Fifty by Two

Episode 14 – #37 – Distracted by Four Men in their Seventies

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Two giants of music history clash in this episode, and one host fails to complete their homework on time. We give mentions to some of our favourite YouTubers, discuss some niche anatomy, and wonder what day it is.

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Episode 14 – Distracted by Four Men in their Seventies

Transcript coming soon.

Content warnings: some explicit language in music clips.

See below for show notes, and further listening and watching recommendations. Note that this will contain spoilers, and we’d recommend reading on after listening to the episode.

Recommendations

Angry – a new song from The Rolling Stones.
Anything She Does official video by Genesis, featuring Benny Hill.
A live recording of Watcher of the Skies – a taste of early Genesis from their 1972 album Foxtrot.
Clip from the 80s movie Masters of the Universe, in which a tune reminiscent of a section of Land of Confusion is whistled.
Land of Confusion official video.
Benny Hill’s Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West).
Metallica’s live show in Antarctica (probably contains some explicit language, I haven’t checked).
ECW wrestler Sandman, entering to… Enter Sandman.
The Memory Remains – a highlight from Metallica’s mid-late 90s alternative rock era.
Whiplash – a highlight of Metallica’s 1981 debut Kill ’em All, played live in 1992 (explicit language from very early on and flashing images).
Some insights into why Lars Ulrich is not entirely popular among some of his peers and fans (slightly edited explicit language in some quotations).
Metallica playing Creeping Death live at Download in 2004, with the late Joey Jordison filling in on drums (drumcam view).

Some ‘dank’ Lars Ulrich memes:

Rodrigo Y Gabriella play their cover of Orion live.
In 2006, Kerrang Magazine commissioned these eight covers for a tribute to Master of Puppets (playlist). 1: Battery (Machine Head). 2: Master of Puppets (Trivium). 3: The Thing That Should Not Be (Mendeed). 4: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Bullet for my Valentine). 5: Disposable Heroes (Chimaera). 6: Leper Messiah (Fightstar). 7: Orion (Mastodon). 8: Damage Inc. (Funeral for a Friend).
Opera singer and vocal coach Elizabeth Zharoff hears Master of Puppets for the first time.
Classical composer Doug Helvering hears Orion for the first time.
Sir Elton John on Metallica (some explicit language from a Knight of the Realm).
The Miley Cyrus cover of Nothing Else Matters featuring Elton John, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Red Hot Chilli Peppers drummer Chad Smith, and Metallica’s current bassist Robert Trujillo.
Master of Puppets as featured in season four of Stranger Things (some explicit language and scenes of a horror-genre nature).
Eddie Munson actor Joseph Quinn meets Metallica (contains explicit language).

Metallica’s All Within my Hands foundation.

Albums Discussed in this Episode

  1. James’ choice: Genesis – Invisible Touch (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
  2. Glen’s choice: Metallica – Master of Puppets (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).

Countdowns So Far

You can also see how we rank each other’s albums here. Note that this is up to and including the latest published episode, so will contain spoilers if you are not up-to-date.

RankJamesGlen
#50Tim Minchin – Matilda, the MusicalHorse the Band – R. Borlax
#49The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic RockMike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
#48Remy Zero – The Golden HumNile – Annihilation of the Wicked
#47Harry Secombe – Bless This HouseNick Drake – Pink Moon
#46Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way BabyThe Reindeer Section – Son of Evil Reindeer
#45Dr Dre – 2001Elbow – Asleep in the Back
#44Lauren Daigle – Look Up ChildGomez – Bring it On
#43The Baseballs – Strike!Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
#42Tom Jones – ReloadForeign Slippers – Farewell to the Old Ghosts
#41Black Lace – Party PartyOpeth – Ghost Reveries
#40Nell Bryden – Shake the TreeMaximum the Hormone – Bu-ikikaesu
#39The Torero Band – Lennon and McCartney, Tijuana StyleJimmy Eat World – Clarity
#38Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs – God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t RiseGoo Goo Dolls – Dizzy up the Girl
#37Genesis – Invisible TouchMetallica – Master of Puppets

Our current theme is an arrangement of Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin (written by John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant) using (at James’ request) harpsichord, bassoon, and triangle, made by Glen.

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