The Toast And Jams Podcast
Classic rock album reviews over breakfast -- we listen to a favorite album on vinyl, then hit one of our local diners for breakfast while we review, reminisce, and admire the music, artist, production, and cover art. It's classic vinyl with a side of bacon.
Episodes
25 episodes
Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord at 512 Coffee and Ice Cream
We still be trippin'... our third-in-a-row acid rock album review, this time by prog pioneers The Moody Blues. We went on a quest to find the lost chord and breakfast, and we succeeded. The often-overlooked Moodies weren't pop culture darlings,...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:02:52
Revolver
Records revolve, but they stay in one place. But the Beatles evolved, and they were on a trajectory. They'd already conquered the pop world, proving they could write a pop song with merit and staying power. They'd already demo...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:17:15
The Doors' Soft Parade from South Greensburg Restaurant
Here comes the parade: first, one drunk and sullen poet, followed by three musicians burned out by fame and constant touring. Here comes a producer hell bent on being the next George Martin; oh look, he's doing bump after bump of coke, to...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:12:23
Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention Overnite Sensation from Hank's Diner
This isn't party music, nor is it road trip sing-along-in-the-car music. Nope, this is classical music, with a generous helping of modern electronics, experimental sounds, and satirical humor. It's not for everybody...an...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:00:40
Buckingham Nicks from the Coal Miners Cafe
Buckingham Nicks-- you might say it's the album that was created before the magic happened... but then you listen to it and realize, the magic was already there. We expected something far more ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:08:12
Billy Joel's Piano Man from the Diamond Cafe
Sing us a song and make us some breakfast! Toast and Jams wraps up Season 2 with the album that made Billy Joel famous--Piano Man. From Billy the Kid to Captain Jack, Billy Joel weaves tales through his incredible musical compositio...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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50:11
Chicago II from the Bunker
Take a symphony, play it in a jazz style, but make it rock and roll. That is the magic that is early Chicago. We were blown away by the songwriting and musical talent on Chicago 2, a double album with more than double talent. We had...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:10:21
Aerosmith's Get Your Wings at Dean's Diner
A fledgling Aerosmith has some very successful flights on Get Your Wings, and everything about hints that this band will soon soar over the rock and roll landscape. Toast and Jams returns to Dean's Diner to review the second effort ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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59:27
Cream's Disraeli Gears at the Lamplighter
The second release from rock's first super group, Disraeli Gears demonstrates Cream's creativity, musical prowess, and sense of humor. The Lamplighter serves up breakfast while Toast and Jams serves up the review, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:02:41
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Led Zeppelin 2: Toast and Jams at 512 Coffee and Ice Cream
Ok, so we went a little long on this one... but it's ZEP 2! Yes, the second album from the band many consider the greatest of all time, the album that has earned mythological status, that catapulted Led Zeppelin to fame with the sin...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:16:54
Foreigner's Double Vision-- Toast and Jams at Rachelle's
Are we seeing double?? ... Nope, that's the same photo twice on the cover, aaaand the same on the back cover. Are we hearing two different bands-- the arena rockers playing solid mega rock hits like Hot Blooded, and some loverboys p...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:06:18
Crimes of Passion: Toast and Jams at the Getaway Cafe
Hit me with your best shot-- of espresso! We found the Getaway Cafe in Ligonier has that and more when TnJ grabbed some breakfast and some early 80s rock. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo knocked it outta the park with Crimes of Passion, whic...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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55:27
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Robert Plant's Principle of Moments: Toast and Jams at the South Greensburg Restaurant
Warning: listening to Robert Plant may put you in the mood for more than a melody. Toast and Jams reviews The Principle of Moments , Plant's second solo album, and we talk about life after Zeppelin.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:00:16
Jethro Tull! Toast And Jams review at the Colonial Grille in Irwin Pa.
Stand Up! I said SIT DOWN! No really, Stand Up-- the second studio album from Jethro Tull. They're really starting to get their prog on, blending folk, blues, rock, and what the hell let's throw classical in there, too! The Knobs bassist,...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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48:58
Cheap Thrills! Toast And Jams at the Diamond Cafe
SEX, DOPE, AND CHEAP THRILLS-- the original title of Big Brother and the Holding Company's second album. Join Toast and Jams as they discuss the iconic album that gave the world Piece of my Heart. We'll call it the sex, tunes, and cheap e...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:02:47
Toto IV - Album review on The Toast And Jams Podcast!
This is what happens when the band geeks have the run of the band room-- they make use of every instrument in the place! And if the geeks are really talented, the result could be a song like "Africa. " Toast and Jams talks Toto, from the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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58:47
Madman Across The Water - Toast And Jams at the Corner Coffee Shop
We ventured to Johnstown for a great breakfast and a riveting conversation about Elton John's Mad Man across the Water, and then... we lost half of the recording. But we cobbled it together, and it's as seamless as the piano and str...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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52:28
90125 by Yes. Album Review from Toast And Jams
The Toast And Jams Podcast, Episode 7, is swirling around the interwebs! Tammy Colt and Rick Baughman are back where it all started, having breakfast and discussing another classic rock album at the Youngstown Grille! And, we have a mystery gue...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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46:51
Toys In The Attic - Toast And Jams at Dean's Diner
A stack of pancakes topped with sweet emotion--Toast and Jams covers Toys in the Attic, the third studio album from America's greatest rock band, Aerosmith. Rick, Tammy, and even Heather the waitress each share an Aerosm...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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57:15
Wired - Toast And Jams at Ruthie's Diner
From Ruthie's Diner in Ligonier, PA,Toast and Jams takes a big bite of jazz fusion with Jeff Beck's 1976 album, Wired. Wow, what an incredible group of musicians-- they got the chops, they got the funk.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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44:17
Candy-O - Toast and Jams at the Coal Miner's Diner
In this episode we discuss Candy-O, the second album by The Cars. The players, the songs, the lyrics, the artwork, the Rockin' R, breakfast, our waitress, Brenda, Jennerstown and it's unlikely link to Motley Crue. RLwopbAAiWe3SCgB2B...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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53:22
Rumours - Toast And Jams at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant
In this episode of Toast and Jams, we review the 1977 Album of the Year—Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours—leading us to talk about chick singers, band interrelationships, and of course, some fabulous songs.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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56:48
A Space In Time - Toast And Jams at Keystone Kitchen
Toast and Jams makes an early morning trek to New Alexandria, Pa for breakfast at the Keystone Kitchen, to discuss A Space in Time, the most successful album from Ten Years After. This British band was fronted by guitarist, Al...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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43:11
