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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in Episode 175, no escape from Queen's sweeping hit record A Night At The Opera! From vaudevillian jaunts to space odysseys to the incomparable Bohemian Rhapsody, this ambitious album has a little bit of everything. We'll get into the band's dentist-approved origins and their genre-altering rise to fame before The Mixtaper baffles us with a tail of many cats, knitting needle creations, and secret swordfights. Whether you're in love with your car, searching for a Seaside Rendezvous, or with the love of your life you'll be in Good Company! Queen has chart records and recording revolutions galore... You don't want to miss this special episode.Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro3:53 About Queen14:54 About A Night At The Opera19:08 Queen's Career Continued26:51 Awards & Accolades27:49 How Familiar Are You With Queen?29:55 Fact Or Spin31:21 Brian May Had A Unique Guitar (NOT The Red Special)36:56 Freddie Mercury Had A Lot Of Cats41:53 The Band Used To Hold Secret Fencing Matches45:01 John Deacon Has Ghost Detecting Equipment54:14 Bonus: Freddie Mercury Once Outran A Bull Wearing Roller Skates57:13 Bonus: Brian May Almost Quit The Band To Become A Zookeeper1:01:45 Album Art1:03:07 Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)1:06:32 Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon1:09:14 I'm In Love With My Car1:11:18 You're My Best Friend1:13:36 '391:17:00 Sweet Lady1:18:48 Seaside Rendezvous1:20:24 The Prophet's Song1:23:32 Love Of My Life1:25:18 Good Company1:27:30 Bohemian Rhapsody1:32:49 God Save The Queen1:34:19 Final Spin

Hello, Darkness, my old friend.. This week we'll hear everything BUT the Sound Of Silence as we journey across a Bridge Over Troubled Water with Simon & Garfunkel! They wrote and recorded their final album while the breakup was imminent. We'll talk about this career retrospective and try to count all the times these childhood best friends quit speaking (spoiler alert, it's a LOT). Then the Mixtaper has a golden ticket as he takes us from Jasper and Jinx to a worldwide boycott! Learn about the Peruvian anthem Paul Simon accidentally stole, the tape recorder party that birthed Cecilia, and the hundred hours the duo poured into The Boxer with us!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro4:11 Hello Darkness, My Old Friend...5:41 About Simon & Garfunkel21:32 About Bridge Over Troubled Water24:14 Breakup & Aftermath30:03 Awards & Accolades31:27 Fact Or Spin32:25 Jasper & Jinx36:16 Garfunkel Almost Won The Golden Ticket39:26 Garfunkel Went 4 Years Without Speaking42:34 Paul Simon Was Boycotted By The World47:23 Album Art48:42 Bridge Over Troubled Water53:30 El Condor Pasa (If I Could)56:34 Cecilia58:37 Keep The Customer Satisfied59:55 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright1:02:03 The Boxer1:07:51 Baby Driver1:09:27 The Only Living Boy In New York1:11:22 Why Don't You Write Me1:12:26 Bye Bye Love (Live At Memorial Auditorium)1:14:38 Song For The Asking1:16:05 Final Spin

IT'S HERE! The Mixtaper is back for the grand finale of Mixtober and he's got a playlist full of ANOTHER 13 Halloween songs to get you into the spirit of the season! They're not the best thirteen, they're just thirteen of the best! Play along as James tries to guess each song through cryptic clues from Spinny-taper. Can he solve the riddles? Has he even heard most of these songs? Put on your scariest costume, set out a bowl of your favorite candy, and get ready to celebrate with this seasonal special full of tricks and treats! Recorded live at twitch.tv/spinitpod!Also, be sure to check out the final playlist on Spotify and YouTube!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zYZnvMqiop31myGACwMUo?si=34796f25b8244a4fYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYumnChiw_I8QyU0mr5r_ArBrDH5Fw-rGKeep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro7:07 Get Into The Game8:09 The Rules8:44 Round 111:35 Round 215:53 Round 319:35 Round 423:07 Round 527:12 Round 630:44 Round 734:10 Round 836:13 Round 939:20 Round 1041:52 Round 1144:25 Round 1246:58 Round 1349:53 Halloween 13 Wrap-Up

Walk Away From The Sun and seethe into another Mixtober episode.. We're talking about Seether's monumental 2007 record Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces! It tackles Shaun "Cheerful" Morgan's breakup with singer Amy Lee as he grapples with the loss of his brother. We'll learn about Sarin Gas, meet Candace The Ghost, bless the rains (again), and find out what it truly means to seethe as we Breakdown this record. The Mixtaper's revved up and ready to send some sparks flying with a 6 Spun Quota. Find out if we can Rise Above This or if the whole episode was a Waste.Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro4:24 About Seether12:06 About Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces19:14 Fact Or Spin20:21 Shaun Is A Cheerful Guy24:44 They Were Part Of A Massacre30:27 They Bless The Rains Quite Frequently33:59 Sparks Were Flying When Dale Met His Wife41:54 Album Art46:42 Like Suicide50:04 Fake It54:17 Breakdown57:21 FMLYHM58:48 Fallen1:00:56 Rise Above This1:04:07 No Jesus Christ1:06:02 6 Gun Quota1:08:23 Walk Away From The Sun1:10:56 Eyes Of The Devil1:12:43 Don't Believe1:13:39 Waste1:15:34 Careless Whisper1:18:02 Final Spin

Calling All Phantogram fans! We're keeping Mixtober rolling with their 2016 album Three (or Ӡ if you're cool)! Their unique, shoegazey style of sample-laden dark electropop makes for a captivating backdrop for this record that's anything but the Same Old Blues. We'll explore Big Bois and sound toys, learn how to be the best a man can be, and figure out if hurt people hurt people. The Mixtaper will tell us all about his Bill Murray bender, and he needs an Answer. It used to take one, now it takes four... will Phantogram get us high anymore? And nevermind the Barking Dog... there's lions in here!!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro4:17 About Phantogram9:07 About Three12:49 Fact Or Spin14:34 They Use Sound Toys22:01 They Wanna Help Create The Best A Man Can Be27:00 They're Part Of A Unique Club: Bill Murray35:20 They Wanted To Title This Album Properly41:35 Album Art42:11 Funeral Pyre44:19 Same Old Blues47:08 You Don't Get Me High Anymore52:05 Cruel World54:02 Barking Dog57:44 You're Mine59:50 Answer1:01:34 Run Run Blood1:03:21 Destroyer1:05:00 Calling All1:06:29 Final Spin

Peel slowly and see what we have in store this week-- it's The Velvet Underground And Nico! What happens when experimentalists Lou Reed and John Cale join forces with eccentric pop artist Andy Warhol? Turns out they make one of the most influential and regarded cult classic records of the late '60s. Its raunchy, suggestive, and provocative lyrics kept them off the radio, but won over fans worldwide. We'll talk about their unusual origins and eventual disbanding. The Mixtaper reactivates our arachnophobia, bargains with art, and introduces us to a couple who can't seem to stick together. Run Run Run and check out this episode... we promise you'll still have time for All Tomorrow's parties! Happy Mixtober!! Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro4:29 About The Velvet Underground15:34 About The Velvet Underground And Nico29:27 Awards & Accolades30:32 Fact Or Spin31:41 Lou Reed Is In A Special Club With Johnny Cash38:15 Instead Of Cash, Warhol Paid For Their Record With Art43:44 Nico Was Married To The Inventor Of The Glue Stick52:05 The Band Had An Equally Genius And Annoying Album Idea58:08 Album Art (Peel Slowly And See)1:02:56 Sunday Morning1:09:25 I'm Waiting For The Man1:14:20 Femme Fatale1:17:05 Venus In Furs1:20:16 Run Run Run1:23:09 All Tomorrow's Parties1:26:18 Heroin1:31:23 There She Goes Again1:33:21 I'll Be Your Mirror1:35:20 The Black Angel's Death Song1:37:29 European Son1:39:05 Final Spin

We'll take the Night Shift this week with Lucy Dacus' 2018 record Historian! This album explores the weighty emotions that come with the human condition, from finding purpose through the act of creating to facing death with courage. The Mixtaper is teaching us how to play with fire, singing to foliage, and shocking us with Fact Or Spin! Take care of you and yours, but me and mine are gonna fight time (even if it wins in a landslide). This is our THIRD episode to feature a solo album from a Boygenius member, so if you've got Addictions too, check out our episodes on Phoebe (105) and Julien (153) and choose your starter Pokemon!!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro2:15 About Lucy Dacus6:09 About Historian13:55 Fact Or Spin16:17 She Loves To Be Wet18:51 She Almost Died22:53 She's A Licensed Pyrotechnician27:31 She Writes Music For Plants35:35 Album Art37:13 Night Shift42:09 Addictions45:37 The Shell48:49 Nonbeliever52:08 Yours & Mine54:02 Body To Flame56:21 Timefighter57:56 Next Of Kin1:00:38 Pillar Of Truth1:03:47 Historians1:05:54 Final Spin

Yeah, boy!! Get some bass for your face this week with It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, the sophomore album from hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy! James & Connor will learn about Chuck D and Flavor Flav's moving van freestyles, Hank Shocklee's Bomb Squad and their iconic wall of noise, and more as we tackle exactly one hour of music. We'll find out what's on Channel Zero (shewatchshewatch), refuse to believe the hype, and learn about everything from dactylic hexameter to Caspar Milquetoast. The Mixtaper informs us about the personal life of Terminator X and Flavor Flav's contributions to sports, politics, and hotel lobbies... You're gonna have to listen to this one, because this time around the podcast will not be televised.Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro2:32 About Public Enemy13:14 About It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back22:32 Awards & Accolades23:16 Fact Or Spin24:53 Flavor Flav Was Named Ambassador To Flavortown29:21 The Band Gets Free Room Service In Hotels33:01 Flavor Flav Performed At The Olympics40:33 Terminator X Raises Johnny Cash Assassins46:37 Album Art47:18 Countdown To Armageddon49:59 Bring The Noise55:11 Don't Believe The Hype57:55 Cold Lampin' With Flavor1:00:44 Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic1:02:45 Mind Terrorist1:03:32 Louder Than A Bomb1:06:44 Caught, Can We Get A Witness?1:10:11 Show 'Em Whatcha Got1:12:55 She Watch Channel Zero?!1:16:07 Night Of The Living Baseheads1:17:27 Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos1:21:15 Security Of The First World1:21:36 Rebel Without A Pause1:24:20 Prophets Of Rage1:25:19 Party For Your Right To Fight1:26:36 Final Spin