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Podcast: The Matt ‘N’ Jeff Radio Hour – Episode 3

Popdose Staff July 23, 2011 14

So what’s this Matt ‘N’ Jeff Radio Hour thing all about anyway? If you follow Jeff Giles (@jefito) and Matt Wardlaw (@mwardlaw, @addictedtovinyl) on Twitter, you’ll be somewhat familiar with the musical discussions that go back and forth in 140 character bursts (and fast food related pontification as well). While there is quite a bit of division between the two of us on various musical topics relating to singer/songwriters (Tommy Shaw) and bands (too many to speak of!), we have a good amount of common ground on quite a few things.

After our inaugural trip discussing the new Bruce Hornsby live album, we’re back to discuss the latest album from ’80s hard rockers Night Ranger. Those who were fans of the “classic” era of Night Ranger (think of albums like Seven Wishes and Midnight Madness) will find a lot to love about this new album which is a promised return to the classic sound. The album delivers on that promise and then some, but don’t take our word for it….actually, please do take our word and listen to us for the full lowdown on everything that you need to know about the new record (Somewhere in California) plus a side dish conversation about the new album from The Outfield!

We’ll also reveal why former Night Ranger keyboardist Alan “Fitz” Fitzgerald is sitting in Eddie Van Halen’s breakfast nook.

The Matt ‘N’ Jeff Radio Hour, Episode 3: A Trip Through Night Ranger’s Somewhere in California….

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  • http://sonicweapons.net Thierry

    Barely 9 minutes in, and I already think this is your best work.

  • http://sonicweapons.net Thierry

    Also, that Bangles 7-inch you mention at the end – available only at Maurices, which doesn’t have any locations in Canada. Obviously.

  • Matt

    YES! Success!

  • http://sonicweapons.net Thierry

    You should really consider a “Stuff Thierry can’t get” tag.

  • http://mostlymodernmedia.wordpress.com Beau

    What did Jeff Watson say about Night Ranger since his departure?

    And when are you guys tackling the first Yes album in a decade?

  • http://mostlymodernmedia.wordpress.com Beau

    One belated thought — while a lot of Night Ranger material is relatively mature (or at least not immature), “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me” was always an amusing preposterous mismatch of music and lyrics. The music and the equally dramatic video imply some sort of impending tragedy. That tragedy, as described in the lyrics, is basically that it ain’t casual any more. Oh no! Train wreck!

  • http://www.popdose.com DwDunphy

    This is the most serious, thoughtful conversation about Night Ranger that’s ever been…even among members of Night Ranger.

  • Matt

    Good question..I don’t know that he’s said a lot.

    RE: The Yes album, we really should have talked about it here. I like it a lot. Have you heard it?

  • Matt

    I appreciate you doing anything to deflect attention from how much we talked about The Outfield. I have no shame, but there are people who might judge.

  • http://mostlymodernmedia.wordpress.com Beau

    I listened to the eponymous epic on Spotify in the background while I was working late last week. It’s not bad, though I had the same feeling I’ve had with a lot of latter-day Yes — that the long instrumental breaks don’t fit in any sort of logical way as they did on Roundabout, Close to the Edge, etc. Given the Horn/Downes input, I sometimes felt I was listening to a really long Buggles song. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    If I’m remembering right, he basically accused them of getting rid of him so Blades, Keagy, and Gillis could grab a bigger share of the profits.

  • Anonymous

    Am i the only one to have missed Episode 2 of this series ???
    was it not tagged … or there never was any to begin with lol

  • Matt

    It happened, but the audio quality was unusable. We spent about 90 minutes talking with former Chicago guitarist Dawayne Bailey, getting his perspective on the new archival Rhino Handmade ‘Live in ’75′ release from Chicago as both a fan and someone who played with the group. Unfortunately, Dawayne’s audio was really bad and as we discuss in the above episode, it would be like listening to Charlie Brown’s school teacher, trying to decipher what Dawayne is talking about..

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    We had to take a Wilburys-style leap after the second episode (featuring a discussion of Chicago’s latest live album that included ex-band member Dawayne Bailey) was ruined by technical difficulties.