Paul Simon vs. Blue Öyster Cult (feat. Chris Remo)

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Chris Remo (Valve, Campo Santo, Gone Home, Firewatch, and the Idle Thumbs podcast) joins CrossFade for a discussion of “Graceland,” Paul Simon’s controversial career-boosting 1986 record, and why it took him until his 30s to finally like it. Matt gains another inductee to the cult of Blue Öyster Cult with their 1974 psych-rock “Secret Treaties,” which proves they were more than a one-hit wonder. Our community segment gets Chris talking about podcasting, the Fender Rhodes, and the best game soundtracks you haven’t heard!

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below…

2:28 - Where music fits in Chris’s career

9:19 - Paul Simon’s “Graceland”

22:31 - “The Boy in the Bubble”

29:28 - “Gumboots (with Boyoyo Boys)”

34:41 - “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes”

38:35 - “You Can Call Me Al”

40:09 - “Crazy Love, Vol II”

42:04 - “Homeless (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo)”

48:48 - Blue Öyster Cult’s “Secret Treaties”

51:40 - “Career of Evil”

58:24 - “Dominance and Submission”

1:06:15 - “Cagey Cretins”

1:11:27 - “Flaming Telepaths”

1:16:16 - “Astronomy”

1:23:12 - Community Questions

1:31:19 - Peter Gabriel - “Solsbury Hill” (suggested by MinnMax supporter Michael Gibler)

Follow Chris at https://twitter.com/chrisremo and find his music at https://chrisremo.bandcamp.com/

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