A podcast about looking back on classic, iconic, and modern albums of all sorts! Tune in to hear musician and host, TYLER OLSEN, chat with occasional guests about some great (and not so great) albums on OFF THE FLIPSIDE! (formerly THE ROCK CAFÉ PODCAST)

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Today on the show, we&#39;re taking a look at the final album by THE WHO with Keith Moon on the kit before his passing, that of being &#34;WHO ARE YOU.&#34; Tune into to hear my thoughts in this track by track discussion!

Ep. 37 - THE WHO ~ Who Are You

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The third eponymous album by ex-Genesis frontman, PETER GABRIEL, is without a doubt a huge highlight in his career and showcases songwriting at it&#39;s absolute finest. Tune in to hear my track-by-track discussion on this classic record!

Ep. 36 - PETER GABRIEL ~ Melt / Peter Gabriel III

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The heavy metal legends of METALLICA became more personal and complex than ever with their fourth studio effort, &#34;...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.&#34; The album displayed the band at their all time finest with progressive compositions and much more! Tune in to hear my track by track analysis!

Ep. 35 - METALLICA ~ ...And Justice For All

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In this &#34;first&#34; episode of the newly modeled OFF THE FLIPSIDE podcast, I bring back recurring guest, Jacob Mohler to talk about one of his favorite acts, BECK, and his top selling album, ODELAY! Tune in and enjoy!

Ep. 34 - BECK ~ Odelay (ft. Jacob Mohler)

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Today on the show, we travel back in time where Canadian rock trio, Rush, first introduced one of the greatest rock drummers in the world, Neil Peart with his debut in &#34;FLY BY NIGHT!&#34; Tune into our track by track analysis!

Ep. 33 - RUSH ~ Fly By Night

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With the recent announcement of a new LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT album after more than two decades, I couldn&#39;t wait to talk about some of the band&#39;s previous efforts! Tune in to hear me talk about this legendary instrumental prog metal band&#39;s debut album!

Ep. 32 - LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT ~ Liquid Tension Experiment

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The infamous trio of Genesis released one of their most well known albums to date with &#34;DUKE&#34; containing a few successful hits, a hidden suite of interconnected songs, and what&#39;s considered to be the last remaining bits of their progressive rock roots. On this episode of the show, I look back on the album and it&#39;s song and see how it hits today!

Ep. 31 - GENESIS ~ Duke

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Irish Rock legends, U2, released one of their most groundbreaking efforts with &#34;THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE&#34; with a stylistic change of sound with the help of producer, Brian Eno! In this episode, I explore the album track by track!

Ep. 30 - U2 ~ The Unforgettable Fire

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Nu metal titans, Sevendust, recently performed one of their most well known records, &#34;ANIMOSITY&#34; front to back through a streamed concert in celebration with the album&#39;s twentieth anniversary! Tune in, as I look back on the album track by track!

Ep. 29 - SEVENDUST ~ Animosity

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Happy New Year! After almost six months since I&#39;ve began this podcast, I&#39;m finally talking about my favorite band of all time, Dream Theater! The progressive metal giants have always been an essential part of my life and today I&#39;m talking about their breakthrough record, &#34;IMAGES AND WORDS!&#34; Tune in for my track by track discussion!

Ep. 28 - DREAM THEATER ~ Images and Words

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One of the most well known modern heavy metal acts, Slipknot, released their most personal, darkest, and heaviest record of their career when the nu metal genre was on it&#39;s last legs with &#34;IOWA.&#34; Today, fellow musician from Tampa, David Rumford, joins me as we chat about the record track by track!

Ep. 27 - SLIPKNOT ~ Iowa (ft. David Rumford)

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In this episode, I tackle one of the most well known records of the nineties from British rock band, Blur! &#34;PARKLIFE&#34; showcases the group at their finest but considering the album is more than two decades old, how well does it hold up?

Ep. 26 - BLUR ~ Parklife

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It&#39;s no secret that the eponymous quartet of Led Zeppelin&#39;s earlier records are some of the finest works in rock history, but the third has always been labeled as the experimental underdog. Receiving lukewarm reception upon release, &#34;LED ZEPPELIN III&#34; has always been labeled as a cult classic. On this episode, I take a look back on the album and it&#39;s tracks to see why fans (including myself) remember it in such a unique way!

Ep. 25 - LED ZEPPELIN ~ Led Zeppelin III

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Over the dreadnought of a year that was 2020, fans of virtual band, Gorillaz were blessed with one of the band&#39;s greatest albums in a decade with the start of an ongoing series known as &#34;SONG MACHINE.&#34; On this episode, recurring guest Jacob Mohler joins me in a track by track analysis of the newly released first installment of this critically acclaimed series!

Ep. 24 - GORILLAZ ~ Song Machine: Season One (ft. Jacob Mohler)

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Today on the show, my good friend, Jasmyne Siss introduces me to a incredibly diverse album that even got it&#39;s own Netflix anime film that&#39;s known as &#34;SOUND AND FURY&#34; by Sturgill Simpson! Tune in to hear our track by track discussion!

Ep. 23 - STURGILL SIMPSON ~ Sound and Fury (ft. Jasmyne Siss)

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Not too long after the start of the new millennium, the nu metal genre was fading out of popularity. One of the genre&#39;s most well known acts, Korn, pulled out all of their punches on 2002&#39;s &#34;UNTOUCHABLES.&#34; Today, I bring special guest David Sinsabaugh along to reflect on one of the band&#39;s most critically acclaimed records.

Ep. 22 - KORN ~ Untouchables (ft. David Sinsabaugh)

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Many music fans despise change and it&#39;s no secret that sometimes bands turn to the worst once they change up their formula. However, Supertramp&#39;s massively successful 1979 effort, &#34;BREAKFAST IN AMERICA&#34; only challenged that theory as the band headed into a more poppy direction compared to their progressive roots. In this episode, I look back on the impact that this record had on both the mainstream and the band&#39;s previous audience.

Ep. 21 - SUPERTRAMP ~ Breakfast In America

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Happy Halloween 2020! This is the first day I&#39;ve ever uploaded two episodes in the same day and I the perfect way to close out the day is with a Halloween special featuring returning guest, artist Ashley Olsen! today, we&#39;re tackling one of the heaviest albums of the nineties by one of the most popular metal bands of the decade, that of being Pantera with 1996&#39;s &#34;THE GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL!&#34;

Ep. 20 - PANTERA ~ The Great Southern Trendkill (ft. Ashley Olsen)

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In a time where thrash and heavy metal bands were targeting different styles, Slayer kept things safe on 1994&#39;s &#34;DIVINE INTERVENTION.&#34; These days, it&#39;s often passed aside compared to some of Slayer&#39;s earlier works. Could the album not escape the confusing rabbit hole of the nineties or was it playing too safe?

Ep. 19 - SLAYER ~ Divine Intervention

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Only a band as strange as Primus can describe themselves through their own genre and today, I bring along special guest and fellow musician, Miguel Torres to check out and look back on one of the band&#39;s greatest achievements with &#34;SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE!&#34;

Ep. 18 - PRIMUS ~ Sailing The Seas of Cheese (ft. Miguel Torres)

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In this episode, I&#39;m looking back on a genre defining album simply known as &#34;VAN HALEN,&#34; the self titled debut from the legendary band of the same name. Join me on a track-by-track reflection on why this album is regarded to be one of the best of it&#39;s field! This special episode is dedicated in memoriam to Eddie Van Halen.

Ep. 17 - VAN HALEN ~ Van Halen

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Legendary progressive rock band, King Crimson continues to evolve their sound with their fifth studio album, &#34;LARKS&#39; TONGUES IN ASPIC.&#34; This episode, we take a short look back on an album that&#39;s responsible for redefining a genre!

Ep. 16 - KING CRIMSON ~ Larks' Tongues In Aspic

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The King of Pop&#39;s breakthrough solo album, &#34;OFF THE WALL&#34; doesn&#39;t seem to be revisited as often today as many of his other albums throughout the eighties. It might be a sign of the times but today, I&#39;m giving the album a look for myself! Does it have the same appeal today as such a massively acclaimed album had back in the day?

Ep. 15 - MICHAEL JACKSON ~ Off The Wall

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Overshadowed and commonly forgotten, &#34;ONE HOT MINUTE&#34; is considered to be the darkest effort made by the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS due to the dark period that the band was in. In this episode of OFF THE FLIPSIDE, I&#39;m taking a dive into the album to look back on what made the album forgotten but also why the album is so unique in different ways!

Ep. 14 - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ~ One Hot Minute

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After the previous lengthy guest episode, we&#39;re taking a bit of a breather this time around as I sit back and chat about &#34;THE YES ALBUM&#34; by YES! Regarded as the kickstarter to their signature sound, the album is considered a classic. We explore today why that is and what the album brought to spruce up the prog rock formula!

Ep. 13 - YES ~ The Yes Album

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For this extended episode of OFF THE FLIPSIDE, we&#39;re mixing up genres here as we check out one of the most experimental albums by GORILLAZ, known as &#34;PLASTIC BEACH!&#34; I bring along good friend and fellow fan of the band, Jacob Mohler as we take a deep dive into the world of the Plastic Beach!

Ep. 12 - GORILLAZ ~ Plastic Beach (ft. Jacob Mohler)

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Although episode eleven was supposed to be a guest episode, we had a short delay issue (stay tuned for next time!) but for now, metal listeners are getting another treat as I look back on Megadeth&#39;s &#34;RUST IN PEACE&#34; which is claimed by many to be one of the greatest thrash albums of all time. For a statement as strong as that, how does the album hold up almost thirty years later?

Ep. 11 - MEGADETH ~ Rust In Peace

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Sometimes bands like to play safe, which works on occasion as Judas Priest displays on their ninth effort, &#34;DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH.&#34; Although fairly considered successful, how does it hold up nowadays? Is the album really considered as successful as it predecessors? Also, peep the new intro.

Ep. 10 - JUDAS PRIEST ~ Defenders of the Faith

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This month, metal fans celebrated the 30th anniversary of a fantastic thrash record that kickstarted the confusing decade of the nineties. Today, we&#39;re taking a look at said album and understanding why &#34;PERSISTENCE OF TIME&#34; is one of Anthrax&#39;s most impactful records and one of their greatest!

Ep. 9 - ANTHRAX ~ Persistence of Time

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It&#39;s time to take a look at one of most critically acclaimed arena rock albums of all time with Queen&#39;s &#34;News of the World!&#34; With an album with smash stadium hits such as &#34;We Will Rock You&#34; and &#34;We Are The Champions,&#34; does the rest of the album still hold up as well?

Ep. 8 - QUEEN ~ News of the World

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Longtime friend and fellow Rush fan, Andrew McIntire joins in on guest episode two as we take on one of the band&#39;s most darkest and experimental projects to date, with &#34;Grace Under Pressure!&#34;

Ep. 7 - RUSH ~ Grace Under Pressure (ft. Andrew McIntire)

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We&#39;re taking a look back on some classic heavy metal with Iron Maiden! Coming from someone who has never listened to this album front to back, does the album still reign today?

Ep. 6 - IRON MAIDEN ~ Piece of Mind

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It&#39;s our very first guest episode as we bring along professional artist and major Avenged Sevenfold fan, Ashley Olsen on a trip to look back on one of the band&#39;s biggest game changers with &#34;City of Evil.&#34; Sit back and listen in cause this is gonna be a long one.

Ep. 5 - AVENGED SEVENFOLD ~ City of Evil (ft. Ashley Olsen)

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In this micro-episode of Off The Flipside, I take a quick dive into the new Haken album, &#34;Virus&#34; which released just a few weeks ago. I give my thoughts and opinions on the album and wether or not it&#39;s capable of being an underrated gem (spoiler alert, it is!)

Ep. 4 - HAKEN ~ Virus

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Things get a bit more complicated as we move onto the third episode of the show as we take a look back on Rush&#39;s jump into the eighties with &#34;Permanent Waves!&#34;

Ep. 3 - RUSH ~ Permanent Waves

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Welcome to the second episode of the show! Today, we&#39;re taking things a bit to the mellow side as we take a look at Pink Floyd&#39;s rather obscure but important, &#34;Meddle&#34; album from 1971. Does the album rank just as high as classics like &#34; The Dark Side of the Moon&#34; and &#34;The Wall&#34; or is the album best left forgotten?

Ep. 2 - PINK FLOYD ~ Meddle

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To begin this long road of looking back on countless albums, I wanted to start with a record that&#39;s considered to be an absolute classic in the thrash metal scene, or even the metal scene by itself! Join me as I look back on one of the biggest game changers in rock history with Metallica&#39;s &#34;Master of Puppets!&#34;

Ep. 1 - METALLICA ~ Master of Puppets

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Welcome to my podcast where I just sit down and talk to a blank wall about my love for music and albums that we both like and hate! If you wanna know what the podcast is all about, I made this short episode for that exact reason! Enjoy!

Ep. 0 - Introduction