WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.000 Hey everyone, it's Britt Lightning from Vixen 00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:03.980 and the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, and you're 00:00:03.980 --> 00:00:07.179 listening to My Weekly Mixtape with Brian Colburn. 00:00:18.579 --> 00:00:21.500 Welcome to My Weekly Mixtape, a podcast that 00:00:21.500 --> 00:00:24.500 takes the classic mixtape approach. to building 00:00:24.500 --> 00:00:27.239 a modern playlist. I'm your host, Brian Colburn. 00:00:27.379 --> 00:00:30.160 Joining me tonight are two guest curators, both 00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:33.179 from the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp's Rock Camp, 00:00:33.320 --> 00:00:35.840 the podcast. It's my pleasure to welcome to the 00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:38.600 program, Britt Lightning, lead guitarist for 00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:41.539 Vixen and musical director for the camp, as well 00:00:41.539 --> 00:00:44.600 as Miles Schumann, co -host of Rock Camp, the 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:46.780 podcast. Britt and Miles, welcome to the show. 00:00:47.159 --> 00:00:49.320 Hello, hello. Thanks for having us. I'm happy 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:51.990 to be here. Yeah, we're excited to be here. Well, 00:00:52.009 --> 00:00:54.350 tonight I get to start by asking you both my 00:00:54.350 --> 00:00:56.609 first -time guest question. I guess, Britt, we'll 00:00:56.609 --> 00:00:59.689 start with you. What does the word mixtape mean 00:00:59.689 --> 00:01:02.780 to you? Well, I grew up when there were still 00:01:02.780 --> 00:01:06.579 real mixtapes on cassettes. So I did that constantly. 00:01:06.819 --> 00:01:09.400 I mean, that brings me right back to middle school 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:11.900 where I would sit by the radio with my blank 00:01:11.900 --> 00:01:13.500 tape and just wait and wait and wait for the 00:01:13.500 --> 00:01:15.200 song and make sure I caught the intro because 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:17.060 I always wanted those smooth intro and outro 00:01:17.060 --> 00:01:19.859 transitions on my mixtape. That was big for me. 00:01:20.060 --> 00:01:22.659 And then sometimes I would come on and DJ in 00:01:22.659 --> 00:01:24.299 between and do the breaks and be like, all right, 00:01:24.359 --> 00:01:26.359 that was so -and -so and now we've got so -and 00:01:26.359 --> 00:01:30.140 -so. So, yeah, I'm all about the mixtapes. And 00:01:30.140 --> 00:01:32.739 I loved making mixtapes growing up for my friends. 00:01:32.859 --> 00:01:34.640 And then when I would have boyfriends, they would 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:36.840 make me mixtapes. And that was like, you know, 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:38.340 we didn't really make out or anything. We were 00:01:38.340 --> 00:01:40.540 too young kind of for that. So we just made mixtapes. 00:01:40.540 --> 00:01:43.459 And that meant I love you. Exactly. What better 00:01:43.459 --> 00:01:45.959 way to say I love you than with the gift of a 00:01:45.959 --> 00:01:49.659 mixtape? You put the time in. If you'd made a 00:01:49.659 --> 00:01:52.219 90 minute mixtape for somebody, that was four 00:01:52.219 --> 00:01:55.060 hours of commitment at minimum and minimum. Right. 00:01:55.099 --> 00:01:57.959 And you knew the level of devotion and love or 00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:00.280 lust by the song choices. So it was very telling. 00:02:00.560 --> 00:02:04.400 So, Miles, same question to you. Well, you know, 00:02:04.459 --> 00:02:06.980 I'm 24. I don't know what these tapes are. I 00:02:06.980 --> 00:02:11.409 never had. A mixtape, you know, I grew up in 00:02:11.409 --> 00:02:13.889 the era of playlists. We were all making playlists 00:02:13.889 --> 00:02:16.069 and everything, but we still called them mixtapes. 00:02:16.069 --> 00:02:19.150 And so for me, you know, it transcended the actual 00:02:19.150 --> 00:02:22.509 tape. It's something that we still use in our, 00:02:22.590 --> 00:02:24.750 you know, everyday vocabulary. It's still a part, 00:02:24.810 --> 00:02:27.930 it's still a common phrase. And so just a mixtape 00:02:27.930 --> 00:02:30.770 is a playlist to me. I call it a mixtape. And 00:02:30.770 --> 00:02:32.110 it's funny you mentioned that, Miles, because 00:02:32.110 --> 00:02:34.030 that's something that I try to bring to this 00:02:34.030 --> 00:02:37.009 show week in and week out. Because when Britt 00:02:37.009 --> 00:02:39.430 and I were younger making the actual mixtapes, 00:02:39.430 --> 00:02:42.699 it was a big time commitment. You really had 00:02:42.699 --> 00:02:45.300 to sit down and block out hours of time to do 00:02:45.300 --> 00:02:48.680 this. Whereas a playlist, sometimes it's so quick 00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:51.159 and so immediate. The thought process behind 00:02:51.159 --> 00:02:53.719 which songs you're choosing, why you're choosing 00:02:53.719 --> 00:02:56.599 them, why they matter, going back to back, that 00:02:56.599 --> 00:02:59.639 all goes away. Sometimes entirely for some people, 00:02:59.659 --> 00:03:02.199 all because of that shuffle button, something 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:05.650 the cassette. didn't have it was introduced with 00:03:05.650 --> 00:03:08.469 mixed CDs but not really used as much but then 00:03:08.469 --> 00:03:11.110 by the time you got to playlists sometimes the 00:03:11.110 --> 00:03:13.930 order of the songs didn't matter anymore it was 00:03:13.930 --> 00:03:16.569 just that the songs were there and the order 00:03:16.569 --> 00:03:19.189 does matter as far as I'm concerned and that's 00:03:19.189 --> 00:03:21.430 what I'm trying to bring back through the conversations 00:03:21.430 --> 00:03:24.960 on this show So for tonight's episode, we're 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:27.099 going to take that approach and put it to the 00:03:27.099 --> 00:03:29.719 test. And this is a topic I think both of you 00:03:29.719 --> 00:03:32.400 are going to be quite familiar with. Tonight, 00:03:32.520 --> 00:03:34.900 we're going to be curating the ultimate classic 00:03:34.900 --> 00:03:38.560 rock anthems mixtape. Now, these could be songs 00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:41.639 you hear on classic rock radio, the staples. 00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:45.259 They could be iconic album cuts or songs that 00:03:45.259 --> 00:03:48.080 may or may have not officially been released 00:03:48.080 --> 00:03:50.919 as singles, but are still in the hearts of classic 00:03:50.919 --> 00:03:55.120 rock fans all over the world. And I'm guessing 00:03:55.120 --> 00:03:57.780 a lot of these songs could simply be the ones 00:03:57.780 --> 00:04:00.939 that you've seen featured the most. at Rock and 00:04:00.939 --> 00:04:04.020 Roll Fantasy Camp weekends. So Britt, as the 00:04:04.020 --> 00:04:06.500 musical director for the Rock Camp, you've seen 00:04:06.500 --> 00:04:10.419 and been a part of countless performances. What 00:04:10.419 --> 00:04:12.159 are you looking for in the songs you brought 00:04:12.159 --> 00:04:15.099 to the table this evening? Well, when you said 00:04:15.099 --> 00:04:17.600 classic rock anthems, I'm thinking about songs 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:21.060 that have words everybody knows, ones that open 00:04:21.060 --> 00:04:24.240 and close concerts, ones that everybody looks 00:04:24.240 --> 00:04:26.980 forward to and gets up and sings along to. And 00:04:26.980 --> 00:04:30.120 also that doesn't need... necessarily mean that 00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:31.939 they're slow songs or anything like that they 00:04:31.939 --> 00:04:34.319 can be an anthem can also be just like this hard 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:37.339 rocking you know anthem yeah it doesn't mean 00:04:37.339 --> 00:04:39.720 now miles you're coming from a little bit of 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:41.319 a different situation here because you're someone 00:04:41.319 --> 00:04:44.199 who attended the camp as early as 11 years old 00:04:44.199 --> 00:04:47.639 and now 13 years later is working for the camp 00:04:47.639 --> 00:04:50.759 did that impact the songs that you're bringing 00:04:50.759 --> 00:04:53.879 to the table tonight and if so how yeah you know 00:04:53.879 --> 00:04:56.279 i Coming to Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp growing 00:04:56.279 --> 00:04:59.420 up is really how I got to know music. And so 00:04:59.420 --> 00:05:01.439 you're totally right that we hear a lot of the 00:05:01.439 --> 00:05:03.379 anthems at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. And I 00:05:03.379 --> 00:05:06.100 think there's certain songs that even if you're 00:05:06.100 --> 00:05:08.100 not a rock fan, you hear this song, you know 00:05:08.100 --> 00:05:10.300 who that is, you know the band, you know what 00:05:10.300 --> 00:05:11.980 it is. And I think that's really what a rock 00:05:11.980 --> 00:05:15.920 anthem is. It transcends just rock fans. These 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:18.600 are songs that last the test of time. And definitely 00:05:18.600 --> 00:05:20.560 we hear them a lot at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. 00:05:21.090 --> 00:05:23.189 Well, let's get down to business. Tonight, as 00:05:23.189 --> 00:05:25.410 I mentioned at the top of the show, Britt, Miles, 00:05:25.509 --> 00:05:28.329 and I will be curating the ultimate classic rock 00:05:28.329 --> 00:05:30.649 anthems mixtape, and we'll use that old cassette 00:05:30.649 --> 00:05:33.449 deck approach. Since I have two guests this evening, 00:05:33.509 --> 00:05:35.970 the format will be slightly altered from the 00:05:35.970 --> 00:05:39.399 usual. As tonight... Brit will begin side A with 00:05:39.399 --> 00:05:41.980 her first song choice, and then we'll roundtable 00:05:41.980 --> 00:05:45.439 the panel until we've mapped out 10 songs for 00:05:45.439 --> 00:05:48.060 side A. We'll then give our mixtape a proverbial 00:05:48.060 --> 00:05:50.500 flip, and we'll map out side B. Only this time, 00:05:50.540 --> 00:05:52.920 Miles will kick off the roundtable discussions. 00:05:53.259 --> 00:05:55.699 Our overall goal for the episode is to craft 00:05:55.699 --> 00:05:58.720 the best classic rock anthems mixtape possible. 00:05:59.230 --> 00:06:01.990 through only 20 songs. At the end of the show, 00:06:02.009 --> 00:06:04.050 you can take our conversation to the next level 00:06:04.050 --> 00:06:07.170 by visiting the episode page at myweeklymixtape 00:06:07.170 --> 00:06:10.329 .com to give our final mixtape a listen. via 00:06:10.329 --> 00:06:12.769 the embedded playlist. And if you like what you're 00:06:12.769 --> 00:06:14.870 hearing on the show, you can help me out by either 00:06:14.870 --> 00:06:17.389 telling a friend, leaving the show a five -star 00:06:17.389 --> 00:06:19.910 review wherever you're tuning in, or becoming 00:06:19.910 --> 00:06:23.569 a Patreon mixtaper at patreon .com forward slash 00:06:23.569 --> 00:06:27.029 myweeklymixtape. There you can enjoy ad -free 00:06:27.029 --> 00:06:29.389 episodes of the show, become a future guest, 00:06:29.610 --> 00:06:33.069 and so much more. And a few of the Patreon mixtapers 00:06:33.069 --> 00:06:35.430 chimed in with the songs they would use to kick 00:06:35.430 --> 00:06:37.509 off this evening's festivities, and I'd like 00:06:37.509 --> 00:06:40.160 to give a quick shout -out to those. Tom Hutchison 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:42.439 chimed in with the Scorpions' I'm Leaving You, 00:06:42.579 --> 00:06:45.819 Pink Floyd's Time, and Motley Crue's Wild Side. 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:48.980 Chad LaMassa chimed in saying Queens' We Will 00:06:48.980 --> 00:06:51.680 Rock You has to be on there, along with a more 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:54.699 recent anthem of the White Stripes' Seven Nation 00:06:54.699 --> 00:06:58.040 Army. David Owens chimed in saying Journey should 00:06:58.040 --> 00:07:00.480 make the list, and his first thought was Wheel 00:07:00.480 --> 00:07:03.699 in the Sky. He also chose the Eagles' Life in 00:07:03.699 --> 00:07:06.459 the Fast Lane. Seeker chimed in saying there's 00:07:06.459 --> 00:07:08.420 no mucking around for him and he's going with 00:07:08.420 --> 00:07:12.000 either ACDC's Highway to Hell or Hell's Bells, 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:14.300 depending on if you wanted to go with the Bon 00:07:14.300 --> 00:07:18.019 Scott or Brian Johnson era. Mike Daly chimed 00:07:18.019 --> 00:07:21.060 in with two killer tracks, Rush's La Villa Strangiato 00:07:21.060 --> 00:07:24.379 and Van Halen's Jamie's Cryin'. Philip Bergman 00:07:24.379 --> 00:07:26.959 chimed in saying, since the unofficial motto 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:30.000 of rock and roll is sex, drugs, and rock and 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:32.600 roll, let's capture that whole gestalt in one 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:35.620 fell swoop with Bad Company's Shooting Star. 00:07:35.860 --> 00:07:39.060 And Cactus Pete chimed in with Led Zeppelin's 00:07:39.060 --> 00:07:41.959 The Ocean. So Britt, with those songs out in 00:07:41.959 --> 00:07:44.160 the atmosphere, I'm officially pressing the record 00:07:44.160 --> 00:07:46.839 button on our mixtape and the floor is yours. 00:07:47.079 --> 00:07:50.319 What song did you choose to kick off Side A? 00:07:51.459 --> 00:07:55.279 Okay, so side A, I chose Stairway to Heaven. 00:07:55.660 --> 00:07:58.120 Going with Led Zeppelin right from the jump. 00:07:58.459 --> 00:08:01.100 The anthem of anthems. Why did you choose this? 00:08:01.579 --> 00:08:03.899 Well, because like you said, it's the anthem 00:08:03.899 --> 00:08:07.399 of anthems. I mean, it's the quintessential. 00:08:07.399 --> 00:08:10.540 It takes you on this journey. It starts off slow. 00:08:10.639 --> 00:08:13.379 It brings you somewhere. It's a full story from 00:08:13.379 --> 00:08:15.910 beginning, middle, and end. It's a journey. Yeah, 00:08:15.949 --> 00:08:17.509 you know that. I mean, there's a reason that 00:08:17.509 --> 00:08:19.790 it's banned from every guitar store ever. That 00:08:19.790 --> 00:08:23.870 is the quintessential riff, you know. And so, 00:08:23.930 --> 00:08:26.509 I mean, when you think about rock anthems, how 00:08:26.509 --> 00:08:28.230 can you not think about Zeppelin? Stairway to 00:08:28.230 --> 00:08:29.709 Heaven's got to be the first song that comes 00:08:29.709 --> 00:08:32.509 to mind. I couldn't agree more with both of you. 00:08:32.889 --> 00:08:35.149 It made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 00:08:35.149 --> 00:08:38.649 songs that shaped rock and roll. Classic Rock's 00:08:38.649 --> 00:08:41.250 10 of the best songs ever. It topped Classic 00:08:41.250 --> 00:08:44.490 Rock's list of the 10 best songs ever, as well 00:08:44.490 --> 00:08:47.529 as Guitar World's 100 greatest guitar solos. 00:08:47.570 --> 00:08:51.429 It's also ranked on VH1's 100 greatest rock songs 00:08:51.429 --> 00:08:54.269 of all time. And then fast forward to the 90s. 00:08:54.330 --> 00:08:56.889 Wayne's World brought it back into the conversation 00:08:56.889 --> 00:09:00.210 with No Stairway, Denied. This is one of those 00:09:00.210 --> 00:09:04.149 songs that I was... for so many years was conflicted 00:09:04.149 --> 00:09:06.970 about anyone ever attempting to cover it. And 00:09:06.970 --> 00:09:09.450 then at the Kennedy Center Honors, Hart did that 00:09:09.450 --> 00:09:13.450 cover with Jason Bonham on drums. And if there's 00:09:13.450 --> 00:09:16.490 anybody on this planet that can sing Robert Plant's 00:09:16.490 --> 00:09:20.600 vocals. As good as Robert Plant sang them originally, 00:09:20.960 --> 00:09:23.960 it's Anne Wilson of Heart. And she slayed that 00:09:23.960 --> 00:09:27.200 performance so hard, it brought tears to Robert 00:09:27.200 --> 00:09:29.720 Plant's eyes, which I think says all that there 00:09:29.720 --> 00:09:32.820 needs to be said about that particular performance 00:09:32.820 --> 00:09:36.799 of this amazing song. So Britt, I guess my question 00:09:36.799 --> 00:09:39.669 for you is... Does the rock and roll fantasy 00:09:39.669 --> 00:09:42.889 camp lean towards covering the song in the style 00:09:42.889 --> 00:09:45.429 that Hart did at the Kennedy Center Honors, or 00:09:45.429 --> 00:09:47.529 is it leaning more towards the Wayne's World, 00:09:47.710 --> 00:09:50.529 no stairway denied? No, we've banned it, just 00:09:50.529 --> 00:09:55.330 like Guitar Center. Okay, perfect. So stairway 00:09:55.330 --> 00:09:59.929 denied. Miles, with that, we're up to you for 00:09:59.929 --> 00:10:03.879 track two. Okay, so I'm going with Kiss, Rock 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:05.720 and Roll All Night. I mean, that is the rock 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:09.259 and roll anthem that people think of. For the 00:10:09.259 --> 00:10:11.559 longest time, when I thought of anthems, as far 00:10:11.559 --> 00:10:13.019 as rock and roll goes, I thought that was the 00:10:13.019 --> 00:10:16.340 only one. So that was one of the first I ever 00:10:16.340 --> 00:10:18.500 heard. I had a toothbrush as a kid that played 00:10:18.500 --> 00:10:21.539 Rock and Roll All Night out of it. What? That 00:10:21.539 --> 00:10:23.720 speaks to the Kiss, to Gene Simmons' marketing 00:10:23.720 --> 00:10:25.580 skills and everything, of course. But yeah, I 00:10:25.580 --> 00:10:27.639 mean, how can you not have that one on the list? 00:10:28.200 --> 00:10:32.059 Was it brush and floss all night or was it? I 00:10:32.059 --> 00:10:35.139 want that. That would really help me get into 00:10:35.139 --> 00:10:38.899 my good mood when I need to brush my teeth. It's 00:10:38.899 --> 00:10:40.860 a whole, you know, we're not going to plug them. 00:10:40.899 --> 00:10:42.759 They're not sponsoring this show, but there's 00:10:42.759 --> 00:10:46.600 a whole company that makes them. Toothbrushes 00:10:46.600 --> 00:10:48.220 that play your favorite songs and they had to 00:10:48.220 --> 00:10:51.899 kiss one with rock and roll all night. From 1975's 00:10:51.899 --> 00:10:54.539 Dressed to Kill, or should we say Brushed to 00:10:54.539 --> 00:10:58.879 Kill, the quintessential Kiss song, the concert 00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:02.460 closer, shocked that this song never was a top 00:11:02.460 --> 00:11:05.519 40 hit for the band. It only reached 68 on the 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:08.320 U .S. Billboard Hot 100, and yet it's ingrained 00:11:08.320 --> 00:11:12.659 in the classic rock Mount Rushmore based on just 00:11:12.659 --> 00:11:15.730 the fans' love of this song. And then bringing 00:11:15.730 --> 00:11:17.970 it back to the 90s for myself, there was that 00:11:17.970 --> 00:11:21.149 iconic performance in the 90s on Kiss Unplugged 00:11:21.149 --> 00:11:23.490 that brought the original members back together 00:11:23.490 --> 00:11:26.169 for the first time after all the changes in the 00:11:26.169 --> 00:11:29.710 80s. So to me, that song has held multiple levels 00:11:29.710 --> 00:11:32.750 of importance in Kiss -tory. So with that, Britt, 00:11:33.029 --> 00:11:36.580 your thoughts on rock and roll all night. Oh, 00:11:36.600 --> 00:11:39.159 one of the best. Yeah, I've seen Kiss many times 00:11:39.159 --> 00:11:42.340 in concerts and I just see confetti coming down 00:11:42.340 --> 00:11:44.340 from the rafters and everything when the song 00:11:44.340 --> 00:11:46.139 comes on. It's the best. Great choice, Miles. 00:11:46.299 --> 00:11:48.879 I love it. Yeah, I couldn't agree more. This 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:51.940 is an anthem. Obviously, I had Kiss in my list 00:11:51.940 --> 00:11:54.820 of songs that if they weren't brought up, I was 00:11:54.820 --> 00:11:56.820 actually thinking Deuce because I thought like, 00:11:56.879 --> 00:12:00.299 wow, I think of a Kiss Alive and that first track 00:12:00.299 --> 00:12:02.679 that hits you out of the gate. But we've gone 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:05.879 anthem and anthem here. So I have to follow up 00:12:05.879 --> 00:12:08.860 Stairway to Heaven and Rock and Roll All Night. 00:12:10.669 --> 00:12:12.909 I know we're going to play Chicken with the Train 00:12:12.909 --> 00:12:15.090 for 20 songs if I don't do it. So I'm just going 00:12:15.090 --> 00:12:17.389 to come right out of the gate. Let's get the 00:12:17.389 --> 00:12:20.149 Beatles off the table because if we do a classic 00:12:20.149 --> 00:12:22.590 rock playlist and don't include the Beatles, 00:12:22.750 --> 00:12:25.210 I really just know the hate mail is going to 00:12:25.210 --> 00:12:28.509 come flowing in. So let's go with no shock here 00:12:28.509 --> 00:12:30.370 to anyone that listens to this show. I'm going 00:12:30.370 --> 00:12:33.029 with an album opening track. Let's go off of 00:12:33.029 --> 00:12:37.370 1969's Abbey Road opening track, Come Together. 00:12:37.899 --> 00:12:40.580 Because I feel like Come Together, in my humble 00:12:40.580 --> 00:12:43.100 opinion, reaches the level that Stairway to Heaven 00:12:43.100 --> 00:12:45.679 and Rock and Roll All Night hit. And my reasoning 00:12:45.679 --> 00:12:48.799 is primarily based on the fact that this is a 00:12:48.799 --> 00:12:52.120 song that leans more towards the rock side of 00:12:52.120 --> 00:12:55.070 the Beatles catalog. Versus the more ethereal, 00:12:55.190 --> 00:12:58.549 mellow, and beautiful side of the band's discography. 00:12:58.809 --> 00:13:02.309 And coming out of Led Zeppelin and Kiss, I feel 00:13:02.309 --> 00:13:05.809 like this is the perfect direction to go with 00:13:05.809 --> 00:13:08.769 a Beatles choice. Although I am sure there are 00:13:08.769 --> 00:13:10.850 Beatles fans listening that would have went in 00:13:10.850 --> 00:13:12.850 countless other directions. And I'd love to hear 00:13:12.850 --> 00:13:14.909 it because that's what this show is about, the 00:13:14.909 --> 00:13:16.809 conversation. So if you would have gone in a 00:13:16.809 --> 00:13:19.190 different Beatles direction, let me know. But 00:13:19.190 --> 00:13:21.769 with that, I am following things up with the 00:13:21.769 --> 00:13:25.000 Beatles. Come together. Yeah. Nice choice. Nice 00:13:25.000 --> 00:13:27.100 choice. I like it. Another song that's definitely, 00:13:27.159 --> 00:13:29.820 of course, stood the test of time. And when I 00:13:29.820 --> 00:13:32.179 think it brought it to a whole new audience and 00:13:32.179 --> 00:13:33.960 a new demographic when Aerosmith covered it, 00:13:34.000 --> 00:13:36.639 which was cool. Yeah. And that is actually a 00:13:36.639 --> 00:13:39.039 staple song that we do at Rock Camp, too. So 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:41.960 because, you know, it sounds big and full, but 00:13:41.960 --> 00:13:44.340 it's a simple song to play really easy. Yeah, 00:13:44.399 --> 00:13:46.039 definitely. You know, I'm a bass player and that 00:13:46.039 --> 00:13:47.940 bass line is I mean, I don't know if there's 00:13:47.940 --> 00:13:50.720 a more recognizable bass line. And I was going 00:13:50.720 --> 00:13:52.779 to bring up the Aerosmith cover, too. And the 00:13:52.779 --> 00:13:54.679 amount of bands that have covered that song, 00:13:54.740 --> 00:13:56.980 it's you know, the Beatles have so many great 00:13:56.980 --> 00:13:59.559 ones. But that one is going to be one that I 00:13:59.559 --> 00:14:01.379 think people recognize as an anthem forever. 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:05.779 Yeah, I have to admit, I love Aerosmith's cover 00:14:05.779 --> 00:14:08.940 of it. I had that greatest hits. The Red Greatest 00:14:08.940 --> 00:14:12.240 Hits was my first ever Aerosmith cassette. And 00:14:12.240 --> 00:14:14.200 later in life, actually, I want to say in the 00:14:14.200 --> 00:14:16.759 last 10 years, one of my best friends came over 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:19.820 and decided to bring a copy of Sgt. Pepper's 00:14:19.820 --> 00:14:22.480 Lonely Hearts Club Band, the movie, with him 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:27.720 for us to watch. And yeah, it's not often anything 00:14:27.720 --> 00:14:33.039 leaves me speechless. And that movie... It certainly 00:14:33.039 --> 00:14:35.960 does, and I still don't know what my opinion 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:39.399 is on it. I love the music. I love the fact that 00:14:39.399 --> 00:14:43.860 it's a music -based movie, but it's just... Yeah, 00:14:43.899 --> 00:14:45.799 you know what? Instead of me offering commentary, 00:14:45.919 --> 00:14:48.679 if you haven't seen it, check it out for yourself 00:14:48.679 --> 00:14:51.179 and form your own opinion. But with that, Brit, 00:14:51.340 --> 00:14:54.399 following up Led Zeppelin, Kiss, and The Beatles, 00:14:54.580 --> 00:14:57.539 where are we going next? Yes. Well, I have to 00:14:57.539 --> 00:15:00.059 do another one. And now this one reminds me of 00:15:00.059 --> 00:15:02.679 Stairway to Heaven in the structure of the song, 00:15:02.740 --> 00:15:04.460 the arrangement, how it starts off nice and slow 00:15:04.460 --> 00:15:06.039 and then it builds and takes you on a story and 00:15:06.039 --> 00:15:09.299 it's rocking at the end. But the ultimate, even 00:15:09.299 --> 00:15:13.000 more band, well, not more band at Guitar Center, 00:15:13.139 --> 00:15:17.100 but more band at live shows is Free Bird. Yes. 00:15:17.320 --> 00:15:21.230 I don't have it. From their incredible 1973 debut 00:15:21.230 --> 00:15:24.409 studio album, Pronounced Leonard Skinner, which 00:15:24.409 --> 00:15:27.210 is such an amazing listen between Gimme Three 00:15:27.210 --> 00:15:30.009 Steps, Simple Man, Tuesday's Gone, and then obviously 00:15:30.009 --> 00:15:33.509 Freebird. This was a top 20 hit for the band, 00:15:33.590 --> 00:15:36.570 reached number 19 on the Billboard US Hot 100. 00:15:36.970 --> 00:15:39.610 But yeah, from a live musician standpoint, this 00:15:39.610 --> 00:15:41.909 song takes on a completely different meaning. 00:15:42.429 --> 00:15:45.549 Freebird is one of those songs that my band actually 00:15:45.549 --> 00:15:49.149 learned the entire thing. So as soon as someone 00:15:49.149 --> 00:15:52.370 yells it out, we launch into it. And it immediately 00:15:52.370 --> 00:15:54.850 quells any heckling. Because I say, well, for 00:15:54.850 --> 00:15:57.610 the next 17 minutes, thanks to this gentleman 00:15:57.610 --> 00:16:00.710 over here, we're going to just play Freebird. 00:16:00.809 --> 00:16:02.750 And we go through at least two of the verses. 00:16:03.210 --> 00:16:05.470 And if we could tell people we're into it, we'll 00:16:05.470 --> 00:16:08.230 finish the song. If they're not into it, we pivot 00:16:08.230 --> 00:16:12.470 out. God, I love the song. I don't care that 00:16:12.470 --> 00:16:14.929 it's become one of the most cliched musician 00:16:14.929 --> 00:16:18.669 jokes on the planet. Like, if you're going to 00:16:18.669 --> 00:16:21.210 heckle a band, come up with something a bit more 00:16:21.210 --> 00:16:24.110 creative than Freebird. But I digress. The song 00:16:24.110 --> 00:16:26.889 still rocks. And from the musician standpoint, 00:16:27.190 --> 00:16:28.970 if you ever need to stretch a set and fill some 00:16:28.970 --> 00:16:31.889 time, it's the perfect song choice. Yeah, I think 00:16:31.889 --> 00:16:34.169 it's a great driving song, too. And, you know, 00:16:34.230 --> 00:16:36.769 any song that is a great song to drive to, I 00:16:36.769 --> 00:16:38.889 think, I mean, rock anthems really make up that 00:16:38.889 --> 00:16:40.789 list the most. And this is one of the best of 00:16:40.789 --> 00:16:44.850 all time. Well, now you get to follow up Freebird, 00:16:44.909 --> 00:16:48.309 Miles. No pressure. What follows up Freebird 00:16:48.309 --> 00:16:51.250 by Lynyrd Skynyrd? Well, I like the way, Britt, 00:16:51.289 --> 00:16:53.389 that you kind of related Freebird to your last 00:16:53.389 --> 00:16:55.309 one. And so I'm going to go with a pick that 00:16:55.309 --> 00:16:57.370 is kind of similar to my last pick in a sense. 00:16:57.450 --> 00:16:59.269 I'm going to do We're Not Going to Take It, Twisted 00:16:59.269 --> 00:17:01.559 Sister. You know, it starts off with that drum 00:17:01.559 --> 00:17:03.940 intro, just like rock and roll all night. And 00:17:03.940 --> 00:17:06.900 I mean, look at the legacy of this song. It's 00:17:06.900 --> 00:17:09.160 used in rallies all over the place. It's used 00:17:09.160 --> 00:17:11.119 in, you know, all sorts of different movements. 00:17:11.220 --> 00:17:14.220 And I mean, it's really it's transcended even 00:17:14.220 --> 00:17:17.099 rock anthem. It's just an anthem, period. I think 00:17:17.099 --> 00:17:20.900 at this point. Now drop and give me 20. 1984's 00:17:20.900 --> 00:17:24.500 Stay Hungry. It was a top 40 hit, reaching number 00:17:24.500 --> 00:17:28.079 21 on the Billboard US Hot 100. If you grew up 00:17:28.079 --> 00:17:31.019 watching MTV, this song is ingrained in your 00:17:31.019 --> 00:17:34.259 musical DNA. Not much that needs to be said about 00:17:34.259 --> 00:17:36.960 a song of this magnitude. However, it's even 00:17:36.960 --> 00:17:39.180 been made into a Christmas anthem because Twisted 00:17:39.180 --> 00:17:42.599 Sister changed the lyrics to Oh Come, O Ye Faithful 00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:45.799 for a very twisted Christmas. I'm glad that we've 00:17:45.799 --> 00:17:48.200 got to track five. We finally introduced Cowbell 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:51.059 into the mix, so that's exciting. And you're 00:17:51.059 --> 00:17:53.200 right. This is definitely one of those songs 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:56.240 that just has taken on between sporting anthems, 00:17:56.279 --> 00:17:59.460 video games, movies, television. And then, like 00:17:59.460 --> 00:18:02.619 you said, Miles, the rally side of the spectrum. 00:18:02.619 --> 00:18:06.059 Now, with it being such a huge part of pop culture, 00:18:06.180 --> 00:18:08.259 Britt, is this a song that's heavily requested 00:18:08.259 --> 00:18:11.740 at the rock camps? It's not. It's not for some 00:18:11.740 --> 00:18:14.359 reason. But I mean, I love the sentiment. I think 00:18:14.359 --> 00:18:16.019 it's something that everybody can relate to because 00:18:16.019 --> 00:18:17.960 anybody that gets into rock and roll has a little 00:18:17.960 --> 00:18:21.329 rebellious streak in them. And so this, you know, 00:18:21.329 --> 00:18:23.609 song really personifies that. But, you know, 00:18:23.630 --> 00:18:26.170 surprisingly, no, it's not a popular play at 00:18:26.170 --> 00:18:29.589 rock camp. Wow. I'll say real quick that at Fantasy 00:18:29.589 --> 00:18:32.210 Camp, we see a lot of bands kind of try to throw 00:18:32.210 --> 00:18:34.089 something different in the mix. So sometimes 00:18:34.089 --> 00:18:36.589 people try to avoid these anthems at camp because 00:18:36.589 --> 00:18:38.190 they think other bands are going to play them. 00:18:38.289 --> 00:18:40.109 And then it just turns out nobody played them 00:18:40.109 --> 00:18:42.289 because everyone thinks that way. But it's interesting 00:18:42.289 --> 00:18:44.390 to see that happen sometimes with these songs. 00:18:44.690 --> 00:18:47.809 Well, I'm going to pick one that if I was attending 00:18:47.809 --> 00:18:51.470 a. Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, I would love to 00:18:51.470 --> 00:18:53.349 be a part of because something we haven't done 00:18:53.349 --> 00:18:57.470 yet is really introduce the vocal harmony aspect 00:18:57.470 --> 00:19:01.589 to classic rock. And the first group that comes 00:19:01.589 --> 00:19:03.869 to my mind and the first song that comes to my 00:19:03.869 --> 00:19:07.710 mind when I think about lush and impactful classic 00:19:07.710 --> 00:19:11.869 rock harmonies is the album that my mom has told 00:19:11.869 --> 00:19:15.329 me time and time again, she listened to during 00:19:15.329 --> 00:19:17.529 her entire pregnancy with me, which is probably 00:19:17.529 --> 00:19:21.190 why this album is such a huge part of my life 00:19:21.190 --> 00:19:23.789 and so important to me and so embedded in who 00:19:23.789 --> 00:19:27.829 I am as a person musically. And that is Fleetwood 00:19:27.829 --> 00:19:29.690 Mac's Rumors. And I'm going to go with The Chain. 00:19:30.069 --> 00:19:33.029 Now, it did reach number 30 on the US mainstream 00:19:33.029 --> 00:19:35.950 rock charts, but was not a Billboard Hot 100 00:19:35.950 --> 00:19:40.250 Top 40 single for the band. However, it is very 00:19:40.250 --> 00:19:44.579 much ingrained in Fleetwood Mac's legacy. Just 00:19:44.579 --> 00:19:47.240 like Stairway to Heaven and just like Freebird, 00:19:47.460 --> 00:19:49.880 it's a song that takes you on a journey from 00:19:49.880 --> 00:19:54.619 slow to just insanity. But the harmonies in it 00:19:54.619 --> 00:19:58.559 are so lush and so beautiful. I wanted to introduce 00:19:58.559 --> 00:20:00.559 some female singers to this, too, because, I 00:20:00.559 --> 00:20:02.900 mean, you've got to talk Stevie Nicks and the 00:20:02.900 --> 00:20:06.960 late Christine McVie both singularly for their 00:20:06.960 --> 00:20:10.200 vocal performances. And then when they sing together 00:20:10.200 --> 00:20:13.240 in harmony along with Lindsey Buckingham. Oh, 00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:16.480 my God. When I think of vocal harmonies and classic 00:20:16.480 --> 00:20:18.940 rock, Fleetwood Mac is one of the first groups 00:20:18.940 --> 00:20:21.799 that comes to mind. Yeah, this is one of my favorite 00:20:21.799 --> 00:20:25.500 songs, too. And I love Fleetwood Mac. And yeah, 00:20:25.579 --> 00:20:28.779 I think the big sound that they come up with, 00:20:28.779 --> 00:20:31.319 it really just makes all their songs kind of 00:20:31.319 --> 00:20:33.559 sound anthemic to me. Yeah, it's one of those 00:20:33.559 --> 00:20:35.720 songs that even even, you know, all my friends 00:20:35.720 --> 00:20:37.779 that aren't fans of rock, this song is going 00:20:37.779 --> 00:20:40.339 to be on their mixtape. That's for sure. So definitely 00:20:40.339 --> 00:20:42.940 a great choice. And there's something about Lindsay's 00:20:42.940 --> 00:20:45.720 style of playing the finger picking that's so 00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:48.720 unique and so different that it does bring a 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:51.039 different element to the song. Because I've heard 00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:54.960 hard rock bands such as Taking Dawn recreate 00:20:54.960 --> 00:20:59.059 this song for a modern era. And while their version 00:20:59.059 --> 00:21:01.279 is absolutely incredible, there's something about 00:21:01.279 --> 00:21:03.559 Lindsay's style that makes it so unique. It's 00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:07.619 almost uncopyable, if that makes sense. Definitely. 00:21:08.269 --> 00:21:10.930 Well, Britt, now you have the chance to follow 00:21:10.930 --> 00:21:13.589 up Fleetwood Mac's The Chain. What do you got 00:21:13.589 --> 00:21:17.849 next? All right. Well, speaking of harmonies, 00:21:17.849 --> 00:21:20.789 this is a guitar -mony song instead of a vocal 00:21:20.789 --> 00:21:23.329 harmony, but I love Hotel California. It's probably, 00:21:23.490 --> 00:21:26.730 it may be my favorite song ever in rock and roll. 00:21:26.769 --> 00:21:30.869 I think it is just the quintessential rock song 00:21:30.869 --> 00:21:33.769 that will, again, always stand the test of time. 00:21:33.970 --> 00:21:37.009 You've got Joe Walsh. You've got, everybody in 00:21:37.009 --> 00:21:39.309 this band is a completely amazing. So everybody 00:21:39.309 --> 00:21:41.750 on their own could have their, you know, their 00:21:41.750 --> 00:21:43.369 own projects are all amazing. So when they come 00:21:43.369 --> 00:21:45.369 together, it's like, I don't think you can top 00:21:45.369 --> 00:21:47.769 the Eagles. I love them. So this is a big one 00:21:47.769 --> 00:21:50.289 for me. And I think everybody that hears this 00:21:50.289 --> 00:21:52.349 kind of builds their own story about what it's 00:21:52.349 --> 00:21:54.690 about. But I remember first seeing this. album 00:21:54.690 --> 00:21:57.049 cover and just being mesmerized by the album 00:21:57.049 --> 00:21:59.009 art and everything and just being just totally 00:21:59.009 --> 00:22:01.750 fascinated. A sensation that I don't think people 00:22:01.750 --> 00:22:04.589 get growing up today when you just see things 00:22:04.589 --> 00:22:07.829 on Spotify and online as MP3s. So I feel bad 00:22:07.829 --> 00:22:09.769 for them. But you can still go into a vintage 00:22:09.769 --> 00:22:12.009 record store and pick up this record and it is 00:22:12.009 --> 00:22:15.299 the best. Yeah, I mean that. intro the whole 00:22:15.299 --> 00:22:17.519 the whole song i mean the 12 string everything 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:20.079 it is we had don felder at camp a couple years 00:22:20.079 --> 00:22:22.539 ago and i got to see uh you know him play that 00:22:22.539 --> 00:22:25.519 live with everybody and i mean what a song that's 00:22:25.519 --> 00:22:29.150 a that's a great choice brit From 1976's Hotel 00:22:29.150 --> 00:22:33.289 California, the band's fourth number one hit 00:22:33.289 --> 00:22:37.470 song won the Grammy for Record of the Year. It's 00:22:37.470 --> 00:22:40.569 included on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest 00:22:40.569 --> 00:22:43.710 songs of all time. It was also named as one of 00:22:43.710 --> 00:22:46.390 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 songs that 00:22:46.390 --> 00:22:49.099 shaped rock and roll. I've been called out a 00:22:49.099 --> 00:22:51.140 few times on the show when I say, oh, everybody 00:22:51.140 --> 00:22:53.500 should know this song. This is a song that I 00:22:53.500 --> 00:22:55.819 feel comfortable saying everybody should know 00:22:55.819 --> 00:23:00.200 it because it is so important to music as a whole. 00:23:00.440 --> 00:23:03.579 I love the fact that my 15 year old comes in 00:23:03.579 --> 00:23:06.240 and is familiar with the song because of all 00:23:06.240 --> 00:23:09.700 of the TikTok trends of people, of younger children 00:23:09.700 --> 00:23:13.900 and even adults trying to attack the guitar solo. 00:23:14.680 --> 00:23:17.299 And the fact that she brings it into me, even 00:23:17.299 --> 00:23:20.799 if, look, she's 15, on paper, she should be listening 00:23:20.799 --> 00:23:24.200 to nothing but Taylor Swift and Drake and whatever 00:23:24.200 --> 00:23:26.539 is popular on the radio right now. The fact that 00:23:26.539 --> 00:23:30.220 she is discovering on her own the bands that 00:23:30.220 --> 00:23:33.319 I grew up with and my parents grew up with, I 00:23:33.319 --> 00:23:35.980 think is amazing. And if it has to be through 00:23:35.980 --> 00:23:38.740 a TikTok trend or through me, I'm glad it's happening. 00:23:39.180 --> 00:23:41.819 One of the most iconic guitar solos, I think. 00:23:42.430 --> 00:23:44.990 In the history of rock and roll, it definitely 00:23:44.990 --> 00:23:48.130 has got to be under consideration for that. And 00:23:48.130 --> 00:23:50.329 now, Miles, you've gone with some heavier stuff 00:23:50.329 --> 00:23:52.269 to start off the night. So what are you going 00:23:52.269 --> 00:23:55.210 to follow up Hotel California with? Yeah, you 00:23:55.210 --> 00:23:58.630 know, I always kind of. I'm magnetized towards 00:23:58.630 --> 00:24:01.029 the heavier stuff a little bit. And I mean, one 00:24:01.029 --> 00:24:02.950 of the biggest influences to all of the metal 00:24:02.950 --> 00:24:05.150 bands out there was Van Halen. And how can you 00:24:05.150 --> 00:24:07.630 have a rock anthem list without Van Halen on 00:24:07.630 --> 00:24:10.430 there? We're doing a camp celebrating the 1984 00:24:10.430 --> 00:24:12.289 album in just a couple of weeks here. We have 00:24:12.289 --> 00:24:14.470 Michael Anthony coming in and Warren Demartini 00:24:14.470 --> 00:24:17.490 and Sebastian Bach and Tommy Aldridge. It's going 00:24:17.490 --> 00:24:20.789 to be a great camp. So I had to pick a Van Halen 00:24:20.789 --> 00:24:23.529 song. You really got me in there. And of course, 00:24:23.529 --> 00:24:26.329 you have to also have Eruption as part of that. 00:24:26.470 --> 00:24:29.069 I mean, those two, I think, together make an 00:24:29.069 --> 00:24:31.750 anthem. But of course, you really got me. Here's 00:24:31.750 --> 00:24:34.369 a song that is not an original song by Van Halen 00:24:34.369 --> 00:24:36.829 that they took. And when you think about the 00:24:36.829 --> 00:24:40.349 anthem version of it, of course, the Kinks, everyone 00:24:40.349 --> 00:24:42.730 loves the Kinks. They're legends. But the Van 00:24:42.730 --> 00:24:44.809 Halen song, I think, is really the one that kind 00:24:44.809 --> 00:24:47.730 of took on anthem status. And that's impressive. 00:24:48.299 --> 00:24:50.740 for a cover song. I don't know what I can add 00:24:50.740 --> 00:24:54.720 to that. You said it all. But of course, I love 00:24:54.720 --> 00:24:57.319 Van Halen. That's the only reason I'm into guitar 00:24:57.319 --> 00:25:00.039 playing and doing this music business thing. 00:25:00.299 --> 00:25:03.380 And You Really Got Me is one that we will hear 00:25:03.380 --> 00:25:05.759 a lot of in the next coming weeks at Rock Camp 00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:09.480 because it's simple, groovy, easy to play, and 00:25:09.480 --> 00:25:14.950 a lot of fun. 1978, Van Halen won, arguably one 00:25:14.950 --> 00:25:19.069 of the greatest debut albums of all time. And 00:25:19.069 --> 00:25:22.150 anybody who knows this show knows I love cover 00:25:22.150 --> 00:25:25.990 songs, and this is one of the reasons I do. That's 00:25:25.990 --> 00:25:28.369 definitely one of those songs that when I first 00:25:28.369 --> 00:25:30.190 heard the Kinks version from my parents growing 00:25:30.190 --> 00:25:33.339 up, I was like, okay, this is fun. And then I 00:25:33.339 --> 00:25:35.900 heard Van Halen's version from my cousins because 00:25:35.900 --> 00:25:37.420 they're like, let me show you what your parents 00:25:37.420 --> 00:25:39.839 aren't showing you. And they put on Van Halen 00:25:39.839 --> 00:25:42.559 one and it it changed my life. Like, it's one 00:25:42.559 --> 00:25:45.859 of those songs that, you know, your parents know 00:25:45.859 --> 00:25:49.079 the tune. But here's a version that's made just 00:25:49.079 --> 00:25:52.720 for you. At the time, I was four years old and 00:25:52.720 --> 00:25:55.019 I'm like, this is incredible. The guitar is heavy. 00:25:55.240 --> 00:25:58.579 There's this swagger to it. The original was 00:25:58.579 --> 00:26:00.900 definitely fun, and Van Halen would not have 00:26:00.900 --> 00:26:03.359 covered it if it wasn't an amazing song, first 00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:06.140 and foremost. But Van Halen took it and said, 00:26:06.180 --> 00:26:10.420 sorry, it's ours now. And damn, Miles, I mean, 00:26:10.440 --> 00:26:12.980 you've left me to follow up Eddie Van Halen. 00:26:13.180 --> 00:26:16.079 Yeah, how do you do that? There's only one name 00:26:16.079 --> 00:26:18.579 that I think that even could come close to putting 00:26:18.579 --> 00:26:21.069 it on the same level. And if we're going with 00:26:21.069 --> 00:26:23.410 classic rock anthems, let's just bring Jimi Hendrix 00:26:23.410 --> 00:26:27.170 into the fold. And let's go off of 1967's Are 00:26:27.170 --> 00:26:30.190 You Experienced and the legendary Purple Haze, 00:26:30.230 --> 00:26:32.769 which, believe it or not, only reached number 00:26:32.769 --> 00:26:36.490 65 on the U .S. Billboard Hot 100. So this was 00:26:36.490 --> 00:26:39.509 not a top 40 hit, even though it's one of those 00:26:39.509 --> 00:26:42.309 songs that is basically, name a Jimi Hendrix 00:26:42.309 --> 00:26:46.220 song, Purple Haze. It's synonymous with his name 00:26:46.220 --> 00:26:48.940 and yet it wasn't a top 40 hit. So this is one 00:26:48.940 --> 00:26:51.359 of those instances in the show where I say I'm 00:26:51.359 --> 00:26:54.519 pulling a song that everybody is familiar with 00:26:54.519 --> 00:26:57.200 from that artist. But believe it or not, was 00:26:57.200 --> 00:27:00.240 not the number one smash hit that people might 00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:03.559 assume it was. Right. Although in time, I think 00:27:03.559 --> 00:27:05.700 people did recognize its greatness because it 00:27:05.700 --> 00:27:08.160 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and 00:27:08.160 --> 00:27:11.079 is included on countless guitar lists of greatest 00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:14.339 guitar solos. And it also, along with a lot of 00:27:14.339 --> 00:27:16.019 songs we've been talking about tonight so far, 00:27:16.220 --> 00:27:18.920 made the list of Rolling Stone's 500 greatest 00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:22.819 songs of all time. I'm guessing this is a song 00:27:22.819 --> 00:27:24.779 that gets played a lot at Rock and Roll Fantasy 00:27:24.779 --> 00:27:28.900 Camp because as much as you hear it on the radio, 00:27:29.220 --> 00:27:32.480 to me, it has never gotten old. It's been covered 00:27:32.480 --> 00:27:36.579 by everyone from Ozzy Osbourne, The Cure, Frank 00:27:36.579 --> 00:27:41.200 Zappa, The Stooges, Paul Rogers, even Winger. 00:27:41.240 --> 00:27:45.180 The list goes on and on and on. This song is 00:27:45.180 --> 00:27:49.059 a staple of rock and roll music, and I don't 00:27:49.059 --> 00:27:51.740 think we can have a classic rock anthems playlist 00:27:51.740 --> 00:27:55.180 without rocking out to some Purple Haze by Jimi 00:27:55.180 --> 00:27:58.500 Hendrix. Yeah, you got to have Jimmy on the list. 00:27:58.599 --> 00:28:01.279 I mean, yeah, I just envision him at Woodstock. 00:28:01.279 --> 00:28:03.539 And like that image is just like the biggest 00:28:03.539 --> 00:28:06.619 rock and roll statement in my mind. So Purple 00:28:06.619 --> 00:28:08.859 Haze, you know, that's I think one of the best 00:28:08.859 --> 00:28:11.559 songs that he has, or at least one of the most 00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:14.319 popular ones. And we do we do that one does come 00:28:14.319 --> 00:28:17.200 up a lot in Rock Camp. Yeah, well, you know, 00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:19.700 I mean, of course, Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, 00:28:19.759 --> 00:28:21.799 both the best guitar players in the world, but 00:28:21.799 --> 00:28:24.789 also. The thing about both of those groups, I 00:28:24.789 --> 00:28:26.430 think, because you got the Jimi Hendrix experience, 00:28:26.569 --> 00:28:29.109 is what a band he had with them as well. You 00:28:29.109 --> 00:28:31.349 know, that's a super group. Both of those bands 00:28:31.349 --> 00:28:33.970 are super groups making rock anthems. And I think 00:28:33.970 --> 00:28:37.430 that's another great choice for this list. Absolutely. 00:28:38.349 --> 00:28:41.569 Well, Britt, you kick things off with Stairway 00:28:41.569 --> 00:28:44.750 to Heaven. You get the chance to now close out 00:28:44.750 --> 00:28:48.759 the side. So what? is going to be the cherry 00:28:48.759 --> 00:28:52.380 on top of side A of our ultimate classic rock 00:28:52.380 --> 00:28:55.960 anthems mixtape. All right. I went with the number 00:28:55.960 --> 00:28:58.460 one guitar riff that most guitar players first 00:28:58.460 --> 00:29:00.680 play when they pick it up. What's the opposite 00:29:00.680 --> 00:29:04.039 of heaven? Smoke and... deep purple. So I went 00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:06.539 with Smoke on the Water. And yeah, this is a 00:29:06.539 --> 00:29:10.660 hard and heavy rocking classic with another legendary 00:29:10.660 --> 00:29:14.259 guitar player. And you just can't deny this one. 00:29:14.579 --> 00:29:17.200 I think every band that you hear, if you walk 00:29:17.200 --> 00:29:19.759 into a bar type venue, will be playing it and 00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:22.519 it never gets old. Yeah. Well, you know, that's 00:29:22.519 --> 00:29:24.640 another one that is banned from guitar centers. 00:29:24.700 --> 00:29:26.900 And I think once you're at status, you are, you 00:29:26.900 --> 00:29:31.049 know, you're an anthem. An undeniable classic, 00:29:31.289 --> 00:29:34.589 1972's Machine Head, the song reached number 00:29:34.589 --> 00:29:38.150 four on the U .S. Billboard Hot 100. It also 00:29:38.150 --> 00:29:41.289 is included in Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest 00:29:41.289 --> 00:29:45.309 Songs of All Time, VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs, 00:29:45.950 --> 00:29:50.049 Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, VH1's 00:29:50.049 --> 00:29:53.450 Greatest Hard Rock Songs, and Total Guitar Magazine's 00:29:53.450 --> 00:29:56.029 Top Greatest Guitar Riffs Ever, just to name 00:29:56.029 --> 00:29:59.069 a few. I think anybody who has ever worked in 00:29:59.069 --> 00:30:01.829 a guitar store, guitar center, Sam Ash, whatever 00:30:01.829 --> 00:30:06.150 you will, has heard this song more times, probably 00:30:06.150 --> 00:30:09.309 in one day. Then some people maybe have heard 00:30:09.309 --> 00:30:11.970 it in their life. However, at the end of the 00:30:11.970 --> 00:30:15.750 day, this is still a fantastic track on an incredible 00:30:15.750 --> 00:30:19.890 album. Machine Head is much more than just Smoke 00:30:19.890 --> 00:30:22.750 on the Water. You have Highway Star, Maybe I'm 00:30:22.750 --> 00:30:25.670 a Leo, Lazy Space Truck. And I mean, the entire 00:30:25.670 --> 00:30:29.490 album is just hit after hit after hit. Dweezil 00:30:29.490 --> 00:30:33.579 Zappa just remixed the album. for Rhino's Super 00:30:33.579 --> 00:30:36.839 Deluxe Edition, which actually just dropped this 00:30:36.839 --> 00:30:41.099 past Friday. Hearing the song through a modern 00:30:41.099 --> 00:30:45.180 mix and a modern lens. is stunning because there 00:30:45.180 --> 00:30:47.920 was so much going on in that song that I never 00:30:47.920 --> 00:30:50.759 heard before. And I'm very excited to hear what 00:30:50.759 --> 00:30:52.680 the rest of Machine Head sounds like, if they 00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:55.900 were able to extract so many nuances that got 00:30:55.900 --> 00:30:59.000 lost in the original mix. But yeah, Smoke on 00:30:59.000 --> 00:31:01.180 the Water, one of the greatest guitar riffs, 00:31:01.220 --> 00:31:04.200 and certainly most memorable guitar riffs of 00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:07.700 all time. So I absolutely love the pick, and 00:31:07.700 --> 00:31:11.319 what a perfect way to close out Side A. which 00:31:11.319 --> 00:31:13.700 kicked off with Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven, 00:31:13.940 --> 00:31:17.000 Kiss's Rock and Roll All Night, The Beatles' 00:31:17.180 --> 00:31:20.759 Come Together, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird, Twisted 00:31:20.759 --> 00:31:23.839 Sister's We're Not Gonna Take It, Fleetwood Mac's 00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:28.180 The Chain, Eagles' Hotel California, Van Halen's 00:31:28.180 --> 00:31:31.079 You Really Got Me, Jimi Hendrix Experience's 00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:34.779 Purple Haze, and Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water. 00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:37.960 Head over to myweeklymixtape .com to hear all 00:31:37.960 --> 00:31:40.720 the songs we've discussed in this mix. through 00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:44.759 the playlist embedded on the episode page. So 00:31:44.759 --> 00:31:46.819 now I want to take a few minutes to talk about 00:31:46.819 --> 00:31:49.400 the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. Miles, for those 00:31:49.400 --> 00:31:51.559 who might not be familiar with the Rock Camp, 00:31:51.779 --> 00:31:54.180 can you start by giving some people an overview 00:31:54.180 --> 00:31:58.000 of what being an attendee is all about? Yeah, 00:31:58.039 --> 00:32:00.140 yeah, absolutely. Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, 00:32:00.299 --> 00:32:02.359 you know, you come for four days. We do them 00:32:02.359 --> 00:32:04.200 all over the world. We have a couple coming up 00:32:04.200 --> 00:32:06.420 in Los Angeles right now, but we do them in various 00:32:06.420 --> 00:32:08.740 locations. We have one in New York City coming 00:32:08.740 --> 00:32:11.630 up this summer. You know, you come, you get put 00:32:11.630 --> 00:32:13.730 in a band for four days. It's going to be mentored 00:32:13.730 --> 00:32:16.549 by a rock star counselor like Brit or Vinny Appasi 00:32:16.549 --> 00:32:19.230 of Black Sabbath. And Brit is also, you know, 00:32:19.230 --> 00:32:20.769 we got to give a lot of credit to Brit because 00:32:20.769 --> 00:32:23.029 she does an incredible job actually putting these 00:32:23.029 --> 00:32:25.210 bands together. Before you even get to camp, 00:32:25.269 --> 00:32:27.309 you'll get on Zoom with Brit and she will, you 00:32:27.309 --> 00:32:29.430 know, kind of assess your skill level. She puts 00:32:29.430 --> 00:32:31.809 all these bands together by skill. So everyone 00:32:31.809 --> 00:32:34.250 has a great time. They're equally matched. Over 00:32:34.250 --> 00:32:36.829 four days, you jam with your idols. So, you know, 00:32:36.829 --> 00:32:38.809 we just had a camp last week with Nancy Wilson 00:32:38.809 --> 00:32:41.150 and the DeLeo Brothers from Stone Temple Pilots 00:32:41.150 --> 00:32:44.029 and Chris Slade from ACDC. So people came, they 00:32:44.029 --> 00:32:46.289 got to jam with all of them. And then it all 00:32:46.289 --> 00:32:49.450 culminates. You play usually two shows at these 00:32:49.450 --> 00:32:51.230 next camps we have coming up. We're doing shows 00:32:51.230 --> 00:32:53.309 at the Whiskey A Go -Go and the Viper Room. And 00:32:53.309 --> 00:32:55.450 at this camp last week, we did the Troubadour. 00:32:55.630 --> 00:32:57.650 So, you know, you get to jam with rock stars. 00:32:57.769 --> 00:32:59.789 You get to play a legendary venue. You get to 00:32:59.789 --> 00:33:01.910 kind of be on tour for four days. It's amazing. 00:33:02.700 --> 00:33:04.539 Now, Britt, I want to bring you into the conversation 00:33:04.539 --> 00:33:08.339 here based on what Miles said. You evaluate all 00:33:08.339 --> 00:33:11.099 the different Fantasy Camp attendees and kind 00:33:11.099 --> 00:33:15.859 of form these bands. So novices can sign up for 00:33:15.859 --> 00:33:18.019 this as well as people that could, let's say, 00:33:18.039 --> 00:33:20.900 play Eruption with ease and their eyes closed? 00:33:21.750 --> 00:33:24.130 Absolutely. We have all skill levels, all experience 00:33:24.130 --> 00:33:25.829 levels. We have people that just picked up a 00:33:25.829 --> 00:33:27.970 guitar during COVID, for example, and may have 00:33:27.970 --> 00:33:29.869 never played outside their bedrooms. And then 00:33:29.869 --> 00:33:31.490 we have people that play in tribute bands to 00:33:31.490 --> 00:33:33.609 some of these bands that we're having special 00:33:33.609 --> 00:33:36.950 guests up from. And so it's the full spectrum. 00:33:36.990 --> 00:33:39.910 And no matter what level you're at, you learn 00:33:39.910 --> 00:33:42.009 something from Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. Well, 00:33:42.049 --> 00:33:44.529 as the musical director for this, knowing how 00:33:44.529 --> 00:33:47.730 diverse and vast everyone's musical tastes are. 00:33:48.430 --> 00:33:50.950 How do you put together a program for each band 00:33:50.950 --> 00:33:53.410 that essentially covers the musical basis? Or 00:33:53.410 --> 00:33:56.410 is that up to each band to decide where they're 00:33:56.410 --> 00:34:00.009 going to go over the course of four days? Yeah, 00:34:00.069 --> 00:34:02.049 the bands act like bands in real life. I mean, 00:34:02.109 --> 00:34:04.430 it's they all, you know, you either get along 00:34:04.430 --> 00:34:06.710 or you fight, but you work it out. You agree 00:34:06.710 --> 00:34:09.090 on songs or you don't or you make a medley. So 00:34:09.090 --> 00:34:11.389 everybody's top song choices get in there. So 00:34:11.389 --> 00:34:14.210 everybody's happy. But we treat it like a real 00:34:14.210 --> 00:34:16.559 band. So you can really feel what it's like to 00:34:16.559 --> 00:34:18.739 be in a band for these four days. And the beauty 00:34:18.739 --> 00:34:21.059 of and magic of Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp is 00:34:21.059 --> 00:34:23.960 a lot of the time we put these bands together. 00:34:24.000 --> 00:34:25.679 They're people from all over the world. Sometimes 00:34:25.679 --> 00:34:28.059 we have the last camp we had somebody from Papua 00:34:28.059 --> 00:34:30.900 New Guinea, from Germany, you know, just from 00:34:30.900 --> 00:34:33.440 all different countries, all walks of life, all 00:34:33.440 --> 00:34:35.980 coming for different reasons, different points 00:34:35.980 --> 00:34:38.079 in their life, different things that they want 00:34:38.079 --> 00:34:40.440 to overcome or or challenge themselves with. 00:34:40.519 --> 00:34:42.519 And a lot of times these bands stay together 00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:45.980 past. The Rock Camp. So they will fly out for 00:34:45.980 --> 00:34:49.079 like semi -annual gigs at a location. They'll 00:34:49.079 --> 00:34:50.679 book a gig and they'll stay together. They'll 00:34:50.679 --> 00:34:53.059 talk and rehearse over Zoom. And it's an amazing 00:34:53.059 --> 00:34:56.800 thing. That's incredible. Now, you guys deal 00:34:56.800 --> 00:35:00.699 with an insane lineup of musicians that come 00:35:00.699 --> 00:35:03.900 in to help counsel these bands and be a part 00:35:03.900 --> 00:35:06.980 of this. What is their role and how are they 00:35:06.980 --> 00:35:09.179 involved with the bands? Are they actually... 00:35:09.869 --> 00:35:12.090 Helping them choose the songs, helping them work 00:35:12.090 --> 00:35:15.090 out the stage show, or are they more just observing 00:35:15.090 --> 00:35:18.429 and giving feedback? Oh, well, we have special 00:35:18.429 --> 00:35:20.489 guests like Nancy Wilson, for example. She comes 00:35:20.489 --> 00:35:23.050 in and you get to jam a heart song with Nancy. 00:35:23.429 --> 00:35:25.730 So she'll tell you, she'll talk to you about 00:35:25.730 --> 00:35:28.409 it. She'll tell you, like my band at this last 00:35:28.409 --> 00:35:30.530 one did Kick It Out. And my singer was like, 00:35:30.610 --> 00:35:33.010 what is with the count? Like the count is so 00:35:33.010 --> 00:35:35.329 weird where the chorus kicks in after, you know, 00:35:35.329 --> 00:35:38.250 there's like a space between. the chorus and 00:35:38.250 --> 00:35:39.650 the verse and things like that. And she said, 00:35:39.730 --> 00:35:42.349 you know, we created that. We made up that count. 00:35:42.449 --> 00:35:45.309 It's not a real set count. We made it up so people 00:35:45.309 --> 00:35:48.190 wouldn't copy us. So you learn facts. You get 00:35:48.190 --> 00:35:50.130 to hear the stories behind how these songs were 00:35:50.130 --> 00:35:52.969 created, how parts were created. And a lot of 00:35:52.969 --> 00:35:54.849 times, especially in the case of Dave Mustaine, 00:35:54.889 --> 00:35:56.690 when he comes in from Megadeth, he'll tell you 00:35:56.690 --> 00:35:58.349 when you're playing it wrong, but he'll show 00:35:58.349 --> 00:36:00.909 you how to play it right. And he'll say, you 00:36:00.909 --> 00:36:02.710 know, he'll say, you know, the tabs are wrong. 00:36:02.809 --> 00:36:04.590 I've seen these and, you know, nobody gets this 00:36:04.590 --> 00:36:06.289 part right. And what I'm really doing here is 00:36:06.289 --> 00:36:09.389 this. So it's pretty awesome. And I should I 00:36:09.389 --> 00:36:11.309 want to add, too, that's why we have the rock 00:36:11.309 --> 00:36:13.610 star counselors like Brit and Vinnie Appesee 00:36:13.610 --> 00:36:15.510 and Joel Hoekstra. You know, those are the really 00:36:15.510 --> 00:36:17.829 hands on guys over the four days who are who 00:36:17.829 --> 00:36:19.789 are going to actually help you pick the songs, 00:36:19.969 --> 00:36:22.409 mentor you through them and everything. And so 00:36:22.409 --> 00:36:24.090 some people say, you know, I come to Rock and 00:36:24.090 --> 00:36:25.809 Roll Fantasy Camp for the headliners, but I keep 00:36:25.809 --> 00:36:27.650 on coming back because the counselors because, 00:36:27.769 --> 00:36:30.679 you know, we have. It's just a remarkable mix 00:36:30.679 --> 00:36:33.300 of musicians at every camp. All right. Now, before 00:36:33.300 --> 00:36:35.920 we flip over to side B, I want to ask you each 00:36:35.920 --> 00:36:38.059 this question, because at the end of the day, 00:36:38.179 --> 00:36:41.719 no matter what level of musician you're at, there's 00:36:41.719 --> 00:36:44.320 always people that are on your personal bucket 00:36:44.320 --> 00:36:47.559 list of somebody you'd want to jam with or learn 00:36:47.559 --> 00:36:51.039 from or be counseled by. Do each of you have 00:36:51.039 --> 00:36:54.599 dream counselors that you'd love to see at a 00:36:54.599 --> 00:36:57.079 rock and roll fantasy camp? Do they have to be 00:36:57.079 --> 00:37:01.989 alive? Yeah, let's say living right now. Oh, 00:37:02.070 --> 00:37:03.730 all right. Because I would really like Eddie 00:37:03.730 --> 00:37:05.949 Van Halen and I would really like Jimi Hendrix. 00:37:06.010 --> 00:37:09.210 Oh, God, yeah. David Gilmour would be great. 00:37:09.349 --> 00:37:11.710 I mentioned the Eagles earlier. Joe Walsh would 00:37:11.710 --> 00:37:14.650 be awesome. David Lee Roth would be a lot of 00:37:14.650 --> 00:37:18.389 fun and interesting. And of course, you know, 00:37:18.530 --> 00:37:22.090 Jimmy Page would be great. Yeah, everything Britt 00:37:22.090 --> 00:37:24.510 said, of course, as well as, you know, I mean, 00:37:24.570 --> 00:37:27.090 I'm a bass player, so I have my bass idols like 00:37:27.090 --> 00:37:29.650 Les Claypool is one of my favorites all the time. 00:37:29.670 --> 00:37:32.389 Of course, I'd love to love to be counseled by 00:37:32.389 --> 00:37:34.510 him. But, you know, yeah, all of the greats. 00:37:34.510 --> 00:37:36.590 I mean, I think anybody from Led Zeppelin, if 00:37:36.590 --> 00:37:38.389 we had John Paul Jones as a bass player would 00:37:38.389 --> 00:37:41.389 be remarkable. Oh, my God. Yeah. All right. Well. 00:37:41.869 --> 00:37:43.889 Flipping the tape over to Side B, we're going 00:37:43.889 --> 00:37:46.090 to get back into classic rock anthems. And this 00:37:46.090 --> 00:37:49.369 time, Miles, we'll let you kick things off. Then 00:37:49.369 --> 00:37:52.070 I'll follow up and Britt will go third. So what 00:37:52.070 --> 00:37:54.550 are you going to kick off Side B with? Well, 00:37:54.690 --> 00:37:56.829 you know, if we're talking anthems, I keep on 00:37:56.829 --> 00:37:58.670 thinking of these songs that every guitar player 00:37:58.670 --> 00:38:00.570 learns for the first time when they're first 00:38:00.570 --> 00:38:02.570 learning guitar. And Crazy Train by Ozzy has 00:38:02.570 --> 00:38:04.289 got to be one of those. I mean, that riff is 00:38:04.289 --> 00:38:06.289 one of the first ones everybody learns. It's 00:38:06.289 --> 00:38:08.110 the first song I ever learned. I'm a bass player. 00:38:08.190 --> 00:38:10.260 It's got a great bass line. And, you know, that's 00:38:10.260 --> 00:38:12.179 another song you hear. You see it in movies all 00:38:12.179 --> 00:38:15.000 the time. You hear it on TV and in radio. It's 00:38:15.000 --> 00:38:17.480 stood the test of time and transcended the genre. 00:38:18.079 --> 00:38:22.679 Ozzy Osbourne, 1980s Blizzard of Oz, ranked ninth 00:38:22.679 --> 00:38:25.619 greatest guitar solo ever by Guitar World magazine. 00:38:26.059 --> 00:38:30.139 It also made VH1's 40 greatest metal songs and 00:38:30.139 --> 00:38:33.500 ranked on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest heavy 00:38:33.500 --> 00:38:36.650 metal songs. This is the song that solidified 00:38:36.650 --> 00:38:40.070 Ozzy Osbourne as a solo force to be reckoned 00:38:40.070 --> 00:38:42.750 with. He was no longer in the shadow of Black 00:38:42.750 --> 00:38:45.969 Sabbath, not that he ever had to be. But this 00:38:45.969 --> 00:38:49.630 truly showed that Ozzy could stand on his own 00:38:49.630 --> 00:38:53.329 two feet and sustain a viable solo career. I 00:38:53.329 --> 00:38:55.110 love the fact that you brought up the bass line 00:38:55.110 --> 00:38:57.730 in Crazy Train. As a bassist myself, it's one 00:38:57.730 --> 00:39:00.469 of the first songs I learned as well, alongside 00:39:00.469 --> 00:39:03.150 of No More Tears. I was an Ozzy fanatic at the 00:39:03.150 --> 00:39:06.750 time and still am. But the bass line in Crazy 00:39:06.750 --> 00:39:08.829 Train, I think, is one of the most underrated 00:39:08.829 --> 00:39:10.949 aspects of the song that people don't realize 00:39:10.949 --> 00:39:14.030 that walk that's happening is really driving 00:39:14.030 --> 00:39:17.010 that entire verse. And especially underneath 00:39:17.010 --> 00:39:19.610 the pyrotechnics of the guitar solo, I feel like 00:39:19.610 --> 00:39:21.989 the bass gets overlooked in that song, and it's 00:39:21.989 --> 00:39:24.309 just as important than every other aspect to 00:39:24.309 --> 00:39:27.110 it. You're right. And that's, speaking of bass 00:39:27.110 --> 00:39:29.130 players, Rudy Sarzo is a counselor at Rock and 00:39:29.130 --> 00:39:31.369 Roll Fantasy Camp, and a lot of people's fantasies 00:39:31.369 --> 00:39:32.969 come true when they get in the jam rooms and 00:39:32.969 --> 00:39:36.079 jam Crazy Train with Rudy on the bass. Oh, well, 00:39:36.099 --> 00:39:38.579 following up Ozzy. OK, I got to bring something 00:39:38.579 --> 00:39:40.659 heavy here tonight because so far I've kept it 00:39:40.659 --> 00:39:43.079 on a little bit. I mean, Jimi Hendrix is heavy, 00:39:43.139 --> 00:39:45.139 but I want to get a little heavier. And if we're 00:39:45.139 --> 00:39:47.840 going to follow up Ozzy, we got to bring Rush 00:39:47.840 --> 00:39:49.780 into this conversation. Let's just go with the 00:39:49.780 --> 00:39:52.440 big one. Opening track, Moving Pictures, 1981, 00:39:53.119 --> 00:39:57.019 Tom Sawyer. To me, it's one of those songs that 00:39:57.019 --> 00:40:00.139 I'm guessing the novice acts at the rock and 00:40:00.139 --> 00:40:02.360 roll fantasy camp probably aren't attacking at 00:40:02.360 --> 00:40:06.289 least the novice drummers. And I mean, look, 00:40:06.369 --> 00:40:08.610 I guess I'm sure there's bands that have probably 00:40:08.610 --> 00:40:10.650 tried to attempt Xanadu and some other stuff 00:40:10.650 --> 00:40:12.949 from Rush. But to me, this is the one when you're 00:40:12.949 --> 00:40:16.030 talking about classic rock anthems, even the 00:40:16.030 --> 00:40:20.190 non -Rush fanatics know and appreciate this song. 00:40:20.650 --> 00:40:23.579 But I am going to be real here. As much as I 00:40:23.579 --> 00:40:26.219 love Tom Sawyer, it's no surprise if you go back 00:40:26.219 --> 00:40:29.000 and listen to the Ultimate Rush Playlist episode 00:40:29.000 --> 00:40:31.980 featuring Steve from the Something for Nothing, 00:40:32.159 --> 00:40:35.800 a Rush fancast episode, you already know that 00:40:35.800 --> 00:40:38.420 La Villa Strangiato is my favorite Rush song. 00:40:38.619 --> 00:40:42.900 I'm 100 % in lockstep with Patreon mixtaper Mike 00:40:42.900 --> 00:40:45.820 Daly on that choice. However, we're talking about 00:40:45.820 --> 00:40:49.460 classic rock anthems, and even though La Villa 00:40:49.460 --> 00:40:52.920 Strangiato is a classic rock anthem, to me. I 00:40:52.920 --> 00:40:56.480 also know it was not a heavily played radio cut 00:40:56.480 --> 00:40:59.840 for the band. So I know realistically, not every 00:40:59.840 --> 00:41:02.079 single classic rock fan is going to be familiar 00:41:02.079 --> 00:41:04.420 with that one. If you're listening and you want 00:41:04.420 --> 00:41:07.460 to go down a Rush deep dive, La Villa is definitely 00:41:07.460 --> 00:41:10.960 the place to go. However, for the classic rock 00:41:10.960 --> 00:41:13.480 audience listening tonight, I am going to go 00:41:13.480 --> 00:41:16.880 with the song that is the most familiar by Rush. 00:41:17.000 --> 00:41:19.019 And I think that's going to be Tom Sawyer. So 00:41:19.019 --> 00:41:22.949 Moving Pictures, 1980, Rush. Tom Sawyer. I'm 00:41:22.949 --> 00:41:24.650 glad you chose that one because I don't know 00:41:24.650 --> 00:41:26.989 a ton of Rush. So that one I do know. That one 00:41:26.989 --> 00:41:29.969 I can sing along to. So I do think that's a good 00:41:29.969 --> 00:41:31.809 one. Everybody knows it. Well, the good news 00:41:31.809 --> 00:41:33.710 is you wouldn't have to sing along with LaVilla 00:41:33.710 --> 00:41:36.050 because it's an instrumental. So at least you'd 00:41:36.050 --> 00:41:37.190 be covered in that regard. Yeah, I told you I 00:41:37.190 --> 00:41:39.630 don't know that much about Rush. Ray, you're 00:41:39.630 --> 00:41:41.269 going to get a bunch of angry emails now. Take 00:41:41.269 --> 00:41:43.849 that back. Pretend you know Rush. You know what 00:41:43.849 --> 00:41:45.969 I said on AXS TV? They asked me to comment on 00:41:45.969 --> 00:41:47.900 Rush and I said, Well, the best thing about a 00:41:47.900 --> 00:41:50.019 Rush concert is there's never a line for the 00:41:50.019 --> 00:41:53.539 women's bathroom. Believe it or not, I had the 00:41:53.539 --> 00:41:55.940 exact opposite that happened when I took my wife 00:41:55.940 --> 00:41:58.679 to see the Dixie Chicks. The line for the men's 00:41:58.679 --> 00:42:00.719 room was non -existent. It was the first time 00:42:00.719 --> 00:42:04.619 I'd ever seen that at a concert. I saw Pantera 00:42:04.619 --> 00:42:06.739 with Metallica over the summer. There was no 00:42:06.739 --> 00:42:10.750 women's line in the men's line. Oh, my God. But, 00:42:10.750 --> 00:42:13.789 you know, yeah, Tom Sawyer, Rush. I love Rush. 00:42:13.869 --> 00:42:16.170 I love Geddy Lee. You know, I think he's an underrated 00:42:16.170 --> 00:42:18.829 bass player as well. Oh, yeah. Obviously, we 00:42:18.829 --> 00:42:20.409 talk a lot about his singing and everything. 00:42:20.510 --> 00:42:22.969 But, you know, yeah, Tom Sawyer, I think that's 00:42:22.969 --> 00:42:24.750 one of the first Rush songs people are introduced 00:42:24.750 --> 00:42:27.570 to. And it's definitely got that anthem status. 00:42:28.110 --> 00:42:30.690 All right, Britt, following up Ozzy and Rush, 00:42:30.949 --> 00:42:33.909 what do you got? Okay. One of my favorite songs 00:42:33.909 --> 00:42:36.170 of all time. You've got to put the Rolling Stones 00:42:36.170 --> 00:42:38.369 on the list. We haven't had them yet. And Gimme 00:42:38.369 --> 00:42:43.090 Shelter is just such a rocking but chilling but 00:42:43.090 --> 00:42:47.130 emotional song. And it just hits everything for 00:42:47.130 --> 00:42:50.389 me, playing -wise, vocal -wise. And again, it 00:42:50.389 --> 00:42:54.090 starts off. I guess I like the song to take you 00:42:54.090 --> 00:42:56.269 on the journey and have the dynamics. I really 00:42:56.269 --> 00:42:58.889 like that, how it really starts off slow with 00:42:58.889 --> 00:43:00.550 just that plucking guitar. And then you've got 00:43:00.550 --> 00:43:02.690 these wailing vocals at the end that are just 00:43:02.690 --> 00:43:06.090 amazing. Yeah, every Rolling Stones song is kind 00:43:06.090 --> 00:43:08.690 of an anthem. I mean, that's a hard one, a hard 00:43:08.690 --> 00:43:10.769 band to pick just one for. And, you know, Gimme 00:43:10.769 --> 00:43:13.010 Shelter is a great one. We had Daryl Jones, the 00:43:13.010 --> 00:43:15.150 current Rolling Stones bass player at camp last 00:43:15.150 --> 00:43:17.510 summer. And, you know, getting to see him up 00:43:17.510 --> 00:43:20.030 and doing that one with all the campers was, 00:43:20.170 --> 00:43:23.070 I mean, just to even hear it come out of his 00:43:23.070 --> 00:43:26.130 bass amp in person was amazing. So I'll always 00:43:26.130 --> 00:43:28.230 remember that with that song specifically. That's 00:43:28.230 --> 00:43:30.949 a great pick. And we've also had Chuck Lavelle 00:43:30.949 --> 00:43:32.869 a couple of times at camp to the musical director 00:43:32.869 --> 00:43:35.789 for over 20 years and the keyboard and piano 00:43:35.789 --> 00:43:38.289 player for for the Rolling Stones. So, yeah. 00:43:38.710 --> 00:43:41.369 Bill Wyman. Bill Wyman. Right. We've got a lot 00:43:41.369 --> 00:43:43.269 of Stones influence at camp. I'm still waiting 00:43:43.269 --> 00:43:44.969 on Keith, but that's all right. I'll keep waiting. 00:43:45.090 --> 00:43:47.670 Right. Right. They happen. I'll add him to the 00:43:47.670 --> 00:43:51.269 list of Keith and Mick. The list of hopefuls. 00:43:51.389 --> 00:43:54.960 Yeah. Britt, I have to offer the biggest of hat 00:43:54.960 --> 00:43:58.440 tips for you on that choice. Gimme Shelter is 00:43:58.440 --> 00:44:01.840 my all -time favorite Rolling Stones song. I 00:44:01.840 --> 00:44:05.019 couldn't love this choice more. It's also ranked 00:44:05.019 --> 00:44:08.500 on Rolling Stones, the magazine this time, 500 00:44:08.500 --> 00:44:10.900 greatest songs of all time. I know I've mentioned 00:44:10.900 --> 00:44:13.619 that list a lot tonight, but hey, these are classic 00:44:13.619 --> 00:44:15.860 rock anthems, so they kind of belong there. And 00:44:15.860 --> 00:44:19.800 it also ranks on both Pitchfork and Rolling Stones 00:44:19.800 --> 00:44:24.139 list of the best Rolling Stones songs. How many 00:44:24.139 --> 00:44:25.800 times did I say Rolling Stones there? Anyway. 00:44:26.360 --> 00:44:28.480 And it's probably why when they released Sweet 00:44:28.480 --> 00:44:31.820 Sounds of Heaven with Lady Gaga, it's why I gravitated 00:44:31.820 --> 00:44:34.199 to that song so much because it just reminded 00:44:34.199 --> 00:44:37.539 me of a modern telling of Gimme Shelter because 00:44:37.539 --> 00:44:40.159 Lady Gaga was channeling the Mary Clayton role 00:44:40.159 --> 00:44:43.480 in that song. And God, the first time I heard 00:44:43.480 --> 00:44:45.780 Gimme Shelter, it was one of these, it was a 00:44:45.780 --> 00:44:50.079 religious musical experience for me. And that's 00:44:50.079 --> 00:44:53.800 not easy to do in music. To be able to get to 00:44:53.800 --> 00:44:56.679 that point where is this gospel? Is this rock? 00:44:56.800 --> 00:44:59.539 Is this blues? What is happening here? And the 00:44:59.539 --> 00:45:02.619 Rolling Stones achieved it in epic fashion. Yeah. 00:45:02.860 --> 00:45:04.920 Now, I'm not going to lie, Miles. You have a 00:45:04.920 --> 00:45:07.219 tough decision to make next because you have 00:45:07.219 --> 00:45:11.320 to follow up the epicness of Gimme Shelter. How 00:45:11.320 --> 00:45:13.519 are you going to do it? I'm going to make some 00:45:13.519 --> 00:45:16.159 people roll eyes with this one, probably. But, 00:45:16.219 --> 00:45:17.940 you know, to follow up the Rolling Stones with 00:45:17.940 --> 00:45:20.480 Nirvana, don't yell at me. Don't yell at me yet. 00:45:22.250 --> 00:45:24.989 Nirvana, they got to be on this list. I know 00:45:24.989 --> 00:45:27.269 we're saying classic rock anthems, but Nirvana 00:45:27.269 --> 00:45:29.190 has played over and over again on every classic 00:45:29.190 --> 00:45:32.050 rock radio station ever at this point. And this 00:45:32.050 --> 00:45:34.409 song specifically, Smells Like Teen Spirit, is 00:45:34.409 --> 00:45:36.849 at the top of that list. They play it constantly 00:45:36.849 --> 00:45:39.989 on radio stations. And something every one of 00:45:39.989 --> 00:45:42.349 these songs has in common is they all just get 00:45:42.349 --> 00:45:44.949 your energy going. And I think that song does 00:45:44.949 --> 00:45:47.090 that in a big way. So I'm calling it an anthem. 00:45:47.570 --> 00:45:51.179 Yeah, I agree. A couple of power chords at the 00:45:51.179 --> 00:45:53.179 beginning, but you just know what it is right 00:45:53.179 --> 00:45:55.119 away. There's nothing else like it. It's got 00:45:55.119 --> 00:45:58.719 that edgier, angstier vibe. And you're right, 00:45:58.800 --> 00:46:01.260 Miles. Now Nirvana is considered classic rock, 00:46:01.300 --> 00:46:04.000 believe it or not. So it is a classic rock anthem. 00:46:04.179 --> 00:46:08.019 Right. It's 33 years old right now. I'm trying 00:46:08.019 --> 00:46:11.579 to wrap my mind around that. Nevermind was released 00:46:11.579 --> 00:46:15.559 in 1991, freshman year in high school for me. 00:46:16.090 --> 00:46:20.190 This song has such a legacy. Once again, Rolling 00:46:20.190 --> 00:46:23.710 Stone's 500 greatest songs of all time. It also 00:46:23.710 --> 00:46:26.130 is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 00:46:26.130 --> 00:46:28.969 list of the songs that shaped rock and roll. 00:46:29.389 --> 00:46:31.750 But there's a legacy to this song that's bigger 00:46:31.750 --> 00:46:34.349 than both of those things. Weird Al parodied 00:46:34.349 --> 00:46:37.769 the song as Smells Like Nirvana for his Off the 00:46:37.769 --> 00:46:40.210 Deep End album. I don't know about you, but I 00:46:40.210 --> 00:46:42.190 think that's bigger than any award, any list, 00:46:42.389 --> 00:46:44.630 any Grammy could ever indicate. It's the Weird 00:46:44.630 --> 00:46:49.579 Al stamp of approval. But to me, 1991 is not 00:46:49.579 --> 00:46:54.719 33 years ago. As far as I'm concerned, time actually 00:46:54.719 --> 00:46:57.860 stopped in 2000. It was a product of Y2K. There 00:46:57.860 --> 00:47:00.559 was nothing we could ever do about it. And it 00:47:00.559 --> 00:47:05.780 is still nine years from 1991, not 33 years like 00:47:05.780 --> 00:47:09.920 2024 would indicate. It's crazy because this 00:47:09.920 --> 00:47:11.900 upcoming rock camp we have, we're saying we're 00:47:11.900 --> 00:47:15.400 celebrating 40 years since 1984 and out of the 00:47:15.400 --> 00:47:18.500 cellar. So it's like, wow, I can't believe 40 00:47:18.500 --> 00:47:20.920 years since those amazing moments. Brett and 00:47:20.920 --> 00:47:23.079 I haven't even celebrated 40 years of life yet. 00:47:23.300 --> 00:47:28.659 Man, Miles, following up Smells Like Teen Spirit 00:47:28.659 --> 00:47:31.800 is no easy feat, but I think I know how I'm going 00:47:31.800 --> 00:47:34.869 to do this. I'm going to match the power. of 00:47:34.869 --> 00:47:37.590 Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit with another 00:47:37.590 --> 00:47:41.150 riff that I would say is just as powerful and 00:47:41.150 --> 00:47:43.929 definitely fits into that classic rock lens. 00:47:44.269 --> 00:47:47.210 I know you both mentioned having Nancy Wilson 00:47:47.210 --> 00:47:50.110 at one of the rock and roll fantasy camps. I'm 00:47:50.110 --> 00:47:53.090 going to go with one of her most vicious riffs 00:47:53.090 --> 00:47:57.130 from 1977's Little Queen. I'm going to go with 00:47:57.130 --> 00:48:03.079 Barracuda, shockingly, again. Not a top 40 hit. 00:48:03.199 --> 00:48:07.280 It only reached 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100, 00:48:07.539 --> 00:48:10.260 which to me is absolutely shocking because it's 00:48:10.260 --> 00:48:12.980 one of the band's signature songs. I don't think 00:48:12.980 --> 00:48:15.639 there could possibly be a heart concert that 00:48:15.639 --> 00:48:17.860 doesn't include this at some point of the evening. 00:48:18.059 --> 00:48:20.579 And I wanted to bring in more female artists 00:48:20.579 --> 00:48:23.659 into this classic rock mix. We obviously have 00:48:23.659 --> 00:48:26.960 Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie on side A. Let's 00:48:26.960 --> 00:48:30.420 go with Anne and Nancy Wilson on side B. Anne 00:48:30.420 --> 00:48:33.619 is probably my favorite female singer of all 00:48:33.619 --> 00:48:36.340 time alongside of Aretha Franklin. She's just 00:48:36.340 --> 00:48:39.719 on another planet. I'm not going to lie. I had 00:48:39.719 --> 00:48:42.739 a coin flip between that and Magic Man on my 00:48:42.739 --> 00:48:44.539 list because they're two of my favorite hard 00:48:44.539 --> 00:48:47.059 songs. But I think coming out of Smells Like 00:48:47.059 --> 00:48:49.280 Teen Spirit, Magic Man would have been a little 00:48:49.280 --> 00:48:51.980 bit of a weird pivot. But Barracuda keeps that 00:48:51.980 --> 00:48:54.179 energy up. And I think it's the perfect song 00:48:54.179 --> 00:48:56.739 to go here. Oh, yeah. I think Barracuda is definitely 00:48:56.739 --> 00:48:59.079 the choice over Magic Man. I would go for that 00:48:59.079 --> 00:49:02.159 for sure. Yeah, it's very driving and punchy 00:49:02.159 --> 00:49:05.739 and, yeah, fierce. That guitar riff is fierce. 00:49:06.360 --> 00:49:08.500 Yeah, I think, I mean, that's the song you have 00:49:08.500 --> 00:49:10.679 to go for as far as an anthem from heart goes. 00:49:10.820 --> 00:49:13.320 I mean, that's a song that, you know, when I 00:49:13.320 --> 00:49:15.340 was telling some buddies about this camp we had 00:49:15.340 --> 00:49:17.800 last week and, you know, nobody necessarily, 00:49:18.079 --> 00:49:19.719 because I hang out with a group that doesn't 00:49:19.719 --> 00:49:22.320 know rock and roll music. It's weird. um but 00:49:22.320 --> 00:49:25.219 but they were all you know just saying heart 00:49:25.219 --> 00:49:26.980 they might not necessarily know it but as soon 00:49:26.980 --> 00:49:29.199 as i start singing the riff around but around 00:49:29.199 --> 00:49:32.659 but everyone oh yeah barracuda of course so you 00:49:32.659 --> 00:49:35.690 know definite anthem Wow, Miles, next time we 00:49:35.690 --> 00:49:37.969 have that song be played at camp, which we will, 00:49:37.969 --> 00:49:39.969 we do every camp, I think you should do the intro 00:49:39.969 --> 00:49:43.389 with your mouth like that. I like that even better. 00:49:43.550 --> 00:49:46.349 That's even more of an anthem to me. Miles Schumann, 00:49:46.429 --> 00:49:51.650 classic rock beatboxer. Yeah, forget the talk 00:49:51.650 --> 00:49:53.670 boxes. We had a guy at the last camp with a talk 00:49:53.670 --> 00:49:55.230 box he should have just brought me on. I could 00:49:55.230 --> 00:49:58.289 have done all those parts. Oh, yeah, okay. We're 00:49:58.289 --> 00:50:01.010 using you for that this camp. Good, good. All 00:50:01.010 --> 00:50:02.630 right, Britt, what are you going to follow up 00:50:02.630 --> 00:50:05.760 Barracuda with? All right. Another riff where 00:50:05.760 --> 00:50:07.559 you hear that guitar come in and you know exactly 00:50:07.559 --> 00:50:10.199 what it is. Another fierce song because it's 00:50:10.199 --> 00:50:12.179 about the tiger, the eye of the tiger survivor. 00:50:12.880 --> 00:50:17.159 This is a huge anthem for not just rock. I think 00:50:17.159 --> 00:50:19.800 it's just across the board for people that want 00:50:19.800 --> 00:50:21.559 to accomplish something. It gives you hope. I 00:50:21.559 --> 00:50:23.619 mean, of course, you related to the Rocky movies 00:50:23.619 --> 00:50:27.300 and you just have that overall feeling of you 00:50:27.300 --> 00:50:28.960 can do anything when you listen to this song. 00:50:29.440 --> 00:50:31.840 Yeah, I mean, that's, you know, it's in every 00:50:31.840 --> 00:50:35.320 movie ever. It's like the best action scene music 00:50:35.320 --> 00:50:38.880 of all time, basically. And yeah, that riff is, 00:50:38.960 --> 00:50:41.760 I would say, top five most recognizable guitar 00:50:41.760 --> 00:50:44.920 riffs, rock riffs ever. So I agree, it's got 00:50:44.920 --> 00:50:48.010 to be on the list. From the soundtrack to 1982's 00:50:48.010 --> 00:50:50.909 Rocky III, as well as their album Eye of the 00:50:50.909 --> 00:50:55.070 Tiger, another classic, classic rock track. It 00:50:55.070 --> 00:50:57.929 won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance that year. 00:50:58.190 --> 00:51:01.250 And Eye of the Tiger, unlike Barracuda, topped 00:51:01.250 --> 00:51:03.829 the U .S. Billboard Hot 100, so it was a number 00:51:03.829 --> 00:51:06.389 one hit for the band. So I have to ask, when 00:51:06.389 --> 00:51:09.150 you guys do a rock and roll fantasy camp in Philadelphia, 00:51:09.530 --> 00:51:11.929 are you contractually obligated to play that 00:51:11.929 --> 00:51:14.949 song? It would be if we didn't. Raw camps that 00:51:14.949 --> 00:51:17.130 we don't really do too many in Philadelphia. 00:51:17.469 --> 00:51:20.769 Yeah. Philadelphia was the first camp I was ever 00:51:20.769 --> 00:51:22.670 in, but there haven't, haven't been our first 00:51:22.670 --> 00:51:24.590 camp I ever went to. I didn't actually do it, 00:51:24.630 --> 00:51:26.630 but I, I, uh, yeah, we haven't had too much over 00:51:26.630 --> 00:51:29.329 there since. Did you guys play? I have a tiger 00:51:29.329 --> 00:51:31.710 there. Yeah, I'm sure. I'm sure it came up at 00:51:31.710 --> 00:51:33.690 some point in that game. Miles was two at this 00:51:33.690 --> 00:51:37.989 point. So, you know, even if you go to church 00:51:37.989 --> 00:51:40.329 in Philadelphia, I think that's one of the hymns 00:51:40.329 --> 00:51:44.559 they play on. No. Yeah, exactly. I love it. All 00:51:44.559 --> 00:51:46.559 right, Miles, what are you going to follow up? 00:51:46.559 --> 00:51:48.500 You've been bringing the heavy all night tonight. 00:51:48.599 --> 00:51:50.159 What are you going to follow up Eye of the Tiger 00:51:50.159 --> 00:51:52.960 with? I've been bringing the heavy. And, you 00:51:52.960 --> 00:51:55.239 know, at first when I was thinking about this 00:51:55.239 --> 00:51:57.039 next one, I was thinking, OK, this one's actually 00:51:57.039 --> 00:51:59.300 not as heavy, but it gets heavy. I mean, realistically, 00:51:59.579 --> 00:52:01.900 this one gets heavy towards the end. Bohemian 00:52:01.900 --> 00:52:04.960 Rhapsody by Queen. I think I'm going to follow 00:52:04.960 --> 00:52:07.300 kind of Brit's pattern here of choosing songs 00:52:07.300 --> 00:52:09.320 that really take you on a journey. This one really 00:52:09.320 --> 00:52:11.480 takes you on a journey. And it's one of the quintessential 00:52:11.480 --> 00:52:14.150 rock anthems. I get that it takes you on a journey. 00:52:14.210 --> 00:52:15.909 I'm going to be totally honest and I'll probably 00:52:15.909 --> 00:52:17.730 get haters on this one, but I can't listen to 00:52:17.730 --> 00:52:20.570 that song. If it ever comes on, I skip it immediately. 00:52:20.829 --> 00:52:22.989 So I'm going to fast forward through track number 00:52:22.989 --> 00:52:27.010 seven, side B of this. So, but I have to ask 00:52:27.010 --> 00:52:29.389 Brit, did you like the scene in Wayne's world? 00:52:29.690 --> 00:52:32.230 Oh yeah, absolutely. I still doesn't mean I'm 00:52:32.230 --> 00:52:35.800 going to listen to this song. I'm going to send 00:52:35.800 --> 00:52:38.599 that to Spike Edney. No, no, please don't, actually. 00:52:38.920 --> 00:52:41.320 We had Queen's Keyboard Player as a regular counselor 00:52:41.320 --> 00:52:44.300 at Rock Camp. And so, Spike, look what Britt 00:52:44.300 --> 00:52:47.139 just said. Okay, well, that's why I didn't choose 00:52:47.139 --> 00:52:49.019 that one for the counselor jab. We chose Tie 00:52:49.019 --> 00:52:51.840 Your Mother Down instead. Right. That's a killer 00:52:51.840 --> 00:52:54.320 riff. That's an awesome Brian May riff right 00:52:54.320 --> 00:52:57.360 there. But we're talking about Bohemian Rhapsody 00:52:57.360 --> 00:53:01.480 from 1975's A Night at the Opera. The song reached 00:53:01.480 --> 00:53:05.460 33 on the U .S. Billboard Hot 100, so it is a 00:53:05.460 --> 00:53:08.059 top 40 song. I assumed it was going to be a little 00:53:08.059 --> 00:53:10.500 higher, a little surprised about that one. But 00:53:10.500 --> 00:53:13.579 the song has made countless greatest songs of 00:53:13.579 --> 00:53:16.400 all time lists. It's also listed in the Rock 00:53:16.400 --> 00:53:19.039 and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped 00:53:19.039 --> 00:53:22.690 Rock and Roll. In 2018, it became the most streamed 00:53:22.690 --> 00:53:26.630 classic rock song of all time. And in 2022, the 00:53:26.630 --> 00:53:29.949 U .S. Library of Congress recognized the song 00:53:29.949 --> 00:53:32.789 as part of the National Recording Registry as 00:53:32.789 --> 00:53:36.110 being culturally, historically, or aesthetically 00:53:36.110 --> 00:53:38.869 significant. And it was in Wayne's World. But 00:53:38.869 --> 00:53:41.429 following up Bohemian Rhapsody is actually a 00:53:41.429 --> 00:53:44.699 challenge because that is such... a massive song. 00:53:44.840 --> 00:53:47.239 And I think the way I'm going to do this is I'm 00:53:47.239 --> 00:53:50.539 going to tap into the theatrical nature of Queen 00:53:50.539 --> 00:53:53.260 and follow it up with something that is also 00:53:53.260 --> 00:53:57.440 theatrical in nature, both figuratively, musically, 00:53:57.599 --> 00:54:01.059 and literally, as there was a movie based on 00:54:01.059 --> 00:54:04.059 this album. I'm going to go off of 1979's The 00:54:04.059 --> 00:54:05.940 Wall, and we're going to go with Pink Floyd. 00:54:06.079 --> 00:54:08.739 Now, I already know people are automatically 00:54:08.739 --> 00:54:10.980 assuming that I'm going to go with Comfortably 00:54:10.980 --> 00:54:14.889 Numb. And I really could hear. The song is amazing. 00:54:14.989 --> 00:54:17.769 The guitar solo is one of the best of all time. 00:54:17.969 --> 00:54:20.530 But I want to throw a little bit of a curveball 00:54:20.530 --> 00:54:22.409 into one of my picks tonight. I think here's 00:54:22.409 --> 00:54:25.110 where I'm going to do it. Because when I hear 00:54:25.110 --> 00:54:28.730 the ending of Bohemian Rhapsody, any way the 00:54:28.730 --> 00:54:32.380 wind blows. I don't know why, but I hear the 00:54:32.380 --> 00:54:35.239 opening to In the Flesh, and that is what I'm 00:54:35.239 --> 00:54:38.280 going to follow Bohemian Rhapsody up with. This 00:54:38.280 --> 00:54:40.619 song is so massive. It's been covered by some 00:54:40.619 --> 00:54:43.920 amazing groups. Dream Theater did it as part 00:54:43.920 --> 00:54:47.760 of the big medley for the Change of Seasons EP. 00:54:48.570 --> 00:54:51.170 Typo Negative used to come out on stage to it. 00:54:51.289 --> 00:54:54.010 The Foo Fighters covered it on their Wasting 00:54:54.010 --> 00:54:57.030 Light tour with Taylor Hawkins on vocals. I mean, 00:54:57.050 --> 00:54:59.969 this song influences rock and roll. And then 00:54:59.969 --> 00:55:01.949 there's the movie aspect of this, which I'm not 00:55:01.949 --> 00:55:05.610 even going to get into. But the song itself is 00:55:05.610 --> 00:55:09.889 theatrical musically, if that makes sense. And 00:55:09.889 --> 00:55:12.670 I feel like coming out of Queen, this is the 00:55:12.670 --> 00:55:15.349 curveball to do it. In the Flesh from Pink Floyd's 00:55:15.349 --> 00:55:18.300 The Wall. I can't deny that. Although if I were 00:55:18.300 --> 00:55:20.059 going to pick an anthem by Pink Floyd, I think 00:55:20.059 --> 00:55:22.340 I would have gone with Comfortably Numb. I 100 00:55:22.340 --> 00:55:25.300 % get where you're coming from. And I won't argue 00:55:25.300 --> 00:55:28.639 it in any way, shape or form. No, I love that 00:55:28.639 --> 00:55:31.000 choice. I mean, any song that my parents fried 00:55:31.000 --> 00:55:33.340 their brains to in the 70s is considered an anthem. 00:55:33.559 --> 00:55:36.960 So that's a great one. Well, Britt, we are back 00:55:36.960 --> 00:55:39.440 to you for your last pick of the evening. What 00:55:39.440 --> 00:55:42.099 do you got? All right. So we just had this past 00:55:42.099 --> 00:55:44.360 camp with Chris Slade, who played drums for ACDC. 00:55:45.320 --> 00:55:47.860 I think they are the absolute quintessential 00:55:47.860 --> 00:55:50.980 rock and roll anthem band out of all of these 00:55:50.980 --> 00:55:53.000 bands. They're all amazing bands. They all bring 00:55:53.000 --> 00:55:56.360 something. But ACDC is the anthem band. And Highway 00:55:56.360 --> 00:55:59.840 to Hell is just, you know, the answer to Stairway 00:55:59.840 --> 00:56:02.340 to Heaven. But Highway to Hell, I think this 00:56:02.340 --> 00:56:06.159 is the one that everybody wants to shout on top 00:56:06.159 --> 00:56:08.159 of the roof of their cars outside the concert 00:56:08.159 --> 00:56:11.860 and wave their hands to. And this encapsulates 00:56:11.860 --> 00:56:14.260 all of classic rock. Yeah, I mean, that's just 00:56:14.260 --> 00:56:16.500 one of the most fun songs of all time and so 00:56:16.500 --> 00:56:18.900 simple to play, too. You know, I think any any 00:56:18.900 --> 00:56:21.940 musician starting out can appreciate ACDC because 00:56:21.940 --> 00:56:24.300 you can play Highway to Hell after not too much 00:56:24.300 --> 00:56:27.909 time. And what a great song. Couldn't agree more. 00:56:28.110 --> 00:56:31.670 There are so many anthemic ACDC songs, every 00:56:31.670 --> 00:56:34.630 song they play in concert. This one's special 00:56:34.630 --> 00:56:36.690 to me, though, because I got in trouble in kindergarten 00:56:36.690 --> 00:56:40.230 because I brought in my cousin's Highway to Hell 00:56:40.230 --> 00:56:43.030 album for show and tell. And my mom got a phone 00:56:43.030 --> 00:56:45.610 call that I was bringing in inappropriate devil's 00:56:45.610 --> 00:56:48.570 music to school. So my mom's like devil's music. 00:56:48.590 --> 00:56:50.730 That's an incredible album. What are you talking 00:56:50.730 --> 00:56:54.630 about? So I adore this pick. But looking at this 00:56:54.630 --> 00:56:58.840 list, Miles. You now have to close out Side B 00:56:58.840 --> 00:57:03.559 and the entire mixtape for the evening. So how 00:57:03.559 --> 00:57:05.619 do you do that with all these heavy hitters? 00:57:06.179 --> 00:57:08.780 That's a lot of pressure, but I think I've got 00:57:08.780 --> 00:57:11.440 the perfect one here because here's a song that 00:57:11.440 --> 00:57:14.039 influenced every other band on this list, and 00:57:14.039 --> 00:57:16.789 that is My Generation, The Who. I think it's 00:57:16.789 --> 00:57:18.889 one of the greatest rock anthems of all time. 00:57:18.949 --> 00:57:20.909 You know, also one of those songs that I've heard 00:57:20.909 --> 00:57:22.889 so many times that I'm not necessarily listening 00:57:22.889 --> 00:57:25.190 to it all the time. And I think that's a sign 00:57:25.190 --> 00:57:27.170 of a rock anthem too. You know, you hear it so 00:57:27.170 --> 00:57:29.389 much. You don't have to have it on your own personal 00:57:29.389 --> 00:57:31.610 mixtape. It can be on the rock anthem mixtape. 00:57:31.929 --> 00:57:34.489 And I'll add real quick too that Rock and Roll 00:57:34.489 --> 00:57:36.550 Fantasy Camp, David Fischhoff, our founder, always 00:57:36.550 --> 00:57:39.309 credits Roger Daltrey with really kind of kicking 00:57:39.309 --> 00:57:41.329 things off for him. Once Roger did it, everybody 00:57:41.329 --> 00:57:44.840 wanted to do it. So that's my pick. So true. 00:57:44.920 --> 00:57:47.260 And yes, I got to say, Roger Daltrey said, you 00:57:47.260 --> 00:57:48.980 know, going to rock camp reminds me of where 00:57:48.980 --> 00:57:51.579 we all came from before we were rock stars and 00:57:51.579 --> 00:57:52.860 takes you back there and makes you appreciate 00:57:52.860 --> 00:57:55.320 things and changes your perspective a little 00:57:55.320 --> 00:57:59.739 bit. So, yeah, thanks to Roger. And My Generation, 00:57:59.940 --> 00:58:02.099 that's one of my favorite Who songs. Miles, great 00:58:02.099 --> 00:58:04.739 pick. I love the Who. I love everything that 00:58:04.739 --> 00:58:08.280 that band is. Crazy keeps the moon and, you know, 00:58:08.360 --> 00:58:10.460 Pete Downsend doing the windmills and knocking 00:58:10.460 --> 00:58:13.559 over the amps and all that chaos and rebellion, 00:58:13.739 --> 00:58:16.139 again, just makes a great classic rock anthem. 00:58:16.360 --> 00:58:20.260 My Generation, great pick, an anthem for generations. 00:58:20.860 --> 00:58:23.760 Obviously, it's been known for decades because 00:58:23.760 --> 00:58:27.059 of The Who. Green Day covered the song for their 00:58:27.059 --> 00:58:29.280 version, bringing it into the punk era in the 00:58:29.280 --> 00:58:33.239 90s. This song is the starting point for so many 00:58:33.239 --> 00:58:36.559 bands and so many songs. I had Baba O 'Reilly 00:58:36.559 --> 00:58:39.579 on my list, but any song by The Who works perfectly 00:58:39.579 --> 00:58:44.159 in the closing spot, which closes side B of our 00:58:44.159 --> 00:58:47.340 classic rock anthems mixtape, which kicked off 00:58:47.340 --> 00:58:50.579 with Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train, Rush's Tom 00:58:50.579 --> 00:58:54.460 Sawyer, Rolling Stone's Gimme Shelter, Nirvana's 00:58:54.460 --> 00:58:58.280 Smells Like Teen Spirit, Heart's Barracuda, Survivor's 00:58:58.280 --> 00:59:01.260 Eye of the Tiger, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, 00:59:01.460 --> 00:59:05.119 Pink Floyd's In the Flesh, ACDC's Highway to 00:59:05.119 --> 00:59:08.800 Hell, and The Who's My Generation. Head over 00:59:08.800 --> 00:59:11.440 to myweeklymixtape .com to hear all the songs 00:59:11.440 --> 00:59:14.519 we've discussed in this mix through the playlist 00:59:14.519 --> 00:59:18.300 embedded on the episode page. So Britt, along 00:59:18.300 --> 00:59:20.980 with the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, you're also 00:59:20.980 --> 00:59:24.400 quite busy with Vixen. So what does 2024 have 00:59:24.400 --> 00:59:26.880 in store for the band in terms of touring and 00:59:26.880 --> 00:59:29.969 possibly maybe some new music? Yeah, so we released 00:59:29.969 --> 00:59:33.409 a new single late last year, and I'm hoping that 00:59:33.409 --> 00:59:36.090 we release something sooner rather than later 00:59:36.090 --> 00:59:37.630 as a follow -up single. We're not going to do 00:59:37.630 --> 00:59:39.130 a full album right now. We're just doing the 00:59:39.130 --> 00:59:41.429 singles because it seems to be a singles market 00:59:41.429 --> 00:59:45.230 at the moment. And we've got a great, busy summer 00:59:45.230 --> 00:59:47.610 lined up. We're getting new tour dates daily. 00:59:47.670 --> 00:59:49.510 We have a lot that we can't announce yet, but 00:59:49.510 --> 00:59:52.469 stay tuned. 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