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.
Ep28: Machine Head pt1: Burn My Eyes and The More Things Change
The Richard Wooten Podcast
3 hours 16 minutes 10 seconds
3 years ago
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
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.
