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Monsters of Rock

  • Epic Rock-Episode 19: Santa Ana Winds- Survivor

    Every good rock band has at least one great epic rock song, For Survivor it is Santa Ana Winds, in my opinion it’s on par with Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water, Aerosmith’s Dream On and Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir. Ironically Santa Ana Winds was released as a b-side to Caught in the Game, which was…

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  • Epic Rock-Episode 18:Turbo Lover-Judas Priest.

    “Turbo Lover” is a single by heavy metal band Judas Priest from their album Turbo. Unlike the album, most of the reception for this song has been positive, and it is considered a Judas Priest classic. The song’s lyrics have been described as being about “auto”-eroticism. Singer Rob Halford said, “I just liked the analogy…

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  • My Interview with Jim Peterik—Co-Writer of “Eye of the Tiger”

    Who doesn’t know “Eye of the Tiger” that iconic song of Rocky 3? Today I had the privilege to talk with one of the co-writers Jim Peterick. Jim’s home base has always been The Ides Of March, where Jim wrote and sang the evergreen hit “Vehicle”. The Ides began their journey in 1964, and continue…

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  • Epic Rock-Episode 17:Mother Earth-Within Temptation

    Since it is ‘Earth Day’ today, I thought it would be appropriate to dedicated this episode of Epic Rock, to the blue planet we live on. What better song to do that then ‘Mother Earth’ by ‘Within Temptation’ “Mother Earth” is the third single of Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their second studio…

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  • Epic Rock-Episode 16: Valley of the Kings-Blue Murder

    Blue Murder were an English rock band led by guitarist-vocalist John Sykes. The group was formed in 1987 following Sykes’s dismissal from Whitesnake. The initial line-up was rounded out by bassist Tony Franklin and drummer Carmine Appice. In its nascent stage, vocalist Ray Gillen and drummer Cozy Powell were attached to the project. In 1989,…

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  • Epic Rock-Episode 14: Papa Roach-Last resort.

    Papa Roach are celebrating 23 years of their legendary album Infest, which was released April 25, 2000. One of the many songs on the album is “Last Resort,” Papa Roach vocalist Jacoby Shaddix described the song as a “cry for help”. He also said “That song was about one of my best friends, and then…

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  • Epic Rock Episode 13-Hear’n’Aid: Stars

    When it comes to heavy metal it probably doesn’t get better then this. It is the forgotten Live Aid project. Hear ‘n Aid was a charity record recorded by a large ensemble of 40 heavy metal musicians and released in 1986. The project was organized by Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell, all…

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  • AC/DC’s first singer.

    AC/DC will celebrate their 50th anniversary later this year. I was surprised to find out that their first singer wasn’t Bon Scott but, Dave Evans, Although he only recorded one song with the band. He was the original lead singer for AC/DC in 1973–1974 and sang on their debut single and one other single shortly…

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  • ROCKTOBER Episode 7: Paranoid-Black Sabbath.

    “Paranoid” is a song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1970 off the band’s second studio album Paranoid (1970). It is the first single from the album, while the B-side is the song “The Wizard”. It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 61 on the US Billboard Hot…

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  • ROCKTOBER Episode 6:Eruption-Van Halen

    I think it is safe to say that Eddie van Halen changed the concept of a guitar solo forever, when he first played “Eruption”. Not only guitar solos, rock guitar in general. Eruption” solo popularized the tapping style of guitar playing, and in doing so revolutionized the sound of rock. Not bad for a tune…

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