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Diederik's Beach Bar is a long form conversation hosted by Diederik with friends and guests that have included entrepreneurs, rock stars, rappers, painters, scientists, writers, world travelers, photographers, and other esoteric life-explorers. diederik.substack.com

  1. #40 – Jimmy Page | Full discography walkthrough

    10/06/2024

    #40 – Jimmy Page | Full discography walkthrough

    This is a comprehensive walkthrough of Jimmy Page’s complete discography. A 5+ hour beast of a podcast. This album-by-album walkthrough covers virtually everything Jimmy Page has ever recorded, Led Zeppelin (obviously) taking the center stage. Page’s discography is a testament to his innovative genius and towering achievement in rock music, leaving an indelible mark on generations of musicians and cementing his status as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Read the full Guitar Alchemy Profile here on dinosaurrockguitar.com. Other Dinosaur Rock Guitar episodes. Chapters 00:00:00 – The Yardbirds – Little Games 00:08:20 – Led Zeppelin I 00:22:24 – Led Zeppelin II 00:53:20 – Led Zeppelin III 01:26:13 – Led Zeppelin IV 02:06:58 – Album covers discussion 02:15:55 – Houses of the Holy 02:34:30 – Sex, drugs, and rock & roll 02:37:44 – Physical Graffiti 03:36:10 – Presence 03:56:03 – In through the out door 04:05:54 – Coda 04:11:15 – Led Zeppelin studio albums & the box set 04:13:51 – The song remains the same 04:15:35 – How the West was won 04:17:14 – Death Wish II Soundrack 04:19:58 – Ronnie Lane ARMS charity concert 04:21:31 – The Firm 04:24:47 – Outrider 04:32:13 – Coverdale Page 04:44:04 – Live 8 04:45:21 – The Black Crowes 04:45:56 – Page & Plant – No Quarter 04:45:34 – Walking into Clarksdale 04:48:04 – Robert Plant solo albums 04:50:05 – Puff Daddy, Fred Durst, Aerosmith, Rock N Roll HOF 04:51:23 – Celebration Day 04:58:46 – Bejing Olympics, Zeppelin reissues, conclusion This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit diederik.substack.com

    5h 8m
  2. #39 – Jimmy Page | Dinosaur Rock guitar alchemy

    15/09/2023

    #39 – Jimmy Page | Dinosaur Rock guitar alchemy

    This is a deep dive into the Dinosaur Rock Guitar Alchemy Profile of Jimmy Page, best known for being the guitar player in the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin. Famous for being the mastermind and guitarist in the definitive and most successful heavy guitar band in history: Led Zeppelin. His 1958 sunburst Les Paul, and the Gibson Doubleneck. His violin bow, Echoplex, and theramin adventures. Infamous for: on-tour debauchery of mythical proportions. Read the full Guitar Alchemy Profile here on dinosaurrockguitar.com. Other Dinosaur Rock Guitar episodes. Chapters 00:00:00 – Early years, The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, session work 00:32:20 – Peter Grant 00:37:16 – The beginning of Led Zeppelin and the record deal 00:58:53 – First gig, first album, new recording techniques 01:10:12 – The golden template for rock bands 01:20:29 – Influences and “borrowing” from other artists 01:30:50 – Guitar technique and songwriting 01:43:13 – Production innovation and techniques 01:52:42 – Acoustic guitar work & other (string) instruments 02:03:33 – Lead playing 02:14:11 – Mystique & influence 02:41:25 – Weaknesses, drug abuse, violence, groupies, and general mayhem 03:24:34 – Guitars, amps, and gear 03:43:48 – Songwriting, innovation, guitar technique & legacy Links & mentions Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography Jimmy Page: The Anthology Seventeen Watts, the first 20 years of British Rock Guitar, the musicians, and their stories I’m with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit diederik.substack.com

    4 hr
  3. #38 – Tony Iommi | Dinosaur rock guitar alchemy

    23/06/2021

    #38 – Tony Iommi | Dinosaur rock guitar alchemy

    This is a deep dive into the Dinosaur Rock Guitar Alchemy Profile of Tony Iommi, best known for being the guitar player in legendary rock band Black Sabbath. Famous for black clothes and silver crosses. Carrying on. While other Sabbath members came and went over the years, Tony remained the constant. And oh, yeah — how about inventing Heavy Metal? Sure, some bands were playing loud, heavy music before Sabbath, but they were blues-based or psychedelic. It was Tony Iommi who found and embraced the dark, eerie music and riffs that would launch a whole new musical genre. Where bands like Zeppelin, for example, balanced heavy music with other styles, Sabbath made heavy their main thing. Whether you choose to call him the Father, the Grandfather, the Godfather of Heavy Metal, or all three — whatever — Tony’s it! Read the full Guitar Alchemy Profile here on dinosaurrockguitar.com. Other Dinosaur Rock Guitar episodes. Chapters 00:00:00 – The inventor of metal 00:08:38 – Doom/stoner metal 00:36:40 – Lead style 00:39:08 – Tone – guitars, amps & effects 00:55:47 – Guitar playing technique 01:31:52 – Discography – Black Sabbath 01:40:07 – Discography – Paranoid 01:46:05 – Discography – Master of reality 01:54:34 – Discography – Vol. 4 02:04:32 – Discography – Sabbath bloody sabbath 02:10:32 – Discography – Sabotage 02:15:00 – Discography – Technical Extacy 02:17:33 – Discography – Never say Die! 02:19:39 – Discography – Heaven & Hell 02:35:49 – Discography – The Mob Rules 02:40:05 – Discography – Born Again 02:57:49 – Discography – 7th Star 03:06:56 – Discography – Eternal Idol 03:09:19 – Discography – Headless Cross 03:12:50 – Discography – Tyr 03:14:01 – Discography – Dehumanizer 03:21:58 – Discography – Cross purposes 03:22:25 – Discography – Forbidden 03:23:33 – Discography – 1996 DEP Sessions/8th star 03:34:11 – Discography – Fused 03:36:53 – Discography – Iommi 03:46:23 – Discography – Heaven & Hell 03:57:14 – Discography – Live albums & 13 03:59:14 – Closing thoughts Links & mentions Iommi (2000) – Music appreciation review – Buy on Amazon 1971 – Never a dull moment – Buy on Amazon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit diederik.substack.com

    4h 7m
  4. #36 – Ritchie Blackmore | Dinosaur rock guitar alchemy

    12/03/2021

    #36 – Ritchie Blackmore | Dinosaur rock guitar alchemy

    This is a deep dive into the Dinosaur Rock Guitar Alchemy Profile of Ritchie Blackmore, best known for being the guitar player in legendary rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. Ritchie Blackmore is, along with Tony Iommi, and Jimmy Page, one of the founding fathers of Heavy Metal, and THE founding father of the Neo-Classical guitar school. Ritchie has also discovered some of the best rock singers on the planet including: Ian Gillan, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Ronnie James Dio, along with somewhat less-legendary rock mainstays Joe Lynn Turner and Graham Bonnett. Read the full Guitar Alchemy Profile here on dinosaurrockguitar.com. Other Dinosaur Rock Guitar episodes. Chapters 00:00:00 – Guitar Alchemy episodes intro 00:05:30 – Early days, and style 00:18:07 – Clips: Speed king, Into the fire, Strange kinda woman, Highway star, Smoke on the water, Space Truckin’, Woman from Tokyo, Burn, Lay down/stay down, Man on the silver mountain, Stargazer, Long live rock ‘n roll, Lady of the lake, Sensitive to light, Kill the king, All night long 00:26:30 – Hard to work with, CalJam 1974 incident 00:35:35 – Strengths, playing style, technique, and chops 00:56:40 – Weaknesses01:05:40 – Guitars, amps, effects, tone 01:25:40 – Playing style, technique 01:37:40 – Deep Purple 01:51:04 – Rainbow 01:57:10 – Deep Purple Mk. 2 reunion & conclusion This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit diederik.substack.com

    2h 13m
  5. #35 – Francis Aaron | Rapping against the woke pt.2

    18/02/2021

    #35 – Francis Aaron | Rapping against the woke pt.2

    If you haven’t yet, listen to part one (Podcast 34) of this conversation first. Francis Aaron is a rapper from the UK who tackles relevant, controversial social and cultural topics with philosophy, sociology, and psychology. Francis Aaron is a rapper and writer with an ability to court controversy and intelligent debate. He was born in Blackpool. His mother died when he was young and he lived a nomadic youth in state care. The stories of struggle he found in rap music resonated with him, and over the years he began honing his technique as a lyricist. He lived in Moscow and St. Petersburg and later hitchhiked across Russia, visiting gulags and wooden fortress towns along the way. He spent time in Europe and the United States, before returning to the UK and becoming a notorious name on the underground rap battle scene. He has been a bartender, a Mathematics tutor, a recording engineer, an English teacher, and has worked to support children in care. He is currently writing a book about Nietzsche’s influence on 20th century figures. Alongside music producer Left Axis, he has been releasing controversial songs about “the culture war.” Chapters 00:00:00 – Lockdown talk, growing presence on social media, 00:15:10 – The songwriting process, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane 00:23:40 – Battle-rap, essay rap, Zuby 00:34:00 – Social media bubbles, the old internet, mainstream media 00:43:35 – Discussions around religion, atheism, Chomsky, Foucault, Derrida, constructionism 01:00:20 – Change of language, cult-like behavior, free speech, corruption of universities 01:23:00 – GamerGate, Alt-Right, Alt-Lite, Alt-Left, Milo, Anti-racism, Coleman Hughes 01:41:40 – Religious ideas, the internet changing discourse, pronouns, trans-activism 02:07:00 – Essay rap, mandated speech, Jordan Peterson & bill C-16, Dave Chapelle 02:25:45 – Men & women’s sports 02:33:23 – “Problematic” lyrics breakdown, zero-sum game, personal responsibility, 02:51:10 – The upcoming album, music video production About Francis Aaron YouTube Patreon Spotify Twitter (Francis) Twitter (Producer LeftAxisMusic) Instagram (Francis) Instagram (Producer LeftAxisMusic) Facebook (Francis) Facebook (Producer LeftAxisMusic) SoundCloud (Francis) SoundCloud (Producer LeftAxisMusic) Stream Francis’s music References Exiting the Vampire Castle (mirror) The new atheism: the godlessness that failed (mirror) Debate Noam Chomsky & Michel Foucault – On human nature Coleman Hughes Jordan Peterson – Senate hearing on Bill C16 (2017/05/17) Boys vs Women (mirror) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit diederik.substack.com

    2h 59m
  6. #34 – Francis Aaron | Rapping against the woke pt.1

    27/01/2021

    #34 – Francis Aaron | Rapping against the woke pt.1

    Francis Aaron is a rapper from the UK who tackles relevant, controversial social and cultural topics with philosophy, sociology, and psychology. Francis Aaron is a rapper and writer with an ability to court controversy and intelligent debate. He was born in Blackpool. His mother died when he was young and he lived a nomadic youth in state care. The stories of struggle he found in rap music resonated with him, and over the years he began honing his technique as a lyricist. He lived in Moscow and St. Petersburg and later hitchhiked across Russia, visiting gulags and wooden fortress towns along the way. He spent time in Europe and the United States, before returning to the UK and becoming a notorious name on the underground rap battle scene. He has been a bartender, a Mathematics tutor, a recording engineer, an English teacher, and has worked to support children in care. He is currently writing a book about Nietzsche’s influence on 20th century figures. Alongside music producer Left Axis, he has been releasing controversial songs about “the culture war.” Chapters 00:00:00 – Grievance studies & the Woozle effect 00:17:08 – “Problematic” Structuralism, Post-structuralism 00:34:12 – Nietszche, nihilism 00:52:22 – Visiting the North Korean border 01:12:15 – Hitchhiking through Russia, visiting gulags 01:26:16 – Traveling through the USA 01:31:00 – Essay-rap, Michel Foucault, problematization of everything 01:54:00 – Safe spaces, mental illness, lived experiences 02:17:27 – Intersectionality, critical race theory About Francis Aaron YouTube Patreon Spotify Twitter (Francis) Twitter (Producer LeftAxisMusic) Instagram (Francis) Instagram (Producer LeftAxisMusic) Facebook (Francis) Facebook (Producer LeftAxisMusic) SoundCloud (Francis) SoundCloud (Producer LeftAxisMusic) Stream Francis’s music References James Lindsay’s website Postmodern Religion and the Faith of Social Justice (article) Grievance studies (wiki) James Lindsay & Peter Boghossian on Joe Rogan (podcast) Operation Paul Bunyan (article) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit diederik.substack.com

    2h 37m

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Diederik's Beach Bar is a long form conversation hosted by Diederik with friends and guests that have included entrepreneurs, rock stars, rappers, painters, scientists, writers, world travelers, photographers, and other esoteric life-explorers. diederik.substack.com