Discography

Sometimes the end of one band is the beginning of several new adventures: unlikely supergroups, overlooked masterpieces, and the quiet confidence of an artist who kept moving forward no matter what name appeared on the album cover. Host Marc With a C follows Curt Kirkwood through the years in-between incarnations of the Meat Puppets; writing and recording with a remarkable cast of collaborators. First: the supergroup Eyes Adrift, alongside Krist Novoselic of Nirvana and Bud Gaugh of Sublime. After that band's brief lifespan, Kirkwood and Gaugh regrouped as Volcano. Finally, Curt stepped out completely on his own with the understated and deeply personal solo album Snow . This isn't an intermission in the Meat Puppets story, it's a chance to see one of alternative rock's most distinctive songwriters through a different lens. Eyes Adrift blends the musical DNA of three legendary bands into something entirely new, Volcano expands Curt's love of reggae, country, and psychedelic rock into a loose, sun-soaked collaboration, and Snow strips away nearly everything but the songs themselves, revealing just how timeless Kirkwood's writing had become. Curt never sounded like a guest in anyone else's band; these collaborations grew naturally from friendships rather than celebrity. In this episode we examine what happens when a songwriter with nothing left to prove simply follows his instincts. These records may not bear the Meat Puppets name, but they carry the same unmistakable fingerprints: surreal imagery, desert horizons, and melodies that always seem to find beauty in unexpected places. Links: The Meat Puppets Marc With a C on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not every chapter in a band's history is defined by triumph. Sometimes the most revealing stories are the ones told through uncertainty. Host Marc With a C chronicles the Meat Puppets' journey through one of the most turbulent periods of their career. Beginning with their overlooked record No Joke , continuing through the You Love Me EP, the reflective Golden Lies , and the raw Live album released by DCN Records; we'll examine a band trying to hold itself together as the ground beneath it continues to shift. Along the way, the classic lineup of Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood, and Derrick Bostrom comes to an end, with both Cris and Derrick Bostrom departing the group entirely. Meanwhile, deeper personal struggles cast an ever-lengthening shadow over the years to come. This isn't simply a story about records. It's about resilience under impossible circumstances. No Joke pushes forward, despite growing instability, You Love Me captures Curt Kirkwood still willing to experiment, Golden Lies carries an unmistakable sense of reflection and weariness, and Live serves as a snapshot of a group of ringers that could summon remarkable chemistry even as their own future became increasingly uncertain. We'll explore how lineup changes altered the band's dynamic, how addiction and personal turmoil threatened to eclipse the music in the public narrative, and why these releases are more than a bridge between better-known eras. Even in the darkest moments, Curt Kirkwood's songwriting continues to search for beauty, humor, and humanity where most bands would have settled for despair. There are endings that no one could yet recognize as endings, songs that carried more weight than they first appeared to, and a band whose greatest challenge was never writing remarkable music: it was surviving long enough to keep playing it. Links: The Meat Puppets Marc With a C on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Success changes every band. For the Meat Puppets, it simply gave more people the chance to discover what was there all along. Host Marc With a C follows Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood, and Derrick Bostrom as they leave SST Records for London Records, navigating the leap to a major label with Forbidden Places , breaking through to a wider audience with Too High to Die , and revealing another side of their all-too “Automatic Mojo” on the intimate and barely-known Camp Songs (a live compilation released in 2023 that contains performances from this era). Along the way, we'll also revisit one of the defining moments of the decade, when an appearance alongside Nirvana on MTV Unplugged introduced millions of listeners to songs the Meat Puppets carried with them for years. This isn't a story about "selling out". It's about what happens when this incredibly singular band suddenly finds itself in the spotlight. Forbidden Places refined the band's ever-expanding palette, Too High to Die channeled that adventurous spirit into some of the most immediately memorable songs of their career, while things like the 10” EP Raw Meat and Camp Songs stripped everything back to reveal just how well-rounded the group always really was. Through changing audiences and growing expectations, the Kirkwoods never stopped sounding like themselves. In this episode, we explore the strange relationship between underground credibility and mainstream success, the strangeness of "Alternative music" in 1994, how one unforgettable television performance reshaped the band's public perception, and why the biggest hit in a catalog often tells only a fraction of the story. We'll also examine the creative momentum that carried the Meat Puppets through one of alternative rock's biggest cultural moments without sacrificing the oddball perspective that made them impossible to imitate in the first place. Because for the Meat Puppets, the destination was never fame, it was always the next song waiting just beyond the swirlin' backwater. Links: The Meat Puppets Marc With a C on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every great band reaches the point where evolution isn't optional, it's inevitable. In this episode, host Marc With a C explores the Meat Puppets at the close of their run with SST Records. We begin with the concise songwriting of Huevos , capturing the trio's onstage chemistry on Live in Montana , and arriving at the ambitious, loudly expansive Monsters . Through it all, Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood, and Derrick Bostrom continue to redefine what a rock band could sound like without ever losing sight of who they were. This era sees the band learning that complexity doesn't always mean adding more notes; it can mean saying more with fewer. Huevos pares songs down to their essentials, Live in Montana (released in 1999, but chronicling two live shows in 1988) reminds us that the Meat Puppets were never content to reproduce their records onstage, and Monsters finds the band embracing a heavier, more muscular sound without abandoning its psychedelic heart; reaching toward a broader audience while remaining unmistakably Meat Puppets. We'll dig into the tension between discipline and freedom, the way these records balance memorable hooks with moments that seem to float just outside conventional structure, and how the band's desert-born psychedelia became less about sonic effects than about perspective. Even when the songs are grounded, they still look over the next hill, asking what else might be waiting there. Monsters aren't always frightening, memories refuse to sit still, and performances reveal new shapes every time the songs are played. These are albums where the obvious path is almost never the interesting one, and where the music reminds you that change isn't something to fear. Sometimes you don't outrun monsters; sometimes you invite them into the song! Links: The Meat Puppets Marc With a C on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meat Puppets didn't leave psychedelia behind after Meat Puppets II , they disappeared into it. In this episode, host Marc With a C follows Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood, and Derrick Bostrom through three releases that transformed the band's sound without sacrificing its identity: the luminous Up on the Sun , the adventurous Out My Way EP, and the dreamlike Mirage . Still recording for SST Records, the trio embraced melody, atmosphere, and fearless experimentation, proving that "punk" had never been the destination. This isn't a story about a band mellowing with age, it's about artists becoming increasingly comfortable trusting instinct over convention. The songs stretch toward the horizon, guitars shimmer like heat rising from desert asphalt, and melodies drift in and out of focus like mirages themselves. Their psychedelia isn't just an effect, it's a perspective; one where the ordinary world quietly slips the leash. Discover why these albums reward the kind of listening that lets your mind wander rather than race toward conclusions as they blur the lines between country, folk, garage rock, and cosmic exploration. All the while, Curt Kirkwood's elliptical lyrics leave just enough space for listeners to finish the picture. Expect conversations about suns that never quite set, landscapes that seem to breathe, and visions that vanish the moment you think you've understood them. The Meat Puppets were never interested in handing you a map, they're more interested in showing you the horizon... and asking what you think is waiting there. Links: The Meat Puppets Marc With a C on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season Five of Discography begins where the desert first started humming: before Too High to Die , before MTV, before “Lake of Fire” became somebody else's campfire song. Host Marc With a C traces the earliest evolution of the Meat Puppets through three foundational releases: the frantic In a Car EP, the feral self-titled debut, and the astonishing leap that is Meat Puppets II . Along the way, we'll follow Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood, and Derrick Bostrom as they transform from Arizona hardcore outliers into one of the most imaginative bands to emerge from SST Records. This isn't a show about gossip or mythology; it's about the stories pressed into the vinyl: how five minutes of chaos on In a Car hinted at something stranger. How the debut LP stretched hardcore until country, folk, and psychedelia started leaking through the cracks. And why Meat Puppets II remains one of the most startling artistic left turns in American independent music. In this season debut, we'll examine songs that seem to wander in circles only to arrive exactly where they needed to be; across desert landscapes, black rainbows, lakes of fire, plateaus, through tumbling tumbleweeds, and the peculiar way the Kirkwood brothers make existential dread sound oddly comforting. Proof that sometimes the strangest path is the straightest one, because the best records don't just ask you to listen, they ask you to keep climbing until you find yourself up on the sun. Links: The Meat Puppets Marc With a C on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discography returns for its fifth season on August 5th. The legendary artist whose oeuvre we're unpacking? None other than your favorite musicians' favorite musicians: The Meat Puppets! Join host Marc With a C for a seven episode sojourn, weekly on Wednesdays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discography Producer Cat Blackard reports in with a brief update on the show and a new documentary about Discography 's host, Marc With A C. The film is called Half Serious, Half Kidding: The Digital Footprint Of An Obscure Rock Star it's coming soon to streaming platforms, but if you're keen to get a limited run physical copy with a soundtrack, zine, and a wealth of bonus content... now's your chance - until Thursday, May 2 at 11:50 AM Eastern, that is. Back it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwacdoc/marc-with-a-c-documentary-on-blu-ray-with-soundtrack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discography host Marc With a C posits (and tries to answer) the eternal question: what IS Black Sabbath? Armed only with the records, some supplemental reading material, and a little commentary through the season from Jim Myers of Milk Carton Superstars, Razorfist (aka The Rageaholic, host of Black Sabbath: Metal Mythos ), Ernie Cunnigan (producer of the Forbidden album, guitarist for Body Count), and some recited exclusive commentary from a source that could change all that you know about Sabbath, Marc chronicles their post-Forbidden releases/activity/false starts, including Heaven & Hell's The Devil You Know , all the way to 13 ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discography host Marc With a C posits the eternal question: what IS Black Sabbath? Armed only with the records, some supplemental reading material, and a little commentary from Razorfist (aka The Rageaholic), Ernie Cunnigan (producer of the Forbidden album, guitarist for Body Count), and some recited exclusive commentary from a source that could change all that you know about Sabbath, Marc chronicles their music from The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, Tyr, Dehumanizer, Cross Purposes and the too-often maligned Forbidden record on this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discography host Marc With a C posits the eternal question: what IS Black Sabbath? Armed only with the records, some supplemental reading material, and a little commentary from Jim Myers of Milk Carton Superstars, plus Razorfist (aka The Rageaholic), Marc chronicles their music from Technical Ecstasy all the way to the oft-misunderstood Seventh Star album on this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wait is over! Host Marc With a C posits the eternal question: what IS Black Sabbath? Armed only with the records, some supplemental reading material, and a little commentary from Jim Myers of Milk Carton Superstars, Marc chronicles their music from the 1969 debut all the way to Sabotage on this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With literally hundreds of compilations exploring the continuum of The Who's canon discography and beyond... keeping track of variations and critical recordings can be genuinely maddening! Let Discography 's host, Marc With a C, be your leader and your guide to the compilation cream that rose to the top and the remixed albums that are completely essential for any self-respecting Who fanatic. Learn about how the legendary band's catalog got into such messy shape, and if you've joined us for our entire journey through the Who's history, this epilogue episode ties up some of the loose ends in The Who's canon as we look onward to the future. On this series we aim to provide an exhaustive but equally entertaining look at a musician's work. Taking on one of the greatest and most important acts in the history of rock music is something we don't take lightly - as evidenced by our comprehensive journey through not just the band's work, but also their complete solo careers. That's a lot of records! And with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry recording a new Who record at this very moment, it's a history that's very much still on-going. For the dedicated Who collector, getting is all is a next to impossible feat, and Marc can't really offer you any easy answers, but if you're into the minutia of just how far one can exploit a catalog of recorded songs? This might be your favorite episode of Discography yet! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After John Entwistle's shocking death on the eve of The Who's 2002 tour, few could have been blamed for considering that event to be the proverbial "end of the road" for the group. Even fewer could have predicted that it would instead be followed by one of the largest tours in the band's history and their first album of new material in well over two decades, Endless Wire . But that's not all! If you'll carefully check the liner notes to Roger Daltrey's 2018 album As Long As I Have You - you might even notice enough appearances from Pete Townshend to consider it a secret Who album. Rather than being The Who's twilight years, the era from 2002-present is actually among the most productive periods since their initial heyday! Host, Marc With a C, digs into the circumstances that brought the Who to a full-fledged reemergence - even when the backstories aren't particularly flattering. In fact, there's an especially ugly elephant in the room that we have to address right off the bat, and you might want to consider this introductory text to be a trigger warning. Grim and grimy tidings aside, The Who soldier on valiantly, traveling to nearly every continent possible, reviving ideas, songs, and vault material, and just when we think they're done... Well, they shocked us by announcing work on a new record shortly after we concluded recording this season. Marc With a C is your leader, he is your guide, and he's all too happy to help you Be Lucky on this Amazing Journey! Albums touched on in this episode include Then & Now , Edge Of The World , View From a Backstage Pass , Endless Wire , Live At Hull , Going Back Home , As Long As I Have You , and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 90s were a strange and unpredictable time for The Who. The band was back as a touring act but little else, meanwhile the individual members pressed on into their solo careers. Townshend's passion projects paved the way for eventual Who material, Daltry soldiered on to find a way forward musically, and Entwistle threw caution to the wind to start his own group with friends Steve Luongo and Godfrey Townsend (no relation). These twelve-odd years are the building blocks of how The Who put themselves back together - recreating the sounds of their records onstage for the first time - instead of the other way around. Plus... there's some very deep wells of little-known, but vital material to explore. Prepare for Maximum Discography! Join host Marc for a fan's-eye-view into the controversial 1989 reunion tour and a deep dive with Cap Blackard into the pros and cons of the two different versions of Townshend's concept album, Psychoderelict . Eventually the band returned to loudest, classic-style performances for the most surprising reason of all: Townshend getting as close to finishing Lifehouse as possible. Those stripped down gigs from 1999-2001 were well received. In fact - some believe The Who's appearance at the Concert For New York can hang with the leagues of Queen at Live Aid! But the new highs weren't to last, this episode goes up to the very last notes John Entwistle would ever play onstage with his childhood friends before his untimely passing in 2002. Albums covered in this episode include Join Together , Rocks In The Head , Psychoderelict (both the dialogue and music-only versions), Thirty Years of Maximum R&B , Live At Isle Of Wight 1970 , Left For Live , A Benefit For Maryville Academy , BBC Sessions , The Blues To The Bush , Lifehouse Chronicles , Music From Van-Pires , Scoop 3 , and more from this era! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the release of their 1982 album, It's Hard , The Who called it quits and spent the rest of the 80s redefining their solo careers. Join Discography host Marc With a C as he chronicles what he's dubbed "the first farewell era" - exploring the ways that the group had splintered and how they carried on in finding their individual voices. John Entwistle wouldn't have much luck getting his new record off the ground, Roger Daltry released a series of baffling solo projects, while Pete Townshend dabbled in film, book editing, and pursuits that would increasingly incorporate interwoven stories. This is where Discography's commitment to discovering WHO the band really is kicks into gear as we dive into not just what the members do between albums, but what they do when there's no band to fall back on. And there's plenty of revelations to go around! For instance: Marc admits that he'd misunderstood the intent of Townshend's Iron Man album for years, and posits a theory about the White City album/film that's so controversial that it may make you rethink everything you think you know about The Who's chronology! During this period, the three remaining members would occasionally find themselves reunited for the odd benefit or awards show, but in 1989 the bands silence was truly broken when they returned to the touring circuit with a massively expanded lineup. It's an especially strange but rewarding era for our three remaining protagonists, and the story isn't even close to being fully told yet! Albums touched on in this episode are It's Hard , Scoop , Parting Should Be Painless , Who's Last , Under a Raging Moon , White City: A Novel , The Rock , Deep End Live! , Another Scoop , Can't Wait To See The Movie , The Iron Man , and other assorted releases from the era! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between 1977 and 1982, The Who changed in inconceivable ways. They were still a huge live draw, they were making massive hit records, and their tenure as stars of the silver screen was only seeming to grow, but this period certainly contained some of the saddest chapters in Who history: the death of the seemingly indestructible Keith Moon, the passing of previous manager Kit Lambert, and the Cincinnati stampede that left many fans injured or deceased. However, the records the group made during these trying times remain as solid as anything that any group of humans could hope to churn out under such dire circumstances. This transitional time that saw the band bring drummer Kenney Jones into the fray and allowing an outside keyboardist to appear on the stage with the group in the form of John "Rabbit" Bundrick. Meanwhile, Pete Townshend's solo successes sometimes overshadowed those of his main group. Join host, Marc With A C, for this highly emotional episode leading us into some of the most hotly debated moves that The Who would ever make. And to think... we're only half of the way through this season! This episode we explore Rough Mix , Who Are You , The Kids Are Alright , McVicar , the soundtrack version of Quadrophenia , Empty Glass , Face Dances , Too Late The Hero , All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes , and a few other assorted sundries from this era! Be sure to check out our full index of every record discussed - over in our Reverb LP record bin! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By 1973, The Who were superstars. Their gargantuan rock opera Quadrophenia had given wayward teenagers a mirror with which to find themselves, even though the ensuing tour would be the catalyst for each band member to go a bit off the rails in their own ways. Join host Marc With a C on a sojourn through 1973 to 1976, when Ken Russell's film adaptation of Tommy took the world by storm, and turned lead vocalist Roger Daltrey into a heartthrob for teenyboppers everywhere. During this short window, three-fourths of the band would somehow also find the time to make solo statements, each with varying degrees of success, while Pete would bleed onto the page with confessional works like The Who By Numbers . Brace yourselves for Maximum Discography, as this episode touches on the albums Quadrophenia , Odds & Sods , Two Sides of the Moon , Mad Dog , Ride a Rock Horse , The Who By Numbers , One of the Boys , and even a few soundtrack appearances! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first episode saw the band rise from humble beginnings all the way to 1969, when The Who had somehow made themselves world famous for writing a rock opera about a physically challenged boy with a talent for... pinball? Of course, you'd celebrate such a feat with a tour of revered opera houses and then record a live album in a glorified school cafeteria, wouldn't you? I mean, it just makes sense. Join host Marc With A C as he traces the connection between the The Who emerging on the global stage, while the members themselves used their newfound power to explore their own interests in solo records. If you thought Tommy was a lofty premise, well then you don't know "Lifehouse". We explore the unfinished project which would have predicted the internet in 1971; the rock-redefining music that came out of it, and much more: Live At Leeds , Smash Your Head Against The Wall , Who's Next , Who Came First , Whistle Rhymes , Daltrey , and Rigor Mortis Sets In ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discography is a quarterly podcast chronicling a legendary artist’s catalog album by album - and this season is one for the record books. Host Marc With a C has already taken on the entirety of Frank Zappa's impenetrably expansive catalogue and the surprising intricacies of Janet Jackson, but now he's cracking open the chronicles of one of the most influential bands of all-time: The Who! Maybe you're a longtime fan... maybe you're curious what all the fuss is about. With Discography, you can walk in a novice, and come out well-informed and with a new favorite record or two. And if you’re a longtime fan, Marc goes deep enough that you’ll be brimming with new factoids and perspectives. But this season is something really special. We're not only covering the studio records made by the band proper, we're also dropping the needle on every live record, single, and solo release from Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, and Roger Daltry. Yes - this is no ordinary Who documentary. This is a quest to examine the big picture and discover WHO this legendary band really are. In the first episode, we share the story of how a management team signed a band to make a motion picture and that ragtag outfit became one of the greatest international sensations of all time. We're journeying from 1964-1969 and covering My Generation , A Quick One , The Who Sell Out , Tommy and all points in-between. This is going to be an action packed season, and Marc isn't pulling any punches. This is his favorite band, after all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.