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In this episode, we talk about our trip to the Alpharetta shows of Phish's 2021 summer tour, including the set, a few eccentric fans, adverse weather, expensive beer, and more! Also, if you have the time or inclination, the article Matt refers
In this episode of the show, Brian and Matt talk about Iron Maiden's fourth studio album, and also touch on topics such as Eddie's head brackets, "The Doors" movie, problematic authors, and that swamp scene from "Lord of the Rings" with the dea
This time on Beast in the Maze, we're taking a look at an album by legends of prog rock King Crimson, 1973's Larks' Tongues in Aspic. We get into all sorts of topics including what is being hit by what, and whether not eating very much organ me
This time on the show, we're stepping out of the Maze and taking a journey into the stars with Hawkwind. A band which is criminally obscure in the states, Hawkwind was on the cutting edge of the counterculture/psychedelic movement in the UK, an
With this episode's discussion of "Billy Breathes," we'll now have taken on the first seven of Phish's studio albums, and have some sense of the evolution and continuity of the band. We talk about all the tracks, how some of the sounds foreshad
Having now listened to at least one album from each major section of Iron Maiden's catalogue, we're taking another run at it and filling in the gaps with the albums we haven't yet discussed. This time, We're returning to the (near) beginning to
As a special bonus episode, Matt from Beast in the Maze attended a twitter listening party that Iron Maiden took part in for their 1984 album "Powerslave," and gave his thoughts on the band's comments as they were tweeted out in real time. For
This time on the show, we're finishing our discussion of the 1995 Hershey Park Phish show. We'll talk about how the live versions compare to the studio ones, the purpose of songs as jam vehicles or "palate cleansers," the overall flow of a conc
In this episode of "Beast in the Maze," we're tackling "A Matter of Life and Death," Maiden's 14th studio album. Join us as we talk about how the album stacks up to their earlier work, the prominent themes of light, shadow, war, and religion, t
In this episode, we get into our first live Phish concert, a two-set pick from 12-1-95 at Hershey Park. We talk about all the tracks, the differences between the versions played live versus the studio, the role of the Mike songs in the sets, an
This time on Beast in the Maze, we have our first taste of the modern Maiden six-piece lineup. We talk about the return of Bruce and Adrian, whether we can imagine Blaze singing any of the songs, and whether nomads are actually as mysterious as
In this episode of Beast in the Maze, the guys discuss Phish's 5th studio album, "Hoist" (1994). We talk about the guest musicians who joined the band in the studio, the relative importance of live albums, improvisational flamethrowers, and sci
Join us as we discuss the first album of the Blaze Bayley period, "The X Factor." Arguably Iron Maiden's darkest album, this one divided fans, to say the least. In fact, many Bruce loyalists outright hate this record and its successor, "Virtual
This week we're taking on Phish's seventh studio album, and we've roped in a friend to help us out! Jonathon Humphrey from "New Ears" and "Bite of Passage" joins us as we discuss The Story of the Ghost, including the band's unique approach to r
This week, we're dealing with some pre-debut album Iron Maiden - specifically, we'll be taking a look at some songs from their 1979 BBC performance and their debut EP, "The Soundhouse Tapes," as well as two or three extra tracks from the years
This week, we're discussing "The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday," recorded by Phish before they ever put out a proper album. We get into all sorts of things, including the questionable personhood of bipedal reptiles and what does or does not co
This week, we're taking on a Maiden album which is divisive, to say the least. The first album of theirs to feature guitarist Janick Gers, "No Prayer for the Dying" represented the beginning of what many fans would consider a dark age for not o
In this episode, the guys talk about Phish's third album, "A Picture of Nectar." we get into topics like ordinance-bearing Llamas, going on missions, the use of words for the purpose of sound rather than meaning, and wonder about what is and is
In this episode, we discuss the album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, a concept album involving good, evil, rebirth, and clairvoyance. Considered by many Maiden fans to be among their best, it was the last album before the decade-long absence of
In this episode, we discuss Junta, Phish's first studio album. We talk about what a Golgi apparatus is, as well as how it's pronounced, pairing lyrics that have one type of tone with music which has another, a case of fluffhead, and places you
Brian and Matt discuss The Number of the Beast, one of metal's most iconic records. We deal with the addition of Bruce Dickinson, The "Gangland/Total Eclipse" controversy, and running into bus loads of nuns. We also reveal which Phish album we'
This week, we're in between albums, having just come off of Lawn Boy and heading into The Number of the Beast. Since we had some time on our hands, we thought we'd go over a couple of corrections as well as things we may have left out. We also
The guys from Beast in the Maze discuss their second Phish album, Lawn Boy. An arguably more light-hearted record which also features a brass section, it contains many Phish classics. We talk about the jazzier feel to the songs, the use of soun
After having discussed the Phish album "Rift," we are back to Maiden. This time, we're taking a look at their fifth album "Powerslave," an album considered by many to be among their best. We go through all the tracks, discuss the singles, the a
Show notes for the mini episode are as follows:The New Ears podcast can be found at http://new-ears.transistor.fm/ and is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc.The listener submitted Phish picks referred to in the epis
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