Episode 19: Lars Current Music Obsessions; Roberts Favorite Funk Grooves; Dr. Corey Spurlin, Auburn University Marching Band Director
The week of December 6, 2023 on The Metallica Report\u2026\n\nSteffan and Ren\xe9e do a deep dive into both the physical and mental iPods of Lars and Rob, as Lars shares more of his musical obsessions and Rob throws down his five favorite funk cuts.\xa0They also speak with Auburn University\u2019s Professor of Music and Marching Band Director, Dr. Corey Spurlin.\n\nThe musical themed show kicks off with Lars and his deep dive into the heavier side of Lynyrd Skynyrd as he outlines his five favorite lesser known tracks from the Florida band.\xa0His other current favorite musical obsession?\xa0Warrior Soul, a band he describes as \u201cin that zone zone between hard rock, heavy metal, but a lot of punk attitude and a lot of kind-of not giving a shit.\u201d\n\nTo no one\u2019s surprise, Robert is our resident funk-master and he gives us his five favorite funk grooves, including divulging that the Isley Brothers were his very first concert; it was the moment he knew he wanted to be a musician.\n\nFinally we hear from Dr. Corey Spurlin at Auburn University, whose marching band has wowed us all with their half-time show entry to the For Whom The Band Tolls Marching Band competition.\xa0Corey tells us how the band chose the songs they performed and that Metallica\u2019s performance with the San Francisco Symphony on S&M2 provided inspiration.\n\nThe Metallica Report - your official, weekly guide for all things Metallica, straight from the source. New episode every Wednesday.\n\nLynyrd Skynyrd:\xa0https://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/\nWarrior Soul:\xa0https://www.warriorsoulofficial.com/\nIsley Brothers:\xa0https://officialisleybrothers.com/\nAuburn University Marching Band:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36yFOtgxGlk&t=1s\xa0\nMetallica Marching Band Competition: https://www.metallicamarchingband.com\nEnter to win merch pack: https://pantheonpodcasts.com/metallica\nWanna be featured on a future episode? Submit your questions or comments: http://metallica.com/podcast\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices