That was intense! What follows is two hours of stories, friendship, music, hardship, music, childhood, Record Store Tales, music, and emotion. I don’t think I’ll be able to do a show like this one again. But I’m glad I did it and thank you for watching.
This episode may not be for everyone and I will warn you right from the start that there are some serious heavy, raw emotions about to outpour. This is your trigger warning. There is very little in this live stream that I have not written about in the past so if you have been reading Record Store Tales and Getting More Tale, then you’re all caught up anyway.
It has been a heck of a week here at LeBrain HQ and I can’t wait to tell you all about it. This week’s theme was suggested by Superdekes (I hope he doesn’t start sending me bills for all his ideas). I’m calling this one the Nostalgia Stream because, once again, we’re talking about the 80s. Music will be heavily involved, but what does that have to do with events of this week? You’ll find out tonight at 7:00 PM E.S.T.
There will be no lists, no notes. I’ll be freestyling it like I did the first couple shows, but all within the framework of this week’s theme. I’m really excited about this one. Expect the usual fun and frivolity, and hopefully lots of interaction. It’s the usual time and place at Facebook: Michael Ladano.
You gotta give Aaron from the KMA credit for several things. One, for bringing the Community together. Two, for his thoughtful and generous nature. And three, apparently, for clairvoyance.
Long before I decided on this week’s KISS theme, Aaron sent me a birthday gift. You won’t believe it. Clairvoyance? Obviously!
This was an action-packed show and to help you navigate, here are the highlights:
I included the pre-show portion of the stream in this video. To hear two awesome Max the Axe tunes, “My Daddy Was a Murderin’ Man” and “Magnum P.I.“, go to 0:01:20 of the stream.
For the epic Aaron Unboxing, check out 0:12:20 of the stream.
To begin 80s KISStory, go to 0:18:20 and rock!
For a sneak preview of a comedy bit that I recorded for Sausagefest 2020 (spoiler free), skip to 0:25:00.
To check out a host of cool ReAction figures, go to 1:26:00. They Live, Ghost’s Papa Emeritus, Aliens, and the Transformers.
The rest of the gang has the weekend off, giving me the opportunity to go solo, just like Peter Criss did in 1980! Join me Friday July 24 at 7:00 PM E.S.T. for this week’s live show.
We will be discussing 80s ! From Unmasked to H.I.T.S. and everything in between. Am I still wrong on Unmasked? Has my opinion changed further since my 2017 re-review? 80s Kiss is such a rich subject, with multiple lineup changes and a steady stream of polarizing music. I hope you will enjoy and participate in the topics I have lined up.
As an added BONUS there will also be a birthday unboxing! Who is this parcel from? You know him and love him too. Suffice to say he always sends something interesting….
Join me at 7:00 PM E.S.T. for your thrills in the night. Facebook: Michael Ladano
A great time was had by all, as LeBrain and Superdekes tackled the fallout of the 1990s in Lead Singer’s Disease: a live stream about all the singers and bands that parted ways in that decade. Motley Crue, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Anthrax and Skid Row are the focus.
Some minor technical issues could not hamper a great discussion. Enjoy the show!
Tune in tonight for another Live Streamin’ Weekend!
Superdekes is back this week with a show of his design. Forgoing the list format, it’s open discussion with your feedback. This week’s subject is called “Lead Singer’s Disease” and we will be discussing the tumultuous 1990s and the lead singers that found themselves replaced in major rock bands. From Motley to Maiden, some of these singers were fired, replaced, then those replacements were fired, and on and on! The 1990s were utter chaos. One minute your favourite band were releasing a new album, next minute the singer is gone. Deke and I will be revisiting this era with bands you knew about and a few you forgot.
There will also be, with any luck, improved audio due to a new microphone that tested out well in a test stream. There might even be visual effects!
We thought we were counting down the next 11 live abums of all time — Nigel Tufnel’s Next Top Ten, #12 to 22 — but Deke and I received so many lists from people new and old that we actually did plenty of 1-11 lists too. Confusing? Maybe. Fun? Absolutely!
You’ll find a tremendous variety of material in these lists, from several sections of the record store. Some truly out of the box lists here, and I hope you’ll be inspired to check out some of these albums.
I also did a new release unboxing from John T. Snow. To skip directly that, watch from 0:08:40 of the stream.
For the commencement of the lists, skip to 0:10:55 of the stream.
Attention Aaron: Go to 0:19:35 of the stream!
To see a neat video of underwater rocks that I was uploading as the stream began, check out 0:02:50.
CH-CH-CH-CHANGES!
After some viewer feedback and discussion, I’ve decided to make some changes for the next streams. While I’m thrilled beyond words that this has become a popular thing, 10 lists is a record. I’d like to scale things back again to the earlier days of the Nigel Tufnel Top Ten lists. Five lists? Six tops? That’s a good number, and it’s perfect for the viewer to absorb. The featured lists would belong to the two co-hosts, and the rest to contributors. There have been so many list submissions from such a variety of people that I hate to have to exclude anyone at all, but I need to keep it manageable.
I’m not sure how to decide what lists to use if 10 people want to submit lists again. When I do a show on soundtracks (this is being planned) then obviously I need to feature a Rob Daniels list. It’s also a delight to get new names included, so first-timers have to be considered too. Suggestions on deciding these things are welcome.
We have time to figure it out. Deke is an eager co-host, and I love the Thunder Bay perspective that he brings to his episodes. He has some cool ideas that I am excited about, and next week’s show could be a completely different format. There have been plenty of list idea submissions too — I think we have at least 10 or 12 more to do. There will be other co-hosts in the second seat as well. Glitchy as it may be at times, Facebook Live continues to be the best platform for these live streams. (Fortunately for the non-Facebookers, I can get the Youtube video up the next day.) I’ll be continuing to use it in the foreseeable future. The screen sharing ability is terrific. If Zoom can be used to stream openly on Facebook (which has my biggest audience) then please comment below. Otherwise I’m going to use the Facebook Live screen-sharing ability for cohosting duties. It seems only certain mobile devices have this ability; you’ll know if you see a green prompt informing you that you can join the stream.
Leaner. Meaner. Streamer. Let’s keep this summer rocking.
As every rock fan knows, a list of 11 favourite live albums barely scratches the surface. Tonight check out LeBrain and Superdekes as we tackle the next 11 live albums on our lists! Join us as we go off the beaten track.
We have lots of lists from participants old and new. Deke and I have our hands full! Check it out tonight.
If you watched Friday’s live stream — Nigel Tufnel Top Ten Ballads — then you know I made reference to an early list I made that was all Kiss ballads. I thought I’d share this list with you as an addendum to the live stream itself.
The idea behind the list was to do something unexpected so I explored what an 11-song Kiss ballads list would look like for me. Since Kiss is my favourite band, I thought about claiming that all my 11 favourite ballads happened to be Kiss songs…but no “Forever” and no “Reason to Live” allowed. What you see at bottom is the list I was going to present to you on Friday nights, until cooler heads prevailed. In the end I only used one song — “Hard Luck Woman”.
I told Meat that I had something really messed up planned with my list, and he twisted my arm to revert back to something more conventional (thought still unexpected, I mean Wham!, right?). I’m glad he did, as I don’t think a joke like putting all Kiss songs would have made for an interesting show on my part.
Happy 4th of July to my American friends and neighbours!
Apologies for the awful quality this time. Perhaps due to an overheating device, perhaps because of the whims of the Facebook gods, I could not keep a good stream going. It’s worth enduring the video for the awesome lists. Uncle Meat and I counted down the Nigel Tufnel Top Ten Ballads, with six lists submitted by:
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