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1,000 Greatest Misses
Hello there, ladies and gents! 1000 Greatest Misses is the music podcast that shines a light on 1000 undiscovered, obscure, and underappreciated songs that hit all the marks but failed to chart. On each episode music-obsessed Paul Heinz and Christopher Grey will feature five power pop, AOR, heavy metal and new wave songs from the seventies and eighties, most of it curated from radio compilation vinyl records that aren’t available on any streaming service. Let’s play some tunes!
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Episodes
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
122: Songs 606-610 (Brothers Steve, Cabbage, Field Music, Future Islands, Eytan Mirsky)
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever noticed that record stores often have lousy lighting? Chris and Paul discuss some of the inner workings of running a record…
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Special Episode of 60s Chicago Garage Rock with special guests Sean Hoffman and Peter Kuehl (The Shandells, The Huns, Saturday's Children, The Blackstones, The Amboy Dukes)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul invite author Sean Hoffman and Peter Kuehl to discuss and celebrate the release of the album, “A Blast From The Cellar! – Lost…
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121: Songs 601-605 (The Hold Steady, Saltine, The Drowners, The Telefones, Owen Paul)
Send us Fan Mail Chris divulges the inner workings of Record Store Day and running a record store in general, Paul reveals his top 10 songs of this batch of…
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120: Songs 596-600 (Foxboro Hot Tubs, Heat Above, The Gladhands, Harem Scarem, Titus Andronicus)
Send us Fan Mail We've got some ideas for music activities during family road trips and recommendations of four more music-related books. Chris announces a new…
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119: Songs 591-595 (Scientists, The Shazam, Pollen, Del Amitri, Genya Ravan)
Send us Fan Mail Paul and Chris discuss the app FADR, acknowledge our show ambassadors, and lament the disappearance of bridges in song forms. We also feature…
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118: Songs 586-590 (Butch Walker, The Bens, Gilles-Marino Assault, True Believers, Three Hour Tour)
Send us Fan Mail Do you like concerts and shows more? And is there a difference? Chris and Paul discuss this, modern composing using technology, a few more…
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117: Songs 581-585 (Ultimate Fakebook, The Pinwheels, The Bounce, The Cry, LANY)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss a robbery at Chris's store, BJ Kramp's recent podcast series on Rush, the new Billy Joel documentary, and feature songs…
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116: Songs 576-580 with guest Andy Solum of Pop Fuss (Cult Stars from Mars, The Overtures, The Fags, The Ravines, Sugarbomb)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul are joined by Andy Solum, host of the Pop Fuss podcast, who features songs by Cult Stars from Mars, The Overtures, The Fags…
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115: Songs 571-575 (Sing Street, Frank Black, This Perfect Day, The Bigger Lovers, The Lloyds)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the 1TGM playlist, Dingwall basses, proud musical moments, and favorite music-related movies. We also feature songs by…
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114: Songs 566-570 (Imperial Drag, Grandpaboy, Waltham, Jesse Malin, 22 Jacks)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss music-related books that they've recently read and Chris shares some details about his obsession with mix tapes. Also…
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113: Songs 561-565 (Dillon Fence, Gerard, Pernice Brothers, Buxx, Flamingoes)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul talk about the Zeppelin and Bono films, a visit from listener Ken, collecting things beyond records, and we feature songs by…
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112: Songs 556-560 (Biters, The Wrens, Candy Butchers, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, The Tories)
Send us Fan Mail What if someone offered you money to promote their product? Would you do it? Chris and Paul live in fantasyland for a moment and discuss what…
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111: Songs 551-555 with guest Steve Coulter, aka S.W. Lauden (Softjaw, The Beths, Liquid Mike, The Speedways, Kate Clover)
Send us Fan Mail Join us with our special guest, Steve Coulter, drummer of Tsar and Ridel High, who also goes by the pen name of S.W. Lauden for his multiple…
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110: Songs 546-550 (Kevin Salem, Punch, Broken Promises, Speed McQueen, William Shatner)
Send us Fan Mail What are the greatest debut albums of the 1960s? Chris and Paul discuss this and feature songs by Kevin Salem, Punch, Broken Promises, Speed…
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109: Songs 541-545 (Sebadoh, The Cells, Mars Electric, Alcatrazz, Marques Bovre and the Evil Twins)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the environmental impact of media over the years, Led Zeppelin's new documentary, and feature songs by Sebadoh, The…
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108: Songs 536-540 (Catherine Wheel, Adam Schmitt, D.L. Byron, The Leftovers, Blake Babies)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the costs of records today vs back in the day, playing live, and feature songs by Catherine Wheel, Adam Schmitt, D.L…
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107: Songs 531-535 (You Am I, Alexi Lalas, The Press, Kyle Vincent, INXS)
Send us Fan Mail We have a winner to hang with Chris for an evening of music! Paul and Chris discuss this, record promo stickers, a great story involving a…
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106: Song 526-530 (The Nils, Loud Lucy, Chameleon, Chequered Past, Mint Green)
Send us Fan Mail Have you used hand-held devices to capture creative ideas on the fly? Chris and Paul discuss this, Spotify, and all the different types of…
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105: Songs 521-525 (Diesel Park West, Sponge, DM3, The Carpettes, Brendan Benson)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul talk about Ace Frehley, vocal harmonizing, their top debut albums of the 80s, and feature songs by Diesel Park West, Sponge…
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104: Song 516-520 (G.B.H., The Smushies, Picture This, Rick Dufay, Spider)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the new Elton John/Brandi Carlile song, the signature Ringo Starr drum lick, and feature songs by G.B.H., The Smushies…
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103: Songs 511-515 (Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, The Supers, The Innocents, Chagall Guevara, Ned's Atomic Dustbin)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss liquid imbedded vinyl, a new PBS show about record stores, Record Collector Magazine, and feature songs by Neal Schon &…
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102: Songs 506-510 (White Flag, Samantha 7, Adam Roth and his Band of Men, Witchfynde, The Band Calderisi)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul talk about Discogs and the way it values collections (and gripe about a few of its idiosyncrasies), whether music should be…
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101: Songs 501-505 (Archers of Loaf, Silver Sun, The Shakers, Coward, The Rolling Stones)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the evils of self-seal outer sleeves, review some listener mail, and feature songs by Archers of Loaf, Silver Sun, The…
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100 part 2: Extra Songs by Bands We've Already Featured (Enuff Z'nuff, All, The Toms, The Caulfields, The Wigs - AOR, Power Pop, Alternative)
Send us Fan Mail What's the most you'll spend on a record? Paul keeps breaking the barrier and upping the ante! Join Chris and Paul as they continue to…
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100 part 1: Songs 495-500 (Four O'Clock Balloon, Breathless, Club Wow, Marvelous 3, Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen - Power Pop, Glam, AOR, Alternative)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul reach their 100th episode! We celebrate with some great listener feedback, a description of the Musical Instrument Museum in…
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99: Songs 491-495 (The Muffs, Mick Manz and the Cocktails, Adam Daniel, Gunbunnies, North by North - Punk Pop, Rock, Jangle Rock, Alternative, Blues Garage Rock)
Send us Fan Mail What's the distinction between a great song vs a great track? And do you remember an oddity on the Billboard charts from 1999 known as the…
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98: Songs 486-490 (Willie Wisely, Danger Danger, Mark Bacino, Knievel, Deer Tick - Power Pop, AOR, Alternative, Indy Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Do you have a favorite 1TGM episode? Does it happen to be one in which Paul picked all five songs? If so, nice job! Chris and Paul discuss…
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97: Songs 481-485 (CIVIC, Big Bang Babies, Size 14, The Diodes, The Grays - Alternative, Power Pop, Pop Punk, Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Chris talks about a metal collection he recently purchased, Chris and Paul reveal their favorite 70s debut albums, and they feature songs by…
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96: Songs 476-480 (Andy McCoy, Jon Auer, Edguy, Copperpot, Margaret Glaspy - Rock, Power Pop, Metal, Indie Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Does it make sense to buy vinyl of a digital recording? And do you long for the days when you could get floor seats without a big hassle and…
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95: Songs 471-475 (Bastards of Melody, Hess, Streetcar Eyes, The Churchills, TV on the Radio - Power Pop, AOR, New Wave, Alternative, Funk Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Is a needle drop akin to swiping left on dating apps? Discuss. Chris and Paul talk CD rot, Questlove's recent TV productions, and features…
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94: Songs 466-470 (The Damned, MovieStar, Crumbacher, Candy, White Reaper - Punk, Indie Pop, New Wave, Rock, Power Pop)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss music listening events, watching comforting movies for the billionth time, The Beatles, and feature songs by The…
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93: Songs 461-465 (Died Pretty, Titanic Love Affair, Nowherefast, Phil Daniels + the Cross, The Elvis Brothers - Indie, Alternative, New Wave, Power Pop, Roots Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Paul and Chris highlight a podcast about Buddy Holly's last tour, a huge collection of autographed music memorabilia Chris recently purchased…
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92: Songs 456-460 (High Back Chairs, Pantera, Ian Shelter, Jonny Sevin, The Judybats - Power Pop, Metal, AOR, Punk, Jangle Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss CDs and LPs that you can always find at used stores and feature songs by High Back Chairs, Pantera, Ian Shelter, Jonny…
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91: Songs 451-455 (Any Trouble, Umajets, Translator, Sunshine Boys, Spoons - Rock, New Wave, Jangle Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Paul quizzes Chris on the top 20 from September of 1980. How will you fare? Join us as we feature songs by Any Trouble, Umajets, Translator…
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90: Songs 446-450 (Erik Voeks, Randy Hansen, The Bloods, Velvet Crush, Jason Falkner - Alternative, AOR, Punk, Power Pop)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss streaming services and whether to support those that pay more to musicians, and we feature songs by Erik Voeks, Randy…
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89: Songs 441-445 (Cleaver, Norman Allan, Tsar, Rain, The Beths - AOR, New Wave, Power Pop, AOR, Alternative)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul are back! We discuss Rick Beato's video on yacht rock and highlight songs by Cleaver, Norman Allan, Tsar, Rain and The Beths…
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REPLAY EPISODE 69: Songs 341-345 with guest Peter Jesperson (Artful Dodger, The Only Ones, SVT, Marshall Crenshaw, Sneakers - Power Pop, Punk, AOR, Indie Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Peter Jesperson - author, co-founder of Twin/Tone Records, former record store manager, and discoverer of The Replacements - joins us to…
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REPLAY EPISODE 67: Songs 331-335 with guest Ted Ansani of Material Issue (The Association, Redd Kross, The Cowsills, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins - Sunshine Pop, Power Pop, Alternative)
Send us Fan Mail Guest Ted Ansani talks about his days as a recording artist with Material Issue, including touring with the Pretenders, sleeping in a van…
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REPLAY EPISODE 29: Songs 141-145 with guest BJ Kramp (Da Biz, The Argyles, Snatches of Pink, The Planets and Luxury - AOR, Power Pop, Americana, New Wave)
Send us Fan Mail We welcome BJ Kramp, founder of the terrific music podcast Rock and/or Roll and the author of This Band Has no Past: How Cheap Trick Became…
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Holiday Music Episode (Cheap Trick, GGOOLLDD, The Critics, The LeeVees, Billy Mack, Matisyahu, Christopher Grey, Paul Heinz)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss their personal year-end Spotify recaps and feature holiday music by Cheap Trick, GGOOLLDD, The Critics, The LeeVees…
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REPLAY EPISODE 21: Songs 101-105 with guest John Borack (Attention, The Patriots, The Bats, Stanley Frank and The Shake Shakes - Jangle Pop, Power Pop)
Send us Fan Mail This week we replay our interview with guest John Borack - musician, journalist and author of The Beatles 100 and Shake Some Action 2.0 - and…
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1TGM Special Announcement
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul share some news about the podcast (spoiler alert - we're taking a short break), go over fan mail, and discuss the idea of…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
88: Songs 436-440 (House of Love, Taboo Zoo, The Records, The Daily Planet, Doug Powell - Alternative, Power Rock, Power Pop, Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss buying records with a particular audience in mind, Steve Porcaro's empathy for lead singers, and feature songs by House…
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87: Songs 431-435 (Peter Emmett, Blue Oyster Cult, The Caulfields, Crosswind Band, The Boys Band (AOR, Power Pop, Yacht Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Would you like some 1TGM swag? Give us a shout and we'll send you a link to order anything your heart desires with our logo. And how many of…
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86: Songs 426-430 (Rox, The Rainmakers, The Pink Spiders, The Raves, The Sighs - Pop, Jangle Rock, Power Pop)
Send us Fan Mail What would you do if you one the lottery? Chris and Paul share their thoughts, discuss the remix of Kiss's album Hotter than Hell, and…
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85: Songs 421-425 (Fire Town, The Last, Bash and Pop, Page One, Roadmaster - Americana, 60s Power Pop, Alternative, AOR, Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul stop blabbering and manage to finish an episode in under 30 minutes! Join us as we feature songs by Fire Town, The Last, Bash…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
Special Episode: Music Trivia and Two "In Case You Haven't Heard" Songs by Prefab Sprout and OK Go.
Send us Fan Mail Is it okay for Foreigner to call itself Foreigner when their are no original band members left? Chris and Paul discuss this and take a break…
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84: Songs 416-420 (The Odds, Big City Rock, Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods, Scuba Drivers, Noise Boys - Punk, Rock, Soul, AOR)
Send us Fan Mail Paul and Chris discuss Sweetwater music, dropping record prices, and a record that sold for $677 weeks after Chris sold it for $100! Join us…
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83: Songs 411-415 (Highway Chile, Jill Sobule, Teddy Geiger, Sequel, See No Evil - Metal, Indie, Rock, AOR)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss being overwhelmed by musical choices and talk about a current news story about a guy who tried to game the music…
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Special Episode of Chris and Paul's Songs (Paul Heinz, The Swizzlesticks, The Millions - Power Pop, Alternative)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul feature three of each other's songs and offer a little insight into the songwriting and recording process. Come and join us for…
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82: Songs 406-410 (Company of Thieves, Martin Briley, The Hush Sound, The Jags, The Red Button - Alternative, Power Pop)
Send us Fan Mail Paul picks the tunes today, including three from this century, and Chris and Paul discuss a great music documentary and some podcasts and…
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81: Songs 401-405 (The Bombers, Airrace, Passage, Witness and Squares - Punk, Metal, Power Pop, AOR)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss their favorite songs from the previous batch of 100 on 1TGM and put a moratorium on complaining about what's not…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
80: Songs 396-400 (Icon, Knee Deep, The Jigsaw Seen, The Innocent, The Popes - AOR, Metal, Alternative, Pop, Power Pop)
Send us Fan Mail Do you ever dream about purchasing records? Chris does! Chris and Paul discuss this, the Rockman, the allure of Tommy Shaw's "Girls with…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
79: Songs 391-395 (Four One One, The Actors, Terraplane, 92 Degrees, Nine Below Zero - Power Pop, Alternative, Pop Metal, Alternative, Modern Soul)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss our high school personalities (which may continue today), Euclid Records in St. Louis, mental timelines, and feature…
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78: Songs 386-390 (The Beat Farmers, Pumphouse Gang, The Stereo, April Wine, Steve One and the Shades - Jangle Rock, Punk, AOR)
Send us Fan Mail Is dying on stage the best way to go? Confer with your friends. Our Apple playlist is complete thanks to a dedicated listener, and Chris and…
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77: Songs 381-385 (Daryl Hall & John Oates, Thin Lizzy, Sammy Hagar, Nick Gilder, Huey Lewis and the News - Pop, Rock, AOR, Power Pop, New Wave)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss expanding one's horizons and feature five lesser-known songs by well-known acts: Daryl Hall & John Oates, Thin Lizzy…
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76: Song 376-380 (The Slugs, Steel Breeze, Earth Quake, Randy Bishop & the Underdogs, The Rings - Jangle Rock, Synth Rock, Rock, AOR, Power Pop)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss title tracks that are the last track on the album, lyric sheets, song forms, and feature tracks by The Slugs, Steel…
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75: Songs 371-375 (New England, Paul Stanley, The Yo-Yo's, Johnny and the Distractions, Y&T - Glam, AOR, Punk, Metal, Power Pop)
Send us Fan Mail Chris fanboys all over the Kiss solo records and exposes Paul's major-league blind spots in music trivia. Join us as we feature songs by New…
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74: Songs 366-370 (Refugee, Hot Mama Silver, The Tremblers, Tokyo Blade, Dirty Angels - AOR, Power Pop, New Wave, Metal, Rock)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss owning just one album by an artist, whether stressing the wrong syllable of a word in a song is acceptable, and how…
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Special Episode with guest Bob Blum: Lesser-known songs by Well-known Artists (Big Country, Pete Townshend, Rickie Lee Jones, The Fixx, Aerosmith)
Send us Fan Mail While Chris is off this week, Paul and associate producer Bob Blum feature five lesser-known tracks by bands everyone knows. Join us on this…