteenth studio album from Prog Rock turned Stadium Pop legends, Genesis, and one of the most infamously awful last gasps in the history of Rock ... more
On episode 18 of Past Prime, Steve and Matty confront their demons which, as it turns out, do not look like Jam Bands. Nor do they resemble hacky sackers or fratty teens drinking Zimas and smoking joints in the parking lot. No, Matty and Steve come f... more
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- Positively terrible
If you’re interested in hearing two aging X’ers pontificate and belch out noxious opinions, this is the podcast for you. I dare you to make it through five minutes of any episode.
Apple Podcasts1DouglasLive
United States2 years ago - Highly recommended
Charming premise. Thoughtful commentary. The Crosby Stills Nash and Young episode is a highlight.
Apple Podcasts5cap7707United States4 years ago - Music to do the dishes to
I came to check out the Meat Loaf / Jim Steinman episode, but stuck around for James Taylor and ended up hooked. Please come over to Stitcher.
Apple Podcasts5EllavemiaUnited States5 years ago
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