LordOfTheThighs Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 My wife and I are very much enjoying Episode 1You better pull up a chair. You gotta ways to go, to catch up with the rest of us.
Montelovesco Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 My wife and I are very much enjoying Episode 1"Paul Stanley singing with an empty sack..." - unforgettable!
MCChris Posted January 14, 2014 Author Posted January 14, 2014 My wife and I are very much enjoying Episode 1"Paul Stanley singing with an empty sack..." - unforgettable!It's all downhill from there!Thanks for listening everyone!
alantig Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Episode 37 is now ALIVE! Andy, Chris and Nick analyze "Rockin' in the USA," one of the studio cuts from Alive II, then do a That Metal Show-style Top 5 and pick songs that would have made up a killer additional side of live material! Check it:For iTunes users: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-of-thunder/id639350818For non-iTunes users: http://podofthunder.libsyn.comGood ep, and timely since I've just been listening to the second half of Alive II.While listening to the studio cuts, I was taken by two things on "Larger Than Life" - how relatively dry Paul's backing vocals are, and how much the drums don't sound like Peter.But more on topic w/the podcast, I hadn't given it any though until today, but it's tough to come up with five more tracks from the second three albums - "Take Me" is a no-brainer. I'd lean towards "Hooligan", "Sweet Pain", "Do You Love Me?" and either "Baby Driver" or "Mr. Speed".
Montelovesco Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 My wife and I are very much enjoying Episode 1"Paul Stanley singing with an empty sack..." - unforgettable!It's all downhill from there!Thanks for listening everyone!Nah, it is not. Need more German chocolate for motivation? Or another fan letter?
LordOfTheThighs Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Wifey and me playing darts, and listening to my massive KISS playlist on shuffle.Got Love For Sale came up. I started laffing. (Great tune, btw)
Brooks Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 i love "larger than life", even if its mostly studio guys playing.
MCChris Posted January 16, 2014 Author Posted January 16, 2014 "makin love" episode was funnyI'm listening to that one now for the first time in forever. It was done prior to us adding production bits and getting all long-winded with stuff. There are funnier episodes in your future!Edit: forgot about the "love as a synonym for dick" segment hahaha.
Brentrocks Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 "....gene's guitar cant fucking wait to get out of the baggage dept...."LMAO
MCChris Posted January 20, 2014 Author Posted January 20, 2014 Episode 38 is now ALIVE! Andy, Chris, and Nick break down "Flaming Youth" from 1976's Destroyer. Also, perhaps inspired by the first word in the song's title and the fact that it's Paul Stanley's birthday, the guys share some of the experiences they've had in gay bars. Check it:For iTunes users: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-of-thunder/id639350818For non-iTunes users: http://podofthunder.libsyn.com
alantig Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Another cool episode - especially hearing how excited everyone got when the track was revealed.Although when you mentioned "a guy on the Hamer Fan Club", I immediately started trying to remember everything I've said in this thread...
LordOfTheThighs Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Flaming Youth has got to be one of my top 5 KISS songs. Dick Wagner replaced Ace on a couple of songs, because of Ace's partying (playing poker according to Ace) and wanting to record when he wanted to, which didn't sit well with Ezin. So when it came time for the tracks to be recorded, and Ace wasn't there, Wagner got dialed up. On Destroyer Resurrected, Sweet Pain w/ Ace's lead is a bonus track. It sounds OK, and no worse than Wagner's. I'd really like to hear Ace's take on the lead for Flaming Youth, if it was actually ever recorded. The song started as a Gene demo, Mad Dog. You can the signature musical chorus line, throughout the song. http://youtu.be/JBKF_lR7zas I always wondered about the origins of the song title. Way back, I read it was a subtle gay reference. I guess you could read that into it. But the roots of the song title go way back. The term was coined back in the Roaring '20s. It was the title of a book. The book was made into a silent movie of the same name (1923), about girl who became a flapper, and became quite a wild child. It became a term for the stoners and alkies of the era. I guess KISS latched onto the idea of ageless rebellion of youth. And heres one I just found ... Flaming Youth was the name of a late '60s British rock band. And they had Golum (from The Lord Of The Rings) as drummer. (top left corner) Strangely, he looked a lot like Phil Collins, who we know from Genesis fame. (actually it is Phil Collins) Another quality Pod Of Thunder. Good stuff!
Steve Haynie Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Wow! LotT that was a loaded post. Thank you.
Montelovesco Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Cool post, Lord...I was thinking about Marlon Brando when I heard that "my uniform is leather" line again. That, of course, can't be the meaning. I mean, seriously, were KISS ever into any kind of rebellion (exept maybe on "I love it loud" and even that was more attitude than anything else). So to me the lyrics are a lame try to sound more dangerous than they really were. The song itself, by the way, is cool anyway and remains a classic.And if we are talking about last eposide: Did I notice a little homophobic atmosphere in the Donut Studios? I hope not...
MCChris Posted January 21, 2014 Author Posted January 21, 2014 Homophobic? No. Homoerotic? Yes.When's the last time you heard of a homophobe gladly accepting a gift of fine chocolates from another dude he met online?
alantig Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Since you guys have talked about him...http://www.vintageguitar.com/16207/rock-n-roll-relics-bruce-kulick-team-on-bk-guitar/
MCChris Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 Episode 39 is now ALIVE! Andy, Chris, and Nick break down "I Will Be There" from Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions. Also, the guys discuss the recent KISS performance at the NHL Stadium Series game in Los Angeles. Check it:For iTunes users: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-of-thunder/id639350818For non-iTunes users: http://podofthunder.libsyn.com
MCChris Posted February 3, 2014 Author Posted February 3, 2014 Episode 40 is now ALIVE! Andy, Chris, and Nick break down "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide" from Gene's 1978 solo release. Also, the guys discuss the outrageous claim that a Beatles reunion was supposed to take place during the sessions for the album. Check it:For iTunes users: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-of-thunder/id639350818For non-iTunes users: http://podofthunder.libsyn.com
MCChris Posted February 10, 2014 Author Posted February 10, 2014 Episode 41 is now ALIVE! Andy, Chris, and Nick break down 1988's "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" from Smashes, Thrashes & Hits. Also, the guys discuss how to heat up Valentine's Day. Check it:For iTunes users: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-of-thunder/id639350818For non-iTunes users: http://podofthunder.libsyn.com
BadgerDave Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 I came in late and am trying to catch up. I mostly listen as I'm shoveling snow, so I'm somewhere between 30 - 45 inches in at this point.I've noticed neighbors looking at me quizzically as I suddenly erupt in full choke laughter mid-scoop. Waiting patiently for Black Diamond and seriously considering downloading the Elder album. The cut you played reminded me of Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Center of the Earth LP.
MCChris Posted February 10, 2014 Author Posted February 10, 2014 Waiting patiently for Black DiamondYou and me both.Downloading the Elder would be a bold move.
alantig Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Just finished the "Rock Hard" ep - I'm sure you guys got pounded on Facebook, but Kiss has had Eric Singer do "Beth" live, just like they have Thayer do "Shock Me". But the cow bell discussion had me howling - and immediately brought to mind Here Come The Mummies, an awesomely tight funk band, because they do almost what you guys imagined Paul doing... And in a more funky context, about 1:22 in... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpmxHW7IKe0
Brooks Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 wow that rock hard tune was bad, even for 80's kiss
MCChris Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 Episode 42 is now ALIVE! Andy, Chris, and Nick break down "Burn Bitch Burn" from 1984's Animalize! Then, the guys discuss Paul's rather incendiary comments in a recent Classic Rock Magazine interview about the band's upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Check it:For iTunes users: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-of-thunder/id639350818For non-iTunes users: http://podofthunder.libsyn.com
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