The ABC's of Rock Podcast is hosted by Nathan Suher, just a regular guy with a passion for all things that fall under the umbrella of Rock & Roll. Some episodes feature in deep dives into the back catalogue of the musicians that have shaped the landscape of music of the past 60 years. Other episodes feature top ten lists, featured genres of rock, or just simply a fun topic. Either way, Nathan always delivers an entertaining and insightful show with lots of great music and his own flair for s ...
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The Knack - "Paradise is Pleasing" - Episode 70
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In this episode I dive into the mostly unknown discography of the Los Angeles power pop "flash-in-the-pan", The Knack to prove that these guys are more than just a one-hit-wonder band. I invite you to take this journey with me as I share my top 10 favorite underrated and under-appreciated songs from the band. I do not own the rights to any of the m…
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Jane's Addiction - "Some People Should Die" - Episode 69
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In this episode, I dive deep into the discography of Jane's Addiction to uncover ten underrated and under-appreciated songs. From their early days to their more recent works, these tracks showcase the band's innovative spirit and musical prowess beyond their well-known hits. Join me as I explore the hidden gems that deserve more recognition. I do n…
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Incubus - "Over-Pious Badgerings" - Episode 68
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Dive into the incredible musical journey of Incubus, the beloved band hailing from Calabasas, CA, as I explore over 30 years of their evolution. From their early funk/rap roots to pushing the boundaries of nu-metal, alt rock, and various experimental genres, Incubus has left an indelible mark on the music scene. Join me on this episode, where I unv…
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Heart - "Glass and Jewel" - Episode 67
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I'm back to take care of some unfinished business. I know I made a heartfelt farwell two years ago, but for several months the fact that I didn't finish season two of the alphabet has been nagging at me. On this episode I highlight the great rock band from Seattle, 'Heart' as I play ten of my favorite unerrated and underappreciated songs from the f…
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It's hard to say goodbye. Today we share with you our final episode of the ABC's of Rock. It's been an amazing journey and we have zero regrets. As they saying goes, as one door closes, another door opens and both Chloe and I are excited for new projects. Please follow us on our social media pages. Nathan can be followed on his film website at www.…
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Garbage - "Masochistic Victim Sadist" - Episode 65
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It is good to be back after taking a week off from the show. Before anything else I want to thank all of you for being loyal listeners to The ABC's of Rock. I've been dedicated to this show for a 65+ episodes, since the very start of the pandemic. Today though I make the announcement that I will be taking a step back from producing this podcast. I …
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The ABC's of Pop Metal - Episode 64
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For a brief period of time Pop Metal (or some some referred to it as Glam Metal or Hair Metal) ruled the charts. On this weeks show I curate great songs from some of my favorite bands that aren't named Poison, Kiss, or Motley Crue. So grab your bottle of Jack Daniels, tease out your hair, and crank of up the volume on today's episode! I do not own …
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Faith No More - "Everything Turns Grey" - Episode 63
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On this week's show representing the letter F is the alt rock/metal band Faith No More. One of the most fascinating bands of the last 35. I make my way through their entire discography spinning 10 of my favorite underrated/under-appreciated tracks from their esteemed career. Thank you for tuning it! I do not own the rights to any of the music playe…
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Top 20 of 1974 - Part 2 of 2 - Episode 62
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Welcome to part 2 of my birthday celebration in which I honor the year I was born by counting down my Top 20 albums of 1974. I strongly encourage you to check out the previous episode which is part 1 of this countdown. On that show you will hear albums that were ranked from #20 through #11. On this week's show we will be counting down albums #10 do…
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Top 20 of 1974 - Part 1 of 2 - Episode 61
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Welcome to this two part birthday extravaganza which serves as both a little celebration to my birthday (July 28th), and my birth year (1974). Over the next two weeks I'll be counting down my top 20 albums from this year. Please share with me your favorite albums of 1974! I do not own the rights to any of the music played on this podcast. The music…
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Extreme - "A Tragic Comedy" - Episode 60
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Welcome to this weeks episode of The ABC's of Rock. On this show I feature the amazing 90's funk metal/alt-rock band that most certainly should be celebrated for much more than their hit acoustic ballad, 'More Than Words". I'm talking about Extreme. I invite you on this musical journey through their recording career as I curate my favorite deeper a…
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Duran Duran - "I'm Talking For Free" - Episode 59
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Happy 4th of July weekend everyone! I continue with the theme of New Wave and Synth Pop for at least one more week as we move on to the letter D which is represented by Duran Duran. They are one of the bands that were a major part of my childhood in the early 80s as I grew up watching MTV waiting with heightened anticipation for their videos to sho…
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This week is the inaugural episode featuring a specific genre of music. It's been building towards this for a while, especially with my co-host urging me to focus an entire episode on her favorite style of music, New Wave. On this show I've curated 10 songs from bands/musicians from both sides of the pond that fall under the very big umbrella of Ne…
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The Cure - “The Moon Will Change Your Mind” - Episode 57
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Call it Goth Rock, Alt Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, it doesn't matter...The Cure blazed their own path and created their own style of music. This week I take a deep dive into the first half of their recording career, everything from Three Imaginary Boys through The Head On The Door and curate some cool underrated and under-appreciated songs for both …
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We all have our own personal "Concert Bucket List". On this weeks episode I share ten of my favorite bands/musicians that I haven't had the privilege of seeing LIVE in concert in my life. I did establish some criteria for this list. It has to be physically possible for me to actually see them live at some point. So they have to be a ALIVE, and ACTI…
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The Beatles - "Everybody Had a Wet Dream" - Episode 2 [The re-birth]
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This is technically episode #2 of the podcast originally released on April 30th, 2020. It was unfortunately removed because of copyright infringement. I've learned my lesson not to mess with The Beatles. But I didn't want a gap in my library of podcasts so I've removed the music from this episode and have included Spotify links if you want to follo…
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Pat Benatar - "A Toxic Waltz" - Episode 55
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We celebrate this week another 80s icon and a true pioneer leading the way for women in Rock, Pat Benatar. I pull no punches as I share my opinions on her entire catalogue of music on this retrospective of her career. I invite you to join me on my journey as curate my top ten underrated/under-appreciated songs. For some, there may be familiar album…
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Snubbed by the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame - Episode 54
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Every year the bands and musicians that don't get inducted into the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame is staggering. To be clear, I really don't care one way or the other. The Hall is a private organization and they have their right to invite whomever they want to their party. They are not the arbiters of taste and quality, hence I really don't get up in a…
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Bryan Adams - "We May Be Losers" - Episode 53
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It's time to officially launch back into the alphabet again. We begin things off with one of the biggest rock stars of the 80s and 90s, Bryan Adams, whose yo-yo'ing career brought to his fans some of the most iconic music of their lives. This retrospective includes some terrific deep cuts from his catalogue between his debut self titled album throu…
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Top 20 of 2020 - Part 2 of 2 - Episode 52
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This week I conclude my Top 20 albums of 2020 with #10 through #1. It's all killer, no filler! Send me your list of your favorite albums of 2020. I may read them on the next show! (Include first name and location). I do not own the rights to any of the music played on this podcast. The musicians or the music labels own the copyright. I play this mu…
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Top 20 of 2020 - Part 1 of 2 - Episode 51
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I'M BAAAAACK! I couldn't stay away any longer. It is time to launch back into my alphabet journey, but before I do, I choose to recap my top 20 albums from last year. It's something I probably should have done around New Years. Better late than never. But if you are a first time listener this is a great way to get acquainted with The ABC's of Rock.…
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Season 1 Wrap-Up Extravaganza Part 2 - Episode 50
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Welcome to the season finalé of The ABC's of Rock. If you've listened to every episode you are our champion! This episode concludes the Season 1 Wrap Up Extravaganza featuring bands covered from N through Z. Lots of fantastic music to enjoy and with me again is my daughter Chloe who I love exposing to new music. I do not own the rights to any of th…
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New Release Spotlight - Richard Cheese - Vaccine Daddy - Episode 49
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Last Friday when I was perusing the new releases to my delight I saw that Richard Cheese released an album of new material. If you are not familiar with RC, he is a music parodist who performs in the style of a night club lounge act covering hip hop, alternative, rap, and pop songs, and he typically picks the more vulgar ones for comedic effect. Th…
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Season 1 Wrap-Up Extravaganza Part 1 - Episode 48
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Here we go! Part 1 of 2 celebrating all the bands and musicians we featured during season 1 of The ABC's of Rock! Joining my is my favorite co-host, Chloe, who will be rocking out with me as we parade with the bands representing the letters A through M. I do not own the rights to any of the music played on this podcast. The musicians or the music l…
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Warren Zevon - "I Feel Every Needle" - Episode 47
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Wrapping up the alphabet with a true musical genius. How and why Warren Zevon isn't in the Rock 'N Roll HOF is beyond me. Hopefully one day his contributions will be fully appreciated by the gatekeepers over there. On this episode I dig deep into his catalogue from the 70's through the 80's to curate my top 10 underrated/under-appreciated songs fro…
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Emptying the Vault - The Letter 'Y' - Episode 46
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Wrapping up the letter Y with some of the most unusual, obscure, and eclectic combination of music you'll hear in a 60 minute period of your life on this week's show. Music from Swiss synth-pop, to pagan folk metal, from 60's psychedelic rock to African avant-garde prog metal...yeah it's gonna be a hell of an hour on the ABC's of rock. Please send …
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New Release Spotlight - Foo Fighters - "Waiting On A War" - Episode 45
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Feels like we waiting years for this one to drop, but it's finally here and personally I think it was well worth the wait. Dave and company heavily paying tribute to 70s AOR bands throughout this album. After what I thought was a bit of a slump last decade, it didn't take me long to instantly find my appreciation for all the songs on Medicine at Mi…
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New Release Spotlight - Weezer - "Here Comes the Rain" - Episode 44
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Weezer dropped their latest this past week, Ok Human, and it's a drastic departure from previous albums. Full of classical instruments and arrangements. It's practically a rock symphony. I share a couple thoughts on this new record and spin my favorite tune from this brand new release, "Here Comes the Rain". I do not own the rights to any of the mu…
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"Weird" Al Yankovic - "This Is Not My Beautiful Stapler" - Episode 43
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Honoring one of the biggest snubs from the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame. The one and only "Weird" Al Yankovic. And I'm not doing it alone this week as my favorite co-host Chloe, joins me for this really fun episode. This is a special and nostalgic episode for me because "Weird" Al was the first concert my parents took me to when I was growing up. I've…
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XTC - “Life’s Like A Jig-Saw” - Episode 42
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A year ago I will admit that I only owned one XTC compilation CD. I didn't know what I was missing. For this weeks show dived deep into the classic period ('78-'82) of XTC, and came out the other end absolutely mesmerized by their music. The talent this band had was off the charts and it's a shame they never reached the success in the states they d…
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We lost the great Sylvain Sylvain this week and I'm heartbroken. At the same time I am thankful that I did have an opportunity to see Sylvain 10 years ago during the New York Dolls reunion tour and it was an incredible show. I know this mini-episode can't possibly fully honor his entire career, but it wasn't that long ago I did an entire episode de…
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Emptying the Vault - The Letter 'W' - Episode 40
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Happy New Year everyone! Believe me, it wasn't easy to motivate myself to record this week's episode considering what's going on with our country this week. But music has always been the cure to raise my spirits, and the music for this week's show really helped me worked out a lot of my frustration with things. I hope you enjoy this latest episode …
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The White Stripes - "Oh Well, Oh Well" - Episode 39
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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. Good Riddance 2020! I end the year on a terrific band. The dynamic duo of Jack and Meg White, THE WHITE STRIPES, who put out six amazing albums. You should own them all. However, if you are a little unfamiliar with some of the deeper cuts then this show is a great launch pad into the deep recesses of this brillian…
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Emptying the Vault - The Letter 'V' - Episode 38
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No shortage of terrific Rock 'N Roll to mine from the letter V as I dig through my collection of music and play some really fun and rare tunes for your listening pleasure. Please send your feedback and comments to me on Facebook at ABCofrockpodcast or Twitter at ABCrockpodcast. I can also be reached via email at ABCofrockpodcast@gmail.com. Hit me m…
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New Release Thursday - Smashing Pumpkins - "Purple Blood" - Episode 37
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Separated by 25 years comes the Smashing Pumpkins second double album, and very different type of release for them. If you into moody atmospheric synth-pop then this is everything you've probably always wanted in a Smashing Pumpkins release. I've listened to it already six times in the first three days of owning this and I can't get enough of it. I…
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Van Halen - “Living With the Aftershock” - Episode 36
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Today's episode for me was a difficult one. On October 6th, we lost one of the greatest musicians to ever live, Eddie Van Halen. The amount of tributes that have been produced for this legend are numerous, so I knew that I needed to be patient with mine and not rush it. I'm thankful I did. What you're going to hear is my probably unlike many others…
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New Release Thursday - AC/DC - Demon Fire - Episode 35
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AC/DC is back with their 17th studio album. I gave it a few listens over the weekend and already I can say it's definitely a cut above their last couple of albums. Of course they don't stretch too far with their sound, but I definitely don't feel they phoned this album in. It rocks and it rocks hard! I do not own the rights to any of the music play…
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Emptying the Vault - The Letter 'U' - Episode 34
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Emptying the Vault returns for its letter 'U' edition. This is by far the most eclectic variety of music I've assembled for an episode. I had to search near and far to put together a full show of 10 kickass songs. It includes some deep cuts from some giants of the music industry, and also several indie bands that until recently I never knew existed…
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U2 - "Got a Speedball In My Head" - Episode 33
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After nearly a month on hiatus from a regular episode it's wonderful to be back behind the microphone. It's been incredibly busy both personally and professional for me. One of the big reasons for the delay is because of the exciting news that I have a feature film premiering Online on Sunday Night at 8pm (Eastern Time). The film is titled, The Ass…
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New Release Thursday - Blue Öyster Cult - The Alchemist - Episode 32
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After nearly a twenty year hiatus, legendary rockers, Blue Öyster Cult are back with a seriously epic album. For a band with two of its founding members in their 70's, they still sound fresh and still know how to rock your socks off. Also mentioned on this podcast was the upcoming release of my 2nd feature film, The Assassination of Western Civiliz…
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Emptying the Vault - The Letter 'T' - Episode 31
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Emptying the Vault returns for its letter 'T' edition. As always the music bounces from decade to decade and showcases a WIDE variety of genre's of rock 'n roll. From 60's Garage Rock to 90's Doom Metal, from 80's New Wave to 70's Hard Rock, and so much more..... I do not own the rights to any of the music played on this podcast. The musicians or t…
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Talking Heads - "Lost My Shape" - Episode 30
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I'm once again joined by my 50" co-host, Chloe for a really fun episode for her. At least this time she stayed awake throughout the entire show! We had a great time listening to my favorite underrated/under-appreciated classic from every studio album from the "Eggheads of Rock 'N Roll, The Talking Heads. The banter was priceless. I hope you enjoy o…
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Emptying the Vault - The Letter 'S' - Episode 29
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Emptying the Vault returns. A little bonus action this week because....well I couldn't count. Yup, somehow an 11th song squeaked its way into my podcast without me even noticing it until I got to the editing stages. I supposed this makes up for the lack of a 10th song on my Metallica or Hives episodes. Once again the music this week hits up every d…
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New Release Thursday - Marilyn Manson - Red, Black and Blue - Episode 28
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Shock and Goth Rocker Marilyn Manson 11th studio album doesn't disappoint, unless you are still one of those expecting a triumphant return to the days of Antichrist Superstar. I spin my favorite song from his new album, Red Black And Blue. The entire album is chalk full of catchy melodic goth rock and fuzzed out guitars. Pure bliss for me! As alway…
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Skid Row - "Threat to Society" - Episode 27
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It's time for what I've coined "Rock School" because I came into this episode as only a casual fan of Skid Row. I've always enjoyed their first two classic albums, but I never went beyond those. In the past few weeks I listened to Subhuman Race, and the rest of the post-Sebastian Bach catalogue for the first time. So this week is a combination of s…
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Emptying the Vault - The Letter 'R' - Episode 26
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Emptying the Vault returns after a little break. This week I curate ten songs from ten artists that all start with the letter R. Once again the music this week comes from every decade between the 60's and the 2000's with genre's of rock and roll that span the musical spectrum such as hard rock, new wave, power-pop, pscycho-billy, and pirate metal! …
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Rush - "Tricked By Circumstances" - Episode 25
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All hail the Holy Trinity! Canadian prog rockers Rush are the featured artist representing the letter 'R' on this weeks show. Their catalogue was too deep...too rich to fit into a single episode so this show highlights my top ten underrated/under-appreciated songs from their 1970's classic era (Rush, Fly By Night, Caress of Steel, 2112, All the Wor…
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Queens of the Stone Age - "Just Skin and Bone" - Episode 24
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Desert Rock - Stoner Rock - Hard Rock - Whatever adjectives you use to peg Queens of the Stone Age, it boils down to the fact this Josh Homme vehicle is one of the most original American rock bands of the last couple decades, and my personal favorite band since I discovered them in late 2002. Curating ten songs for this episode was one of the most …
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New Release Thursday - Deep Purple - The Power of the Moon - Episode 23
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After 52 years in the industry, Deep Purple are still going strong with their 21st studio album, WHOOSH! (Not the best title of an album...but hey it's still better than Bananas). This isn't Mark II Purple. Of course not. But if you are into their output of the past 17 years or so then this group is still delivering the goods. On this episode I fea…
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Emptying the Vault - The Letter 'P' - Episode 22
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Welcome to another mashup episode, or what I call "Emptying The Vault - Letter P style". A show I drop every other week after a regular episode that features 10 songs from bands/artists beginning with the letter P that I probably wouldn't feature on a regular episode. This week it's another eclectic smörgåsbord of gems ranging from practically ever…
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