Ridiculous Rock Record Reviews

The crew wraps up Acoustic-ish April by revisiting the 1990 live release Five Man Acoustical Jam from Tesla.  Rock On! Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam (FULL VIDEO・GOOD SOUND) https://youtu.be/OpNZXvIEvKA?list=RDOpNZXvIEvKA Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.co...

Acoustic-ish April continues as the crew checks out the 1997 debut from Days of the New, commonly known as "Yellow".  Rock On! Days Of The New - Live VHS (Best Quality) https://youtu.be/OWHUM2URiCk?list=RDOWHUM2URiCk Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmai...

Our friend Seth Miller from the band AppleMill joins the crew to talk about the 1994 album release of the Unplugged in New York concert from Nirvana. Watch the full performance here: Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York (4k Remastered) https://youtu.be/pOTkCgkxqyg?list=RDpOTkCgkxqyg Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband Follow AppleMill on all the socials @applemillmusic...

We kick of Acoustic(ish) April by having The Professor give a master class on the 1970 third album from Led Zeppelin.  Stomp On! Check out Aaron and Sister Shannon give there take way back on episode 4! Led Zeppelin LIVE In New York City 9/3/1971 MOST COMPLETE/REMASTERED https://youtu.be/ez3EvlCtYZY?list=RDez3EvlCtYZY Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Full performance here: The Steepwater Band...

The crew hangs in their garage and discusses the Blue Album, AKA the 1994 Self-Titled debut from Weezer.  Rock On! Weezer - The Blue Album LIVE | Spotify THIRTY - The 30th Anniversary https://youtu.be/P_vI3FV1H4U Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband.  New record coming this year! Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculous...

The Poobah Aaron Martel educates the crew on Metallica as they discuss the 1996 release Load.  Rock Ooon-uuh! Metallica live Stockholm Sweden on November 16, 1996 https://youtu.be/YwBv8lfwVDQ?list=RDYwBv8lfwVDQ Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook:...

The crew reviews the 1974 release Burn from Deep Purple.  Rock On! Deep Purple - Stormbringer Tour (Mark III Live 1975) https://youtu.be/XHNbOsZKTjA?list=RDXHNbOsZKTjA Theme music from The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitte...

The Poobah Aaron Martel returns again to tackle one of his desert island discs - the 1973 concept album Quadrophenia from The Who.  Rock On! The Who [4k Remaster 10-bit] LIVE IN CHICAGO December 8, 1979 https://youtu.be/3w0RB6A9vak?list=RD3w0RB6A9vak Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ri...

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 Ba...

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 1976 https://youtu.be/vUqCvdf5j2w?list=RDvUqCvdf5j2w 'Frampton Comes Alive II' 1995 https://youtu.be/W7d7oilIxdI?list=RDW7d7oilIxdI Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridicul...

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...

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:  htt...

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 1998 https://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...

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 Performance https://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://ridiculousrockrecordr...

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 - 1970.09.23 https://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 F...

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 1974 https://youtu.be/BNmINbO9VyY?list=RDBNmINbO9VyY  Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculous...

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.buzzsp...

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 - 5/17/25 https://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 Facebo...

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 4K https://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: http...

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 St...

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...

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 1973 https://youtu.be/pMFVtAw8E7M?list=RDpMFVtAw8E7M Theme song "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridi...

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 2003 https://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: ridiculousrockrecord...

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:...

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 surround https://youtu.be/YfPRuJ6__lE?list=RDYfPRuJ6__lE Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband.  Touring Europe now! Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Con...