Losing My Opinion
Are we sure The Wall is a masterpiece? Can Dylan legit sing well? Is McCartney actually a lazy songwriter? And what exactly is “Nixon-rock”…? These are just some of the hard-hitting questions two indie musician pals, Thin Lear (Matt) and Niagara Moon (Thomas), come in with every week, surprising each other with strange fixations, controversial opinions, and of course - songs to listen to together. Join them as they eloquently bicker over the last 90 years of recorded music history, finding the overrated, underrated, and everything weird in-between.
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Episodes
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Our 2nd guest! Matt's old chum and comedy writer Tom Rainey (Vulture, Funny or Die) comes on for this very special occasion. Thomas kicks things off with an exposé on the Bad Boys of 80's Japanese pop, sharing tunes from Yutaka Ozaki, The Blue Hearts, and Yasuyuki Okamura. Tom then takes the reins with a loving ode to 90's wrestler theme music, and the underrated genius behind it all - Jim Johnston.
(Sorry we keep pronouncing it "Johnson"...)
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Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Matt enlists Thomas to help evaluate the workout playlist at his local gym on several criteria, with decidedly mixed results. Thomas then gets out the hazmat suits as they wade into the toxic wasteland that is Ted Nugent (aka Uncle Ted), and struggle to assess the songs on their own merits.
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Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Of course there's no such thing, but Matt shares his personal favorite from David's discography. Thomas largely agrees, and then presents his "Trilogy of Power Trios" - and no, neither Nirvana, Cream, nor Jimi Hendrix made the cut.
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Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Our first guest! Matt brings on his oooold bandmate and chum Nathaniel Safren to join in the fun. Thomas opens the show with an in-depth examination into the Patron Saint of Long Island - the Piano Man himself. Lots of conflicted feelings... Nathaniel then talks about the legacy of the "skit track" in hip-hop albums, and almost gets the podcast canceled. Good job, buddy.
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Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Matt shares a beloved compilation of classic soul tracks (his favorite genre, of course) called "Take Me To The River". Things then take a wild turn as Thomas unleashes what he claims to be the most self-indulgent album ever, and somehow also gets Poseidon Ishikawa into the mix...See Thin Lear at the Mercury Lounge on Sep 15th: https://mercuryeastpresents.com/event/jesse-malin/
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Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Matt makes Thomas physically nauseous with a selection of nu-metal tracks from his youth, supposedly the cream of the genre's crop. Thomas then saves the day by digging into the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack, Richard O'Brien, and Tim Curry - imagining an alternate musical timeline that never was...https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/https://www.thinlear.com/
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Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Matt unleashes his over-the-top enthusiasm for the very over-the-top "prog-adjacent" Electric Light Orchestra - particularly their album Eldorado. Thomas then sets off on a journey to discover the reason why many superb early 90's UK bands couldn't quite make their dent into the US market. It's a bizarre phenomenon known as the "Jangle-pop Bermuda Triangle"...https://www.thinlear.com/https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/Twitter:https://twitter.com/losingmyopinionIG:https://www.facebook.com/losingmyopinion/Tiktok: (groan...)https://www.tiktok.com/@losingmyopinionAsk us a question via our DMs! We'll do an FAQ segment one of these days...
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Matt shares one of his favorite 90's alternative albums that he believes should get to sit on the shelf with all the big boys like Nirvana or Soundgarden. Thomas then reveals some bizarre songs that are actually very near and dear to his heart. Are they guilty pleasures? That's for Judge Matt to decide, in the very first installment of "Guilty or Not Guilty?"
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Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
(Note: This episode was recorded much earlier than others. If anything seems weird, there ya go.)Matt shares his guiltiest musical pleasure - does it serve as escapism? A bizarre vicariousness? Who knows. Thomas introduces yet another Japanese band he loves, even more than their Western counterpart... Time for Kirinji!
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Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Matt conducts a twisted experiment where they listen to five of the "best" Kiss songs - all for the first time - to see if they can't change their minds about the band at least a little. Thomas then starts sharing the good stuff. The real stuff. All songs previously shown may now be dismissed.(Artists mentioned: Sachiko Kanenobu, Happy End, Makoto Kubota)https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/https://www.thinlear.com/
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