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The Jex Russell Show on Grab A Stack of Rock! CDs Galore! With John Snow, Aaron KMA, and Metal Roger

Get well soon, Harrison!  The Mad Metal Man was unable to co-host tonight’s show with Jex Russell, so what did Jex do?  He grabbed the bull by the horns, the guitar by the neck, and the stack of rock by the stones!  It was the historic first-ever episode of Grab A Stack of Rock with Mike and the Mad Metal Man…without Mike, or the Mad Metal Man.

Jex, you dapper handsome movie star.  I admit, I had it coming.  It was not unearned.  But vengeance shall be mine. ;)

On with the show:  Dressed to the nines, Jex pulled out all the stops tonight.  Tonight’s musical physical media included:

Jex with buying tips, some psychedelic rock,  Hard Rock Gold, Over 60 Minutes With…, some Vital Idol, Deep Purple, DEVO, Pat Benatar, Ten Years After, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Squier, and Motley Crue ’94!

Jazz, soul & blues provided by Aaron “Mr. Books” of the KMA with: Tobin Sprout (only 1000 made), GBV, Hilliard Ensemble, John Lee Hooker, Prince, Ry Cooder, Simply Red, Gojira, Matt Costa, Oscar Peterson, Rheostatics, Kurt Vile, Live at Leeds, a live album in Toronto, the sound of Starbucks, Phil Collins, Blues Brothers, Hootie, Debussy, Yo-Yo Ma, Hans Zimmer, and dad memes.  Sadly no opera and “y’all-ternative country” (with apologies).

John T. Snow from The Collection brought on the hard rock side of things.  We had his early thoughts on the new Ace Frehley 10,000 Volts (red transparent vinyl and lentincular cover CD), KISS final show merch and memorabilia, new Collective Soul 8-track (!!), a Canadian gift from Aaron, and new Jeff Scott Soto.

Metal Roger on marital harmony, comedy relief, heavy metal and screamo.  He brought some Metallica, Death Cab, Papa Roach, Queen, Guns N’ Roses, and books!

Thank you guys for doing the show and giving me a night to just watch and enjoy.  I’ll be back Monday with Tim Durling for a special episode on the complete Journey discography!

 

 

A LeBrainless Panel with New Arrivals, Jazz, Hard Rock and Metal on Grab A Stack of Rock

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man

Episode 52:  Jex, Aaron, John and Metal Roger!

First order of business:  Get well soon, Harrison!  The Mad Metal Man is unable to co-host tonight’s episode, so filling in for him will be Jex Russell.

I don’t know precisely what the guys will be showing off, but new arrivals are guaranteed!  We will see Kiss, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Who, Chuck Berry and a whole whack of fresh jazz from Mr. Books.

The panel tonight:

  • Hosted by: Jex Russell from Jex’s Vinyl World
  • Jazz provided by Aaron “Mr. Books” of the KMA
  • John T. Snow from The Collection on the hard rock side of things
  • And Metal Roger on comedy relief and heavy metal

Historically speaking, this is the first ever episode of Grab A Stack of Rock with Mike and the Mad Metal Man, without Mike or the Mad Metal Man.  But fear not, Mike will be back on Monday with Tim Durling for a very special Journey episode for Jon Cain’s birthday!

Friday Feb 23 at 8:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 9:00 P.M. Atlantic.   Enjoy on YouTube, or Twitter!!  (Facebook has been problematic of late.)

2 Much Music? on Grab A Stack of Rock! Mike’s CD Collection

Wanna see that “Holy Grail” CD I spent $300 Canadian for in 2001?  Then check out this episode.  This week’s CD show & tell is for fans of Metallica, Alice Cooper, The Four Horsemen, Coney Hatch, The Who, Sting, The Police, Pink Floyd, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Rock Candy, deluxe reissues with bonus tracks, jazz, Japanese imports, Canadian content, and Guns N’ Roses!

Revisit memories of the Mike Bullard show, and Mrs. LeBrain’s Mom.  Find ingenius way to make your own 2 CD deluxe editions.  See Rorschach blots on two different albums.  Hear about Listening stations and recommendations from Martin Popoff.  Listen to me rant about having to buy multiple deluxe copies of the same CD to get “all the tracks”.  Witness amusing stories about customers who accused me of selling them “scratched up crap”.  Hear me drop a couple F-bombs.  And of course, a big thanks to those who watched last night, and a “BOOOO!” to Metal Roger who missed me razzing him over Metallica’s much maligned Lulu album!

In the spirit of the CD bonus track, if you stay tuned to the end, you’ll get to see a very cool musical instrument made of little plastic bricks….

If you missed it, enjoy this 45 minute episode below.

 

Next week:

Harrison, Jex, John Snow, Aaron and Metal Roger go LeBrainless!

Too Much Music, Part 2? on Grab A Stack of Rock! Mike’s CD Collection

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man

Episode 51:  Too Much Music 2?

 

Welcome to Part 2 of “Too Much Music?”, a new solo series I’m doing here on Grab A Stack of Rock.  These are shorter, pre-recorded episodes, but the first one was popular so why not do another?  The concept is, I grab a random stack or two of CDs from my collection, show them, and discuss.  I often have no idea what I’ll be showing prior to taping.  And, sadly, there are always CDs I have not played yet.  That’s why we call this series Too Much Music!  Because this is what happens when we have too much music!

On display in this episode:

  • A stack of Metallica, standard and rare.
  • Rock Candy Coney Hatch and some Andy Curran.
  • A ton of compilations from The Who, Sting, The Police, Pink Floyd, Rainbow and more.
  • Lots of live Deep Purple.
  • Deluxe reissues with bonus tracks.
  • Some jazz.
  • Alice Cooper & a rant about Record Store Day releases.
  • Japanese imports.
  • Guns N’ Roses and a rant about reissues.
  • The Four Horsemen.
  • Canadian content:  The Beaches, The Glorious Sons, and more.
  • The “holy grail” CD that I once paid $300 Canadian for.

I hope you enjoy this special episode which goes “live” tonight at 7:00 PM E.S.T.  I try to comment along, but I can’t guarantee where I’ll be.  Please do leave some comments and I promise I’ll address them as soon as I can!

Friday Feb 19 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 8:00 P.M. Atlantic.   Enjoy on YouTube, or Twitter!!  (Facebook has been problematic of late.)