The Great Song Podcast

Rob Alley

Celebrating the greatest songs in modern music history and the creators behind them.

  • 1 hour 46 minutes
    SPECIAL: "Born to Be Wild" w John Kay of Steppenwolf

    It's JP's birthday, and we're celebrating with a special episode covering one of the single-most legendary rock tracks in all of history--oh and maybe Rob forgot to do his research.

    18 June 2025, 5:08 am
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    SPECIAL: Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Bobby Rush Talk "Young Fashioned Ways"

    Random episode drop to celebrate a couple of blues legends doing something very cool together. You'll enjoy their chemistry just as much as ours. Check out "Young Fashioned Ways" available now, and enjoy the shenanigans!

    28 March 2025, 12:38 pm
  • 53 minutes 40 seconds
    Rock and Roll Fantasy (w/Simon Kirke of Bad Company)

    Bad Company and Free drummer Simon Kirke joins us to wrap up the Winter Explosion and this iteration of The Great Song Podcast. Plus: Our rock and roll fantasies, and the "Beautiful Nightmare" that is David Lee Roth.

    29 January 2025, 8:36 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Brian Dunne - Loser on the Ropes

    Rob and JP chat with a recent discovery artist who's fast become a favorite. Plus...Fantastic Cat, Adam Duritz, and sad bananas!

    22 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Jim Croce (w/ A.J. Croce)

    A legendary artist with a massive impact over a minuscule amount of time--Jim Croce finally gets his due on The Great Song Podcast. Episode 4 of our Winter Explosion EP.

    15 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Second Chance (.38 Special) w Max Carl

    Get your feels ready, because Max Carl and .38 Special are coming for ALL of them. Rob and JP chat with then-.38-Special-now-Grand-Funk frontman Max Carl about the song that made the biggest commercial success for the band, why rewrites are a good thing, and his career of amazing work.

    8 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    The Full Monte (Monte Montgomery)

    Rob and JP gush over one of the most underrated guitarists and songwriters in the world, and chat with the Alvarez-beating, acoustic-slinging madman known as Monte Montgomery.

    1 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    Thunderstruck (AC/DC) w Chris Slade

    Back for a good time, but not for a long time--the boys are back and kicking off a new EP season with an absolute smash from one of the greatest rock bands of all time--AC/DC's "Thunderstruck." The man behind the pounding beat of the "Razors Edge" era sits down with us to talk about his time with Angus and Malcom Young and company, his latest release with the Chris Slade Timeline, and much more. Enjoy!

    25 December 2024, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Slow Ride (Foghat) w Roger Earl

    Alright alright alright! Your favorite Guitar Hero track brings our 5-episode EP run to a close--we're talking all things "Slow Ride" with Foghat's Roger Earl!


    Thanks for hanging with us for a short run of episodes.

    See you--soon?

    Your friends, Rob and JP

    31 July 2024, 6:25 am
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    Kansas 25 w Jennifer Knapp

    25 years from the landmark release of her mainstream debut Kansas, Jennifer Knapp returns to the source to release Kansas 25, a re-envisioning of the CCM classic. And she's here to tell us all about the process, her holy grail guitar, and her amazing gas station snack food of choice. Episode 4 of our special 5-episode July 2024 run.

    24 July 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    Sunshine of Your Love (Cream) w Malcolm Bruce

    One of the great supergroups and classic rock acts of all time breeds one of our greatest side conversations of all time, and we talk Cream and legacy with Malcolm Bruce, son of Cream's legendary bassist and vocalist Jack Bruce. Episode 3 of our 5-episode limited 2024 EP.

    17 July 2024, 7:00 am
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