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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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...
70 min
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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. ...
86 min
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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...
77 min
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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 ...
67 min
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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...
75 min
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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...
71 min
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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 ...
66 min
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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 ...
75 min
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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...
59 min
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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...
60 min
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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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O3L - E37 - Top 5 Female Singers
Let's hear it for the girls! This week, the Lads salute the Ladies of the classic alternative era - the trailblazers and the legends.
Along the way, we cover Bueno's celebrity crushes, Jepheads and Blinks, and debut our hot new country jam "Gotta...
69 min
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O3L Presents: You Weren't Supposed To Hear That!
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes at O3L? Oh...you haven't?!? Well, in this mini bonus episode, we open up the show vaults and give you a taste of the stuff that you were never meant to hear. As such, this one definitely earns its "Explic...
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O3L - E36 - Top 5 Depeche Mode Songs
Just Can't Get Enough O3L? I Feel You, it's a Strangelove that people feel for us. People Are People, after all. If you are Somebody who hasn't listened to the Only Three Lads podcast yet, it was just A Question Of Time. So now you'll have Someth...
47 min
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O3L - E35 - Top 5 Songs of 1989
Iiiiit's alright, cuz you're saved by O3L! Hey gang...This week, the lads travel back to the heady days of 1989 to discuss their Top 5 classic alternative songs from that year. You'd better hurry before Mr. Bueno puts us all into detention!
In...
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O3L - E34 - Top 5 Albums That Should Be in Ever...
In this supersized episode of O3L, we offer our choices for the foundation of any self-respecting alternative music collection. We looked at it this way - if we were going to guide a young person to the music of the O3L era, what would we recommend a...
85 min
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O3L - E33 - Top 5 Albums of 1982
Back in '82, Bueno could have thrown a basketball over them mountains...
Turn on your heartlight and relive the classic alternative albums of 1982. After this episode, you'll want to phone home...to tell your friends about O3L!
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O3L - E32 - Top 5 Debut Singles
Because you always remember the first time...this week, the lads discuss their Top 5 Debut Singles from the Golden Age of Alternative.
Only Three Gramps, brought to you by [insert random geriatric product here]. It's a weal wiot, we promise you!
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O3L - E31 - Top 5 Songs of 1976
1976: A Roar Like You've Never Heard Before!
This week, the Lads capture the Spirit of '76 with some AMAZING songs. The highly advanced 2-year-old Brett beams his list to the future, Uncle Gregg gets a little "Brett Weird," and Bueno just wants to...
60 min
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O3L - E30 - Top 5 Graduation Year Songs
This week, the lads travel back to share their Top 5 songs from the high school graduation years - 1977, 1988, and 1992.
Graduating at the top of the class at O3L High:
- Brett, "Most Likely to Earn a Fake PhD in Music Nerdery"
- Uncle...
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O3L - E29 - Top 5 Various Artist Compilations
Hey kids! O3L Records presents all of your favorite groovy hits on one long playing podcast. You get 29 Original Episodes by the 3 Original Lads!
This episode, we discuss our Top 5 Various Artist Compilation Albums, and we've come up with (to q...
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O3L - E28 - Top 5 Songs of 1981
Why, thank you for noticing how gritty and topical we've gotten lately. We feel it's our duty to both entertain AND educate. Therefore, we're gonna share part of the screenplay for the very first O3L After School Special:
[Son is sitting on hi...
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