In the first Episode of 2020, LC and Bakko share a couple Holiday party stories, share their thoughts on neck tattoos, bid farewell to their dear friend Pawl Stanley, discuss the Bulletboys reunion, go deep into James Kottak’s (Who?) Twitter account and breakdown the logistics of a Vinnie Vincent boxset on Vinyl. #Cobra2020

Featuring the music:

BulletBoys – Kissin’ Kitty
Five Finger Death Punch – Wash It All Away
Firehouse – All She Wrote
Kid Rock – Low Life
Kingdom Come – Shout It Out
Volbeat – Die To Live
Sheryl Crow – Still Are The Good Old Days

Happy New year from Cobras & Fire. LC and Bakko return next week with a brand new show for 2020. So whether you’re getting ready for a night on the town or just need a break from College Football, we give you part 2 of our 2019 best of the Cobras & Fire Podcast. We discuss the Geoff Tate wine tour, Bieber vs. Tom Cruise, Courtney Love mansplaining for Tommy Lee, the Vinnie Vincent Fame Wagon, strengthening your marriage through podcasting and more. Interview excerpts appear in this order: Geoff Tate, Eddie Trunk, Michael Sweet.

Featuring the music:
Van Halen – And The Cradle Will Rock
Paul Simon – Kodcahrome
Johnny Lang – Lie To Me
Paul Stanley – It’s Not Me
Bulletboys – Bitch Is Back
Black Keys – Lonely Boy
John Mellencamp – Paper In Fire
Extreme – Play With Me
Slaughter – American Pie
Styx – Too Much Time On My Hands
Foreigner – Feels Like The First Time
David Lee Roth – Sensible Shoes
Blue Murder – Jelly Roll
Greg Kihn – Jeopardy
Foo Fighters – Back & Forth
Three Dog Night – Shambala
Oasis – Hello
Daughtry – What I Want
Rise Against – Savior
Rod Stewart – Ooh La La
Pete Townsend – Rough Boys
Harvey Danger – Flagpole Sitta
Huey Lewis – Heart of Rock n Roll
Vandenberg – All The Way

As LC and Bakko break for the holidays maybe you could use a break from your own festivities as we look back at the year that was 2019. The Year Of The Cobra. In part one we welcome new character Mankini, new ideas for KISS VIP packages, the Super Bowl Halftime show, the Grammys and more. Plus parts of the best interviews of the year. They appear in this order. Ron Keel, Danko Jones, Michael Wilton, Rikki Rachtman and Michael Sweet.
#YearOfTheCobra

KISS – Radioactive
Quiet Riot – Bang Your Head
Def Leppard – Let It Go
Econoline Crush – Surefire
Slipknot – Duality
Maroon 5 – Harder 2 Breathe
Ron Keel – Three Chord Drinking Song
Firefall – Cinderella
Prince – Morning Papers
Peter Criss – Let It Go
Poison – Life Goes On
Eagles Of Death Metal – So Easy
Soul Asylum – Somebody To Shove
KISS – Tomorrow & Tonight
Tommy Lee – Good Times
The Replacements – Alex Chilton
Jizzy Pearl – Sweet Child O’ Mine
Stryper – Winter Wonderland
Great White – Rollin’ Stoned
Beatles – Hey Jude

It’s Christmas people! It’s also our 200th Episode. From the very beginning we have made fun of what we love. This week we make fun of what we love the most. Ourselves. All sorts of guests pop up through this episode as we talk about why MUSIC matters to us so much. Between the ball busting we pay our respects to our friends and peers and of course, we open your presents.

Sincerely. Thanks to anyone who has ever taken the time to listen. We mention many of you by name. If you are one of those we didn’t get to, you know you will be name dropped in the future. This episode is a tribute to the people who support us and inspire us. This is Cobras & Fire’s way of saying thanks. Also…

BUY MUSIC! #YearOfTheCobra

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Featuring the music:

Tina Turner – The Best
Bobaflex – Bury Me With My Guns On
Jesus Chrysler – Steppin’ Stone
Poison – Love On The Rocks
New Roses – Soundtrack of My Life
House of Pain – Shamrocks & Shenanigans
REO Speedwagon – Roll With The Changes
Holy White Hounds – No Teeth

Ep 199: Bakko and LC countdown the definitive list of top 5 albums of 2019 after opening the ep discussing the recent drunk Kid Rock vs. Oprah.
Spoiler Alert! STOP READING IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY HEARD THE EP.

The following is each of our top albums we discuss and feature to use as your reference for a shopping list. Also… BUY A COBRA $10 T-Shirt! 50% off Christmas sale!

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(Intro track: New Roses – Can’t Stop Rock N Roll)
Photo Credit: Pete Larussa – I Am Vinyl
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Bakko Top Ten:

1. Ron Keel Band – Fight Like A Band
2. Danko – A Rock Supreme
3. Royal Republic – Club Majesty
4. Holy White Hounds – Say It With Your Mouth
5. The Circle – A Space Between
6. The Damned Things – Cells
7. Badflower – OK I’m Sick
8. Michael Sweet – Ten
9. Tool – Fear Innocullum
10. Queensryche – The Verdict

Loose Cannon Top 10

1. Texas Hippie Coaltion – High in the Saddle
2. Backyard Babies – Silver and Gold
3. Bad Religion – Age of Unreason
4. Danko Jones – A Rock Supreme
5. Eclipse – Paradigm
6. Damned Things – High Crimes
7. Menzingers – Hello Exile
8. New Roses – Nothing But Wild
9. Goodbye June – Community Inn
10. Sheryl Crow – Threads