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.
Ep32: Unto the Locust and Bloodstone & Diamonds (MH pt4)
The Richard Wooten Podcast
3 hours 23 minutes 45 seconds
3 years ago
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
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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
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.
