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Motley Crue (Part 1) (# 043)
Inside Rock
05/12/22 • 47 min
Motley Crue (Part 1) (S3-E13)
In Part 1 of a 2 Part episode, the JabberGuys get into the beginnings of Motley Crue. Their dysfunctional relationships, run-ins with the law, and insane antics while on tour have earned them their “bad boys of rock” reputation.
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(1981) Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars (Bob Deal), Vince Neil
Motley Crue has sold over 100 million albums
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Rock
Vince Neil actually turned down the first offer to join the band, but later reconsidered.
Sixx wanted to initially call the band “Christmas”
Sixx remembered someone calling their group “a motley looking crew” ... and he later used that memory to name the band,
Motley Crue’s 1982 Canadian Tour was filled with bad behaviour, criminal antics, and ended early as a financial disaster.
(1983) Opened for KISS’s Creatures of the Night Tour, but were dropped after a few dates. Did it have something to do with members of Crue were having sex with Eric Carr’s (KISS drummer) girlfriend behind the drum kit?
(1983) “Too Fast for Love” – debut album.
Bad behaviour trashing hotels continued during their Hamburg, Germany tour.
(1983) “Shout at the Devil” album released (4x Platinum)
Controversial due to claims of devil worship.
Ozzy Osbourne befriends members of Crue and invites them to open on his “Bark at the Moon" Tour... and the bad behaviour continued.
In Memphis, Ozzy and Vince Neil stole a car and trashed it.
(1985) “Theatre of Pain (3rd album)
Vince Neil coming back from a liquor run, had a head-on collision and his passenger was killed. Neil was sentenced to 30 days for man slaughter and charged with a $2.5 million civil suit.
(1987) Nikki Sixx has out-of-body experience during one of his heroine over-doses and paramedics had to ‘kickstart‘ his heart, which was the inspiration for their song “Kickstart My Heart”
(1987) “Girls Girls Girls” – reaches #2 on Billboard
(1989) They hit #1 with “Dr Feelgood” album featuring the single “Kickstart My Heart”.
“Kickstart My Heart” - VIDEO
Their manager convinces the band members to enter rehab before they end up in body bags
Bob Rock (Producer) made them record their parts separately (Dr. Feelgood) because of too much in-fighting
Many more great stories about Motley Crue... so let’s do a Part 2.
Rock News for the 2nd week of May 2022
1) Music loses Naomi Judd and Mickey Gilley
2) Baby born at Metallica concert in Brazil during “Enter Sandman”
3) Scorpions and Whitesnake touring together this fall
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Motley Crue (Part 2) (# 044)
Inside Rock
05/26/22 • 36 min
Motley Crue (Part 2) (S3-E14)
In Part 2, the JabberGuys talk about Motley Crue’s disfunctional band member relationships, and their crazy and criminal behaviour that has earned them their depraved reputation. You won’t believe some of these stories.
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Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson
Vince Neil leaves the band in 1997 (Quit or Fired?)
Elektra label drops the band, and the band creates their own label - “Motley Crue”
(1998-1999) Release of compilation and re-mastered albums
(2001 autobiography – “The Dirt”) – (YouTube)
The incident on the 2004 Tonight Show’s New Year’s Eve Show (YouTube)
News (3rd week of May 2022)
- Vangelis dies at 79
- (On this day in 1979) Eric Clapton party features many well-known musicians including 3 of the Beatles
- Eric Clapton tests positive for Covid after being vaccinated and regretting the jab
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Memorable Moments: 1970s (Part 2) (# 007)
Inside Rock
12/31/20 • 53 min
Memorable Moments: 1970's (Part 2) (S1-E7)
In Part 2 of the 1970s, the JabberGuys cover memorable moments from 1975-1979 of Rock's greatest decade.
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David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1975
Young Americans – hits the USA
Fame written by Bowie and Lennon
Zeppelin – Swan Song records
Bruce Springsteen
Cover of Time and Newsweek
Disco
Donna Summer
Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Nazareth – Hair of the Dog
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
Eagles – One of These Nights
Kiss – Alive
Queen – A Night at the Opera
1976
Eagles (Feb) – Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
Overtakes Thriller in album sales
Hotel California released in December 1976
Felder and Frey
Boston
Tom Scholz recorded the debut album in his basement
ELO
Livin’ Thing
Roll Over Beethoven
1977
Pre-recorded cassettes equal vinyl sales
The King is dead (Aug 16) – Elvis remembered
Health advice from Cha
Marc Bolan dies in a car accident (T-Rex)
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Oct 20) plane crash
1978
Saturday Night Fever – Seven #1 singles
Second best-selling soundtrack
Keith Moon dies (Sept 7)
Terry Kath (Chicago) accidently shoots himself
Ted Nugent – “Let me autograph your arm with this knife”
Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth
Barry Gibb’s consecutive #1s
1) Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
2) Love is Thicker Than Water – Andy Gibb
3) Night Fever – Bee Gees
4) If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman
1979
The SONY Walkman
Disco continues...
Bee Gees
Donna Summer
Blondie
Rod Stewart
Barry Manilow
Huge success in the 1970s
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You Can Judge a Song by its Cover (# 009)
Inside Rock
01/28/21 • 56 min
You Can Judge a Song by Its Cover (S1-E9)
On this episode of INSIDE ROCK, the JabberGuys welcome Giz back to the show to talk about cover songs. Some of the original artists for well-known covers may surprise you.
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The Guess Who- American Woman (Lenny Kravitz, Krokus)
Springsteen- Because the Night (Patti Smith) and Blinded by the Light (Manfred Mann)
Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)
Dylan- Along the Watchtower (Hendrix)
Richard Harris- MacArthur Park (Donna Summer)
Kristofferson- Me and Bobby McGee (Joplin) and Sunday Morning Coming Down (Cash)
Prince- Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O’Connor)
Over the Rainbow / Beautiful World (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)
Carl Perkins- Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis)
Mark James- Suspicious Minds (Elvis)
Ninja Sex Party (a Giz favourite)
CCR- Proud Mary (Ike and Tina Turner)
Jake Holmes- Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin)
Otis Redding -RESPECT (Aretha Franklin)
Memphis Minnie: When the Levee Breaks (Zeppelin)
Robert Hazard- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
Isley Bros- Twist and Shout (Beatles)
Leonard Cohen- Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley, KD Lang at the Olympics)
Tainted Love (Soft cell - written by Gloria Jones)
Nine Inch Nails- Hurt (Johnny Cash)
Stevie Wonder- Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
The Arrows- I Love Rock and Roll (Joan Jet)
Mississippi Queen originally by Mountain (Ozzy Osbourne)
Joe Walsh- Rocky Mountain Way (Triumph)
Giz shares a story about Garth Brooks
Walk This Way (Run DMC - Aerosmith)
Foo Fighters - Christopher Walken
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Purple Rain (# 040)
Inside Rock
04/01/22 • 48 min
Purple Rain (S3-E10)
The JabberGuys... Ote, Queex, and Cha talk about Purple Rain, the iconic album by Prince. The integration of the song, the album, and the movie, make Purple Rain a memorable part of music history in the 1980s.
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Prince at the George Harrison Tribute (Video)
Prince and Sheila E come to the theatre (Cha’s story of his encounter with Prince)
Purple Rain the movie (1984)
Purple Rain the album (1984)
Purple Rain the song (1984)
Why did Vanity turn down being in the Purple Rain movie?
Vanity - Denise Matthews from Niagara Falls, Canada
Vanity passes away in 2016 from kidney issues brought on by years of addiction to cocaine.
Vanity and Vanity 6 are replaced by Apollonia and Apollonia 6 for the Purple Rain movie.
Prince writes “When Doves Cry” after losing to Michael Jackson at the Grammys
Duran Duran - “Girls on Film”
Robin Thicke - “Blurred Lines” (unrated version)
Purple Rain Tour - 1984 (Prince and the Revolution, Apollonia 6, Sheila E Band)
Wendy Melvoin a key part of Prince’s backup band the Revolution
Purple Rain song on the album was originally recorded live in Minnesota and over-dubbed for the album.
Rolling Stone rates Purple Rain as #8 on their list of top 500 best albums
Some of the best intros to songs...
Let’s Go Crazy (Prince)
Sweet Child o Mine (Guns and Roses)
We’re an American Band (Grand Funk)
Prince changes his name to a symbol (The artist formerly known as Prince)
Prince’s real name - Prince Rogers Nelson, born June 7, 1958
Prince passes away at 57 years of age on April 21, 2016 from an accidental fentanyl overdose
Prince, the immersive experience, opening in Chicago, June 2022
Rock News (last week of March 2022)
Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer dies at 50 years old
The Grammys don’t really get rock and metal
Phil Colins and Genesis does their last live show
Neil Young and Joe Rogan SPOTIFY controversy (update)
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The True North Rocks (Part 1) (# 012)
Inside Rock
03/11/21 • 69 min
The True North Rocks (Part 1) (S1-E12)
The JabberGuys welcome Giz back to the podcast as they celebrate some of Canada’s musical talent. Giz shares some of his experiences with Canadian rock stars... and the JabberGuys get into some bands and performers with interesting backstories.
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The Guess Who
- the band’s original name was Chad Allan and the Reflections
- Top Hits: American Woman, No Time, No Sugar Tonight
BTO
- Randy Bachman
- Roll On Down the Highway, Let It Ride, Takin’ Care of Business
Barenaked Ladies
- From Scarborough, Ontario
- Steven Page leaves the band
- Big Bang Theory theme song
Bruce Cockburn
Ian Thomas
- Only top 40 - Painted Ladies
- Brother of Dave Thomas - SCTV
Bryan Adams
Stampeders
- Sweet City Woman, Minstrel Gypsy
- Hit the Road Jack - “Hey Ray” ... who’s Ray?
April Wine
- Myles Goodwyn
- Who wrote ‘Bad Side of the Moon’? - Elton
RUSH
- In the top 5 bands with consecutive gold albums - Rolling Stones, Beatles, KISS, Aerosmith, and RUSH
- Thank you, Donna Halper
Triumph
- Rick Emmett, Gil Moore, Mike Levine
Blue Rodeo
- Favourite lyric from - Till I am Myself
Kim Mitchell
- Queex recites his favourite lyric
- Kim plays everywhere... stadiums to school gyms
Max Webster
- Hangover, Toronto Tontos
Klaatu
- Mystery around their first album - rumours of a potential Beatles reunion
- "We're Off You Know"
Saga
- Originally called ‘Pockets’
- Big in Germany
Honeymoon Suite
- Johnny ‘D’ and Queex dated the same girl ... (nuff said)
- Theme song for the movie Lethal Weapon
Tragically Hip
- Cha loves ‘em... Queex and Ote not so much
- Gord Downie
Five Man Electrical Band
- I’m a Stranger Here, Signs, Doin’ the Best We Can Rag, Absolutely Right
The Band
- Giz shares his experience with Levon Helm
Jeff Healey
Prism
- See Forever Eyes, Nickels and Dimes, Take Me Away
- Song Writer - Jim Vallance - “Rodney Higgs”
- Ron Tabak has a cycling accident - no helmet, no light, at night, in the snow?
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Gone Too Soon (# 019)
Inside Rock
06/17/21 • 54 min
Gone Too Soon (S2-E4)
The JabberGuys talk about some of the artists who left us too soon, wondering about songs we will never hear.
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The 27 Club ... those artists who died at the age of 27
Janis Joplin - alcohol and narcotics
Jimi Hendrix - asphyxia while intoxicated
Jim Morrison - found dead in a Paris bath tub ... suspected overdose
Robert Johnson (1938) - no official cause of death was recorded
Kurt Cobain - shot himself while listening to REM
Amy Winehouse - alcohol poisoning
Brian Jones (founding member of the Rolling Stones) - was he murdered?
Sam Cooke
Shot by a motel manager, allegedly in self-defence, “justifiable homicide”
Marvin Gaye
Shot by his father while he was trying to intervene in a domestic dispute
Nat King Cole
Died in his sleep from cancer
Natalie Cole - “Unforgettable” duet
Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash (1977)
Ronnie Van Zant
Steve and Cassie Gaines
The Day the Music Died - plane crash (Feb 3, 1959)
Buddy Holly
Richie Valens
J.P. Richardson, the “Big Bopper”
Aailyah - plane crash (2001)
Minnie Riperton - dies of cancer (1979)
Daughter - Maya Rudolph (SNL and Bridesmaids movie)
“Loving You” - high note!!
Jim Jefferies - Mariah Carey party story
Duane Allman - Ditched motorcycle to avoid head on with truck (1971)
Marc Bolan - T. Rex
Elvis (1977)
Michael Jackson (June 25, 2009)
Karen Carpenter - Anorexia (1983)
Prince (2016)
Prince at the George Harrison tribute concert
Patsy Cline - dies at 30 in a plane crash (1963)
“Crazy”
John Lennon - shot by Mark David Chapman outside the Dakota (December 8, 1980)
Think of all the songs we will never hea
Peter Jackson documentary on the BEATLES
John Bonham - dies from alcohol abuse, pulmonary aspiration (September 25, 198
Neil Peart - Brain cancer (January 7, 2020)
Jeff Buckley - drowns (1997)
Dennis Wilson - drowns looking for his ex-wife’s ring (1983)
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Where Did Our Money Go? (# 032)
Inside Rock
12/09/21 • 49 min
Where Did Our Money Go? (S3-E2)
The JabberGuys talk about backstories of the surprising number of musicians who have declared bankruptcy after experiencing huge success. Where did their money go?
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Meatloaf (Bat Out of Hell - 43 million albums sold)
Facing over 40 lawsuits, he was forced to claim bankruptcy
The Apprentice confrontation with Meatloaf and Gary Busey
Britney Spears (Hit Me Baby One More Time - rockets her to celebrity status)
Britney wins court battle in 2021
Ted Nugent claims bankruptcy in 1980, partly due to a mink farm... ?
Piers Morgan and Ted Nugent
Marvin Gaye - divorce, drugs, cars, expensive bad real estate... then bankruptcy.
(Felching radio segment “Armageddon!”)
MC Hammer - Success followed by extravagant spending and bankruptcy in 1996
Billy Joel’s brother-in-law/manager swindles approx. $90 million
Willie Nelson - Failed tax shelters by his accountants lead to $32 million in back taxes
Jerry Lee Lewis - Success on multiple charts, followed by scandal due to marriage to his 13 year-old cousin. The IRS hounded Lewis for back taxes in the late 78s and early 80s, ending up in bankruptcy in 1988.
Mick Fleetwood, from one of the best-selling bands of all time. Extravagant spending on cocaine, estimated to be about $8 million, and bad real estate... claiming bankruptcy in 1984.
Wayne Newton - ‘Mr. Las Vegas’ claims bankruptcy in 1992 and 2013.
Michael Jackson; it was estimated that he was $400-$500 million in debt when he died.
Harry Nilsson - His manager took all of his money, and left him with $300, and lots of outstanding debts. Died of heart failure a few months after claiming bankruptcy in 1994.
Dee Snider - (Twisted Sister): Huge success in the 80s, followed by a downturn, but Dee kept up his spending, leaving him flat broke in 1995.
Toni Braxton, Tom Petty, David Crosby
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ZZ Top (# 023)
Inside Rock
08/10/21 • 49 min
ZZ Top (S2-E8)
Inside Rock and the JabberGuys look back at the iconic ZZ Top. The recent passing of one of the trio’s original members makes this a special tribute to “that little ol’ band from Texas”
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Recent passing of Dusty Hill
ZZ Top has been performing for over 50 years with the original trio of members
Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, and Dusty Hill
The band’s long-time technician, Elwood Frances, will replace Dusty Hill.
ZZ Top’s name was influenced by BB King’s name and blues posters
First Album: ZZ Top’s First Album (1971)
(1972) Rio Grande Mud - “Francine", first charting single
(1973) Tres Hombres - reaches #8 on the Billboard Top 200
La Grange, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, Waitin’ for the Bus
(1974) Worldwide Texas Tour - “Texas Circus”
(1975) Fandango
Mexican Blackbird, Hear It on the X, Tush
(1976) Tejas
Arrested for Driving While Blind, It’s Only Love
Hiatus - 1976 to 1979
Dusty and Gibbons grow beards. The only band member without a beard now is Frank Beard.
Dusty takes a job at Dallas/Fortworth airport during the break
Producer - Bill Ham
The band and a new technician send Bill Ham for some bbq so they could do some overdubbing
(1983) The Eliminator Album and the 1933 Ford
Their biggest commercial success
Gimme All Your Lovin’, Legs, Sharp Dressed Man
Legs: Spinning fur guitars
Getting prepped for opening for the Rolling Stones in Hawaii
Getting around the 2 drink maximum
(2004) Keith Richards inducts ZZ Top into the Rock Hall of Fame
MTV helped launch ZZ Top into the 80s
Deguello (1979)
I Thank You, Cheap Sunglasses
El Loco (1981)
Tube Snake Boogie, Pearl Necklace, Party on the Patio
Afterburner (1985)
Sleeping bag, Velcro Fly
(1984) Gillette offers ZZ Top $1 million to shave off their beards for a commercial ... “Nope”
(1990) Back to the Future III appearances (Doubleback)
Tragedy hits Bill Ham (1991), murder of his wife Cecile Ham
(1997) ZZ Top appear at the Superbowl halftime show
ZZ Top Documentary
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Movie Soundtracks (# 018)
Inside Rock
06/03/21 • 52 min
Movie Soundtracks (S2-E3)
The JabberGuys get into some of the iconic movie soundtracks that have provided real atmosphere to our favourite motion pictures.
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The Body Guard (1992) - Best-selling movie soundtrack with over 45 million in worldwide sales
“I Will Always Love You” - over 1 billion views on YouTube.
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
“Goodbye Eddy, Goodbye”
“The Hell of It”
Saturday Night Fever (1977) - Seven #1 hits, providing a huge boost to the Bee Gees
“Jive Talkin’”
“Night Fever”
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Awesome Mix Tape Vol #1
Redbone - “Come and Get Your Love”
.... as it turns out, Queex was right... the first song in the movie was 10cc - "I'm Not in Love"
Mary Poppins (1965)
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”
Dirty Dancing (1987)
“The Time of My Life”
Grease (1978)
“You’re the One That I Want”
Correction: It was Frankie Avalon that made an appearance in the movie, not Frankie Valle, and the song was "Beauty School Dropout"
Flashdance (1983)
“What a Feeling”
Top Gun (1986)
“Danger Zone”
Footloose (1984)
“Footloose”
Streets of Fire (1984) - Fire Inc. band assembled for the movie
“Nowhere Fast”
Beverly Hills Cop (1985)
“Neutron Dance”
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Virtual Ready organized by Dane Cook
Blues Brothers (1980)
“Gimme Some Lovin’”
Steven Spielberg cameo scene
“Three Orange Whips” - John Candy
Breakfast Club (1985)
“Don’t You Forget About Me” - Simple Minds
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
“Time Warp”
Urban Cowboy (1980)
“Stand By Me” - Mickey Gilley
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
“Eastbound and Down”
Buford T. Justice diner scene
Honourable Mentions
A Star is Born (1976 & 2018)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Armageddon (1998)
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Back to the Future (1985)
La Bamba (1987)
Cocktail (1988)
Vison Quest (1985)
... and many more.
BTW - the Maple Leafs lost game 5 and head back to Montreal for Game #6.
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How many episodes does Inside Rock have?
Inside Rock currently has 45 episodes available.
What topics does Inside Rock cover?
The podcast is about Stories, Classic Rock, Commentary, History, Music, Comedy, Podcasts, Talk, Rock and Music Commentary.
What is the most popular episode on Inside Rock?
The episode title 'Motley Crue (Part 1) (# 043)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Inside Rock?
The average episode length on Inside Rock is 53 minutes.
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Episodes of Inside Rock are typically released every 14 days.
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The first episode of Inside Rock was released on Oct 16, 2020.
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