GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Bonus Episode: A Tour of Grab A Stack of Rock HQ
With last week’s 150th episode out of the way, and Harrison taking a break, it’s time for two fun bonus episodes! In the first, this week we’re taking a tour of Grab A Stack of Rock home HQ.
Friends always want to take a tour of the home office. Now you can! Check out my memorabilia, collectibles, box sets, discs, tapes and more. You’ll even see a unique music format that has gone unseen on this show since the LeBrain Train days. Join me as we dig through stacks of rock to find nuggets and memories beneath. Books, instruments, clothing, Lego, figurines, toys…when you have this much rock, space becomes the problem! So we stack and stack, until one must dig to find it.
This is a fun episode. Join the premiere so we can chat!
Friday June 12 at 7:00 PM EST, 8:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTube.
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Episode 147: When the Live Version is Our Definitive Version! With Joey Suto of Rock Show Critique
Please welcome Joey Suto of Rock Show Critique to the cast! We have a fun and varied show for you tonight, with lots of physical product. Expect CDs, vinyl, and maybe some tapes too. Tonight we’ll be looking at songs where the live version is our definitive version! This is a topic right up the Mad Metal Man’s alley!
Surely, you can name a few yourself. Some will be appearing in tonight’s show! Think about songs where the live version is always the go-to for you. And which live version? A newer one? A vintage one? We’ll hear 30 picks tonight, not including overlap. (Disclaimer for the pedantic: We don’t care how much of a recording is “live” for this exercise.)
Join us live, as we love to interact in the comments!
Friday May 15 at 7:00 PM EST, 8:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTubeor Facebook.
50 Years of IRON MAIDEN episode 33: The Book of Souls
Special Guest: Reed Little
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Iron Maiden surprised many in 2015 when they announced that their new album, The Book of Souls, would be a double CD set clocking in at over 92 minutes. Those who were tiring of long Iron Maiden epics would be faced with five bonafide long-bombers, including the longest Iron Maiden song of all time, “Empire of the Clouds”. Led by single “Speed of Light”, The Book of Souls would go #1 in Australia, #2 in Canada, and #4 in the US. That is where our three co-hosts are from for this appropriately long episode.
Joining Mike and Harrison tonight is Reed “Attention to Detail” Little of the Contrarians. As usual, Reed brings his analytical mind to the table with some interesting notations. Together we break down all 11 songs, as well as the first (and last) Iron Maiden B-side in several years: “Maiden Voyage” from the Record Store Day single for “Empire of the Clouds”. This spoken-word track features Bruce and Nicko, and we’ll let you hear some of it tonight.
This episode is completely unedited. After covering the 11 songs, the tour, and artwork, we will leave you completely exhausted. Join us in the comments tonight!
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Friday May 8 at 7:00 PM EST, 8:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTube.
By request of Henry Wright, the “fourth member of the band” here at Grab A Stack of Rock, here is a recap of Friday, May 1st’s episode. It was episode 145: Top Seven Black Crowes Songs. For this episode we had three passionate fans: Mike, Uncle Meat, and new guest Alex Winter. Alex also brought some great physical product, including vinyl and promotional items. We also learned about some shadowy corners of the discography (such as iTunes Originals) and a man with a Black Crowes tattoo on his leg. With plenty of personal connections and agonizing cuts, here are our top Crowes tracks:
ALEX WINTER
7. Profane Prophecy (A Pound of Feathers)
6. I Ain’t Hiding (Before the Frost…Until the Freeze)
5. Blackberry (Three Snakes and One Charm)
4. Go Tell The Congregation (By Your Side)
3. Jealous Again (Shake Your Moneymaker)
2. Remedy (The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion)
1. She Talks To Angels (Shake Your Moneymaker)
UNCLE MEAT
7. Nebekanezer (Three Snakes and One Charm)
6. Midnight From the Inside Out (Lions)
5. Horsehead (By Your Side)
4. Descending (amorica)
3. No Speak No Slave (The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion)
2. Wiser Time (amorica)
1. Thorn In My Pride (The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion)
MIKE
7. You Wear It Well (1972)
6. I Ain’t Hiding (Before the Frost…Until the Freeze)
5. Kicking My Heart Around (By Your Side)
4. Words You Throw Away (Shake Your Moneymaker deluxe)
3. Twice As Hard (Shake Your Moneymaker)
2. The Garden Gate (Before the Frost…Until the Freeze – vinyl version)
1. Descending (amorica)
Grab A Stack of Rock episode 145: Top Seven Black Crowes Tracks with Uncle Meat and Alex Winter
Show summary:
Please welcome to the show, from the Contrarians and his own channel Tainted Decibels, musical scholar Alex Winter! Looking for a good theme to get Alex on a list show with Grab A Stack of Rock, Uncle Meat tossed ideas out and we all grabbed on to The Black Crowes as a topic we’d be eager to sink our beaks into. Formed in Atlanta Georgia in 1984 by the Brothers Robinson, the Crowes have broken up and reunited twice. They are currently in a “together” phase, and already on the second full-length album of this third era of the Crowes. With their new album A Pound of Feathers on shelves, the time is right to pay tribute to this ever-changing flock.
We decided on a Top Seven list as a new format. Better than a Top Five, but still hoping to do it in a timely manner. Let’s give it a shot.
All Black Crowes songs are on the table, and the table is open for discussion!
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Episode 145: Top Seven Black Crowes Tracks with Uncle Meat and Alex Winter
Please welcome to the show, from the Contrarians and his own channel Tainted Decibels, musical scholar Alex Winter! Looking for a good theme to get Alex on a list show with Grab A Stack of Rock, Uncle Meat tossed ideas out and we all grabbed on to The Black Crowes as a topic we’d be eager to sink our beaks into. Formed in Atlanta Georgia in 1984 by the Brothers Robinson, the Crowes have broken up and reunited twice. They are currently in a “together” phase, and already on the second full-length album of this third era of the Crowes. With their new album A Pound of Feathers on shelves, the time is right to pay tribute to this ever-changing flock.
We decided on a Top Seven list as a new format. Better than a Top Five, but still hoping to do it in a timely manner. Let’s give it a shot.
All Black Crowes songs are on the table, and the table is open for discussion! We love to interact in the comments, so join us at 7:00 PM EST!
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Friday May 1 at 7:00 PM EST, 8:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy onYouTube orFacebook.
50 Years of IRON MAIDEN bonus episode: Women In Uniform 2014 remix 7″ single
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Thanks to viewer Ian Cocks for alerting us to another single we needed to review for a bonus episode! In the early 2000s, Iron Maiden reissued some classic singles with brand new B-sides. What we did not know when we recorded that episode, is that Iron Maiden dropped another reissue single in 2014…with technically a new A-side! Or, at least a revised A-side. “Women In Uniform” had a remix which was released physically in 2014 as a limited edition vinyl 7″ single. The new mix is immediately obvious, which is why Ian contacted us to ask about it. He forwarded a link to a YouTube video, but was this remix available physically?
Dutifully, Mike ordered an expensive single on Discogs (12 years too late to avoid the “late tax”), while Harrison saved his money and waited for the verdict. When Mike confirmed the remix was on the 2014 single, we recorded this bonus episode. With ample visuals, join us for this special instalment, and learn everything we know about this unusual single (with a fair share of conjecture)! Maiden diehards will want this added to their collections immediately!
Wednesday April 29 at 12:00 Noon EST, 1:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTube.
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Episode 144: Top Five Artists Who Do NOT Rock! With Peter Kerr from Rock Daydream Nation
Peter Kerr is back! The Rock Daydream Nation host has been tearing up YouTube with mega interviews! John Corabi, Sebastian Bach, Reb Beach, and many more…but tonight he sits with Mike and Harrison about a decidedly different topic. Tonight, Peter discusses his Top Five Artists who do NOT rock!
We at Grab A Stack of Rock have diverse tastes from myriad genres. On tonight’s show, allow us to open your minds to the worlds of Pop, Disco, Jazz, Classical, Country and beyond. We will pick five each. Will there be overlap? What genres won’t we see tonight? Will Harrison demonstrate Polka dancing? We just don’t know!
For fans of physical media, tonight we’ll see releases on all four major formats: CD, cassette, LP and the mighty 8-Track cartridge. Don’t miss this live event. We love to interact in the comments, so join us at 7:00 PM EST!
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This will be the first COTTAGE SHOW of the 2026 season!
Friday April 24 at 7:00 PM EST, 8:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy onYouTube orFacebook.
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Special 🅻🅸🆅🅴 Episode at a Special Time – Good Friday Afternoon! 1:00 PM EST
Episode 141: Top Five Albums that Make Us Feel Good! With Dan @OffTheCharts
We’re back! It’s the Fourth Annual Good Friday Afternoon show on Grab a Stack of Rock! We have done this every year since 2023, and this one is a special one for us! It is a little different from past Good Friday episodes. This time it’s less a hangout, and more a list show with lots of physical music!
Episode 141 trailer – Top Five Albums that Make Us Feel Good
We decided to bring the sunshine by talking about music that makes us feel good. Top Five Albums. Some of the greatest music we’ve ever heard in our lives. We’ll also be playing a song from each our lists: music videos of great songs that make us feel great!
Special guest Dan Chartrand will be joining to discuss our Top Five lists. As always you can count on physical product on all three major physical formats: Cassette, CD and LP. These formats are the tangible versions of the music that brought smiles to our faces so many times over the years. We’re talking music that goes back with us for decades in some cases. Other music is newer. What you will get from us this afternoon is going to be pure love for the albums that always bring us joy.
This is a show about physical music! We will also be doing a MASSIVE, $550 unboxing – stay tuned!
Please join us 🅻🅸🆅🅴 for this annual tradition. There will be music, videos, and surprises in store!
Friday April 3 at 1:00 PM EST, 2:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy onYouTube orFacebook.
50 Years of IRON MAIDEN episode 30: Somewhere Back In Time & Flight 666
A special 🅻🅸🆅🅴 episode
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Scream for me, YouTube! In May 2008, Iron Maiden released a new “best of” CD, unlike the previous four. Yes, that makes Somewhere Back In Time– The Best of: 1980-1989 the fifth Iron Maiden “best of”. Despite the title, it has no songs from the first two albums, subbing in live versions with Bruce singing. The actual tracklist focused on the Dickinson albums from 1982-1988 (Number of the Beast to Seventh Son). Then, Maiden embarked upon a tour designed to recreate the Live After Death era, with some added goodies (and Eddies) from Somewhere In Time and Seventh Son (plus one song that didn’t fit).
Singer Bruce Dickinson, who was also a licensed pilot, had an idea: would it be possible to modify a passenger jet to carry all their gear and crew, and fly it from gig to gig no matter how far?
It was indeed possible (if not difficult), and Ed Force One took to the skies to bring Iron Maiden to their fans around the world. In the pilot’s seat: Bruce himself!
The first leg of the Somewhere Back In Time tour was documented by Sam Dunn and Banger films for a movie: Flight 666. This film played theatrically, and was eventually released on a double DVD set with the movie and all the complete songs. There was a complete soundtrack on CD and vinyl, and tonight we’re going to look at it all.
Mike and Harrison will dive deep into the film, the songs and the tour. Mike has over 2000 words of notes, and copies of Flight 666 on CD, DVD and vinyl. We will tackle Somewhere Back In Time itself as an album, and Harrison will discuss the tour legs that followed.
This will truly be an epic episode, so do not miss it. We love to interact with the comments.
Friday February 27 at 7:00 PM EST, 8:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTubeor Facebook.
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Special 🅻🅸🆅🅴 Episode featuring guest Tim Durling & Uncle Meat
And guest list from Jake
Episode 138: Top Ten Songs of Queensrÿche
Raise ’em up! Uncle Meat wanted to count down the Top 10 songs from Queensrÿche, a band we have yet to tackle on Grab A Stack of Rock. So, we looked into the Eyes of a Stranger, placed Hand on Heart, and tried to shed some Nocturnal Light on these songs. But it wasn’t Just Us! Along for the ride is terrestrial DJ Tim Durling, and we will also have a guest list from Jake (Not From State Farm).
Spanning the EP all the way to Digital Noise Alliance, Queensrÿche have a lot of songs to sift through. For this special episode, Mike even went as far as to acquire a copy of Frequency Unknown, the album that Geoff Tate made before he lost the rights to the Queensrÿche name. (For added fun, this copy was gifted by Matthew Phillips, who had three remixed CDs sent to him by Cleopatra records. This is not the retail Billy Sherwood remix, but the rare mail order only version dubbed “we remix, you decide”.)
Even though Queensrÿche arguably had a “dark period” with some albums that didn’t ignite the fire in fans, they also had a strong comeback with Todd LaTorre on lead vocals. Will any Todd songs make the list tonight? We’ll be Breaking the Silence to reveal all!
Friday February 20 at 7:00 PM EST, 8:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy onYouTube orFacebook.
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