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Frontman and guitarist of the great Blackberry Smoke, Charlie Starr, joins me to break down all eight of their studio albums, and how the band is honoring and paying tribute to their late drummer Brit Turner with the release of their first ever best of album, Rattle, Ramble & Roll - The Best of Blackberry Smoke, Vol. 1.

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Check out my first interview with Charlie (2024):https://youtu.be/gWC13H2H7m0

Watch Blackberry Smoke perform "The Whippoorwill" for Off The Avenue:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW-Lj6XkLj

00:00 Intro

0:47 Bad Luck Ain’t No Crime

1:30 Why Blackberry Smoke re-recorded Sanctified Woman

4:20 Recording first album with Jesse James Dupree of Jackyl and not having enough songs

5:50 What happened to BamaJam Records

7:14 Little Piece of Dixie and working with outside songwriters

9:28 Writing with Travis Meadows

11:11 Recording Blackberry Smoke songs written entirely by others

13:44 How the first two albums hold up for Charlie

14:11 Changing the setlist for every show

15:53 Touring with Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)

17:10 The Whippoorwill and help from Zac Brown (Zac Brown Band) and his record label

21:06 How Charlie’s divorce affected songwriting

21:59 Disagreement with Travis Meadows when writing One Horse Town

23:57 The Whippoorwill having Pink Floyd vibes and joking with Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes)

25:44 How The Whippoorwill holds up for Charlie

26:36 Performing songs differently live versus the recording

28:13 Recording together live in the studio

28:42 Holding All The Roses, releasing it on Rounder Records and the end of Zac Brown’s label

30:50 Why Blackberry Smoke started their own label 3 Legged Records and the origins of the name

32:20 Becoming first independent act to have a #1 country album on Billboard (Holding All The Roses)

33:32 Working with Brendan O’Brien

36:27 The importance of a great producer

37:30 Why they only did one album with Brendan O’Brien

38:10 Like An Arrow and feeling good as a songwriter

39:04 How Benji Shanks joined the band

40:46 Working with Gregg Allman

43:54 The importance of Like An Arrow to Charlie

44:21 Find A Light and the Tom Petty connection with Best Seat In The House

45:20 Writing with Keith Nelson (ex-Buckcherry guitarist)

46:49 Tom Petty’s death caused Best Seat In The House to make the record

49:08 Relationship with Junkyard, Brian Baker and David Roach who covered ’Til The Wheels Fall Off

51:31 Covering Black Sabbath’s Children Of The Grave in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

53:00 You Hear Georgia and working with producer Dave Cobb

54:45 The impact of the pandemic on You Hear Georgia and writing with Warren Haynes

57:10 Deciding when a song’s co-writer will perform on the recording

57:56 Collaborating with Mark Morton of Lamb Of God

58:42 Be Right Here - the final album with drummer Brit Turner

1:02:09 Rattle, Ramble, and Roll Volume 1

1:03:12 Update on next Blackberry Smoke studio album

1:03:48 Covering Bad Company’s Run With The Pack featuring Paul Rodgers and Brann Dailor (Mastodon)

1:06:04 Remembering Brent Hinds (ex-Mastodon)

1:08:02 What’s next for Blackberry Smoke

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Former Megadeth bassist and thrash metal legend David Ellefson remembers the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, reflects on performing at Ozzy and Black Sabbath's final show, Back To The Beginning, discusses his current projects Kings of Thrash (with former Megadeth guitarist Jeff Young), Ellefson-Soto with Jeff Scott Soto, Dieth, his podcast "The David Ellefson Show," and more.

0:00 - Remembering Ozzy Osbourne

5:32 - Performing at Back To The Beginning

8:03 - Performing with Jake E. Lee

11:52 - Reconnecting with old friends at Back To The Beginning

13:32 - How the supergroups were put together at Back To The Beginning

14:55 - Final encounter with Ozzy

18:26 - Kings Of Thrash with Jeff Young and the nostalgia of playing old songs

22:14 - Revisiting “Youthanasia” and other Megadeth songs

24:26 - Potential new Kings Of Thrash music26:22 - Working with Chris Poland

26:52 - Ellefson-Soto project with Jeff Scott Soto32:24 - Tim “Ripper” Owens (KK’s Priest) & Laura Guldemond (Burning Witches) on new Ellefson-Soto album “Unbreakable”

34:59 - The difficulty of performing live with Ellefson-Soto

36:01 - Have bass, will travel & not getting jaded

40:28 - The status of Dieth

45:12 - Singing lead vocals for the first time on Dieth’s “Walk With Me Forever”

46:51 - Pushing Dave Mustaine to sing in Megadeth and having conviction in vocals

49:38 - Timeline for new Dieth music and how they write

51:34 - New podcast “The David Ellefson Show”

57:57 - Wrap up

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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show, Back To The Beginning, finally took place on Saturday, July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, and as was expected for the last show, it was a rollercoaster of emotions.0:00 - Intro0:30 - Livestream issues1:15 - Mastodon1:59 - Rival Sons2:32 - Anthrax3:15 - Halestorm4:20 - Lamb Of God4:53 - Supergroup A (Jake E. Lee, David Draiman, Sleep Token II, etc.)8:52 - Supergroup B (Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Vernon Reid, etc.)15:11 - Jack Black, Revel Ian, Roman Morello15:50 - Alice In Chains16:55 - Gojira17:44 - Pantera / Jason Momoa circle pit19:06 - Tool19:31 - Slayer20:11 - Fred Durst20:59 - Celebrity “thank you” videos21:42 - Guns N’ Roses23:00 - Metallica24:12 - Ozzy Osbourne28:12 - Black Sabbath31:51 - Wrap upJay Buchanan (Rival Sons) interview:https://youtu.be/A7H_4sUeTAIRudy Sarzo interview:https://youtu.be/s9Lj2Yr9WJoThe Rock Experience with Mike Brunn:https://www.youtube.com/@UCwh7jxrsMoOjx1KDIIC8Qjw Follow THE LOGAN SHOW online:https://www.facebook.com/realloganshowhttps://www.instagram.com/realloganshow/https://twitter.com/realloganshowhttps://www.tiktok.com/@realloganshowOutro: "Fear of Heights" - A Light DividedUsed with permission.#ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #backtothebeginning

Thornhill frontman Jacob Charlton talks the band's latest album "Bodies," their mostly sold out first ever US headline tour with Avoid, Ocean Grove, and Banks Arcade, the early days of the band and signing to UNFD, what's next for the band, being "s***" at social media, and more.

0:00-1:02 Selling out US headline shows

1:02-3:13 No VIP in Australia and the importance of it on tour

3:13-4:08 Touring in a BandWagon

4:08-5:31 How Thornhill decided best time to headline US for the first time

5:31-7:55 Playing new album “Bodies” in its entirety on tour

7:55-10:31 Touring in the US vs. Australia

10:31-12:07 Touring with Ocean Grove after covering them early on

12:07-14:07 Doing Battle of the Bands early on in career and not having a backup plan

14:07-16:40 Full circle moments for Thornhill and the greatness of being self-contained

16:40-18:18 How record labels lost their importance

18:18-20:24 Hating social media and “being s*** at it”

20:24-21:30 When “Lily and the Moon” intro looped on radio for 5 hours straight

21:30-22:34 Supporting Architects early on in career

22:34-25:15 Managing through the pandemic as a young band and writing “Heroine”

25:15-25:52 Needing a mental health break in 2022 and firing Matt Van Duppen

25:52-27:36 Balancing personal relationships with touring

27:36-30:12 What’s next for Thornhill and US festival scene

30:12-32:11 How genre-labelling has evolved

32:11-33:13 Wrap up

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Former Butcher Babies co-vocalist and current Acid Queen Carla Harvey details how she joined Lords Of Acid, her new project The Violent Hour, meeting and subsequently dating Anthrax and Pantera drummer Charlie Benante, her work as a death doula / grief specialist, and more.

0:00-2:22 Joining Lords Of Acid

2:22-3:14 Charlie Benante & Pantera

3:14-4:01 Meeting Jack White in Nashville

4:01-5:17 New band The Violent Hour & John 5

5:17-7:16 Writing and recording with Charlie Benante

7:16-8:08 How Carla met Charlie

8:08-8:28 The Violent Hour release timeline

8:28-11:05 Upcoming Lords Of Acid album / tour and her role in the band

11:05-11:42 Return to touring after Butcher Babies

11:42-12:43 Fan reaction to Carla joining Lords Of Acid

12:43-14:58 Not wanting to constantly tour

14:58-17:15 Working as a death doula / grief specialist

17:15-20:32 Everything working out and importance of authenticity

20:32-24:04 Dealing with detached retinas in both eyes

24:04-24:45 Upcoming special guests for The Violent Hour

24:45-25:34 The 80’s “glam” era of Pantera

25:34-26:19 Favorite Pantera album and current era of the band

26:19-26:50 Upcoming plans and Lords Of Acid release window

26:50-27:13 Favorite Lords Of Acid song to rehearse

27:13-27:40 Contributing to Lords Of Acid setlist

27:40-28:56 Wrap up

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Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X joins the show to talk about his brand new Phil X and the Drills album "Pow! Right In The Kisser" (Frontiers Records), jamming onstage with Richie Sambora and their relationship, what a great guy Jon Bon Jovi is to work with, his time doing the Fretted Americana videos on YouTube, working on the Josie & The Pussycats movie, the Hired Gun documentary, and so much more.0:00-0:32 Intro0:32-3:21 Relationship with Richie Sambora3:21-6:11 Helping during the LA Wildfires6:11-8:27 New album “Pow! Right In The Kisser” / 11 drummers / Josh Freese8:27-11:23 Working with Tommy Lee11:23-12:19 Ray Luzier / Mick Mars solo album12:19-13:05 Working with great drummers13:05-15:29 Tico Torres / Tim “Ripper” Owens15:29-16:59 Working with Jeremy Spencer in Powder & The Drills16:59-22:07 Working on Josie & The Pussycats movie / Spinal Tap22:07-25:49 Relationship with Jon Bon Jovi25:49-30:34 Fretted Americana videos / Hired Gun documentray30:34-32:37 Wrap upCheck out my main channel:https://www.youtube.com/@realloganshowCheck out the podcast clips channel:https://www.youtube.com/@UC8fBpCdoPuWNIoWWDdRpu1Q Follow PHIL X online:https://tracii.me/https://www.facebook.com/traciigunshttps://www.instagram.com/traciiguns/Follow THE LOGAN SHOW online:https://www.facebook.com/realloganshowhttps://www.instagram.com/realloganshow/https://twitter.com/realloganshowhttps://www.tiktok.com/@realloganshow

L.A. Guns and original L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns discusses the new L.A. Guns album "Leopard Skin," his supergroup Brides Of Destruction with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe, his relationship with the late Pantera / Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell, why he appreciated grunge and Nirvana, appearing in the music video for Michael Jackson's "Beat It," the Michael Starr/Ralph Saenz (Steel Panther) era of L.A. Guns and the "Wasted" EP, and more.0:00-1:49 Remembering David Johansen / Impact of New York Dolls1:49-2:45 Sex Pistols documentary2:45-4:13 Nothin’ But A Good Time documentary / working with Jeff Tremaine4:13-5:02 New L.A. Guns album Leopard Skin and new singles5:02-7:36 How the song “Runaway Train” came together7:36-10:58 Why L.A. Guns continues to release / perform new music10:58-13:05 Guns N’ Roses’ 3+ hour sets13:05-14:53 Why Tracii is thankful for “Ballad of Jayne”14:53-17:39 Why L.A. Guns has a studio drummer and a live drummer17:39-21:16 Tracii names underrated 80’s bands21:16-23:55 The Ralph Saenz/Michael Starr era of L.A. Guns / working with great singers23:55-25:59 Why Tracii loves Steel Panther25:59-28:40 How Brides of Destruction formed28:40-32:40 Brides opening for new bands (Mudvayne, Taproot)32:40-38:02 Relationship with Dimebag Darrell38:02-43:42 Tracii’s appreciation for grunge / Nirvana43:42-46:34 Appearing in Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” music video 46:35-48:08 Wrap upCheck out my main channel:https://www.youtube.com/@realloganshowCheck out the podcast clips channel:https://www.youtube.com/@UC8fBpCdoPuWNIoWWDdRpu1Q Follow TRACII GUNS online:https://tracii.me/https://www.facebook.com/traciigunshttps://www.instagram.com/traciiguns/Follow L.A. Guns online:https://www.lagunsmusic.com/https://www.facebook.com/L.A.GunsOfficialhttps://www.instagram.com/laguns/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1hyfg5p7TObQnr-IxzqJAFollow THE LOGAN SHOW online:https://www.facebook.com/realloganshowhttps://www.instagram.com/realloganshow/https://twitter.com/realloganshowhttps://www.tiktok.com/@realloganshow

Legendary original Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch discusses his time in the Heartbreakers, the upcoming 50th anniversary of the first album, touring with Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, his new band The Speaker Wars with Jon Christopher Davis, and so much more.

0:00-2:09 Playing Ohio in the early days

2:09-7:56 New band The Speaker Wars

7:56-11:34 Touring with Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

11:34-14:31 Approaching a new band after success with the Heartbreakers

14:31-17:34 Nearing 50th anniversary of debut Heartbreakers album

17:34-21:17 Remembering David Johansen

21:17-25:02 Regaining identity after Heartbreakers / Don Henley

25:02-26:22 Songwriting career

26:22-31:22 Reflecting on Tom Petty's death

31:22-35:51 Why he sold his gold and platinum records

35:51-37:35 Wrap up

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Dario Lorina talks his new band Dark Chapel and their upcoming debut album "Spirit In The Glass," and reflects on his time playing with both Jani Lane (Warrant) and Lizzy Borden, as well as his current gig playing alongside Zakk Wylde in Black Label Society.Follow DARIO LORINA online:https://www.dariolorina.com/https://www.instagram.com/dariolorina/https://x.com/dariolorinahttps://www.tiktok.com/@dariolorinahttps://www.youtube.com/@dariolorinaFollow DARK CHAPEL online:https://www.darkchapelband.com/https://www.facebook.com/darkchapelbandhttps://www.instagram.com/darkchapelbandhttps://x.com/darkchapelbandhttps://www.youtube.com/@UCvGm5AJ9XWGm-mJuOu9NXEQ Follow BLACK LABEL SOCIETY online:https://blacklabelsociety.com/https://www.facebook.com/blacklabelsocietyhttps://www.instagram.com/zakkwyldebls/https://x.com/ZakkWyldeBLShttps://www.tiktok.com/@zakkwyldeblshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg6Vz21ViEsKkQLxuOJgQzQFollow THE LOGAN SHOW online:https://www.facebook.com/realloganshowhttps://www.instagram.com/realloganshow/https://twitter.com/realloganshowhttps://www.tiktok.com/@realloganshow

Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan discusses the band's latest release "Pair of Aces," frequently changing his appearance, the upcoming Rival Sons documentary, the band's relationship with esteemed long time producer Dave Cobb, offers an update on the next Rival Sons studio album, and more.

0:00-2:47 Being a highly revered singer in a highly revered band

2:47-5:33 Frequently changing his appearance

5:33-11:30 Touring with diverse bands / greatness of Clutch

11:30-18:09 New release “Pair of Aces”

18:09-23:52 Reflecting on Covid

23:52-24:49 New studio album update

24:49-28:40 Relationship Dave Cobb

28:40-33:41 Earache Records

33:41-35:40 Upcoming documentary update

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