When Records Ruled

Coming out of semi-retirement, we get the band back together to talk about Ozzy Osbourne, and give our own personal top 5 songs from his catalog of solo work and Black Sabbath. Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. Facebook: ⁠ facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠ instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ Custom music for WRR © by Benji Inniger - ⁠hearbenji.com⁠

It’s been a fun ride, and we’ve enjoyed sharing our love of music and all things 70s and 80s with you. Enjoy our “b-side-track” down memory lane episode of When Records Ruled podcast. Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. Facebook: ⁠ facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠ instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ Custom music for WRR © by Benji Inniger - ⁠hearbenji.com⁠

We spy on U2 climbing into the stratosphere with their album The Joshua Tree (1987) and have another versus “Remember When?” segment: Lincoln Logs vs Tinker Toys. Who wins in the wooden creation battle? Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠ facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spo...

Break out that lighter, because it’s time to go over some of our favorite 80s Monster Ballads! We each pick our top five with one bonus pick, so play along at home and see if we pick one of your favorites! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠S...

We’re “Still the Same” guys, so join us for a great discussion about the album Stranger in Town by Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band. Our “Remember When?” segment is about the Scholastic Book Club—kind of like the BMG for books, except your parents paid.  Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecords...

Only time will tell how we feel about the self-titled album by Asia, so have a listen and find out! We also have A “Remember When?” segment on model rockets—which was a blast! (OK, I’ll see myself out now.) Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠...

We have a “heated” discussion about the Cinderella album Long Cold Winter, and a “Remember When?” segment on Play-Doh! It’s fun factory time! Plus a (short) visit from guest host Bentley (Lance’s dog). Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spoti...

In this REWIND episode, we walk through the 10 Worst Songs of the 1980s, according to a Rolling Stone reader’s poll . Find out what we agree or disagree with, and if you remember any of these songs! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spotify...

We discuss the R.E.M. album Green (and why it's actually orange), plus a “Remember When?” segment on Pop Rocks! Get ready for some good ASMR! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spotify playlist of music we reviewed⁠ Custom music for WRR ©...

We dive down into the Deep Purple album Machine Head, and have a “Remember When?” segment on Roller Skating! “Slow skate everyone…” must be time to go play Pac-Man! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spotify playlist of music we reviewed⁠ Cus...

We hold on to what we got when reviewing Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet (Taylor Swift even gets a shout out!), and a “Remember When?” segment on Ice Cream Trucks! Who doesn’t like a good soft serve cone, or are you a Missile Pop kind of person? Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram...

Our first guest! Composer, sound designer, author of the WRR theme song, and general all around rad dude Benji Inniger stops by the show to talk about all things music! Visit his website HearBenji.com and follow his photography account on Instagram . Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ I...

We mix our good company with Bad Company’s self-titled debut album from 1974, and a “remember when” segment on old lunch boxes. Who had soup in their thermos!? Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spotify playlist of music we reviewed⁠ Custom m...

It’s our one year anniversary episode, so why not take on a controversy! It’s Tesla’s album The Great Radio Controversy, plus we have a “remember when” segment on BMX bikes! Totally rad dude! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠ ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠ ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Spotify...

As promised, here are some of the outgoing answering machine messages from Brian and Dave from back in the day…1992-93 to be somewhat exact.  Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spotify playlist of music we reviewed⁠ Custom music for WRR © by...

Your attention please! It’s the main event talking about Styx - Pieces of Eight! We also have a “remember when” segment on answering machines…leave a message after the beeeeeep! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spotify playlist of music we...

It’s a REWIND episode, where we talk about something other than an album! In this episode we talk through the top 10 billboard singles from 1984, and then pick one of our favorites from the Top 100 as a guilty pleasure. Let’s do it! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagr...

We’re crawling Out of the Cellar with the debut album from RATT. In our “remember when” segment we talk about the cartoon series that tricked us all into learning, School House Rock! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spotify playlist of musi...

It’s the 40th anniversary of the Brian Adams album “Reckless.” Did you know he’s not only a great songwriter, but a phenomenal photographer as well? In our “remember when” segment, we dive into slot car race tracks, with some other reminiscing diversions.   Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsR...

You talked, we listened! It’s a listener-suggestion review with the Kiss album Destroyer! In our “remember when” segment, we talk action figures with some of our favorite! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spotify playlist of music we review...

It’s the New Year! What better way to celebrate than playing some trivia! Dave quizzes Brian and Lance on their knowledge of rock and roll from the 1970s and 80s in this first episode for 2024! Happy New Year! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled...

This is a big one! We take on Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side Of The Moon” along with some brief talk on a Brit Floyd concert we all attended, PLUS a “remember when” segment on the Atari 2600! Did you own an Atari game system? Stick around to the end of this one because things go off the rails a bit! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each mon...

It’s our Christmas episode! We discuss our top 5 Christmas songs, so listen and see if you agree with any of them. What are your go-to songs for the Christmas season? Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month. Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ ⁠Spotify playlist of music we reviewed⁠....

We talk about what is arguably Rush’s biggest and most radio-friendly album, Moving Pictures. Who hasn’t heard the song “Tom Sawyer” by now? In our “remember when” segment, Dave asks Brian and Lance about something that's almost entirely extinct: video rental stores. Back when they existed, it was quite an adventure trying to get everyone to agree on what to rent on a Friday night! Hosted by D...

Is anybody alive in here? Yes! We’re discussing the fifth and final album “Synchronicity” by English rock group The Police, which debuted in 1983. Some controversial songs of discontent, and discontent about them! In our “remember when” segment, Dave asks Brian and Lance about fanny packs. Did you have one, or do you own one now? Have a listen and let us know! Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom,...