Brian and Murdock examine the significance of Soul legend Curtis Mayfield, the amazing career that got him into the Rock Hall of Fame TWICE, and the fateful day in 1990 that would change his life forever. Support the show by buying yourself some new speakers! Check out these offers from Audioengine. SHOW NOTES: [...]
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://blabbermouth.net/news/why-has-foreigner-not-been-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-the-reason-is-very-very-simple-says-jeff-pilson https://loudwire.com/ex-foreigner-lou-gramm-claims-personal-vendetta-kept-band-being-nominated-rock-hall/ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-hall-of-fame-foreigner-styx/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/17/rolling-stone-founder-jann-wenner-removed-from-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-board https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/17/rolling-stone-founder-jann-wenner-removed-from-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-board https://www.loudersound.com/features/foreigner-first-time-around https://blabbermouth.net/news/lou-gramm-says-mick-joness-greed-was-reason-he-didnt-get-songwriting-credit-on-foreigners-i-want-to-know-what-love-is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Know_What_Love_Is https://web.archive.org/web/20140101012022/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/features/the-story-of-foreigners-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://blabbermouth.net/news/lou-gramm-i-dont-understand-how-they-can-be-touring-with-no-original-members-and-still-calling-themselves-foreigner https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-02-vl-1707-story.html [...]
The guys try to out embarrass each other with tales from their awkward days.