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The Richard Wooten Podcast
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40 episodes
8 months ago
Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music/art. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary.
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Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music/art. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary.
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The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep39 Baroness pt2! Blue, Yellow, and Green
“My breakthrough was understanding that each album is very different, down to their essence. And that there were no two that I was going to enjoy in the same way”    More digging into Baroness. We talk about my trouble getting into Blue and we gush about how Yellow/Green is maybe the best album ever made.    00:00 Intro 00:56 Animals as Leaders and Killswitch Engage 24:51 Lamb of God always destroys, Chris Adler doesn’t get enough credit cuz he no use blastbeats, and vaccine politics 38:08 How are metal concerts going to change going forward and the we were young festival ===================================================================== 54:00 Baroness Blue,  where we are coming from, Rob’s first impressions, differences in dynamics/production, and the addition of Peter 1:06:50 Richard’s did not like it at first, key realization about Baroness,  1:26:55 Less into the mixing/production,  food lyrics, vocal harmonies, “progressive” music that prioritizes emotion 1:47:15 Yellow is perfect 1:49:20 Top shelf lyrics, addiction themes, acknowledgement without despair, and more food references 2:05:57 This album makes other music seem shitty 2:12:28 All in on Cocainium, back where I belong, Eula, and the subtle effects work on the album 2:30:37 Green, differing lyrics themes, comparisons to classic rock, and the wonderful weirdness of psalms alive 2:52:00 Summary
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2 years ago
3 hours 1 second

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep. 38: metal soundtracks, evacuations, backing tracks, and sh*tting on guitar heroes
No planned listening this week, decided to just go for it with a Rando Show 00:00 Start, nothingface, the role of compilations/soundtracks in the 90s and early 00s 21:45 music licensing, temp tracks in film composing, the nature of sessions work 35:29 Synthwave and Rise of the Synths revisit 42:03 Hurricane Rita evacuation 1:01:01 Falling in Reverse laptop drama, evolution of playing in churches with backing tracks,  1:18:30 Lots of different ways to use backing tracks, automation, Rammstein, Nile, back your shit up, renaming the pod 1:43:35 Suffocation and Baroness concerts…. The “imperfect” is always going to sound right to us 1:53:01 Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and assorted guitar hero talk 2:06:27 Blues rock drumming is HARD, Steve Ferrone is a god among men, and a weird story about working with a guitarist that worships clapton.  Interview with Prince’s producerhttps://urm.academy/ep-227-susan-rogers/
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2 years ago
2 hours 29 minutes 16 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep37: BARONESS!!!!
“They have so many ideas; they complete them all, it’s never boring, and it all goes down easy. I have no idea how they do it.”    We begin our series on Rob’s all time favorite band… Baroness.    00:00 intro 00:42 voices are weird, figuring out how to do metal vocals back in the day 20:22 Learning technique from music videos is a bad idea, the standard of precision is so much higher today, and the rising popularity of extreme precise music 40:10 Old man shit and some leftist antiracist stuff ======================================================================== 47:46  How each of us got into Baroness 1:01:27 Allen Bickle’s drumming is top shelf incredible, there’s always interesting things happening, John uses lyrics like colors in an abstract palette.  1:10:54 Clutch wordsmithery compared to Baroness, and doom metal 1:19:34 The EPS 1:42:54 Black Sabbath digression and ripping on Queens of the Stone Age 1:53:01 Red first impressions 1:55:57 Andy Sneap, Judas Priest harmony digression 2:02:12 shoutout to the shaker in Rays on Pinion, and a percussion/cowbell digression 2:11:57 THE VOICE and they’re mastery of completing ideas while always being interesting 2:20:38 Comparing Baroness to Zeppelin, Punk, and Metal.  2:29:53 Wailing Wintry Wind and Teeth of a Cogwheel 2:39:30 Teeth of a cogwheel  2:45:21 Summary… This music feels woven, not built.
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3 years ago
2 hours 50 minutes 46 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep36: More metals with Harrison Jacob of As Eden Burns and Cavernous
Ep36: More metals with Harrison Jacob of As Eden Burns and Cavernous   Harrison Returns!  00:00 Intro 00:16 pirating music  09:07 AI generated art etc... 25:56 fb as new tech  38:12 missing the real interaction the fb approximates ================================================================  43:02 playlist start  58:02 Decapitated 1:03:34 as eden burns  1:19:28 Trey Gammon is a BEAST 1:22:40 Cavernous and how Harrison's dad influenced him  1:38:51 Dimmu, iceland santas, Death, malevolent creation  1:55:36 Black dahlia, Nile 2:14:05 Obscura, Archspire,  2:26:08 Ryan Adams and separating art from the artists 2:38:28 non metal influences   Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1PJK0fboijR9T4Qcn9VJX5?si=37a2b2fb99904182
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3 years ago
2 hours 44 minutes 5 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep35: The introvert parade revisits Mudvayne’s LD50
Old friends catch up about being introverts, parenting, teaching, and then dissect Mudvayne’s LD50   Justin is a high school journalism/media teacher, has a BS in History, and is a prolific visual artist. Check out some of his work here: https://www.inkmethod.com/portfolio   00:00 intro Preamble 00:49 Justin always comes prepared, our class ruined alot of things, and justin intro 10:33 Synthwave revisit: future gazing and individuality 31:51 weekly pantera digression 36:52 Introvert Parade, turning social time into work, and being scared to call people 1:02:26 Socializing when you have kids and stay at home parent stuff 1:15:48 Some high school stories, teaching in general vs during the pando, and how we had it easier than kids today 1:47 Shows, games, and random phone notes =================================================== 2:04:00 intro, anticipated record, seeing em live etc...  2:31:00 production, performances, vibe, and the direction change on other albums 3:05 Monolith through Cradle 3:21 Nothing to Gein through (k)now F(orever) 3:41 wrap up and why we are enjoying doing these podcasts. 
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3 years ago
3 hours 40 minutes 28 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep34 Synthwave Intro for Rich
In this one Rob introduces me to the genre of synthwave. Much of our discussion revolves around the Rise of the Synths documentary, highest possible recommendation btw. https://youtu.be/usnW-CsFVwI   00:00 Intro 1:17 start, getting into buying  synths 11:46 reading books vs listening to audio books 26:11 Severance on apple tv, identifying with your job, and asking kids “what they want to be?” 50:30 My background and philosophy on teaching ======================================================================= 1:12:05 synthwave, what it is, early exposures to it, a tangerine dream story, and cultural watershed moments for the genre 1:33:48 Perception of 80s music/culture in the 90s and a look at synthwave subgenres 2:00:32  More on the abstract nature of what makes synthwave so special: heart on it’s sleeve and somehow not pretentious.  2:19:20 John Carpenter is cool af, the 80s were the first decade of prevalent home media, and riffing on some music theory stuff 2:36:47 movie music, The cutoff between synthy 80s and grungey 90s, nostalgia as a musical motif, first blood, and vhs disproportionately represented 80s movies.  2:57:08 crazy ass Jean Michael Jarre concert, and riffing on the playlist 3:15:10 summary, “maybe the lyrics to nightcall are about synthwave itself”   *I was wrong, Spielberg did Hook BEFORE jurassic park and schindler's   list https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YWvhdzqZ3G7Zud7fhyDwx?si=PNEdbJ9yRDazSMmp8eKG5g&utm_source=copy-link
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3 years ago
3 hours 18 minutes 21 seconds

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Ep33 Suffocation starter kit for Rob
“I think I’m just too chill for this music”  - Rob   In this episode I introduce Rob, who is not a death metal fan, to the world of Suffocation. Suffocation is one of my absolute favorite bands but I kept the playlist short so that it wasn’t too overwhelming.  Preamble 00:00 start 01:19 inside baseball, Kayla Kent ripping pantera solos, and the bs that women have to deal with 29:49 Toxic drumming community, pantera reunion, and the big four in the 90s 59:45 Beavis and Butthead cultural impact ======================================================== 01:07:03 Suffo start, Rob’s first impressions and what makes suffocation so special (Hint: it’s momentum)1:13:03 Some things that make suffo so special: momentum, untouchable live band,  1:32:30 Frank’s vocals/lyrics  why they work, and how Doug Bohn writes the the template on brutal technical groovy drumming on Pierced From Within.  1:59:24 The cerebral/visceral contradiction of their music, their use of technicality, and how they don’t shy away form thrash 2:21:12 As Grace Descends, technical death metal vs brutal technical death metal, Breeding the Spawn, Entrails of You 2:43:09 Funeral Inception, Thrones of Blood, Pierced From Within, Infecting the Crypts, Effigy to the Forgotten 3:10:37 wrap up Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VDxPPwtnrcD5oud7CU6f7?si=c926e9eb0b114423
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3 years ago
3 hours 13 minutes 34 seconds

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Ep32: Unto the Locust and Bloodstone & Diamonds (MH pt4)
Our final Machine Head episode… for now... We dig into Locust, which is Rob’s favorite MH record, and Bloodstone, which has some of my favorite MH songs. Also add some context to the timeline between the records, adam leaving, and MH signing with Nuclear Blast. Heaping handfuls of speculation on their inner band dynamics that possibly lead to the split with Adam.    Preamble 00:00 Intro02:03 Band power dynamics, what it takes to get a record made, and learning from past mistakes 29:05 Missing out on good music for dumb reasons, spotify iceberg, and elitist musician types 53:30 Gatekeeping Metallica fans, Kate Bush and stranger things 1:10:38 Rob’s rando Mastodon revelation ================================================================ 1:16:50 Locust general impressions1:29:33 I am Hell, Be Still, 1:50:11 Locust, This is the end, Darkness within 2:05:59 Pearls, Who we are 2:17:19 Touring/Roadrunner timeline, wild speculation on why Locust is so short 2:29:10 Adam getting fired etc… 2:35:35 Bloodstone 3:07:22 Riff on catharsis 3:22:46 Summary and live shows
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3 years ago
3 hours 23 minutes 45 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep31: Machine Head pt3: Through the Ashes of Empires, The Blackening, and the heavy 00s
We elaborate on another factor that helped kill nu metal…. THE INTERNET! In the mid 00s everything started to get heavy. This set the stage for Machine Head’s “comeback” albums.  Preamble:  1:33 The habit of healthcare, and some mental hospital stuff  21:18 political stuff and social media 36:42  Who is allowed to be angry, trying too hard to be friends with everyone, chasing spectacle 51:19 why i don’t play in churches anymore =========================================== Topic 55:08  Also, the internet killed nu metal 1:09:42 2003-2004 retrospective… everything gets more metal 1:25:54 Context for Ashes release, and the Elegies Documentary 1:54:08 Through the Ashes of Empires: “and so Machine Head began composing metal” 2:03:03 Vocals/lyrics, Robb’s nu metal trajectory, and making fun of metal yoda lyrics2:25:08 Dave McClain love and track by track 2:40:14 Descend the Shades of Night and briefly meeting Robb 2:46:25 The Blackening “the perfect classic metallica album from the future”  3:06:58 track by track3:34:57 summary
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3 years ago
3 hours 39 minutes 7 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep30: Machine Head pt2: Burning Red, Supercharger, and Nu Metal bubble
“This album reeks of experimentation… for better and for worse”   Hey!  This is basically three episodes in one, so it’s long, feel free to skip around to what interests you.     Burning red is awesome. It has killer melodies, grooves, feel, and I love the vulnerability in the lyrics. It’s one of my fave records.  Supercharger isn’t a bad record but it didn’t do well at the time. I argue that this is not because of 9/11 but because of an extreme saturation of other similar records coming out at the same time. (see google doc spreadsheet below)   We also talk about the nu metal bubble and why the genre faded away so quickly in the mid 2000s.    Preamble 00:00 intro 1:35 Shits nuts, roe v wade overturning, centrist “too cool to care” bullshit, and predictably losing “friends” when I amplify black and female voices 22:21 Performing masculinity through anger/indifference, and getting lost in the manosphere,  43:03 Crazy times, getting covid, etc…53:19 More DAW talk, musicals, instrumentation,  and fucking up an album mix   1:14:39 Machine Head, nu metal paradigm etc…  1:26:00 Burning Red general impressions 1:42:32 Robb’s thrash pedigree, trauma in nu metal, and some track by track 2:07 Supercharger general impressions 2:19:22 some track by track silliness and summary.    2:33:01 The nu metal bubble that killed Supercharger, overall metal trends from 1995-2005 3:00:00 Hot Take: “Slipknot and Eminem killed nu metal” 3:22:44 How metal and rock get codified in the mid 2000s, the importance of metalcore etc…, and a fun ICP funeral story 3:51:15 Summary   Album release dates https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12jQnGexhP4amMM336cZWLrGMPel33WXdcHXrBso33_c/edit?usp=sharing   Demise of nu metal 2000-2002 playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2HhPTLELCRbZGuM3SZw4Mn?si=o36vvRJeQrWe4k9RTTzIWA&utm_source=copy-link
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3 years ago
3 hours 57 minutes

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep29: CJ Musicology pt1 (nu metal, metal, christian hardcore, and metalcore)
“Zao was so ridiculous that I needed to show people, and I did that so many times that I started to love it”   Joined by our long time friend CJ Menard to dig into the songs that formed his musical tastes. Preamble 01:20 Black Dahlia’s Nocturnal and the codification of metal, and Trevor tribute 36:14 The spilling of the Mr. Hinkus tea   1:00:10 How the christian music environment affected music discovery, religious trauma/guilt, the power grabbing nature of churches, and the relationship between youth groups and hardcore 1:51:23 Mortal Kombat soundtrack, napalm death, nu metal, and fuck as i lay dying,  2:19:50 Slayer, deftones, snapcase, strife, hardcore etc… 2:39:38 Zao and initially impenetrable art 3:03:43 Overcome, Strongarm, ideas about hardcore vocals, and Living Sacrifice 3:16:26 Neurosis, Korn, and summary Recorded 6/10/2022 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gPPEv6nrBZILs5hir5mym?si=892ccab2698b4b31
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3 years ago
3 hours 28 minutes 59 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep28: Machine Head pt1: Burn My Eyes and The More Things Change
“Burn My Eyes gave hope to the rest of us” “It will never be my favorite, but it might objectively be their best” We LOVE Machine Head! The first of five epic parts analyzing all of their albums, adding context to the time periods of their release, and lots of speculation on what was going on behind the scenes.  00:00 Intro 1:25 DAW talk, memorizing vs looking things up in physics and programming 25:37 Experts make it look like magic, the gig economy,   the importance of a shared language in music/programming. 57:09 Contextual knowledge, the difference between tricks and fundamentals in math education, acknowledging  some current events   1:15:37 Topic Intro, comparison of the records 1:36:19 The monolithic legacy of Burn My Eyes, the everyman’s modern metal production bible 1:47:05 early/mid 90s context 2:08:39 Track by track 2:25:20 Mature social commentary, Robb has always been anti-racist,  2:41:00 BME summary 2:49:32 TMTC 3:03:06 The record always ended with Violate for me 3:09:45 Summary   Recorded 5/19/2022
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3 years ago
3 hours 16 minutes 10 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep 27: Chick Corea, Kettel, and Meshuggah
A breakdown of some of our current faves 00:00 intro 1:36  lessons learned from trying to start a record label, copyright law and anarchists,  21:52  Physics digression on the nature of symbols and some light professor blackmail 37:53 Pantera digression 48:31 Roe V Wade   1:07:48 Topic start, Kettel's Wingtip 1:42:57 Chick Corea’s Leprechaun album  2:14:19 Steve Gadd digression 2:28:15 Meshuggah’s I    Recorded 5/7/2022   Kettel: Wingtip https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lCmDd_T7bSBpEdHElhHUA3Uxu6wqoB88I&feature=share   Chick Corea: Leprechaun https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nLRy2BFKeruhTGzGZXea3NtzLm7VF4WFo&feature=share   Meshuggah: I  https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kGb7YD3oXI9Pcat1FvIW1k0WcelcItGws&feature=share
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3 years ago
3 hours 17 minutes 15 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep 26: Pink Floyd Pt2. Shae faves from the Early and Final era [Playlist included]
Shae commits violence against Richard and Robert stands by   Guests: Shae Cottar and Robert Rabel   Recorded 4/20/2022 00:00 Intro 2:13 Preamble: Addictions, the role of language in recovery,  24:00 my frustration with the bjj community and celebrity practitioners, and my how my motivation changed over time 33:00 Don’t let assholes take jurisdiction over the things you love   44:06 Topic: First impressions, apologies, and what does the term “psychedelic music” even mean 1:09:02 Early period: Piper through Obscured 1:34:46 The transition to dark side of the moon 1:42:55 Final Cut, Roger Leaving, speculation on band dynamics in general, and Momentary Lapse of Reason 2:13:15 Roger and David’s differing lyric styles, Division Bell, and Endless River 2:35:36 Rich’s hot takes 2:45:15 Summary   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/73Jin6i4Fwce3afgjkEXwE?si=65e3d63140d549f5
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3 years ago
2 hours 47 minutes 55 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep 25: Pink Floyd Pt1. Rob’s faves from the “Middle Period” [Playlist included]
Rob and Shae initiate Rich into the “middle” era of Pink Floyd Guests: Shae Cottar and Robert Rabel   I have traditionally not been a big fan of Pink Floyd, I didn’t actively dislike their music but it just wasn’t for me for whatever reason. But two of my best friends and collaborators are HUGE Pink Floyd fans…. So we figured the only sensible thing to do would be to force feed me floyd until I love it… results pending.    Recorded 4/14/2022   00:00 Intro 1:00 Preamble: Little bit of rambling and riffing on Joe Campbell 14:54 Into the Floyd: Early exposures and generational differences 58:58 Rob’s Playlist, Roger vs David, David’s influence on Rob & Shae,  1:32:51 The Lyrics of Floyd, The Wall, their clear influence on Marilyn Manson, some digressions about U2 and Beck 1:56:26 Speculation about why Rich didn’t get into PF, the dynamic of songwriting teams,  2:12:45 F**& Stryper and a Motorhead digression 2:16:13 Wrap up
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3 years ago
2 hours 27 minutes 10 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep 24: Pantera Pt4. New Found Side Projects and Final Thoughts
“Down is the only super supergroup”  A look at Down, New Found Power, Hellyeah and the Pantera side projects; Dimebag and Vinnie's death; and some final thoughts on all things Pantera   Recorded 4/02/2022   00:00 Intro 1:45: Preamble: RIP Taylor Hawkins, and Foo Fighters put on maybe the best concert I’ve ever seen 12:44 Phil’s prolific output and the risk he puts in all his projects 27:49 NOLA: Robert and I gush about what a pristine gift from the gods this record is. Perfect songs, perfect production, perfect vibe, perfect performances.  1:11:26 New Found Power: This has always had a charm to me, not so much for Rob 1:31:13 Dimebag's death: I talk about how devastating this was. I also give a rundown of going to the memorial in Arlington (Zakk Wylde getting impatient with EVH and Vinnie’s one request) 1:48:45 Hellyeah: Music is hit or miss with us but we respect em 2:02:59 Some shit talking about Hellyeah 2:16:49 Vinnie’s death 2:22:17 an ol Jeff “Death” Stockstill bit 2:25:11 Final thoughts about Pantera 2:32:29 FINAL RANKING of all the records  A side of Philhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1egWJnJZhmiMjO5teg64Fhk9   Hell… Meh https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1ejLBAyXO0ibnr8peiGynzbJ
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3 years ago
2 hours 41 minutes 28 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep 23: Pantera Pt3 101 Proof and Reinventing the Steel w/Harrison
“On the redbeard, SONOFABITCH Dimebag!”Harrison joins as Rob and I wax nostalgically about the Pantera live experience and the best live metal record ever made. There are a few essential elements to a Pantera show and if you’ve seen one then 101 proof reminds you of all of them: the subtle ways the songs are performed differently, phil’s inspired improv vocals, the surprise outros and breaks, and Phil shrinking the room with how he spoke to the crowd (for better or worse). It all contributed to this feeling of absolutely not knowing what was going to happen and it was unlike any other concert I’ve ever seen.    We also debate Reinventing the Steel. In my opinion, the great tragedy of this album is that we didn’t get the next one. I think it was a transition record to the next stage of Pantera that we never got. Rob and I feel very differently than Harrison about this record and it’s interesting to consider the possible reasons why. 00:00 Intro 1:14 Preamble: general riffage on Korn, Slipknot, Metallica, and my four quadrants of metal  31:05 Harrison’s background: picking up the guitar, starting bands with friends, and finding extreme metal 57:46 As Eden Burns and touring life   1:12:29 101 Proof: The Pantera live experience, alternative vs metal, why this is the best live metal album ever made, and Phil as proxy for the audience 2:16:57 Reinventing the Steel: We debate whether this album is lazy phoned in trash or an underrated gem.    Recorded 3/18/2022
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3 years ago
3 hours 12 minutes 4 seconds

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Ep 22: Pantera pt2 Far Beyond Driven and Great Southern Trendkill
The only solution is MORE PANTERA!   00:00 Intro 2:06 Preamble: Offspring, my first show, coal chamber, our first demos, and Jeremy hated singing   14:57 Pantera: revisit cbfh & vulgar, more essential and trash tracks, and Vulgar’s profound influence 33:38 Far Beyond Driven overview: essential and trash tracks, Phil’s prolific output and different lyric perspective, good friends and a bottle of masculinity  1:11:14 Love for Vinnie and Dime 1:25:01 Track by Track: I’m Broken, Strength beyond strength, Becoming 1:43:25 5 Min alone, Hard Lines and Sunken Cheeks, Slaughtered, 25 Years 2:05:43 Shedding Skin, Use My Third Arm, Throes of Rejection, and Planet Caravan 2:21:35 Harrison essential and trash fbd tracks   2:22:15 Trendkill Overview 2:40:42 Track by Track: Great Southern Trendkill, War Nerve, Drag the Waters 3:01:23 13 steps, Suicide Notes, Living through me 3:19:57 Floods, Underground in America, Sandblasted Skin 3:37:42 Summary    recorded 3/4/2022   These two albums are so damn important to us. GST has traditionally been both of our favorite Pantera record because of it’s insane vibe but FBD might objectively be their best record. I think the grime and vulnerability of FBD influenced the nu metal movement. Here we see Phil’s lyrical perspective shift from detached aggro bro word salad to intense, sincere, vulnerable, and outright uncomfortable honesty. By using different vocal styles and harsher screams Phil paves the way for the next 10-15 years of mainstream metal music. Vinnie permanently etches his name into the history of metal drumming by expanding the vocabulary to places that people still haven’t really caught up to. Dime gets weird af and establishes himself as a legit legend. And the unsung hero, Rex, holds in all together. Above all both of these records are creative and artistic statements. Anyway, I'm gonna stop typing because I have too much to say, so take a listen.
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3 years ago
3 hours 48 minutes 52 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Ep21: Pantera’s Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power
The first of FOUR Pantera episodes! Robert and I picked up our instruments during the height of Pantera's relevance and they are maybe our biggest influence. So we have VERY strong and detailed opinions about almost every song in their catalog.    00:00 Intro 01:14 Anti-trans bills in texas, russian invasion of Ukraine, and assortment of people we want to F*&! off 46:54 Cowboys From Hell 2:05:26 Vulgar Display of Power 2:31:54 Phil’s racist lyrics and speeches 3:02:30 back to what we love about Vulgar recorded 2/25/2022   This episode was recorded as Putin was beginning his invasion of Ukraine and Abbott was laying out his latest trans bill. We discuss this and more of our left wing politics in a particularly inspired preamble. If you want to know what our politics are then this is a good place to hear it.    To get things started with each album we did "three essential tracks and one to trash"    We also unpack the racist things that Phil has said on stage. I have so much love for Phil and his body of work, it was and still is a profound influence on me as an artist, lyricist, vocalist, and as a frontman back in the day, so please know that I did not want to talk about the racist speech he puts out there. But we are discussing his legacy and when he decided time and time again to stop a Pantera show to rant about racial issues and when he sieg heiled and screamed "white power" from the stage at dimebash I have to talk about it. I didn’t make this a part of his legacy, he did.  The book I referenced in the preamble The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder https://www.timothysnyder.org/books/the-road-to-unfreedom-tr/the-road-to-unfreedom-hc   The video I referenced when talking about RoganFor Harriet - Joe Rogan is Uncancellable https://youtu.be/N_3ftvxceO8
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3 years ago
3 hours 45 minutes 23 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Update!
 What to expect, why the chaotic upload schedule, and wtf is All Severed?   recorded July 14th 2022   What to expect moving forward? -we just finished recording episode 32. We've got a four part series on Pantera, two parts on pink Floyd, four parts on machine head, and a few rando episodes. -initially I was going to try and release things every week but that doesn't work for me. They will go up as soon as I get them edited. Probably 2-4 a week until I'm caught up then 1-2 every two weeks.  -We are also going to have more guests    Notes on format  -after 30 episodes Robert and I have settled into a rough general format.  45-60 min preamble  -then the topic, which seems to last anywhere from 2-3 hours. Yes they're long; we do alot of prep and have alot to say sometimes. It is what it is.    What is all severed -it's a band that Robert and I were in a long time ago with jeremy barnes. We are still really proud of it and it's a big shared experience of ours so we refer to it constantly.  -I'll be releasing more stuff from it officially soon so people can check it out if they're interested    Why is there such a backlog of episodes?  Two answers 1) lots of life stuff and a big learning curve 2) I have issues and creative blocks about releasing stuff I make. I'm getting over it and I'm not going to sit on things for so damn long anymore All Severed live at Houston Metalfest 2005 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKTIBa9Nslc&t=849s
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3 years ago
6 minutes 54 seconds

The Richard Wooten Podcast
Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music/art. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary.