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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 - E21 - Top 5 Albums of 1995
So there was this one time when Uncle Gregg was at a pool party with The Cranberries...   Join Brett, Uncle Gregg and Bueno for a ride back to 1995, as they run through their Top 5 alternative albums from that halcyon days of yore.  As Charles Nelson...
56 min
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O3L - E20 - Top 5 Artists from 1974-1979
OK, so are we going address the gorilla in the room?  No, seriously, are we?  In this episode, the lads count down their Top 5 Artists from those heady years of 1974-79, and Bueno pays tribute to his late friend, legendary DJ Jack Armstrong.  It's a ...
61 min
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O3L - E19 - Top 5 '80s Punk Albums
Oi! Episode 19 of Oi-3-L celebrates those subversive '80s punk records. And fair warning...we get pretty topical in this episode, giving the ol' two finger salute to a number of the things that have been bugging us. Rotary phones. Shampoo commercials...
57 min
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O3L - E18 - Top 5 Summer Songs
Hey Moondoggie, let's hop into the O3L Woody and hit the beach!  Tune in your AM dial* to the sweet sounds of O3L, as Dr. Brett**, Uncle Gregg, and Bueno discuss their Top 5 Summer Songs from the golden age of alternative.  It's a totally tubular rid...
58 min
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O3L - E17 - Top 5 Albums of 1980
Dear Mr. Kotter,   Please excuse Juan as he is listening to the Only Three Lads episode on the Top 5 Albums of 1980.   Signed, Epstein's Mother    
59 min
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O3L - E16 - Top 5 Album Closers
Heavens to Murgatroyd!  It's a new episode of O3L, even.  Climb aboard the spaceship as Bueno, Brett and Uncle Gregg count down their Top 5 Album Closers - the songs that provide the perfect finish to a great record.  This was a fun one, kids...and w...
56 min
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O3L - E15 Bonus - Robert Vickers of The Go-Betw...
Brett Vargo chats with one of his favorite bassists of all time, the marvelous Robert Vickers from The Go-Betweens.  Here is the complete interview - Robert shares his Top 5 Bassists and those who influenced him, The Monkees, the Australian punk scen...
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O3L - E15 - Top 5 Bassists (with Robert Vickers...
Ya mon!  In an episode that's "Taylor Made" for Uncle Gregg, this episode is all about the bass...and terrible island accents.  Join Uncle Gregg, Bueno and Brett as they get funky with their Top 5 Bassists of the golden age of alternative music.  But...
58 min
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O3L - E14 - Top 5 Underrated Artists of the '80s
Curly fries?  Overrated, according to Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes.  The band Japan?  Underrated...although we didn't pick 'em during this episode.  Come on, we wouldn't let you off that easy with a spoiler alert!  Join Brett, Uncle Gregg, and Knuck...
55 min
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O3L - E13 - Top 5 Songs of 1983
Ohh yeah!  Like, you should *totally* check this episode out.  In Episode 13 (unlucky for some), Bueno, Brett and Uncle Gregg look back on their top songs of 1983 - and what a great year it was.  Spoiler alert: They all picked Matthew Wilder's "Break...
51 min
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O3L - E12 - Top 5 Songs of 1994
We're getting crazy with the Cheez Whiz!  And who knows?  Maybe we'll break out the pimento spread too.  In this episode of O3L, Uncle Gregg, Brett and Bueno dissect the Top 5 songs of 1994.  It was a great year for alternative music, as you may (or ...
56 min
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O3L - E11 - Top 5 Songs of 1975
Hop in the O3L time travelin' spaceship set for the year 1975. Join Bueno, Uncle Gregg and Brett as we discuss our Top 5 songs from 45(!) years ago.  While there is no disco on our lists, we do assure you that there is jive talkin' aplenty in this ep...
45 min
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O3L - E10 - Top 5 Live Albums
Is it live...or is it O3L?  Well, actually it's both, because in this episode, Brett, Bueno and Uncle Gregg discuss their Top 5 Live Albums of the O3L era.  Meanwhile, Gregg unleashes his inner Scott Bakula, Bueno makes a marriage proposal, and Brett...
54 min
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O3L - E9 - Top 5 Albums That Beat The Sophomore...
Have you ever become obsessed with a band's first album and feverishly awaited the follow-up...only to be wildly disappointed?  Yeah, we've all been there!  For example, did you know that Menswear even released a second album?  Mind blown!  Oh wait, ...
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O3L - E8 - Top 5 Albums of 1988
If man is five, if man is five...then the devil is six, the devil is six...then God is SEVEN, then God is SEVEN!  Then eight is, uhhhh, nothing.  Thanks for leaving us hanging, Pixies.  Well, in this case, eight is Episode 8 of Only Three Lads, where...
57 min
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O3L - E7 - Top 5 Artists of 1990-94
[Cue suspenseful music] In this very special episode of O3L, we discuss our Top 5 Artists, based on their total output between 1990 - 1994.  Does Uncle Gregg have a Bernie fetish?  [Dun-Dun-DUUUN!]   Would Brett REALLY like you better if you slept to...
60 min
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O3L - E6 - Top 5 Albums of 1999
Oops...we did it again!  For Episode 6, Uncle Gregg, Brett and Bueno discuss their Top 5 alternative albums of 1999, music news, and, y'know, other things that three guys talk about when they get together - shopping with Gavin Rossdale, Kelly Kapowsk...
57 min
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O3L - E5 - Top 5 Albums of 1997
Whilst many Wannabes and Barbie Girls were mmm-boppin' and zig-a-zig-ah'in in 1997, the lads were listening to REAL MUSIC, dang it!  Well, they may have listened to "Mmm Bop" too...in private.  Join Bueno, Uncle Gregg, and Brett as they recount their...
56 min
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O3L - E4 - Top 5 Bargain Bin Finds
The lads are nothing if not modern day superheroes...rescuing would-have-been/should-have-been classics from the clutches of record store bargain bins.  This week, Brett, Bueno, and Uncle Gregg brave the harsh conditions - the dust, the smells, the a...
52 min
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O3L - E3 - Top 5 Post-Punk Albums
For Episode 3, Uncle Gregg, Brett and Bueno bring you their Top 5 Post-Punk albums of the O3L era.  OK, so we all know that post-punk is great, but it ain't exactly happy bubble gum pop.  Yet the lads do their darndest to keep things entertaining...i...
89 min
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O3L - E2 - Top 5 Songs of 1977
In Episode Two of Only Three Lads, Bueno, Brett & Uncle Gregg discuss their Top 5 songs of 1977.  Plus, you get news, stories, breakfast cereal analogies and - just what you always wanted - Donny Osmond trivia.  Enjoy!  
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O3L - E1 - Top 5 Albums of 1974-99
Only Three Lads is a new podcast celebrating the Golden Age of Alternative Music from 1974-1999, hosted by Gregg Paul ("Uncle Gregg"), Brett Vargo, and David Bueno ("Bueno").  In our first episode, we reveal our personal Top 5 Alternative albums from...
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