Episode 99: Mike Portnoy Discusses The Winery Dogs ”III”

02/23/23 • 33 min

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I jumped at the chance to talk to one of my favorite drummers for this episode. I've been following Mike Portnoy's career for 20-odd years and he joins me this week to discuss the new album, III, by The Winery Dogs. This is a brilliant collection of technical blues-based rock featuring Portnoy, the incomparable Richie Kotzen, and bass legend Billy Sheehan. In addition to discussing the making of this Winery Dogs record, Mike talked about his musical beginnings, his musical chemistry with Neal Morse, why it's difficult for young bands to make a living as musicians, and more. Find out more about The Winery Dogs and their current worldwide tour at www.thewinerydogs.com.

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Episode 98: Great Love Songs!

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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! You may notice this week's show dropped a couple of days early. That's because I wanted this episode about great love songs to go live on Valentine's Day. What could be more appropriate? I'm joined by Jon Lamoreaux from The Hustle Podcast and Ben Montgomery from Records Revisited and we each selected five of our favorite love songs to present to you on this holiday. It was a fun discussion and there were some surprises along the way. Be sure to check out The Hustle Podcast and Records Revisited wherever you get your podcasts.

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Episode 100: A.C.T - Falling

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It's the 100th episode of MRC! Joining me for this milestone show is Jerry Sahlin and Ola Andersson from the Swedish progressive rock band A.C.T. These guys are not your typical prog band, leaning heavily into melodies and harmonies inspired by the likes of ELO and the Beach Boys. If you threw songs by Saga, Dream Theater, and Jellyfish into a blender, the resulting music might sound like A.C.T. Jerry and Ola were kind enough to talk about their new release Falling, which will be released March 3 (two singles are already available on all the streaming sites). Falling is the third EP in a four-EP cycle that mirrors the seasons and this is, of course, fall. There are eight songs totaling about 30 minutes of excellent music the way only A.C.T can write and play it. The guys also told me about their musical backgrounds, the formation of the band, and much more. You can find out more about A.C.T on their Facebook page or visit actworld.se.

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