Ep. 304: Steve Soboslai discusses Punchline’s “Heart Transplant”
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Chris DeMakes
4.9 • 957 Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 71 minutes
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| 1:18.4 | Hey everyone. today's guest as a guitarist and vocalist, Steve Sabazli from the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania rock band, Punchline. |
| 1:21.8 | Together we break down the writing, recording, and inspiration behind the fan favorite song, |
| 1:26.9 | Heart Transplant, taken from their 2004 album, |
| 1:30.3 | Action. |
| 1:31.3 | I'm one of those people who heard Heart Transplant long before it was ever recorded, when |
| 1:36.3 | less than Jake toured with Punchline. |
| 1:38.3 | These were the days when bands would do just that, road test their material, work out the kinks, and get a vibe from their audience. |
| 1:46.1 | So it wasn't a surprise when I listened to the demo for heart transplant, and it was almost |
| 1:50.6 | identical to the album version. Producer Sean O'Keefe let the band be themselves. That song they |
| 1:56.9 | had been playing live for the previous two years was going to get recorded as they |
| 2:01.1 | had been playing this song has a complete disregard for a traditional arrangement |
| 2:06.0 | and that's the beauty of it and probably the reason it's one of their most popular |
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