Shabby Road Record Show Podcast

In 1973, which drummer chastised KISS members Gene, Paul, and Ace for sneaking behind his drum set to mimic his unique playing style? Which album does AD describe as a drunken frat party? Which artist is rumored to have bootlegged his own first two albums when the distribution channel went out of business? Which band claims to be the first band from Boston to have released a major label record? Which artist wanted to record his guitars with the amplifiers under water? Which album does AD describe as “a good album to chop meat to?” Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which singer/songwriter has his band perform a song for a year on the road before taking it into the studio to record? Which guitarist got so wasted at Live Aid he doesn’t remember participating in the finale next to Bowie and Bono? Which singer commissioned music to be added to a controversial poem and fought successfully to have it released becoming a touchstone in American race equality? Which band got a 20 quid loan from Robert Plant to buy a P.A. system in the late 60’s? Which album is Shabby Road’s “white whale?” Which legendary singer was stabbed to death breaking up a bar fight? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Your Shabby pals are back for an hour of ROCK AND ROLL VINYL related games, trivia, and discussion. The gang has to throw a record into the abyss, never to be heard from again in a game of OVERBOARD. They have to arrange records in order according to their value in a spirited round of PRICE HIKE. Ryan and AD match wits in a round of LUSCIOUS LIZZ’ ROCK AND ROLL QUIZ. Plus, the listener’s favorite new game HEEP or POE, and AD’s HAPPY TRACK is a Shabby classic tongue twister that will have you practicing it over and over. SHARE YOUR SCORES AND OPINIONS on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which female guitarist was rumored to have actually been a man? Which band changed their look to appear tougher, but only managed to lose their female fans and get beat up by their new male audience? Which guitarist summed up his singer in one word…”debaucherist”? Which band has claimed to be on “hiatus” for over 40 years? Which band wanted to call themselves “The Pineapples” but discovered another band in town had the same name? Which famous singer was paid “a pair of car seat covers” for his first session? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which record cover terrified an impressionable 5 year old Ryan? Which band’s logo makes reference to baseball and apple pie? Which producer once crashed his car into a bus that was carrying nuns? Which band’s photo on their album is so bad AD claims that there is a new champ in our “Artful Dodger” syndrome? Which famous 1970’s guitar player spent the 1980’s making novelty records? Which band was the catalyst for the formation of Chrysalis Records? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which guitarist did AD say was mean, unhealthy and wearing a moo moo? Which rocker left the music business for a year to learn how to use a ham radio? Which singer left his band and fell under the spell of a religious sect who’s leader was an ill-tempered guru who had 14 wives and once killed a neighbor over a dispute with his dog? Which company unsuccessfully branched off into being a record label but did manage to spawn 3 famous acts who eventually signed to the company’s subsidiary labels? Which 10 piece band lost all but 2 members early in their career but reloaded with new players and became a legendary act? Which future superstar was once a waitress at Max’s Kansas City? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which band won a lawsuit against a 90’s band for stealing their name and donated the money to charity? Which guitarist caused a huge tour to be delayed because he slipped and fell in the bathtub breaking his finger? Which “ear worm” song does AD play that he requests that we all write our own verse for? Which album is named after a catch phrase from the Hanna Barbara character Snagglepuss? What does it mean to “kick the gong around?” Who’s hand did AD shake that he described as a large couch cushion with fingers? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which rocker retired in the 90’s and then stumbled across an internet message board dedicated to him and upon joining was coaxed into coming out of retirement? Which songwriter wrote several songs about heroin despite never doing it? Which artist became an aerobatic pilot and performed in a display in which 4 other pilots were killed in a crash? Which new supergroup just formed that features members of Slade and Sweet? Which guitarist went busking in France at age 16 and had to be hospitalized for malnourishment? Which album features what AD calls “his german treat”? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com  

Join your Shabby pals for an hour of ROCK AND ROLL VINYL related games, trivia, and discussion. The gang has to throw a record into the abyss, never to be heard from again in a game of OVERBOARD. They have to arrange records in order according to their value in a spirited round of PRICE HIKE. Ryan and AD match wits in a round of LUSCIOUS LIZZ’ ROCK AND ROLL QUIZ. Plus, don’t miss our brand new game HEEP or POE, it has to be heard to be believed. AD’s HAPPY TRACK angers Ryan and Lizz but all is well by “last call”. SHARE YOUR SCORES AND OPINIONS on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which rocker overdosed on amphetamines early in his career and from then on demanded his band members be drug free? Which drummer was murdered in his friend’s apartment and it remains unsolved to this day? Which guitarist said in a post shortly before he succumbed to cancer that his current state is just like his rock star days in that he’s full of drugs, gin and tonics and surrounded by friends? Which band was instrumental in starting the CBGB’s scene in the early 70’s? Which keyboard player was slated to record tracks for the classic “Who’s Next” album but got drunk and fell out of a taxi at the studio breaking his arm? Which proto-metal producer told a young Springsteen in 1971 to “come back when you got some songs”? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which artist’s stage sir name was borrowed from his musician father’s stage name? Which proto metal band initially named their band after a 6 ton bird? Which band toured together for years but could never get a record deal because the two main singers were signed to different labels? Which album does AD say “has Ted Nugent by his scrote?” Which rock star is Lizz attracted to that surprised Ryan? Which singer took it upon himself to fulfill his band’s contract with an album that competed against his first solo album with a different label? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Did you know that there are amazing records lurking in the dollar rack at your local record store? The gang at Shabby proves this by loading up the mystery boxes with recent finds from those glorious $1 crates. Find out what they gems they unearthed this time! Which album did AD find that was a UK pressing from 1969 in the original shrink wrap? Which album was playing when AD encountered his brother’s 4 friends passing 4 joints and singing nonsense along with the music? Which song got Ryan, AD and Mikey up to dance with Ryan’s Grandma in the middle of a poker game? Which rocker left the business to do voice over work and did several voices for a then unknown cartoon called Pokemon? Which album was so anti-religious the label refused to release it until the band performed it on tour and asked the audience to call the label and demand it’s release? Who is Ryan’s 2nd favorite drummer behind John Bonham? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help suppo

Which singer allegedly met a music industry exec for lunch and proceeded to abduct and beat her for 20 hours? Which band played at a bike fest in Germany and jumped off the stage to beat up an unruly biker, and during the melee the biker lost his nose? Which band had a magazine article written about them in which the author urged female fans “not to ball them” because the guitarist snitched on his weed dealer? Which rock band from the mid 70’s saw an uptick in their YouTube hits thanks to their name being the same as a huge hit by Justin Bieber? Which artist learned how to play multiple instruments because his parents owned a music store? Which prog band decided to try for a pop hit but failed, returned to prog and charted higher than ever? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which album did AD buy because a member of the band pictured on the back was wearing a shirt that AD used to own? Which band was known as “the monster that ate Cleveland” and threw frogs into the audience? Which singer once acted alongside Sir Lawerence Olivier? Which band had to hire 2 guys to fill the shoes of their original singer/guitarist after he left? Which song ends with what AD calls an intergalactic pearl necklace? Which band’s bassist was referred to as “groupie bait” by the lead singer? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which album cover was redone at the last minute because the photo of the band featured them out of their usual outfits? Who was AD’s band Monarch opening for when they blew up some pyro, leading to a big fight backstage? Which manager confiscated his band’s gear prior to a show at Madison Square Garden during a lawsuit? Which band’s career began tied to a film starring John Cleese, Raquel Welch and Ringo Starr? Which band’s career took off when one of their songs was featured on Miami Vice? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Join Ryan, AD, Ricky, Lizz, and HAL for an hour of vinyl related games, trivia, and discussion. The gang has to throw a record into the abyss, never to be heard from again in a game of OVERBOARD. They have to arrange records in order according to their value in a spirited round of PRICE HIKE. Ryan and AD match wits in a round of LUSCIOUS LIZZ’ ROCK AND ROLL QUIZ. AD’s HAPPY TRACK is a reckless surf song about someone stealing the singer’s surfboard and the HOT TOPIC this week is the hoax of the “most expensive record sold on discogs.com”. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which band does AD think ruined their career by NOT releasing a double live album in 1975? Which song’s imagery depicting sexual relations at gunpoint landed the band on Tipper Gore’s filthy 15? Which club band’s claim to fame is that they would bring 200 pounds of dry ice to every show? Which female singer from the early 70’s is Ryan’s new favorite? Which New York band had no success in America, but were insanely popular in the UK, selling out clubs filled with rock stars paying hundreds for front row seats? Which singer attempted suicide by running off a cliff? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Which singer auditioned for a famous band while the road crew held up score cards after each song? Which Welch prog band did AD bring this week strictly for redemption? Which singer drunkenly admonished the audience then when confronted backstage about “not caring about the fans” he simply pointed to his various outfits to prove otherwise? Which punk band was the first to release a “punk ballad?” Which singer attempted to retire from the music business, opening a bed and breakfast with a guitar shaped pool, but failed? Which band did AD see on Conan O’Brien that blew him away? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com

Join Ryan, AD, Lizz, Ricky and HAL as they pay tribute to Shabby favorite and frequent guest host, Mikey Bones. Mikey passed away on April 1, 2017. He can be heard on 3 of our best episodes. The gang loads up the mystery boxes with Mikey’s favorites and tons of great stories. Mikey would want us to rock out and laugh. Mission accomplished! Which band wrote a song about hookers being sent to space to service astronauts? Which Shabby favorite got blown off the stage by their opening act “The Doobie Brothers” on their North American tour? Which song about 3 friends does AD associate with his friendship with Ryan and Mikey? Which singer was so out of it, he heard his own song and declared “we should cover this song”, not realizing it was him singing. Which song was inspired by rows of telephone poles on a Kansas highway? Which band had one of their master tapes accidentally thrown in the trash and had to fish it out of the dumpster behind the studio? Listen to Mikey on the Shabby Road Record Show Episode 35 “We’r

What band did AD hear for the first time while in the dressing room at Chess King trying on girl’s jeans? Which musician was rumored to have been killed because he discovered a way to transmit matter and data to any point in the universe? Which band broke up just to get rid of their guitarist? Which 5 piece band imploded at a gig when 2 members were late and the 3 remaining played a set without them? Which singer known for creating characters changed his direction to a more introspective style after becoming ill? Which singer was inspired by writing and recording his album in the view of the prison Alcatraz? Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @shabbypodcast, or email us at shabbyroadshow@yahoo.com, help support the show by shopping at Amazon through our banner at www.shabbyroadrecordshow.com