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Well Disguised
by Well Disguised
Well Disguised aspires to be a thinking person's podcast about rock music, specifically the rock considered lowbrow by those who are "better." It's for those who believe Jimmy Page is the true King of Rock and Roll and who laughed when David Lee Roth said "rock critics like Elvis Costello because rock critics look like Elvis Costello." If you have grown up, but don't have loud guitar out of your system, then you are of our kind.
Episodes
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Brian Colburn of Playlist Wars Joins Me to Discuss Our Top 5 Albums of 2021
Call it the "Best of 2021." Or the top 5 or the favorite 5 or whatever you must, but on Episode 33 of Well Disguised Brian Colburn of Playlist Wars fame joins me to go over our favorite records of the year. Hope you enjoy the banter and arguments in what will probably be a divisive episode, but I...
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Purpendicular
In 1996, Deep Purple released their first record with Steve Morse on guitar, meaning Ritchie Blackmore was gone, this time for good. What does that album mean? To me, it sounds like being middle-aged. I explain why on this episode. You hear me discuss the delightful Deep Purple Podcast on this...
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Mississippi Bones--My New Favorite Band
I won't claim this is a "deep dive" or some expert breakdown of what makes Mississippi Bones one of the most fantastic bands I've stumbled across in recent years. And that's because it isn't. This is just Dave and I telling how we did get into the band, the twists and turns as we talked about…
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Glenn Hughes--Artist of the Decade
Glenn Hughes--bassist, singer, rocker, Hall of Famer, soul man, and cool guy--got some of the attention he deserved in 2016 when he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame along with other members of Deep Purple. But that overshadows what I consider to be his real accomplishment...no one…
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Gearheads Unite: Clutch
Who Wants To Rock? My friend and frequent collaborator Dave returns to discuss my favorite band, Clutch. It only took 29 episodes to get to the best band on the planet! Here's the format: I divided up Clutch's 12 studio albums, assigned them randomly, and then Dave and I picked our favorite song...
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Hit Kings, or, Every Song a Smash
When Huey Lewis and the News prepped "Sports" they needed to sell records. It was to be the band's third release and without moving some product, the band might have had to dissolve and find something else to do. So, rather than write a killer album, the band chose to write killer songs, all…
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The Devil Made a Believer Out of Me
This is not your typical "Satanic Panic" story about rock and heavy metal. Instead, I'm asking a different question. The history of heavy music is littered with stories about witchcraft, Devil worship, demons, hexes, seances, mysterious happenings and other such phenomena. And these aren't random...
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More Than A Fan--My Interview with Chris Ko, Aerosmith's "Aerofanatic"
So you're probably a fan of something. Maybe you even think you're a fanatic. But have you run a massive fan community about it? And even more to the point, have you ever broken genuinely newsworthy stories about the object of your fanaticism, even if those stories are negative? (And when…
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Chuck Klosterman Interview: 20 Years of "Fargo Rock City"
20 years ago this month, Chuck Klosterman released his first book, Fargo Rock City. It was a watershed moment for pop culture. For Chuck personally, it launched his career as he became one of the foremost pop culture critics and thought leaders in the world. For those of us smart and semi-smart...
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The Wonderfully Profane "Earth vs The Wildhearts"
Ever wonder if the world would have been a better place if The Wildhearts had taken over the scene in 1993 or so? Just me? Regardless, to have had a shot it probably would have helped if all their best songs didn't include dirty words--how could you market a song like "Loveshit" into global...
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Playlist Wars...Aftermath
Don't listen to this bonus/companion edition of Well Disguised until you've listened to the podcast it's about! I guested on Playlist Wars on their latest episode (out today, April 27, 2021) about the Rolling Stones, and as usual, I just had one more thought I wanted to make, so this episode is...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Live at Knebworth--This is Rock Rock
Last Tuesday (April 13, 2020), one of the great live performances in rock history got a proper release--Lynyrd Skynyrd / Live at Knebworth. This mesmerizing performance, punctuated by the closing anthem of "Free Bird," is essential listening for any fan of the genre. On this episode, I tell you...
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Doug Brod Interview for "They Just Seem A Little Weird"
On this episode of Well Disguised you will hear my interview with Doug Brod, former editor-in-chief of SPIN magazine and author of the book "They Just Seem A Little Weird--How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll." Are Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley nice guys? Is Steven…
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The Next Something: Greta Van Fleet
I don't like Greta Van Fleet, but I want to. On this episode I get into my feelings about the semi-controversial band.
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Alice Cooper's "Detroit Stories" (and other shenaningans)
My buddy Dave returns for the third time, this time to discuss Alice Cooper's new record "Detroit Stories." Dave is a little more positive about it than I am but you can unpack our thoughts on Alice's tribute to all manner of Detroit music on this episode. Plus, I ambush Dave with a show idea on…
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21st Century Gutter Rock--Buckcherry and "15"
Buckcherry had such a fiery arc to their early career. The debut was reasonably big and "Time Bomb" was better sonically...and then it almost fell apart. On this episode I talk about how fantastic their early comeback "15" is as the high water mark of their career to date.
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Walk this Way--Interview with Geoff Edgers about his book, Aerosmith, and Run-DMC
Geoff Edgers is the national arts reporter for the Washington Post and the author of "Walk this Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever." He graciously agreed to talk to me about the book and all the fabulous characters involved. I hope you'll enjoy our chat and...
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Each Foot in a Different Past--ZZ Top & "Antenna"
Wasn't "Antenna," ZZ Top's 10th studio album, supposed to be a return to form? On this episode I argue that it is and it isn't; that is, that while Billy Gibbons on guitar did get back to those early ZZ Top records, the production and especially the drum sound are right out of the 1980s factory....
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Amorica Strong--The Black Crowes
No one would reasonably question that. at least from a commercial standpoint, the Black Crowes saw their fortunes falter upon the release of their third album "Amorica." On this episode of Well Disguised I confront and reconsider my longstanding belief that they deserved as much for this album…
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Bye Bye 2020!
Perhaps it's a little early, but I'm ready to wrap up 2020. I look back at the music I listened to the most, my favorite albums and podcasts of the year, and even air a grievance or two. (If you go to a show in 2021, would it kill you to stand up for a couple hours?)
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Back in Form: AC/DC and PWR UP!
Two new releases have been dominating rock Twitter over the past couple weeks or so: Wolfgang van Halen released his touching tribute to his father in the guise of Mammoth WVH, and then AC/DC made their bid to save 2020 by giving us the tremendous "PWR UP." My cautiously optimistic thoughts on…
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The Metal God's Memoir: Rob Halford & "Confess"
My buddy Dave is back to chat with me about Rob Halford's recently released autobiography "Confess." I don't think you would consider this a review, but we get into our favorite Judas Priest's albums, Rob's decency in refusing to sling dirt, the sadness of Halford having to repress so much of his...
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Did You Hear About That One Time Ted Nugent Did Something Crazy?
This album discusses live albums generally, but more specifically, it's about "Intensities in 10 Cities," the bizarre Ted Nugent live experiment from 1981. Why release such a record? Was it filling out a contract or an honest attempt to change up the industry? And...was it any good? Give it a...
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Fauster, please: Alice Cooper & "The Last Temptation"
It's Halloween time, and that's as good a time as any for an episode on Alice Cooper's 1994 triumph "The Last Temptation." If you know me you must guess that I've been waiting to do an Alice episode for a while, and I enjoyed digging into this album as well as the Neil Gaiman comic book version…
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You Like It? The Rolling Stones and "It's Only Rock 'n Roll"
Few would seriously debate that "It's Only Rock 'n Roll" is not one of the very best albums by the Rolling Stones, but it's still an interesting record to discuss for at least two reasons. One, it marked a turning point in the band, being the final album with Mick Taylor and the first produced by...
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Let There Be Rock! The Best (and Worst) of AC/DC's "Rock" Songs
AC/DC has 21 songs that include the word "rock" somewhere in the title. That is kind of awesome. On this episode, my guest Stevie Flythe and I hop aboard the rock and roll train to rock the house and rock it on down. For those about to listen, we salute you. Catch Stevie Flythe on his regular...
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Death, Peter Steele, and Type O Negative's "Dead Again"
It's been ten years since we lost the gothic metal vampire king, Peter Steele. I reflect on the loss (as well as that of Ronnie James Dio and Lemmy Kilmister) and tout my affection for Type O Negative's swansong "Dead Again." No, it likely isn't the album that turned you on to TON (that was...
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New Releases! We take on Avatar's "Hunter Gatherer" and Deep Purple's "Whoosh!"
And I mean "we" as my longtime friend and frequent concert companion Dave discuss new music for a change. On August 7, 2020, Avatar and Deep Purple released new records and maybe "review" is too strong a word for what we did here, but I wanted each of us to be able to give our impressions of…
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"New" Music, or how Uriah Heep became the Best New Band of 2019
Over the years I've discovered new music, or new-to-me music, several times. Does it matter if the music isn't really new? On this episode I talk about some of those experiences, including Uriah Heep, Monster Magnet, Clutch, Nightstalker, the Georgia Thunderbolts, Spotify, Pandora, Gnoosic, and...
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Look Out! Why Ronnie James Dio belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
You think those metal horns in my logo are by accident? Ronnie James Dio's 7-album tear: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Rising, Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, Heaven and Hell, The Mob Rules, Holy Diver, and The Last in Line, are nearly unparalleled in hard rock and metal history. That's what made the…
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Twilight of the American Heavyweights
In 2012, Van Halen and Aerosmith released what seem likely to be their final studio albums, "A Different Kind of Truth" and "Music from Another Dimension!" respectively. Were they last great gasps from two of rock's titans?
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The Cult's "Ceremony"--Why Didn't It Go Supernova?
The Cult seemed poised to go huge after "Sonic Temple" but not only did "Ceremony" not propel them to those heights, it has become the forgotten, unwanted Cult record. Was it the music or was it something else? Let's chop up what happened.
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Coverdale-Page
I call the sole collaboration between David Coverdale (of Whitesnake) and Jimmy Page (of Led Zeppelin fame) a "semi-forgotten minor classic," which is perhaps a lot of weasel words for what it is--the best music of Page's post-Zeppelin career. Not only is it a great record, it's an important one,...
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Robert Plant
In the debut episode of Well Disguised, I discuss why I don't hate Robert Plant (at all, really) but also that I don't love him either. Plant apparently grew out of loud music, but what about those of us who didn't?
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Well Disguised aspires to be a thinking person's podcast about rock music, specifically the rock considered lowbrow by those who are "better." It's for those who believe Jimmy Page is the true King of Rock and Roll and who laughed when David Lee Roth said "rock critics like Elvis Costello because rock critics look like Elvis Costello." If you have grown up, but don't have loud guitar out of your system, then you are of our kind.
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