Pride Comes Before the Podcast
"Not everybody realises that these guys are not just crowd pleasers. They also embody such an amazing technical excellence. They have it all."-Queen guitarist Brian May, inducting Def Leppard into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "We just wanted to put a smile on people's faces. That's all we ever wanted to do."-Def Leppard... Continue Reading →
“Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control and it didn't have any inherent wisdom. I quickly realised that you either became a power or you were crushed.” ---The Clash lead vocalist Joe Strummer "Merry and tough, passionate and large-spirited, London... Continue Reading →
"Led Zeppelin was pretty much what made me pick up drumsticks." -Jon Fishman "I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing." -Jimmy Page It was the 60's, the late 60's particularly. The world, and especially America, as they were known were turning upside down. Tensions between the global superpowers of... Continue Reading →
"Chuck Berry was rock's greatest practitioner, guitarist, and the greatest pure rock 'n' roll writer who ever lived." -Bruce Springsteen "If you had to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry." -John Lennon It was the 50's. America and the greater western world were doing great following the 2nd World... Continue Reading →
If you've been a participant of the Musical Training Plan from the beginning, or at least have explored the back catalogue, you're aware of the first ever theme: 70 Years of Pop. It was a pretty simple idea, take an album of pop music from each decade going back to the 1950's and enjoy the... Continue Reading →
"You just need a better life than this / You need something I can never give" -Glass Animals, Heat Waves Before this summer, I had no idea that the band Glass Animals even existed. Now I have listened to the album Dreamland a number of times, on vinyl, on my phone, with friends, by myself,... Continue Reading →
"I heard it once, I'm sure I heard it twiceMy dad used to give me all of his adviceHe would say you gotta turn your back and run nowCome on son, you haven't got a chance now" -Blink-182, Dumpweed "We never worry about the big things, just the small things" -Travis Barker (Drums) Blink-182 is... Continue Reading →
Let me begin my first MTP blog by saying this: I am not trying to steal Ben's thing, I just love the idea of turning a few albums around for people to listen to if they so choose. I listen to music too! "To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is."... Continue Reading →
Pepperoni, Feta Cheese, and Sausage! What a pizza it was from The Roman Candle Pizzeria of Madison! What made the pizza even better was watching March Madness and eating the pizza with great friends of the podcast, Andrew Lindstrom and Emma Langer! Summing up the voting in my own words is simple: straightforward. Taking a... Continue Reading →
"The only way artists can do things is to do it for themselves. Trying to second guess what the public wants or likes is kind of a fool's game." -David Gilmour "There is no dark side of the moon, really. As a matter of fact, it's all dark. The only thing that makes it look... Continue Reading →
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