Our humble adventurers have decided to listen to a very ‘80s sounding album, a sound that they don’t usually find appealing. Will Paul Simon’s Graceland, an album that is considered to be amongst the greatest, convince them to reconsider a whole decade?

Episode Breakdown:

• On this episode’s Tavern Talk segment, we’re discussing scary, weird, exciting stories. (00:02:11)
• Peter introduces today’s topic - Paul Simon’s Graceland. (00:18:51)
• We discuss our general thoughts about the album. (00:24:24)
• We then bring up our favorite and least favorite tracks. (00:36:53)
• We talk about the album’s sound and the African influences. (00:50:22)
• Peter mentions the Great Albums podcast episode that’s about Graceland. (00:56:38).
• Peter shares his thoughts about the lyrics on The Boy in the Bubble. (00:57:41)
• We summarize our thoughts. (01:00:40)
• We vote to see if Graceland deserves a place in the CQEG! (01:02:43)
• Baryo tells us what we’re going to do next - The Room (Steam). (01:04:56)

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Cover art by Azeecreations .

‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).

Graceland by Paul Simon, performed by Ynon Hermon.

The episode was recorded on July 30th, and originally released on Oct. 3rd, 2021.