Inside Rock

Best Live Albums (S2-E11)

Inside Rock and the JabberGuys discuss some of Rock’s iconic ‘Live’ Albums over the past decades, and some of the stories behind them.

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Bob Seger - “Live Bullet” (Recorded 1975)

KISS - “Alive” (Recorded 1975)

Peter Frampton “Comes Alive” (1976)

Saga - “In Transit” (1982)

Deep Purple - “Made in Japan” (1972)

Judas Priest - “Unleashed in the East” (1979)

Rush - “All the World’s a Stage” (1976), “Exit Stage Left” (1981)

Humble Pie - “Rockin’ the Filmore” (1971)

Warren Zevon “Stand in the Fire” (1980)

Cheap Trick - “Live at Budokan” (1978)

Rolling Stones - “Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out!” (1970)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - “One More from the Road” (1976)

Thin Lizzy - “Live and Dangerous” (1978)

Iron Maiden - “Live After Death” (1985)

Styx - “Caught in the Act” (1984); eligible for the Rock Hall of Fame since 1997 and still not inducted … wtf?

Lou Reed - “Rock and Roll Animal” (1973)

Queen - “Live at Wembley” (1986)

Eagles - “Hell Freezes Over” (1994)

Fleetwood Mac - “The Dance” (1997)

Bruce Springsteen - “Live 1975-1985”

ACDC - “If You Want Blood, You’ve Got It” (1978)

Neil Young - “Rust Never Sleeps” (1979)

Ian Hunter - “Welcome to the Club” (1980)

Johnny Cash - “Live at Folsom Prison” (1968)

Talking Heads - “Stop Making Sense” (1984)

Led Zeppelin - “The Song Remains the Same” (Recorded 1973, Released 1976)

BB King - “Live in Cook County Jail” (Released 1971)

Aerosmith - “Live Bootleg” (1978)

Elvis - “Aloha from Hawaii” (1973); live concert shown on January 14th, in over 40 countries, but the broadcast was delayed in the USA due to conflict with Superbowl VII, and not aired until April 4th.

Genesis - “Seconds Out” (1977)

UFO - “Strangers in the Night” (1979)

Queen - “Live Killers” (1979)

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Charlie Watts (S2-E10)

Inside Rock and the JabberGuys pay tribute to the late Charlies Watts, the drummer for the Rolling Stones for 58 years.

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August 24, 2021 - Charlie Watts passes away at the age of 80.

Second person to die from the Stones … Brian Jones dies under suspicious circumstances (1969)

Only 3 members have played on all of the Rolling Stones studio albums … Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts

Started with the band in 1963

Charlie was a graphic artist before he joined the band

Charlie had the ‘Charlie Watts Quintet’ 

Charlie’s first music love … jazz and blues

The Rolling Stones band was originally called the ‘Blues Boys’

Charlie has been married since 1964 to the same woman for 57 years … Shirley Ann Shepard

Charlie Watts loved his oatmeal, and Keith opted for Jack Daniels

Charlie had some substance abuse issues in the 80s

During the time when the band members weren’t getting along, and Mick suggested that he was going to pursue a solo career, which didn’t sit well with Keith and Charlie.

Mick called Charlie in his hotel room asking … “Where’s my drummer”.   Charlie responded by coming down to Mick’s room and punching him.  “Don’t ever call me YOUR drummer again.”

Charlie had to be convinced to join Mick and Keith in the band in 1963, since he was already in another band.

The upcoming Filter Tour was to be the first time that Charlie was going to miss some of the band’s gigs.

After falling down a flight of stairs and breaking his ankle, Charlie went cold turkey and gave up everything, smoking, drinking, drugs.

Charlie survived throat cancer in 2004

Charlie sketched every bed in the hotel rooms he has slept in … a little quirky?

Charlie and his wife owned a horse breeding farm

Charlie’s net worth when he died was estimated to be about $250 million

To loosen up before gigs Charlie would perform a series of hip wiggles he got from show girls 

Charlie had a collection of suits and vintage cars.   Unfortunately, Charlie never had a drivers’ license.   (According to the Rolling Stones Documentary) 

Cha got stung by a bee before the show.  Don’t kill bees!

Charlie was comfortable being in the background, and didn’t want to perform drum solos

Who will replace Charlie Watts in the Rolling Stones lineup?   Time will tell…

The JabberGuys reflect on seeing the Rolling Stones in concert at the Toronto Skydome

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Lyrics Quiz (S2-E9)

Inside Rock and the JabberGuys challenge you to identify these songs with segments of lyrical clues from music throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s.

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Spoiler Alert - Listen to the Podcast before you see the answers to the Lyrics Quiz below!

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 Answers:

Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 

Pearl Necklace - ZZTop

The Jack - ACDC

Fortunate Son - CCR

Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty

More Than a Feeling - Boston

Band on the Run - Wings

Don’t Stand So Close to Me - Police

Needle and the Spoon - Skynyrd

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

I Ran - Flock of Seagulls

The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy

Free Bird - Skynyrd

Spirit of Radio - RUSH

Here I Go Again - White Snake

Highway to Hell - ACDC

Bark at the Moon - Ozzy

Lager and Ale - Kim Mitchell

Money for Nothing - Dire Straits

Born on the Bayou - CCR

Goodbye Blue Sky - Pink Floyd

Everybody Hurts - REM

Rock and Roll All Night - KISS

This Flight Tonight - Nazareth

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

Breaking the Law - Judas Priest

Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John

1999 - Prince

How Deep is Your Love - Bee Gees

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen

Hotel California - Eagles

White Punks on Dope - Tubes

Gimme Three Steps - Skynyrd

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ZZ Top (S2-E8)

Inside Rock and the JabberGuys look back at the iconic ZZ Top.  The recent passing of one of the trio’s original members makes this a special tribute to “that little ol’ band from Texas”

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Recent passing of Dusty Hill

ZZ Top has been performing for over 50 years with the original trio of members
Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, and Dusty Hill

The band’s long-time technician, Elwood Frances, will replace Dusty Hill.

ZZ Top’s name was influenced by BB King’s name and blues posters

First Album: ZZ Top’s First Album (1971)

(1972) Rio Grande Mud - “Francine", first charting single

(1973) Tres Hombres - reaches #8 on the Billboard Top 200
La Grange, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, Waitin’ for the Bus

(1974) Worldwide Texas Tour - “Texas Circus”

(1975) Fandango
Mexican Blackbird, Hear It on the X, Tush

(1976) Tejas
Arrested for Driving While Blind, It’s Only Love

Hiatus - 1976 to 1979

Dusty and Gibbons grow beards.  The only band member without a beard now is Frank Beard.

Dusty takes a job at Dallas/Fortworth airport during the break

Producer - Bill Ham

The band and a new technician send Bill Ham for some bbq so they could do some overdubbing

(1983) The Eliminator Album and the 1933 Ford
Their biggest commercial success
Gimme All Your Lovin’, Legs, Sharp Dressed Man
Legs: Spinning fur guitars

Getting prepped for opening for the Rolling Stones in Hawaii
Getting around the 2 drink maximum

(2004) Keith Richards inducts ZZ Top into the Rock Hall of Fame

MTV helped launch ZZ Top into the 80s

Deguello (1979)
I Thank You, Cheap Sunglasses 

El Loco (1981)
Tube Snake Boogie, Pearl Necklace, Party on the Patio

Afterburner (1985)
Sleeping bag, Velcro Fly

(1984) Gillette offers ZZ Top $1 million to shave off their beards for a commercial … “Nope”

(1990) Back to the Future III appearances (Doubleback)

Tragedy hits Bill Ham (1991), murder of his wife Cecile Ham

(1997) ZZ Top appear at the Superbowl halftime show

ZZ Top Documentary

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One Hit Wonders (S2-E7)

Inside Rock and the JabberGuys search the charts for those 1 Hit Wonders that everybody knows… but the bands that did them were rarely heard from again.

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What is a One Hit Wonder? … a band that has a major hit, but could never duplicate that success.

1961 – “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” – The Tokens
Cover of a 1939 Zulu song called ‘Mbube’
Also covered by Robert John in the 1970s
One of the original founding members of the Tokens was Neil Sedaka

1962 – “The Monster Mash” – Bobby ‘Boris’ Picket and the Crypt Kicker 

1963 – “Wipeout” – The Safaris
Peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100

1969 - “Sugar, Sugar” - The Archies
4 weeks at No. 1 in 1969, and stayed on the charts for 22 weeks
Andy Kim co-wrote
Wilson Picket (1970 version)

1969 – “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” – Steam
Famously used at sporting events to taunt the losing team

1972 - “Rock n Roll Part 2” – Gary Glitter
1970 - “Spirit in the Sky” - Norman Greenbaum
Written in 15 minutes
Covered by Doctor and the Medics (1986)

1972 - “Brandi” – Looking Glass

1972 – “It Never Rains in Southern California” – Albert Hammond

1974 – “Hooked on a Feeling” – Blue Swede

1972 - “Me and Misses Jones” - Billy Paul

The JabberGuys’ Mission Statement? - “Who Gives a F*ck, No One Is Listening Anyways”

1974 - “Magic” – Pilot

1976 - “Play That Funky Music White Boy” – Wild Cherry

1976 - “The Boys are Back in Town” - Thin Lizzy
The JabberGuys don’t classify these guys as a one hit wonder

1976 – “Afternoon Delight” – Starland Vocal Band
Won the Best New Artist at the 1976 Grammys

1979 - “Video Killed the Radio Star” - The Buggles
First MTV music video played in 1981

1981 - “Tainted Love” – Soft Cell
No. 5 on the Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of Best 1 Hit Wonders 

1981 – “867-5309 (Jenny)” – Tommy Tutone

1982 - “The Safety Dance” - Men Without Hats

1982 – “Come on Eileen” – Dexys Midnight Runners
Hit No. 1 

1984 – “Take on Me” – A-ha
Hit No. 1
They also did a James Bond theme, 1987 ‘The Living Daylights’

1985 – “Walking on Sunshine” – Katrina and the Waves
Spent 21 weeks on the charts

1987 – “Died in Your Arms” – Cutting Crew

1984 - “Sunglasses at Night” - Corey Hart 

1991 - “I’m Too Sexy” – Right Said Fred
Hit No. 1

2012 - “Gangnam Style” – Psy
Over 4 billion views on YouTube

1993 - “I’m Gonna Be” - The Proclaimers

1999 - “She’s So High” - Tal Bachman
Another Canadian musician

2004 – “The Reason” – Hoobastank
Hit No. 2
Queex thinks “Hoobastinks”

1974 - “Kung Fu Fighting” – Carl Douglas 

1984 - “Ghostbusters” - Ray Parker Jr.

1971 - “Layla” - Derek and the Dominos

Honourable mentions
Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest
The Hustle – Van McCoy
Please Come to Boston – Dave Loggins
You Light Up My Life – Debbie Boone
Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield (“Five Miles Out”)

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What a Concept (S2-E6)

The JabberGuys discuss some of the iconic ‘Concept’ albums from rock history.  

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Pink Floyd
“The Wall” (1979)
The trials of a depressed rock star called ‘Pink’, whose dad was killed in WW2, raised by an overbearing mother, tormented by his teachers, cheated on by his wife, and he builds a wall around himself for protection.
“Another Brick in the Wall”

 “Dark Side of the Moon” (1973)
Each side of the album is a continuous piece of music, and was recorded in just two sessions at Abbey Road Studios.
The album portrays greed, depression, conflict, mental illness, and death.
Iconic album cover - Prism
“Dark Side of the Moon” 

The Beatles
“Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967)
Question: What 2 popular songs didn’t make the first cut of the album?
Answer: Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields
An unintentional ‘concept’ album
“A Day in the Life” 

The Who
“Tommy” (1969)
A Pete Townshend masterpiece
Developed into a rock opera/movie
“Pinball Wizard” - with Elton John 

David Bowie
“Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” (1972)
Ziggy, a sexual ambiguous alien, comes to earth to help humankind
The Ziggy persona pushed Bowie’s sanity to the brink
Many songs including “Suffragette City” 

The Five Man Electrical Band - “B” side: “Doin’ the Best We Can Rag”
Terry Jacks - “B” side: “Put the Bone In” 

Klaatu
“Hope” (1977)
Canadian rock band
Citizens of Earth explore space and discover new lands ending up finding Politzania.
“We’re Off You Know”
“Hope” 

Alice Cooper
“Welcome to My Nightmare” (1975)
Played in sequence, the songs form a journey through the nightmares of a child named Steven.
“Department of Youth” 

“From the Inside” (1978)
After his time in a sanitarium, Alice Cooper compiles material for an album and enlists the assistance of Bernie Taupin
“The Quiet Room” 

Genesis
“A Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” (1974)
A Peter Gabriel creation.
The concept: A Puerto-Rican juvenile delinquent named Rael, who lives in New York City, is swept underground to face bizarre creatures and nightmarish dangers in order to save his trapped brother John.
“Fly on a Windshield” 

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Watch for a JabberGuys in-depth analysis of just one concept album - on deck … Klaatu’s “Hope”

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Name That 70s Band/Artist (S2-E5)

Another quiz show format with the JabberGuys providing clues for you to guess along to name that band or artist from one of the best decades for rock music, the 1970s.  Listen to the podcast to see how many you can identify!

We don’t want to give away the answers to the 1970s quiz in the show notes…. So, you will need to listen to the podcast episode to get the details.

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1)    Memorable Moments: 1970s (Part 1) - SPOTIFY

2)    Memorable Moments: 1970s (Part 2) - SPOTIFY

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Gone Too Soon (S2-E4)

The JabberGuys talk about some of the artists who left us too soon, wondering about songs we will never hear.

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The 27 Club … those artists who died at the age of 27
Janis Joplin - alcohol and narcotics
Jimi Hendrix - asphyxia while intoxicated
Jim Morrison - found dead in a Paris bath tub … suspected overdose
Robert Johnson (1938) - no official cause of death was recorded
Kurt Cobain - shot himself while listening to REM
Amy Winehouse - alcohol poisoning
Brian Jones (founding member of the Rolling Stones) - was he murdered?

Sam Cooke
Shot by a motel manager, allegedly in self-defence, “justifiable homicide”

Marvin Gaye
Shot by his father while he was trying to intervene in a domestic dispute

Nat King Cole
Died in his sleep from cancer
Natalie Cole - “Unforgettable” duet

Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash (1977)
Ronnie Van Zant
Steve and Cassie Gaines

The Day the Music Died - plane crash (Feb 3, 1959)
Buddy Holly
Richie Valens
J.P. Richardson, the “Big Bopper”

Aailyah - plane crash (2001)

Minnie Riperton - dies of cancer (1979)
Daughter - Maya Rudolph (SNL and Bridesmaids movie)
“Loving You” - high note!!

Jim Jefferies - Mariah Carey party story

 Duane Allman - Ditched motorcycle to avoid head on with truck (1971)

Marc Bolan - T. Rex

Elvis (1977)

Michael Jackson (June 25, 2009)

Karen Carpenter - Anorexia (1983)

Prince (2016)
Prince at the George Harrison tribute concert

Patsy Cline - dies at 30 in a plane crash (1963)
“Crazy”

John Lennon - shot by Mark David Chapman outside the Dakota (December 8, 1980)
Think of all the songs we will never hea
Peter Jackson documentary on the BEATLES

John Bonham - dies from alcohol abuse, pulmonary aspiration (September 25, 198

Neil Peart - Brain cancer (January 7, 2020)

Jeff Buckley - drowns (1997)

Dennis Wilson - drowns looking for his ex-wife’s ring (1983)

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Movie Soundtracks (S2-E3)

The JabberGuys get into some of the iconic movie soundtracks that have provided real atmosphere to our favourite motion pictures.

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The Body Guard (1992) - Best-selling movie soundtrack with over 45 million in worldwide sales
“I Will Always Love You” - over 1 billion views on YouTube.
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
“Goodbye Eddy, Goodbye”
“The Hell of It”
Saturday Night Fever (1977) - Seven #1 hits, providing a huge boost to the Bee Gees
“Jive Talkin’”
“Night Fever”
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Awesome Mix Tape Vol #1
Redbone - “Come and Get Your Love”
.... as it turns out,  Queex was right... the first song in the movie was 10cc - "I'm Not in Love"
Mary Poppins (1965)
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”
Dirty Dancing (1987)
“The Time of My Life”
Grease (1978)
“You’re the One That I Want”
Correction: It was Frankie Avalon that made an appearance in the movie, not Frankie Valle, and the song was "Beauty School Dropout"
Flashdance (1983)
“What a Feeling”
Top Gun (1986)
“Danger Zone”
Footloose (1984)
“Footloose”
Streets of Fire (1984) - Fire Inc. band assembled for the movie
“Nowhere Fast”
Beverly Hills Cop (1985)
“Neutron Dance”
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Virtual Ready organized by Dane Cook
Blues Brothers (1980)
“Gimme Some Lovin’”
Steven Spielberg cameo scene
“Three Orange Whips” - John Candy
Breakfast Club (1985)
“Don’t You Forget About Me” - Simple Minds
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
“Time Warp”
Urban Cowboy (1980)
“Stand By Me” - Mickey Gilley
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
“Eastbound and Down”
Buford T. Justice diner scene 

Honourable Mentions
A Star is Born (1976 & 2018)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Armageddon (1998)
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Back to the Future (1985)
La Bamba (1987)
Cocktail (1988)
Vison Quest (1985)
… and many more. 

BTW - the Maple Leafs lost game 5 and head back to Montreal for Game #6.

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Name That 80s Band (S2E2)

The JabberGuys revisit some of the bands, artists and music of the 1980s through a quiz format.  Listen in to the clues and try to guess along.

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