Rolling Stone ranked the 200 greatest rock songs of the 21st century so far. Jason Gore and Geoff “The Angry and Real Man” Garlock put their plans on hold to investigate.
In Episode One of this emergency HAWK ROCK TALK countdown, the boys work their way from No. 200 through No. 132, discovering that “Gore Rock” and “Garlock Rock” are two very different record collections. Jason finds new favorites. Geoff explains why he probably won’t be investigating. Occasionally, they agree.
Along the way: Yellowcard starts things off, Incubus gets a terrible concert review, Jason recalls Jack White flirting with his wife, Geoff makes the case for Slipknot and Meshuggah, and a discussion of King Gizzard reveals that there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to listen to both them and Steeleye Span.
Plus: the Monkees, Future Islands, Electric Six, Sturgill Simpson at an SNL urinal, the invention of “David Cross Rock,” an unexpected Arch Enemy deep dive, and Jason’s drunken warning to the Strokes.
They intended to move quickly. This is now a series.
Next time: No. 131 and a potentially difficult conversation about Muse.
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00:00 Emergency Hawk Rock Talk: Rolling Stone made a list
02:25 Yellowcard, Noah Kahan, and the first disagreements
04:18 Speedy Ortiz, Mogwai, and a terrible Incubus show
07:51 The Mountain Goats, Old 97’s, and Slaw Dog Rock
11:09 Juanes, Wolf Parade, Alex G, and Baroness
14:49 The Raconteurs: Jack White meets Kristen
16:41 Geoff makes the case for Slipknot
18:35 Tame Impala and misleading band comparisons
20:29 Velvet Revolver, Mudcrutch, and Bombino
23:23 Avril Lavigne and trying to understand YUNGBLUD
25:53 Downtown Boys, Moses Sumney, and Sleigh Bells
27:47 Alejandro Escovedo and King Gizzard overload
30:53 Red Clay Strays, Future Islands, and Blondshell
32:07 The Monkees and memories of Adam Schlesinger
33:36 Mdou Moctar, Sum 41, and the Rolling Stones
35:48 Electric Six, Jason Isbell, and At the Drive-In
38:23 Louis XIV, Deerhunter, and Sturgill Simpson at SNL
40:22 Ought, Metallica, and Water From Your Eyes
42:14 The Shins, Gossip, and the Garlock Gamble
43:51 Prince, Sky Ferreira, Boris, and Foo Fighters
47:04 Jet, Kurt Vile, and Geoff doesn’t like fun
48:57 Meshuggah’s “Bleed”: pure Garlock Rock
50:04 Yo La Tengo and David Cross Rock
50:53 The Libertines, Lou Reed, and Songs: Ohia
53:09 Wolfmother, Snail Mail, and Low Cut Connie
54:41 Soccer Mommy and an unexpected Arch Enemy deep dive
56:38 Neil Young, the Strokes, and the GBV incident
58:32 Big Thief, the Stratford 4, the Killers, and Rush
1:00:05 Kings of Leon, Japandroids, and next time: Muse
