Episode 208: Pet Shop Boys – Please (1986) – Part 4

After a couple of special episodes, Brian and Sarah return to the task at hand—delving deep into the Pet Shop Boys' debut album, Please.

The beginning of this episode finds our hosts with yet another single to discuss: "Suburbia." Chart positions and reviews are shared, during which Sarah brings up a musical instrument that was much-loved and desired by Brian back in the day. The sleeves for the 7" and 12" singles are also discussed, and an interesting fact is revealed about the image on the 12" sleeve.

The focus then turns to the making and meaning of the song. The inspiration for the song came from real-life events as well as a film, and the film also provided inspiration for the music video, which was once again directed by Eric Watson. Brian makes a confession about the part of the video he found to be most memorable, which elicits a laugh from Sarah.

After a thorough discussion of "Suburbia," it's finally time to flip the record over and get into the songs on Side Two. The first track wasn't known as a separate song for many years, and its origins are from a song on Side One. The ensuing discussion is probably one of the shortest on record for this podcast!

The first "proper" track on Side Two is "Tonight is Forever," and it's the first non-single of the album. However, there's a bit of a controversy over its single status, which our hosts attempt to clear up by playing a brief interview. At any rate, both Brian and Sarah agree it's a very strong song that could have been a single.

The final song discussed in this episode is "Violence," which is a definite non-single, but by no means a bad song. It shares some thematic similarities with "Suburbia," and Brian feels the sounds of the backing vocals share some similarities with another song, which happens to be one of his favorites of the current season.

Videos discussed in this episode:
Suburbia
https://youtu.be/-VCqAjYO3NM?si=3-DPsSFSQKXUQZ3Y

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Episode 207: In Conversation with Colours of Ever (Jason Beil and Brian Linnen)

Permanent Record Podcast is happy to welcome Colours of Ever to the program. Jason Beil and Brian Linnen have been making music together since....wait a second! Did we just say "Brian Linnen"? Like the same Brian Linnen who has co-hosted 206 episodes of this podcast? HE'S a guest on the show??? How can this be???

Well, with their debut CD out today, we wanted to share some of Brian and Jason's songs with you and let you know how you can get a copy of the album "Waiting For Something." So Brian had to shift over to the guest chair, leaving Sarah to run the board and the show.

Of course, Sarah is not without influence in the world of podcasting, so she made a call to the great Eric Miller, formerly of the Pods and Sods Network and currently of Stone Turtle House Concerts, and asked him to join her for a discussion with two men who many are calling "the most important and influential musicians of their generation."

Yeah, we're gonna need to see a citation for that!!

But anyway, together, Sarah, Eric, Jason, and Brian talk about 40 years of writing music together, creativity and influences, singles and remixes, and the brand new CD "Waiting For Something", available now on Bandcamp and on streaming platforms starting in October 2026.

We had a great time recording this one and we hope you will enjoy listening!! And don't forget to visit Colours of Ever on Bandcamp at https://coloursofever.bandcamp.com

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Episode 206: Concert Memories Roundtable (with Mr. K's Super Show and I'm In Love With That Song Podcast)

Recently, Brian and Sarah took a trip up north to the state of New Hampshire. They met up with some podcasting friends to watch Gary Mullen & The Works perform their incredible One Night of Queen show. The next day, it seemed only right for all these podcasting friends to record a podcast together, and the end result is this episode.

The friends in question are Brad Page, host of the "I'm In Love With That Song Podcast;" Brad's lovely wife, Heidi Waugaman-Page; and Chris Karam, host of "Mr. K's Super Show." Music—especially live music—is important to all of them, so the premise of this show is to talk about particular memories from the many concerts they've all attended.

After reliving the memories from the previous night's amazing performance, all five guests were subjected to the same ten questions related to their concert attendance. Throughout the conversation that ensued, there were many great stories told and even more laughs!

Take a listen to this episode, and then make sure you check out the excellent podcasts at the links below!

Find "I'm In Love With That Song" podcast at https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/

Find "Mr. K's Super Show" podcast at https://cbkaram.podbean.com/

Listen to Colours of Ever at https://coloursofever.bandcamp.com

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