Aussie Rock - Ep172

Chris and Aaron return this week to bring you Aussie Rock volume 1! In this hour-plus episode the guys spin some of their favorite music from Down Under. You'll hear some familiar names but some not-so-familiar ones as well to give you a taste of some awesome Australian talent.

This week you get great tracks from well-known Aussie bands such as AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, and Airbourne. You'll also get some cool tracks from great artists such as Skyhooks, Electric Mary, White Widdow, Chinatown Angels and much more. A lot of great hard rock to fill your head holes. Dig it!

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Danny Allen Clark, Devin Fox, Brian Bates, Miguel Nunez, Todd Cunningham, Sid Menon, Brian Bates, Miguel Nunez, David Alpizar, Derik Novak, Bakko, Crash Crafton, Justin Ace Sixx, Matt Ashcraft, Kal Hinz, Rich Dillon, Robert de Pasqua, Joe Royland, Gino Ames, Jeff Hogland, Marc Bullard, Shane Hebert, Joe Lascon, Matt Syverson (Paperback Rocker podcast), James Brendon Dunn, Ian Wadley (Rock and Metal Combat Podcast), Howard Tate, Scott Olinger, Brent Walter, Warren Money, Brian Knapp, David Green, John Morton, Orm Arnarson, Brad Kanott, Sit and Spin with Joe, Darren Parkin, Robin Bennett, Lee Schembri, Chad Pollock, Rodney Dickson, Faces Rocks Magazine, Loudmouth, Raw Magazine, Hot Metal Magazine, Billy Hardaway, John Sturm, Hoops, Lisa Gillis Books, Jack Broad, Mando Serna, The Mooger Fooger, Metalfavs, MusicMagsAndWax, Creatures of the Net, The Cassius Morris Show, Barrisite, Steve, Rob Lane, TwitEarl, Sven Isaksson, Hard Rocking Trivia Show, Rock and Roll GPS, Cesar Neyra

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Opening Theme Song:

Psychonaut - False Metal (from the album Shock 'em Dead)

Skyhooks

AC/DC

Rose Tattoo

Electric Mary

White Widdow

My Dynamite

Airbourne

Chinatown Angels

Grinspoon

Jet

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25 Albums Turning 25 That Don't Suck

1990.  For music it was year that in many ways was Lost in Limbo (Thanks Ace.)  Genre's of rock were peaking, ending and just starting.  And no one knew.  It would be the pinnacle of Thrash metal, the roots of Grunge were starting to sprout and the good times for bands of the Hair Metal genre were concluding.  In a little over a year bands like Winger and Warrant would trade major success to be punch lines as a snotty group of coffee drinkers from the Northwest would swap stripper poles for Doc Martin’s and alcohol for heroin.  All while harpooning the bloated whale 80’s metal had become.  Mariah Carey would sell the first of her 90 bazillion records with her debut release on her geriatric husbands record label.  Pantera would let the world know Texas has more than Steers and Queers and a band that would eventually change their name to Pearl Jam would celebrate my 20^th birthday by performing their first show ever on October 22.  As for notable dates August 21^st would be a wallet crusher for me as eight albums released that day wound up in my CD collection.  Four of which made this list.  And I'm probably gonna get some shit for including Soundgarden's Screaming Life/Fopp as it was a re-release combining their first two EP's from 87 and 88 but those were largely unknown and only available at shows and indy record stores.  The combo re-release was the first time it was widely available for a small down boy like me and that was in 1990 so for my fine tuned standards it passes.   


While compiling this list I noticed something of note.  25 years on, 21 of the 25 bands featured on this list are still active.  22 if you count Dokken as a Don Dokken solo project.  Factor in Mother Love Bone basically became Pearl Jam and if not for the tragic murder of Dimebag Darrell there's no reason to think Pantera would've sorted their shit out.  That would leave only Damn Yankee's as a band on this list not currently active.  Maybe we should bump them for Black Sabbath or the Scorpions for that anomaly alone.  Considering how deep into their careers many of these bands were in 1990 it is pretty amazing that so many of them are still bringing it so many years later.   

 

The oddness of the year didn’t mean a shortage of great music however.  I could’ve made it a list of much more than 25 but where would the fun be in that?  The end result is a mix of records as eclectic as the year.  I tried ranking them in some sort of “Bakko Approved” order but I found myself putting records ahead of records I had behind the one I felt it was better than the one I placed it ahead of.  So you see my problem.  Bottom line.  It may be hard to label 1990 as the year of "whatever" but a lot of good music came out and that's what really matters.  Thanks go out to my fellow Decibel Geeks for their help in making sure nothing missed consideration.  This list should serve as a way to add dialogue to your music acumen.  And yes.  That might be an oxymoron.  Without further ado.   I give to you, in my expert opinion, and in NO particular order…

 

25 Albums Turning 25 That Don't Suck 

 

Primus - Frizzle Fry

 



Slaughter - Stick It To Ya

Black Crowes - Shake Your Moneymaker

Prong - Beg To Differ

 

Death Angel - Act III

Soundgarden - Screaming Life/Fopp

Danzig - II Lucifuge

Mother Love Bone - Apple

Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

Alice In Chains - Facelift

Anthrax - Persistence Of Time

Queensryche - Empire

Megadeth - Rust In Peace

Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

Kings X - Faith Hope Love

Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam

AC/DC - The Razors Edge

Stryper - Against The Law

Testament - Souls Of Black

Y&T - Ten

Firehouse - S/T

Damn Yankees - S/T

Helmet - Strap It On

Don Dokken - Up From The Ashes

Pretty Maids - Jump The Gun

 

 

So there you have it.  With no explanation.  You'll just have to trust me.  Disagree?  Feel free to let me know and I'll explain why I'm right.  Many if not most of these albums are available from streaming services but if you're old school like me you want to own your music.  Find one of few record stores left, head to a pawn shop or scavenge your neighborhood garage sales.  And all of these can be found on Amazon.  Music makes you happy.

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Best of 2014 - Ep169

2014 is drawing to a close and we're finishing it out with a rocking look back.

Aaron and Chris close out 2014 by spinning their Top 10 tracks of the year (each). In this supersized episode of the Decibel Geek podcast you'll get 20 tracks of the year's best in rock and metal with songs from Big Wreck, Rival Sons, Harem Scarem, Ace Frehley, Overkill, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Steve Conte, Slash and a bunch more!

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Steve Conte - NYC
Big Wreck - Ghosts
Edguy - Space Police n
Sebastian Bach - Give Em' Hell
Rival Sons - Great Western Valkyrie
Ace Frehley - Space Invader
The Dead Daisies - Face I Love
Kyng - Burn the Serum
Red Dragon Cartel - Red Dragon Cartel
Vega - Stereo Messiah
Harem Scarem - Thirteen
Crobot - Something Supernatural
Smashing Pumpkins - Monuments To An Elegy
Overkill - White Devil Armory
Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls
Slash - World On Fire
AC/DC - Rock or Bust
Black Label Society - Catacombs Of The Black Vatican
Donnie Vie - The White Album
California Breed - California Breed CD/DVD Deluxe Edition

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David Alpizar, Chris Karam, Victor Ruiz (Mars Attacks Podcast), Bakko, Paul Stamm, Joe Lascon, Allen Tate, Brad Kalmanson, Derik Novak, Jason Thomas Broadrick, Brent Walter, Shane Hebert, James Brendon Dunn, Warren Money, Julie Bakken, Sit and Spin with Joe, Chad Pollock, Robin Bennett, Brian Bates, Matt Bradshaw, Tony Clemons, Metal: A Headbangers Heaven, Mike Stewart, Todd Cunningham, Miguel Nunez, Joe Vanchieri, Mike Blount, Matt Ashcraft, Justin Ace Sixx, Gino Ames, Riff of the Day, Orm Arnarson, Doug Aldrich, hoops, Sid Menon, Jeff Ludban, Viking Girl, MusicMagsAndWax, Jack Broad, Joel DeLorge, TwittEarl, Nonsensicast Radio, Hard Rock Dad, Raw Magazine, Hot Metal Magazine, Loudmouth Column, Faces Rocks Magazine, The Mooger Fooger

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