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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

407 - The Clash - Sandinista! - Tom Morello

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers

Comedy, Music, Music History, Comedy Interviews, Music Commentary

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2020

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Revolutionary rock guitarist 'The Nightwatchman' Tom Morello reveals Rage Against The Machine wouldn't exist without The Clash's politically-infused eclectic triple album masterpiece, 1980's 'Sandinista!' Check out Tom's new song “You Belong To Me” and preorder his photo memoir “Whatever It Takes” here: https://linktr.ee/tommorello This episode was sponsored by Sunset Lake CBD. Use the promo code 'JAM500' for 15% off your next order of organic, pesticide-free CBD flower, pre-rolls, tinctures and gummies. Learn more at sunsetlakecbd.com. For new music influenced by this album selected by Music Director Matt Pinfield, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Next Chapter Podcasts

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Podcasts It's Washington Bullion Washington Bullots by the It's Washington Bullets by the Clash from their 1980 album Sandinista.

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It's also number 4.07 out of 500 on the 500 with Josh Adam Myers.

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What's up, you could doggly spuglies. I'm the fleece king and I am guiding you through Rolling Stone magazine's list of the

0:37.0

500 Greatest Albums. We are so close to breaking 400.

0:43.0

A lot of you didn't think we'd make it.

0:45.0

To be honest with you, I knew it.

0:48.0

I had some doubts.

0:50.0

But we're almost there.

0:52.0

Only 7.9 more years to go.

0:57.0

First thing I want to talk about with all you guys is the response for the Shinnade O'Connor episode is phenomenal.

1:04.3

What I love about this list is that you look at it and you'll be like I'm not gonna

1:09.0

dig this or I'll just you know we'll just do the episode and we'll just move on.

1:13.0

Dude, the Shinnade O'Connor record is sticking with me.

1:16.0

It was so cool to talk to my guest this week about how powerful her lyrics were.

1:22.0

And then the response from everybody in the fleece army

1:25.7

that's listening to the pot man you are incredible because you got it huge thanks to

1:31.4

Sarah Quinn from Tegan and Sarah for coming on. Also I want to give huge thanks to my friend Tammy Joe Deereen and her wife Nicole for putting me on asphalt comedy in Los Angeles at the Magic Castle in the parking lot.

1:43.8

It was so great to be doing stand up again and then to be able to see all my buddies like

1:47.9

Fihim Anwar, Craig Conan, Bill Burr, two nights. He walked cars the first night. They drove off and they first they cost that him then they drove off and then my good friend Jim Jeffries and He's his trail man if there are comedians coming to your town and they're doing drive-in shows, support them, man.

2:07.0

We are going through it just like everybody else, and it's not even about money, but just the idea of like us going up on

2:13.4

stage and talking to an audience even if we're performing to a bunch of Toyota

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