Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative...
Only Three Lads is a lively podcast celebrating the Golden Age of Alternative Music from the '70s, '80s & '90s. Join Uncle Gregg, Brett Vargo, and a variety of ”Third Lads” as we share our Top Fives, stories, and news about the music we love, and have a lot of fun along the way! Whether you‘re into indie, punk, new wave, Britpop, power pop, synth pop, shoegaze, grunge...or whatever...there is going to be something for you to discover and love. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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E56 - Top 5 Albums of 1974
Ah, 1974. Bueno was a young, wild teenager with a Greg Brady perm harboring a crush for Helen Hunt. Uncle Gregg was a wee toddler digging the Electric Company and special brownies. Baby Brett Weird was just entering the world, no doubt with a stack ...
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E55 - Top 5 Guitar Heroes (with Love Tractor)
Here at O3L, we don’t just talk about great guitarists...we have great guitarists join us! And it doesn’t get much better than art rock pioneers and founding members of the legendary Athens, GA alternative scene (and our new BFFs), LOVE TRACTOR. For...
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Part 1 - Fun To Be Happy: O3L In Conversation W...
PART ONE:
We had such a great time with Mark, Mike and Army from Love Tractor that it ended up being our most epic show yet. They had so many incredible and hilarious stories that we present a two part bonus feature, Fun to be Happy: O3L in Conv...
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Part 2 - Fun To Be Happy: O3L In Conversation W...
PART TWO:
We had such a great time with Mark, Mike and Army from Love Tractor that it ended up being our most epic show yet. They had so many incredible and hilarious stories that we present a two part bonus feature, Fun to be Happy: O3L in ...
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E54 - Top 5 Songs of 1988
Finish this sentence: All she wants is...
Need help? The answer was a new O3L, and "she" (and the rest of you) will get exactly that! Join the Lads on a trip back to 1988 for their favorite songs of the year.
Only Three Lads: an anomaly ...
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E53 - Top 5 Albums of 1976
In the O3L world, 1976 was the calm before the storm. In the year before the punk rock explosion, there wasn't a lot of "alternative" albums, but lawdy, lawdy, lawdy...the albums covered this week were some of the seminal records of the era.
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E52 - Top 5 Albums of 1996
So, tell us what you want. What you really, really want. What's that? You say what you really, really want is a brand new nugget-coughin', apple-chewin', nut-zippin', man-crushin' episode of O3L? Well, you just happen to be in luck!
Join Stiff-Bo...
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E51 - Top 5 Albums of 1983
How were the albums in 1983? In the immortal words of Tony the Tiger, they were GRRRRREAT!
But what's gotten into the lads during Episode 51? Was it an alien takeover? They get a little kooky on this one...don't say we didn't warn ya.
But, h...
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O3L - E50 - Top 5 Debut Albums (with Vanessa Br...
Well, it seems that we have some celebrating to do here at O3L headquarters. It's the big Episode 5-0, so we had to celebrate this milestone with something special. So how about Vanessa Briscoe Hay from the legendary post-punk band Pylon? This hig...
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O3L - E50 Bonus - In Conversation with Vanessa ...
BONUS EPISODE! Did we mention what a thrill it was to have Vanessa Briscoe Hay on O3L? She shared so many wonderful memories with us that we are bringing you additional content that was not featured in the regular show!
Well, it seems that we hav...
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O3L - E49 - Top 5 Love Songs
Hey baby...what are you wearing? Oooh, an old oversized Joy Division t-shirt? Ohhhhh yeeeeeah, that's soooooo HOT!
You know what else is hot? This week's O3L, where we discuss our Top 5 classic alternative love songs.
So, what are you waiting fo...
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O3L - E48 - Top 5 12" Singles
Most singles only go to 7 inches...these go to 12.
In our very first Listener's Choice episode, the randomizer selected a topic suggested by Paige Rockwell, wherein we discuss our Top 5 12" singles. Thanks for the idea, Paige!
This episode is...
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O3L - E47 - Top 5 Artists 1995-99
For this supersized episode of Only Three Lads, we bring you our top artists from the final five year stretch of the O3L era. Uncle Gregg brought up an interesting comment about one of his picks that [insert artist name here] "owned" the late '90s. ...
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O3L - E46 - Top 5 Grunge/Hard Alternative Albums
Hey hey, we’re the Grungies! Put on your flannel, broskis, and relive some of the best grunge-era albums with O3L. That’s if you can muster up the energy, ya slackers!
What made Brett fear this episode so much? Is the fact that “grunge” was a fo...
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O3L - E45 - Top 5 B-Sides
Don't think that we don't realize the incredible serendipity of Episode 45 celebrating some of the best treasures found on the flip side of 45 rpm singles. Well, and the extra tracks found on CD singles, but that's not nearly as serendipitous.
By ...
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O3L - E44 - Top 5 '90s Punk Albums
This week, we bring you all the "hot topics" on O3L: apple bongs, teenage doctors, hangin' out at the mall, showering with our listeners. Cuz we're punk rock!!
Hey, while we're at the mall, can we swing by and pick up a Bueno decoder ring? We're go...
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O3L - E43 - Top 5 Flashback Favorites with RICH...
OK, we promised that Season 2 of O3L would be bigger and better...so what better way to kick it off than with a living legend? SiriusXM, radio and TV personality, author, screenwriter, game show contestant (and did we mention legend?) RICHARD BLADE i...
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O3L - E43 Bonus - In Conversation with Richard ...
You won't want to miss our extended conversation with the legendary Richard Blade! Richard was very generous with his time and shared so many amazing, revealing stories, from how he got his name to encounters with Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand ...
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O3L - E42 - Top 5 Albums of 2020 with Sean Dowd...
This week, the Lads hop in the time machine and leave the O3L era behind for the distant future to discuss their top albums of 2020. For this year end spectacular (for an...um...less than spectacular year), they are joined by Sean Dowdell from Grey ...
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O3L - E42 Bonus - In Conversation with Sean Dow...
This special O3L bonus episode contains an extended conversation with Sean Dowdell of Grey Daze. Sean hangs out with the Lads to discuss his friendship and musical partnership with Chester Bennington, the creative process behind their #1 rock album ...
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O3L Presents: The Vargo Family Christmas Album
In this bonus episode, Lad Brett premieres his new album "The Vargo Family Christmas Album." This is a compilation of original holiday tunes that the Vargo family has recorded between 2013-2020. Includes the new song "Light Up The World" and 11 oth...
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O3L -E41 - Only Three Lads Holiday Special!
Oi to the world! Happy Holidays from Only Three Lads! For this very special episode, we not only cover our Top 5 Holiday Songs from the classic alternative era...but we invited the O3L Community to join us! Five oh-so-lucky listeners were able to ...
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O3L - E40 - Top 5 Songs of 1982
OK, so can we just agree that 1982 was one of the greatest years ever for classic alternative music? The Lads came up with some doozies this week! Aside from discussing some of the best songs that the year had to offer, we talk video games, snortin...
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O3L - E39 - Top 5 One Hit Wonders
"And it's here where our journey through time begins, to exhume that rarest of pop cadavers...the One Hit Wonder." On this episode, the lads celebrate the best of the one hit wonders of the classic alternative era - the songs that stormed the charts...
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O3L - E38 - Top 5 Songs of 1992
Happy Thanksgiving from O3L! Or, if you're not listening on release day and/or not in the U.S., Happy Whatever Day It Is! Regardless, in this crazy year, we are most grateful for YOU, dear listener. This episode is filled with intrigue and mystery...
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