Brian and Murdock tackle a listener letter that leads to the long running rumor that a certain magazine owner might be responsible for keeping a certain American/British band out of the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jones_(Foreigner_guitarist)
https://rockcellarmagazine.com/lou-gramm-foreigner-live-at-the-rainbow-78-interview-legacy/
https://billboardchartrewind.wordpress.com/2020/05/09/the-ultimate-2-hits-on-the-billboard-hot-100/
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-hall-of-fame-foreigner-styx/
https://www.loudersound.com/features/foreigner-first-time-around
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Know_What_Love_Is
https://www.njarts.net/lou-gramm-discusses-successes-and-struggles-of-a-remarkable-career/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Provocateur_(album)
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-02-vl-1707-story.html
Dave Paulson’s concept album about Tommy Boy: https://open.spotify.com/album/5f2CjLEGOIUJrV8rb1R2L3?si=CRNKNU6JTJOYwBqC8UiofA
Hey guys. This is the first episode I’ve listened to, and enjoyed your deep history and share your fandom for Foreigner. I wish you had taken the same approach with your comments on Jann Wenner. It seems that you did nothing but pile on what social media is saying with little regard to Jann’s actual legacy; or the context of the one “gotcha quote” that got him cancelled. You also displayed a lack of any investigation on how Rolling Stone magazine or The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame actually operate. I worked for Rolling Stone for six years. And I worked with a major music label for another six. If you are interested in the facts, send me an email. Take this in the spirit in which it was sent. Again, I will be listening to your show. I enjoyed the Foreigner content bigly.