This week on SlapperCast: disappointing albums, musicians we like but wouldn’t want to work with, difficult working relationships in bands.
- Friday September 25: Blaggards LIVE on Facebook from Blackwater Draw Brewing Co.
- Blackwater Draw Brewing Co.
- Blaze gets mad!! Iron Maiden Chile 1996
- Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock ‘N’ Roll (1987) – Bonus Clip: Chuck & Keith Rehearse
- The Police – Better Than Therapy, Living The Police Reunion
- Ricky Gervais Discusses Friendship with David Bowie
Topics:
- Eric’s “ointment” story
- Recapping our first full-length performance in months
- How much time off is too much?
- The challenge of developing an unspoken language as a band when we’re not gigging
- Managing different tempos and keys in a set list
- Last week’s show with Cindy Heywood (see Episode 84)
- Slade Ham’s recent stand-up comedy show at the Houston Improv (see Episode 83)
- Other comedy shows we’ve seen
- The possibility of Blaggards doing shows with stand-up comedians
- Eric’s memories of Hi-Ho Records in Berlin, New Hampshire
- Patrick’s memories of Houston’s Cactus Records in the old days
- Patrick and Eric remember learning about new album releases by reading music magazines
- Chad remembers the joy of discovering new album releases at record stores just by chance
- Chad’s deep disappointment with Peter Gabriel’s “So” album when it first came out in 1986
- Eric explains the one thing that makes Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” cool
- Eric’s disappoinment with the Boo Radleys
- Patrick’s disappoinment with Iron Maiden’s Blaze Bailey period
- Chad’s disappoinment with Queen’s “Hot Space” album
- Patrick’s disappointment with Freddie Mercury’s solo material
- Eric’s disappointment with Sting’s early ’90s solo material
- A critique of the “Synchronicity” album by the Police
- The joy of a watching solid three-piece band perform like the Police or ZZ Top
- Sting and Stewart Copeland’s turbulent working relationship
- Musicians we like but wouldn’t want to work with (Chuck Berry, Buddy Rich, James Brown, etc.)
- Tin Machine versus David Bowie’s solo material
- Bootsy Collins’ experience working with James Brown
- Ricky Gervais’ friendship with David Bowie
