Rockin' with Georgia Lunch: Air Guitar, Kiss, and Killer Tunes!

Part 3 of 3 — The Georgia Lunch Farewell SessionAll good things must end. Georgia Lunch's HR welfare check concludes in the most Metal Shoppe way imaginable — with a Vinnie Vincent diss track, a Jodi Bon Jovi deep dive, a full debate on band name ownership, Steel Panther, and Rob Halford's Fight closing out the trilogy.Part 3 picks up right where Part 2 left off. Georgia is still in the building. The trough is still a concern. And somehow we've arrived at one of the deepest, most genuinely informed music conversations the Metal Shoppe has ever hosted.This episode covers:Lich King's Black Metal Sucks — a diss track aimed at an entire genre, played for the room. Georgia's verdict: diplomatic. Noman's verdict: it's on the playlistSlaughter's Burning Bridges — the Vinnie Vincent diss track with a spoken bridge in Mark Slaughter's shrieky falsetto that remains one of the most unhinged moments in hair metal history. The full origin story: how three members of Vinnie Vincent Invasion escaped, how Chrysalis kept the band and fired Vinnie, how Bobby Rock got replaced by the ridiculously pretty Blas Elias, and how Bobby Rock ended up in Nelson — who apparently partied harder than anyoneThe original Incubus — thrash metal from the late 80s, nothing to do with the other Incubus, later renamed Opprobrium to avoid confusion. One subscriber on YouTube. The other Dagger also turns up with one subscriber and causes confusionThe Slaughter/Canadian Slaughter confusion — two different bands, wildly different sounds, Rory caught in the middleJodi Bon Jovi — Jon's cousin — finally gets her song played. Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane cover). The verdict: something happened. The website exists. She looks like Jon. The album cover raises questionsThe Guess Who saga — Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings suing the drummer who owned the name for misrepresentation, winning, reclaiming the name, then touring as the Guess Who with only two of the four original members. The CCR/John Fogerty parallel. The Foreigner deep dive — when does a band stop being itself and become a cover band of itself? Jeff Pilsen in everything. The Hurricane/Foreigner connection nobody knewSatchel from Steel Panther was in Rob Halford's Fight — nobody knew, including usGeorgia's farewell speech — on finding community in music, in podcasting, in air guitar, on the importance of whimsy, and on what makes a great conversation. Noman and Rory are not fired. They may even get sick days. Do not push itMortal Sin by Fight closes the trilogyMusic featured this episode:Lich King, Slaughter, Incubus/Opprobrium, Jodi Bon Jovi, Fight, Steel Panther, Foreigner, The Guess WhoFind us everywhere: @seangeekpodcastWebsite: seanmcginty.caSupport the show: patreon.com/seangeekpodcast🎙️ Certified Geek — $5/month🎸 True Geek — $10/month👑 Supreme Geek — $20/month🤘 Metal Shoppe Tier — $75/month