372 - The Police - Reggatta de Blanc - David Wain

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

Artists don't become legendary for no reason. They're individuals who recognize their own abilities and have the drive to use those abilities to push themselves through into a singular category of greatness. So it goes for New wave power trio The Police, who truly showed off their creativity and chops on their 1979 sophomore album Reggatta de Blanc. And so it also goes for comedian, writer and director David Wain, who is responsible for such cult classic comedies as the films Wet Hot American Summer and Role Models, as well as the Netflix series Medical Police.

SHOW NOTES:

01:00 - Intro
10:00 - Summer camp origins
13:30 - Equal parts killer and filler
16:45 - Sticking with the formula
30:00 - Three equal pieces
37:45 - No certain future
42:45 - Mentored by your friends
50:15 - Alone in a room full of people
58:45 - A great question
1:12:30 - Facts!
1:20:30 - That’s not my boy
1:22:45 - Firsts
1:26:30 - Lightning round
1:31:30 - Outro/New music

Check out the music history of this album here.

ALBUM STREAM - REGGATTA DE BLANC:

NEW MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE POLICE:

“Guns” by Broken Witt Rebels