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Ultimate Catalogue Clash

Ultimate Catalogue Clash

Welcome to the Ultimate Catalogue Clash! Each season we break down an artists discography to determine which album from their catalogue reigns supreme! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:35:19

Hard Rock Hardship (with Heath McCoy)

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2025/05/27

After Kev put on his steel toecaps and booted Def Leppard, Quiet Riot, Kiss, and Mötley Crüe in the kidneys for a few hours, we figured we should probably bring in a defender of the hard rock faith. Who would we turn to other than the brilliant opposing counsel from the upcoming first season of Rock Court, Heath McCoy. Heath has been a regular contributor to Corey's Van Halen podcast for the past three years and he and Kev have rattled sabres on many occasions regarding David Lee Roth and Sammy

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1:58:50

Episode 100

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2025/05/20

One hundred episodes of Corey and Kev talking about music. We've loved every minute of it so far and we've been humbled and delighted by the fact that so many of you have joined us for the ride!For this special celebratory episode we're looking back at two albums that we feel were underrated for one reason or another to see if re-listening to them now in the context of an entire season and now an entire show will change our minds at all! We're also taking question from you, our awesome listeners so

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2:12:17

Season 5 Finale (with Scott Haskin)

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2025/05/13

And so it's the wrap show.And what have we done.Another season over.And a new one to begun....What will Scott make of this eclectic mix of albums? Who will win the right to choose the artist for season six and will Corey's eleventh hour change to the Price is Right rules scupper Kev? But most importantly; has anyone seen my spare car keys? I swear to gods I left them on that table in the keep, just beside where we keep the drawbridge oil, but I can't find them anywhere! Oh well, 48 rooms down, 36

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1:31:33

The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Side B

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2025/05/06

Well, that's a wrap on the album sides for season five! We've had some high highs and some very low lows for Corey and especially Kev this season, but there are four songs from Slade left to go! Kev proposes Glam Prog, Corey is intrigued, and we dig into the more experimental side of this gloriously camp 70s band! Four-song sides have tended to score reasonably well as long as they have a couple of heavy hitters, so will Kev be on board with ANOTHER car song? Will Corey dig the waltz? And who will

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2:47:10

No More Tears

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2025/05/02

Our second KoFi member selection covers the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne and his killer 1991 record, "No More Tears". Get ready for songs about creepy dudes, hellraisers, zombies, and yo momma! There's pinched harmonics for everyone and lots of love for one of the grandaddies of heavy metal! All thanks to our pal Ruddy Rutherford for sending this one to us! The question is, how much will we love it? Will Kev be into a song about Aston Villa? WilL Corey like ballads closing both sides of a heavy

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2:04:34

The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Side A

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2025/04/29

My oh my. What a wild ride we have in store for you. We all know that it's not Christmas until Noddy Holder screams the fact into your ear, but what else do Slade have in store for us? Kev's pretty sure that Corey only picked 1983 for this season so he could talk about Run Runaway, but will he give it a 10, 10, and 5? Will Kev believe in woman? And what shenanigans does he have planned for this album's game?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and slam the hammer down!Songs covered in

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1:28:41

Rebel Yell - Side B

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2025/04/22

Nine down, one to go! That's right. We've idolized Billy (kinda, sorta) and tucked Rebel Yell neatly into the "finished' box. Side Bs this season have typically not fared as well as Side As, but Billy's only top ten single in the US from this record is on this side! So can album number nine crack the top three records we've covered this season? How is Kev's Star Wars knowledge? And will Corey be on board with a song about prank calling?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and catch my

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1:49:06

Rebell Yell - Side A

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2025/04/15

Get that top lip curled, bleach your locks and prepare yourself for some sneering, swaggering rock n roll. Kev's seen Billy live. Corey hasn't. Thankfully, Mony Mony isn't on this album, so Kev doesn't have to listen to the ridiculous Canadian response to the chorus lyrics! But will Steve Stevens' guitar stylings tickle Kev's fancy? Will the lower-key stuff work for Corey? And what on earth will the game be this week?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and cry more, more, more!Songs

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1:39:34

She's So Unusual - Side B

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2025/04/08

Another album down and only two to go! We wrap up She's So Unusual by covering Side B and talking about an eclectic bunch of songs that don't all land for Corey and Kevin, but they're a little ways apart on a couple of these tracks! What will Kev think of Cyndi going vaudeville? What will Corey make of a two-tone/ska/reggae song? And will Side B be able to match the quality of Side A overall?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and hope He↑ will understand!Songs covered in this episode:

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1:27:03

She's So Unusual - Side A

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2025/04/01

In 1983, two young women emerged from the New York music scene and blazed their way into the popular music. Madonna's self-titled debut went 5 times platinum and this week's album, "She's So Unusual", went 5 times platinum. Madonna went from strength to strength and became a cultural icon, while Cyndi carved out a niche in the alternative music scene with brief daliances with the top ten over the subsequent decades. But, will Corey be as much a fan of this one as Kev was going in? Will the album

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1:18:00

Midnight Ramblings and Songs from Movies

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2025/03/28

Well then, Kev is down in Four-Way-Stop-Burn helping Corey with a quiz, even though he knows Corey could have done it on his own with no problem and just needed an excuse to get Kev out of the keep, across the moat, and across his substantial lands, to hang out with him. After a great few hours raising money for the Weyburn Theatre, we convened to the centre of the CMPU to listen to music, marvel at the sheer scale and depth of Corey's collection of movies, music, and memorabilia and hey, look,

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1:34:07

Colour By Numbers - Side B

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2025/03/25

We're back, with our lip gloss, our braids, and our fingerless gloves! We had a bit of a mixed bag on side one, so how is side two gonna pan out? Will there be a huge banger? Will there be a huge clunker? Will Corey lose his shit if the fat lady sings too much again? And Corey throws Kevin a curveball in the Colour By Numbers game, so how will the 4'5" Englishman respond?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and be more than just kind!Songs covered in this episode: "Church of the Poison

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1:45:52

Colour By Numbers - Side A

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2025/03/18

Well, we're away from the hard rockin, vox squawkin', cock blockin shenanigans of those miscreants Motley Crue and taking a hard left turn into the pop stylings of Culture Club, starting with their gigantic worldwide hit about a little lizard that could! Will Corey miss wailing guitar solos and thunderous drums? Will Kev have any childhood recollections of this album? And how will this album's game go?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and deal in black money.Songs covered in this

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1:52:38

Shout At The Devil - Side B

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2025/03/11

We cover the second side of Motley Crue's 1983 "classic" (?), Shout at the Devil. Side A was a mixed bag with an instrumental, a Beatles cover, and a lead track that Corey is a fan of. Kev, a little bit less so... but will he find some gems hidden on Side B of this record? Will Corey feel the Danger? And how will the train wreck of this season's game go this week?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and don't pull my trigger!Songs covered in this episode: "Red Hot", "Too Young to Fall in

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2:11:35

Shout At The Devil - Side A

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2025/03/04

Two nuns are driving down a dark road when the devil jumps on the hood of their car. “Quick, show him your cross!” the nun who’s driving says. The other nun rolls down her window, sticks her head out and shouts, “Get the fuck off my car you dickhead!” Today we're also shouting at the devil with a band of misfits and ne'er do wells; Mötley Crüe! Will Kev get through another glam/hard/hair metal album unscathed and what will he make of the Crue's version of Helter Skelter? Will Corey be a fan of this

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1:42:05

Lick It Up - Side B

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2025/02/25

It's a wrap! Well, on this album anyway. Kev finds a Kiss song that he really rather likes and the boys discuss the relative merits of the Gene "trilogy" of songs that closes out this album. What will Kev be licking? Will Corey rate side B higher than Side A and will Vinnie Vincent actually play something worth listening to? The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and tell it to the people right now!Songs covered in this episode: "All Hell's Breakin' Loose", "A Million to One", "Fits Like a

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1:47:20

Lick It Up - Side A

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2025/02/18

Well, well, well. Kev never thought he'd be podcasting about Kiss! We're going paintless and probably, at some point, pantless, as we dig into one of the most over-the-top bands of all time. But will Kev find a single second of Kiss that he can enjoy? Will Corey enjoy the aggressive vocal stylings of Gene Simmons, and will Kiss be able to pull it off (or lick it up) without all that iconic facepaint?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and gimme more!Songs covered in this episode:

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1:41:20

Sports - Side B

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2025/02/11

Well, that's the Sports all sorted out and not a hint of a diss track anywhere to be seen! We're getting a cover of a Hank Williams song, a single that saw a radio edit applied, and the band's third consective number 6 single from the album! But can Side B of Sports live up to a strong Side A for Kev and Corey? Will Corey appreciate the juxtaposition of dark lyrics and light bouncy pop melodies and will Kev claw back some of the points he's lost so far this season in the episode-end game? The only

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1:47:08

Sports - Side A

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2025/02/04

Well, well, well. We're heading into the land of horns and swing and a vocalist who just wasn't cutting it for record execs because his voice wasn't that strong.... Shows exactly how much record execs know! We're talking groove, we're talking hearing loss, and we're talking Sports! Will Corey enjoy the switch away from metal and hard rock? Will Kev manage to bamboozle Corey with this week's game?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and do a half a million things, all at a quarter to

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1:22:49

Metal Health - Side B

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2025/01/28

Oh boy. I believe virtually everything I read, and I think that is what makes me more of a selective human than someone who doesn't believe anything. It's getting more and more Tap-ish every week around here! We talk about the most comically earnest and spectacularly misguided tribute song of all time and Kev is turning Japanese (we really think so!). But, will Corey be able to salvage anything from the ashes of Side A? Will Kev be impressed by a cheap Eruption knockoff? And will the boys be able to

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