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The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus

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01:42:57

EP817 Best Album Opening Tracks of the 70s and 80s

The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus ·

2025/03/20

In the 70’s & 80’s the album was the artist’s statement about who they were and where they were at that time in history. In order for an album to serve as a complete statement, many things needed to be considered and many decisions needed to be made in order to “get it right.” . One of the most important decisions was what track would open the album. On this week’s Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we take a look back at the most effective opening tracks from some of the biggest albums of the

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01:38:59

EP816 A Salute To Ozzy's Guitarists

The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus ·

2025/03/20

Ozzy Osbourne's solo career has featured several notable guitarists, each contributing uniquely to his music. Here's a comprehensive list detailing their tenures, associated tours, albums, and preferred equipment: Randy Rhoads (1980–1982) Tours: Blizzard of Ozz Tour, Diary of a Madman Tour Albums: Blizzard of Ozz (1980), Diary of a Madman (1981) Equipment: Rhoads primarily used a 100-watt Marshall amplifier (a 1959 Plexi) with two 4×12 cabinets, often in conjunction with a Variac to adjust

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01:33:55

EP815 Rock's Power Couples

The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus ·

2025/03/20

On this week's podcast we tell you the stories behind ten of rock's more important power couples. Our Week In Review: Pittsburgh Kevin: The Dream Eaters; Satan Is Lord, Loudini: Musician Identity Crisis (Terrence Fisher), “Secrets” behind Blizzard of Oz(Desert Rock United), Sammy Hagar Heist (Rock Feed), What today’s artists could learn from The Beatles (James Hargreaves Guitar), Trump Guitars???, Tom O’Neil-Joe Rogan (Dragonbeliever), JKF, Helter Skelter, The Natural, Cultural shenanigans (RvW,

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01:26:48

EP814 Ten 80's Bands Still Relevant Today

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2025/03/20

There has been a lot of shade thrown at 80’s rockers lately. Many are being told that it’s time to “retire”... AS IF! While many rockers of this vintage seem like they have seen better days, there are some that are definitely still kicking hard; with live shows or albums… sometimes both! On this week’s Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast we will tell you about 10 who are still worth checking out Topics: What We Did This Week: Lily: WASP, Wizards of Winter, Ultimate Acoustic, Guitar Show,

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01:28:39

EP813 The Best & Worst Musical Guests Appearances on...

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2025/03/20

Before YouTube…even before MTV there were very few places to see your favorite artists perform. However, there was once show that you could count on to bring you the latest musical acts in all their (sometimes) ragged glory and that was NBC’s Saturday Night LIVE. On this week’s Podcast we will discuss some of the best and some of the worst musical performances from the shows 40+ years Topics covered: What we did this week: Lily: Pittsburgh Kevin: Dee Dee King, Kirk Hammett, Loudini: hot

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01:34:05

EP812 Classic Bands Known for Questionable Live...

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2025/03/20

It’s time to face facts… a lot of the bands that we love have often given less than stellar live performances. On today’s Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast we will discuss bands who disappointed fans at live shows. Topics Discussed: What we did this week: Loudini: do old musician’s lose their creativity at 30 Rick Beato vs Andy Edwards? Taylor Swift is miming (Wings of Pegasus), David Lee Roth kills Eddie Tribute(rock feed), Primus Drummer Quits Abruptly(RockFeed), The spooky coincidence

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01:32:54

EP811: 10 Horror Films with Kick ASS Rock and Metal...

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2025/02/02

Here at The Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast we love horror films and we love great rock and metal. Put the two together and it you have two great tastes that taste great together. For this years Halloween "Spook-tacular" we will take you on a haunted tour of some of our favorite horror sound tracks that feature great rock and metal bandsWhat we did this week: Lily: Kennywood, Disney on ICe, Loudini: Azrael, Snakes on a plane Retrospective (Minty), Joe Brown on Ike & Tina (Art of

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01:45:30

EP810: 10 Bands That Produced TWO KILLER Albums Back...

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2025/02/02

It seems rare these days, but the rock era is filled with bands like AC/DC, Van Halen, The Black Crows and several other that produced iconic albums back to back. On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we will revisit these amazing albums and take you behind the scenes to learn what makes these album so dang good. Topics Discussed: What we did this week Loudini: Underworld, In the Mouth of Madness, Shaun of the Dead, Malicious(2018), Isabelle(2019), Jake E Lee shot, Paul Di'Anno dies,

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01:30:31

EP809: Great Bands with One WEAK Member

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2025/02/02

On this week’s Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast we discuss an article from the website 80s Kids . com. In the article Amber Ward lists several bands who she says had one “huge weak link”. Is she right? Loudini and Mr. Pittsburgh are going to break it all down and give you our thoughts. Topics Discussed: What we did this week: Loudini: Daddy’s Head, Little Bites, End of Days, The Grudge, Cuckoo, Rich Williams (Kansas) talks about Steve Walsh, American Psycho retrospective, “very special”

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01:44:32

EP808: The Rise & Fall of the Double Album

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2025/02/02

The rise and fall of the double album in popular music is a fascinating journey that reflects changes in artistic ambition, technology, and the music industry itself. Here’s an outline of key developments: Billy Joel Killed the Double Album??? History of the Double Album (wiki) I. Introduction Definition of a double album: Typically a collection of two LPs or CDs, often featuring a cohesive concept or theme. Overview of its significance in popular music. II. The Rise of the Double Album Early

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01:39:08

EP807 10 Amazing Secondary Vocalists who could EASILY...

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2025/02/02

Some bands are just that lucky. In addition to having a great lead vocalist, they have another musician who also has such a great voice that they feature them on at least a few songs just so the talent won’t go to waste. I’m not talking about great backing vocalists like Michael Anthony. I am talking about musicians who sing some of the bands best songs. On this week’s Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we introduce you to 10 of our favorite pinch hitter singers from some of rock’s greatest

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01:22:54

Ep806 The 10 Greatest Bass Lines of the 1980s

The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus ·

2024/10/17

On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we're all about that bass as we talk about the most soulful, most groovin' and most funky bass lines of the 1980sTopics Discussed: What we did this week: Loudini: The tools that musician's need to get hired (not what you think), 10 artists that ruined pop music, Diver Down retrospective, Ken Tamplin Lip syncing scandal, The Assent (2019 movie), Kate Hudson, voices carry, and new album? The making of Tommy Boy, Princes most covered song, the Exorcist

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01:36:49

Ep805 How Distortion Shaped The Sound Of Rock

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2024/10/17

On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we dig deep into the history of distortion and the electric guitar and how is shaped the sound of rock music. Topics Discussed: What we did this week: Loudini: Twan Moore & the Train, Black Snake Moan, Are meet and greets worth it? Perry & Dave, The VMA's are still a thing, why that's bad, How D2C is poised to destroy streaming, The tools that musician's need to get hired (not what you think), What Rick Beato (and others) don't understand

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01:47:05

Ep804 RUSH 9; Signals (Album Retrospective)

The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus ·

2024/10/17

On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we return to our exploration of all things RUSH. On this edition we explore the follow up to their magnum opus Moving Pictures, Signals Topics Covered: What We Did This Week: Loudini: Alien Romulus, A Quiet Place; Day One, Freeway, Perfect Stranger, Rock & Metal have nothing to offer, Did Rita Coolidge write the outro to Layla? Why is gibson destroying guitars? The Texan Woodstock, Some things that you may not know about The Song Remains The

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01:44:20

Ep803 Great Road Trip Ablums

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2024/10/17

Tired of the alorhythm picking your music for you? Are you bored with just listening to random singles from yester-year that your streaming service thinks that you should like? We are too! On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast we share our picks for great road trip albums Topics Covered: What we did this week: Loudini: Longlegs, Oasis reuniting, Dolly Parton retiring? A visit from "the Hawk", Zeena Schreck interview, Frankie Valli needs to retire, Robin Williams; Thief?, New

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01:41:33

Ep802 Rock & Roll Gender Benders

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2024/10/17

Have you been thinking that gender bending is a phenomenon of the millennial and gen z generations? Oh what short memories we have! Rock artists have been playing with gender practically since the beginning of rock history. So gather the family for this awkward, fun and often hilarious look at how rockers have pushed the boundaries of gender over the decades. Topics Discussed: What we did this week: Loudini: Baghead, Jack Russell, Phil Donahue, Greg Kihn, Loudini interviews Greg Kihn Randall

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01:41:43

Ep801 10 Most Important Moments In The History of The...

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2024/10/16

The electric guitar and rock and roll go together like chocolate and peanut butter.... so much so, that many of the most important moments in rock history are also some of the most important in the history of the electric guitar. On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast we discuss 10 important and defining moments in the history of the electric guitar Topics Discussed: What we did this week: Loudini: The Blue Rose, Starve Acre, What the artists really thought of we are the world,

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02:00:19

Ep796 Les Paul vs Stratocaster

The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus ·

2024/09/13

While there are many guitar models out there associated with rock and roll there are two primary models that seem to have been in a foot race for dominance from day one. Since he 1950s The Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul have both captured the immaginations of guitarists around the world as well as the hosts of your favorite podcast! On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we bring you the story of how these two behemouths of rock fought for dominance in the hearts and hands of

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01:51:30

Ep800 The Gear That Made Rock; The Guitars of Rush

The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus ·

2024/09/13

On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we do something a litlle different and combine two of our series. First of all our RUSH series (The Rockin RUSH Circus) and our series entitled The Gear That Made Rock. So... this weeks is The Guitars of RUSH!Topics Discussed: What we did this week: Loudini: Incidents Around The House; Maxxine, Billy Idol @ The Hoover Dam, Does Album artwork still matter in 2024? Did Jar Jar destroy Star Wars & Lucas Film? Joe B on John Mayhall and the RRHF, VH's

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01:43:13

Ep799 10 Songs that are dirtier, darker and way more...

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2024/09/13

How many times have you heard "Every Breath You Take" played at a wedding? Did you know that that song is not romantic at all? It's actually about stalking someone. On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we discuss this and many other classic rock songs that most people don't know are way darker that they ever thought. Topics Discussed: What we did this week: Loudini: Arcadian, The Watchers, Last Man Standing, The Making of The Thing, Quinten Tarantino on Dirty Harry, The current guitar

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