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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
  • Rubber Soul ranked with Mike Keneally, Scott Chatfield and guest Dave Gregory from XTC
    Apr 10 2026

    What’s your most loved and least favorite song on the sixth Beatles album, Rubber Soul?! (Bigger Than) Guitar G-d Mike Keneally and longtime manager Scott Chatfield (Exowax Recordings, KGB-FM, Reelin In The Years) chime in. Besides being one of the most highly regarded guitarists of all-time and playing with everyone from Frank Zappa to Andy Partridge, Mike helped start the San Diego School of Rock, which is how he first met Adam. TONS of fun stories about everything from childhood fandom to playing with some of the top musicians ever. XTC guitarist Dave Gregory puts in his two pence as a guest ranker so be sure to listen to the end! Listen at QuarrelmenPod.com, Apple, Spotify, Youtube and the woods.


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    SPOILERS/FILE UNDER:
    American version, Jane Asher, autumn, The Beatles, Beer For Dolphins, Ray Brandes, the Byrds, John Cage, Capitol Records, Scott Chatfield, Day Tripper, Dethklok, Dave Dexter, Do You Want To Hold A Penis?, Drive My Car, England, Exowax Recordings, folk rock, Robert Freeman, French, Charles Front, fuzz bass, Adam Gimbel, Girl, Dave Gregory, George Harrison, The Homegrown Hour, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life, I've Just Seen a Face, jangle, Mike Keneally, KGB-FM, John Lennon, Liverpool, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Michelle, mid period, mono, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Nowhere Man, opaque, Parlophone Records, plastic soul, pot, Otis Redding, Reelin' in the Years Productions, Smokey Robinson, Rockola, Rubber Soul, Run For Your Life, San Diego, School of Rock, Nina Simone, sitar, sped-up piano, Ringo Starr, stereo, Think For Yourself, tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit, uncropped album cover, Wait, We Can Work It Out, What Goes On, Wing Beat Fantastic, Wings Over America was not recorded in San Diego, wood and smoke, The Word, XTC, You Won't See Me, Frank Zappa, 1965.

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    2 hrs and 35 mins
  • 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.
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    https://www.facebook.com/robbie.rist/
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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.
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    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.


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    https://johncraigie.com/
    https://bluehouserecords.bandcamp.com
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    1 hr and 51 mins
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