Josh and Paul look back at a couple of early 00s icons, Vanessa Carlton and Third Eye Blind. They discuss each respective's artists struggles with record labels navigating a crumbling music industry as well as how the romantic relationship between Carlton and Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins influenced this material. Did Harmonium and Out of the Vein deserve to flop or are they classic examples of an artist's vision being suppressed by corporate greed?

Albums discussed:
Third Eye Blind - Out of the Vein
https://open.spotify.com/album/5Z1mU7iT0rfX9o9qzM1zYf
https://music.apple.com/us/album/out-of-the-vein/309582074

Vanessa Carlton - Harmonium
https://open.spotify.com/album/4uR7AyibOIKGzBSXi7BmJ3
https://music.apple.com/us/album/harmonium/1450416935

Josh and Paul give their Mount Rushmore of compilation albums and discuss the albums and artists that helped define their early listening experiences.

Josh and Paul discuss the newly revealed Run For Your Lives tour. They talk about the setlist, the stage show, and new drummer Simon Dawson. They also give their ideas of what they would like to see from a 50th Anniversary Maiden tour if given total control. Is the new Maiden tour a certified spin, or do the overplayed classics lead the duo to toss it in the bin?