Face The Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-by-song Podcast

Guess who was the last person on the planet to see The Goonies.

The Erics talk about rocketing Elon Musk into space, the insanity of Trump, and EPJ's job anxiety. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173. Subscribe to EPJ's comic strip at https://www.patreon.com/LNTCS

Songs and comedy sketches about the latest tech gadgets of the late 19th century.

Five years after their album Metallica made them the biggest heavy metal band in the world, Metallica returned with a new album, Load. Though the lyrical content was more personal and still quite dark, the appearance was of a lighter, more mainstream Metallica, with short hair and eyeliner.  While the album still sold well it was obvious the old Metallica was gone. 

The top 40 songs this week in 1959.

The Move moves away from overly lengthy experimentation into short bouncy Pop music. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

Packed with memories. Eric recrates his experience the night John Lennon was shot. A friends wedding anniversary. A 2011 reminder that nothing has changed in 2024. Plus...FLARP!!!! Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to his comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS

Mars needs women!!!

The Erics discuss the differences between music licensing, bad pizza, cat poop, and Jeff Bezos. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

Songs about, and recordings of the actual US presidents from the 1880s-1920s.

After giving up on their reel-to-reel video movie Vileness Fats and spending a good portion of the 1970s working on the album Eskimo, the Residents had found some critical and cult acclaim. During that time they had released a 7-inch EP called Duck Stab! and, as they were working on Eskimo, came up with a similar EP called Buster and Glen. Rather than release it on its own, it was combined with Duck Stab!, and the resulting collection of songs remains one of their most popular releases to date. Expanding on that, in 1980, instead of another huge concept album, the Residents released Commercial Album, which consisted of 40 one-minute songs. The result was some of the most memorable music of their career. 

The top 40 songs in America this week in 1959.

We learn a few things about Scotland, and lettuce. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

The Great Recession gets to Eric. He enjoys the sweet freedom of being single, and recalls fragrant memories of his Christmas tree. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to his comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS

A school full of naughty girls deal with one werewolf.

Liberal Eric and moderate independent Eric talk about the incoming catastrophic dumpster fire, and what they did with their MAGA friends. Donate to the podcast through PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

A random selection of cylinders from the 1900s, and the records that made the chart 100 years ago this week.

After Welcome to My Nightmare, and especially a hit single with "Only Women Bleed", Alice Cooper as a solo artist was continuing the same success as he had with the band called Alice Cooper. The problem was that success was catching up with him in the form of alcoholism, sapping both his health and his creativity. Still, guitarist Dick Wagner and producer and keyboard player Bob Ezrin managed to keep Alice going through the end of the '70s. A second ballad, "I Never Cry", kept him on the charts, even if his second solo album was a warning of things to come. 

The top 40 songs in America a few decades ago.

It is possible to feel too good for too long. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.