Hey everyone, it's Britt Lightning from Vixen
and the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, and you're
listening to My Weekly Mixtape with Brian Colburn.
Welcome to My Weekly Mixtape, a podcast that
takes the classic mixtape approach. to building
a modern playlist. I'm your host, Brian Colburn.
Joining me tonight are two guest curators, both
from the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp's Rock Camp,
the podcast. It's my pleasure to welcome to the
program, Britt Lightning, lead guitarist for
Vixen and musical director for the camp, as well
as Miles Schumann, co -host of Rock Camp, the
podcast. Britt and Miles, welcome to the show.
Hello, hello. Thanks for having us. I'm happy
to be here. Yeah, we're excited to be here. Well,
tonight I get to start by asking you both my
first -time guest question. I guess, Britt, we'll
start with you. What does the word mixtape mean
to you? Well, I grew up when there were still
real mixtapes on cassettes. So I did that constantly.
I mean, that brings me right back to middle school
where I would sit by the radio with my blank
tape and just wait and wait and wait for the
song and make sure I caught the intro because
I always wanted those smooth intro and outro
transitions on my mixtape. That was big for me.
And then sometimes I would come on and DJ in
between and do the breaks and be like, all right,
that was so -and -so and now we've got so -and
-so. So, yeah, I'm all about the mixtapes. And
I loved making mixtapes growing up for my friends.
And then when I would have boyfriends, they would
make me mixtapes. And that was like, you know,
we didn't really make out or anything. We were
too young kind of for that. So we just made mixtapes.
And that meant I love you. Exactly. What better
way to say I love you than with the gift of a
mixtape? You put the time in. If you'd made a
90 minute mixtape for somebody, that was four
hours of commitment at minimum and minimum. Right.
And you knew the level of devotion and love or
lust by the song choices. So it was very telling.
So, Miles, same question to you. Well, you know,
I'm 24. I don't know what these tapes are. I
never had. A mixtape, you know, I grew up in
the era of playlists. We were all making playlists
and everything, but we still called them mixtapes.
And so for me, you know, it transcended the actual
tape. It's something that we still use in our,
you know, everyday vocabulary. It's still a part,
it's still a common phrase. And so just a mixtape
is a playlist to me. I call it a mixtape. And
it's funny you mentioned that, Miles, because
that's something that I try to bring to this
show week in and week out. Because when Britt
and I were younger making the actual mixtapes,
it was a big time commitment. You really had
to sit down and block out hours of time to do
this. Whereas a playlist, sometimes it's so quick
and so immediate. The thought process behind
which songs you're choosing, why you're choosing
them, why they matter, going back to back, that
all goes away. Sometimes entirely for some people,
all because of that shuffle button, something
the cassette. didn't have it was introduced with
mixed CDs but not really used as much but then
by the time you got to playlists sometimes the
order of the songs didn't matter anymore it was
just that the songs were there and the order
does matter as far as I'm concerned and that's
what I'm trying to bring back through the conversations
on this show So for tonight's episode, we're
going to take that approach and put it to the
test. And this is a topic I think both of you
are going to be quite familiar with. Tonight,
we're going to be curating the ultimate classic
rock anthems mixtape. Now, these could be songs
you hear on classic rock radio, the staples.
They could be iconic album cuts or songs that
may or may have not officially been released
as singles, but are still in the hearts of classic
rock fans all over the world. And I'm guessing
a lot of these songs could simply be the ones
that you've seen featured the most. at Rock and
Roll Fantasy Camp weekends. So Britt, as the
musical director for the Rock Camp, you've seen
and been a part of countless performances. What
are you looking for in the songs you brought
to the table this evening? Well, when you said
classic rock anthems, I'm thinking about songs
that have words everybody knows, ones that open
and close concerts, ones that everybody looks
forward to and gets up and sings along to. And
also that doesn't need... necessarily mean that
they're slow songs or anything like that they
can be an anthem can also be just like this hard
rocking you know anthem yeah it doesn't mean
now miles you're coming from a little bit of
a different situation here because you're someone
who attended the camp as early as 11 years old
and now 13 years later is working for the camp
did that impact the songs that you're bringing
to the table tonight and if so how yeah you know
i Coming to Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp growing
up is really how I got to know music. And so
you're totally right that we hear a lot of the
anthems at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. And I
think there's certain songs that even if you're
not a rock fan, you hear this song, you know
who that is, you know the band, you know what
it is. And I think that's really what a rock
anthem is. It transcends just rock fans. These
are songs that last the test of time. And definitely
we hear them a lot at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp.
Well, let's get down to business. Tonight, as
I mentioned at the top of the show, Britt, Miles,
and I will be curating the ultimate classic rock
anthems mixtape, and we'll use that old cassette
deck approach. Since I have two guests this evening,
the format will be slightly altered from the
usual. As tonight... Brit will begin side A with
her first song choice, and then we'll roundtable
the panel until we've mapped out 10 songs for
side A. We'll then give our mixtape a proverbial
flip, and we'll map out side B. Only this time,
Miles will kick off the roundtable discussions.
Our overall goal for the episode is to craft
the best classic rock anthems mixtape possible.
through only 20 songs. At the end of the show,
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and so much more. And a few of the Patreon mixtapers
chimed in with the songs they would use to kick
off this evening's festivities, and I'd like
to give a quick shout -out to those. Tom Hutchison
chimed in with the Scorpions' I'm Leaving You,
Pink Floyd's Time, and Motley Crue's Wild Side.
Chad LaMassa chimed in saying Queens' We Will
Rock You has to be on there, along with a more
recent anthem of the White Stripes' Seven Nation
Army. David Owens chimed in saying Journey should
make the list, and his first thought was Wheel
in the Sky. He also chose the Eagles' Life in
the Fast Lane. Seeker chimed in saying there's
no mucking around for him and he's going with
either ACDC's Highway to Hell or Hell's Bells,
depending on if you wanted to go with the Bon
Scott or Brian Johnson era. Mike Daly chimed
in with two killer tracks, Rush's La Villa Strangiato
and Van Halen's Jamie's Cryin'. Philip Bergman
chimed in saying, since the unofficial motto
of rock and roll is sex, drugs, and rock and
roll, let's capture that whole gestalt in one
fell swoop with Bad Company's Shooting Star.
And Cactus Pete chimed in with Led Zeppelin's
The Ocean. So Britt, with those songs out in
the atmosphere, I'm officially pressing the record
button on our mixtape and the floor is yours.
What song did you choose to kick off Side A?
Okay, so side A, I chose Stairway to Heaven.
Going with Led Zeppelin right from the jump.
The anthem of anthems. Why did you choose this?
Well, because like you said, it's the anthem
of anthems. I mean, it's the quintessential.
It takes you on this journey. It starts off slow.
It brings you somewhere. It's a full story from
beginning, middle, and end. It's a journey. Yeah,
you know that. I mean, there's a reason that
it's banned from every guitar store ever. That
is the quintessential riff, you know. And so,
I mean, when you think about rock anthems, how
can you not think about Zeppelin? Stairway to
Heaven's got to be the first song that comes
to mind. I couldn't agree more with both of you.
It made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500
songs that shaped rock and roll. Classic Rock's
10 of the best songs ever. It topped Classic
Rock's list of the 10 best songs ever, as well
as Guitar World's 100 greatest guitar solos.
It's also ranked on VH1's 100 greatest rock songs
of all time. And then fast forward to the 90s.
Wayne's World brought it back into the conversation
with No Stairway, Denied. This is one of those
songs that I was... for so many years was conflicted
about anyone ever attempting to cover it. And
then at the Kennedy Center Honors, Hart did that
cover with Jason Bonham on drums. And if there's
anybody on this planet that can sing Robert Plant's
vocals. As good as Robert Plant sang them originally,
it's Anne Wilson of Heart. And she slayed that
performance so hard, it brought tears to Robert
Plant's eyes, which I think says all that there
needs to be said about that particular performance
of this amazing song. So Britt, I guess my question
for you is... Does the rock and roll fantasy
camp lean towards covering the song in the style
that Hart did at the Kennedy Center Honors, or
is it leaning more towards the Wayne's World,
no stairway denied? No, we've banned it, just
like Guitar Center. Okay, perfect. So stairway
denied. Miles, with that, we're up to you for
track two. Okay, so I'm going with Kiss, Rock
and Roll All Night. I mean, that is the rock
and roll anthem that people think of. For the
longest time, when I thought of anthems, as far
as rock and roll goes, I thought that was the
only one. So that was one of the first I ever
heard. I had a toothbrush as a kid that played
Rock and Roll All Night out of it. What? That
speaks to the Kiss, to Gene Simmons' marketing
skills and everything, of course. But yeah, I
mean, how can you not have that one on the list?
Was it brush and floss all night or was it? I
want that. That would really help me get into
my good mood when I need to brush my teeth. It's
a whole, you know, we're not going to plug them.
They're not sponsoring this show, but there's
a whole company that makes them. Toothbrushes
that play your favorite songs and they had to
kiss one with rock and roll all night. From 1975's
Dressed to Kill, or should we say Brushed to
Kill, the quintessential Kiss song, the concert
closer, shocked that this song never was a top
40 hit for the band. It only reached 68 on the
U .S. Billboard Hot 100, and yet it's ingrained
in the classic rock Mount Rushmore based on just
the fans' love of this song. And then bringing
it back to the 90s for myself, there was that
iconic performance in the 90s on Kiss Unplugged
that brought the original members back together
for the first time after all the changes in the
80s. So to me, that song has held multiple levels
of importance in Kiss -tory. So with that, Britt,
your thoughts on rock and roll all night. Oh,
one of the best. Yeah, I've seen Kiss many times
in concerts and I just see confetti coming down
from the rafters and everything when the song
comes on. It's the best. Great choice, Miles.
I love it. Yeah, I couldn't agree more. This
is an anthem. Obviously, I had Kiss in my list
of songs that if they weren't brought up, I was
actually thinking Deuce because I thought like,
wow, I think of a Kiss Alive and that first track
that hits you out of the gate. But we've gone
anthem and anthem here. So I have to follow up
Stairway to Heaven and Rock and Roll All Night.
I know we're going to play Chicken with the Train
for 20 songs if I don't do it. So I'm just going
to come right out of the gate. Let's get the
Beatles off the table because if we do a classic
rock playlist and don't include the Beatles,
I really just know the hate mail is going to
come flowing in. So let's go with no shock here
to anyone that listens to this show. I'm going
with an album opening track. Let's go off of
1969's Abbey Road opening track, Come Together.
Because I feel like Come Together, in my humble
opinion, reaches the level that Stairway to Heaven
and Rock and Roll All Night hit. And my reasoning
is primarily based on the fact that this is a
song that leans more towards the rock side of
the Beatles catalog. Versus the more ethereal,
mellow, and beautiful side of the band's discography.
And coming out of Led Zeppelin and Kiss, I feel
like this is the perfect direction to go with
a Beatles choice. Although I am sure there are
Beatles fans listening that would have went in
countless other directions. And I'd love to hear
it because that's what this show is about, the
conversation. So if you would have gone in a
different Beatles direction, let me know. But
with that, I am following things up with the
Beatles. Come together. Yeah. Nice choice. Nice
choice. I like it. Another song that's definitely,
of course, stood the test of time. And when I
think it brought it to a whole new audience and
a new demographic when Aerosmith covered it,
which was cool. Yeah. And that is actually a
staple song that we do at Rock Camp, too. So
because, you know, it sounds big and full, but
it's a simple song to play really easy. Yeah,
definitely. You know, I'm a bass player and that
bass line is I mean, I don't know if there's
a more recognizable bass line. And I was going
to bring up the Aerosmith cover, too. And the
amount of bands that have covered that song,
it's you know, the Beatles have so many great
ones. But that one is going to be one that I
think people recognize as an anthem forever.
Yeah, I have to admit, I love Aerosmith's cover
of it. I had that greatest hits. The Red Greatest
Hits was my first ever Aerosmith cassette. And
later in life, actually, I want to say in the
last 10 years, one of my best friends came over
and decided to bring a copy of Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band, the movie, with him
for us to watch. And yeah, it's not often anything
leaves me speechless. And that movie... It certainly
does, and I still don't know what my opinion
is on it. I love the music. I love the fact that
it's a music -based movie, but it's just... Yeah,
you know what? Instead of me offering commentary,
if you haven't seen it, check it out for yourself
and form your own opinion. But with that, Brit,
following up Led Zeppelin, Kiss, and The Beatles,
where are we going next? Yes. Well, I have to
do another one. And now this one reminds me of
Stairway to Heaven in the structure of the song,
the arrangement, how it starts off nice and slow
and then it builds and takes you on a story and
it's rocking at the end. But the ultimate, even
more band, well, not more band at Guitar Center,
but more band at live shows is Free Bird. Yes.
I don't have it. From their incredible 1973 debut
studio album, Pronounced Leonard Skinner, which
is such an amazing listen between Gimme Three
Steps, Simple Man, Tuesday's Gone, and then obviously
Freebird. This was a top 20 hit for the band,
reached number 19 on the Billboard US Hot 100.
But yeah, from a live musician standpoint, this
song takes on a completely different meaning.
Freebird is one of those songs that my band actually
learned the entire thing. So as soon as someone
yells it out, we launch into it. And it immediately
quells any heckling. Because I say, well, for
the next 17 minutes, thanks to this gentleman
over here, we're going to just play Freebird.
And we go through at least two of the verses.
And if we could tell people we're into it, we'll
finish the song. If they're not into it, we pivot
out. God, I love the song. I don't care that
it's become one of the most cliched musician
jokes on the planet. Like, if you're going to
heckle a band, come up with something a bit more
creative than Freebird. But I digress. The song
still rocks. And from the musician standpoint,
if you ever need to stretch a set and fill some
time, it's the perfect song choice. Yeah, I think
it's a great driving song, too. And, you know,
any song that is a great song to drive to, I
think, I mean, rock anthems really make up that
list the most. And this is one of the best of
all time. Well, now you get to follow up Freebird,
Miles. No pressure. What follows up Freebird
by Lynyrd Skynyrd? Well, I like the way, Britt,
that you kind of related Freebird to your last
one. And so I'm going to go with a pick that
is kind of similar to my last pick in a sense.
I'm going to do We're Not Going to Take It, Twisted
Sister. You know, it starts off with that drum
intro, just like rock and roll all night. And
I mean, look at the legacy of this song. It's
used in rallies all over the place. It's used
in, you know, all sorts of different movements.
And I mean, it's really it's transcended even
rock anthem. It's just an anthem, period. I think
at this point. Now drop and give me 20. 1984's
Stay Hungry. It was a top 40 hit, reaching number
21 on the Billboard US Hot 100. If you grew up
watching MTV, this song is ingrained in your
musical DNA. Not much that needs to be said about
a song of this magnitude. However, it's even
been made into a Christmas anthem because Twisted
Sister changed the lyrics to Oh Come, O Ye Faithful
for a very twisted Christmas. I'm glad that we've
got to track five. We finally introduced Cowbell
into the mix, so that's exciting. And you're
right. This is definitely one of those songs
that just has taken on between sporting anthems,
video games, movies, television. And then, like
you said, Miles, the rally side of the spectrum.
Now, with it being such a huge part of pop culture,
Britt, is this a song that's heavily requested
at the rock camps? It's not. It's not for some
reason. But I mean, I love the sentiment. I think
it's something that everybody can relate to because
anybody that gets into rock and roll has a little
rebellious streak in them. And so this, you know,
song really personifies that. But, you know,
surprisingly, no, it's not a popular play at
rock camp. Wow. I'll say real quick that at Fantasy
Camp, we see a lot of bands kind of try to throw
something different in the mix. So sometimes
people try to avoid these anthems at camp because
they think other bands are going to play them.
And then it just turns out nobody played them
because everyone thinks that way. But it's interesting
to see that happen sometimes with these songs.
Well, I'm going to pick one that if I was attending
a. Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, I would love to
be a part of because something we haven't done
yet is really introduce the vocal harmony aspect
to classic rock. And the first group that comes
to my mind and the first song that comes to my
mind when I think about lush and impactful classic
rock harmonies is the album that my mom has told
me time and time again, she listened to during
her entire pregnancy with me, which is probably
why this album is such a huge part of my life
and so important to me and so embedded in who
I am as a person musically. And that is Fleetwood
Mac's Rumors. And I'm going to go with The Chain.
Now, it did reach number 30 on the US mainstream
rock charts, but was not a Billboard Hot 100
Top 40 single for the band. However, it is very
much ingrained in Fleetwood Mac's legacy. Just
like Stairway to Heaven and just like Freebird,
it's a song that takes you on a journey from
slow to just insanity. But the harmonies in it
are so lush and so beautiful. I wanted to introduce
some female singers to this, too, because, I
mean, you've got to talk Stevie Nicks and the
late Christine McVie both singularly for their
vocal performances. And then when they sing together
in harmony along with Lindsey Buckingham. Oh,
my God. When I think of vocal harmonies and classic
rock, Fleetwood Mac is one of the first groups
that comes to mind. Yeah, this is one of my favorite
songs, too. And I love Fleetwood Mac. And yeah,
I think the big sound that they come up with,
it really just makes all their songs kind of
sound anthemic to me. Yeah, it's one of those
songs that even even, you know, all my friends
that aren't fans of rock, this song is going
to be on their mixtape. That's for sure. So definitely
a great choice. And there's something about Lindsay's
style of playing the finger picking that's so
unique and so different that it does bring a
different element to the song. Because I've heard
hard rock bands such as Taking Dawn recreate
this song for a modern era. And while their version
is absolutely incredible, there's something about
Lindsay's style that makes it so unique. It's
almost uncopyable, if that makes sense. Definitely.
Well, Britt, now you have the chance to follow
up Fleetwood Mac's The Chain. What do you got
next? All right. Well, speaking of harmonies,
this is a guitar -mony song instead of a vocal
harmony, but I love Hotel California. It's probably,
it may be my favorite song ever in rock and roll.
I think it is just the quintessential rock song
that will, again, always stand the test of time.
You've got Joe Walsh. You've got, everybody in
this band is a completely amazing. So everybody
on their own could have their, you know, their
own projects are all amazing. So when they come
together, it's like, I don't think you can top
the Eagles. I love them. So this is a big one
for me. And I think everybody that hears this
kind of builds their own story about what it's
about. But I remember first seeing this. album
cover and just being mesmerized by the album
art and everything and just being just totally
fascinated. A sensation that I don't think people
get growing up today when you just see things
on Spotify and online as MP3s. So I feel bad
for them. But you can still go into a vintage
record store and pick up this record and it is
the best. Yeah, I mean that. intro the whole
the whole song i mean the 12 string everything
it is we had don felder at camp a couple years
ago and i got to see uh you know him play that
live with everybody and i mean what a song that's
a that's a great choice brit From 1976's Hotel
California, the band's fourth number one hit
song won the Grammy for Record of the Year. It's
included on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest
songs of all time. It was also named as one of
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 songs that
shaped rock and roll. I've been called out a
few times on the show when I say, oh, everybody
should know this song. This is a song that I
feel comfortable saying everybody should know
it because it is so important to music as a whole.
I love the fact that my 15 year old comes in
and is familiar with the song because of all
of the TikTok trends of people, of younger children
and even adults trying to attack the guitar solo.
And the fact that she brings it into me, even
if, look, she's 15, on paper, she should be listening
to nothing but Taylor Swift and Drake and whatever
is popular on the radio right now. The fact that
she is discovering on her own the bands that
I grew up with and my parents grew up with, I
think is amazing. And if it has to be through
a TikTok trend or through me, I'm glad it's happening.
One of the most iconic guitar solos, I think.
In the history of rock and roll, it definitely
has got to be under consideration for that. And
now, Miles, you've gone with some heavier stuff
to start off the night. So what are you going
to follow up Hotel California with? Yeah, you
know, I always kind of. I'm magnetized towards
the heavier stuff a little bit. And I mean, one
of the biggest influences to all of the metal
bands out there was Van Halen. And how can you
have a rock anthem list without Van Halen on
there? We're doing a camp celebrating the 1984
album in just a couple of weeks here. We have
Michael Anthony coming in and Warren Demartini
and Sebastian Bach and Tommy Aldridge. It's going
to be a great camp. So I had to pick a Van Halen
song. You really got me in there. And of course,
you have to also have Eruption as part of that.
I mean, those two, I think, together make an
anthem. But of course, you really got me. Here's
a song that is not an original song by Van Halen
that they took. And when you think about the
anthem version of it, of course, the Kinks, everyone
loves the Kinks. They're legends. But the Van
Halen song, I think, is really the one that kind
of took on anthem status. And that's impressive.
for a cover song. I don't know what I can add
to that. You said it all. But of course, I love
Van Halen. That's the only reason I'm into guitar
playing and doing this music business thing.
And You Really Got Me is one that we will hear
a lot of in the next coming weeks at Rock Camp
because it's simple, groovy, easy to play, and
a lot of fun. 1978, Van Halen won, arguably one
of the greatest debut albums of all time. And
anybody who knows this show knows I love cover
songs, and this is one of the reasons I do. That's
definitely one of those songs that when I first
heard the Kinks version from my parents growing
up, I was like, okay, this is fun. And then I
heard Van Halen's version from my cousins because
they're like, let me show you what your parents
aren't showing you. And they put on Van Halen
one and it it changed my life. Like, it's one
of those songs that, you know, your parents know
the tune. But here's a version that's made just
for you. At the time, I was four years old and
I'm like, this is incredible. The guitar is heavy.
There's this swagger to it. The original was
definitely fun, and Van Halen would not have
covered it if it wasn't an amazing song, first
and foremost. But Van Halen took it and said,
sorry, it's ours now. And damn, Miles, I mean,
you've left me to follow up Eddie Van Halen.
Yeah, how do you do that? There's only one name
that I think that even could come close to putting
it on the same level. And if we're going with
classic rock anthems, let's just bring Jimi Hendrix
into the fold. And let's go off of 1967's Are
You Experienced and the legendary Purple Haze,
which, believe it or not, only reached number
65 on the U .S. Billboard Hot 100. So this was
not a top 40 hit, even though it's one of those
songs that is basically, name a Jimi Hendrix
song, Purple Haze. It's synonymous with his name
and yet it wasn't a top 40 hit. So this is one
of those instances in the show where I say I'm
pulling a song that everybody is familiar with
from that artist. But believe it or not, was
not the number one smash hit that people might
assume it was. Right. Although in time, I think
people did recognize its greatness because it
was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and
is included on countless guitar lists of greatest
guitar solos. And it also, along with a lot of
songs we've been talking about tonight so far,
made the list of Rolling Stone's 500 greatest
songs of all time. I'm guessing this is a song
that gets played a lot at Rock and Roll Fantasy
Camp because as much as you hear it on the radio,
to me, it has never gotten old. It's been covered
by everyone from Ozzy Osbourne, The Cure, Frank
Zappa, The Stooges, Paul Rogers, even Winger.
The list goes on and on and on. This song is
a staple of rock and roll music, and I don't
think we can have a classic rock anthems playlist
without rocking out to some Purple Haze by Jimi
Hendrix. Yeah, you got to have Jimmy on the list.
I mean, yeah, I just envision him at Woodstock.
And like that image is just like the biggest
rock and roll statement in my mind. So Purple
Haze, you know, that's I think one of the best
songs that he has, or at least one of the most
popular ones. And we do we do that one does come
up a lot in Rock Camp. Yeah, well, you know,
I mean, of course, Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix,
both the best guitar players in the world, but
also. The thing about both of those groups, I
think, because you got the Jimi Hendrix experience,
is what a band he had with them as well. You
know, that's a super group. Both of those bands
are super groups making rock anthems. And I think
that's another great choice for this list. Absolutely.
Well, Britt, you kick things off with Stairway
to Heaven. You get the chance to now close out
the side. So what? is going to be the cherry
on top of side A of our ultimate classic rock
anthems mixtape. All right. I went with the number
one guitar riff that most guitar players first
play when they pick it up. What's the opposite
of heaven? Smoke and... deep purple. So I went
with Smoke on the Water. And yeah, this is a
hard and heavy rocking classic with another legendary
guitar player. And you just can't deny this one.
I think every band that you hear, if you walk
into a bar type venue, will be playing it and
it never gets old. Yeah. Well, you know, that's
another one that is banned from guitar centers.
And I think once you're at status, you are, you
know, you're an anthem. An undeniable classic,
1972's Machine Head, the song reached number
four on the U .S. Billboard Hot 100. It also
is included in Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest
Songs of All Time, VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs,
Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, VH1's
Greatest Hard Rock Songs, and Total Guitar Magazine's
Top Greatest Guitar Riffs Ever, just to name
a few. I think anybody who has ever worked in
a guitar store, guitar center, Sam Ash, whatever
you will, has heard this song more times, probably
in one day. Then some people maybe have heard
it in their life. However, at the end of the
day, this is still a fantastic track on an incredible
album. Machine Head is much more than just Smoke
on the Water. You have Highway Star, Maybe I'm
a Leo, Lazy Space Truck. And I mean, the entire
album is just hit after hit after hit. Dweezil
Zappa just remixed the album. for Rhino's Super
Deluxe Edition, which actually just dropped this
past Friday. Hearing the song through a modern
mix and a modern lens. is stunning because there
was so much going on in that song that I never
heard before. And I'm very excited to hear what
the rest of Machine Head sounds like, if they
were able to extract so many nuances that got
lost in the original mix. But yeah, Smoke on
the Water, one of the greatest guitar riffs,
and certainly most memorable guitar riffs of
all time. So I absolutely love the pick, and
what a perfect way to close out Side A. which
kicked off with Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven,
Kiss's Rock and Roll All Night, The Beatles'
Come Together, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird, Twisted
Sister's We're Not Gonna Take It, Fleetwood Mac's
The Chain, Eagles' Hotel California, Van Halen's
You Really Got Me, Jimi Hendrix Experience's
Purple Haze, and Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water.
Head over to myweeklymixtape .com to hear all
the songs we've discussed in this mix. through
the playlist embedded on the episode page. So
now I want to take a few minutes to talk about
the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. Miles, for those
who might not be familiar with the Rock Camp,
can you start by giving some people an overview
of what being an attendee is all about? Yeah,
yeah, absolutely. Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp,
you know, you come for four days. We do them
all over the world. We have a couple coming up
in Los Angeles right now, but we do them in various
locations. We have one in New York City coming
up this summer. You know, you come, you get put
in a band for four days. It's going to be mentored
by a rock star counselor like Brit or Vinny Appasi
of Black Sabbath. And Brit is also, you know,
we got to give a lot of credit to Brit because
she does an incredible job actually putting these
bands together. Before you even get to camp,
you'll get on Zoom with Brit and she will, you
know, kind of assess your skill level. She puts
all these bands together by skill. So everyone
has a great time. They're equally matched. Over
four days, you jam with your idols. So, you know,
we just had a camp last week with Nancy Wilson
and the DeLeo Brothers from Stone Temple Pilots
and Chris Slade from ACDC. So people came, they
got to jam with all of them. And then it all
culminates. You play usually two shows at these
next camps we have coming up. We're doing shows
at the Whiskey A Go -Go and the Viper Room. And
at this camp last week, we did the Troubadour.
So, you know, you get to jam with rock stars.
You get to play a legendary venue. You get to
kind of be on tour for four days. It's amazing.
Now, Britt, I want to bring you into the conversation
here based on what Miles said. You evaluate all
the different Fantasy Camp attendees and kind
of form these bands. So novices can sign up for
this as well as people that could, let's say,
play Eruption with ease and their eyes closed?
Absolutely. We have all skill levels, all experience
levels. We have people that just picked up a
guitar during COVID, for example, and may have
never played outside their bedrooms. And then
we have people that play in tribute bands to
some of these bands that we're having special
guests up from. And so it's the full spectrum.
And no matter what level you're at, you learn
something from Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. Well,
as the musical director for this, knowing how
diverse and vast everyone's musical tastes are.
How do you put together a program for each band
that essentially covers the musical basis? Or
is that up to each band to decide where they're
going to go over the course of four days? Yeah,
the bands act like bands in real life. I mean,
it's they all, you know, you either get along
or you fight, but you work it out. You agree
on songs or you don't or you make a medley. So
everybody's top song choices get in there. So
everybody's happy. But we treat it like a real
band. So you can really feel what it's like to
be in a band for these four days. And the beauty
of and magic of Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp is
a lot of the time we put these bands together.
They're people from all over the world. Sometimes
we have the last camp we had somebody from Papua
New Guinea, from Germany, you know, just from
all different countries, all walks of life, all
coming for different reasons, different points
in their life, different things that they want
to overcome or or challenge themselves with.
And a lot of times these bands stay together
past. The Rock Camp. So they will fly out for
like semi -annual gigs at a location. They'll
book a gig and they'll stay together. They'll
talk and rehearse over Zoom. And it's an amazing
thing. That's incredible. Now, you guys deal
with an insane lineup of musicians that come
in to help counsel these bands and be a part
of this. What is their role and how are they
involved with the bands? Are they actually...
Helping them choose the songs, helping them work
out the stage show, or are they more just observing
and giving feedback? Oh, well, we have special
guests like Nancy Wilson, for example. She comes
in and you get to jam a heart song with Nancy.
So she'll tell you, she'll talk to you about
it. She'll tell you, like my band at this last
one did Kick It Out. And my singer was like,
what is with the count? Like the count is so
weird where the chorus kicks in after, you know,
there's like a space between. the chorus and
the verse and things like that. And she said,
you know, we created that. We made up that count.
It's not a real set count. We made it up so people
wouldn't copy us. So you learn facts. You get
to hear the stories behind how these songs were
created, how parts were created. And a lot of
times, especially in the case of Dave Mustaine,
when he comes in from Megadeth, he'll tell you
when you're playing it wrong, but he'll show
you how to play it right. And he'll say, you
know, he'll say, you know, the tabs are wrong.
I've seen these and, you know, nobody gets this
part right. And what I'm really doing here is
this. So it's pretty awesome. And I should I
want to add, too, that's why we have the rock
star counselors like Brit and Vinnie Appesee
and Joel Hoekstra. You know, those are the really
hands on guys over the four days who are who
are going to actually help you pick the songs,
mentor you through them and everything. And so
some people say, you know, I come to Rock and
Roll Fantasy Camp for the headliners, but I keep
on coming back because the counselors because,
you know, we have. It's just a remarkable mix
of musicians at every camp. All right. Now, before
we flip over to side B, I want to ask you each
this question, because at the end of the day,
no matter what level of musician you're at, there's
always people that are on your personal bucket
list of somebody you'd want to jam with or learn
from or be counseled by. Do each of you have
dream counselors that you'd love to see at a
rock and roll fantasy camp? Do they have to be
alive? Yeah, let's say living right now. Oh,
all right. Because I would really like Eddie
Van Halen and I would really like Jimi Hendrix.
Oh, God, yeah. David Gilmour would be great.
I mentioned the Eagles earlier. Joe Walsh would
be awesome. David Lee Roth would be a lot of
fun and interesting. And of course, you know,
Jimmy Page would be great. Yeah, everything Britt
said, of course, as well as, you know, I mean,
I'm a bass player, so I have my bass idols like
Les Claypool is one of my favorites all the time.
Of course, I'd love to love to be counseled by
him. But, you know, yeah, all of the greats.
I mean, I think anybody from Led Zeppelin, if
we had John Paul Jones as a bass player would
be remarkable. Oh, my God. Yeah. All right. Well.
Flipping the tape over to Side B, we're going
to get back into classic rock anthems. And this
time, Miles, we'll let you kick things off. Then
I'll follow up and Britt will go third. So what
are you going to kick off Side B with? Well,
you know, if we're talking anthems, I keep on
thinking of these songs that every guitar player
learns for the first time when they're first
learning guitar. And Crazy Train by Ozzy has
got to be one of those. I mean, that riff is
one of the first ones everybody learns. It's
the first song I ever learned. I'm a bass player.
It's got a great bass line. And, you know, that's
another song you hear. You see it in movies all
the time. You hear it on TV and in radio. It's
stood the test of time and transcended the genre.
Ozzy Osbourne, 1980s Blizzard of Oz, ranked ninth
greatest guitar solo ever by Guitar World magazine.
It also made VH1's 40 greatest metal songs and
ranked on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest heavy
metal songs. This is the song that solidified
Ozzy Osbourne as a solo force to be reckoned
with. He was no longer in the shadow of Black
Sabbath, not that he ever had to be. But this
truly showed that Ozzy could stand on his own
two feet and sustain a viable solo career. I
love the fact that you brought up the bass line
in Crazy Train. As a bassist myself, it's one
of the first songs I learned as well, alongside
of No More Tears. I was an Ozzy fanatic at the
time and still am. But the bass line in Crazy
Train, I think, is one of the most underrated
aspects of the song that people don't realize
that walk that's happening is really driving
that entire verse. And especially underneath
the pyrotechnics of the guitar solo, I feel like
the bass gets overlooked in that song, and it's
just as important than every other aspect to
it. You're right. And that's, speaking of bass
players, Rudy Sarzo is a counselor at Rock and
Roll Fantasy Camp, and a lot of people's fantasies
come true when they get in the jam rooms and
jam Crazy Train with Rudy on the bass. Oh, well,
following up Ozzy. OK, I got to bring something
heavy here tonight because so far I've kept it
on a little bit. I mean, Jimi Hendrix is heavy,
but I want to get a little heavier. And if we're
going to follow up Ozzy, we got to bring Rush
into this conversation. Let's just go with the
big one. Opening track, Moving Pictures, 1981,
Tom Sawyer. To me, it's one of those songs that
I'm guessing the novice acts at the rock and
roll fantasy camp probably aren't attacking at
least the novice drummers. And I mean, look,
I guess I'm sure there's bands that have probably
tried to attempt Xanadu and some other stuff
from Rush. But to me, this is the one when you're
talking about classic rock anthems, even the
non -Rush fanatics know and appreciate this song.
But I am going to be real here. As much as I
love Tom Sawyer, it's no surprise if you go back
and listen to the Ultimate Rush Playlist episode
featuring Steve from the Something for Nothing,
a Rush fancast episode, you already know that
La Villa Strangiato is my favorite Rush song.
I'm 100 % in lockstep with Patreon mixtaper Mike
Daly on that choice. However, we're talking about
classic rock anthems, and even though La Villa
Strangiato is a classic rock anthem, to me. I
also know it was not a heavily played radio cut
for the band. So I know realistically, not every
single classic rock fan is going to be familiar
with that one. If you're listening and you want
to go down a Rush deep dive, La Villa is definitely
the place to go. However, for the classic rock
audience listening tonight, I am going to go
with the song that is the most familiar by Rush.
And I think that's going to be Tom Sawyer. So
Moving Pictures, 1980, Rush. Tom Sawyer. I'm
glad you chose that one because I don't know
a ton of Rush. So that one I do know. That one
I can sing along to. So I do think that's a good
one. Everybody knows it. Well, the good news
is you wouldn't have to sing along with LaVilla
because it's an instrumental. So at least you'd
be covered in that regard. Yeah, I told you I
don't know that much about Rush. Ray, you're
going to get a bunch of angry emails now. Take
that back. Pretend you know Rush. You know what
I said on AXS TV? They asked me to comment on
Rush and I said, Well, the best thing about a
Rush concert is there's never a line for the
women's bathroom. Believe it or not, I had the
exact opposite that happened when I took my wife
to see the Dixie Chicks. The line for the men's
room was non -existent. It was the first time
I'd ever seen that at a concert. I saw Pantera
with Metallica over the summer. There was no
women's line in the men's line. Oh, my God. But,
you know, yeah, Tom Sawyer, Rush. I love Rush.
I love Geddy Lee. You know, I think he's an underrated
bass player as well. Oh, yeah. Obviously, we
talk a lot about his singing and everything.
But, you know, yeah, Tom Sawyer, I think that's
one of the first Rush songs people are introduced
to. And it's definitely got that anthem status.
All right, Britt, following up Ozzy and Rush,
what do you got? Okay. One of my favorite songs
of all time. You've got to put the Rolling Stones
on the list. We haven't had them yet. And Gimme
Shelter is just such a rocking but chilling but
emotional song. And it just hits everything for
me, playing -wise, vocal -wise. And again, it
starts off. I guess I like the song to take you
on the journey and have the dynamics. I really
like that, how it really starts off slow with
just that plucking guitar. And then you've got
these wailing vocals at the end that are just
amazing. Yeah, every Rolling Stones song is kind
of an anthem. I mean, that's a hard one, a hard
band to pick just one for. And, you know, Gimme
Shelter is a great one. We had Daryl Jones, the
current Rolling Stones bass player at camp last
summer. And, you know, getting to see him up
and doing that one with all the campers was,
I mean, just to even hear it come out of his
bass amp in person was amazing. So I'll always
remember that with that song specifically. That's
a great pick. And we've also had Chuck Lavelle
a couple of times at camp to the musical director
for over 20 years and the keyboard and piano
player for for the Rolling Stones. So, yeah.
Bill Wyman. Bill Wyman. Right. We've got a lot
of Stones influence at camp. I'm still waiting
on Keith, but that's all right. I'll keep waiting.
Right. Right. They happen. I'll add him to the
list of Keith and Mick. The list of hopefuls.
Yeah. Britt, I have to offer the biggest of hat
tips for you on that choice. Gimme Shelter is
my all -time favorite Rolling Stones song. I
couldn't love this choice more. It's also ranked
on Rolling Stones, the magazine this time, 500
greatest songs of all time. I know I've mentioned
that list a lot tonight, but hey, these are classic
rock anthems, so they kind of belong there. And
it also ranks on both Pitchfork and Rolling Stones
list of the best Rolling Stones songs. How many
times did I say Rolling Stones there? Anyway.
And it's probably why when they released Sweet
Sounds of Heaven with Lady Gaga, it's why I gravitated
to that song so much because it just reminded
me of a modern telling of Gimme Shelter because
Lady Gaga was channeling the Mary Clayton role
in that song. And God, the first time I heard
Gimme Shelter, it was one of these, it was a
religious musical experience for me. And that's
not easy to do in music. To be able to get to
that point where is this gospel? Is this rock?
Is this blues? What is happening here? And the
Rolling Stones achieved it in epic fashion. Yeah.
Now, I'm not going to lie, Miles. You have a
tough decision to make next because you have
to follow up the epicness of Gimme Shelter. How
are you going to do it? I'm going to make some
people roll eyes with this one, probably. But,
you know, to follow up the Rolling Stones with
Nirvana, don't yell at me. Don't yell at me yet.
Nirvana, they got to be on this list. I know
we're saying classic rock anthems, but Nirvana
has played over and over again on every classic
rock radio station ever at this point. And this
song specifically, Smells Like Teen Spirit, is
at the top of that list. They play it constantly
on radio stations. And something every one of
these songs has in common is they all just get
your energy going. And I think that song does
that in a big way. So I'm calling it an anthem.
Yeah, I agree. A couple of power chords at the
beginning, but you just know what it is right
away. There's nothing else like it. It's got
that edgier, angstier vibe. And you're right,
Miles. Now Nirvana is considered classic rock,
believe it or not. So it is a classic rock anthem.
Right. It's 33 years old right now. I'm trying
to wrap my mind around that. Nevermind was released
in 1991, freshman year in high school for me.
This song has such a legacy. Once again, Rolling
Stone's 500 greatest songs of all time. It also
is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's
list of the songs that shaped rock and roll.
But there's a legacy to this song that's bigger
than both of those things. Weird Al parodied
the song as Smells Like Nirvana for his Off the
Deep End album. I don't know about you, but I
think that's bigger than any award, any list,
any Grammy could ever indicate. It's the Weird
Al stamp of approval. But to me, 1991 is not
33 years ago. As far as I'm concerned, time actually
stopped in 2000. It was a product of Y2K. There
was nothing we could ever do about it. And it
is still nine years from 1991, not 33 years like
2024 would indicate. It's crazy because this
upcoming rock camp we have, we're saying we're
celebrating 40 years since 1984 and out of the
cellar. So it's like, wow, I can't believe 40
years since those amazing moments. Brett and
I haven't even celebrated 40 years of life yet.
Man, Miles, following up Smells Like Teen Spirit
is no easy feat, but I think I know how I'm going
to do this. I'm going to match the power. of
Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit with another
riff that I would say is just as powerful and
definitely fits into that classic rock lens.
I know you both mentioned having Nancy Wilson
at one of the rock and roll fantasy camps. I'm
going to go with one of her most vicious riffs
from 1977's Little Queen. I'm going to go with
Barracuda, shockingly, again. Not a top 40 hit.
It only reached 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100,
which to me is absolutely shocking because it's
one of the band's signature songs. I don't think
there could possibly be a heart concert that
doesn't include this at some point of the evening.
And I wanted to bring in more female artists
into this classic rock mix. We obviously have
Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie on side A. Let's
go with Anne and Nancy Wilson on side B. Anne
is probably my favorite female singer of all
time alongside of Aretha Franklin. She's just
on another planet. I'm not going to lie. I had
a coin flip between that and Magic Man on my
list because they're two of my favorite hard
songs. But I think coming out of Smells Like
Teen Spirit, Magic Man would have been a little
bit of a weird pivot. But Barracuda keeps that
energy up. And I think it's the perfect song
to go here. Oh, yeah. I think Barracuda is definitely
the choice over Magic Man. I would go for that
for sure. Yeah, it's very driving and punchy
and, yeah, fierce. That guitar riff is fierce.
Yeah, I think, I mean, that's the song you have
to go for as far as an anthem from heart goes.
I mean, that's a song that, you know, when I
was telling some buddies about this camp we had
last week and, you know, nobody necessarily,
because I hang out with a group that doesn't
know rock and roll music. It's weird. um but
but they were all you know just saying heart
they might not necessarily know it but as soon
as i start singing the riff around but around
but everyone oh yeah barracuda of course so you
know definite anthem Wow, Miles, next time we
have that song be played at camp, which we will,
we do every camp, I think you should do the intro
with your mouth like that. I like that even better.
That's even more of an anthem to me. Miles Schumann,
classic rock beatboxer. Yeah, forget the talk
boxes. We had a guy at the last camp with a talk
box he should have just brought me on. I could
have done all those parts. Oh, yeah, okay. We're
using you for that this camp. Good, good. All
right, Britt, what are you going to follow up
Barracuda with? All right. Another riff where
you hear that guitar come in and you know exactly
what it is. Another fierce song because it's
about the tiger, the eye of the tiger survivor.
This is a huge anthem for not just rock. I think
it's just across the board for people that want
to accomplish something. It gives you hope. I
mean, of course, you related to the Rocky movies
and you just have that overall feeling of you
can do anything when you listen to this song.
Yeah, I mean, that's, you know, it's in every
movie ever. It's like the best action scene music
of all time, basically. And yeah, that riff is,
I would say, top five most recognizable guitar
riffs, rock riffs ever. So I agree, it's got
to be on the list. From the soundtrack to 1982's
Rocky III, as well as their album Eye of the
Tiger, another classic, classic rock track. It
won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance that year.
And Eye of the Tiger, unlike Barracuda, topped
the U .S. Billboard Hot 100, so it was a number
one hit for the band. So I have to ask, when
you guys do a rock and roll fantasy camp in Philadelphia,
are you contractually obligated to play that
song? It would be if we didn't. Raw camps that
we don't really do too many in Philadelphia.
Yeah. Philadelphia was the first camp I was ever
in, but there haven't, haven't been our first
camp I ever went to. I didn't actually do it,
but I, I, uh, yeah, we haven't had too much over
there since. Did you guys play? I have a tiger
there. Yeah, I'm sure. I'm sure it came up at
some point in that game. Miles was two at this
point. So, you know, even if you go to church
in Philadelphia, I think that's one of the hymns
they play on. No. Yeah, exactly. I love it. All
right, Miles, what are you going to follow up?
You've been bringing the heavy all night tonight.
What are you going to follow up Eye of the Tiger
with? I've been bringing the heavy. And, you
know, at first when I was thinking about this
next one, I was thinking, OK, this one's actually
not as heavy, but it gets heavy. I mean, realistically,
this one gets heavy towards the end. Bohemian
Rhapsody by Queen. I think I'm going to follow
kind of Brit's pattern here of choosing songs
that really take you on a journey. This one really
takes you on a journey. And it's one of the quintessential
rock anthems. I get that it takes you on a journey.
I'm going to be totally honest and I'll probably
get haters on this one, but I can't listen to
that song. If it ever comes on, I skip it immediately.
So I'm going to fast forward through track number
seven, side B of this. So, but I have to ask
Brit, did you like the scene in Wayne's world?
Oh yeah, absolutely. I still doesn't mean I'm
going to listen to this song. I'm going to send
that to Spike Edney. No, no, please don't, actually.
We had Queen's Keyboard Player as a regular counselor
at Rock Camp. And so, Spike, look what Britt
just said. Okay, well, that's why I didn't choose
that one for the counselor jab. We chose Tie
Your Mother Down instead. Right. That's a killer
riff. That's an awesome Brian May riff right
there. But we're talking about Bohemian Rhapsody
from 1975's A Night at the Opera. The song reached
33 on the U .S. Billboard Hot 100, so it is a
top 40 song. I assumed it was going to be a little
higher, a little surprised about that one. But
the song has made countless greatest songs of
all time lists. It's also listed in the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped
Rock and Roll. In 2018, it became the most streamed
classic rock song of all time. And in 2022, the
U .S. Library of Congress recognized the song
as part of the National Recording Registry as
being culturally, historically, or aesthetically
significant. And it was in Wayne's World. But
following up Bohemian Rhapsody is actually a
challenge because that is such... a massive song.
And I think the way I'm going to do this is I'm
going to tap into the theatrical nature of Queen
and follow it up with something that is also
theatrical in nature, both figuratively, musically,
and literally, as there was a movie based on
this album. I'm going to go off of 1979's The
Wall, and we're going to go with Pink Floyd.
Now, I already know people are automatically
assuming that I'm going to go with Comfortably
Numb. And I really could hear. The song is amazing.
The guitar solo is one of the best of all time.
But I want to throw a little bit of a curveball
into one of my picks tonight. I think here's
where I'm going to do it. Because when I hear
the ending of Bohemian Rhapsody, any way the
wind blows. I don't know why, but I hear the
opening to In the Flesh, and that is what I'm
going to follow Bohemian Rhapsody up with. This
song is so massive. It's been covered by some
amazing groups. Dream Theater did it as part
of the big medley for the Change of Seasons EP.
Typo Negative used to come out on stage to it.
The Foo Fighters covered it on their Wasting
Light tour with Taylor Hawkins on vocals. I mean,
this song influences rock and roll. And then
there's the movie aspect of this, which I'm not
even going to get into. But the song itself is
theatrical musically, if that makes sense. And
I feel like coming out of Queen, this is the
curveball to do it. In the Flesh from Pink Floyd's
The Wall. I can't deny that. Although if I were
going to pick an anthem by Pink Floyd, I think
I would have gone with Comfortably Numb. I 100
% get where you're coming from. And I won't argue
it in any way, shape or form. No, I love that
choice. I mean, any song that my parents fried
their brains to in the 70s is considered an anthem.
So that's a great one. Well, Britt, we are back
to you for your last pick of the evening. What
do you got? All right. So we just had this past
camp with Chris Slade, who played drums for ACDC.
I think they are the absolute quintessential
rock and roll anthem band out of all of these
bands. They're all amazing bands. They all bring
something. But ACDC is the anthem band. And Highway
to Hell is just, you know, the answer to Stairway
to Heaven. But Highway to Hell, I think this
is the one that everybody wants to shout on top
of the roof of their cars outside the concert
and wave their hands to. And this encapsulates
all of classic rock. Yeah, I mean, that's just
one of the most fun songs of all time and so
simple to play, too. You know, I think any any
musician starting out can appreciate ACDC because
you can play Highway to Hell after not too much
time. And what a great song. Couldn't agree more.
There are so many anthemic ACDC songs, every
song they play in concert. This one's special
to me, though, because I got in trouble in kindergarten
because I brought in my cousin's Highway to Hell
album for show and tell. And my mom got a phone
call that I was bringing in inappropriate devil's
music to school. So my mom's like devil's music.
That's an incredible album. What are you talking
about? So I adore this pick. But looking at this
list, Miles. You now have to close out Side B
and the entire mixtape for the evening. So how
do you do that with all these heavy hitters?
That's a lot of pressure, but I think I've got
the perfect one here because here's a song that
influenced every other band on this list, and
that is My Generation, The Who. I think it's
one of the greatest rock anthems of all time.
You know, also one of those songs that I've heard
so many times that I'm not necessarily listening
to it all the time. And I think that's a sign
of a rock anthem too. You know, you hear it so
much. You don't have to have it on your own personal
mixtape. It can be on the rock anthem mixtape.
And I'll add real quick too that Rock and Roll
Fantasy Camp, David Fischhoff, our founder, always
credits Roger Daltrey with really kind of kicking
things off for him. Once Roger did it, everybody
wanted to do it. So that's my pick. So true.
And yes, I got to say, Roger Daltrey said, you
know, going to rock camp reminds me of where
we all came from before we were rock stars and
takes you back there and makes you appreciate
things and changes your perspective a little
bit. So, yeah, thanks to Roger. And My Generation,
that's one of my favorite Who songs. Miles, great
pick. I love the Who. I love everything that
that band is. Crazy keeps the moon and, you know,
Pete Downsend doing the windmills and knocking
over the amps and all that chaos and rebellion,
again, just makes a great classic rock anthem.
My Generation, great pick, an anthem for generations.
Obviously, it's been known for decades because
of The Who. Green Day covered the song for their
version, bringing it into the punk era in the
90s. This song is the starting point for so many
bands and so many songs. I had Baba O 'Reilly
on my list, but any song by The Who works perfectly
in the closing spot, which closes side B of our
classic rock anthems mixtape, which kicked off
with Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train, Rush's Tom
Sawyer, Rolling Stone's Gimme Shelter, Nirvana's
Smells Like Teen Spirit, Heart's Barracuda, Survivor's
Eye of the Tiger, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody,
Pink Floyd's In the Flesh, ACDC's Highway to
Hell, and The Who's My Generation. Head over
to myweeklymixtape .com to hear all the songs
we've discussed in this mix through the playlist
embedded on the episode page. So Britt, along
with the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, you're also
quite busy with Vixen. So what does 2024 have
in store for the band in terms of touring and
possibly maybe some new music? Yeah, so we released
a new single late last year, and I'm hoping that
we release something sooner rather than later
as a follow -up single. We're not going to do
a full album right now. We're just doing the
singles because it seems to be a singles market
at the moment. And we've got a great, busy summer
lined up. We're getting new tour dates daily.
We have a lot that we can't announce yet, but
stay tuned. You can check it out on vixenofficial
.com or follow us on social media. And we'll
be announcing new tour dates shortly all over
the U .S. and some international dates as well.
And Miles, if people want to learn more about
the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, as well as to
check out Rock Camp, the podcast, how would they
go about doing so? Yeah, rockcamp .com. Very
simple. You'll find all our upcoming camps there.
Rockcamp .com slash podcast is where you can
stay up to date on the podcast stuff. And follow
us on Instagram, rockfantasycamp there. You can
find us on Facebook and you will get all those
updates. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter
too, which you can do at rockcamp .com. So those
are kind of the best ways to stay up to date.
Britton Miles, this has been an absolute pleasure.
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