Although we do not like the term Yacht Rock, it represents an important and influential time in popular music. As the Baby Boom generation matured into their 30’s and 40’s, many members transitioned into a subset named the Me Generation.  In the late 1950’s and throughout the 1960’s, the Baby Boomers changed pop culture forever and at the same time scared the hell out of their parents, but nothing softens the edges like age.  Icons like Eric Clapton, CSN, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Jefferson Airplane, and others started to share a more personal musical journey reflecting their own lives and the lives of their 30 something fans. This and the rise of the singer songwriter, led to an abundance of thoughtful love songs, story songs, and soul-searching self-reflection.  Whether you call it Easy Listening, Soft Rock, The West Coast Sound, or Yacht Rock, there is no doubt this music lives on and influences current and future artists.

As charter members of Generation X, Louis and Mike experienced a lot of this firsthand as the adults around us grappled with adulthood after the turbulent 1960’s and during the laid back yet stressful 1970’s.  On this episode we discuss the music of this time as well as its connection to greater pop culture and our lives.

Apple Music

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The movie industry reached it’s mid-life crisis in the 1970’s as dark realism and nostalgia crept into all genres.  The major studios embraced outsiders blurring the lines between major and independent influencing nearly every movie that came after. On this episode Louis and Mike discuss their five favorite movies released in the 1970’s and of course go off on multiple tangents.  

Thanks for listening. I hope you will follow up us on social media and listen to the episode’s companion playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube. Go to www.the5v5podcast.com for details and links. Also please subscribe, rate, and review wherever that is available.

We would like to thank our producer and editor Billy Gardella, Larry Gendron for our logo, Jay Reason for graphics and technical support, and our executive producer Ethan Isaac and everyone at the Factory Underground.

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No filmmaker has had a greater impact on film and culture over the last 30 years than Quentin Tarantino. As much as he is influenced by the movies and television of his youth, music has always been a big part of not only the finished film, but Tarantino uses music all throughout the process as inspiration and character and plot development. As the world anticipates his 10th and final film, Louis and Mike discuss their 5 favorite Quentin Tarantino songs and scenes from the previous films.

Thanks for listening. I hope you will follow up us on social media and listen to the episode’s companion playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube. Go to www.the5v5podcast.com for details and links. Also please subscribe, rate, and review wherever that is available.

We would like to thank our producer and editor Billy Gardella, Larry Gendron for our logo, Jay Reason for graphics and technical support, and our executive producer Ethan Isaac and everyone at the Factory Underground.

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According to pop culture author and essayist Chuck Klosterman, the 90’s may be the last decade to be easily defined by itself. After the fury of Grunge abated, Rock became dominated by what was called Alternative music. From singer songwriters to just short of heavy metal, everybody was included under the Alternative umbrella. It was a time of inclusion and collaboration with Hip-Hop, Punk Rock, Hardcore all coming together as an “alternative” to the mainstream. On this episode we discuss our favorites from our first full decade as bona fide adults and our top 5 90’s Alternative Rock songs.

Please follow up us on social media and listen to the episode’s companion playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube. Go to www.the5v5podcast.com for details and links. Also please subscribe, rate, and review wherever that is available.

We would like to thank our producer and editor Billy Gardella, Larry Gendron for our logo, Jay Reason for graphics and technical support, and our executive producer Ethan Isaac and everyone at the Factory Underground.

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At the end of the last episode, we promised that the next subject would take us closer to the present, but then we both watched the Get Back Documentary by Peter Jackson and had to talk about it.  The Beatles are ubiquitous; not only as a result of their recordings, but also because an argument can be made that they influenced (directly or indirectly) every song and artist in popular music from their debut forward.  On this episode we discuss our favorite songs, our reactions to the new documentary, and everything we can think about associated with the fab four!

Thanks to our producer and editor Billy Gardella, Larry Gendron for our logo, Jay Reason for graphics and technical support, and our executive producer Ethan Isaac and everyone at the Factory Underground.

Follow up us on social media and listen to the episode’s companion playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube.  Go to www.the5v5podcast.com for details and links.  Also please subscribe, rate, and review wherever that is available.

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When Yankee great Joe DiMaggio made appearances at sporting events and mall openings, he would insist upon being introduced as the world’s greatest living baseball player.  At a time when Ted Williams, Wille Mays, Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron still walked the earth, it was a false claim, but like being the King of Pop or the King of All Media, say it enough and it will become true in people’s minds.  There is no similar controversy surrounding The Rolling Stones.  They ARE the greatest Rock n Roll band of all time both from the studio and from the stage.  There was no one before and they created the template for all that followed. 

On the first episode of the second season of the 5v5 Podcast, Mike and Louis discuss The Rolling Stones legacy including Charlie Watts recent passing, The Beatles vs Stones debate, good saxophone, the dynamic between Mick and Keith, the fact that Bill Wyman is still alive, and of course their top 5 song choices. 

We apologize for some of the audio issues in this episode.  Sometimes the challenges of recording remotely (Louis is in New Hampshire and Mike is in Connecticut) rears its ugly head.  Also please note we are trying something new.  The Spotify version of this episode will include several of our song choices embedded into the episode.  For those of you listening via another service, please go to www.the5v5podcast.com to gets links to the companion playlist for this episode which will be available on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.  The playlists include all of Mike’s and Louis’ picks as well as other songs discussed during the episode. 

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As the Punks grew up and learned to play their instruments, the music changed and became more sophisticated. At the same time executives in the music business wanted to shy away from the the rawness and violence Punk Rock projected so Punk Rock was repackaged and marketed as many new forms of music; Post Punk, The New Romantics, Synth Pop, and most notable New Wave!

New Wave was a combination of the youthful rebellion of Punk, the technology of progressive rock, and rhythms and soul of R&B. Early on the British were best examples of this new genre. Spurred on by MTV British bands flooded the us airwaves and charts dominating Rock n Roll throughout the 1980’s.

On this episode Mike and Louis discuss the music of their teenage years growing up in rural NH in the 1980’s.

Follow us on Instagram (@5v5Pod) and listen to our companion playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. As always more information about the show and the episode can be found at www.The5v5Podcast.com. #newwave, #secondbritishinvasion, #depechemode, #thecure, #duranduran, #thesmiths, #morrissey, #postpunk, #newromantics, #synthpop, #flockofseagulls, #mtv, #artofnoise, #musicvideos #bandaid, #cultureclub

APPLE MUSIC

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We hated the term then and it is basically meaningless now, but what was called Grunge in the late 1980’s to about 1992 changed Rock n Roll forever. Louis and Mike discuss the music of their angry young manhood and they try to defend and define a musical movement that exploded while it was exploited by the music industry and Madison Avenue.  

This episode is dedicated to Mike’s friend Pete Jones (@TinyVibrations) who lost his long battle with cancer.  Pete was a warrior and one of the funniest and most talented people anyone would have had the privilege of knowing.  

Follow us on Instagram (@5v5pod) and listen to our companion playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.  As always more information about the show and the episode can be found at www.the5v5podcast.com.  #grunge, #nirvana, #seattle, #aliceinchains, #soundgarden, #pearljam, #subpop, #jackendino, #charlespeterson, #pixies, #mudhoney, #skinyard, #templeofthedog, #singlemovie, #cameroncrowe 

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