Slamfest Podcast

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. 

Episode 231 - Brad saw Van Halen and Kool & the Gang on 2/20/12 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI.  He welcomes Slamfest Crew Members, Andy and Craig, back to the podcast to recap this tour.  Craig saw them at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO on 5/24/12 and Andy saw them three nights later at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on 5/27/12.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they rank Van Halen's eight cover songs from the DLR-era and they rank Van Halen's twelve instrumentals, minus Eruption from the self-titled debut and Baluchitherium from Balance.   After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?", side 1 or side 2 from Van Halen's twelfth studio album, A Different Kind of Truth, from 2012.

Music in this episode by:

Van Halen

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 230 - Brad saw The Future Past Tour featuring Iron Maiden at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA on 11/1/24 - he met up with Steve, BC and Dylan from the Podder than Hell Podcast along with their crew at the show.  He welcomes them to this episode to recap the show.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, since there were 5 songs in the set from Iron Maiden's sixth studio album, Somewhere in Time, they rank the 8 tracks from 8 to 1  They also talk about all the "easter eggs" on the Somewhere in Time front and back covers.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from Iron Maiden's seventeenth  studio album, Senjutsu, from 2021.

Music in this episode by:

Iron Maiden

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. 

Episode 229 - Brad saw Sebastian Bach and Maxine on 2/4/12 at The Emerald Theatre in Mt. Clemens, MI and he recaps the show.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he reviews Sebastian Bach's most recent solo album, Child Within the Man, from 2024 and ranks the songs from 11 to 1.   After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?", side 1 or side 2 from a revised track listing of Sebastian Bach's debut studio album, Bring 'Em Bach Alive!, from 1999.

Music in this episode by:

Sebastian Bach

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

The Last Hard Men

Ozzy

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The Slamfest Soundcheck is the debate of a variety of music-related topics outside of the traditional Slamfest Podcast-themed episodes.

Episode 10 - Cover songs from 1975-1979.  Five from each of these years...which is your favorite?

Music in this episode by:

Tenacious D

Aerosmith

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Episode 228 - Brad saw Kid Rock and Sammy Hagar on 8/12/11 at Comerica Park in Detroit, MI and he recaps the show.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he dives into one of Sammy Hagar's supergroup's material...Chickenfoot.  "Like songs" vs. "like songs" from Chickenfoot's self-titled debut studio, from 2009 and their sophomore effort titled, III, from 2011.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?", side 1 or side 2 from Kid Rock's eighth studio album, Born Free, from 2010.

Music in this episode by:

Sammy Hagar

Kid Rock

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 227 - Brad saw Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger on 7/31/11 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI and he recaps the show.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he dissects Journey's compilation album from 2001, The Essential Journey, and puts songs from Side 1 (Greatest Hits Vol 1) up against songs from Side 2 (Greatest Hits Vol 2) and also discusses highlights from Arnel Pineda's first two studio albums with Journey, Revelation, from 2008 and Eclipse from 2011.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?", side 1 or side 2 from Foreigner's third studio album, Head Games, from 1979.

Music in this episode by:

Foreigner

Night Ranger

Journey

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 226 - Brad saw a 2000's Hard Rock band for the 2nd and final time at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, MI - he recaps the Hinder and My Darkest Days show he saw on 7/29/11.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he creates a sixteen (seventeen with a bonus track) "best of" comprising of songs from Hinders' first four studio albums, Extreme Behavior, from 2005, through Welcome to the Freakshow, from 2012.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a variation of the "Which Side are you On?" segment, which section of Hinder's Put that Record On lyric video does he prefer?

Music in this episode by:

My Darkest Days

Hinder

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 225 - Brad's 14th show of 2024...this time he was back at the Machine Shop in Flint MI - he saw Dirty Honey on 9/24/24.  He also reviews the Dirty Honey show he saw on 5/16/24 at the same venue. He covers the tour dates that make up the entire Can't Find the Brakes Tour.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he creates setlists for the upcoming shows at the Whisky a Go Go and The Troubadour in November.   After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?, side 1 or side 2 from Dirty Honey's self-titled EP, from 2019.

Music in this episode by:

Dirty Honey

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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The Slamfest Soundcheck is the debate of a variety of music-related topics outside of the traditional Slamfest Podcast-themed episodes.

Episode 9 - Anniversary Songs Matchups from 1974, 1984 and 1994.

Music in this episode by:

Tenacious D

Aerosmith

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Episode 224 - It's the end of the 3rd quarter and time for another concert regret episode.  This time Brad goes back to the mid-80's and discusses a tour by a big 1980's metal band - Dio's Sacred Heart Tour at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, NE on 10/14/85.  He saw this band three times but regrets not seeing the original lineup.  Brad welcomes Slamfest crew members Andy and Brad C. back to the podcast to help recap this tour - Brad C. saw this tour on 8/23/85 at Sandstone Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs, KS.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they go through Dio's first two studio albums, Holy Diver, from 1983 and The Last in Line from 1984 and put "like" songs up against each other.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from Dio's first live album, Intermission, from 1986.

Music in this episode by:

Dio

Rainbow

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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