Sausagefest Hangover: LeBrain’s list and selected pics

The addition of live bands and open jams at Sausagefest has, in my opinion, revolutionized the whole weekend for the better.  The good news is this:  I recorded so much live footage and got so many great photos that I have more than enough to put together the best Sausagefest video yet.  The bad news is this:  I recorded so much live footage and got so many great photos that it is going to take me a while to edit it together.  Patience is the key.

In the meantime:  Here are some more selected photos from this excellent weekend, PLUS my entire list of songs that I voted for.  Ultimately this year we only did a Top 75 countdown compiled from all the votes.  When that is available I’ll post that too.

In the meantime:  THANK YOU to Jeff Woods (The Legends of Classic Rock), Craig Fee (107.5 Dave FM) and Ben Ward (Orange Goblin) for your contributions this year!  Above and beyond the call of duty.

LET’S ROCK!

1 Your Wife Is Calling Sound City Players
2 Billy Oxygen Helix
3 Wish I Could Be There Helix
4 Wishing Well Black Sabbath
5 Damaged Soul Black Sabbath
6 God of Thunder KISS
7 Pictures of Home Deep Purple
8 Vincent Price Deep Purple
9 The Storm Flying Colors
10 Kayla Flying Colors
11 Shoulda Woulda Coulda Flying Colors
12 Vincent Price Deep Purple
13 I Miss My Chick Brant Bjork
14 MidLife Crisis Faith No More
15 Millionaire QOTSA
16 In The Fade QOTSA
17 It’s Late Queen
18 Keep Yourself Alive Queen
19 Solitude Black Sabbath
20 So Tired Ozzy
21 Rainbow in the Dark Dio
22 Creatures of the Night KISS
23 War Machine KISS
24 Lights Out UFO
25 Mean Streets Van Halen
26 Take Your Whiskey Home Van Halen
27 Hear About It Later Van Halen
28 Dirty Movies Van Halen
29 Sinners Swing Van Halen
30 Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers ZZ Top
31 Hangover Max Webster
32 Blowing the Blues Away Max Webster
33 Gravity Max Webster
34 Masquerade Hibakusha
35 You Don’t Have To Be Old To Be Wise Judas Priest
36 Delivering the Goods Judas Priest
37 Evil Fantasies Judas Priest
38 18 Alice Cooper
39 Dwight Fry Alice Cooper
40 Thunder in Rock Fist
41 Lay It On the Line Triumph
42 Hell Hole Spinal Tap
43 Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight Spinal Tap
44 Rock and Roll Creation Spinal Tap
45 Stonehenge Spinal Tap
46 Heavy Duty Spinal Tap
47 Big Bottom Spinal Tap
48 Cups and Cakes Spinal Tap
49 Gimme Some Money Spinal Tap
50 Listen To What the Flower People Say Spinal Tap
51 Bitch School Spinal Tap
52 The Majesty of Rock Spinal Tap
53 Break Like the Wind Spinal Tap
54 Stinkin’ Up the Great Outdoors Spinal Tap
55 Rock and Roll Nightmare Spinal Tap
56 Hush Deep Purple
57 Kill the King Rainbow
58 Long Live Rock and Roll Rainbow
59 Big Balls AC/DC
60 Dirty Deeds AC/DC
61 Ain’t No Fun Waiting Round to be a Millionaire AC/DC
62 There’s Gonna Be Some Rockin’ AC/DC
63 Squealer AC/DC
64 Ride On AC/DC
65 Fly on the Wall AC/DC
66 Danger AC/DC
67 It’s a Long Way to the Top AC/DC
68 Let There Be Rock AC/DC
69 Soul Stealer AC/DC
70 School Love Anvil
71 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band
72 I Stole Your Love KISS
73 Cold Gin KISS
74 Firehouse KISS
75 Keep The Dogs Away Thor
76 The Right To Rock Keel
77 Hunger King Kobra
78 The Oath KISS
79 C’mon and Love Me KISS
80 Black Diamond KISS
81 Mr Speed KISS
82 Shock Me KISS
83 Hotter Than Hell KISS
84 Got to Choose KISS
85 Killer KISS
86 Rock and Roll Hell KISS
87 Rock Bottom KISS
88 What the Hell Have I Alice In Chains
89 No Excuses Alice In Chains
90 When You Wish Upon A Star Gene Simmons
91 San Quentin Johnny Cash
92 I Got Stripes Johnny Cash
93 I Hung My Head Johnny Cash
94 Orange Blossom Special Johnny Cash
95 Fool For Your Loving Whitesnake
96 Crying in the Rain Whitesnake
97 Come An’ Get It Whitesnake
98 Slow An’ Easy Whitesnake
99 Slide It In Whitesnake
100 Standing in the Shadow Whitesnake

35 comments

  1. Wow Mikey a King Kobra tune !!! Where did ya dust that off from?? And better yet right below em is KISS!
    The coincidence is I seen King Kobra open for Kiss on the Asylum tour and KK fell off the map with that aweful second record of there’s .
    There first Ready To a Strike was pretty good esp Piece Of the Rock in other words the Kick Axe leftovers …..

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    1. I think King Kobra were an OK band, but too cliche to make it big. The first album was obviously the best but I wouldn’t mind hearing the new stuff with Shortino singing.

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        1. We realize now, random voting has less impact than it did. Collusion with fellow voters will be the way to get my picks heard. It’s not over for the Oath!

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    1. It did not make the countdown. A few other Chains songs did. This year, the countdown was largely dominated by Ryan and his cronies. They got in a lot of newer rock. Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack and the like.

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        5. Sausagefest seems to be skewing to younger fellas as we go on. 3 guys couldn’t come this year due to family commitments etc. More younger fellas turned up. That’s not a bad thing, but I hope it doesn’t mean I’ve heard the last of Gordon Lightfoot at Sausagefest, etc.

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        6. Yeah, I hear that. I think I told you we used to have a “Smash Bash” of our own every year, but the cottage got sold, then we tried to make a go of it at the in-laws, but people started getting married and making family commitments…and hating on each other…forget it, it got too difficult.
          I had to snicker at your “Cronies” comment. Are these the younger guys you’re talking about that are voting in bad music?

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        7. Not necessarily bad, just different. Arctic Monkeys. Newer music. Judas Priest didn’t make the countdown but Avenged had three tunes.

          It was still an awesome evening but they are going to shake up the format a bit next year. And I’ll definitely vote differently. I’ll conspire with guys like Scottie Geffros to get my tunes heard.

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        10. Maybe, with all the zillions of great songs in the world, a new rule could be implemented: every band gets one song, or maybe two, max. That way, there’s room for more stuff.

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        12. The Avenged Sevenfold songs I heard were not good enough to warrant 3 tunes played. They remind me of Metallica+Iron Maiden+Trans-Siberian…but with this annoying pop-punk melodic sensibility.

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      1. The guys met him at a recent Orange Goblin show, and he recorded a bit for us! He introduced his own song (which came in at #2!) and said our catchphrase, “Always pay your rock and roll taxes!”

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    1. They didn’t make the countdown, but they DID get played in the car on the way up!

      I was also reminded that Paul MacLeod recorded a bit for Sausagefest this year, I’ll have to remember to thank him in Part II.

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