Podcast #275: Busted

Warning!  This show is a little dated.  It's summer time.  You know we're lazy in the summer.  Genghis and Ragman discuss some of the biggest hard rock and heavy metal news to hit the wire.  Join Genghis and Ragman as they discuss these topics and much more.  No interview this show, because Ragman is doing some house keeping. 

Beer of the Show:  Tupps - DDH Oak Shake  Beer Rating: 3.50

Featured Tracks: Social Disorder - Love 2 Be Hated, Winger - Junkyard Dog, Lynch Mob - Wicked Sensation, Textures - Reaching Home, Dirkschneider and the Old Gang - Face of a Stranger, Vexed - Misery, Skarlett Riot - Gravity

Ragman's Classic of the Show:  Ratt - Closer to My Heart

Genghis' Classic of the Show:  Whitesnake - Sweet Lady Luck

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  KK's Priest - Hellfire Thunderbolt

Genghis' pick of the Show:  Oceans - Everone I Love is Broken

-Ragman is trying to rise above the water, but still feels like he's drowning.

Podcast #275: Busted

Podcast #274: Resting

It's still hard to believe that things are getting back to normal and we now have live shows again.  A month or so back Ragman got out to see some live shows, and now he wants to tell you about it.  This show is a little older so bare wuth us.  It's summer time.  You know we're lazy in the summer.  Genghis and Ragman discuss this as well as some of the biggest hard rock and heavy metal news to hit the wire.  Join Genghis and Ragman as they discuss these topics and much more.  No interview this show, because Ragman is doing some house keeping. 

Beer of the Show:  Weldwerks Breworks - Juicy Fish  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks: Jizzy Pearl's - Love Hate - Soul Mama, Sons of Apollo - New World Today, Hyro the Hero - Legendary, Kill the Lights - Shed My Skin, Cheap Trick - Reach Out, The End Machine - Shine Your Light

Ragman's Classic of the Show:  Widowmaker - We Are the Dead

Genghis' Classic of the Show:  Giant - I'm a Believer

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Hardline - Fuel to the Fire

Genghis' pick of the Show:  Immerse - Burn

-Ragman is embarrassed that it took this long to post.  DOH!

Podcast #274: Resting

Podcast #273: Irritated

What will the new normal look like at concert venues across the country?  Will the artists still do meet and greets and talk to dirt bags like Genghis and Ragman?  No tellin', but some of the first shows that are coming to Texas, see some artists being extra cautious.  Genghis and Ragman discuss this as well as some of the biggest hard rock and heavy metal news to hit the wire.  Join Genghis and Ragman as they discuss these topics and much more.  No interview this show, because Ragman is doing some house keeping. 

Beer of the Show:  11th Hour - Slice  Beer Rating: 4

Featured Tracks: Inner Stream - Massive Drain, Light the Torch - Wilting in the Light, Miss May I - Death Knows My Name, Van Halen - Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do), Flotsam and Jetsam - Burn the Sky, Kobra And the Lotus -You Don't Know

Ragman's Classic of the Show:  Black Sabbath - Psychophobia

Genghis' Classic of the Show:  Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Dreamshade - Safe Harbour

Genghis' Pick of the Show:   Sammy Boller - Ritual Lights

-Ragman is in a mood....

Podcast #273: Irritated

Podcast #272: Anger

Genghis and Ragman get out the newpaper this week to discuss the latest stories in the hard rock and heavy metal world.  Join Genghis and Ragman as they discuss these topics and much more.  Next the boys welcome back ex-Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate for a heart to heart, to discuss the latest Sweet Oblivion album Relentless.  Geoff discusses the differences between Relentless and the debut as well as the dynamic between working with Simone Mularoni and Aldo Lonobile.  He also talks about his writing process and how he is secluded.

Beer of the Show:  Equal Parts - Extra Fuzzy  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks: The End Machine - We Walk Alone, Cicadastone - Out of Sight, Sammy Boller - Ritual Lights, Cheap Trick - Here's Looking At You, Sweet Oblivion - True Colors, Let It Be, Anybody Out There, Another Change, Queensryche - Walk in the Shadows

Ragman's Classic of the Show:  Lynch Mob - Through These Eyes

Genghis' Classic of the Show:  Quartz - Stand Up and Fight

Ragman's Pick of the Show:   Skarlett Riot - Not Alone

Genghis' Pick of the Show:   Sumo Psycho - Vertigo

-Ragman is in a downward spiral.

Podcast #272: Anger

Podcast #271: Mask

Where were you when your favorite album came out?  Join Genghis and Ragman st they get nostalgic, by trying to remember where they were when their favorite albums of the 80's came out.  As concerts come back, the boys also touch on some of their most anticipated tours, and ponder the question if the line ups will change?  Join Genghis and Ragman as they discuss these topics and much more.  Next the boys welcome back Pink Cream 69 vocalist David Readman for a heart to heart, to discuss his new solo album Medusa as well as his latest single Shelter From the Storm. David talks about the  challenges of recording a record without the support of a label, as well as how he is getting a little help from his friends to make this new record a reality.    

Beer of the Show:  4 Noses - Mandarina Velvet  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks: Inglorious - My Misery, Tetrararch - Negative Noise, Labyrinth - One More Last Chance, Adelita's Way - What it Takes, Tank - W.M.L.A., Voodoo Circle - Locked and Loaded, David Readman - Shelter From the Storm, Pink Cream 69 - Walls Come Down

Ragman's Classic of the Show:  Mr. Big - Suffocation

Genghis' Classic of the Show:  Prong - Out of This Misery

Ragman's Pick of the Show:   Sion - The Blade

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Vulture - Malicious Souls

-Ragman is in a funk...

Podcast #271: Mask