The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus

On this week's loudini rock and roll circus we give you the stories of some of the greatest rock artists from our home town of Pittsburgh, Pa....'nat!

 

#pittsburgh #pittsburghmusic #donnieiris

our week:

Loudini: Dune 2, Van Halen Live in Sydney,  Louie Shelton, The Undiscovered Country, characters entering the public domain(Dave cullen), musician beefs(Facebook post),

Mr. Pittsburgh: Willy Wonka event in the Netherlands, Band of Brothers

 

Famous artists from Pittsburgh over the years

https://www.ranker.com/list/pittsburgh-bands-and-musical-artists-from-here/music-lover

 

 

Norm Nardini

http://normannardini.com/bios/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUQK7arIRUM

 

Joe Grushecky

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Grushecky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gxZ_Pd-98c

 

The Granati Brothers

https://www.last.fm/music/Granati+Brothers/+wiki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kRy6c7F5HA

 

B.E. Taylor

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._E._Taylor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZhk-hPhew

 

Donnie Iris

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Iris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh5kuxnDUc8

 

The Jaggerz

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jaggerz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fYV3dJp-k4

 

Rusted Root

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusted_Root

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGMabBGydC0

 

The Clarks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clarks

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBY2tCcNilU

 

New & Notable:

Mr Pittsburgh: FEEL; Find A Love

Loudini: Black Country Communion; Stay Free

On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast we will introduce you to some awesome new music by some of your favorite artists as well some new ones that you probably haven't heard of

 

#judaspriest #theblackcrowes #blackberrysmoke

 

Topics Discussed:

What we did this week:

Loudini: Late Phases, Oceans Eleven, FELON recording, D.W. Pasulka, eagles landing on people's heads

Mr Pittsburgh:  n/a

Lily:

 

 

 

 

New & Notable:

 

Kevin: 

Loudini: 

Hindsight Hero: Fade Away

 

FEEL; Find A Love

https://www.thebandcalledfeel.com/

 

 

Roses Unread; Down and Out

https://rosesunreadofficial.com/

 

 

Blackberry Smoke; Dig A Hole

https://www.blackberrysmoke.com

 

The Dandy Warhols; I'd Like To Help You With Your Problem

dandywarhols.com

 

T.H. & The Boneshakerz; Thunder Road

https://www.boneshakerz.net/#Bio

 

Judas Preist; Panic Attack

judaspriest.com

 

Chathubodua; Amidst Gods

https://www.cathubodua.com/

 

The Black Crowes; Cross Your Fingers

https://theblackcrowes.com/

 

Jed Harrelson; Neighborhood Huss

https://www.jedharrelson.com/

 

Lily:

Dolly Parton; Rock Star

 

Green Day; Saviors

 

Kitty; Eyes Wide Open

 

Mick Mars; The Other Side of Mars

 

Amaranthe; The Catylist

 

White Cross; Man In The Mirror

 

 

Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:

 

 

This Day In Music

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

top40weekly.com

 

Viewer's Comments

 

Offer:

 

Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if  you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even  today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while  supplies last!

Nothing is more personal to a guitarist than a beloved instrument.  Many form a bond with a particular guitar that man have compared to that of a lover. Which makes loosing one of these precious relationships very painful. On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast we will tell you the stories of 10 lost loves of famous guitarists.

 

#peterframpton #paulmccartney #ericclapton

Topics Discussed:

What we did this week:

Loudini: Somewhere In Time, Glorious, he's not YOUR drummer!,  why do people hate The Beatles, Billy Joel is Back, recording new album...maybe some other new stuff, Michael Omartian on Rick Beato, incred-jew-lice, porky pig mini doc

Mr Pittsburgh:

 

Beano

The Grail

Beck's Burst

McCartney's Hamburg Hofner

Frampton's Phenix

Page's Black Beauty

Joe Perry's 1959 Les Paul

Billy Corgan's 1975 "Gish" Stratocaster

BB King's Lucille (prototype)

George Harrison's "Lucy" (1957 Red Les Paul)

Greg Ginn's Dan Armstong Guitars

 

 

 

YouTube(ers)

 

 

 

reference:

https://reverb.com/news/still-at-large-6-famous-stolen-guitars-that-have-yet-to-be-recovered

 

 

https://guitar.com/features/opinion-analysis/five-iconic-guitars-lost-found/

 

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/top_11_guitars_of_famous_musicians_that_got_stolen-87177

 

 

New & Notable:

 

Kevin: Bourbon House; Freight Train

Loudini:  The Lemon Twigs; Golden Years

 

 

Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:

 

 

This Day In Music

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

top40weekly.com

 

Viewer's Comments

 

Offer:

 

Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if  you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even  today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while  supplies last!

On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast  we take you back to 1991 for the release of what many fans say was Van Halen's last "good" album. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge spawned 5 top 10 singles and an MTV video award, not bad for an album universally panned by the critics!

#vanhalen #shredguitar #sammyhagar

 

 

 

Topics Discussed:

What we did this week:

Loudini: Rock & Roll Machine,  Wayne Kramer, Chris Martin's '58 Les Paul, Mark Knopfler's Christie's Aucion,  International Guitar Rock Day: https://www.grooveyardrecords.com/, The Lord of Misrule, TAXI, Pete Townsend's advice to Neil Young, SUper Bowl halftime show

Mr Pittsburgh: The Greatest Night In Pop,

Lily: Madonna, Living Color, Extreme

 

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge;

 

Title is a response to the PRC

3rd number one album in a row

a year in the making

hagar going through a hard time in marriage

right now, last song completed but started before hagar was in the band

produced by Andy Johns and Ted Templemen

ed's gear

 

Poundcake

Spanked

Right Now

 

YouTube(ers)

 

 

 

reference:

 

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-for-unlawful-carnal-knowledge/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Unlawful_Carnal_Knowledge

https://projectevh.com/2015/10/21/for-unlawful-carnal-knowledge/

 

 

 

 

New & Notable:

 

Kevin: Pearl Jam; Dark Matter

Loudini:  Aristocrats; Aristoclub

Lily: Ronin; Valak

 

 

Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:

 

 

This Day In Music

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

top40weekly.com

 

Viewer's Comments

 

Offer:

 

Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if  you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even  today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while  supplies last!

Journey ruled the late 1970s to the early 1980s and Bon Jovi did pretty much the same in the late 1980s to the early 1990s. On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast we will compare and contrast the two iconic guitarists that drove each of these bands to super stardom. Join us as we give you the skinny on two of rocks greatest; Neal Schon and Richie Sambora

#richisambora #nealschon    #bonjovi #dontstopbelieving

 

Topics Discussed:

What we did this week:

Loudini: UMG and Tiktok break up, Cemetery Man, The Bee Keeper, Rumors turns 47,  RIP Toby Keith & Carl Weathers, star wars thing for mr pittsburgh

Mr Pittsburgh:

 

Neal Schon:

Journey is 50 years old!

Santana at 15 y/o

Parents were musicians

Started guitar at 10

Dropped out of high school to play with Santana

Highly sought after la musician...

Asked to join Derek and the Dominoes by e.c.

1973... golden gate rhythm section... becomes journey about a year later

Guitar collector many auctioned off

Gibson and PRS Neal Schon models

Schon guitars 1980s

Influence by blues and early classic rock heroes

Bad English

Hardline

Neal Schon's Journey Thru Time

Oklahoma and rock and roll hall of fame

 

best N.S. solos

 

 

 

 

 

Richie Sambora:

 

Auditioned for KISS

Alec Jon Such introduced him to b.j. 1983

Replaced Dave Sabo

Impressed with b.j's. charisma

Combo Johnny Cash and srv

SWW 28million copies

Cowrote 9 out 10 tracks

Tastes more eclectic than b.j.

Fender deal with Richie Sambora

only 60 paisley strats made

 

Lost father to cancer... raised $ for research

Sought treatment for alcoholism

Cher

Heather Locklear

Denise Richards

Orianthi

135 Guitars

Left b.j. 2013

Controversy... co-wrote more b.j. songs than credited for

 

best R.S. solos

 

 

reference:

 

 

 

 

New & Notable:

 

Kevin: Jullien Baker/BoyGenius

Loudini:  Hindsight Hero; Fade Away

 

 

Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:

 

 

This Day In Music

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

top40weekly.com

 

Viewer's Comments

 

Offer:

 

Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if  you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even  today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while  supplies last!

The guitar solo has been ubiquitous in rock music since its inception. On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast, we discuss 20 of the most influential guitar solos of all time and tell you the stories behind them

#stevelukather #davidgilmour #scottymoore

 

Topics Discussed:

What we did this week:

Loudini: Conan, NAMM 2024, the A-Team, gibson; no longer for working musicians,  frank zappa/Adrian belew/David bowie,  guitologist on gibson reissue amps,  rick and  tim on the changing studio scene

Mr Pittsburgh: spark, handcare

 

Lou:

Heart Break Hotel; Scotty Moore

Rock Around the Clock; Danny Cedrone

Let it Be; George Harrison

Stairway To Heaven; Jimmy Page

Kid Charlemagne; Larry Carlton

Crossroads; Eric Clapton

Little Wing; Jimi Hendrix

Comfortably Numb; David Gilmour

While My Guitar Gently Weeps; Eric Clapton

Smells Like Teen Spirit; Kurt Cobain

Sultans of Swing; Mark Knoffler

Free Bird; Allen Collins

25 or 6 to 4; Terry Kath

Do You Feel Like We Do(live version); Peter Frampton

More Than a Feeling; Tom Scholz

Hotel California; Don Felder & Joe Walsh

Bohemian Rhapsody; Brian May

Hey Joe; Jimi Hendrix

Rosanna; Steve Lukather

Beat It; Eddie Van Halen

My Old School; Jeff Baxter

Boys of Summer; Mike Campbell

And She Was; David Byrne

Ain't Talking Bout Love; Eddie Van Halen

Looking Out My Back Door; John Fogarty

Johnny B. Goode; Chuck Berry

Limelight; Alex Lifeson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YouTube(ers)

 

 

 

reference:

 

 

 

 

New & Notable:

 

Kevin: Courtney Hadwin; Monsters

Loudini:  Julia Lage; The Ride

 

 

Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:

 

 

This Day In Music

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

top40weekly.com

 

Viewer's Comments

 

Offer:

 

Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if  you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even  today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while  supplies last!

On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast :  we continue our series on the band RUSH with everything you wanted to know about Geddy Lee but were afraid to ask! Watch us get into a fight about Geddy's best bass lines.

#geddylee #RUSH #bassguitar

 

Topics Discussed:

What we did this week:

Loudini: Iconic Guitars vs BC Rich, Gibson Falcon Amp, Hidden (2015)  Loudini's Hangover, Cinemassacre

Mr Pittsburgh: dirty mary crazy larry

 

Geddy Lee

 

Fun Facts:

https://www.audacy.com/kisw/blogs/taryn-daly/6-fun-facts-about-geddy-lee

 

MORE Fun Facts:

 

https://www.needsomefun.net/geddy-lee-fan-facts/

 

Best Bass Lines:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC1x9YUw7_0

 

 

 

 

YouTube(ers)

 

 

 

reference:

 

 

 

 

New & Notable:

 

Kevin: Mary Kutter; Devil's Money

Loudini:  Grace Potter; Ready Set Go

 

 

 

This Day In Music

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

top40weekly.com

 

Viewer's Comments

 

Offer:

 

Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if  you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even  today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while  supplies last!

On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast : 

We tell you about 9 ladies (some of whom you  may not know) who lay down some of the sickest guitar licks

#larkinpoe #maryspender #mollymiller

 

 

Topics Discussed:

What we did this week:

Loudini: Rouge One, The Deer Hunter, Dungeons & Dragons, Matteo Mancuso, Gibson is making amps again, Monarch Season 1 ends, (vintage) christian rock rabbit hole, what made us want to play guitar in the first place? What if John Rutsy never left RUSH?

Mr Pittsburgh:  village of the dammed,  the fabulous stains

 

The Chicks:

Molly Miller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz9nRBzmh0M

 

Ghalia Volt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOfe2X0zEi8

Larkin Poe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2h_WiI1-M4

 

 

Jocelyn Gould (short audio clips on website)

Mary Spender (co wrote john mayer's new song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoVtmgcuVs8&list=PL3OjDmVp-FM5MpixscDmaLMOgOdIp6jpc&index=13

 

 

Tal Wilkenfeld

Lita Rosanne Ford

Sister Rosetta Tharp

Orianthi

 

 

New & Notable:

 

Kevin: 

Loudini:  Grace Potter; Ready Set Go

 

 

Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:

 

 

This Day In Music

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

top40weekly.com

 

Viewer's Comments

 

Offer:

 

Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if  you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even  today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while  supplies last!

Are you sick of the Grammys? Tired of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast we lay out 8 reasons why music contests (for the most part) are a bad idea.

 

#rockandrollhalloffame #grammyawards #battleofthebands

Topics Discussed:

What we did this week:

Loudini: Girl on The Third Floor, Thanksgiving, The Devil's Candy,  Disney Announces new Star Wars, Rick Beato talks Dick Cavet

Mr Pittsburgh: Greenland (movie), Gallaxy Quest

 

Music Competitions;

 

Different types:

Big corporate

magazine lists

battle of the bands

influencer lists

meaningless blah blah blah on social media

 

Demoralizing

Unfair

Resentment Inducing

Parameters are arbitrary

Cause Division Among Fans

Results are completely subjective

Results are Meaningless

Music Is Art and has no "judgable" characteristics

 

 

 

 

New & Notable:

 

Kevin: 

Loudini:  Gunshine; 90 Proof

 

 

Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:

Jam In The Van

 

This Day In Music

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

top40weekly.com

 

Viewer's Comments

 

Offer:

 

Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if  you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even  today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while  supplies last!

On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast we give you our predictions and trends to watch in the next 12 months. Will A.I take over the industry? Will classic bands that have been long dead miraculously put out new music? Will the music industry continue to shrink or is there any hope for growth?  We answer all this and more!

 

#autotune

#spotify

#classicrock

 

 

Topics Discussed:

What we did this week:

Loudini: Happy New Year, Steve Morse on Rick Beato,  Citizen X, The Puppetman, it's a wonderful knife, Guimoon: the lightless door ; musical journey/exploration, phil knight says used guitar prices are tanking

Mr Pittsburgh: Die Hard

 

Continue shrinking music business

 

Less pay for musicians for traditional gigs

 

Creator market place

 

A.I. becoming a bigger player...making music creation and marketing faster and more effective

 

More low cost "done for you" marketing services

 

More political rhetoric from musicians

 

Streaming services (spotify) will continue to be scrutinized.

 

More separating stems from classic recordings

 

Customer/fan created music

 

Song Catalog bubble

 

our dead pool

 

New songs created with a.i. from classic artists/bands

 

Young people will continue to discover old music

 

Ticket master will hit a wall

 

Reunions from tired old bands with only one surviving member

 

 

 

reference:

Muiscbsharp

Terence Fisher

Full stack creative

 

 

 

 

New & Notable:

 

Kevin: Speed of Light; Teeth

Loudini:  Large Mirage; When The Morning Comes

https://youtu.be/VQPZAeikFVE?si=lH9xd8eThxlB77Ys

https://youtu.be/v744m16AI3A?si=eIbn6pwxOWp3j_sS

 

Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:

MIMPHX; The Electric Guitar

 

This Day In Music

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

top40weekly.com

 

Viewer's Comments

 

Offer:

 

Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if  you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even  today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while  supplies last!