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324: Whatever, Nevermind No. 4: Hole – Live Through This w/Ian Wadley

Coming in at No. 4 on Rolling Stones greatest grunge albums list is the second Hole record, Live Through This. Joining Bakko to breakdown this album is former host of the Rock & Metal Combat Podcast, Ian Wadley. Ian and Bakko go track by track.
Live Through This is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Hole, released on April 12, 1994, by DGC Records.

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323: March Badness Round 1 – Winners & Sweet 16 Matchups

Round 1 of March Badness is officially over. Bakko & LC recap the madness that was the badness and offer a preview of round 2.

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March Badness Round 1 – Winners & Sweet 16 Matchups

Round 1 of March Badness is officially over. Bakko & LC recap the madness that was the badness and offer a preview of round 2.

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EP 239: March Badness 2021 – Selection Sunday

You wanted the worst, you’re getting the worst! March Badness is back! This year LC & Bakko reached out to the Mothership to bring in Decibel Geek hosts Chris Czynszak & Aaron Camaro to help whittle this years choices down to 32 horrible albums. Best yet? YOU the listener will decide this year’s winner (loser?)…

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322: EP 239: March Badness 2021 – Selection Sunday

You wanted the worst, you’re getting the worst! March Badness is back! This year LC & Bakko reached out to the Mothership to bring in Decibel Geek hosts Chris Czynszak & Aaron Camaro to help whittle this years choices down to 32 horrible albums. Best yet? YOU the listener will decide this year’s winner (loser?) by voting your favorite least favorite record onto victory.

Starting 3/3/2021 go to one (or all) of these FB Groups or our Twitter Page to vote.

Cobras ON Fire Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179151099336499

Decibel Geek Community Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/456615498028439

Cobras & Fire Twitter Page:

https://twitter.com/CobrasFire

The WINNING! (losing?) album will be the topic of this year’s March Badness episode. So please vote. All the way down to the final album.

Also, fill out your own bracket on Tuesday. Submit in the comments before the polls start. The winner will get some sort of shitty prize.

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321: Whatever, Nevermind No. 5: Mudhoney – Superfuzz Bigmuff w/BJ Kramp

Coming in at number 5 on Rolling Stones Greatest Grunge Albums is Mudhoney’s “Superfuzz Bigmuff”. Joining the program this week is host of the Rock And/Or Roll Podcast BJ Kramp. BJ and Bakko go track by track on this early grunge classic.

Superfuzz Bigmuff is the debut EP by the Seattle grunge band Mudhoney. It was released on October 20, 1988 through record label Sub Pop. The album was later re-released in 1990 in the form of Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles.

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EP 238: Unnecessary Apologies, Metallica, New Music

This week LC dives into some serious home appliance repair, Rock N Pod 2021 is announced, some new music discussion, Walmart sends LC on a Metallica love fest, Steven Wilson apologizes for not being a fan of a band and Marilyn Manson find himself in a sticky wicket! Featuring the music: Holy White Hounds –…

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320: EP 238: Unnecessary Apologies, Metallica, New Music

This week LC dives into some serious home appliance repair, Rock N Pod 2021 is announced, some new music discussion, Walmart sends LC on a Metallica love fest, Steven Wilson apologizes for not being a fan of a band and Marilyn Manson find himself in a sticky wicket!

Featuring the music:

Holy White Hounds – Aids Chimp
Lonely Ones – Change The Station
Foo Fighters – Love Dies Young
Metallica – Ride The Lightning
Sammy Hagar – High Hopes
Jerry Reed – East Bound & Down

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319: David de Sola Interview Part Two: Dirt

Part Two of the interview with David de Sola, author of “Alice In Chains-The Untold Story”. In this part, David & Bakko discuss the time leading up to, during and after the recording of the Alice Chains album “Dirt”.

David de Sola is a journalist with experience working at CNN, 60 Minutes, and Reuters whose work has also been published in The Atlantic, The Huffington Post and other print and online publications. He has degrees from Tufts University, the University of Southern California, and Georgetown University. He lives in Atlanta.

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318: Whatever, Nevermind No. 6: Alice Chains – Dirt w/Chris Akin

Coming in at number 6 on Rolling Stones greatest grunge albums is the second full length record from Alice In Chains, “Dirt”. Joining Bakko in this episode is Chris Akin of the Classic Metal Show. Chris and Bakko go track by track and tell the story of Dirt.

Dirt is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on September 29, 1992, through Columbia Records. Peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, the album was also well received by music critics.

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