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"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" w Darryl Jones of The Rolling Stones

Feb. 8, 2023

Season 11 kicks off with a bang and a big ol' tongue! Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones joins Rob and JP for some conversations about auditioning for the Stones some 30 years ago, playing for Sting, and flexing on Miles Da…

Too High to Die (w Derrick Bostrom of Meat Puppets) - Episode 1017
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Too High to Die (w Derrick Bostrom of Meat Puppets) - Episode 1017

Nov. 30, 2022

This week we're dissecting one of Rob's favorite albums, the Meat Puppets 1994 album Too High to Die , the album that, along with Nirvana's Unplugged in New York , cast the band into the national spotlight. Meat Puppets drum…

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"Time Has Come Today" (w Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers) - Episode 1016

Nov. 23, 2022

Lester Chambers is part of the legendary Chambers Brothers, whose blend of folk, rock and psychedelic soul broke minds and barriers from the 1960s on, and who are at the forefront of Questlove's award-winning 2021 documentar…

Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp) w Dave Barnes - Episode 1015
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Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp) w Dave Barnes - Episode 1015

Nov. 16, 2022

An American classic song deserves and American classic guest, so we had to bring in the big guns--Uncle Dave Barnes returns to the third man chair to help us break down the John Cougar Mellencamp stalwart, "Jack and Diane." …

Guest: Dave Barnes
Switchfoot (w Jon Foreman) - Episode 1014
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Switchfoot (w Jon Foreman) - Episode 1014

Nov. 9, 2022

It's time to spend a little time with the breezy rock boys from San Diego! Yes indeed, Jon Foreman of Switchfoot is here to talk about the band's newest release, this is our Christmas album, his changing methodology over 25 …

Billy Sheehan (Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, etc.) - 5 Year Anniversary Show
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Billy Sheehan (Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, etc.) - 5 Year Anniversary Show

Oct. 5, 2022

The greatest hard rock bassist of ALL TIME joins the show to celebrate five years of The Great Song Podcast! Billy Sheehan's cred is unquantifiable, and his work with David Lee Roth, Steve Vai, Mr. Big and SO many others pro…

Mr. Bojangles/Fishin' in the Dark/Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (w John McEuen of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
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Mr. Bojangles/Fishin' in the Dark/Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (w John McEuen of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

Sept. 21, 2022

It's time for an XL episode, because we couldn't choose just one song to help us chronicle the 50+ year career of the band that created the Americana genre. Founding Dirt Band member John McEuen joins us as we talk about a h…

Mississippi Queen (w Corky Laing of Mountain)
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Mississippi Queen (w Corky Laing of Mountain)

Sept. 14, 2022

An all-time rock monster of a song, and a perfect '70s rock gem, Mountain's "Mississippi Queen" stands tall as a peak (pardon the pun) example of what American rock music could be. And there's a great story to the song, whic…

Don't Fear the Reaper (w Joe Bouchard of Blue Öyster Cult) - Episode 1005
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Don't Fear the Reaper (w Joe Bouchard of Blue Öyster Cult) - Episode 1005

Sept. 7, 2022

It's '70s September, and we're rocking out with one of the all-time "dark metal" classics--the über-famous, über-controversial, ümlaut-loving Blue Oyster cult and their signature hit, "Don't Fear the Reaper." Rolling Stone's…

(I Just) Died in Your Arms [w Nick Van Eede of Cutting Crew]
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(I Just) Died in Your Arms [w Nick Van Eede of Cutting Crew]

Aug. 17, 2022

'80s August and Season 10 slam forward with another #1 hit! "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (Tonight?) is one of the '80s most enduring rock hits, and Cutting Crew frontman and writer Nick Van Eede is with us to discuss the leg…

Need You Tonight (w Andrew Farriss of INXS) - Season 10 Premiere
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Need You Tonight (w Andrew Farriss of INXS) - Season 10 Premiere

Aug. 10, 2022

We're kicking off Season 10 with '80s August, and with one of the HUGEST bands of that decade, and really, of all time. One of Australia's greatest exports, INXS, delivered one of the ultimate '80s albums with Kick, and Andr…

Pocket Full of Kryptonite (w Chris Barron of Spin Doctors) - Season 9 Finale
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Pocket Full of Kryptonite (w Chris Barron of Spin Doctors) - Season 9 Finale

June 15, 2022

Our Season 9 finale finds us in deep conversation with Spin Doctors frontman Chris Barron, as part of our loving coverage of 1991's firecracker album "Pocket Full of Kryptonite," an album we both dearly love. And the hits, o…

Rivalry Week - Matchbox Twenty vs Rob Thomas - Episode 919
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Rivalry Week - Matchbox Twenty vs Rob Thomas - Episode 919

June 8, 2022

The time has come in which once per season we agree to disagree, and season 9 has led us to The Great Rob Thomas Showdown. One of us loves the Matchbox 20 era, one the Rob Thomas solo era, and we will make our cases for and …

Soulshine (w Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule/Allman Brothers) - Episode 918
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Soulshine (w Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule/Allman Brothers) - Episode 918

June 1, 2022

Our 200th episode comes with a very special guest, guitar and jam band icon Warren Haynes! We're talking about a song that somehow it feels like everyone knows from birth, the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule classic, "Soulshi…

Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (w KT Tunstall) - Episode 917
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Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (w KT Tunstall) - Episode 917

May 25, 2022

Ladies' Month concludes with a tough track from punk-spirited Scottish rocker KT Tunstall, from her debut album "Eye to the Telescope." We'll discuss why this album was immediately re-released, the power of early American Id…

Guest: KT Tunstall