Inside Rock

Name That 90s Band (S2-E1)

The JabberGuys remember some of the bands, artists and music of the 1990s through a quiz format.  Listen in to the clues and try to guess along.

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Boston (S1-E15)

The JabberGuys uncover the iconic band Boston, from their early beginnings to some of the tragedies that plagued members of the band in the later years.

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Scholz, Goudreau, Masdea, Delp
Previous Band Name: Mother’s Milk (1974) 
Demos rejected by numerous labels
Delp leaves to get a factory job
Scholz brings Delp back for more vocals and label submissions …. and … Nada
Barry Goudreau comes back and then they all decide that they need management
Managers get them another shot with EPIC Records
EPIC accepts them and the label cuts Masdea from the band
They bring in Sib Hashian on drums and add Fran Sheehan as bass player
1976 - They are now known as BOSTON and release debut album - ‘BOSTON’ - Breaks records!
EPIC recruits John Boylan as producer
But Scholz still records by himself in his basement studio (Fox Glove)
3 singles charted from side one of debut album
More Than a Feeling #5
Long Time #22
Peace of Mind #38
Debut album-Boston- #43 on RnR Hall of Fame’s list of all time definitive 200 albums
EPIC pressures Boston to release second album
1978- After 2 years they release second album - ‘Don’t Look Back’ (only 29 minutes long)
Original working title was ‘Arrival’, but title already taken by ABBA
Reaches #1 on chart
1982- CBS withholds royalties due to delay of third album release and files a $20 million lawsuit
1985- Boston moves over to MCA
Many band members leave due to long wait to record third album
Hashian leaves and Masdea returns for this album
1986- Eight years after album number two, finally release third album - Third Stage
‘Amanda’ single goes #1
First album to achieve GOLD status on CD format (500,000 sold)
Orion the Hunter - Barry Goudreau (1984)
Delp and Scholz have conflict and Delp leaves
RTZ - Delp and Goudreau (1989)
Delp returns to help finish the fourth album
1994- Fourth album - ‘Walk On’
Band member challenges
Sib Hashian dies at his kit while performing on stage on a cruise ship.
Brad Delp suicide
Allegation of a hidden camera may have led to his suicide
Scholz sues Boston Herald for insinuation of him contributing to Delp’s suicide.  Ultimately loses lawsuit.
Replacement for Delp?
Tommy DeCarlo
Submits Delp tribute song on his daughter’s MySpace page
Send his song to Boston management and is invited to perform at the Delp Tribute Concert
DeCarlo ends up joining the band and touring with Boston 

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Name That Album (S1-E14)

The JabberGuys mix it up a bit with this Album Cover challenge.  See if you can guess these albums with the clues from the album cover art.

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The True North Rocks (Part 2) (S1-E13)

The JabberGuys and the Giz explore more Canadian artists in Part 2 of The True North Rocks.

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Lighthouse
Represented Canada at the Japan Expo 1970
Trooper
“Raise a Little Hell”
Rough Trade - Carol Pope
“High School Confidential”
Payolas
Rock and Hyde
Corey Hart
“Sunglasses at Night”
Tom Cochrane - Red Ryder
“Life is a Highway”
Terry Jacks
“Seasons in the Sun”
“Put the Bone In”
Gordon Lightfoot
“Sundown”
Stompin’ Tom Connors
“The Hockey Song”
Goddo
“Pretty Bad Boy”
Glass Tiger - multiple Junos, and nominated for best new band Grammy - 1987
“Don’t Forget Me”

Canadian Best New Artist Grammy Winners
1962-Robert Goulet
2018-Alessia Cara

Cowboy Junkies
“Sweet Jane”
Andy Kim
“Rock Me Gently” - 1974
Gowan
“Criminal Mind”
Gowan joins Styx - 1999
Steve Miller’s godfather?  … Les Paul
Leonard Cohen
“Hallelujah” - k.d. lang version  (2010 Olympics - Vancouver)-Over 80 covers
DownChild Blues Band
“Flip, Flop, Fly”
Sarah McLachlan
“I Will Remember You”
Queex remembers - Dog Rescue commercials

Crowbar
A Foot in Cold Water
Ocean
Skylark
Ian and Sylvia
Jan Arden
Dan Hill
Alannah Myles
Hagood Hardy
Edward Bear
City in Colour
Sheepdogs
Colin James
Gino Vannelli

Canadian women with top selling worldwide albums
Celine Dion
“Falling Into You”
Shania Twain
“I Feel Like a Woman”
Alanis Morrisette
“You Learn”

Ann Murray
“Snowbird” - 1970
Michael Buble’
“Just Haven’t Met You Yet”
Bubly commercial
Justin Bieber
How it started - “Baby”

We also need to mention David Foster .. a huge influence in Canadian music.

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The True North Rocks (Part 1) (S1-E12)

The JabberGuys welcome Giz back to the podcast as they celebrate some of Canada’s musical talent.  Giz shares some of his experiences with Canadian rock stars… and the JabberGuys get into some bands and performers with interesting backstories.

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The Guess Who
- the band’s original name was Chad Allan and the Reflections
-  Top Hits: American Woman, No Time, No Sugar Tonight

 BTO
- Randy Bachman
-  Roll On Down the Highway, Let It Ride, Takin’ Care of Business

Barenaked Ladies
- From Scarborough, Ontario
- Steven Page leaves the band
- Big Bang Theory theme song

Bruce Cockburn 

Ian Thomas
- Only top 40 - Painted Ladies
-  Brother of Dave Thomas - SCTV

Bryan Adams

Stampeders
- Sweet City Woman, Minstrel Gypsy
- Hit the Road Jack - “Hey Ray” … who’s Ray?

 April Wine
- Myles Goodwyn
- Who wrote ‘Bad Side of the Moon’? - Elton

RUSH
- In the top 5 bands with consecutive gold albums - Rolling Stones, Beatles, KISS, Aerosmith, and RUSH
- Thank you, Donna Halper

Triumph
- Rick Emmett, Gil Moore, Mike Levine

 Blue Rodeo
- Favourite lyric from - Till I am Myself

Kim Mitchell
- Queex recites his favourite lyric
- Kim plays everywhere… stadiums to school gyms

 Max Webster
- Hangover, Toronto Tontos

 Klaatu
- Mystery around their first album -  rumours of a potential Beatles reunion
- "We're Off You Know"

 Saga
- Originally called ‘Pockets’
- Big in Germany

Honeymoon Suite
- Johnny ‘D’ and Queex dated the same girl … (nuff said)
- Theme song for the movie Lethal Weapon

 Tragically Hip
- Cha loves ‘em… Queex and Ote not so much
- Gord Downie

 Five Man Electrical Band
- I’m a Stranger Here, Signs, Doin’ the Best We Can Rag, Absolutely Right

 The Band
- Giz shares his experience with Levon Helm

Jeff Healey

Prism
- See Forever Eyes, Nickels and Dimes, Take Me Away
- Song Writer - Jim Vallance - “Rodney Higgs”
- Ron Tabak has a cycling accident - no helmet, no light, at night, in the snow?

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For Your Ears Only (S1-E11)

The JabberGuys count down the James Bond movie theme songs from 1962 to 2021.  A special guest shares his insights into many of the theme song versions that were never released, and artists that were passed over

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The JabberGuys welcome 'Oz' to the show

1962 Dr. No - classic Bond theme music - John Barry/Monty Norman  

1963 From Russia With Love

1964 Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey

1965 Thunderball - Tom Jones
Johnny Cash version of Thunderball

1967 You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra

1969 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service - Instrumental by John Barry 
George Lazenby as James Bond

 1971 Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey, 2nd time performing a Bond theme

1973 Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney and Wings
First Bond theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award

1975 The Man With The Golden Gun - Lulu
Other artists considered - Cat Stevens and Alice Cooper

 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me - Nobody Does It Better Performed by Carly Simon
Academy Award nomination - Best Song 
Ranked #67 on AFI’s best songs in film 

1979 Moonraker - Shirley Bassey is back for a third time

1981 For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
1st time singer appears in opening sequence
3rd time a Bond song Oscar nominated for Best Song

1983 Octopussy - All Time High  - Rita Coolidge
First to have an accompanying music video 

1985 A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
1st time Bond song charts to #1
Golden Globe Award - best song

 1987 The Living Daylights - A-ha
Timothy Dalton debuts as James Bond

 1989 Licence To Kill - Gladys Knight
Longest Bond theme song at 5:15
Eric Clapton considered to perform the song 

1995 Golden Eye - Sung by Tina Turner
Pierce Brosnan debuts as James Bond

1997 Tomorrow Never Dies - Sheryl Crow
K.D. Lang sings Surrender - over the end credits

1999 The World Is Not Enough -  Garbage

2002 Die Another Day - Madonna
Pierce Brosnan's final appearance as 007

2006 Casino Royale - 'You Know My Name' - Chris Cornell
Daniel Craig debuts as 007

2008 Quantum Of Solace - Another Way To Die - Jack White and Alicia Keys
1st duet to perform a Bond theme

2012 Skyfall - Adele
1st Academy Award win for Best Song

2015 Spectre - Writings On The Wall - Sam Smith
2nd Academy Award win for Best Song
Radiohead version was rejected

 2021 No Time To Die - Billie Eilish

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Chicks That Rock (S1-E10)

The JabberGuys talk about chicks who have dominated the rock scene for a long time.  This episode is a tribute to women that have a badass approach to rock and roll.

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Women in Rock!

Darby Mills - The Headpins (Canada)

Stevie Nicks
Only female to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - as a member of Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.

Gwen Stefani - No Doubt 

Debbie Harry - Blondie
Who was the first female singer to rap?  Queex thinks Debbie Harry’s claim that she was first is false and it should be credited to Joan Baez.

Joan Jett - The Runaways
Joan Jett and the Black Hearts
Joan gets pelted with fruit at a concert in 1982. 

Courtney Love - Hole

Holly Woods - Toronto

Janis Joplin - Big Brother and the Holding Company

Pat Benetar - (Patricia Mae Andrzejewski)
Why isn’t she in the Rock Hall of Fame? 

Amy Lee - Evanescence

Tina Turner - Ike and Tina Turner Review
Holds a Guinness World Record 

Ann Wilson - Heart
Kennedy Centre Honors

Lee Aaron - The Lee Aaron Project (Yeah Canada!) 

Alanis Morissette (Did she have a band?)

Kate Pierson - B52s

Mavis Staples - Staple Singers

Diana Ross - The Supremes

Beyonce - Destiny’s Child
Beyonce - “Listen” 

The Spice Girls

Pointer Sisters

Agnetha and Annie - ABBA (Sweden)

Cass Elliot and Michelle Phillips - Mamas and the Papas

Grace Slick - Jefferson Airplane

Annie Lennox - Eurythmics

Patty Smith - Scandal

Patty Smith - Patty Smith Group

Chrissie Hynde - Pretenders

Taylor Momsen - The Pretty Reckless / (Cindy Lou Who)

Gladys Knight and the Pips - “The Empress of Soul”

Gloria Estefan - Miami Sound Machine

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You Can Judge a Song by Its Cover (S1-E9)

On this episode of INSIDE ROCK, the JabberGuys welcome Giz back to the show to talk about cover songs.  Some of the original artists for well-known covers may surprise you.  

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The Guess Who- American Woman (Lenny Kravitz,  Krokus)
Springsteen- Because the Night (Patti Smith) and Blinded by the Light (Manfred Mann)
Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)
Dylan- Along the Watchtower (Hendrix)
Richard Harris- MacArthur Park (Donna Summer)
Kristofferson- Me and Bobby McGee (Joplin) and Sunday Morning Coming Down (Cash)
Prince- Nothing Compares 2 U  (Sinead O’Connor)
Over the Rainbow / Beautiful World (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)
Carl Perkins- Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis)
Mark James- Suspicious Minds (Elvis)
Ninja Sex Party (a Giz favourite)
CCR- Proud Mary (Ike and Tina Turner)
Jake Holmes- Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin)
Otis Redding -RESPECT (Aretha Franklin)
Memphis Minnie: When the Levee Breaks (Zeppelin)
Robert Hazard- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
Isley Bros- Twist and Shout (Beatles)
Leonard Cohen- Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley, KD Lang at the Olympics)
Tainted Love (Soft cell  -  written by Gloria Jones)
Nine Inch Nails- Hurt (Johnny Cash)
Stevie Wonder- Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
The Arrows- I Love Rock and Roll (Joan Jet)
Mississippi Queen originally by Mountain (Ozzy Osbourne)
Joe Walsh- Rocky Mountain Way (Triumph)
Giz shares a story about Garth Brooks
Walk This Way (Run DMC - Aerosmith)
Foo Fighters - Christopher Walken

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Fleetwood Mac (S1-E8)

The JabberGuys follow Fleetwood Mac from their beginnings, through their trials and tribulations, to the making of one of the best-selling albums of all time.

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Cha gets frustrated with Tim Horton’s

 Background on Mick Fleetwood
Animal from Sesame Street partially modelled after Mick Fleetwood’s erratic drum style.
1967 Windsor Jazz and Blues
Original members Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood.
Shotgun Express  (Rod Stewart, Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, and Peter Bardens)
First 5 albums: Fleetwood Mac, Mr. Wonderful, Then Play on, Fleetwood Mac in Chicago, Kiln House.
Losing a band member to a religious cult (Jeremy Spencer)
14 band member lineup changes for Fleetwood Mac
Christine McVie (Christine Anne Perfect) joins as keyboardist and vocalist (1970)
“Fleetwood Mac” titles 2 albums: (1968 and 1975)
1975 breakthrough album
Manager, Clifford Davis scams concert goers (1974)
The big lineup change: Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham added to the band (1975)
Rumours … it just keeps on selling
Cocaine anyone?   Play ‘Chariots of Fire’
Their only #1 hit: “Dreams”
"Inconceivable:" … The Princess Bride movie
Mick Fleetwood’s “wooden balls” (Rumours album cover)
Rumours: 11 months to record the album during relationship chaos
Leather and Lace Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
Buckingham and Nick’s breakup fuel for “Rumours”
1979: “Tusk” double album (most expensive experimental album made at that time)
Album price of $16 USD in 1979 translates to approx. $57 in 2020
Wacky sounds on the album: Fleetwood used tissue boxes and lamb chops
1982: Mirage
1987: Tango in the Night … parts recorded in Buckingham’s bedroom
1990: Behind the Mask
1995: Time
1997: The Dance (Live album)
2003: Say You Will
2018: Buckingham fired from the band
Holiday Road – Lindsay Buckingham (1983)

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Memorable  Moments: 1970's (Part 2) (S1-E7)

In Part 2 of the 1970s, the JabberGuys cover memorable moments from 1975-1979 of Rock's greatest decade.

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David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

1975
Young Americans – hits the USA
Fame written by Bowie and Lennon

Zeppelin – Swan Song records

Bruce Springsteen
Cover of Time and Newsweek

Disco
Donna Summer
Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever

Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Nazareth – Hair of the Dog
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
Eagles – One of These Nights
Kiss – Alive
Queen – A Night at the Opera 

1976
Eagles (Feb) – Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
Overtakes Thriller in album sales
Hotel California released in December 1976
Felder and Frey

Boston
Tom Scholz recorded the debut album in his basement

ELO
Livin’ Thing
Roll Over Beethoven

1977
Pre-recorded cassettes equal vinyl sales 

The King is dead (Aug 16) – Elvis remembered
Health advice from Cha 

Marc Bolan dies in a car accident (T-Rex) 

Lynyrd Skynyrd (Oct 20) plane crash 

1978
Saturday Night Fever – Seven #1 singles
Second best-selling soundtrack

Keith Moon dies (Sept 7) 

Terry Kath (Chicago) accidently shoots himself

Ted Nugent – “Let me autograph your arm with this knife” 

Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth 

Barry Gibb’s consecutive #1s
1)    Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
2)    Love is Thicker Than Water – Andy Gibb
3)    Night Fever – Bee Gees
4)    If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman 

1979
The SONY Walkman 

Betamax – VHS – 8-track 

Disco continues…
Bee Gees
Donna Summer
Blondie
Rod Stewart 

Barry Manilow
Huge success in the 1970s 

Neil Diamond 

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