The Greatest SCREAMS in Rock History

This week on Past Tens, Dave and Milt welcome a fresh face to the show: new intern Jason, a Tulane University student possibly as obsessed with music as the Past Tens bozos. Jason talks about catching A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Tour at TD Garden, surviving the madness of Jazz Fest, and introduces Dave and Milt to the wonderfully bizarre world of YouTube legend Nardwuar.

Meanwhile, Dave finally crosses a major movie off the bucket list, sharing his thoughts after watching 2001: A Space Odyssey for the very first time. Verdict? Beautiful to look at... but maybe HAL could've picked up the pace a little.

Then it's time for the main event:

From primal soul howls to arena-rock shrieks, the guys count down the ten most unforgettable screams ever put on tape. SPOILER ALERT… Here’s the list below.

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#10 Little Richard — Good Golly, Miss Molly
#9 Wilson Pickett — Land of 1000 Dances
#8 Aerosmith — Dream On
#7 James Brown — Get Up Offa That Thing
#6 Guns N' Roses — Welcome to the Jungle (yes, THAT 17-second scream)
#5 Led Zeppelin — Immigrant Song
#4 The Beatles — Can't Buy Me Love
#3 The Beatles — Revolution
T-#1 The Who — Won't Get Fooled Again
T-#1 Joe Cocker — With a Little Help From My Friends

Along the way, the guys debate what actually qualifies as a great scream, pay tribute to rock's greatest vocal acrobats, and rip through a stack of worthy also-rans.

As if that wasn't enough, they squeeze in a quick three-round snake draft of the greatest vocalists of all time, with names like Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Sting, Chris Martin, and Carole King coming off the board. Hayley Williams gets some well-deserved love, too.

It's loud. It's ridiculous. It's exactly the kind of thing that happens when you put three music nerds in a room and ask, "Yeah, but who had the BEST scream?"

00:20 — Meet the New Intern
03:13 — Jason's Concert Stories
06:18 — Dave Finally Watches 2001
11:20 — Ground Rules for Great Screams
14:25 — #10 Little Richard
18:35 — #9 Wilson Pickett
22:33 — #8 Aerosmith
27:54 — #7 James Brown
32:44 — #6 Guns N' Roses
37:17 — Mini Vocalist Draft Setup
39:21 — Snake Draft Begins
39:35 — Round One Picks
41:52 — Round Two Shakeup
46:00 — Final Pick Debate
48:40 — Back to the Countdown
51:36 — Beatles Scream Spotlight
54:55 — Revolution, Sellouts & Rock Arguments
59:32 — Also-Rans Rapid Fire
1:09:33 — The Tied #1 Revealed
1:14:58 — Wrap-Up & Plugs