Dec 26, 2017
Number 3 of our 5 most popular podcasts of 2017
Keyboard legend Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch) returns to the show as Beatles Month rolls on.
Benmont unpacks the multi-layered genius of Beatles for
Sale opening track ‘No Reply’, explores why the Beatles
R'n'B roots are at the heart of their greatness, recalls how his
first exposure to the band scared him as a kid, why the
Heartbreakers avoided playing Beatles covers, wonders about his
friend Ryan Adams’ recent discovery of the Beatles
albums and talks about his relationship
with Ringo Starr across 20+ years of
playing on each other’s records.
My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the
great works of pop music. Each episode features a different
songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time
- their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs
and the album’s influence on their own music.
Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and
photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music
industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music
documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of
Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature
film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of
Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music
videos.
If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.