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Listen here to Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers, the late Mick Ralphs, and drummer Simon Kirke with me In the Studio for the best of Bad Company, part one marking their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Ozzy Osbourne In the Studio for the making of 1980’s “Blizzard of Ozz” on its 45th anniversary.
Selecting the fifty songs over the twenty-one studio offerings for the “50 for 50” massive undertaking proved a challenge for Ian Anderson to curate, not simply for fan expectations. If there ever was a lyrical wordsmith who learned his songwriting trade in the widescreen cinematic tradition of the album format, and who is ill-suited for the one-song You Tube world he found himself in fifty years hence, it would be Ian Anderson.
Bad Company had elbowed their way to the forefront of the rock world by the late March 1975 release of their second album, “Straight Shooter” ,avoiding the sophomore jinx with timeless songs “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad”,”Feel Like Makin’ Love”, and “Shooting Star”. But as my guests Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, and Simon Kirke share here, strange things can happen eventually when that much success is achieved that quickly in lives so young.
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band “Against the Wind” was one of their seven Top 10 multi-platinum albums in a row. Bob Seger is my guest on “Against the Wind” ‘s 45th anniversary.
Eric Johnson “Cliffs of Dover” live 6-14-86 in Dallas, four years before studio release.
The Nineties’ first supergroup Damn Yankees actually lived up to the hype in February 1990: containing Styx singer/songwriter/guitarist Tommy Shaw, Night Ranger’s singer/songwriter Jack Blades, drummer Michael Cartellone, and whackmaster Ted Nugent, the Damn Yankees debut sold a whopping two million copies. They’re all with me In the Studio.
Rush 45th anniversary interview “Permanent Waves” with Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
Don Henley interview about making his Building the Perfect Beast
Jack Russell, the co-founder and singer for Southern California hard rockers Great White, would have given just about anything to make headlines for himself and his band in the New York Times. The venerable newspaper of record actually did so, twice: once when Russell and Great White were principally involved in the largest loss of […]