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

Episode 13 - Add a year on the front-end or Back-end of a three-year period to create the better four-year period of music.  Brad welcomes Slamfest crew members Andy and Craig, to debate this topic.  The base three-year period is 1986-1988.  Add 1985 or 1989? 

Music in this episode by:

Tenacious D

Kiss

Scorpions

Aerosmith

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

Episode 244 -  Brad covers another night of the 2012 Common Ground Music Festival - this time he recaps two artists from the 70's that he saw for the first and only time.  He saw Joe Walsh and Foghat on 7/10/12.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he goes through the tracks on Joe Walsh’s 1997 compilation, Little Did He know, and chooses six Joe Walsh solo songs to replace the James Gang/Barnstorm songs on the compilation. After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from Foghat's first live album, Foghat Live, from 1977.

Music in this episode by:

Foghat

Joe Walsh

The James Gang

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 243 - Brad saw his second real time show of 2025...and again, it was a tribute show.  He saw the Kings of Queen: Tribute to Queen on 2/1/25 at the Palladium - Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, IN with his daughter, Elsa.  He welcomes his daughter back to the podcast to recap this show.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he puts songs from Queens Greatest Hits Vol. 1 up against songs from their Greatest Hits Vol. 2 and chooses his favorites.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a variation of the "Which Side are you On?" segment...he puts the five singles, Side A & B, from Queen's 8th studio album, The Game, up against each other and chooses his favorite.

Music in this episode by:

Queen

Vanilla Ice

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 242 -  Brad again covers the first night of the 2012 Common Ground Music Festival - this time he recaps the band he saw on the 2nd stage.  He saw Candlebox for the first and only time on 7/9/12.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he goes through Candlebox's first three studio albums, the self-titled through Happy Pills, and pins the four singles from each up against each other. After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from Candlebox's fifth studio album, Love Stories and Other Musings, from 2012.

Music in this episode by:

Candlebox

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Neverland

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 241 - Brad saw his first real time show of 2025...and as usual, it was a tribute show.  He saw the King of the Monstours Tour featuring Zakk Sabbath, Zoso and The Iron Maidens on 1/7/25 at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI.  He welcomes Slamfest Crew Members Andy and Mike, to recap this tour and discuss Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.  Andy saw this tour at The Admiral in Omaha, NE on 12/9/24 and Mike saw it at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS on 12/10/24.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they put songs from Black Sabbath's first four studio albums up against songs from Led Zeppelin's first four studio albums and choose their favorites.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?", side 1 or 2 from Led Zeppelin's sophomore studio album, Led Zeppelin II, from 1969.

Music in this episode by:

Iron Maiden

Led Zeppelin

Black Sabbath

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Kiss

Ozzy

Shout it out Loudcast ARC clips from Episode 22 and 23.  Visit Shout it out Loudcast at: www.shoutitoutloudcast.com

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Episode 240 - The second of two shows in three days.  Brad saw the M.S.G. Reunion Tour featuring Robin McAuley on lead vocals at Harpo's Concert Theatre in Detroit MI on 3/3/12.  He welcomes Kevin Williams from the Iobscuria Podcast back to the podcast to recap this show and discuss various eras of M.S.G.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they put the three Gary Barden-era M.S.G. albums up against the Robin McAuley-era M.S.G albums.  A Slamfest Tip of the Week tasks them with coming up with their own 18-song M.S.G. setlists from this 2012 reunion tour.  Finally, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?", side 1 or 2 from Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock album, from 2011.

Music in this episode by:

M.S.G.

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Michael Schenker

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 12 - Time Machine Concerts in NE venues wsg. Slamfest Crew members Brad C., Craig and Mike.

Music in this episode by:

Tenacious D

Aerosmith

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Episode 239 -  Brad covers the first show he saw at the 2012 Common Ground Music Festival - He saw two bands for the very first time - he saw Bush and Pop Evil on 7/9/12.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he reviews Bush's 2023 compilation, Loaded: The Greatest Hits - 1994 - 2023 and creates his own compilation by removing and adding songs from Bush's entire discography.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from Pop Evil's sophomore album, War of Angels, from 2011.

Music in this episode by:

Pop Evil

Bush

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 238...Brad recaps and ranks the concerts he saw in 2024 and goes through the concerts he is planning to attend in 2025. He also previews what The Slamfest Podcast will bring in 2025.

Music in this episode by:

Judas Priest

Van Halen

Mac Saturn

Mr. Big

Black Sabbath

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

The Bites

Push

Pat Benatar

Loverboy

Collective Soul

The Struts

The Smashing Pumpkins

Green Day

Dirty Honey

Iron Maiden

Creed

Ozzy Osbourne

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Episode 236 - It's the end of the 4th quarter and time for another concert regret episode.  This time Brad goes back to the mid-90's and discusses a huge stadium tour by two piano playing heavy weights. The Face 2 Face Tour featuring Elton John and Billy Joel at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, IA on 8/13/94.  He welcomes Tom from Shout it Out Loudcast, Album Review Crew, Dorm Damage and the Zeppelin Chronicles to recap this tour and talk about Elton John.  Tom saw the first of two nights of this tour on 7/17/94 at Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, MA.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they go through Elton John's Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits Volume 2 - they put songs on side 1 up against songs on side 2 from each compilation and choose their favorite.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from Elton John's compilation, Greatest Hits 1976-1986, from 1992.

Music in this episode by:

Elton John

Billy Joel

Kiss

Black Sabbath

Ozzy

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