The Asylum Podcast

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What's The Asylum Podcast about?

KISS fan Kousins talking about their favorite genre and “Hard Rock” in general.

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The Asylum Podcast episodes:

05.17.2024
The Bon Jovi List
There's a relatively new docuseries on Hulu about Bon Jovi, specifically Jon Bon Jovi. It covers his career, the band's career, the ups and downs, the losses and gains, and his voice problem (among other things). We had talked (off-air)...
05.10.2024
One-Hit Wonders
The whole gang is back this week. When you think of one-hit wonders, which artists do you think of? What makes the songs you think of a "hit?" Where does the "one-hit" part of "one-hit wonder" come from? The Kousins...
05.03.2024
The Listening Party: Great White’s “Once Bitten…”
Kousin Ray was on assignment this week. But, the original "OG" Kousins, Tim, Gary, and Marvin held a listening party for Great White's 1987 album, Once Bitten. It was an important time for the band. While they had been around for...
04.26.2024
The Warrant List
The Kousins run through the Top 10 (or 13, actually) Warrant songs as compiled by each Kousin making their own Top 10 list. This means that Kousin Tim has his top 10 Warrant songs list. Kousin Marvin does, and so...
04.19.2024
The 37th Anniversary of Headbangers Ball
Another topic was coming up for this episode until Kousin Tim talked about this event on Camel City Radio, and Kousin Marvin brought it up to the Kousin Kollective. Today (as of the recording) is April 18, 2024. On April...
04.12.2024
Grading the 1983 Hard Rock Albums
Back in November, before the big switch from a KISS-focused podcast to a hard rock-focused podcast, the Kousins rated all the KISS albums like marks in school. The four Kousins graded from A+ through F-. You can hear those episodes...
04.05.2024
Extended Now Listening – The April Edition
After a week off, the Kousins come back with three-ish songs, each of the things they had been listening to on their time off due to two Kousins unable to record. That just gave the Kousins more time to catch...
03.22.2024
Album Gladiator Showdown – Appetite for Delusion Part 2
It's part two, five songs each, for the GnR Album Gladiator Showdown between Kousin Gary and Kousin Ray, with Kousin Tim and Kousin Marvin judging. This one should decide who is the ultimate winner. To catch you up: A few weeks...
03.15.2024
Album Gladiator Showdown – Appetite for Delusion
A few weeks back, Kousin Ray said that Guns 'N' Roses' Use Your Illusion I & II would be one great album if you trimmed the fat. He also said this album could rival the greatness of GnR's debut, Appetite for...
03.08.2024
The Listening Party: Mick Mars’ ‘The Other Side of Mars’
Kousin Marvin was away on business, but the other three Kousins took in the new solo project from former Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars. The name of the album is The Other Side of Mars, and if you haven't heard it,...
03.01.2024
Our Tony Levin Story
Kousin Tim and Kousin Gary have jokingly called the amazing bass and Chapman Stick virtuoso Tony Levin our "Lord and Savior." Well, those two got to go, along with their lovely brides, to see Tony, Pat Mastelotto, and Markus Reuter...
02.23.2024
A Live Album Perspective
The Kousins have varying degrees of love or indifference with live albums. Kousin Gary and Kousin Ray love them. Kousin Marvin is a self-professed "fairweather fan," and Kousin Tim doesn't really like many of them. So, let's dive into four...
02.16.2024
An Asylum Podcast Pop-Culture Retrospective: 1983
Collectively, the Kousins consider 1983 as their "jumping-in" point for hard rock. Not because there was nothing to listen to prior but because three of the four had no real access to it (they are from West Virginia, after all)....
02.07.2024
Album Gladiator Showdown – Screaming For Vengeance vs. Defenders of the Faith
In a first for the Kousins, two completely KISS-free albums are being thrown into the ring for an "Album Gladiator Showdown." This time, it is Judas Priest vs. Judas Priest. Screaming for Vengeance (1982) vs. Defenders of the Faith (1984). Kousin Marvin...
02.02.2024
Extended Now Listening
It's Extended "Now Listening" time! Kousin Gary and Kousin Marvin give a review of the Mr. Big show they saw in Pittsburgh over the weekend. KG also gave a review of the Extreme show he saw this Wednesday night. All four Kousins...
01.26.2024
Album Listening Party: Van Halen’s “1984”
Kousin Ray was out this week but the other three Kousins were around. Earlier this month, it was Van Halen's 1984's FORTIETH anniversary. Yes FORTY! And, on January 26, it would have been Edward Van Halen's 69th birthday. So, we threw...
01.19.2024
I Don’t Get It: Mötley Crüe’s “Too Fast For Love”
So, we are NOW into the new era for the Asylum Podcast. There's a new segment we debuted tonight on the show, "I Don't Get It." The premise is one of the Kousins doesn't understand why an album or band or...
01.12.2024
KISS Album Gladiator Showdown – Alive! vs Alive II – Round TWO
Clockwise from the top left: Kousin Tim, Kousin Gary, Nick Provenzano, Kousin Ray, Jem From Alabama, Kousin Marvin Happy new year from all the Kousins. Loyal Listeners Nick Provenzano and Jem From Alabama return to finish what they started in 2023!...
12.22.2023
KISS Album Gladiator Showdown – Alive! vs Alive II
(clockwise from the top) Kousin Tim, Kousin Gary, Jem From Alabama, Nick Provenzano, Kousin Ray, Kousin Marvin. Yeah, we know. We said we were done with the KISS things, at least for a little bit. But, the opportunity to do one...
12.15.2023
A New Era-ish…
Last week we announced the end of the road for the KISS podcast. It's time. We need to move on. BUT... we're not going anywhere. We are our own Avatars in this scenario. We are rising like a phoenix from...
12.08.2023
The End of the Road
So, KISS has finally come to the "End of the Road." At least the touring band has. The Kousins skim through the show and provide commentary on their favorite parts, their least favorite parts, and observations/concerns. There was a discussion of the...
11.17.2023
Grading the KISS Albums Part
The Kousins took a different approach to the albums in the last two weeks. In the past, we have ranked them, given them listening parties, "reduxed" the hell out of them, "gladiatored" them, and just about everything else you can...
11.10.2023
Grading the KISS Albums Part 1
The Kousins took a different approach to the albums tonight. In the past, we have ranked them, given them listening parties, "reduxed" the hell out of them, "gladiatored" them, and just about everything else you can think of. But we've...
11.03.2023
KISS Producers – The Later Years
This week, the Kousins talk about the producers of our favorite band's albums. This was from the early 1980s through today. Discussed were Michael James Jackson, Ron Nevison, Toby Wright, Alex Coletti, Mark Opitz, Bruce Fairbairn, Paul, and Gene. All four...
10.27.2023
KISS Producers – The Early Years
The whole gang is back together for a "family reunion." This week, the Kousins talk about the producers of our favorite band's albums. Because of time restraints, the Kousins got through the 1970s and into the 1980s. The conversation will...
10.20.2023
One Live KISS
Kousin Marvin is out returning videotapes this week. The remaining Kousins gave a listen, along with a critique, of Paul's 2008 live album, One Live KISS, recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago. There was a mixture of songs from KISS, Paul's...
10.06.2023
Crossover Episode with I Remember Now – The Queensryche Podcast
The Kousins welcome Steve from Podder Than Hell Podcast, who also is co-host with Roadie Ray on the I Remember Now - The Queensryche Podcast, to talk about Ray, Kousin Marvin, and Kousin Gary seeing Geoff Tate live in late...
09.29.2023
Kousins Gladiator Showdown – Rock and Roll Over Vs. Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
The Kousins, and even Roadie Ray, are trying something new. An idea that Eugene B. Sims brought up from Wheeler's Dog Podcast, the Kousins tweaked and modified it. Instead of the KISS Album Gladiator Battle, the Kousins picked a KISS...
09.22.2023
Psycho Circus Redux
Roadie Ray is out again with a business thing. But the Kousins would have loved to have heard his thoughts on this week's album... Psycho Circus. It was reviewed by the Kousins in December 2020. How have their thoughts changed? Have they...
09.15.2023
Animalize Redux
Roadie Ray is on assignment this week, but the Kousins revisit the 1984 album Animalize, which celebrates its 39th anniversary this week. They listen to it "Listening Party" style with commentary and insight. Kousins Tim & Gary gave their "now listenings,"...
08.25.2023
Top 10 “Lust” Songs Part Deux, Happy Birthday Demon
After an unexpected week off where we thought we'd be without Roadie Ray for an episode, the whole gang was together to finish out the "Lust" songs, this time the creepiest, cringiest, most questionable, beautifully written songs in the KISS...
08.11.2023
Top 10 “Lust” Songs
Kousin Marvin is out this episode, it was the annual washing of the backside for him. Yeah, it only happens once a year. But, as a companion to the Top 10 Love Songs two episodes ago, we decided to get more...
08.04.2023
The Opening Act: BÖC – A Beginner’s Guide
None of the Kousins are deep Blue Öyster Cult fans. None of the Kousins dislike the band, either. We are all pedestrian fans of varying degrees. Kousin Tim is probably the one at the bottom, whereas Roadie Ray or Kousin Marvin...
07.28.2023
Top 10 “Love” Songs
A lot of hard rock music, and especially KISS, featured the "s**k me, f**k me" mindset when it comes to lyrical content. But, when challenged, the Kousins found out their favorite band could actually write love songs. Not songs about...
07.14.2023
Top 10 Albums that “Changed Our Lives” Part Two
There was an article in Goldmine magazine where Bruce Kulick talks about the 10 albums that "changed his life." So, the Kousins decided to do a Top 10 of their own. But, because they're all long-winded, they got through numbers 10-6...
07.07.2023
Top 10 Albums that “Changed Our Lives”
There was an article in Goldmine magazine where Bruce Kulick talks about the 10 albums that "changed his life." So, the Kousins decided to do a Top 10 of their own. But, because they're all long-winded, they got through numbers 10-6....
06.30.2023
The Opening Act Album Gladiator Showdown – Eugene B Sims Judges Cheap Trick
Kousin Marvin and Roadie Ray had engagements for this recording, so Kousin Tim and Kousin Gary recruited Eugene B. Sims from the Wheeler's Dog Podcast to come and sit in. He devised a plan to be the judge of an Album...
06.23.2023
Annual Love Gun Appreciation Celebration
Love Gun is in the top two for two of the "Kousins." One has it in the top 10, and the other has it ranked #13. What is it about this album we love so much that will have its 46th...
06.09.2023
KISS Album Gladiator Showdown – Crazy Nights Vs. Hot In The Shade
Roadie Ray is back on the podcast after a two-week assignment! The Kousins have done album showdowns before. But, in some instances, that just doesn't seem fair to some of the songs on the two albums. The time period between 1987-1989 in...
06.02.2023
Remembering Bob Kulick
May 28 was the third anniversary of the passing of Bob Kulick. Yes, Bob was Bruce's older brother. Yes, Bob came through in a pinch on some KISS tracks. Yes, Bob was the guitarist on Paul's 1978 solo record. But Bob was much...
05.26.2023
Second Sighting
In May 1988, Ace's Frehley's Comet released their second and final album (under that name), Second Sighting. That's it. That's all we can say without giving it away, and we really want you to listen to our podcast. Roadie Ray was on...
05.19.2023
Alive III Anniversary
The day of our recording, May 18, 2023, is the 30th anniversary of KISS' Alive III (1993). The Kousins (including Marvin once he showed up) discuss the album, things that were going on at the time in the band, the musicianship, the...
05.12.2023
The Filthy Fifteen
In 1985, the "Satanic Panic" and other over-the-top, ridiculous, and unhelpful movements were in heavy force. One of the worst ideas that anyone could do was create a "Senator's Wives" committee to police the music industry to keep sex, drugs,...
05.05.2023
The Opening Act: Judas Priest – Defenders of the Faith
The first week of the month means "Opening Act" shows. Many are surprised to find out that Judas Priest opened for KISS in 1979 on the Dynasty tour. They would have been supporting the Killing Machine (or Hell Bent for Leather in the...
04.28.2023
Happy Birthday Ace!
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley was born on April 27, 1951. The Kousins discuss their favorite Ace moments. That could be his music (both in KISS and solo), his antics, or his sayings. Two callers: Jim from Alabama and a first-time caller, Geraldine. Two...
04.21.2023
Off the Soundboard – Poughkeepsie 1984
The Kousins walk you through this hidden gem of a record, the Off the Soundboard - Poughkeepsie 1984. April is the month of fools. Right? Okay. Let's just say this and get it out of the way. We are sorry. We are so...
04.07.2023
The Opening Act: Danger Danger and Slaughter
Three of the four Kousins saw KISS on their Hot in the Shade tour. Each of those got two openers. Band "X" and Slaughter. For Kousin Tim, it was his first concert. July 27, 1990. And, yes, he was almost 20 before...
03.31.2023
KISS Album Gladiator Showdown – Dynasty vs Unmasked
The Kousins have done album showdowns before. But, in some instances, that just doesn't seem fair to some of the songs on the two albums. This week, Roadie Ray commands 1979's Dynasty while Kousin Gary defends that album's sibling, 1980's Unmasked....
03.24.2023
Dressed to Fill
Roadie Ray had to put out some fires in his day job, so the Kousins had to go on without him this week. This week is the anniversary of 1975's Dressed To Kill. Three of the four Kousins think that album is...
03.17.2023
Top 5 Iron Maiden Songs
Not technically the opening week of the month (okay, not at all...) we decided to do an "opener" topic. Iron Maiden opened for KISS on the Unmasked tour in 1980 which was odd because that was KISS's poppiest album and...

What's The Asylum Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Asylum Podcast episodes:

The Bon Jovi List

One-Hit Wonders

The Listening Party: Great White’s “Once Bitten…”

The Warrant List

The 37th Anniversary of Headbangers Ball

Grading the 1983 Hard Rock Albums

Extended Now Listening – The April Edition

Album Gladiator Showdown – Appetite for Delusion Part 2

Album Gladiator Showdown – Appetite for Delusion

The Listening Party: Mick Mars’ ‘The Other Side of Mars’

Our Tony Levin Story

A Live Album Perspective

An Asylum Podcast Pop-Culture Retrospective: 1983

Album Gladiator Showdown – Screaming For Vengeance vs. Defenders of the Faith

Extended Now Listening

Album Listening Party: Van Halen’s “1984”

I Don’t Get It: Mötley Crüe’s “Too Fast For Love”

KISS Album Gladiator Showdown – Alive! vs Alive II – Round TWO

KISS Album Gladiator Showdown – Alive! vs Alive II

A New Era-ish…

The End of the Road

Grading the KISS Albums Part

Grading the KISS Albums Part 1

KISS Producers – The Later Years

KISS Producers – The Early Years

One Live KISS

Crossover Episode with I Remember Now – The Queensryche Podcast

Kousins Gladiator Showdown – Rock and Roll Over Vs. Alice Cooper Goes to Hell

Psycho Circus Redux

Animalize Redux

Top 10 “Lust” Songs Part Deux, Happy Birthday Demon

Top 10 “Lust” Songs

The Opening Act: BÖC – A Beginner’s Guide

Top 10 “Love” Songs

Top 10 Albums that “Changed Our Lives” Part Two

Top 10 Albums that “Changed Our Lives”

The Opening Act Album Gladiator Showdown – Eugene B Sims Judges Cheap Trick

Annual Love Gun Appreciation Celebration

KISS Album Gladiator Showdown – Crazy Nights Vs. Hot In The Shade

Remembering Bob Kulick

Second Sighting

Alive III Anniversary

The Filthy Fifteen

The Opening Act: Judas Priest – Defenders of the Faith

Happy Birthday Ace!

Off the Soundboard – Poughkeepsie 1984

The Opening Act: Danger Danger and Slaughter

KISS Album Gladiator Showdown – Dynasty vs Unmasked

Dressed to Fill

Top 5 Iron Maiden Songs

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