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 argumen

Purpendicular

Nov 11th, 2021 33m 20s

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 d

Mississippi Bones--My New Favorite Band

Aug 24th, 2021 36m 59s

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

Glenn Hughes--Artist of the Decade

Aug 10th, 2021 39m 16s

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 wha

Gearheads Unite: Clutch

Jul 13th, 2021 57m 27s

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 rand

Hit Kings, or, Every Song a Smash

Jun 29th, 2021 32m 40s

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

The Devil Made a Believer Out of Me

1 Jun 15th, 2021 38m 30s

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 happeni

More Than A Fan--My Interview with Chris Ko, Aerosmith's "Aerofanatic"

Jun 1st, 2021 57m 48s

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,

Chuck Klosterman Interview: 20 Years of "Fargo Rock City"

May 18th, 2021 1h 10m

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

The Wonderfully Profane "Earth vs The Wildhearts"

May 4th, 2021 20m 26s

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 coul

Bonus

Playlist Wars...Aftermath

Apr 27th, 2021 6m 47s

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 on

Lynyrd Skynyrd Live at Knebworth--This is Rock Rock

Apr 20th, 2021 31m 5s

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 fo

Doug Brod Interview for "They Just Seem A Little Weird"

Apr 6th, 2021 43m 1s

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 G

The Next Something: Greta Van Fleet

Mar 23rd, 2021 29m 51s

I don't like Greta Van Fleet, but I want to. On this episode I get into my feelings about the semi-controversial band.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/welldisguised/message--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sp

Alice Cooper's "Detroit Stories" (and other shenaningans)

Mar 9th, 2021 45m 8s

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 t

21st Century Gutter Rock--Buckcherry and "15"

Feb 23rd, 2021 29m

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

Walk this Way--Interview with Geoff Edgers about his book, Aerosmith, and Run-DMC

Feb 9th, 2021 44m 58s

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 c

Each Foot in a Different Past--ZZ Top & "Antenna"

Jan 26th, 2021 25m 15s

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 especiall

Amorica Strong--The Black Crowes

Jan 12th, 2021 27m 5s

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 longstandin

Bye Bye 2020!

Dec 15th, 2020 27m 3s

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

Back in Form: AC/DC and PWR UP!

Dec 2nd, 2020 19m 22s

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 tremen

The Metal God's Memoir: Rob Halford & "Confess"

Nov 17th, 2020 29m 13s

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, th

Did You Hear About That One Time Ted Nugent Did Something Crazy?

Nov 3rd, 2020 29m 52s

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

Fauster, please: Alice Cooper & "The Last Temptation"

Oct 20th, 2020 26m 38s

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

You Like It? The Rolling Stones and "It's Only Rock 'n Roll"

Oct 6th, 2020 18m 49s

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 f