Playing By Ear
Every episode of this podcast breaks an album down, track by track, to cover why it's not only worth playing, but replaying.
Displaying all 2 Episode of Playing By Ear with the tag “1960s”.
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Revolver (The Beatles)
December 23rd, 2025 | 2 hrs 34 mins
1960s, 60s, beatles, british invasion, classic rock, george harrison, john lennon, lennon, mccartney, music, paul mccartney, psychedelia, psychedelic, ringo starr, rock, rock and roll, rock music, songwriting, the beatles
This is the end of the beginning... How do you break down one of the best albums by one of the best (if not perhaps THE best) band of all time? Kyle presents The Beatles' masterpiece, "Revolver", to Ami, Doug, and returning guest musician Sophie Gonzalez (www.themoonunits.com) for a music review that's here, there, and everywhere.
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The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (The Kinks)
July 23rd, 2025 | 1 hr 47 mins
1960s, 60s, british, british invasion, classic rock, concept album, kinks, music, ray davies, rock, rock an roll, satire, songwriting, the kinks
Kyle brings the Kinks' hidden gem "The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society". While the Kinks were known for big proto-punk hits like You Really Got Me, this 1968 concept album finds the group celebrating and satirizing the quiet English countryside with fifteen short but memorable songs.