Long Live Rock 'N' Roll

‘Now And Then, We Miss You’ 60 years after forming the most iconic band the world has ever seen, The Beatles are back (we still can’t believe we’ve typed this sentence!) with a brand new song and their last ever new single. Using John Lennon’s voice from a 70s demo, George Harrison’s guitar work from a 90s session and new Drum and Bass tracks recorded by Ringo and Paul in 2023, the Fab Four have c...

‘All I Want To Be (Is At Your Gig)’ In the mid-70s, when the novelty of your favourite rock band releasing a live album was still fresh and exciting, standing out from the rest was Peter Frampton’s ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’! Boasting a host of fantastic attributes - such as excellent production, fantastic performances and accessible music - this album is one of the best selling live albums of all ti...

‘Progomania’ Dream Theater’s third studio album, ‘Awake’, cemented their status as one of the key pioneers of Prog Metal. With increased Progressive aspects in the form of intricate & technical music, complex songwriting and excellent musicianship, this highly influential album saw the transition from Prog Rock to Prog Metal established and saw Dream Theater’s renown and notoriety, as Prog mon...

Episode 55 - ‘Hooray!’ Struggling to make inroads in the world of American Hard Rock, GFR omitted the ‘Railroad’ from their name and rebranded to ‘Grand Funk’. Combined with bringing in a new producer, sharing lead vocal duties between Don Brewer and Mark Farner and tidying up their playing, Grand Funk Railroad executed an album that celebrates all American music that has come before, but packaged...

Following the success and popularity of the first Covers vs Originals episode and with the pair returning from a summer break, Laz and Felipe take a look at four more covers (including some chosen by our listeners!) and continue in their ultimate quest to find out what’s better… the cover or the original?  This episode:  “Hey Jude” - Wilson Pickett  “Love Hurts” - Nazareth  “Pr...

In a new topical discussion episode, Laz and Felipe begin to look at and break down their favourite cover songs!  And so commences a game for many of these Cover episodes to come…  Which is better - the cover or the original? This episode:  “Whiskey In The Jar” - Metallica  “All Along The Watchtower” - Jimi Hendrix  “Land Of Confusion” - Disturbed “I Shall Be Released” - T...

‘American Pie’ (Album) - Don McLean (1971) ‘Everybody Loves Don, Baby’ In 1971, following the breakup of The Beatles, the rise of solo artists and singer/songwriters became apparent with the likes of Carole King, James Taylor and Neil Young in the US and Elton John and Cat Stevens in the UK, taking big steps in the music world and making names for themselves.  Don McLean’s second album, ‘Amer...

Episode 51 - ‘American Pie’ (Song) - Don McLean (1971) ‘The Day The Music Thrived’  From the album of the same name, Don McLean released ‘American Pie’ - a song about the loss of culture, American values and innocence across a 10 year period throughout America.  Concerning the death of a musician, the change in popular music style, the ever-changing political landscape of the USA and the...

Episode 50: ‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’ by David Lee Roth (1986) ‘Shy Boys (Not!)’ Having parted ways with Van Halen in early 1985, David Lee Roth assembled a star studded supergroup consisting of Billy Sheehan on Bass, Steve Vai on Guitar and Greg Bissonette on Drums - to help him write and record his debut album, ‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’.  With a wide range of styles available including Glam Rock, Blues...

Episode 49: ‘Hotel California’ - Eagles (1976)  ‘Pretty Songs All In A Row’ In the spirit of the Bicentennial celebrations happening across America through the 70s - culminating in a 4th of July celebration in 1976 - the Eagles felt obliged to write an album that celebrated, criticised, embraced and challenged their American culture and heritage.  With founding member and principal count...

Episode 48: ‘London Calling’ by The Clash (1979) ‘Revolution Punk’  At the end of the 70s, with the Punk era drawing to a close, bands like The Clash sought new directions to take their music in. Having toured in 1979 with unusual support artists such as Sam & Dave and Bo Diddley, they returned to the UK with a multitude of ideas and a bucketful of inspiration.  Not caring about what...

Episode 47: ‘Rising’ - Rainbow (1976) ‘A Light In The Blackmore’ Rainbow’s second album saw Blackmore change the lineup, keeping only Ronnie James Dio, for the follow up to 1975’s ‘Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow’.  ‘Rising’ was a fantastic Hard Rock album - but did so much more than it is ordinarily given credit for. Pioneering and innovating several sub-genres of Metal as well as playing a mass...

Episode 46: ‘Morrison Hotel’ - The Doors (1970) ‘Morrison’s Hotel’ After the disappointment of their previous album, ‘The Soft Parade’, The Doors went back to their blues rock style and presented us with some of their finest work.  Following a series of misdemeanours in Jim Morrison’s personal life coupled with a troublesome relationship with his girlfriend, perhaps this album provided a spac...

Episode 45: ‘Pet Sounds’ - The Beach Boys (1966)  ‘We Still Believe In Brian’ A sure contender in every ‘Greatest Album Of All Time’ debate, The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ was a historic, compositional and technological masterpiece. Credited to the band, but (if we’re being honest!) a Brian Wilson solo album, Wilson was hugely inspired by The Beatles’ ‘Rubber Soul’ and, in response, strived to...

Episode 44 - Studio vs Live: Studio In the second of 2 topical episodes, Laz & Felipe debate and discuss the advantages, disadvantages, pros and cons of Studio Albums compared Live Albums. LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL - Follow the Podcast on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/longlivernrpod - Get in touch and/or leave us a review: longliverocknrollpodcast@gmail.com - Podcast Music by GeriArt, NaturesE...

Episode 43 - Studio vs Live: Live In the first of 2 topical episodes, Laz & Felipe debate and discuss the advantages, disadvantages, pros and cons of Live Albums compared Studio Albums. LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL - Follow the Podcast on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/longlivernrpod - Get in touch and/or leave us a review: longliverocknrollpodcast@gmail.com - Podcast Music by GeriArt, NaturesEye,...

Episode 42: ‘Reggatta De Blanc’ - The Police (1979) ‘White Reggae’  With their intense touring schedule fine tuning their cohesiveness and tightness, The Police presented us with a sharper, more polished album that would be a defining moment in their career and in the development of New Wave and Rock in the UK. Copeland’s percussive anti-backbeat grooves, Summer’s atmospheric & layered gu...

Episode 41: ‘The Joshua Tree’ - U2 (1987)  ‘U-Two Americas’ Fresh from multiple tours in support of ‘The Unforgettable Fire’, U2 wanted to continue their trajectory and momentum of their ambient, atmospheric music, but with a harder hitting end product - ‘The Joshua Tree’ certainly hit that mark becoming the fastest selling album in British history and selling over 25 million copies. Having i...

Episode 40: ‘Breakfast In America’ - Supertramp (1979) ‘Songs Of Vision’ In 1979, Supertramp departed from their staple Progressive sound in favour of a more accessible sounding, Pop-ier album. ‘Breakfast In America’ was their most commercially successful album - selling over 19 million copies worldwide. It brought to them new listeners from the radio, yet also indulged their already committed fan...

Episode 39: ‘Selling England By The Pound’ by Genesis (1973) ‘I Know What I Like (In My Prog)’ Concerned with the rise of Americanism in 70s Britain, Genesis would take a line from the Labour party’s manifesto and explore some serious folk and cultural elements in their fifth studio album.  1973’s ‘Selling England By The Pound’ was a very serious contender, musically, in the Prog/Hard Rock ca...

Episode 38: ‘Between The Buttons’ - The Rolling Stones (1967) ‘Cool, Calm, Connection' Following the success of their first few albums, The Rolling Stones changed things up with their 5th (UK) installment in 1967. ‘Between The Buttons’ went under the radar due to its departure from their blues-based Rock to something more Psychedelic, but presented listeners with, perhaps, the Stones’ most mature...

Episode 37: ‘Dookie’ by Green Day  ‘When Punk Comes Around’  Credited with the reinvigoration of Punk Rock in the mainstream, Green Day’s 3rd album, ‘Dookie’, was one of the landmark Rock albums of the 90s. Breathing new life into Punk and blending genres to innovate new styles, the album would be responsible for the rise of Pop Punk in America.  Laz & Felipe dive into the every...

In this special New Years episode, Laz & Felipe look back on their favourite moments from 2022 whilst also talking in depth about how the Podcast has and continues to impact their lives. They also discuss the future of the show and directions it will go in! LONG LIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL! - Follow the Podcast on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/longlivernrpod - Get in touch and/or leave us a review: l...

Merry Christmas everyone! Here's a short Christmas message from Laz & Felipe! You may remember that Laz promised to write a Christmas song for you all... well he's done it and will play it at the end of this episode! LONG LIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL!!! - Follow the Podcast on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/longlivernrpod - Get in touch and/or leave us a review: longliverocknrollpodcast@gmail.com - Pod...

Episode 34 - ‘Rumours’ - Fleetwood Mac (1977) ‘Gold Dust Album’ In the midst of affairs, divorces and heavy drug use, Fleetwood Mac headed into the studio in mid 1976 to record their eleventh studio album. 4 out of 5 members were in the middle of breakups (with each other!) and the band were in turmoil - often not being able to be in the same room as one another.  Yet what came out of those s...