Hosted by Zach Cropper · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 182 episodes
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An entertaining and educational look at the live — and sometimes studio — histories of some of rock's biggest acts.
Zach Cropper hosts Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper, a music show with 182 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss my personal favourite Led Zeppelin songs. I went with a Top 31 because I turn 31 on the 31st next week. Think of it like Baskin Robbins: 31 flavours of Led Zeppelin... Support
Send a text Welcome to Season 12! In this episode, I unveil my personal favourite — not the "best" — Taylor Swift songs. I went with a Top 31 in honour of this, my birthday month. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Talk
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined once again by my good friend, David Carson, to discuss Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here album in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its September 12, 1975 releas
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by my good friend, Alex, to discuss 'Led Zeppelin III' in belated celebration of the 55th anniversary of its October 5, 1970 release. Support the show Subscribe to Rock Tal
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined for the first time by my friend and loyal listener, David Carson, to rank the Grateful Dead's best live months from 1972-74 — my favourite era of live Dead. I thought this
Send us Fan Mail Rock Talk turns 5! Thank you all so much for your continued interest and support! In this episode, we discuss Led Zeppelin's 1975 North American Tour, which we previously covered way back in Episode 3 ,
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Led Zeppelin's double album, 'Physical Graffiti,' in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its February 24, 1975 release. It's rare for me to do one of these album de
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Send us Fan Mail NFL Draft season is upon us, so I thought I would come up with my "first round picks" for a few of my favourite artists, thus the unconventional "Top 32." Last week was the Rolling Stones, so it's only f
Send us Fan Mail NFL Draft season is upon us, so I thought I would come up with my "first round picks" for a few of my favourite artists, thus the unconventional "Top 32." We'll start with the Rolling Stones, but I'm pla
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I go over the factors I consider when determining what to wear to a concert. A friend of mine interviewed me about this for a school assignment of hers last week, and I had so much fun c
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10! In this episode — fitting for Valentine's Day weekend — we dive into one of my favourite Bob Dylan songs, "Simple Twist Of Fate," in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the relea
Send us Fan Mail In this, the Season 9 finale — as we've done for 1972 and 1973 the past two years, respectively — we rank the 1974 Grateful Dead shows in celebration of the 50th anniversary of that venerable year in the
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the second instalment in the Rolling Stones' legendary four-album run from 1968-72, that being 'Let It Bleed,' released on this day in 1969. Few albums so accurately capture t
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Led Zeppelin's second album in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its October 1969 release. I forgot to mention this in the episode, but 'II' eventually unseated 'Abbey Ro
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Supertramp's third album, 'Crime Of The Century,' in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its October 25, 1974 release. "Bloody Well Right" is one of the first songs — by an
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we pay tribute to Phil Lesh, bassist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, who passed peacefully one week ago at the age of 84. His singular approach to the bass is utterly inimitable, an
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the Rolling Stones' twelfth album, 'It's Only Rock 'N' Roll,' in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its October 18, 1974 release. While far from their best album, it's sti
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the Beatles' final album, 'Abbey Road,' in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its September 26, 1969 release. Yes, 'Let It Be' was released six months later, but 'Abbey Ro
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Led Zeppelin's eighth and final studio album, 'In Through The Out Door,' in belated celebration of the 45th anniversary of its August 1979 release. I forgot to mention this in
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