The inaugural Asylum Summit, which started in the quaint suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, called Greensburg, and moved into the ‘Burgh proper, happened this past weekend. It was here that Kousins Tim, Gary, Marvin, and Ray were in the same place/room at the same time, for the first time. With the four Kousins were their wives (in order as above), Stephanie, Christy, Jamie, and Kristi. Also, the Summit featured the first time meeting of any of the “family” with Jim from Irwin, and Kousin Tim meeting Jem from Alabama. The catalyst for this Summit was the Geoff Tate show in which he and his fantastic band performed Operation: Mindcrime (1988) in its entirety, supposedly, for the last time. On this show, the Kousins discuss the Summit, the show, the meet-ups, and when it’s time enough for performers or fans.

Calls from Jim from Irwin and Jem from Alabama, with a note from Bruno from South Africa.

Have you seen the current Geoff Tate tour, or were you at the show? What did you think?

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The Kousins (including Ray) will meet up for the first time in Pittsburgh this weekend. Kousin Tim and Kousin Gary get to hang out often, but Kousin Tim hasn’t seen Kousin Marvin since they were both children. And Kousin Tim has never met Kousin Ray. The guise of the meeting is that all four are going to the Geoff Tate concert, where, supposedly, Geoff is going to do Operation: Mindcrime in its entirety. In addition to the Kousins, long-time listeners, Jem from Alabama, and Jim from Irwin will also be there. So, it will be an Asylum Summit.

To honor this occasion, the Kousins did a listening party for Queensrÿche’s 1991 Operation Livecrime.

Calls from Jim from Irwin, Jem from Alabama, and Bruno from Sweltering Hot South Africa.

Have you seen or heard Operation Livecrime? What did you think?

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September 26, 2025, is the 42nd anniversary of Mötley Crüe’s sophomore album, Shout At The Devil. One Kousin calls it their favorite album. Which one? It was released in 1983, and that year marked a definite turning point for the music we love. Let’s say it opened the door. Listen along as Kousins talk about the elements, songs, players, and more.

Calls from Bruno from Sunny South Africa, Jim from Irwin, and Jem from Alabama. Nick left an email that Kousin Tim read on-air.

How do you feel about Shout At The Devil? What are your favorite songs from it?

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The new segment, Spinquisition, was back with a whole new album to drop on the Kousins.

The premise is this: the Kousins put out a call for their dedicated listener base to send in album recommendations. As was put to them(ish):

And the listeners came through!  The albums can be any genre as long as they fall in the “Rock” category. Metal, hard rock, grunge, classic rock, current rock, southern rock, new wave, whatever! They can be great, they can suck… all suggestions were welcomed!

Takamata was spun and landed on the album Trouble (1978) by Whitesnake. That album was submitted by listener Eugene B Sims from the Wheeler’s Dog Podcast and Camel City Radio.

The Kousins spun it and gave an honest review of this album.

Calls from Bruno from South Africa and Jem from Alabama.

Have you heard Trouble from Whitesnake? If not, perhaps you should? If so, what did you think?

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The reason this podcast started was that there were three KISS Kousins who needed something to do during the pandemic. Along came a fourth – honorary Kousin. We had a great run as a KISS podcast. But we moved away from KISS once they hung up the platform boots and batwings. And we acknowledge that our hard rock fandom would be nothing without KISS, and KISS would be nothing without the release of their 1975 live masterpiece, Alive!.

Because it is a masterpiece doesn’t make it immune to scrutiny, however. The Kousins each took turns talking about other songs from the first three studio albums that they each would like to have heard on this album, and, in some cases, rearranged parts of the setlist to reflect their choices.

We hope you enjoy our takes. Additionally, Gary discusses taking his kids to see Vola.

Calls from Bruno from South Africa, Jim from Irwin, and Jem from Alabama, who delivers a bombshell line that keeps on giving throughout the podcast.

Which songs from the first three studio KISS albums would you have rather heard on Alive!? And in what order?

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This weekend will be Kousin Marvin’s birthday! And thus, all four Kousins added three songs each from the year 1976 to celebrate him in a 1976 Mixtape (well, mostly). All the Kousins seemed happy with this mixtape. You should listen and see what you think.

Calls from Bruno from Sunny South Africa, Jim from Irwin, and Dave from Winston-Salem.

What are your three favorite songs from 1976?

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This coming week, Kousin Gary starts his new residency on Camel City Radio. It will be about new music discovery and will be called Asylum – First Listen. It won’t necessarily be new releases, although that’s not ruled out. This will feature newly discovered music, not just from Kousin Gary, but also for listeners of this podcast and, hopefully, new listeners to both the radio show and this podcast. To preview the concept, at least relatively, the Kousins did an “Extended Now Listening,” offering things “new” to them (and hopefully to you). Scattered through the tunes from each Kousin, Kousin Marvin gave his “Let Me Know.”

Calls from Bruno from Windy South Africa, Jim from Irwin, Jem from Alabama, Nick from California, and Ze German.

You can get the Camel City Radio app in the Google Play Store and Apple Store. Camel City Radio is available in the  USA, Canada, Mexico, and the UK. There may be ways for you to listen outside of those areas. Google it!

What’s something new you discovered recently?

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Yesterday was Kousin Ray’s birthday! And thus, all four Kousins added three songs each from the year 1970 to celebrate him in a 1970 Mix Tape. Kousin Ray seemed happy with his mix tape. You should listen and see what you think.

A call from Bruno from South Africa. It seems the Spinquisition went well.

What would you contribute from 1970 for Kousin Ray’s birthday mix?

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All four Kousins were in the proverbial house this week. And, with that, there is a new theme intro and outro performed by the fantastic Stuart Hill. But that isn’t all the “new” that the Kousins threw at you this week.

A new segment, called Spinquisition, was launched and will occur approximately every 4-6 weeks.

The premise is this: the Kousins put out a call for their dedicated listener base to send in album recommendations. As was put to them(ish):

And the listeners came through!  The albums can be any genre as long as they fall in the “Rock” category. Metal, hard rock, grunge, classic rock, current rock, southern rock, new wave, whatever! They can be great, they can suck… all suggestions were welcomed!

Takamata was spun and landed on the album Witness (2021) by the Danish band Vola. That album was submitted by listener Henning, also known as Ze German.

The Kousins spun it and gave an honest review of this album.

There were calls from Nick Provenzano, Bruno from Sunny South Africa, Jim from Irwin Toronto, and Jem From Alabama.

Do you have a submission for Takamata and the Spinquisition?

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Kousins Marvin and Ray were both out, so that left Kousins Tim and Gary on their own. However, the shimmering light known as Christy came and sat in, and offered her perspective on this week’s topic. Speaking of which, circumstances over the last month have kept the Kousins from talking about the 40th anniversary of Live-Aid. The discussion was on the event, who watched it (which was 95% of the televisions in the world except for Kousins you know and love), the aftermath, the performances, and much more. We thank Christy for being our maiden in the tower.

There were calls from The Bringdowns, Bruno From South Africa, Communal Steve, and Jem From Alabama.

What are your memories of Live-Aid?

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