That Vinyl Show

When Metalheads think of Pantera, 1990's Cowboys from Hell is almost always the first thing to come to mind. With seminal classics like "Cowboys from Hell," "Domination," and "Cemetery Gates,"  everybody knows the audio onslaught that is Pantera's major label debut. But, what most fans don't know is that Pantera had 4 ALBUMS  under their belt as a band...

Thought to be lost to the ages and ether, Motley dug up an episode from over 4 YEARS AGO where he and CJ sat down to discuss Quiet Riot's 2nd album, Quiet Riot II.  QR I and II are strange beasts, having only been released in Japan and ending up lost to the annals of history as Quiet Riot's years of success wouldn't come until the early 1980s after phenom guitarist Randy Rhoads had...

In 1976, Hard Rock band ACDC blew up the world with their debut record, High Voltage, which included instant classics like "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" and "T.N.T." But, before this, ACDC shook up their native Australia (and New Zealand) with a rare, first release of High Voltage with a completely different tracklist and history. Today...

On this special episode of That Vinyl Show, CJ takes a back seat as Motley runs through his list of albums he thinks deserve a vinyl release. Be sure to check out our backlog of great episodes and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more vinyl content.

King's X, the monstrously talented trio of Dug Pinnick, Ty Tabor, and Jerry Gaskill, are often called "Your Favorite Metal Band's Favorite Metal Band" and "Musician's Musicians." They've spent the vast majority of their career as an "Underground" band but have amassed an extremely devoted following of musicians and non-musicians alike. Incredibly b...

Since That Vinyl Show rides again in 2024, we thought it would be cool to recap some of our favorite records and releases of 2023 as it was an incredible year for music. This "Best Of" list includes a variety of artists and styles that can tickle any music lover's fancy. Join us as we dive into some of 2023's best. Listen to some of our favorites of 2023 here: https://open.spot...

CJ & Motley make a triumphant return to the podcast world with an inadvertent tradition: beginning a new run of episodes with a Black Sabbath record. After Ronnie James Dio left Black Sabbath, due to "creative differences," to pursue a solo career, Ozzy Osbourne continued to make massive waves with his solo career, and Black Sabbath was left in a nebulous space looking for their next...

Now that  That Vinyl Show is back, we've been working to pull some old and/or incomplete episodes out of the vault and get them out into the world. CJ recorded this episode in May 2022. Enjoy! L7 is one of the "Bands You Should Know" if you love Metal, Punk, Grunge, or just Rock in general. While they never achieved "superstardom" like such contemporaries as Nirvana, Sound...

It's been a while. But CJ & Motley are back. We're so excited to announce that That Vinyl Show will return in January 2024 ! We have some amazing records we've amassed over the last while and we can't wait to share them with you. Stay tuned for new episodes dropping in just a couple of weeks. Let's get groovin'!

There's no question in the mind of any music fan that Tony Iommi is one of the true, unadulterated Godfathers of Heavy Metal - or even heavy music for that matter. And in his 50+ year storied career, he has worn many hats and has taken in music in many different directions. One such direction was in the mid-1980s when, after Black Sabbath had all but completely dissolved and Tony was the only...

For the first episode of 2021, we decided to cover something extra special. In honor of David Bowie’s recent 74th birthday, the 5th anniversary of his passing, and the upcoming 45th anniversary of this album, we cover 1976’s iconic and groundbreaking Station to Station. By the mid-1970s David Bowie had already had quite a storied, acclaimed, and innovative career behind him. The upcoming years and...

For the first half of the 1980s, Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, and Lee Rocker, better known collectively as The Stray Cats, ruled the underground Rock and Roll scene. Finding common ground with the Punks and the Rockers, The Stray Cats reignited the world's love for the classic Rock and Roll of the 1950s but brought in a new drive and aggression that fit right with the times. The Cats spent...

Though both CJ & Motley are what most people would consider bonafide music nerds, between the two of them Motley is certainly the true audiophile. That Vinyl Show is fueled by Mr. Motley's ever-growing and wildly expansive record collection and in his new miniseries, "What's In My Queue?", Motley will cover what new, different, obscure, or somewhere in between music he&apos...

Though fully recorded in 1978, this album was thought essentially lost into the Punk Rock ether for almost 20 years before being finally released in its entirety in 1996. Static Age has a storied and argued history with multiple different versions of multiple different songs that has come under much scrutiny. It’s been released in multiple ways at different times but once released in its full glor...

On the surface, Punk Rock started out as a backlash against the “Everything is A-Ok and Groovy!” attitude of the Hippies of the 1960s. To the teenagers and children of the 1970s, everything was definitely not okay. Between Vietnam, economic issues, the disdain for the studio polished and corporate-ized Rock of the ‘70s (i.e. Foreigner & Styx), and an ever-present sense of existential dread, th...

If an alien came down to Earth having no idea of our culture and asked, “What is Rock and Roll?”, surely Thin Lizzy should (and probably would) be one of the first bands we show them. Hailing from beautiful Ireland, pioneering the dual guitar solos, and simultaneously incorporating Irish heritage and culture into driving Rock music, Thin Lizzy has influenced and paved the way for countless bands w...

In honor of one of the greatest Guitar Heroes and American Rock and Roll bands the world has ever seen, CJ & Motley sit down to chat all things Van Halen . Though it wasn’t one of the bands most commercially successful albums, despite selling over 2 million copies, Fair Warning was nothing less than a heavy-handed Rock masterpiece. With tracks like “Mean Street” and “Unchained”, Eddie chocked...

It's hard to accurately describe the monumental totem of musical power that was The Replacements. They were Punk without being Punk, Indie without being Indie, and Alternative Rock before the term even existed. But above all, they were ground-breaking musicians and songwriters that were able to accurately capture the true laments and longings of 1980's disenfranchised youth. The quartet...

Guns n’ Roses - One of the biggest, loudest, wildest, and most commercially successful Rock and Roll acts ever to grace a stage. Though wildly successful and groundbreaking, in their few years before the initial breakup, they really only released 3.5 albums of original material (3 full LPs, 1 EP) and even 2 of those albums could be considered a double album. Unlike most bands, Guns n’ Roses initia...

Riding on the coattails of the incredible record that was Eternal Idol, Black Sabbath teamed up with IRS Records and Rock and Roll drumming legend Cozy Powell and put out some of their most melodic and strongest songs to date. In 1989 the Rock and Roll and Heavy Metal landscapes were drastically changing, but true to form, Black Sabbath stuck their swords in the ground and stayed the course like t...

While it is an iconic Jazz record, specifically defining the Hard Bop era, Workout often gets lost in the ether of Jazz. Allmusic’s Scott Yanow defined Workout as of the “17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings” and leans into the heart of Jazz in just 7 tracks. CJ & Motley cool it down with Hank Mobley's 1962 record Workout.

Despite being incredibly talented and iconic, a Post-Roger Waters Pink Floyd was a different beast than what folks knew with The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon. The Division Bell included some of Pink Floyd and David Gilmour’s most well-written, methodical, and emotional songs, even though it wasn’t known as a hallmark Pink Floyd record. CJ & Motley take a trip and fly through Pink Floyd'...

Dropping the first double-album in all of Hip-Hop with incredible hit single “Parents Just Don’t Understand”, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince were able to come out with one of the most commercially successful albums the public has forgotten. Sit down with CJ & Motley as they dissect 1988's He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper.

Between the overly-fuzzed guitars and Lux’s theatrical vocals and stage antics, The Cramps made their mark. 40 years later, Songs the Lord Taught Us is heralded as one of the best albums from the early Punk revolution. CJ & Motley dig into iconic Punk and genre-defining album by Psychobilly pioneers The Cramps, Songs the Lord Taught Us.

A black sheep of its time, Paul’s Boutique would go on to be #156 of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Commercial disappointment aside, Paul’s Boutique made waves in more ways than one. Sit down with CJ & Motley while they talk Hip-Hop and the perfect record that is Paul's Boutique.