Leave That Thing Alone Podcast
1) Episode 14 - Presto
Presto? More like "Depresssed Tho". Heh. It's a joke. And not entirely accurate, as J. W. likes a lot of this album, although the general tone of this episode is somewhere between "retroactive disappo...Show More
2) Episode 13 - Hold Your Fire
Hold it. HOLD IT. HOLD IT! Absolutely do not send us any emails or tweets or Facebook messages about "when is the next episode of the Rush podcast coming out", cuz the answer is "right now." Join J.W....Show More
3) Episode 12 - Power Windows
We were gone for a real long time, but now we're back, and this time we're talking about the synthiest of Rush's "synth-era" records, "Power Windows". Get ready for good times that devolve into okay t...Show More
4) Episode 11 - Grace Under Pressure
It's the album you probably forgot exists! We both did. Here's the thing though -- while J. wishes he could have permanently erased it from his memory, Collision exhibits a bit of a soft spot for the ...Show More
5) Episode 10 - Signals
It's time to enter the most controversial period of Rush's existence, the much-aligned "synthesizer era". This means that J. is super-happy, Collision is sort of on the fence, and 95% of the music med...Show More
6) Episode 09 - Moving Pictures
One of us loves this record. The other does not. OH MY GOODNESS, it's controversy. Tune in as we literally tear each other limb from limb as we discuss the album that contains classics like "Limelight...Show More
7) Episode 08 - Permanent Waves
Permanent Waves is Rush's first obvious attempt to dial back some of their maximalist prog rock tendencies, their first release with a breakout hit single everybody on the planet has heard, and is als...Show More
8) Episode 07 -- Hemispheres
ah yes, hemispheres. a half-forgettable album with exactly four songs on it that somehow inspires no end of "no true scotsman" arguing between men with black t-shirts and unkempt ponytails. some consi...Show More
9) Episode 06 -- A Farewell To Kings
It's time for a big first -- Here's a Rush album that both J. and Chris think is pretty friggin' good! It's concise, energetic, and contains several songs that are less than five minutes long (which i...Show More
10) Episode 05 -- 2112 (Side B)
Side B of 2112 is five songs that definitely exist. Maybe. I forgot two of them already. It's almost unavoidable that the back half of a record would be a little flat when the first half is an obvious...Show More