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POLL: Pick the next Extended Play Lounge

Hi y'all!

For the next EPL, I'm putting five artists/bands in the poll that have not yet been featured here. I don't know much about any of these albums...and they represent an array of music...

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UPDATED MASTER LIST of pending repertoire (updated Nov. 1, 2024)

Hey y'all! After another round through all your wonderful suggestions, here is the updated master list. Remember, this is our list of pending repertoire...songs and albums that are on my radar...al...

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Our Favorite Epic Songs, Vol. II | Fan Favorites Episode 31

Hi y'all! I'm pleased to offer this month's EPIC Fan Favorites video. This month, we are listening to some of our favorite longer songs for the second time.

Music includes:

Ommadawn, P...

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Doug on Demand - Session 15

Hi y'all! We had a lovely listening session on Sunday's Doug on Demand. Sadly, though, we were unable to get a screen capture of the rolling comments this time. As usual, the songs are worthy and e...

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POLL: Pick your favorite EPIC tracks for this month's Fan Favorites video

Here's the result of our first round of submissions and voting from Discord. Thanks to Ray and to all of our participants for attending the listening parties and giving us a great array of choices ...

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MUSE: Absolution | Extended Play Lounge Ep. 78

I'm very happy that I decided to heed the voting of our very close second place finisher in the previous poll. Absolution, the third album from Muse, really knocked my socks off. I was quite impres...

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Uranus: The Magician | The Planets (Holst) | Behind the Score Ep. 59

We're continuing on in our exploration of The Planets by Gustav Holst. This time, it's movement 6, Uranus (The Magician). This is a bombastic and harmonically slippery movement with loads of color....

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DAVID GILMOUR's Luck and Strange, plus New Tour Rehearsal Footage Reaction and Analysis | Ep. 850

This episode was unfortunately blocked on YouTube, so I'm making it available here on Patreon. I hope you enjoy!

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October Fan Favorites NOW OPEN for Submissions!

Hi friends! The Fan Favorites channel over on our Discord is live and ready for your submissions for the October 2024 episode of Fan Favorites! 

REMEMBER: Fan Favorites submissio...

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Van Der Graaf Generator: H to He, Who Am the Only One | Extended Play Lounge Ep. 77

After a very close vote, it's the first time on the Extended Play Lounge for Van Der Graaf Generator. Today, I'm listening to their third album from 1970, but this is the remastered version from 20...

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Doug on Demand: Episode 14

Here's the recording of our latest Doug on Demand session. We heard quite a few harder edged tunes in this session. And all the titles were worthy and wonderful selections. Anytime there are multip...

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Our Favorite Television Appearances | Fan Favorites Ep. 30

This turned out to be an extra-special episode. We tried out a new genre this month, and our community responded! I'm proud to take you through the favorite television appearances of our favorite b...

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POLL: Pick the next Extended Play Lounge

These five albums have been on the master list for quite some time, and I am still interested in all of these albums. Only Marillion has been featured in an EPL previously, and that was Misplaced ...

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Gentle Giant - Free Hand | Full Album Reaction

This episode remains partially blocked on YouTube, so I'm making sure it's available to my Patreon community! I hope you enjoy!

FYI...this was my first exposure to Gentle Giant!

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POLL: Fan Favorites - Our Favorite TV Performances

In this month's edition of the Fan Favorites, we're focusing on our favorite live performances for Television. And, our community has come through with some great selections! Here are the 15 finali...

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Fan Favorites Submissions Listening/Watch Parties!

Hi Friends! This is Meg typing, not Doug 🙂


Fan Favorites submissions over on our Discord are going REALLY well so far! We currently have 50 submissions for this...

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Unboxing my new Headphones from Meze Audio

Here's some behind the scenes footage. Meze is a new sponsor of the channel. Can't wait to use these!

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In the Wake of Poseidon (King Crimson) | Extended Play Lounge Ep. 76

I'm pleased to continue my exploration of music by King Crimson. In today's Episode, we're listening to KC's 2nd album from 1970, In the Wake of Poseidon. Overall, I think I liked it a bit more tha...

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Doug on Demand - Episode 13

These Doug on Demand sessions continue to be so delightful and entertaining. I never know what's coming next! The music in this session was especially eclectic. Remember, only members of the Counci...

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POLL: Pick the next King Crimson EPL

OK, y'all! With my recent interview with Tony Levin and the BEAT tour just starting up, I figured that it is again time for a King Crimson Extended Play Lounge Episode. Currently, Islands is the on...

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September Fan Favorites NOW OPEN for Submissions!

Hi friends! The Fan Favorites channel over on our Discord is live and ready for your submissions for the September 2024 episode of Fan Favorites! 


REMEMBER: Fan Favori...

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Lessons in Layering: We Have Heaven & The Fish (Yes) | Behind the Score - Ep. 58

In this episode, I'm looking at two short songs from Fragile: We Have Heaven and The Fish. As you'll see, I recently received a book of Yes scores for this album, and I was eager to dive into this ...

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UPDATED MASTER LIST (September 9, 2024)

I added a bunch of new titles this time! Thanks for all of your wonderful suggestions.

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Classical Composer reacts to KORN: BLIND | The Daily Doug Ep. 842

This video premiered on YouTube today with the original video blocked. I'm happy to share the uncensored episode here on Patreon.

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David Gilmour (self-titled) | Extended Play Lounge Ep. 75

I'm pleased to offer my first reaction to a David Gilmour solo effort. It seems appropriate to start at the beginning of his solo output. And, I really enjoyed this album. Though none of the songs ...

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Classical Composer reacts to SYSTEM OF A DOWN: QUESTION! | The Daily Doug (Episode 838) UNCENSORED

Here's episode 838, featuring Question! by System of a Down. This is the uncensored episode that includes the band's music video. (The embedded video caused a block on YouTube.) Enjoy!

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POLL: Pick the next EPL

OK y'all. For this EPL, I'm focusing on classic prog musicians and looking to hear and react to a solo album. I've enjoyed this 'mini-series' of solo album reactions from Steve Hackett, Rick Wakema...

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Our Favorite Road Trip Songs, Vol. II | Fan Favorites, Episode 29

I'm pleased to share this month's Fan Favorites episode, featuring some of our favorite road trip songs. All of these songs are top notch. Some were new to me, and some are old favorites. It's a fu...

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Doug on Demand - Episode 12

Hello y'all! We had our biggest Doug on Demand yet yesterday! We met for about 2.5 hours and heard 14 songs. We celebrated our trivia winners from the 400K subscriber livestream and thoroughly enjo...

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POLL: Fan Favorites - Road Trip Songs Vol. II

Hi y'all! Here's the top 16 submissions from our Discord round of voting. We're counting down our favorite Road Trip songs for the second time. And, I think this is a bumper crop of songs! Vote for...

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