In early 1972 Pink Floyd were in the middle of creating one of the most successful and iconic albums in history when they took an unexpected break, flew to France and wrote and recorded an entirely separate album in just two weeks. That very same month, February of 1972, Pink Floyd's enigmatic founding member Syd Barrett surprisingly resurfaced, fronting a new band called Stars.

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BJ goes down a rabbit hole of eighties German heavy metal.

TRANCE - BURN THE ICE

FAITHFUL BREATH - PLAY THE GAME

NOISEHUNTER - HOT FOR LIVIN

NO TROUBLE - LOOKING FOR TROUBLE

AXE VICTIMS - YOUNG AND WISE

CUTTY SARK - INVITATION TO DANCE

HAZZARD - WE ARE THE BAND

TYRAN PACE - RED SWEAT

RESTLESS - BREAKIN’ OUT

FACT - 2001

TYRANT - MAKING NOISE AND DRINKING BEER

BREAKER - TOGETHER WE’RE STRONG

MP - CLAWS FROM THE NIGHT

SINNER - SCENE OF THE CRIME

BRAINFEVER - DEVIL’S EYES

MP - CLAWS FROM THE MIGHT

MIDNIGHT DARKNESS - LA PRISONER

HIGH TENSION - WORK HARD DIE YOUNG

GRAVESTONE - CREATING A MONSTER

VETO - BORN TO RIDE

DARXON - NO THRILLS

GRAVE DIGGER - HEAVY METAL BREAKDOWN

RUNNING WILD - FIGHT THE OPPRESSION

SCANNER - WARP 7

EXUMER - FALLEN SAINT

LIVING DEATH - DEEP IN HELL

VENDETTA - ON THE ROAD

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VOTE HERE

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BJ pits his top ten favorite Led Zeppelin songs against his top ten favorite Pink Floyd songs in an attempt to figure out which band he likes more.

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In a world where soundtracks didn’t suck, great songs were hidden on those soundtracks.

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BROCK/DAVIS - HARD WAY

JUST ONE OF THE GUYS

MONEY TALKS - IN A TRANCE

THE KARATE KID III

KIRSTY MACCOLL - YOU JUST HAVEN'T EARNED IT YET BABY

SHE'S HAVING A BABY

ROGER DALTREY - QUICKSILVER LIGHTNING

QUICKSILVER

OINGO BOINGO - WINNING SIDE

SHE'S OUT OF CONTROL

CHRIS THOMPSON - NEVER TURN AWAY

DREAM A LITTLE DREAM

BILLY BRANIGAN - HOLD ON

JUMPIN' JACK FLASH

ROOM WITH A VIEW - CAN'T RUN AWAY

CRYSTAL HEART

DON FELDER - WILD LIFE

THE SLUGGER'S WIFE

BELOUIS SOME - ROUND, ROUND

PRETTY IN PINK

EVE - THE WALLS CAME DOWN

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

HONEYMOON SUITE - THOSE WERE THE DAYS

THE WRAITH

FIONA - HAIR OF THE DOG (THAT BIT YOU)

HEARTS OF FIRE

STUBBLEFIELD AND HALL - BEST OF THE BEST

BEST OF THE BEST

ATTIC BLACK - RATS CHASE CATS

MARKED FOR DEATH

MECO - WEREWOLF (LOOSE IN LONDON)

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

PIRATES FEATURING MIKE BRADY - VICTORY

THE PIRATE MOVIE

BRIAN ENO - YOU DON'T MISS YOUR WATER

MARRIED TO THE MOB

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN - WHO DO YOU LOVE

EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY

PHILLIP BAILEY AND LITTLE RICHARD - TWINS

TWINS

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With this episode BJ revisits soundtracks, this time focusing on great songs that were buried on random movie soundtracks in the glorious decade of the eighties, when new wave and AOR met, got married and had babies.

KILLING JOKE - EIGHTIES

WEIRD SCIENCE

PHOEBE CATES - HOW DO I LET YOU KNOW

PRIVATE SCHOOL

PAUL ENGEMAN - SCARFACE (TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT)

SCARFACE

THE ALARM - WHAT KIND OF HELL

BACHELOR PARTY

BONE SYMPHONY - ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER

REVENGE OF THE NERDS

COMMUTER - YOUNG HEARTS

THE KARATE KID

REAL LIFE - FACE TO FACE

ONCE BITTEN

HUBERT KAH - THE PICTURE

ONCE BITTEN

HUBERT KAH - ANGEL 07

GOTCHA!

DWIGHT TWILLEY - KEEP ON WORKING

HEAVENLY BODIES

ANDI SEX GANG - THE QUICK AND THE DEAD

PHENOMENA

CHARLENE - FIRE

THE LAST DRAGON

KARLA DEVITO - WE ARE NOT ALONE

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

JUDE COLE - BACK TO SCHOOL

BACK TO SCHOOL

CHERRY BOMB - HUNGRY CITY

HOWARD THE DUCK

PETE SHELLEY - DO ANYTHING

SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL

THE MARCH VIOLETS - TURN TO THE SKY

SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL

E.G. DAILY - MIND OVER MATTER

SUMMER SCHOOL

SOUTHERN PACIFIC - SHOOT FOR THE TOP

POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL

PAT BENATAR - SOMETIMES THE GOOD GUYS FINISH FIRST

THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS

ALICE COOPER - I GOT A LINE ON YOU

IRON EAGLE II

SHARK ISLAND - FATHER TIME

BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

CHEAP TRICK - YOU WANT IT

SAY ANYTHING...

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And...action. BJ plays some of his favorite songs from movie soundtracks.

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM - HOLIDAY ROAD

KENNY LOGGINS - I'M ALRIGHT

CHEAP TRICK - REACH OUT

JOE STRUMMER - TRASH CITY

PINK FLOYD - FREE FOUR

PINK FLOYD - THE GOLD IT'S IN THE...

THE PRIME MOVERS - STRONG AS I AM

FASTWAY - TRICK OR TREAT

FASTWAY - AFTER MIDNIGHT

FASTWAY - DON'T STOP THE FIGHT

LION - THE TRANSFORMERS THEME

NRG - INSTRUMENTS OF DESTRUCTION

IAN THOMAS - STRANGE BREW

YA YA - DON'T TALK

TAHNEE CAIN & TRIANGLZ - YOU CAN'T DO THAT

ALICE COOPER - HE'S BACK (THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK)

QUEEN - PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE

AC/DC - WHO MADE WHO

FAITH NO MORE - THE PERFECT CRIME

RATT - NOBODY RIDES FOR FREE

DVDA - NOW YOU'RE A MAN

CAT STEVENS - IF YOU WANT TO SING OUT, SING OUT

STEVE EARLE - ELLIS UNIT ONE

SHUDDER TO THINK - HOT ONE

SHUDDER TO THINK - THE BALLAD OF MAXWELL DEMON

TOM PETTY - WALLS (NO. 3)

THE SCREAM - YOUNG AND DUMB

JIMMY CLIFF - YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT

THE MELODIANS - RIVERS OF BABYLON

THE MAYTALS - PRESSURE DROP

JIMMY CLIFF - THE HARDER THEY COME

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Originally released October 2015:

On this episode BJ plays some of his favorite songs by some of the various bands that came to be known as "power pop" in the nineties.

THE POSIES - GOLDEN BLUNDERS

RICHARD X. HEYMAN - FALLING AWAY

VELVET CRUSH - ASH AND EARTH

THE BLOW POPS - STORYBOOK

MATERIAL ISSUE - NEXT BIG THING

RICHARD BARONE - NOBODY KNOWS ME

TEENAGE FANCLUB - SPARKY'S DREAM

SLOAN - KEEP ON THINKIN'

ADAM SCHMITT - CAN'T GET YOU ON MY MIND

THE CRITICS - CHANGE YOUR MIND

THE LEATHERWOODS - HOW CAN I MISS YOU?

PAPAS FRITAS - WE'VE GOT ALL NIGHT

THE GRIP WEEDS - EVERY MINUTE

THE ROOKS - REASONS

THE TEARAWAYS - CAN'T GET THROUGH

GIGOLO AUNTS - WHERE I FIND MY HEAVEN

THE GREENBERRY WOODS - TRAMPOLINE

SPLITSVILLE - THE MISFITS

SUPERDRAG - DESTINATION URSA MAJOR

SPECTACLE - SO UNKIND

THE SMOKING POPES - NO MORE SMILES

THE SHAZAM - CALLING SYDNEY

THE VANDALIAS - MACH V

KYLE VINCENT - IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN

JASON FALKNER - MISS UNDERSTANDING

CAST - ALRIGHT

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE - AMITY GARDENS

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Originally released June 2017:

BJ takes a look at the grunge phenomenon that arose out of Seattle in the late eighties and plays some of the key bands and songs, plus some obscure favorites.

GREEN RIVER - 10,000 THINGS

THE MELVINS - GRINDING PROCESS

MALFUNKSHUN - WITH YO' HEART (NOT YO' HANDS)

THE U-MEN - THEY

SOUNDGARDEN - TEARS TO FORGET

THE FLUID - IS IT DAY I'M SEEING

BLOOD CIRCUS - BLOODMAN

NIRVANA - SPANK THRU

MUDHONEY - TOUCH ME I'M SICK

SKIN YARD - HEADSWILL

GRUNTRUCK - NOT A LOT TO SAVE

TAD - JINX

TRULY - HEART AND LUNGS

TAR - SHORT TRADES

LOVE BATTERY - OUT OF FOCUS

NIRVANA - DIVE

HOLE - GARBAGE MAN

L7 - DEATHWISH

MY SISTER'S MACHINE - SUNDAY

SPRINKLER - SANDBOX

POND - PERFECT FOUR

POND - UNION

HAZEL - BIG FATTY

HAZEL - SPARKLE FINISH

NUDESWIRL - F SHARP

SWEET WATER - HEAD DOWN

ALICE IN CHAINS - WHAT THE HELL HAVE I?

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Originally released October 2013:

BJ and Fistful of Dave are back to share with you 30 carefully selected songs by some of the lesser-known purveyors of seventies rock at its heaviest.

THE MOVE - BRONTOSAURUS

HAYSTACKS BALBOA - THE CHILDREN OF HEAVEN

SIR LORD BALTIMORE - PUMPED UP

BANG - LIONS, CHRISTIANS

DUST - LOVE ME HARD

TOAD - STAY

JERUSALEM - PRIMITIVE MAN

CAPTAIN BEYOND - FROZEN OVER

BARNSTORM - TURN TO STONE

SILVERHEAD - ACE SUPREME

HIGHWAY ROBBERY - FIFTEEN

TIGER B. SMITH - TIGER ROCK

THREE MAN ARMY - WHAT'S YOUR NAME

PENTAGRAM - FOREVER MY QUEEN

GRANICUS - BAD TALK

TEAR GAS - I'M GLAD

SENSATIONAL ALEX HAREY BAND - VAMBO

BUDGIE - HAMMER AND TONGS

KING CRIMSON - RED

GOOD RATS - FIREBALL EXPRESS

HAWKWIND - MOTORHEAD

PINK FAIRIES - CITY KIDS

ARMAGEDDON - PATHS AND PLANES AND FUTURE GAINS

CAIN - QUEEN OF THE NIGHT

STARZ - OVER AND OVER

MOXY - THROUGH THE STORM

TRUTH AND JANEY - THE LIGHT

TASTE - TEENAGE ANTHEM

PAT TRAVERS - HAMMERHEAD

ROSE TATTOO - ROCK N' ROLL OUTLAW

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Originally released October 2013:

What exactly does "heavy" mean? Who were the earliest, heaviest bands and how did their particular brand of rock and roll evolve over the course of the seventies, culminating in a new genre called "heavy metal" that exploded in the late seventies and into the eighties? On the next two episodes of the podcast BJ and his guests Martin Popoff (Part 1 only) and Fistful of Dave will attempt to answer these questions while sharing with you some of the very heaviest music of the seventies.

DEEP PURPLE - BLOODSUCKER

BLACK SABBATH - HOLE IN THE SKY

JUDAS PRIEST - TYRANT

RAINBOW - TAROT WOMAN

GILLAN - ROLLER

THIN LIZZY - EMERALD

AC/DC - KICKED IN THE TEETH

RIOT - WARRIOR

BLODWYN PIG - SEE MY WAY

STRAY - ALL IN YOUR MIND

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - RIDE THE SKY

URIAH HEEP - LOOK AT YOURSELF

MONTROSE - ROCK THE NATION

BLUE CHEER - FEATHERS FROM YOUR TREE

SWEET - SET ME FREE

SCORPIONS - CATCH YOUR TRAIN

NAZARETH - MISS MISERY

LEAF HOUND - STRAY

NITZINGER - LET THE LIVING GROW

BUFFALO - WHAT'S GOING ON

THIRD WORLD WAR - ASCENSION DAY

GUN - RACE WITH THE DEVIL

RUSH - BASTILLE DAY

UFO - DOCTOR DOCTOR

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