Masterful Story Telling of 20th Century Popular Music
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“As someone who has often felt completely illiterate about cultural history of 20th century popular music, Hit Parade has been a powerful "litterating" agent and as a result listening to each episode is an absolute joy.
Written and hosted by Chris Molanphy, Slate's music critic. The podcast highlights chart-topping songs over the 86 years of Billboard.
Don't be put off by the topic or Chris's dry delivery. He's a fantastic story teller and every month he paints a masterful picture of a specific artist (or group of artists) and their journey from obscurity to chart success (and often back again).
I love this approach because as you listen to more episodes you begin to see the stories interweave and play off each other, as each artist seeks success.
This month's two part show on Billy Joel, has been particularly interesting. I've heard his songs thousands of times, but because his music is so diverse, I often never associated it to a single artist. The podcast talks about each of his albums, how Joel became successful, and what it took for him to stay at the top despite often being panned by critics.
Highly Recommend!”Read full review »
Ben Brenner via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/28/22
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“This podcast is an excellent comprehensive deep dive on popular music you love, music you missed, music you forgot you loved and the ones that inspired the musicians you idolize.”
tournywotter via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/18
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“Every episode is a feast for the mind, ears and soul! The knowledge base is extraordinary and C-M knows his stuff! How he manages to make and research an episode every month is beyond me. Do yourself a favour...”
oobiAl via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/05/18
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“I am so glad to get to hear Chris and how he places music in a historical pop context in its own podcast (but thanks to the culture gabfest for first letting many hear from Chris). Every episode is worth the full listen and leaves me wanting to not just learn and hear more from the artist or...”Read full review »
wrestling_Hyde via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/01/17
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