A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll

It's a Gene Simmons episode! I go all over the timeline, but focus more on some happenings in the REVENGE era as well as the 80s excess in Gene's life. The stuff that happened while the band lost their heaviness and started rotating thru replacement guitarists.

Also covered: yet another anti-rock n' roll tv show episode with a hokey satanic anthem that no one would ever listen to and a band no one would go crazy for, let alone trample an innocent girl in an effort to kidnap members of said band.

I also lose my mind over Dolly Parton, which is only natural.

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More deepy-divey into the making of the Jack Butler guitar duel and the crafting of the specific guitar itself! Also a review of the recent Charvel Guitars documentary, some background on Joe Satriani's early years in San Fancisco, and more hyperactive shred chat with Dan and Brian. OH, and a major detour into everything Motley Crue was up to during 1991, for reasons that will be made abundantly clear as we examine Steve Vai's shifting mindset during that era. Also I sploosh majorly over my new favorite gospel song of all time and Joe Morton's mastery of acting like a major prick toward Ralph Macchio before he takes the stage.

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"Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name" by Galilee Singers:

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P.S. I forgot to mention Steve Vai portrays Hank Williams Sr. in the film "Crazy" (2008) so have fun with that on your own time :)

This, I predict, will go down in history as a muchly beloved episode due to the involvement of 2 delightful interlopers with greater shred cred than I. Get ready for the history of Steve Vai, his contributions to electric guitar design, his tutorship by Joe Satriani and Frank Zappa, and his involvement in "Crossroads." We also dig into Yngwie Malmsteen, the creation of Shrapnel Records and lots of other 80s electric guitar history they don't talk about on Pop Up Video, American Bandstand, or even Total Request Live, god help us. And there's a whole 'nother episode coming out real qwick after this one to make more shredness happen!

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Gilbert Gottfried as music history educator. The Faith No More | Metallica | Guns n' Roses tour continued. An explanation of why nearly all but 2 forms of rock music vanished from radio in the late 90s. A list of other movies besides "Vanishing Point" that have radio DJs helping the protagonist. The reasons I'm not doing a Marilyn Manson episode. Wolfman Jack's dumb 80s cartoon. A new guitar for me, and my possibly imminent muder. Post-Altamont interviews with Hell's Angels. And post-80s butt rock. All these things are discussed for the benefit of you, my slavishly devoted listening public. Because you know there's nothing else out there for you.

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We got Soundgarden, Guns n' Roses, Faith No More, Audioslave, and Vanishing Point among other subjects to discuss. I take a near-forensic approach to the madness of the 1992 VMAs and the departure of Izzy Stradlin from the band he helped create. Also AXL sends a FAXL and throws pasta out a window. Duff punches a guy. Slash hires horn players. Stephen Davis is a really lousy rock journalist. Cornell is deep. Morello is diplomatic. Kowalski is on a mission to leave this planet. This one has everything I could stand to research and remember to look up and hurl at you, my dear listener.

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Today I force myself to watch the Halloween episode from Season 6 of CHiPs featuring Ralph Malph from Happy Days, the bassist for Metallica, and the always-enchanting Mistress of the Dark, Elvira! I also lean heavily into Peter Criss and Paul Stanley's accounts of important moments in KISS-story like the recording of Destroyer and Psycho Circus.

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I attempt to cover all the angles that contribute to the question, "What's the big deal with Robert Johnson and why do people obsess over him?"

1. Musical Proficiency

2. Lyrical intrigue

3. Hoodoo vs Devil connections

4. Tragic life story full of suffering

5. Mystery about technical details - in recording AND guitar technique, with one contributing to the other

6. Setting the template for a rock god: Having lots of sex, traveling non-stop, abusing your body chemically, having a demonic reputation, dying young at 27 with bonus points for being murdered by the husband of a woman you were openly fooling around with.

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I also focus on the 1987 Karate Kid spinoff film "Crossroads" where Daniel travels to Mississippi to crane kick Steve Vai in the all-valley blues championship of Hell and damnation. While technically not canon in the Cobra Kai extended universe, "Crossroads", much like "Shadows of the Empire" links Karate Kid and Karate Kid part 2 behind the scenes of the main narrative.

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I finally got back to an episode I had planned to do a year ago! Bill Haley was incredibly important to this specific portion of the Rock n' Roll timeline. Certain things just would not have happened they way they did without this artist and this (excellently written, acted and directed) film.

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KEE-RYST this movie blows! If you're a Doors fan you'll be happy to know this voluminous episode is mostly about the band, not the movie(much like the Part 1 ep). Did Jim do heroin? Probably not, but Robbie definitely did. Is Ray a big wanker? Yes, but he's still the reason the band exists and continues to be famous. Is John helpful to have around when your lead singer pulls a knife on an innocent woman and there's no one else around to help her? Certainly not! But he sure can play that ride cymbal, eh?

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This is a huge one, and it's only the first part! Not a deep dive on the film, though. I don't think it's warranted in this case. Next time we'll take on "Beyond The Doors" which is way worse. But you know that if you've heard the Janis Joplin episode, eh?

A masterful refutation of the film lies here:

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A lovely Doors retrospective with interviews and history and musical excerpts lies here:

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