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 Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Matt celebrates the wonderful and deeply undervalued legacy of Labi Siffre, a consummate musician, poet, and activist. Thomas then majorly gets on his case about not liking one of his favorite bands of the 21st century.
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Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Matt gushes over a nearly forgotten classic record by the perpetually underrated Kinks, while Thomas fires up the BBQ and cracks open a cold one to celebrate the perpetually misunderstood Boss of New Jersey.
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Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Matt examines one of the great tragic figures of folk, nearly forgotten by time - though he expects she'll make a resurgence! Thomas then needles him over his "hate" of Pet Sounds, and things spin out of control from there.
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Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Matt charges in to defend the reputation of one of the most critically reviled albums in recent memory (hint, it's "Lulu"). Thomas goes down the Joni Mitchell rabbit-hole, and shares one of his favorite moments in all recorded music history.
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Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Matt raves passionately about the Best Live Album Of All Time. Thomas brings the energy back waaaay down with a contest involving the music of Bruce Willis and Steven Seagal.
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Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Also a little shorter than normal - you'll hear why...
Thomas kicks things off today, talking about another Japanese band. Matt follows up with a discussion on the different Becks, and which Beck is the best Beck.
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This episode features a version of Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1, performed by Kevin MacLeod
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Matt's a papa! Huge congrats. Now he won't stop going on about dad rock. Meanwhile, Thomas is soooo confident about who the Greatest American Songwriter is.https://www.thinlear.com/https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/
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Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Matt shares tunes from an album that's gonna make it hard to fall asleep tonight. Thomas discusses a particularly underappreciated artist, with an existential twist.
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Matt gushes over how great Randy Newman is - screw you, Family Guy. Thomas showcases the best (and worst) Bob Dylan has to offer in the vocals department.
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Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Matt makes a passionate defense of the country music genre (the key is to mostly stick with the 70's...) Thomas conducts an experiment - if you hate a band, and then that band makes an album they themselves hate, do two musical wrongs make a right?
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