DISCovery with Eric Senich

This week’s episode of DISCovery all about the David Bowie album released on January 23rd 1976 - 'Station to Station'.

David’s 10th studio album is regarded as one of his best. It was a vehicle for his latest persona known as "The Thin White Duke".

Musically, Station to Station marked a transition not just in David’s persona but in his music as well. Of the six tracks on the album, five of them were released as singles with one landing in the top ten - "Golden Years".

SIDE ONE:
1. "Station to Station"
2. "Golden Years"
3. "Word on a Wing"

SIDE TWO:
1. "TVC 15"
2. "Stay"
3. "Wild Is the Wind"

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Shout at the devil, Mötley Crüe has come back home sweet home!

In celebration of the band's recent announcement they're going out on a massive stadium tour with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts this episode centers around the band's ten greatest songs and the stories behind each. It's an episode of DISCovery that guarantees to kickstart your heart!

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Another big loss for the world of classic rock. On Friday news hit that legendary Rush drummer/lyricist Neil Peart passed away Tuesday at the age of 67.

For this special episode of DISCovery I'm joined by a long-time friend from my days in terrestrial radio Chuck Johnson. Chuck is the biggest Rush fan I know and went to 25 Rush shows dating back to his first in 1985. Chuck gives his thoughts on the sad news of Neil's death, his favorite Rush songs and albums and more. Just two Rush fans talkin' all things Rush and Neil Peart in his memory.

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It's the album that catapulted Van Halen to the top of the rock world. Talkin' about '1984' which was released on January 9th, 1984 (that's 1-9-8-4 if you're keeping numerical score at home).

In this episode you'll hear the stories behind the legendary hit singles "Jump", "I'll Wait", "Panama" and "Hot For Teacher" along with the deep tracks "Top Jimmy", "Drop Dead Legs", "Girl Gone Bad" and "House Of Pain". Also, find out which songs were left off of the album (one is a cover of a 1965 song you definitely know).

Get the inside scoop on the iconic videos from the album that remain among the greatest MTV ever aired and find out the real story behind the real kid who graces the iconic cover of the album.

This episode also includes comments from author Greg Renoff, the author of the 2015 book "Van Halen Rising: How A Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal" and the upcoming book "Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life In Music" due out 4/21/20.

SIDE ONE:
1. "1984"
2. "Jump"
3. "Panama"
4. "Top Jimmy"
5. "Drop Dead Legs"

SIDE TWO:
1. "Hot for Teacher"
2. "I'll Wait"
3. "Girl Gone Bad"
4. "House of Pain"

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It's an episode devoted entirely to The Doors self-titled debut album released on January 4th, 1967. Hear the stories behind the 11 legendary tracks from this album including "Break On Through (To The Other Side)", "Soul Kitchen", "The Crystal Ship", "Light My Fire" and "The End". Discover how artists like The Rolling Stones, John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and even classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach helped to form The Doors sound while classic novelists and poets inspired the mythical and mysterious lyrics of Jim Morrison.

SIDE ONE:
1. "Break On Through (To the Other Side)"
2. "Soul Kitchen"
3. "The Crystal Ship"
4. "Twentieth Century Fox"
5. "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)"
6. "Light My Fire"

SIDE TWO:
1. "Back Door Man"
2. "I Looked at You"
3. "End of the Night"
4. "Take It as It Comes"
5. "The End"

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It's an episode devoted to the 1983 U2 song "New Year's Day". Hear about how the song was created, the meaning and many interpretations of it and the stories behind the frigid conditions the video was filmed in.

Plus, we’ll explore the different ways the band performed it live over the years, hear the many interesting cover versions of the song which include everything from classical, bluegrass, gothic metal to even a version that will rock a baby to sleep. You'll also get a sampling of artists who’ve sampled the classic U2 song over the years.

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Santa's made his list, checked it twice and rocked it thrice! Unwrap the greatest classic rock Christmas songs of all time and DISCover the stories behind each.

Additional music: "Merry Christmas Song" by Plastic3 (https://prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/artists/show/24919)

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This week's episode features an interview with Greg Renoff, author of the 2015 book "Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal". He's about to release a brand new book along with legendary producer Ted Templeman called "Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music".

Greg talks in-depth on Templeman who produced albums by several legendary bands and artists including The Doobie Brothers, Van Morrison, Montrose, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Aerosmith, Eric Clapton and more. Greg also shares some rare behind-the-scenes stories on the first six classic Van Halen albums with David Lee Roth plus shares his thoughts on the current state of the band and Edward Van Halen.

To pre-order "Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music go here: https://www.amazon.com/Ted-Templeman-Platinum-Producers-Music/dp/1770414835

The Van Halen Store will be selling copies of the book autographed by Ted Templeman and Greg Renoff. Plus, you can enter a drawing to win Van Halen's debut LP on 180 gram vinyl, autographed by Ted. Go to https://www.vanhalenstore.com for more info.

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U2's 'Achtung Baby' was the #1 album in December of 1991 and for plenty of reasons. Hit singles like "One", "Mysterious Ways", "Whose Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses", "Even Better Than The Real Thing" and "The Fly" mixed in with some of the band's greatest deep tracks ("Zoo Station", "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World", "Until The End Of The World", "So Cruel", "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)") and you have one of the greatest albums in rock history.

In this episode you'll get the stories behind the songs (including audio of early demos), the album's odd title, the other possible album cover ideas, the very interesting location where the band recorded the album and the emergence of Bono's alter ego "The Fly".

CD TRACK LISTING:
1. "Zoo Station"
2. "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
3. "One"
4. "Until the End of the World"
5. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
6. "So Cruel"
7. "The Fly"
8. "Mysterious Ways"
9. "Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World"
10. "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)"
11. "Acrobat"
12. "Love Is Blindness"

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Today we celebrate the birthday of Billy Idol who was born on this day in 1955 in Stanmore, Middlesex, England. In this episode we look back at Billy's beginnings, his birth name and how he came up with his stage name, his short time with the UK band Generation X and his massive ride on top of the rock world in the 80s.

Also, get the stories behind Billy's biggest hits including "Dancing With Myself", "Hot In The City", "White Wedding", "Rebel Yell", "Eyes Without A Face", "Flesh For Fantasy", "Catch My Fall", "Cradle Of Love" and more.

We finish by finding out what Billy Idol is up to these days and what his plans are for 2020.

Raise your fist, curl that upper lip, spike that hair and get ready for episode 37 of DISCovery!

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