Rock All Over You Podcast ericwesthoffj

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!!

On this episode we are joined by none other than Jeff “Wild Man” Beers to discuss one of the ballsiest albums ever 1984’s Balls To The Wall by Accept. We discuss how important this German band is to Heavy Metal. We discuss the controversy surrounding the album and how many considered it “Gay Metal”and how ballsy Accept was for releasing an album like this in the early 80s. We talk about Eric and Eddy’s odd fear of Udo when first seeing the Balls To The Wall video. Is balls to the wall the ultimate wrestling song? Did Udo’s looks affect the band’s chance at bigger success in the USA? Would a song called German Bathhouse be a good metal tune?

Eric and Eddy return with a metal-punk crossover extravaganza! We’re joined by YouTube’s Rich Talks Records to discuss Iggy and the Stooges’ seminal album: Raw Power. Proto punk? Proto metal? Or is it just a great rock ‘n’ roll record? Or maybe one of us doesn’t even like it much?? We also debate the album’s two different mixes (the David Bowie mix and the Iggy Pop mix). So if you like some danger and power in your rock music, this episode is for you…!!

Run to the store and grab some more eggnog and more booze because it’s round two of Dokken Around the Christmas tree. On this episode Eddy still busts Johnny’s balls for not liking the chorus of Hear About It Later by Van Halen. Does Without Warning have to be played before Tooth & Nail? Eddy calls out Eric for not including a Dokken classic on his list! What should have been the lead single from Under Lock & Key? Also did Metallica really own Dokken and every other 80s metal band back in the day??? All this and more as we get into the Dokken songs that made the Top Ten

Grab your eggnog and your aqua net and let’s go Dokken Around the Christmas Tree. Eric and Eddy are joined by none other than Ryan T Russell and Johnny Vogan to do a Top 20 list of the best Dokken songs. We also discuss the legendary Lynch vs Don feud. Why Dokken never headlined? Is Jeff Pilson the most underrated member of the band? Also the music videos with semi trucks, firefighter outfits, and Don Dokken with braids! Get in the holiday spirit and let’s go back to Christmas 1987 and cruise the sunset strip for some ho ho hoes.