We're Back and it's time for The Death of Hair Metal Part 4. For the fourth installment of the the series the discussion shifts to Pearl Jam's 1991 debut album Ten. This landmark grunge album was key in getting the "Seattle Sound" to sweep the nation's air waves and put the final nail in the coffin of the LA glam metal scene, the guys get into one of the biggest questions ever asked on the show, what is grunge music?
In this intro episode, Harry and Carlos introduce Human Music, the podcast. This biweekly, sometimes weekly show features two lifelong friends introducing each other to new music and diving deep into the songwriting, history, and influences behind their favorite albums.
This week the guys discuss another one of Carlos’s 1.0 albums. J. Cole's second studio album from 2013 Born Sinner. Listen the guys geek out over a shared love of one the best rappers in the game today.
Time for The Death of Hair Metal Part 2. For the second installment of the the series the guys discuss Bon Jovi's 1986 album Slippery When Wet. See what the guys have to say about one of the best selling Glam Metal albums of all time.
On the off-weeks of Harry's ongoing "Death of Hair Metal" series, we'll be exploring Carlos' 1.0 albums. These are the albums Harry and Carlos reviewed for the original, never published version of Human Music. The first of these 1.0 albums is Joey Bada$$'s 2012 debut mixtape, 1999. The Brooklyn native shook up the rap world with this absolute classic at only 17-years-old. Here what Harry thinks of one of Carlos' favorite albums of all time.
We begin what Harry is calling the "Death of Hair Metal" series with a look at the album that arguably birthed the genre. Hear what Carlos thinks about his first deep dive into pop metal with this week's episode on Pyromania.
This week, the guys discuss Carlos' favorite Drake album, Nothing Was The Same. Hear about Harry's transition from Drake hater to fan, and why this album is so important both to Drake's legacy as well as the transformation of hip hop in general.
This week, the guys discuss one of Harrison's favorite Billy Joel albums, 1983's Innocent Man. Hear what Carlos thinks of 80s doo-wop Billy Joel and how this album taps into both hosts childhood nostalgia.
This week, we conclude our ongoing series on the albums of Kendrick Lamar with a long discussion on his latest studio album DAMN. Hear the guys' thoughts on the Pulitzer winning album and see what Harry thinks of Kendrick's discography as we look back on all four albums.
Coming out of a two week hiatus, the guys return to discuss another album from Harrison's favorite band, the mysterious Swedish metal group Ghost. Meliora is the third Satanic concept album by this Grammy-winning yet polarizing band with a cult following. Hear what Carlos thought of the album and how it stacks up against Ghost's fourth album, Prequelle, which we discuss in episode 23.
Part 2 of our discussion on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 masterpiece, To Pimp A Butterfly.
This week, the guys begin the third album in their Kendrick Lamar series. Lamar's 2015 To Pimp A Butterfly was an internet shattering masterpiece which garners consideration as the best hip hop album of all time. In this first of two parts, Harry discusses his initial thoughts, Carlos gives his own history with the album, and we dive into the first 5 tracks. Tune in next week for part 2.
This week, the guys welcome special guest Abby Burell onto the show to discuss her favorite artist, multi-instrumentalist and one-man-band Bryce Avary, aka The Rocket Summer. More specifically, his 2016 LP Zoetic.
In this episode, we continue our discussion on Kendrick Lamar's sophomore studio album, Good Kid, M.a.a.D. City. If you haven't heard part 1 of GKMC, we recommend you go back and listen to episode 33 before listening to this episode.
This week, we continue our series on the albums of Kendrick Lamar with the first of a two-part discussion on Good Kid, M.a.a.D. City. In this episode, Carlos introduces the album and its significance in Kendrick's catalog, and both Harry and Carlos discuss their overall thoughts before getting into the album's first two tracks and it's overall narrative concept. Listen to the following episode for the rest of the track rundown and our closing thoughts.
This week, the guys revisit the first album Harrison ever chose to introduce on Human Music during the 1.0 version of this show. Tool's 1996 sophomore LP, Ænima. This begins our bi-weekly revisiting of albums chosen during our unreleased first batch of episodes. The 1.0 albums will intersperse the Kendrick Lamar series on a biweekly basis.
This week, we begin our 4-part mini-series on the episodes of Kendrick Lamar. Given the magnitude of K-Dot's contributions to music, Carlos decided that Harrison should experience all four studio concept albums in chronological order. Our Kendrick series, which begins this week with Section.80, will be interspersed with Harry's album selections. Tune in every two weeks for a Kendrick album and every other week for a standard Human Music episode from now until February 18.