Rock All Over You Podcast ericwesthoffj

We’re joined by Joseph Staub to tackle the legendary debut by thrash metal legends Overkill. We also discuss the band’s horror movie and punk rock influence, Rat Skates contributions to the band in the early days and we ponder if Bobby Gustafson is the best thrash guitarist and if Feel the Fire is the best thrash debut. We also talk about Conan the Barbarian and why this album reminds us of that movie. All this and more on a totally thrashtastic episode…!!

Eric & Eddy are back and joined by one half of the podcast kings Dr. Fukk Ralph Viera to discuss Scorpions 1980 release Animal Magnetism. Was this album great or too much of a clone of Lovedrive? How much of an impact did Matthias Jabs have on the Scorpions? Was this Klaus Meine’s peak vocal performance? We answer those questions along with discussing the bizarre album artwork, heavy metal in 1980, talk boxes, and Eric’s hatred of New York and New York Pizza.

On a special Mother’s Day episode, Gabrielle Traynor joins us for an in depth review of Steve Nicks’ debut solo album: Bella Donna. In addition to a track-by-track breakdown, we discuss Stevie being bigger than Fleetwood Mac, why she’s an important artist to women, how she represents a strong femininity in both her work and white witch persona, “Edge of Seventeen” vs “Eye of the Tiger”, School of Rock, Stevie making ex boyfriends play guitar on her songs and why we love the early 1980s…!!

Part Two of our Van Halen Women and Children First review. Johnny might’ve abandoned us to get laid but Ryan T Russell is still hanging at the party as we dive even deeper into this classic 1980 album…!!!!

Eddy & Eric are back and bringing whiskey to the party tonight. We’re joined by our friends Ryan T Russell and Johnny Vogan to drink and talk about the classic 1980 release from Van Halen: Women & Children First. An album and episode and a night so epic, we had to split it in two. In Part I we discuss Van Halen and the first half of this album and ask the following questions: Is Alex Van Halen the unsung hero of the band? Did Michael Anthony contribute much to Van Halen? Is 1980 the best year for Hard Rock and Metal music ? And did anyone buy that horrible Van Hagar box set?
We also discuss the recent feud between Dave and Wolfgang. We have more Sammy Hagar hate and more praise of the legendary music of Van Halen and one of our guests channels his inner David Lee Roth mojo for a surprising but awesome departure. Check Junior’s grades and Take Your Whiskey Home because Everyone Wants Some in this epic two-part episode…!!

Parental Advisory Explicit Content. We’re joined by our good friend Sam “The Man” Wetz to discuss AC/DC’s dirtiest album ever: Ballbreaker. With an in depth lyrical breakdown of songs like “Cover You in Oil” and “The Honey Roll”, you’ll be shocked by just how lewd and politically incorrect AC/DC was in 1995. Is Ballbreaker a concept album about perpetual male ejaculation? Is Ballbreaker also a politically reactionary album with a bias against the Clinton administration? Did the release of the album cause the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal to happen? Also was Ballbreaker a reaction to casual fans who got into them with The Razor’s Edge? Why don’t AC/DC still play “Hard as a Rock” and “Ballbreaker” in concert? What do we think of the “Big Gun” single and Rick Ruben as a producer? We also discuss the righteous return of Phil Rudd, what Rudd brings to the band, Beavis and Butt-head’s role in AC/DC’s classic rock canonization, AC/DC in the grunge era, the dark and bluesy influence of Powerage on Ballbreaker and we say “balls” even more than we did in our last episode. So pour yourself a whiskey on the rocks, get ready to break some balls and whatever you do: don’t let your wives or daughters hear what you’re listening to!!