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Ridiculous Rock Record Reviews
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A podcast in which a group of music fans picks a rock album (anything from soft rock to hard rock to heavy metal) and spends the episode talking about it and reviewing it. Informative, opinionated, and occasionally funny, the show highlights our genuine love (or hate) for the music discussed. Frequently guests ("co-pilots") co-host the show with with our regular rotating panel. Rock on!
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The crew hangs out with the gents from The Bogus Otis Show podcast as they discuss the 1981 Sammy Hagar release Standing Hampton. Rock On! Check out The Bogus Otis Show: 9 Degrees of Sammy Hagar wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2050414 Sammy Hagar 1983 Live from The Checkerdome St Louis Mo.https://youtu.be/lAqJIl_Yi8w?list=RDlAqJIl_Yi8w Theme music by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzz...
The Puba Aaron Martel returns to discuss Peter Frampton's 1976 live release Frampton Comes Alive! Rock On! Peter Frampton Comes Alive Anaheim, CA & Miami, FL 1976https://youtu.be/vUqCvdf5j2w?list=RDvUqCvdf5j2w 'Frampton Comes Alive II' 1995https://youtu.be/W7d7oilIxdI?list=RDW7d7oilIxdI Theme music by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: htt...
The crew takes a moment to pay their respects to the late Bob Weir by discussing his first "solo" album Ace from 1972. Groove on Bob! Grateful Dead - October 1974 (Winterland) Pro-Shot "Full set" [Set 1]https://youtu.be/5ctbRk4KvGw?list=RD5ctbRk4KvGw Grateful Dead - October 1974 (Winterland) Pro-Shot "Full set" [Set 2]https://youtu.be/vV4uGNZmPTI?list=RDvV4uGNZmPTI Theme music from The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzs...
R4 Rerun Vol. 9 - For the 400th episode of the podcast, the crew invites Thea S (Amin Thea) from the Rock N Roll Heaven podcast to revisit the 1979 release Damn the Torpedoes from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Rock On! Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Live In Dortmund (1982)https://youtu.be/fWfb44z8-RQ?list=RDfWfb44z8-RQ Check out the original episode with Aaron and Sister Shannon here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1764909/episodes/8392233 Check out Rock N Roll Heaven here: ...
The crew is joined by musician and teacher Eric Bourassa as they dig into the 1997 self-titled debut from Third Eye Blind. Rock On! Third Eye Blind @ The Electric Factory July 1998https://youtu.be/9I8jmfBmUaw?list=RD9I8jmfBmUaw Subscribe to Eric's YouTube channel and find all his projects there. https://www.youtube.com/@EricBourassa/featured Theme music by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-...
Author Chris Dalla Riva joins to crew to discuss the 1998 diamond selling debut Yourself or Someone Like You from Matchbox 20. Rock On! Matchbox Twenty Soundstage - Full Performancehttps://youtu.be/Tq0bmqbDWJA?list=RDTq0bmqbDWJA Buy Chris's book here: https://bio.site/uncharted_territory Theme music by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: h...
This crew takes a look back at the 1969 self-titled debut from The Allman Brothers Band. Rock On! The Allman Brothers Band - Fillmore East - 1970.09.23https://youtu.be/XsjzV8sOdXU?list=RDXsjzV8sOdXU Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster Instagram: https://www.insta...
The whole gang shows up to discuss the 1975 sophomore release Straight Shooter from new Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Bad Company. Rock On! Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband Bad Company Tour Long Beach CA 1974https://youtu.be/BNmINbO9VyY?list=RDBNmINbO9VyY Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster ...
The crew kicks off the new year by discussing the 1985 release Little Creatures by Talking Heads. Nerd On! Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival (1982)https://youtu.be/ldwpwrW6tno?list=RDldwpwrW6tno *Could not find footage from this album's era... Theme music by The Steepwater Band. New music coming in 2026! Follow @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.fa...
The R4 crew finishes 2025 by discussing the R4 album of the year as selected by the audience - Bloom by sister duo Larkin Poe. Rock On! Larkin Poe - Live @ the Vic in Chicago - 5/17/25https://youtu.be/l8BA_ZdelJg Theme music by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster Instagram: https://www....
In honor of the late Sam Rivers, Lou presents his playlist to try to get the crew into Limp Bizkit. Rock On! Limp Bizkit - Live at Almaty 2025 | FULL SHOW 4Khttps://youtu.be/xlwXSjLzZg8?list=RDxlwXSjLzZg8 Theme music by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster Instagram: https://www.instagra...
R4 Rerun Vol. 8 - The crew is joined by patron David Lassiter to discuss the 50th anniversary of Dressed to Kill by KISS, and to pay tribute to the late Ace Frehley. Rock On! KISS - ALIVE at Cobo Hall 1975 (Special Edition)https://youtu.be/3wTfsp99rUI?list=RD3wTfsp99rUI Original review by Aaron Martell: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1764909/episodes/8392211 Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzz...
The crew pays tribute to the late Mick Ralphs by discussing his last album with Mott The Hoople, the 1973 release Mott. Rock On! MOTT THE HOOPLE LIVE VIDEOS 1970-1974 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WyGjaspiUw&list=PLjlurf_TJ6jBahgWKX-idrVSvQUglEIGy Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podca...
The crew pays tribute to David Johansen, lost this year, as they review the 1973 self-titled debut from New York Dolls. Rock On! New York Dolls Live At The Matrix San Francisco 1973https://youtu.be/pMFVtAw8E7M?list=RDpMFVtAw8E7M Theme song "Trance" by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster...
It's R4's 2nd annual Thanksgiving Turkey, as we dive into the requested 2003 album Absolution from Muse. Rock on? Muse live at trabendo, paris-france 2003https://youtu.be/bXpF-hJw4IE?list=RDbXpF-hJw4IE Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster Instagram: https://www.in...
It's another request as the crew explores the 1989 Pixies release, Doolittle. Rock on! Live at Rock Werchter 1989 (Sputnik TV - full show)https://youtu.be/iOE6myzGZxw?list=RDiOE6myzGZxw Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steewaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/r4pod...
Just in time for their Rock N Roll Hall of Fame induction, the crew fulfills a request for Soundgarden's 1991 release Badmotorfinger. Rock On! Soundgarden - Live at the Paramount DVD 5.1 surroundhttps://youtu.be/YfPRuJ6__lE?list=RDYfPRuJ6__lE Theme music by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Touring Europe now! Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R...
The crew kicks off our all request month with a special Gimme Five! in celebration of Neil Young. Voting, Ranking, and of course a spreadsheet was involved in deciding our collective top 5 albums from Uncle Neil. Rock On! Neil Young Crazy Horse "Live" 04/24/24 San Diego, CA FULL SHOW 4K Multi-Camera Enhanced Audiohttps://youtu.be/kM9N783vzfI?list=RDkM9N783vzfI Theme music by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsp...
Dead on Halloween Vol 2 - It's Halloween week so the crew brings out their dead records - This time Wake of the Flood from 1973. Rock On! Theme songs by The Steepwater Band. Follow them @steepwaterband Grateful Dead - 3/26/73https://youtu.be/dwkVKIEJeT4?list=RDdwkVKIEJeT4 Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster Instagram: https://www.insta...
It's part two of our trudge through Mellon Collie as the crew reviews disc 2 - Twilight to Starlight. Oompa On! The Smashing Pumpkins - 2/7/1996 - Kezar Pavilion -San Franciscohttps://youtu.be/67wTvB_uI_M?list=RD67wTvB_uI_M Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band - Now music soon! Follow @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4p...



