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The Quarrelmen Beatles podcast

The Quarrelmen Beatles podcast

Written by: Adam Gimbel
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We Will Rank You presents a Beatles miniseries ranking each of that one band's 13 albums with a sprawling guest-list of musicians and fans rivaling the Sgt Pepper cover. Best debut episode ever recorded at Abbey Road Studios.Adam Gimbel Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • The Beatles' Help! ranked with Steven McDonald (Redd Kross) and Robbie Rist (Brady Bunch)
    Feb 13 2026

    What’s your most loved and least favorite song on the fifth Beatles album, Help?! Battle of the Child Stars™ with Steven McDonald (Redd Kross, the Melvins, Tater Totz) and actor/musician Robbie Rist (Brady Bunch, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & the best Chips episode). Robbie is a well-known Beatlefan agitator and Steven is famously pro-Fabs thanks to many Redd Kross Beatles covers and the infamous Tater Totz Beatlefest appearance. Tons of mutual admiration and good-natured quarreling. I knew they'd have a LOT to say and I was right. Four and a half hours right. I got the best stuff under three hours (you're welcome) but there's tons of fun you'll hear when we put the whole thing up someday (watch this space). Muffs bassist Ronnie Barnett drops by as a surprise guest too! Listen at QuarrelmenPod.com, Apple, Spotify, Youtube and the Swiss Alps.


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    SPOILERS/FILE UNDER:
    Act Naturally, American version, Another Girl, Ronnie Barnett, Bill Bartell, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Beatlefest, The Beatles, James Bond, bongos, the Brady Bunch, Capitol Records, child star, Cousin Oliver, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Bob Dylan, Eight Arms To Hold You, England, folk rock, funk, Adam Gimbel, George Harrison, Help!, Hofner, I Need You, If You've Got Trouble, insipid fans, It's Only Love, I've Just Seen a Face, the Kinks, John Lennon, Richard Lester, Liverpool, Paul McCartney, Jeff McDonald, Steven McDonald, mid period, movie, the Muffs, The Night Before, NUJV, NVUJ, Yoko Ono, Buck Owens, Parlophone Records, power pop, Redd Kross, Geri Reischl, Replacement Jan, Robbie Rist, School of Fish, Scrambled Eggs, Simon and Garfunkel, sitar, Spirit of 76, strings, Tater Totz, Tell Me What You See, that dog., That Means A Lot, Ken Thorne, Ticket to Ride, twelve string guitar, Anna Waronker, the Who, Larry Williams, Yesterday, You Like Me Too Much, You're Going to Lose That Girl, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, 1965.
    US: http://www.QuarrelmenPod.com
    http://www.WeWillRankYouPod.com wewillrankyoupod@gmail.com
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    https://www.facebook.com/robbie.rist/
    http://www.ReddKross.com

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    2 hrs and 55 mins
  • Beatles For Sale ranked with John Craigie and James Partridge
    Jan 12 2026

    What’s your most loved and least favorite song on the fourth Beatles album, Beatles For Sale?! We are SO happy to finally release this 2024 chat with England's greatest tour manager, James Partridge, and John Craigie, whose beautifully spare tunes and famed one-man Beatle shows have been enrapturing audiences worldwide for ages. While driving Stones n Roses to record at Abbey Road studios, Adam asked James which album he would choose if he were a guest and, by choosing B4S, cemented his place on our roster. He'd been playing the band John Craigie's hilarious live recordings on tour the same 2017 summer that Craigie started doing the quietest, funniest Beatles cover shows of all-time. You can hear it for yourself because Revolver Alone is streaming online since we recorded this. John and James (not to be confused with John and James Paul) crowbarred in this lively long distance Beatles chat while on tour near Brighton, England. Listen at QuarrelmenPod.com, Apple, Spotify, Youtube and anywhere in Kansas City.
    Follow us and weigh in with your favorites on Facebook, Instagram & Threads @quarrelmenpod.


    SPOILERS/FILE UNDER:
    Abbey Road studio, acoustic, All Starr Band, Alone, American albums, Jane Asher, Baby's in Black, The Beatles, Beatles For Sale, Chuck Berry, bird records, Blue House Records, bridge, Brighton, the Byrds, cool, country, covers, John Craigie, crosswalk, the Double Deckers, dross, the duffer, duh, Eight Days a Week, England, Every Little Thing, Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby, fade up, folk rock, Robert Freeman, Adam Gimbel, handclaps, harmonica, harmonies, George Harrison, Buddy Holly, Honey Don't, Hyde Park, I Don't Want to Spoil the Party, I Feel Fine, I'll Follow the Sun, I'm a Loser, jangle, Howard Jones, Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!, KROQ, John Lennon, Liverpool, George Martin, Giles Martin, Mary Mungo and Midge, Paul McCartney, middle eight, Mr. Moonlight, nerdom, No Reply, Oasis, Parlophone Records, Patches the Cat, James Partridge, Carl Perkins, post-grunge, the Quarrelmen, the Rays, Revolution 9, Rock and Roll Music, Roobarb and Custard, Rick Rubin, Santa Monica, scarves, She's A Woman, songwriter/singer, Ringo Starr, STEED, Stones n Roses, that's a lie, timpani, tired faces, tour manager, truth in songwriting, twelve-string guitar, waltz, What You're Doing, a whim, the White Album Ensemble, widow, Words of Love, 1964.


    US: http://www.QuarrelmenPod.com
    https://johncraigie.com/
    https://bluehouserecords.bandcamp.com
    http://www.WeWillRankYouPod.com wewillrankyoupod@gmail.com
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    http://www.facebook.com/QuarrelmenPod
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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night ranked with Jon Wurster
    Dec 1 2025

    What’s your most loved and least favorite song on the third Beatles album, A Hard Day's Night?! After episodes recorded with huge fans AT Abbey Road Studios followed by a chat with the founders of a Beatles Museum, we bring in someone who has never owned a Beatles record(!), musician/comedian Jon Wurster from Superchunk, Bob Mould's band, the Mountain Goats and the Best Show. He agreed to rank the last album not chosen by our other guests, which surprisingly turned out to be the soundtrack for the hit 1964 film. Because he's our only "solo" ranker, we got three guests to chime in with their favorites: Vicki Peterson from the Bangles, Scott McCaughey from the Minus Five and REM's Peter Buck! Jon's hilarious tales, music knowledge, rookie Beatle ears and natural curiosity makes for a super fun, unique listen. Sorry/not sorry for a TON of non-Beatles talk. Listen at QuarrelmenPod.com, Apple, Spotify, Youtube and anywhere in Newbridge, New Jersey.
    Follow us and weigh in with your favorites on Facebook, Instagram & Threads @quarrelmenpod.
    SPOILERS/FILE UNDER:
    And I Love Her, Any Time at All, The Bangles, BBC, The Beatles, Pete Best, the Best Show, Big Star, bongos, bootlegs, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Peter Buck, Can't Buy Me Love, the Clash, country, cowbell, drummer, Bob Dylan, England, Fadd9, Adam Gimbel, A Hard Day's Night, A Harrowing Night, harmonies, George Harrison, I Should Have Known Better, If I Fell, I'll Be Back, I'll Cry Instead, I'm Happy Just to Dance With You, jangle, Brian Jones, Larry Kane, Tommy Keene, the Kinks, John Lennon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Madness invented ska, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Scott McCaughney, the Minus Five, Bob Mould, Mountain Goats, movie, Jimmy Nicol, Oasis, opening chord, Parlophone Records, Michael Penn, Carl Perkins, Peter and Gordon, Vicki Peterson, Philadelphia, power pop, Power Pop Pop Pop Pop, Pretty Persuasion, the Rain Parade, the Ramones, Redd Kross, REM, the Replacements, rhythm guitar, the Right Profile, rock and roll weirdness, Rock Rot and Rule, Tom Scharpling, the September Gurgles, Michael Shannon, soundtrack, Ringo Starr, Strawbridge and Clothier, Superchunk, the Swinging Blue Jeans, Tell Me Why, That Thing You Do, Things We Said Today, the Turtles, WFMU, When I Get Home, the Who, Wilco, Jon Wurster, Yo La Tengo, You Can't Do That, the Zombies, 1964.
    US: http://www.QuarrelmenPod.com
    http://www.WeWillRankYouPod.com wewillrankyoupod@gmail.com
    NEW! Host tips: Venmo @wewillrankyoupod
    http://www.facebook.com/QuarrelmenPod
    http://www.instagram.com/QuarrelmenPod
    https://www.threads.net/@QuarrelmenPod
    Best Show podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-show-with-tom-scharpling/id949658944
    WFMU's Best Show archives https://wfmu.org/playlists/bs
    Rock and Roll Weirdness https://www.instagram.com/jonwurster/

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    1 hr and 50 mins
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