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The Great Song Podcast

Rob Alley

Celebrating the greatest songs in modern music history and the creators behind them.

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01:46:06

SPECIAL: "Born to Be Wild" w John Kay of Steppenwolf

The Great Song Podcast ·

2025/06/18

It's JP's birthday, and we're celebrating with a special episode covering one of the single-most legendary rock tracks in all of history--oh and maybe Rob forgot to do his research.

01:23:52

SPECIAL: Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Bobby Rush Talk...

The Great Song Podcast ·

2025/03/28

Random episode drop to celebrate a couple of blues legends doing something very cool together. You'll enjoy their chemistry just as much as ours. Check out "Young Fashioned Ways" available now, and enjoy the shenanigans!

00:53:40

Rock and Roll Fantasy (w/Simon Kirke of Bad Company)

The Great Song Podcast ·

2025/01/29

Bad Company and Free drummer Simon Kirke joins us to wrap up the Winter Explosion and this iteration of The Great Song Podcast. Plus: Our rock and roll fantasies, and the "Beautiful Nightmare" that is David Lee Roth.

01:02:09

Brian Dunne - Loser on the Ropes

The Great Song Podcast ·

2025/01/22

Rob and JP chat with a recent discovery artist who's fast become a favorite. Plus...Fantastic Cat, Adam Duritz, and sad bananas!

01:12:52

Jim Croce (w/ A.J. Croce)

The Great Song Podcast ·

2025/01/15

A legendary artist with a massive impact over a minuscule amount of time--Jim Croce finally gets his due on The Great Song Podcast. Episode 4 of our Winter Explosion EP.

01:01:31

Second Chance (.38 Special) w Max Carl

The Great Song Podcast ·

2025/01/08

Get your feels ready, because Max Carl and .38 Special are coming for ALL of them. Rob and JP chat with then-.38-Special-now-Grand-Funk frontman Max Carl about the song that made the biggest commercial success for the band, why rewrites are a good thing, and his career of amazing work.

01:18:22

The Full Monte (Monte Montgomery)

The Great Song Podcast ·

2025/01/01

Rob and JP gush over one of the most underrated guitarists and songwriters in the world, and chat with the Alvarez-beating, acoustic-slinging madman known as Monte Montgomery.

01:22:01

Thunderstruck (AC/DC) w Chris Slade

The Great Song Podcast ·

2024/12/25

Back for a good time, but not for a long time--the boys are back and kicking off a new EP season with an absolute smash from one of the greatest rock bands of all time--AC/DC's "Thunderstruck." The man behind the pounding beat of the "Razors Edge" era sits down with us to talk about his time with Angus and Malcom Young and company, his latest release with the Chris Slade Timeline, and much more. Enjoy!

01:12:26

Slow Ride (Foghat) w Roger Earl

The Great Song Podcast ·

2024/07/31

Alright alright alright! Your favorite Guitar Hero track brings our 5-episode EP run to a close--we're talking all things "Slow Ride" with Foghat's Roger Earl! Thanks for hanging with us for a short run of episodes. See you--soon? Your friends, Rob and JP

01:17:08

Kansas 25 w Jennifer Knapp

The Great Song Podcast ·

2024/07/24

25 years from the landmark release of her mainstream debut Kansas, Jennifer Knapp returns to the source to release Kansas 25, a re-envisioning of the CCM classic. And she's here to tell us all about the process, her holy grail guitar, and her amazing gas station snack food of choice. Episode 4 of our special 5-episode July 2024 run.

01:25:40

Sunshine of Your Love (Cream) w Malcolm Bruce

The Great Song Podcast ·

2024/07/17

One of the great supergroups and classic rock acts of all time breeds one of our greatest side conversations of all time, and we talk Cream and legacy with Malcolm Bruce, son of Cream's legendary bassist and vocalist Jack Bruce. Episode 3 of our 5-episode limited 2024 EP.

01:12:14

Fall to Pieces (Velvet Revolver) w/Matt Sorum

The Great Song Podcast ·

2024/07/10

Matt Sorum of Velvet Revolver, Guns 'n Roses, and a million other amazing bands joins us to talk about VR's signature hits, trying to outdo Slash, playing to the song, and his gas station snack food of choice.This is episode 2 of 5 in our limited-run EP return.

01:14:40

To Hell With the Devil (Stryper) w/Michael Sweet

The Great Song Podcast ·

2024/07/03

The yellow and black attack kicks off our limited-return EP with a holy fury, and we've got frontman Michael Sweet to tell us all his favorite stories about Bible projectiles, angry protestors, and being a shy guy in a loud industry.Enjoy it while it lasts--GSP is back for 5 episodes only! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatsongpod/message

00:25:47

The Catch-Up : January 12, 2024

The Great Song Podcast ·

2024/01/13

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01:52:00

Holy Diver (Series Finale)

The Great Song Podcast ·

2023/12/20

This is it. After 6+ years, 11 seasons and 275 episodes, the boys are putting the record back in the sleeve. And what better way to say farewell than do wholly dive into one of our longest-running references and in-jokes, Dio's absolutely epic and iconic "Holy Diver." In this nearly two-hour series finale, we'll squeeze the delicious juice from Ronnie James Dio's signature hit, get into his time with Black Sabbath, Rainbow, and more. We'll also dig back into our own

01:15:12

Mark Tremonti (Creed, Alter Bridge, and *duh* Tremonti)

The Great Song Podcast ·

2023/12/13

It's the Summer of '99 all over again, and we're shredding your memories with the one and only Mark Tremonti! He's talking with us about his pinball obsession, his new Christmas project, why he abuses his nose live, and of course his favorite gas station snacks. Enjoy! Join us on socials for extended play fun. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatsongpod/message

01:13:14

Santa Monica (w Art Alexakis of Everclear)

The Great Song Podcast ·

2023/12/06

One of the greatest rock songs of the 1990s, Everclear's "Santa Monica" gives us shivers of joy every time we hear it! And we've got frontman and songwriter Art Alexakis to chat with us about the song, his favorite rock album, his life of recovery, and much more. Plus: - Unfortunate last names - The Art Alexakis "Yeah" - And our usual shenanigans. Enjoy! facebook.com/greatsongpod instagram.com/greatsongpod --- Send in a voice message:

01:16:52

Unwanted (w Trev Lukather and Nic Collins of The Effect)

The Great Song Podcast ·

2023/11/29

Your favorite new rock band is The Effect, and we can prove it! Fresh off a debut single and moments before a follow-up, we chat with Trev Lukather (yep, son of Toto's Steve) and Nic Collins (yep, son of Phil) about getting together on this next-gen collaboration. You'll hear about using live tracks responsibly, loving work that didn't necessarily end well, and what songs of their progenitors you should be more familiar with, including the Steve Lukather+Eddie Van Halen collaboration

01:17:46

Gone Gone Gone (w Phillip Phillips)

The Great Song Podcast ·

2023/11/22

The most overwhelming American Idol winner in history sits in with the boys as our official kickoff of the home stretch of episodes before we call it a day. Phillip Phillips' "Gone Gone Gone" is an energetic frenzy of emotion, and so are we! Buckle up for a deep dive and our usual shenanigans. facebook.com/groups/greatsongpod instagram.com/greatsongpod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatsongpod/message

01:22:23

You Are The Woman (w Jock Bartley of Firefall)

The Great Song Podcast ·

2023/11/15

We're feeling sentimental as we come toward the end of the show, so we wanted to dedicate this week to our incredible wives (mostly in hope that they'll listen to an episode). And what better song to do it than the syrupy-sweet classic, "You Are The Woman" by Firefall? We'll dig deep, you'll learn about a Moose Call, and in a great interview, Jock Bartley of Firefall will tell us (among other things) about a really grim reality of the record industry we've never heard

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