Stevie's Greatest Album?
You'll Hear It: Full Album Deep Dives with Jazz Musicians
Peter Martin
4.9 • 770 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
What happens when a 21-year-old Stevie Wonder gets the keys to the Motown kingdom? You get Talking Book, a no-filler masterpiece. Adam and Peter go track-by-track through Stevie’s first fully self-driven album, where he played nearly everything himself. From the sticky funk of “Superstition” to the guitar-like tones of “Big Brother,” we break down Stevie’s best clav sounds, synth bass lines, and his surprisingly killin’ drum takes. You’ll hear how this record captured the cutting-edge of music tech while remaining deeply human – and why it may be even better than Songs in the Key of Life. Let’s talk the genius of Stevie Wonder.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, Adam? |
| 0:07.7 | What's up, Peter Martin? |
| 0:08.5 | How you feeling today? |
| 0:10.1 | Oh, I'm feeling great. |
| 0:11.4 | No, I'm feeling great. |
| 0:12.4 | No, I'm feeling great because it's Talking Book Stevie Wonder Day on the pod. |
| 0:17.2 | That is an all-timer right there. |
| 0:19.0 | And you know what that means we got to do? |
| 0:22.1 | Oh, yeah, good call. |
| 0:24.2 | Exactly. But Peter, I will say, you know, we are Gen X, jazz pianist. Well, I'm an exenial. |
| 0:30.2 | But that means we have to lop off the eighth beat of this, right? |
| 0:33.1 | What does that even mean? Cut off the eighth beat altogether. |
| 0:35.6 | What? Help me out, Caleb, with this. |
| 0:38.3 | Ah. How about a little this? |
| 0:39.3 | Yeah, that's on brand. Alright, here we go. Put a little bit more than a bit more than a bit more What's it up? I'm going to be the I'm I'm |
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