Prisoners of Rock and Roll
Prisoners of Rock and Roll is a bi-weekly podcast about music, the people who make it, and the almighty, ever-lasting power it has over all of us. We've covered everything from Anthrax to Frank Sinatra, the history of the blues to the history of punk, and from Johnny Cash to the Joshua Tree. We also play clips, discuss music news, and sentence a song every week to The Electric Chair for being terrible. Check us out -- you might learn something! Check us out at www.prisonersofrockandroll.com.
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82 - The Moscow Music Peace Festival
We look at The Moscow Music Peace Festival.
69 min
2
81 - The Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection
We look at the connection between rock n' roll and wrestling.
88 min
3
80 - How Chess Records Shaped the Blues and Roc...
We look at the history of Chess Records.
85 min
4
79 - Lights, Camera, Music!: Awesome Soundtracks
We look at awesome movie soundtracks.
83 min
5
78 - The Music of 1994
We look back at music that came out 30 years ago .
100 min
6
77 - Jim Morrison: Brilliant or Buffoon?
Was Jim Morrison a brilliant poet or a drunken buffoon?
82 min
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76 - Hot Rod Radio! Songs About Cars
We explore songs about cars.
73 min
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75 - A Classy, Classic Christmas
We discuss the classic Christmas songs of the 40s, 50s, and 60s.
73 min
9
74 - What Are Bruce Springsteen's 5 Best Albums?
We discuss what we think are Bruce Springsteen's 5 best albums.
89 min
10
73 - A Look Back At We Are The World
We explore We Are The World: how it came about, the artists on it, and the song's impact.
86 min
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72 - Gnarly One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
We're talking about one hit wonders from the 1980s.
99 min
12
71 - Scandalous! A History of Music Scandals
We look at a brief history of scandals in music.
100 min
13
70 - When Celebrities Sing
We explore the strange world of celebrity albums.
87 min
14
69 - That Song Stinks!
Volume 2 of an episode dedicated to The Electric Chair, where we kill a song for being terrible.
87 min
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68 - Does Disco Suck?
Does disco really deserve the bad rep it sometimes gets? Was it a necessary evolution of music, or just a fleeting trend that deserved its fate?
99 min
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67 - An Anthology of Beatles Outtakes and Rarities
We discuss the music of the Beatles Anthology
92 min
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66 - Women Who Rock
We talk about women who have rocked over the years.
104 min
18
65 - The History and Legends of Jazz
We talk about the history of jazz and about a dozen of its most legendary artists.
97 min
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64 - When Hair Metal Saved Rock and Roll
Hair metal gets a bad rap, but a lot of the music from this era was awesome.
97 min
20
63 - The Smooth Sounds of Doo Wop
We explore the history of doo wop music and some of its most memorable artists and songs.
81 min
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62 - Does Kid Rock Suck?
Kid Rock has sold millions of albums and has been around for years. But does he suck?
74 min
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61 - John Williams: The Greatest Music Composer...
We take a look at the enormous career of John Williams.
98 min
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60 - Why the Judgment Night Soundtrack Was So G...
We look at the 1993 soundtrack for Judgment Night, a seminal moment in the crossover between rap and rock
92 min
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59 - The 2023 Rock Hall of Fame Nominees
We discuss the nominees for the 2023 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
94 min
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58 - Honoring Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell was the best rock singer of the last 40 years.
76 min