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A Gretsch Black Falcon sparks a deep dive into Queensrÿche’s Operation: Mindcrime, a YouTube rabbit hole, and a question that hangs over every era: can our heroes still deliver? We talk about seeing Geoff Tate crush high-wire vocals decades later, the discipline it takes to keep an instrument intact, and why some influences echo quietly—Ghost, Iron Maiden, concept records, politics, and those theatrical threads that refuse to die.

The timeline matters. We revisit the hinge years where hair-metal gloss gave way to Seattle gravity, unpack Guns N’ Roses as a 70s blues heart beating inside an 80s machine, and weigh how Soundgarden’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction lands—equal parts celebration and ache. Chris Cornell’s voice becomes the connective tissue, moving across Soundgarden, Audioslave, and subway-quiet solo moments, reminding us that range is more than notes; it’s reach across genres and generations.

Then we go fully unhinged. Our new music video for Toxic Heroes is a satirical puppet odyssey: a couchbound viewer doom-flips past pharma ads, reality drama, and political theater while a puppet band rips on a faux-MTV channel. Cardboard sets, miniature guitars, hand-sewn characters, and a TV-portal gag make it playful and pointed at once. It’s our way of asking a simple question with a smile: who gets to be your hero, and what happens when you outsource your compass to a screen? We also dig into why some bands feel uncapturable in the studio—Queens of the Stone Age live versus record—and why restraint on album and danger onstage can both be true.

If you love rock history, vocal longevity, DIY creativity, and a smart jab at false idols, you’ll feel right at home. Hit play, watch the video, and tell us who shaped you—for better or worse. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more curious listeners can find the show.

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