Season 2 starts with D'Angelo "Black Messiah" and AC/DC's "Power Up" getting a spin on our digital turntables. Brian and Fred review each album and give you The Good, The Bad and The Boogie. Released in 2014 "Black Messiah" by D'Angelo and The Vanguard is the 3rd album and came after a tumulus 14 year absence for D'Angelo. This album received criti…

Two albums featuring musicians' musicians! Alvin Youngblood Hart mixes his San Francisco upbringing with Mississippi Country Blues to create some of the best guitar work we've heard in awhile. Motivational Speaker features some impressive guests including Luther Dickinson and Audley Freed. Hemispheres is Rush's epic prog rock classic. Featuring onl…

Episode 15 of the Swap has another great pair of albums. Childish Gambino, the music stage name of actor/director Donald Glover has shades of old school funk and soul but a refreshing weird flavor as well in "Awaken, My Love!" This album has all sorts of hidden gems we discuss. Released in 1992, The Screaming Tree's "Sweet Oblivion" was a mild succ…

Episode 14 of features Bluegrass and Rap for a diverse mix. Balsam Range is a five-piece Bluegrass band from Canton, North Carolina and named the band from local Blue Ridge Mountains. Papertown tells the story of Canton as an old paper mill town. The album won several awards including top Bluegrass album for the year and features some great covers …

In this episode we swap Sheer Mag's 2017 release "Need to Feel Your Love" and Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly". Released in 1982, "The Nightfly" was Donald Fagen's first solo album after the breakup of Steely Dan. Using many of the same musicians, Fagen crafts one of the masterpieces of it's day and the first digitally recorded album. Hailing from Phi…

Anderson .Paak and Primus are the albums swapped in Episode 12. Malibu is the second album from Paak whose attention to detail is not just part of his name but evident in his music. Malibu was a breakthrough album for Paak spawning four singles and a Grammy nomination. Sailing the Seas of Cheese is the second album from San Francisco's Primus, rele…

Heartbreakers and Backstabbers are discussed in episode 11 where this week's albums are from Ryan Adams and The O'Jays. Backstabbers was a groundbreaking 70s soul/funk release from the O'Jays defining the Philly Soul sound. The hit single Love Train was a huge success along with several other singles from Backstabbers. Heartbreaker was Ryan Adam's …

Episode 10 features Faith No More's 1992 release "Angel Dust" and HAIM's "Days Are Gone". Angel Dust was a blueprint for many of the 90s rock bands that followed. It was the first album to feature Mike Patton's songwriting for the band and the last to have Jim Martin on guitar. HAIM has been on rise as of late with their album Days are Gone. The th…

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Sgt. Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles in episode 9. Swapped with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard "Oddments", an psychedelic rock band from Australia. Hailed as one of the greatest albums ever recorded, "Sgt. Pepper's" is a masterpiece of songwriting as well as creating new recording techniques. …

Episode 8 features Amy Winehouse's Grammy-winning album "Back to Black" and the Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique". Both albums were the second releases from each artist and demonstrate expanded songwriting and music beyond the first albums. Back by The Dap Kings, Amy Winehouse brings together soul, jazz and rhythm and blues to make an honest story of…

Episode 7 features two great blues and rock artists. Gary Clark, Jr. hails from Austin, Texas and came up through the Texas Blues scene. His sophomore release, "The Story of Sonny Boy Slim" is a reflective album that has rock, blues, soul, funk and other influences in the songs. The tracks represent a unique perspective on African-American music pa…

In this episode of Album Swap podcast, Fred and Brian review Led Zeppelin's "Presence" and J. Cole's "4 Your Eyez Only". Led Zeppelin's "Presence" was released in 1976, it was one of the lowest selling albums of the band's career. However it remains a favorite of the band and many fans while being overlooked by radio and casual fans. J. Cole's "4 Y…

Episode 5 features Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings "I Learned the Hard Way" and fIREHOSE "Ragin' Full On" albums reviewed. Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings album is very vintage soul and funk while fIREHOSE is a punk band from the 80s that bordered on alternative with their sound.By Album Swap

This episode features David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories." "Let's Dance" features Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar, Omar Hakim on Drums and features a song written by Giorgio Moroder, "Cat People," one of two soundtrack songs on this album. The album was produced by Nile Rodgers who also contributes on guitar on a few so…

Album Swap episode 003 has review of Neil Young & Crazy Horse's "Ragged Glory" and Vulfpeck "Thrill of the Arts" albums. #funkystuff #experimental #godfatherofgrunge #grungeBy Album Swap

Episode 002 of Album Swap has Sturgill Simpson's "A Sailor's Guide to Earth" and Cry of Love's "Brother" albums are swapped and discussed at AlbumSwap.netBy Album Swap

In this episode of AlbumSwap.net podcast Brian and Fred review each other's picks: Brian's Pick: ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) "A New World Record" Fred's Pick: Widespread Panic "Street Dogs" AlbumSwap.net is a podcast where you the listeners exchange records and then review and discuss.By Album Swap