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Top 5 Album Openers, on the opening of the new LeBrain Train

Streamlined lists, and three of the most passionate rock fans on the planet came together last night for the relaunch of the new LeBrain Train!Β  The topic was Top Five Album Openers, and the guests were Uncle Meat and Harrison the Mad Metal Man! We call it “Cinco De List-O” and although the lists were shorter, we made sure we didn’t skimp on the analysis and appreciation.

Every one of the songs listed tonight deserve some time in your ears.Β  You can read the lists below, or have some real fun and watch the show!

Big thanks to my two co-hosts tonight, for what I think was a pretty damn good re-launch.Β  Let’s pour on the steam and this train a-rollin’ again.

Note:Β  Apologies to Max the Axe for playing the wrong version of “Pygmy Blowdart” at the top of the show.Β  I loaded the early cut into Streamyard.

 

 

 

Cinco De List-O: The New LeBrain Train

It’s back!

The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike Ladano

Episode Ξ± – Cinco De List-O – Top Five Album Opening Tracks

 

Welcome back to the show, everyone!Β  Break time has been fruitful, and working closely with the Meat Man, we’ve decided to set aside the Nigel Tufnel Top Ten for now.Β  In the effort of revamping and streamlining the show, as painful as it is, we have to let go the lists of 11 for the time being.Β  It was our gimmick, a gift from Uncle Meat, and it worked brilliantly. We did some amazing list shows over the last 18 months and we have the graphs to prove it.Β  But I need the episodes to run under three hours if I’m to come back to do this again.

Tonight is a trial run.Β  We’re going to try lists of five instead.Β  (This is something Martin Popoff suggested to us a year ago.)Β  Tee Bone calls it “Cinco De List-D” and that’s just too good to pass up so we’re going with it.Β  Harrison and Uncle Meat will be on hand to discuss our Top Five Album Opening Tracks.Β  What a great subject for “opening” this new era of the LeBrain Train.

Friday October 1, 7:00 PM E.S.T.Β onΒ Facebook:Β  MikeLeBrainΒ andΒ YouTube:Β  Mike LeBrain.

VIDEO: Mail Call! 6 CDs from Robert

I thought these six CDs had been lost in the mail. I am so, so glad to be wrong.

VIDEO: Max the Axe – “Pygmy Blowdart” – vertical video performance !

“Pygmy Blowdart” (2021 Koutis)

  • Mike Koutis – Guitar
  • Eric Litwiller – Lead Vocals
  • Mike Mitchell – Bass
  • Dr. Dave Haslam – Drums

From the brand new EP Oktoberfest Cheer.

VIDEO: Last Summer Weekend at the Lake 2021 / Max the Axe – “Pygmy Blowdart”

Now that the new Max the Axe EP, Oktoberfest Cheer, has been released, I am happy to present to you their new never-before-heard original “Pygmy Blowdart”.Β  Lead singer Eric Litwiller stressed to me (more than once) “I did not write the lyrics”.

Video footage was taken the last weekend of August, but held on to until I could use some fresh new Max music.Β  Check out “Pygmy Blowdart” and let Max and Meat know what you think of this new tune in the comments below!

 

Available at Encore Records.

Morning Dashcam

Nothing major, but watch where you’re going bud.

Music: “Pygmy Blowdart” by Max the Axe from the new Oktoberfest Cheer EP.

Long Live the LeBrain Train

The weekly LeBrain Train has come to an end after 18 solid months.Β  I’ve done what I wanted to do — keep you entertained and connected during this pandemic.Β  I’ve not missed a week, but my fuel tanks need refilling and now’s the time to take a break.Β  But not to fear — as we announced, there is an alternative.

Darr Erickson said, “What about re-running classic episodes instead of going live?”Β  So that’s what we’re doing!Β  Special and well regarded past episodes will be repeated on Friday nights at the regular time and regular place.Β  The shows aren’t necessarily easy to find so we’ll do the searching for you, and play the best of the best one more time.

Next week tune in for the ZZ Top Deep Cuts episode, which made many lists tonight.

Oh right, the lists!Β  Joined by Harrison the Mad Metal Man, we listed the Nigel Tufnel Top Ten episodes of all time.Β  Lists submitted by:

  • Tee Bone (x 2)
  • Rob Daniels
  • Uncle Meat (x 2) – special cameo appearance
  • John T. Snow
  • Scotty Peddle
  • and me (x 2)

We also had plenty of special features!

  • Harrison’s Top Albums He’d Save From a Fire (0:08:00)
  • Brand new Tee Bone song “Ode to Darr” (0:29:00)
  • Special Sausagefest 20 highlights & video from Uncle Meat (0:31:15)
  • Lego LeBrain Train diorama & Easter Eggs with Harrison (1:01:30)
  • Not one but two new LeBrain train intros, adding new faces

Watch the video to learn who’s who in this Lego diorama by Harrison!

 

Discussion in the comments was lively and made me wonder if more people are still home on a Friday night than I assumed.Β  I hope you enjoy next week’s repeat of the ZZ Top episode.Β  With Dusty’s recent passing, it will be interesting in retrospect.

And we’ll be back with Superdekes on September 24 to talk to Storm Force one more time.Β  Our first interview was Storm Force so it’s full circle.Β  Stay tuned for plenty more list and theme shows.Β  The ideas flowed in the comments section so there is no shortage of potential themes!

‘Til next time….

A LeBrain Train Retrospective

Lego by the awesome Harrison

 

The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike Ladano

Episode 81 – A Retrospective

When you put as much into something as I have with this show, you eventually need a break.Β  I said I would keep doing this every week so long as Covid is keeping people stuck at home with nothing to do on a Friday night.Β  I think I’ve done that.Β  While not 100% of us are back to situation normal, it’s clear that most of us have had other things to do on the weekends.Β  And that’s awesome.

Given that the landscape has changed, and I’ve been at this for 18 solid months, changes are coming.Β  This show is to honour the past and look to the future.

Tonight, Harrison and I shall discuss our Nigel Tufnel Top Ten LeBrain Train Episodes of all time.Β  We’ll also run down the show’s history from its debut on March 20, 2020 to the present.Β  The fun, the ambition, the setbacks, the wins, the losses, and the memorable.Β  And what is to come!Β  We have something very, very cool planned.Β  You have Darr Erickson to thank.

I’ll be back September 24 with Superdekes to talk to Greg Fraser of Storm Force.Β  And we’ll be back again and again, any time a bunch of us want to talk about music on a Friday night.

As Ozzy would say, “Thank you, goodnight, I love you all.”

And you know about Ozzy and farewells.

 

Friday August 27, 7:00 PM E.S.T.Β onΒ Facebook:Β  MikeLeBrainΒ andΒ YouTube:Β  Mike LeBrain.

 

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