The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus

WTF Happened to the band Triumph?

#triumphband #rikemmett #canadianrockbands
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So we all know about the Canadian "power trio" RUSH... but almost no one talks about Canada's OTHER amazing power trio... Triumph.  
Check out the podcast here  https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/21967720
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast, we will tell you the story behind and celebrate the music of  this underrated  band... and answer the question "WTF Happened to Triumph?"

Topics Discussed:
Members:
Rik Emmett... visionary musician/artist... principle writer...idea generator
Mike Levine... handled promotions as well as bass and keys
Gil Moore... gear head... lights, lasers, pa systems... Metalworks Studio
Phil X
formation
70's
80's
90's
20's
10's

Favorite Tracks to Check out:
Hold On... disco bridge (edited out)... "wire choir"... opening lines: high school english assignment

Never Surrender

Fight The Good Fight

A World of Fantasy

Lay it on the Line

Magic Power

Follow your Heart

Rock and Roll Machine

Somebody's Out There

Allied Forces
When the Lights Go Down
American Girls
Spellbound
Loudini's discussion with Paul Nelson about Triumph
Toured with their own production including PA...business decision. could keep production fees for themselves
Rik almost punched out by Bon Scott
Idenity issues

reference: 
https://www.triumphmusic.com/the-band/
https://www.songfacts.com/songs/triumph
New & Notable:

Lily : Dishwalla Alive
Kevin
Loudini: "Blues-A-Fied"; Anthony Gomes
Lyrics with Loudini: "Magic Power"; Triumph
Franchise bands?
Listener comments
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Album Retrospective; Chinese Democracy

#slash #gunsnroses #axlrose
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Check out the podcast  https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/21770681
Ok... so if I told you that one of the biggest rock bands in the world was taking ELEVEN YEARS to produce their next album what would you think? 
Would you think "WOW... eleven years... I bet it's gonna be amazing!"
or...
Would you think..."Um... yeah... Imma going to listen to some other bands and if your band is still relevant in eleven years ... I might check it out."
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast we will tell you the story behind Guns & Roses' sixth and most controversial album Chinese Democracy and answer the question... "Was it worth the wait?"
Topics Discussed:
Line up changes firing, re-hiring everyone
Concept
Production
All start Guitar line up
Tracks:
Chinese Democracy
Shacklers Revenge
Better
Street of Dreams ...ballad... not the Rainbow song. beautiful chord changes
If the World... seal goes rock
There was a time... drum loops... then kicks in to heavy rock... then back and forth
Catcher in the Rye... beatle-esque chord changes
Scraped... great groove... throw back to Appetite songwriting... great vocal harmonies... ala Extreme or even Queen
Riad N' the Bedouins... frenetic riffing in the "a" section giving way to powerful half time melodic "b" section
Sorry... ballad... axl singing in lower register,  12/8 time... slow and heavy riff kicks in in the chorus... old Bad Company vibe
I.R.S.  start with rnb drum loop groove... builds until bass gtr kicks in and becomes more traditional gnr... but touches on modern pop and rnb through out...dynamic arrangement
Madagascar
This I Love
Prostitute
reference: 
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy-long-wait/#:~:text=By%20the%20time%20Chinese%20Democracy,Rose%20was%20far%20from%20happy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy
Chinese Democracy mini documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgCoMafBmnDQN8UgodoFsjcHTcMmwFBCW
New & Notable:
Lily : Pete Evick
Kevin: Gray Wind
Loudini:  Nordic Union "This Means War"

Foreigner
Metallic cancelled?
Springsteen tickets
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When Rock Goes Rap 10 Bands that got Rappers to Headbang!!

#linkinpark #korn #faithnomore 
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Check out the podcast  https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/20278509
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus, we will give our picks for rock and metal bands that do the rock-rap thing so well that they even get hip-hop fans up and headbanging!
Topics Discussed:
Linkin Park
Red Hot Chilli Pepper
Rage Against the Machine
Faith No More
Kid Rock 
Crazy Town
Methods of Mayhem
Cypress Hill
Beastie Boyz
reference: 
https://www.ranker.com/list/rap-metal-bands-and-artists/ranker-music
https://loudwire.com/turn-rap-fans-into-metalheads/
New & Notable:
Lily : The Warning
Kevin
Loudini: Lonerider  latest album: Sundown
Lyrics with Loudini:
Nookie ... Limp Bizkit
Tommy not playing all the songs
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10 YouTubers that would have been rockstars in the 70s, 80s, & 90s

#chrisbuck   #petethorn #robchapman
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!
We have drawn the comparison between early MTV and YouTube many times. This got me wondering, how many of these YouTubers could have been actual rock stars during the musical heyday of the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we will tell you about 10 YouTubers who have what it takes to be real rock stars
Topics Discussed:
Chris Buck/Cardinal Black
Martin Miller 
Mary Spender
Leo Moracchioli
Stevie T
Laura Cox
Meytal Cohen
Anthony Vincent
Jared Dines
Steven Taylor
reference: 
New and notable:
Kevin:  
Lily:
Lou:  
Metallica Trolls over Stranger Things
What we did on our weekend
Pantera "Reunion"
Lyrics With Loudini:  
Let's Have  Kiki
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Encomium- Various Artists; a highly successful Led Zeppelin tribute album

#ledzeppelin    #encomium #ledzeppelintribute
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!
Tribute albums had a bit of a resurgence in the 1990's with albums like "Stone Free; A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix" and "A Nativity in Black; A Tribute to Black Sabbath," 
Check out the podcast here  https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/20013200
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast we will breakdown one of the most successful and loved albums from this tribute caze. the album "Encomium -A Tribute to Led Zeppelin" is packed full of great versions of 12 Zeppelin classics, all tastefully reimagined by the some of the biggest artists from that era.
Topics Discussed:
history of zeppelin and break up
renewed interest
Other Zeppelin tributes: Led Box (2007) Livin Lovin Played (2004), Train; Led Zeppelin II (2016)
track -artist break down
4 Non Blondes
Hootie  & the Blowfish
Sheryl Crow
Stone Temple Pilots
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Duran Duran
Blind Melon
Cracker
Helmet
Rollins Band
Never the Bride
Tori Amos
Mana (added later) Fool in the Rain
reference: 
https://www.amoeba.com/encomium-a-tribute-to-led-zeppelin-cd-various-artists/albums/791540/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encomium:_A_Tribute_to_Led_Zeppelin
New and notable:
Kevin:  
Lily: Suzi Moon
Lou:  Generation Radio
Lyrics With Loudini:  
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What REALLY Happened to Rock? Will it ever be ”mainstream” again???

#rockisdead #isrockdead #rockaintdead
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The first 22 years of the twenty-first century have seen a major decline in the presence of rock bands and artists gracing the pop charts. This has led a lot of people to utter the statement; "rock is dead".
But is it?  If it isn't where did it go? Where is all the great guitar-driven music that used to populate the charts and mainstream/corporate radio?
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus, Independence Day edition, we will do a deep dive into the state of rock in the third decade of the twenty-first century and answer the questions where is rock? Why did it disapear (for the most part ) from pop radio? Can it ever come back?
Check out the podcast here  https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/19947844
Topics Discussed:
The day the music died (not the first time rock has "died")
The perfect storm that allowed rock to flourish
music business and audio technology business... are the same business i.e. RCA
Follow the leader..rock so called "Changing tastes"  grunge  rap & hip hop
 MTV stops playing music videos
Enter "big tech"
 high speed internet
 mp3
 "piracy ruined my band"
 massive revenue  dries up
 the labels are too short sighted...or are they???
 the wild west and the "democratization" of the music business

Socio-political changes
 the Berlin wall
 911
corporate consolidation
 
Music becomes cheap and easy

no danger

massive increase in concert ticket prices

the smart phone ...the giant step backwards

rock goes underground and it's EVERYWHERE!

what can we do to help rock survive and thrive

should we just let it go?
reference: 
New and notable:
Kevin:  
Lily: Wild Street... "Mother"
Lou:  August Zadra 
Lyrics With Loudini:  
Long Live Rock -The Who
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10 Songs That Taught Us That CRIME Doesn’t PAY

#theclash #judaspriest #johnmellencamp
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!
Rockers have been having dust ups with the law since the first time Elvis was arrested in 1955. Given all of the various interactions with law enforcement and the courts over the last 7 odd decades, rock and roller's are in a unique position to put fans wise to the perils of running afoul of the law.
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast, we will tell you the stories behind 10 songs that taught us that crime doesn't pay
Check out the podcast here  https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/19849873
Topics Discussed:
Uneasy Rider '88 Charlie Daniels
I fought the law
Gimme Some Water  _eddie Money
The Authority Song... John Mellencamp
Hot Rod Lincoln.... Commander Cody
SHakedown... Bob Seger
Dirty Deeds... AC/DC
Hurricane... Bob Dylan
Dead End Justice.... The Runaways
reference: 
https://zinginstruments.com/songs-about-breaking-the-law/
New and notable:
Kevin:  
Lily: The Almas
Lou:  
Lyrics With Loudini:  
Hot Rod Lincoln
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Top 10 bands with 2 or more lead vocalists

#triumphband #fleetwoodmac #creamband
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Why have one lead singer when two is twice as good???
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast,  we will count down the 10 greatest bands with 2 (or more) lead vocalists!
Topics Discussed:
The butcher Babies
reference: 
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Rival Sons Great Western Valkyrie (Album Retrospective)

#rivalsons #ledzeppelin #jaybuchanan
In 2014 while a lot of bands were producing hip-hop flavored rock and nu-metal, there were a few select bands who reminded us why we fell in love with rock and roll in the first place. Rival Son's was one of those bands.
Check out the podcast here  https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/19733869
Their fourth album, Great Western Valkyrie came crashing onto the rock scene like a steam locomotive bearing down our backs and thundering in our ears. The loud open drum sound and cranked-up fuzz-driven guitar riffs took us back to a "better time" in music but with both feet firmly planted in the 21st century.

On the Loudini Rock & Rock Roll Circus podcast we will do a deep dive into Rival Sons' Great Western Valkyrie and find out what made it an instant classic.
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Your Summer Playlist

#vanhalen #DonHenley #alicecooper
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It's our first podcast of the summer season and we want to help get your summer off to a great start... with some kick ass jams for your summer playlists!
Check out the podcast here  https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/19639082
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast, we will give you 21 great rock and metal tracks to add to your summer of '22 soundtrack. There will be some old, some new, some standards and some deep cuts to make sure that your summer kicks ass Loudini style!
Topics Discussed:
 Our Spotify List:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2L1B7r8X6qEkEIqSf1I0hd
Summertime: Billy Strings & Marcus King
favorite summertime beverage
summer time food
reference: 
New and notable:
Lily:  Bourbon House
Lou:  The Damned Things
Kevin: Liliac
Lyrics With Loudini:  Heterosexual Man
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