Brian and Murdock explore the legions of lawsuit and bunches of bad luck that plagued Creedence Clearwater Revival and their front man John Fogerty for a big chunk of the 1970s and 80s.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revisited

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Zaentz

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/27501/time-john-fogerty-was-sued-ripping-john-fogerty

Academic journal article about the CCR contract with Fantasy: https://www.meiea.org/Journal/Vol12/Bordowitz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_Your_Fate_to_the_Wind

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Mary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bank_%26_Trust_(Bahamas)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centerfield_(album)

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A listener letter leaves Brian and Murdock discussing their love for Thin Lizzy and following the story of their illustrious frontman - Irishman Phil Lynott- and the bad habits that took him away from the stage far too soon.

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Jacy’s thesis: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1659&context=honors-theses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreak_(album)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Lynott

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/thin-lizzys-phil-lynott-wildman-7501874

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/phil-lynott-addiction-destroyed-irelands-forgotten-rock-genius/

https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/music/thin-lizzy-midge-ure-lifts-6257341

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_in_the_Jar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/thin-lizzy-members-on-the-band-s-rise-and-fall-heroin-was-the-worst-mistake-we-made-1.4397445

https://www.loudersound.com/news/phil-lynott-calmly-explaining-on-breakfast-tv-that-using-heroin-can-be-very-enjoyable-makes-for-heartbreaking-viewing

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/thin-lizzy-phil-lynott-death-story/

https://americansongwriter.com/producer-tony-visconti-opens-up-about-his-fears-surrounding-phil-lynotts-drug-use/

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Phil+tried+to+bed+Paula+while+Bob+was+being+sick+in+the+bathroom%3B...-a0245843470

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/phil-lynotts-most-controversial-moments-21358253

https://www.loudersound.com/news/phil-lynott-calmly-explaining-on-breakfast-tv-that-using-heroin-can-be-very-enjoyable-makes-for-heartbreaking-viewing

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Brian and Murdock get a letter from a fan of the show asking for the story behind Peter Frampton's long-time lost love - a very particular Gibson Les Paul guitar.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Pie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Frampton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Faces

https://christiansmusicmusings.wordpress.com/tag/marc-mariana/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frampton_Comes_Alive!

https://medium.com/@jonathanusa/this-live-album-was-recorded-to-fulfill-a-contract-and-wound-up-a-classic-c101a4d209c5

Mr A and Mr M: The Story of A&M Records Frampton clip: https://www.facebook.com/roseanne.k.aitken/videos/2700717333557073?idorvanity=49095915148

https://www.npr.org/2012/01/07/144799712/framptons-dream-guitar-recovered-decades-later

https://www.vaildaily.com/entertainment/peter-framptons-story-of-the-phoenix-his-guitar-returned-after-30-years/

Return of the Phenix documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3VOHNksSw

UPI news report from Nov 7, 1980: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/11/07/The-show-must-go-on-for-British-rock-musician/3762342421200/

https://www.npr.org/2012/01/07/144799712/framptons-dream-guitar-recovered-decades-later

https://www.thaliacapos.com/blogs/blog/peter-frampton-s-phenix-les-paul-the-guitar-that-rose-from-the-ashes

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Brian and Murdock work to verify a story about some creatively stolen master tapes, and simultaneously learn to tell the difference between a Jefferson Airplane, a Jefferson Startship, and just a plain 'ol Starship.

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https://jeffersonairplane.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_sound

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Balin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Society_(band)

https://eddiesrockmusic.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/j-is-forjefferson-airplane-flight-log-1966-1976/

https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/fromthevaults/4014/the-great-society-somebody-to-love-1966/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/hendrik-hertzberg/newsweeks-glory-days-mine-too

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/07/bill-graham-drigs

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/13/archives/the-pop-life.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Starship

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/grace-slick-quits-jefferson-starship/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kantner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Furniture

http://alansalbumarchives.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-87-jefferson-starship-nuclear.html

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jefferson-airplane-jefferson-starship-starship/

https://rockshowcritique.com/2016/03/interview-craig-chaquico/

https://www.artsjournal.com/jazzbeyondjazz/2016/01/whys-nobody-mourning-paul-kantner-jefferson-airplane-flies-forever.html

Play That Rock N Roll podcast: https://youtu.be/MHpMqKfAg5Q

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Brian and Murdock hunt down a newspaper ad from 1980 to corroborate a listener story involving a Deep Purple show that was campaigned against by... Deep Purple.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Curtis_(musician)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Blackmore

http://www.deep-purple.net/archive/68-76history/roundabout.htm

https://www.thehighwaystar.com/thsblog/2025/06/23/that-went-well/

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/sad_and_mysterious_story_of_deep_purples_original_singer_rod_evans-89196#

https://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/1980/newyorkmp.html

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/birth-deep-purple-mk-ii-110212643.html

Coverdale singing Nillson on his demo tape: https://open.spotify.com/track/0d63FM2uCuLuSw9pSSzyKj?si=db69ecd434424fc7

https://www.thaliacapos.com/blogs/blog/the-insane-story-of-the-bogus-deep-purple-part-one

:https://www.dpac.at/Bogus_Deep_Purple_1980.html

https://outsiderrock.ca/2025/09/03/deep-purple-1980-an-interview-with-author-steve-mclean/

https://mayobat.wordpress.com/tag/goeff-emery/

Tim’s Vinyl Confessions podcast interview with Steve McLean: https://youtu.be/C6mNkHGNUnI?si=6CAhVv1UpYFCgnu_

The actual ad Adam mentions in his letter: https://www.thaliacapos.com/blogs/blog/the-insane-story-of-the-bogus-deep-purple-part-two

https://mayobat.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/who-do-we-think-we-are-part-two/

https://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/1980/darkside.html

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Brian and Murdock explore the King of Pop's long-running fascination with the theatrical - and the movie roles he ALMOST got to take.

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https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/michael-jackson-wanted-to-play-jar-jar-binks-in-star-wars-56736/

https://collider.com/star-wars-michael-jackson-jar-jar-binks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_EO

https://www.mjvibe.com/huge-movie-roles-almost-played-by-michael-jackson

https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/03/michael.jackson.diana.ross/index.html

http://oprah.com/own-oprahshow/who-discovered-michael-jackson-diana-ross-or-gladys-knight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jackson_(talent_manager)#Public_image_and_controversy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_relationships_of_Michael_Jackson

https://time.com/4135018/the-wiz-michael-jackson/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Thriller_(music_video)

https://www.mjjcommunity.com/threads/michael-jacksons-unrealised-film-career.200546/

https://www.mjjcommunity.com/threads/john-landis.143211/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krzG7OKjzUA&t=15s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlock_(film)

How Rick Baker met John Landis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHp9LUSgEv0&t=3s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Werewolf_in_London

https://mouseplanet.com/the-untold-story-of-captain-eo/2773/#google_vignette

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1092496918912993&id=100044580847515&set=a.643639267132096

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-07-ca-7919-story.html

https://vindicatemj.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/michael-jackson-and-david-geffen-the-operator/

https://collider.com/hook-steven-spielberg-michael-jackson/

​​https://variety.com/2015/film/news/michael-jackson-star-wars-jar-jar-binks-1201547616/

E.T audio storybook: https://youtu.be/VB9v_BBi6Cg?si=dxfxoIPlfS3cmG4S

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Brian and Murdock go looking for the history on why one of the most successful rock bands ever simultaneously seems to be hated.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(band)

Klosterman essay on The Eagles: https://ew.com/article/2013/06/20/book-excerpt-chuck-klosterman/

https://groovyhistory.com/eagles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyn_Johns_discography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(album)

The Cameron Crowe 1975 Rolling Stone piece: http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/rs196-the-eagles/

Excerpt from the Felder book: https://web.archive.org/web/20080718172259/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2638985.ece

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/eagles-hatred-explainer-defense-glenn-frey-6851078/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_CanyonLosAngeles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperado_(Eagles_album)

https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/5/5/22420083/the-eagles-glen-frey-don-henley-50-years

http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-aow/eagles.php

Big Lebowski scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlmvtAHhnc

https://rocknyc.live/don-henley-ejects-a-fan-from-a-show-for-shouting-don-felders-name.html

https://www.loudersound.com/features/life-in-the-fast-lane-the-turbulent-tale-of-the-eagles

https://decider.com/2016/12/02/history-of-the-eagles-documentary-netflix/

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The guys get into the early history of the Van Halen brothers - and the already-rockstar who almost stalled things out before they started.

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Van Halen Rising by Greg Renoff - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/van-halen-rising-greg-renoff/1121176783

Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen by Brad Tolinski - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/eruption-brad-tolinski/1138833566

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-10-07/gene-simmons-eddie-van-halen

The Zero Demos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXZnB2xJ26s

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The fellas field a question about the guys who once took on the nasty name "Kingdom Clone" in the music press, and discuss why sounding like Led Zep is just not allowed by a certain type of rock n roll fan.

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https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/greta-van-fleet-anthem-of-the-peaceful-army/

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kingdom-come-mn0000096804/biography

Danny Stag’s brother’s WaPo piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1988/06/05/my-brother-the-rock-star/158337df-3bbf-48b3-9007-8500835cf052/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(band)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Reid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TudbbVdz8os

https://www.themaineedge.com/buzz/music/danny-stag-of-kingdom-come-talks-30th-anniversary-tour

2011 Southeast of Heaven interview with Lenny Wolf: https://www.southeastofheaven.com/?p=5531

2011 Full in Bloom Lenny interview: https://fullinbloom.com/lenny-wolf-kingdom-come-interview/

2015 James Kottak interview: https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/james-kottak-says-breakup-of-original-kingdom-come-lineup-was-caused-by-one-persons-big-mouth/

Japanese Pure Rock interview from 1988: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpOtVhznrVQ

LA Times 1988 piece: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-17-ca-9661-story.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-10-wildest-led-zeppelin-legends-fact-checked-153103/jimmy-page-once-owned-aleister-crowleys-former-home-154298/

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The guys go looking for songs that bands wrote about being mad at their managers and record labels and come back covered in Southern rock, British bombast, and a little punk attitude.

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https://www.npr.org/2019/11/15/779753813/songs-against-the-suits

https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-why-cant-i-by-liz-phair-and-why-she-may-have-been-ahead-of-her-time/

https://meetinmontauk.com/2019/01/27/song-of-the-day-3859-one-down-live-ben-folds/

https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-i-divered-lynyrd-skynyrd-by-al-kooper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kooper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lynyrd-skynyrds-new-if-i-leave-here-tomorrow-doc-10-things-we-learned-630575/

Al Kooper interview: https://youtu.be/rP0wcXXe1zE?si=GAua0nrjeoW2q8-D

https://wcsx.com/2023/08/12/lynyrd-skynyrd-simple-man-ronnie-fought-to-get-it-on-the-album/

https://www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/comments/e6f8a3/sweet_home_alabama_is_in_d/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CERyhdJyq/

https://oneweekoneband.tumblr.com/post/51568795029/workin-for-mca-when-the-rock-roll-dreams

https://thinkinginyoursleep.com/sweet-home-alabama-from-dream-to-mega-hit/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lynyrd-skynyrd-gimme-back-my-bullets/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lynyrd-skynyrd-nuthin-fancy/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/queen-song-to-get-back-at-management/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Sheffield

https://medium.com/@daviddesola/what-bohemian-rhapsody-gets-right-and-wrong-d04b5af410d1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident_Studios

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Control

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