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 2 items of Playing By Ear with the tag "hard rock".
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Ozzmosis (Ozzy Osbourne)
April 28th, 2026 | 1 hr 55 mins
1990s, 90s, black sabbath, crazy train, hard rock, metal, music, ozzy osbourne, rock, rock and roll, songwriting
The Prince of Darkness, the Ozzman, whatever you call him, Ozzy Osboune remains the undisputed master of heavy metal. No one did more to cement what metal was, and his unique vocals and showmanship were untouchable. This episode we look back at 1995's "Ozzmosis" with comedian Rch Baker, and analyze why Ozzy's reign remained, even while musical tastes around him completely shifted.
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Black Holes and Revelations (Muse)
August 23rd, 2025 | 1 hr 45 mins
00s, 2000s, baroque, classical music, hard rock, matt bellamy, muse, music, prog, prog rock, queen, rock
After finding success with hits like "Hysteria" and "Time Is Running Out" Muse unleashed their biggest and boldest album to date. 2006's "Black Holes And Revelations" pushed boundaries by combining classic hard rock, Queen-like harmonies, baroque complexity, to showcase the band's impeccable skill. Whether this ambitious effort succeeds is a matter of taste, but what we found indisputable was that Muse has the capacity to create sounds unlike any other band before or since.