Ridiculous Rock Record Reviews
Aaron Martel
A podcast in which your host Aaron Martel picks a rock album (anything from soft rock to hard rock to heavy metal) and spends the episode talking about it and reviewing it. Informative, opinionated, and occasionally funny, the show highlights Aaron's genuine love (or hate) for the music discussed. Frequently guests ("co-pilots") co-host the show with Aaron. Are you not entertained? Rock on!
- 1 hour 34 minutesEpisode 404 - The Who - Quadrophenia
The Poobah Aaron Martel returns again to tackle one of his desert island discs - the 1973 concept album Quadrophenia from The Who. Rock On!
The Who [4k Remaster 10-bit] LIVE IN CHICAGO December 8, 1979
https://youtu.be/3w0RB6A9vak?list=RD3w0RB6A9vak
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The crew hangs out with the gents from The Bogus Otis Show podcast as they discuss the 1981 Sammy Hagar release Standing Hampton. Rock On!
Check out The Bogus Otis Show: 9 Degrees of Sammy Hagar wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2050414
Sammy Hagar 1983 Live from The Checkerdome St Louis Mo.
https://youtu.be/lAqJIl_Yi8w?list=RDlAqJIl_Yi8w
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The Puba Aaron Martel returns to discuss Peter Frampton's 1976 live release Frampton Comes Alive! Rock On!
Peter Frampton Comes Alive Anaheim, CA & Miami, FL 1976
https://youtu.be/vUqCvdf5j2w?list=RDvUqCvdf5j2w
'Frampton Comes Alive II' 1995
https://youtu.be/W7d7oilIxdI?list=RDW7d7oilIxdI
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The crew takes a moment to pay their respects to the late Bob Weir by discussing his first "solo" album Ace from 1972. Groove on Bob!
Grateful Dead - October 1974 (Winterland) Pro-Shot "Full set" [Set 1]
https://youtu.be/5ctbRk4KvGw?list=RD5ctbRk4KvGw
Grateful Dead - October 1974 (Winterland) Pro-Shot "Full set" [Set 2]
https://youtu.be/vV4uGNZmPTI?list=RDvV4uGNZmPTI
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R4 Rerun Vol. 9 - For the 400th episode of the podcast, the crew invites Thea S (Amin Thea) from the Rock N Roll Heaven podcast to revisit the 1979 release Damn the Torpedoes from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Rock On!
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Live In Dortmund (1982)
https://youtu.be/fWfb44z8-RQ?list=RDfWfb44z8-RQ
Check out the original episode with Aaron and Sister Shannon here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1764909/episodes/8392233
Check out Rock N Roll Heaven here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-and-roll-heaven/id1450730862
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The crew is joined by musician and teacher Eric Bourassa as they dig into the 1997 self-titled debut from Third Eye Blind. Rock On!
Third Eye Blind @ The Electric Factory July 1998
https://youtu.be/9I8jmfBmUaw?list=RD9I8jmfBmUaw
Subscribe to Eric's YouTube channel and find all his projects there.
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Author Chris Dalla Riva joins to crew to discuss the 1998 diamond selling debut Yourself or Someone Like You from Matchbox 20. Rock On!
Matchbox Twenty Soundstage - Full Performance
https://youtu.be/Tq0bmqbDWJA?list=RDTq0bmqbDWJA
Buy Chris's book here: https://bio.site/uncharted_territory
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This crew takes a look back at the 1969 self-titled debut from The Allman Brothers Band. Rock On!
The Allman Brothers Band - Fillmore East - 1970.09.23
https://youtu.be/XsjzV8sOdXU?list=RDXsjzV8sOdXU
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The whole gang shows up to discuss the 1975 sophomore release Straight Shooter from new Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Bad Company. Rock On!
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Bad Company Tour Long Beach CA 1974
https://youtu.be/BNmINbO9VyY?list=RDBNmINbO9VyY
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The crew kicks off the new year by discussing the 1985 release Little Creatures by Talking Heads. Nerd On!
Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival (1982)
https://youtu.be/ldwpwrW6tno?list=RDldwpwrW6tno
*Could not find footage from this album's era...
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The R4 crew finishes 2025 by discussing the R4 album of the year as selected by the audience - Bloom by sister duo Larkin Poe. Rock On!
Larkin Poe - Live @ the Vic in Chicago - 5/17/25
https://youtu.be/l8BA_ZdelJg
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