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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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
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71 - Scandalous! A History of Music Scandals
We look at a brief history of scandals in music.
100 min
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70 - When Celebrities Sing
We explore the strange world of celebrity albums.
87 min
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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
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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
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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
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57 - The Music of 1993
We jump in our music memory machine and look at the music of 1993.
107 min
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56 - Live Aid: When Music Fought Famine
We look at Live Aid, one of the biggest concerts ever thrown.
102 min
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55 - The Weird World of Les Claypool
We dive into the whacky world of Les Claypool, including Primus, South Park, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Oysterhead, and all of the other cool projects he's involved in.
105 min
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54 - A Prisoners of Christmas Party
The 3rd annual Prisoners of Rock and Roll Christmas party. We open up the studio and invite our favorite musicians who have recorded a Christmas tune to come celebrate.
105 min
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53 - Heavy Metal History
We look at the history of heavy metal music from it's evolution out of hard rock to today.
97 min
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52 - Is Rock Dead?
Is rock and roll dead? We play some songs from some modern rock bands and share our thoughts.
109 min
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51 - Rock and Jock! Music & Sports
In honor of the World Series, we look at the best songs to hear at a sporting event.
88 min
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50 - Happy Birthday to Us! A Look Back at 2 Years
In episode 50 of the Prisoners of Rock and Roll, we’re taking a look at the Prisoners of Rock and Roll! We’re jumping in our Magical Mystery Musical Wayback Machine and talking about our favorite shows from the last two years.
104 min
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49 - Listen Up Y'All, It's the Beastie Boys
We talk about the career of the Beastie Boys, their unique style of rock / rap, their videos, their social activism, and more.
101 min