Welcome to My Weekly Mixtape, a podcast that
takes the classic mixtape approach to building
a modern playlist. I'm your host, Brian Colburn,
and I am so thankful to be here tonight to celebrate
100 episodes of My Weekly Mixtape. Putting that
into perspective, I have been podcasting since
2017, starting with Toon Styles and then with
Playlist Wars. And both of those shows ended
their runs, I want to say, in the low 80s and
high 60s, respectively. So when I started this
show, I had no idea how long it was going to
go. I had no idea if it was going to take off.
I had no idea what to expect. And I have been
so grateful that the show has taken off over
these last 100 episodes. So I am delighted to
finally go into triple digits tonight. And I
wanted to do so in a special way. And the way
I was going to do that was one, not make it just
one episode long, because this is a pretty big
deal. It's taken me a long time to get to this
point. I've been podcasting since 2017. So episode
100 can't just be one episode. So instead, over
the course of this week, episode 100 is actually
going to be episode 100, episode 101, and episode
102. Because I have so much content to celebrate
100 episodes, it needs three episodes worth of
my weekly mixtape to share it with all of you.
So that's the first thing. Now the second thing
is the fact that I didn't want to do something
that was just another episode. I wanted to have
some fun and put a spin on something. That's
been a part of music interviews probably as long
as there have been music interviews. And that
is the quote unquote favorite song question,
or as I'm referring to it tonight, the time capsule
question. So what I started doing around episode
50, because I knew at that point that I had some
traction and the show had some legs and I had
a hopeful feeling that I would get to episode
100. And I'm very grateful that I'm here now.
But what I started doing was I started asking
at the end of each interview this softball question.
But what I didn't tell all of the people that
I was asking this question was that there was
a part two to why I was asking the question.
With the small caveat that the Patreon mixtapers
did know. The story behind what I was doing with
these answers, as you know, the Patreon mixtapers
are always in the know of what I've got going
on behind the scenes here at my weekly mixtape.
But all of the guests and friends of the show
who I asked this question, not so much. But now
the question itself is pretty simple. If you
had to choose one song for the ultimate mixtape.
Meaning any song, any genre that would be locked
away in a time capsule for others to discover
years or maybe decades from now, which song would
you choose and why? This is the desert island
song question. So I've asked that over and over
and over again over the last year and change.
Guests of the show, friends of the show. the
amazing Patreon mixtapers. Anytime I could get
somebody that was willing to answer this question,
I asked it and I got their answer. And I've compiled
65 separate answers. Now comes the spin. Over
the course of this and the next two episodes,
which are all coming your way this week, I'm
going to take those 65 answers and curate them
into a playlist that hopefully Makes sense in
some way, shape or form. Now, nobody knew that
there were other people answering this question.
Everybody answered from a personal perspective.
So these songs run the gamut from pop to rock
to dance to metal to punk. It's all in here.
And I have to kind of weave my way through and
try to make these songs make sense. as a playlist
so this is certainly the most challenging episode
i have ever done but it's the one i'm probably
the most excited about because over these 100
episodes i've had the chance to talk to some
people that i'm massive fans of their band and
their art and their work i've had friends of
the show come on and give these incredible answers
i've had the chance to truly fulfill my love
of music through this show and now i get to try
to do it With all of these people at the same
time. So this is really, really cool and really,
really stupid. As I scroll down this list of
songs and look at what I've put myself into,
these are truly going to be the most challenging
three episodes of my weekly mixtape ever. And
I am so glad you're here to go through this.
as I'm going to call it, journey at this point.
Now, diving a little bit into the psyche that
goes behind what happens here at My Weekly Mixtape,
one of my immediate concerns was, oh, God, am
I going to have 10 people all chiming in with
the exact same song? Well, I'm happy to report
that using this almost family feud style of asking,
you know, surveying 100 people, I didn't get
to 100, unfortunately, but, you know, the 65
responses I've received to this one question.
There are multiple picks from only four bands
or artists and only one song that more than one
person chose. So I just want to put that into
perspective, how varied this smorgasbord of songs
really is. And now that we've gotten that out
of the way, before we get into the good stuff,
I'd be remiss if I didn't remind you that if
you like what you're hearing on the show, you
can help me out by either telling a friend. leaving
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There you can find ad -free episodes of the show,
gain access to future My Weekly Mixtape episodes,
chime in on upcoming topics, become a future
guest, and so much more. Such as chiming in with
your time capsule songs, which we've got a bunch
of the Patreon mixtapers in the fold across these
three episodes. And I can't wait for you to hear
some of the songs they've chosen. And I also
can't wait to try to figure out how the hell
I'm going to include Some of the songs that they've
chosen because some of them are really putting
me to the test with their song choices. But once
again, if you'd like to be a part of this conversation
moving forward in the next 100 episodes, come
join the fellow mixtapers at patreon .com forward
slash my weekly mixtape. 65 songs. Where do I
even begin? Well, let's start with something
that is undeniable, because I figure with this
type of playlist, I'm going to use a little bit
of a roller coaster approach. Given there's so
many genres going on here, I think we're going
to use the jam band roller coaster approach of
peaks and valleys. We're going to have some big,
loud moments. We're going to bring it down and
have some quieter moments. and then bring it
up and have some big fun moments, and then maybe
bring it back down, kind of like the way a roller
coaster would work. So to start it big, I think
my friend DT Carroll from Space Castle nails
it with his song choice, so we're going to go
with that. Now, I'm not going to play the question
65 times over and over and over again, because
it'll drive everybody listening and myself mad,
so that won't be happening. So just to remind
you before we get into this, the question is,
if you had to choose one song for the ultimate
mixtape, any song, any genre, to be locked away
in a time capsule only to be discovered years
or decades from now, which song would you choose
and why? Here's DT's response to that question.
That's a big ask, but Helter Skelter by the Beatles.
Whoa. Yeah. The White Album is amazing. I feel
like people are going to want to throw that into
the time capsule anyway, and I want to beat them
to the punch with one of the most influential
rock songs ever. It arguably kicked off the heavy
metal genre. I mean, you can't get much more
influential than that. But it's also Paul McCartney
with his most underrated rock and roll scream
ever. People don't think about Paul McCartney
having just an awesome rock scream, and he just
wails in his song. Like Ringo Starr, you wouldn't
think of Ringo Starr being like this heavy, like
rock drummer. And here he is, like just blowing
everybody's minds. Like it's where the Beatles
were sort of like a crossroads musically, I think.
And it's got notes of like their previous stuff.
Like it's still very approachable. But at the
same time, it's one of the songs where people
are like, what the hell are you doing, Beatles?
What kind of drugs are we on now? Like, you know,
it's wildly influential. It's my favorite Beatles
song. And it's obviously one of the most influential
and famous bands of all time. Like probably one
of the top 10 most famous bands of all time.
And if we're going with that, I'm going to do
my favorite song. One of the songs I think was
one of the craziest and most out of left field
they ever wrote. And they wrote some weird shit.
So, yeah, Helter Skelter by the Beatles is going
to the time capsule. I mean, when you think about
it, Motley Crue, U2, Pat Benatar, hell, even
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson, they've all covered
this song. There's probably more covers of Helter
Skelter. then there are actual not covers of
Helter Skelter. There's probably more covers
of Helter Skelter than there are Beatles songs.
There's like 4 ,000 Beatles songs. So, yeah.
Easily a contender for one of my cover song dive
bonus episodes, if that banter didn't make that
apparent enough. Great pick from DT. I'm extremely
grateful for him for joining me on several episodes.
He's actually closing in on board short status
for those of you that know that reference. But
you can hear him on the Ultimate 2023 and 2024
playlist episodes, among several others. So if
you've been listening over the last hundred episodes,
you already know what a fun and knowledgeable
guest DT is. But outside of my weekly mixtape,
if you haven't seen Space Castle on YouTube,
do yourself a favor and watch some of the best
nerd culture -centric content that I've seen.
You will love Space Castle. Now, with that said,
I have to follow up Helter Skelter by the Beatles.
And the second song of the night has to help
kind of set the overall tone. I mean, if you're
at a live concert, some bands want to keep the
pedal to the metal and others choose to veer
off in a slightly different direction. I think
that's what I'm going to do because I'm going
to bring the tempo and the energy down just a
bit with Brian Scott of the union underground
and cult of follows answer to the ultimate mixtape
question. Wow. Um, yeah. I mean, that's almost
impossible. Um, maybe break down from Tom Petty.
You're speaking my language. There you go. Yeah.
why there's so many reasons. I mean, I listened
to things for so many different reasons, you
know, being a producer, a songwriter, a fan,
that record, that entire record really is so
great. Sonically. It's so great. Songwriting
wise, it would just have to be that. Cause it's
just Tom Petty is roles. That's it. That's why.
That's why. That he most certainly does. It's
no surprise to anyone listening that Tom Petty
is my favorite artist of all time, so I didn't
want to waste any time making sure he was included
in the time capsule just in case it was to run
out of room or anything like that. I mean, this
song has such a great groove to it from Mike
Campbell's tasty guitar work and Petty's, at
the time of the recording, youthful rasp to his
voice. It's just an absolute staple. Reach number
40. on the u .s billboard hot 100 chart and canada's
rpm top singles chart now if live music is your
thing be sure to check out tom petty's the live
anthology as he mixes in a little bit of hit
the road jack on a nearly eight minute version
of the song That entire box set is absolute perfection,
if you ask me, though. Glad that Tom Petty's
breakdown is in the fold. Now back to the Union
Underground here. If you're a fan of them, be
sure to check out episode 57 with Brian as we
dive into their Education and Rebellion album,
their song Across the Nation that was featured
on WWE's Raw as the theme music for almost four
years. It was such a great conversation, and
I'm so psyched to see them back on the road.
and doing their thing again, really hoping 2025
we get to get some new music from them as well.
But to follow up the Beatles and Tom Petty, I'm
going to keep this little classic rock radio
-esque vibe thing that we've got going here to
start off as Drew Copeland of Sister Hazel answers
the ultimate mixtape question. Man, you know,
I thought about this because I know that this
is a question that you ask. And I keep going
back to that. There's so many like iconic songs.
I was like, man, there's a Boston tune that I
would, I would say has to be on there. There's
several James Taylor songs. I'm like, man, how
can you have a playlist and not have that? The
ultimate. Dude, it's weird because I always feel
guilty saying it, but how about Stone in Love?
Oh, hell yeah. Journey? Yes. Yeah. That is my
all -time favorite Journey song, so I love the
pick. You know, I mean, like, how can you not
have that song? You know, I don't know. There's
so many I could pick from, but you caught me
in that kind of mood, so that's what I'd go with.
The fact that Stone in Love is only on Journey's
Greatest Hits Volume 2 and not Volume 1 was an
abomination. I was so offended at that. I couldn't
agree more. Yeah, I couldn't agree more. And
God, man, that guy, what a voice, man. Oh, such
a gift. Incredible. The fifth single from their
massive Escape album. And when I say single,
I have to use quote marks, at least here in the
US, because it was only released in the UK as
a single. So if you pair that fact, along with
what I had mentioned to Drew about it only appearing
on Greatest Hits Volume 2, and the fact that
the song is still consistently in the band's
live set lists to this day, I feel like Stone
in Love is the most underrated journey. hit a
crazy oversight on the labels part to not release
it worldwide. And then from a personal opinion,
my favorite all time journey song. So I absolutely
love the fact that drew went with this one. It
was such a pleasure having him on the show for
episode 62, where we co -curated the ultimate
sister Hazel playlist. I hope that it pleases
all levels of hazelnut fandom. So with that,
The Beatles, Tom Petty, and Journey. Scrolling
up and down this list, I think we need to keep
this classic rock radio vibe thing going just
a little bit longer because looking through the
list, classic rock was a popular subset of the
songs chosen. But like I said, we're just getting
started here. We're just scratching the surface.
So let's move right along into track four as
Brit Lightning of Vixen chimes in with her answer
to the ultimate mixtape question. I think Hotel
California. I think the future should still be
listening to Hotel California. And why? Because
I just think it's just this enchanting song,
like I said, takes you on a story. Leads you
through an imaginational journey that you can
interpret for yourself. The guitar lines are
awesome. The vocals are amazing. All the musicianship
in that band is great. And I just think it does
capture that moment in time when it was recorded
that it will last forever. The song reached number
one on the Billboard US Hot 100 and Canada's
top singles chart and was a top 10 hit in the
UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany. Spain,
New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland, and is
the band's third most performed song across their
entire discography after Desperado and Take It
Easy, despite those albums coming out three and
four years earlier than Hotel California. In
2003, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall
of Fame. And in 2004, Rolling Stone magazine
ranked it 49 on its list of the 500 greatest
songs of all time. Brit was my guest on episode
64, the ultimate classic rock playlist, where
this song may or may not have been a part of
that conversation as well. You'll have to go
back and tune in to find out because I like to
tease. But moving on from Hotel California, I
think I need to add one more song from this classic
rock arsenal before a pivot comes into play.
And I think we'll stay in Eagles universe as
Ben Montgomery from Records Revisited answers
the ultimate mixtape question. Damn. Ultimate
mixtape. Let's go funk number 49 from the James
Gang. Ooh. I mean, I've mentioned this multiple
times on my podcast. Joe Walsh and any variation
of Joe Walsh bands are really great road trip
music. And come on, this song is so damn good.
From 1970s James Gang Rides Again, the song reached
number 59 on the Billboard US Hot 100 and has
remained a classic rock staple ever since. Ben
was my guest for episode 66, the ultimate spellbinding
songs playlist, and I've been a guest several
times over the years on Records Revisited, dating
all the way back to my TuneStyles days. I love
what they've got going on over there, so be sure
to check them out. and tell Ben and Wayne I said
hello when you do. Now, following up Funk 49,
I think I'm going to bring us out of this classic
rock vibe and lean into something a little bit
more, well, funky, with this pick from Jim Lachlan
of Moe. My one song to be added to the ultimate
mixtape, which will be put in a time vault and
opened years down the road, would be the Ballad
of Bodacious by Primus off the record Antipop.
I picked this song despite the fact that my favorite
Primus drummer, Tim Alexander, isn't on the track.
I picked this song despite the fact that Antipop
isn't even Primus' favorite Primus record. I
picked this song because it's unbelievably original.
The bass, the drums, the guitar are amazing.
The story is mostly true. And it's probably the
only... Well, one of the only songs written about
a rodeo bull. So you really can't beat that.
One of the few songs from Antipop that was produced
solely by Primus. This is definitely a divisive
pick depending on what level of Primus fan you
are. And as Jim said, even the band has kind
of distanced themselves from this album. But
I'm with Jim here. This song is awesome. And
I'm not going to lie. Even though the album itself
might lack a bit of direction. That's obviously
going to happen when you feature different producers
on an album. And Antipop has a wide array of
producers alongside of Primus, the likes of Tom
Waits, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine,
Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, Stuart Copeland of
The Police, and Matt Stone of South Park. Yes.
If you're a fan of South Park, you already know
the history between the band and the show. So
that really won't be too surprising to you at
all. But he is a producer on a track on this
album. Now, as far as Mo goes. 2025 is going
to be a insanely busy year for the band, as they're
not only celebrating the band's 35th anniversary,
they're also releasing a new album, Circle of
Giants, on January 31st. So be sure to be on
the lookout for that one. I hope to have Jim
back on the show very soon, as he was such an
amazing guest for episode 35, The Ultimate Moe
Playlist. And whether you're a jam band fan or
not, There's a little bit of something for everyone
in that discussion, so I highly recommend checking
that episode out. Now, instead of leaning into
the music for this next song choice, I'm going
to lean into the band's connections. And in this
case, that band is Primus, and they have a ton
of connections with other bands. Now, as Jim
mentioned, Tim Alexander. who didn't play on
the track on Antipop, was drumming for Primus
up until the end of 2024 when he left the band.
But Primus is forging on with the drummer from
this next band, pulling double duty, at least
for this one show, at their Live in the Sand
Festival, which takes place in March of 2025.
Well, I hope that piqued your interest because
you're about to hear more about this band and
this person's song choice from said band. And
that is my friend Tony G over at Patio Slave
with his choice for the ultimate mixtape. One
song for the ultimate mixtape. Man. Doesn't matter
where it comes from. Any song, any genre. Oh,
man. A song that always gives me chills is Lateralis
from Tool. I have seen them live probably four
or five times and get goosebumps every time the
opening to it. And I know the Fibonacci sequence
and all that stuff that goes into it. If you
want to deep dive that song and that record,
there's a lot there. We did a whole episode on
it. That was one of our best episodes too. It's
back there in the archives if you're looking
for it. But that song... always finds its way
into my headphones when i'm looking for a tried
and true and a song that it makes me remember
why i love to listen to music and this is one
that's you know a1 when it comes to that so lateralis
tool goosebumps just thinking about it man the
third single from the album of the same name
clocking in at five minutes and 47 seconds if
you're listening to the radio edit but let's
be honest no one's doing that unless they're
hearing it on the radio so Clocking in at 9 minutes
and 24 seconds, Lateralis reached No. 14 on the
Billboard U .S. Mainstream Rock Chart and No.
18 on the U .S. Alternative Airplay Chart. Also,
Loudwire hailed Lateralis as the No. 1 song on
their list of the Top 50 Metal Songs of the 21st
Century, so a beloved choice by many. Tony G
was my guest on episode 85, the ultimate rage
against the machine playlist. And he and the
fellas over at Patio Slave have a great thing
going on over there. So be sure to check out
what they're doing over there. There are a great
bunch of guys. I have to say the music podcast
community is a ridiculously strong one. And I,
for one, am extremely grateful to be even included
in a small fraction of it. But moving on from
Tool. I'm going to step aside from leaning into
the bands like I did for this pick, and I'm going
to go lean into the music again. And what I'm
going to do is lean into some of the prog elements
that Tool brings to the table. Only I'm really
going to lean into the prog here with this song
choice from Christian Swain of Rock and Roll
Archaeology and the founder and CEO of Pantheon
Podcasts, the network that My Weekly Mixtape
is extremely thankful to be a part of. Let's
hear Christian's choice for the ultimate mixtape.
Well, Brian, I have to say first, I hate this
question. I've always hated this question. It's
just so hard for me to pick a particular song
for a desert island or locked away in a time
capsule to be discovered. One song is just so
hard for me because I love so many songs. That
love is dependent on my mood. And so every day
it could be a different song. But you asked the
question and I did think about it. And I did
something recently with another guest from a
famous rock band that we kind of flipped it around
a little bit in the, as opposed to the desert
island playlist, we decided to look at it from
a death row experience. And in fact, we did a
full, like, what's the song for your last meal?
The walk to the execution chamber as they hit
the switch, the afterlife. We did all kinds of
things so that there were several songs that
were included. But anyway, to your point, let's
look at it from that perspective. Okay, I'm on
death row. I'm about ready to meet my maker.
The executioner is going to flip the switch.
Well, gosh, darn it. I want the longest song
possible to play before that occurs. So considering
Rock and Roll Archaeology just finished its latest
big episode, I Know What I Like, The Rise and
Fall of Prague, I'm going to go with the Prague
song. And I'm going to go with Close to the Edge
because it's like 20 minutes long. So I get an
extra 20 minutes of life before the executioner
pulls the trigger. Probably one of the most creative
approaches I've heard to answering this question
out of the 65 answers, but it immediately begs
me to ask, as amazing as Closer to the Edge is,
Transatlantic's The Whirlwind, which, even though
the CD has a track sequencing of 12 songs, is
considered one 77 minute and 46 second track.
So Christian, if you really want to squeeze in
a few extra breaths. You can thank the supergroup
of Neil Morse, Mike Portnoy, Reina Stolt, and
Pete Trewavas, because they've got you covered.
But clocking in at a brief 18 minutes and 43
seconds in comparison, Closer to the Edge, the
classic prog rock album side of four movements,
is an absolutely masterful choice from Christian,
and it's one that I'm sure the prog fans listening
are applauding. So now... I'm going to follow
up Closer to the Edge in a twofold sense, as
I'm going to stay in this prog rock realm, and
I'm also going to stick with the Pantheon Podcast
Network as I play Steve from Something for Nothing,
a Rush fan cast's pick for the ultimate mixtape.
And I hope that introduction wasn't a spoiler
in and of itself, but I guess we're about to
find out. A mixtape locked in a time capsule
for future generations to hear. And of course,
the song has to be a song about a futuristic
society. And that song, of course, is a Rush
song. It's Red Barchetta from Rush's arguably
best album, Moving Pictures. And in my opinion,
the greatest song on that album. This is a cinematic
masterpiece. From the opening harmonics and Getty's
cool bass line at the beginning, as you're hanging
out at your uncle's country place, and your uncle
gives you a car to drive. And the music takes
you on that ride in your uncle's red Barchetta.
As the song moves along, you are on that road,
the excitement shivering up and down your spine,
firing up the willing engine, tires spitting
gravel, wind in your hair. The music, the lyrics,
everything is just perfect. And maybe there is
a motor law by the time you dig up that time
capsule. This song just fits perfectly on any
mixtape. You get to the end of the song, you
race back to the farm. dream with your uncle
at the fireside and move on to the next track
on the mixtape. I actually don't think you could
say it any better than that. The song, while
not a single from moving pictures was number
five on Rolling Stone's, the 10 best rush songs
list. And number three on ultimate classic rocks
list of all 167 rush songs ranked worst to best.
If you're a Rush fan listening, I highly recommend
you dive into all the amazing content that Steve
and Jerry have produced over at Something for
Nothing. And if you want to get your My Weekly
Mixtape Rush fix, Steve was my guest on episode
52. You ready for it? The Ultimate Rush Playlist.
Impossible task, whittling 167 songs down to
20. But give it a listen and let us know how
we did. But now to close out the first 10 songs
of the Ultimate Mixtape, I'm going to take us
a little bit away from the prog, but I'm going
to keep that heft that Rush brings. I'm going
to amp it up a little bit with this classic choice
from Royal Tusk's Sandy McKinnon. One song. One
song. That's it. Just one. You know, it's funny.
After we did this whole thing, it's the song
that I didn't even write down. And it's probably
going to be when I was a kid. Hallowed Be Thy
Name by Iron Maiden. Oh, nice. Of course, I got
to be the asshole who puts in an eight -minute
track. The guitar line, when I was a kid, made
me go bananas. And when I was about five years
old, my ma asked me what I wanted for my birthday.
And I didn't know what the hell I was talking
about. I had older brothers, and all I answered
with was, I want heavy metal. My ma being the
sweet lady she is. Went and got me number of
the beast on cassette. And I listened to that
record until the, or I actually had it on cassette,
which got me the cassette. I listened to it till
the ribbon snapped. Like it was like completely
overplayed. And I got another one, did the same
thing. I love Iron Maiden. Love, love, love Iron
Maiden. So if I had to take one desert Island
song, it would be Iron Maiden's hell be my name.
That is parenting done right. A hundred percent,
man. A hundred percent. If there's one thing
that I can always, I mean, I'm up for a million
things, but one thing for sure is that she got
me into heavy music and I can safely say that
my mom listens to great music. Growing up, listening
to The Clash, my mom loved Bad Religion and all
that kind of shit. But I guess I loved heavy
metal before I even knew it. Horns up. Big time,
brother. Considered by many to be one of the
greatest heavy metal songs of all time, we're
upping the irons with Hallow Be Thy Name from
Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast. Now, I
have to admit, having recently seen the Future
Past World Tour, it was kind of a bummer that
I caught only one of three tours that Iron Maiden
has done since this song's inception. that didn't
include this song in the set list. The other
two times were the Maiden England World Tour
that ran from 2012 to 2014, and the second leg
of the Book of Souls World Tour in 2017. However,
I did catch Stranger in a Strange Land, which
before this tour, according to setlist .fm at
least, This is a song they only performed five
times since 1987, leading into this Future Past
Tour. So it was really, really cool to catch
that one live. I actually have a video of it
that I'll embed over on the episode page at myweeklymixtape
.com. Royal Tusk is still out there kicking ass
and taking names. And Sandy was such an incredible
guest for episode 63, the ultimate modern hard
rock playlist. So if hard rock is your thing,
you really don't want to miss that one, nor do
you want to miss Royal Tusk's latest album, 2024's
Altruistic, which we do an album dive as well
on that episode. But there you have it, folks.
Side A of the Ultimate Mixtape Volume 1, which
consists of the Beatles' Helter Skelter provided
by D .T. Carroll of Space Castle, Tom Petty's
Breakdown provided by Brian Scott of the Union
Underground, Journey's Stone in Love provided
by Drew Copeland of Sister Hazel, Eagles' Hotel
California provided by Brit Lightning of Vixen,
James Gang's Funk 49 provided by Ben Montgomery
of Records Revisited. Primus the Ballad of Bodacious
provided by Jim Laughlin of Mo. Tools Lateralis
provided by Tony G of Patio Slave. Yes is Closer
to the Edge provided by Christian Swain of Rock
and Roll Archaeology and CEO of Pantheon Podcasts.
Rush's Red Barchetta provided by Steve of Something
for Nothing, a Rush fan cast. and Iron Maiden's
Hallowed Be Thy Name, provided by Sandy McKinnon
of Royal Tusk. Head over to MyWeeklyMixtape .com
to hear all the songs we've discussed in this
mix through the playlist embedded on the episode
page. And now we're going to kick off Side B
of Volume 1 of The Ultimate Mixtape, but keep
in mind... This episode is a bit of a different
animal. Think of this as like a box set, if you
will. We're really going one through 65 here
over the course of these three episodes. It's
not necessarily broken out in a side -by -side
basis. Think of this more like an eight -track
tape, where at least in this instance, the song
doesn't get cut off mid -tune so it can flip
from like track three to track four. I tend to
recall Iron Butterflies and Agatha DeVita doing
that, but I digress. We closed out Side A with
Iron Maiden's Hallowed Be Thy Name as sent in
by Sandy McKinnon of Royal Tusk. We are going
to follow that up by keeping things heavy and
going with this pick from Don Jameson of VH1
Classics That Metal Show and The Rockstrap Podcast.
What am I trying to leave for the person opening
the time capsule specifically? Like, this is
heavy metal? Is that what you're talking about?
Everybody has gone in a different direction with
their answer with this one. So it's basically
a song that you feel generations from now need
to hear. Well, let's put heaven and hell in there.
I mean, that has all the elements that you could
possibly want in a metal song. You know, if for
some reason a metal does die, which I don't believe
it will, the first person that opens up this
time capsule and listens to that song, they will
start banging their head just out of pure instinct
and heavy metal will come to life again. So I'm
going to put Heaven and Hell in there. Just an
unbelievable riff, incredible vocal performance
by Ronnie, and not easy taking the place of Ozzy
back then. But yeah, to me, that's as metal as
it gets. The title track from Black Sabbath's
ninth studio album and first without Ozzy on
lead vocals. As the band featured at this point
the late, great Ronnie James Dio on the mic.
Heaven and Hell ranked number 11 in Martin Popoff's
book, The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time.
It also reached number 81 on VH1's Best Hard
Rock Songs of All Time. And Kerrang! and Louder
Sound ranked the song number three and number
two on their respective lists of the greatest
Black Sabbath songs. Don was a ridiculously knowledgeable
guest on episode 68, the ultimate 80s metal playlist.
And if you've ever watched that metal show, you
already know that. But it's great to see him
be a part of the Pantheon podcast network with
the Rockstripe podcast. I look forward to collaborating
with him again in the future as episode 68 was
an absolute blast. Now, I like this heavy direction
we're headed right now, so I think I'm going
to keep this vibe going a little while longer
with this pick from Joe Millican, author of Let's
Go, Benjamin Orr, and the Cars. Well, Brian,
this is certainly a tough one to answer. But
if I had to choose just one song to include in
your ultimate mixtape, I would have to go with
my favorite song from my all -time favorite album,
Rats in the Cellar. from the 1976 Aerosmith album
titled Rocks. With the Rocks album, I believe
Aerosmith was at the peak of their hard rock
powers, and Rats in the Cellar epitomizes what
badass 70s hard rock was all about. From the
guitar sputtering opening of the song that sounds
like the engine's starting, the song just takes
off into this powerful, fuel -injected groove
that just builds and builds and builds into a
thunderous roar. From the dark, raunchy lyrics,
cool guitar interplay between Joe Perry and Brad
Whitford, some razor -sharp vocals, and an almost
jazzy -feeling harmonica solo from Steven Tyler,
all tapped off with a blistering guitar solo
from Perry that brings everything up to a crescendo
before it all comes crashing down into a pile
of smoke and rubble at song's end. It's brilliant.
For this fan, Rats in the Cellar represents everything
that is great about the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame band from Boston. From Aerosmith's classic
album, Rocks!, the album that Slash said sums
up his taste in hard rock bands to this day and
was one of Kurt Cobain's favorite albums, as
well as everyone from Metallica to Motley Crue
citing it as influential to their music. Love
the pick. Now, Joe wrote a book, Let's Go, Benjamin
Orr and the Cars, so you might ask yourself,
why didn't he pick a Cars song? I'm guessing
there's two reasons for that. And one of which
is he already picked 10 car songs on episode
39, the ultimate cars playlist. And two, he's
currently finishing up a new book all about Aerosmith's
Joe Perry. So be on the lookout for that one
later this year. Now, the next song up is actually.
Pretty easy choice for me, as I feel like these
songs sit perfectly next to each other. So with
that, here's Miles Schumann of Rock Camp the
Podcast with his pick for the ultimate mixtape.
It's the most impossible question of all time.
But if I'm going to choose my personal one, you
know, the first band that really got me into
this music was Guns N' Roses. And I loved Mr.
Brownstone. That was my favorite off -appetite
of all time. I love the drums and everything.
And so... For a long time, I considered that
my favorite song of all time. So that's my pick.
Mr. Brownstone was the first Guns N' Roses single
released outside of the U .S. as the A -side
of It's So Easy over in the U .K. But I remember
it here in the US as the B -side of Welcome to
the Jungle, one of the first parental advisory
explicit lyric cassettes I picked up back in
the 80s. This album was my quote -unquote maturing
and listening to what would become my personal
taste in hard rock music at the time. For me,
if I had to pick my two favorite songs from Appetite
for Destruction, it would be It's So Easy and
Mr. Brownstone. So I love the choice here. And
you can hear more from Miles on episode 64, the
ultimate classic rock anthems playlist, along
with Brit Lightning of Vixen, who chimed in earlier
with Eagles Hotel, California. And you can also
catch them both on Rock Camp, the podcast. So
I feel like we're hitting this nice hard rock
stride here. So I'm going to keep things going
with this pick from Winona Fighter's Coco Kinnon.
Just any song ever. You are correct. I'm going
to have to go with my favorite song of all time.
Foo Fighters, Best of You. Wow. Incredible song.
Why did you choose it? I love the message behind
it. I think it's such a powerful. fucking song.
I think it just, it'll get you in your feels,
but just like how I want people to feel when
I'm in the market to please no one, that song
makes me feel strong and it makes me feel like
I can do anything. The song reached number 18
on the Billboard US Hot 100, number one on the
Canada Rock Top 30 and the UK Rock and Metal
Charts, number five in Australia, and was also
a top 10 hit in Belgium, Hungary, and Scotland.
And in terms of cover songs, I don't think we
could talk about Best of You without bringing
up Prince's live version from his Super Bowl
halftime show performance. Was it a hat tip to
the Foo Fighters cover of Darling Nikki back
in the 90s? Sadly, I don't think we're ever going
to know the answer to that one, but damn, was
that a killer cover. Coco was such a delight
to have on episode 71, the ultimate 90s punk
rock playlist, and she'll be back this February
for an album dive into Winona Fighter's first
full -length studio album, My Apologies to the
Chef, so be on the lookout for that one. Now,
best of you took the pace down slightly coming
out of Mr. Brownstone, but don't worry. I'm picking
it right back up again with this song choice
from Patreon mixtaper Tom Hutchinson. The ultimate
mixtape. Oh, so there's anything goes here. This
is all bets are off. Wow. You you've hit me with
the hypothetical steel chair here, Brian. That
is. God, I mean, there is so many songs that
I could pick. Oh, God. If I had to pick one song,
and we're putting it on the hypothetical mixtape
of life, and everybody is going to have to hear
it to the end of time, I'm not going to pick
something everybody's probably heard in their
life. I am going to go a little outside the realm.
You know, it might get a little bit of hate.
It might get a little bit of love. But I'm going
to go with Seven Dusts' Denial. Ooh, okay. It's
a personal favorite of mine. LeJohn Witherspoon
is a fantastic, clean singer. He enjoys audiences.
He enjoys people in general. So that's one vibe
of it for me. But that song, it starts slow,
has a fun, just heavy punch to it. But it's 90s
new metal at its best. Seven Dust isn't as popular
as Limp Bizkit, Korn, or anybody in that realm.
It's just a good band that people don't give
a lot of love to. And what I'll add to that,
to what you said, they might not have been as
popular as Limp Bizkit or Korn, but I think it's
safe to say that Seven Dust might be one of the
most respected new metal bands by every... other
band in that scene i feel like if they had a
meeting of all the new metal bands and they were
all in a room and they said which band do you
respect the most in this room put it in a hat
i don't know i think seven dust might win it
unanimously because i have never heard another
band or another new metal fan say something bad
about this group as people and as musicians no
and I hate to say it, but the Nu Metal band that
people aren't really familiar with is Snot. I
mean, I love them. They're a self -titled album.
The only album they have is fantastic. But LaJohn
Witherspoon and Seven Dust were huge friends
with them. Yeah. And when the lead singer, mind
me, I can't remember his name off the top of
my head, passed away in a car accident, they
helped complete their album that was in production.
And they got a bunch of people within the Nu
Metal community to sing a lot of the songs, but
Seven Dust played a lot of the backing. LaJohn
Witherspoon did a few songs. And like you said,
they're fantastic guys. I mean, I got a cameo
with LaJohn and it was awesome. Super nice guy,
answered all my questions that I had and still
made me laugh. And if you haven't watched their
Woodstock 99 performance out there, please do
because it's 45 minutes front to back of fantasticness.
And I'll just add the lead singer was Lynch Strait.
Thank you. I couldn't remember it all. Yeah,
the album was called Straight Up. That was the
tribute album. If anybody wants to look up Snot,
again, ridiculously underrated. I think Snot
would have been as big as Limp Bizkit and Korn
had the tragedy not happened with Lin. 100%.
I think that first album, I mean, every song
on it, it was like an 80s punk mix of Black Flag
and Circle Jerks meets a heavy metal of Faith
No More. or even like a Pearl Jam, a heavy Pearl
Jam, and just slam them together to an amazing
album. The lead single from their 1999 album
Home, the song reached number 14 on the Billboard
Mainstream Rock Chart and number 26 on the Modern
Rock Chart. Tom has been a guest twice on My
Weekly Mixtape thus far. First on episode 65,
the ultimate Tony Hawk pro skater soundtracks
playlist. And then on episode 96, the ultimate
punk rock workout playlist. Both were extremely
fun conversations. And I'm sure Tom will be back
this year with another topic as him and I are
currently working out some ideas on the side.
Now, more importantly, I want to thank Tom for
being a huge part of the Patreon mixtaper community.
And if those listening would like to join us,
visit patreon .com forward slash my weekly mixtape.
Now coming out of seven dust, I know where I
want to go in the several songs ahead, but I
need to start to bring us out of this heavier
side of things to get us there. And I think this
next song will be the perfect transition to where
we're currently sitting now in the playlist to
where I want to head next. So with that said,
here's Zach Derby of knee cast with his song
choice for the ultimate mixtape. The greatest
for all time. How do I choose this? Oh, my gosh.
All right. So thank you for springing that on
me. So as quickly as I could, going through,
again, the plethora of songs and shit that I
have filed in my brain. There's a lot of great
songs I love personally. I love listening to.
I love cranking up. If I'm driving in the car,
it's like, man, I love hearing Thunderstruck.
Or, man, if I want to cry, I'm going to listen
to Landslide. But for me, a song that when I
heard it, I was playing this on college radio
and it was unique. I hadn't heard anything like
it. And the singer was like a Brad Delp. And
I mean that in the sense that he could sing lower.
He could go high, higher than I necessarily would
like. But I mean, it was stuck out. And then.
Years and years later, when my wife and I finally
sit down to choose a song and how I convinced
her to be my wife, I'm still not sure. I know
the feeling. We were going through a variety
of different songs that meant something to us.
And this song off this album, we had both heard
at different times of our lives. But it spoke
to us and we found a wonderful cover. of it that
we actually played for our wedding entrance song
in our dance but i'm gonna go with the darkness
i believe in a thing called love i knew it soon
as you said brad delp i'm like we're getting
the darkness and that was a band that when i
heard them i went what is this how how is he
able to just do that and it's so high and then
come back down And it's just a fun song. And
they've got weird shit. They've got weird songs.
And that one is certainly out there, but it was
just straightforward. And it still means the
world to me because that was something that we
were able to connect with and incorporate into
our lives and into our wedding. Even though it
would be a more appropriately themed and timed
cover, but still it was worked in. Well, being
the cover fanatic that I am, I have to follow
up and ask. Who did the cover? Because now I
want to hear it. So Dana, my wife, was the one
who found this. It was a couple called Colin
and Caroline. And they do an awesome duo acoustic
guitars version of it. And it's wonderful. It's
beautiful. It's what we wanted. We did get the
darkness playing during the party side of things.
So they did play the rock and roll version during
the wedding. But for us to have our dance and
everything, it was Colin and Caroline. From their
debut 2003 album, Permission to Land, the song
reached number 19 on the Billboard U .S. bubbling
under Hot 100 singles chart. It also hit number
six on the Canada Rock Top 30, number 40 in Australia,
and number two on the U .K. singles chart, among
many others. This song always put a smile on
my face. It was unlike anything out there when
it first hit, at least the airwaves here in the
U .S. At the time, Early 2003, it was pop punk
post grunge and new metal still holding strong.
This was different. This was this old school,
almost 80s metal sounding glam rock. And to me,
it just hit at the perfect time of nostalgia
for that era when I was growing up. And there
was no escaping the song anywhere you went. It
was all over the radio. I love Zach's story and
the way he used the song. I actually had a chance
to hang out with Zach in person because. Believe
it or not, some of us podcasters meet offline
at times. But I got to meet him and his wonderful
family. Just another testament to the power of
podcasting and the community that I've become
a part of that I'm so grateful for. Zach was
a guest on episode 76, the ultimate guilt -free
90s guilty pleasures playlist. And he's doing
some awesome stuff over with the gentleman at
NeatCast. So be sure to follow up with what they've
got going on over there. And with his pick of
the darkness, I have a way now to move us out
of hard rock and into something a little bit
more punky because there is some punk songs in
my list. And I feel like coming out of the darkness
is going to be the only way I can get there in
a reasonable manner. So I'm going to start with
this pick from Matt Kennedy over at X Radio X.
All right, Brian, I've given this a lot of thought
to craft the ultimate. You need to have something
fun, something that rocks, something that doesn't
suffer from repeat listening. And because you
and I have a history of discussing punk covers,
I have to include a punk cover. I want to stay
within my wheelhouse, within the theme, if you
will. So I've got to go with something from Me
First and the Gimme Gimmes. I know you're a fan,
and I would definitely go, just to throw you
a curve, I would go with... Science Fiction Double
Feature by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, a song
they covered from the Rocky Horror Picture Show
soundtrack. It's a great jam. It's so fun. It's
a little bit silly and I love it. So that's what
I would include in this ultimate mixtape. From
1999's Aura Drag, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
cover of Science Fiction Double Feature from
the Rocky Horror Picture Show. As someone who
spent many a Saturday nights in high school and
college going to see Rocky Horror in the theaters,
I approve this pick. Now, if you're a fan of
punk covers, I've got you covered. As Matt was
a guest on episode 26, the ultimate punk rock
cover songs playlist. And while I will spoil
the fact that Me First and the Gimme Gimmes does
make our list, I'm not going to say which song.
So I'm really not giving too much away there.
Once again, shout out to Matt and his co -host
Jace over at X Radio X. They're putting out some
fun music related content over there as well.
So be sure to check out what they're doing. And
I hope we get to continue this musical podcasting
friendship we've developed over the years. But
now that we've gotten into the punk section of
the mixtape, it's a perfect time to add this
choice from Fox and Friends, Ed Cunard. I have
been dreading this question. I have been dreading
this question because there's really there's
no way this doesn't look bad for me because like
there's so many artists I know and love and like
in some cases know personally. But don't I have
to go with my partner for this, Brian? Don't
I have to put him in the mixtape? I would say
so. Yeah. Otherwise, I mean, he's much smaller
than I am physically. So it's not like he's going
to beat me up, but like I try. But I'm going
to use the song that we use for the theme song
for Fox and Friends, which is a Black Guy Fox
song. It is New American Meltdown. It's political
punk rock with a hard driving beat, great lyrics.
I mean, it's my current theme song. I have to
I have to choose the song that is my current
theme song. Right. Right. It's so great working
with an artist. So you have like a built in theme
song. You don't have to like worry about like
licensing. It's like it's like, hey, he wrote
this song. We can use it all we want. I promise.
Thank you. So, yeah, you know what? Black Guy
Fawkes, New American Meltdown. That's going to
be my choice. From 2022's Life, Love, and the
Bomb, Black Guy Fox was a part of 2024's Lost
Evenings Festival that's hosted by Episode 5
My Weekly Mixtape guest, Frank Turner. So if
you're a fan of folk punk or punk rock in general,
be sure to check out his music. And I've had
the pleasure of getting to know Ed via his former
podcast, The Greatest Song Ever Sung Poorly,
and now he's with Fox and Friends, and he's been
a guest twice on My Weekly Mixtape. all the way
back as one of my first episodes, Episode 3,
The Ultimate Songs of 1993 playlist, as well
as Episode 86, The Ultimate Karaoke 101 playlist,
PSAs, cliches, and home runs. I appreciate Ed's
friendship and support of the show, and I'm looking
forward to collaborating with him again in 2025,
because we always have a great time talking music.
Now, believe it or not, we're going to do a little
bit of a pivot here again, because there's...
Not many punk rock picks overall out of the 65
songs, but there's certainly that influence and
that vibe and that spirit that lives and breathes
in other songs, including this next pick, which
comes your way from Australia and Patreon mixtape
or Seeker. Hi, Brian. It's Seeker here all the
way from Australia. My pick for the ultimate
mixtape is The Dogs Are Talking by The Angels.
The Angels are another Australian band and I'm
here to represent Australian music. I don't know
exactly how well it's received overseas, but
I think it is pretty well received. The Angels
came out of a time that produced ACDC and Skyhooks
and other amazing Australian bands from the 70s
and 80s. This song I think was released in 1990,
but it just rocks. It's got a really great...
start and it just fires into it i really recommend
all your listeners look for the angels otherwise
known as angel city so yeah give it a bell from
their 1989 album the angels from angel city here
in the u .s at least or 1990s beyond salvation
in australia And in a strange synergy with early
ACDC releases, those two albums I just mentioned,
completely different track listings, depending
on if you get the US or the Australia edition.
Plus, the US version included re -recorded versions
of some of the Angels' earlier hits. So that
might be something that Seeker and I maybe have
to send each other a trade of the US and Australia
versions of the discs. But back to Dogs Are Talking.
The song reached number 11 in Australia and number
12 in New Zealand. Thank you again to Seeker
for the pick. It's truly awesome having people
from all over the world in the Patreon community
because we're getting to hear stories that are
genuine to where people are from. But the Angels
are probably a band that flew under the radar
for a lot of people here in the US. So I think
it's awesome that we're getting to talk about
them on this show today, getting that Australian
perspective. And with that, for our last song
of the side, I think we're going to follow up
Dogs Are Talking with this choice from the Gin
Blossoms, Robin Wilson. Well, you see, I'm...
I got a lot of tattoos here and all of these
tattoos, most of these tattoos are the lyrics
or the titles of some of my favorite songs. So
I've got Tom Petty right here. The waiting is
the hardest part. The opening line of Bohemian
Rhapsody. Is this the real life? Is this just
fantasy? Here I've got David Bowie. Turn and
face the strange changes. The Rolling Stones,
War Children, It's Just a Shot Away, Cheap Trick,
Surrender, but Don't Give Yourself Away. All
of these songs, any one of those could be the
right answer. I'll give you two of them that
I would suggest. One would be from Cheap Trick,
I would say California Man. To me, it's the very
definition. of a rock and roll song if you were
to try to explain to some visiting aliens like
what is rock and roll i think you could just
put on california man by cheat trick and say
this is it this is rock so i would say that um
and then but just as a as a fan that uh you know
has made a lot of mixed tapes and been affected
by the bands that I've grown up listening to
and wanted to emulate, I think if I could only
choose one song to put on a mixtape, I would
vote for She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult. Nice!
So I've got that one right there in the crook
of my elbow. She Sells Sanctuary, I think, is
maybe the coolest song of the 1980s. And so the
cult had a huge influence on me as a songwriter,
as a performer. The reason I play tambourine
is because of the cult. They were the only like
hard rock band that was playing a lot of tambourine
in the 80s. And I latched onto that. And I decided
if I ever get to be a lead singer in a rock band,
I'm going to play tambourine. And I took it upon
myself to really get it down and study. At the
feet of the masters. So, yeah, I think if I could
only pick one song for a mixtape, it would be
She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult. From 1985's
Love, the song reached number 36 on the Billboard
U .S. Dance Club Songs chart, number 11 on Canada's
Top Singles chart, number 15 in the U .K., number
45 in Europe. Number 27 in Ireland and number
35 in the Netherlands. Worldwide hit here. It
was an absolute pleasure talking all things Jim
Blossoms with Robin on episode 78. So if you're
a fan of their music, you don't want to miss
that sit down. But there you have it, folks.
Side B of volume one. of The Ultimate Mixtape.
20 of the 65 songs down. The songs you just heard
consist of Black Sabbath's Heaven or Hell, provided
by Don Jameson of VH1 Classics, That Metal Show,
and Rockstrap. Aerosmith's Rats in the Cellar,
provided by Joe Millican, author of Let's Go,
Benjamin Orr and the Cars. Guns N' Roses' Mr.
Brownstone, provided by Miles Schumann of Rock
Camp the Podcast. Foo Fighters, Best of You,
provided by Coco Kinnan of Winona Fighter. Seven
Dusts, Denial, provided by Patreon mixtaper Tom
Hutchinson. The Darkness, I Believe in a Thing
Called Love, provided by Zach Derby of NeatCast.
Me First and the Gimme Gimme Science Fiction
double feature, provided by Matt Kennedy of X
Radio X. Black Guy Fox, New American Meltdown,
provided by Ed Kinnard of Fox and Friends. The
Angels, Dogs Are Talking, provided by Patreon,
Mixtape, or Seeker. And the cult, She Sells Sanctuary,
provided by Robin Wilson of the Jim Blossoms.
Head over to MyWeeklyMixtape .com to hear all
the songs we've discussed in this mix through
the playlist embedded on the episode page. Now,
coming up in Volume 2, or songs 21 through 40,
if you're listening to this as a single playlist,
we've got Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon,
ZZ Ward, Jesse Dayton, and John Laurie of both
Tantric and Smile Empty Soul, among many, many
other past guests, friends of the show, and of
course, the incredible Patreon mixtapers. If
you have a song that you feel would add to the
ultimate mixtape, I'd love to hear from you.
Feel free to reach out to me at myweeklymixtape
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of the show that I would normally say that's
all for this week, but... It's not because volume
two and volume three are coming your way later
this week. So I'll close by simply saying thank
you for listening. And until next time, enjoy
the tunes.