Episodes

  • Episode 146 - No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom - Part 1

    Episode 146 - No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom - Part 1
    Jun 24 2025
    Episode 146 is Here! The wheel has made its choice, and this week on Rock Roulette, we're diving into Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt! Released in 1995, this genre-blending juggernaut launched Gwen Stefani into superstardom and delivered hit after hit — Just a Girl, Spiderwebs, Sunday Morning, and the unforgettable Don’t Speak. With its mix of ska, punk, pop, and heartbreak, Tragic Kingdom captured the voice of a generation and still hits hard today. Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Music Reaction Breakdown and Commentary
    • (00:00:46) - Rock Roulette: Foreign Album Review
    • (00:02:08) - The Firm With Paul Rogers
    • (00:04:01) - Baby Wheel
    • (00:05:26) - Lady Bang
    • (00:11:11) - No Doubt
    • (00:13:24) - KISS
    • (00:14:42) - Blues Drummer on Spiderwebs
    • (00:18:11) - Gwen Stefani on "
    • (00:22:11) - "Spider Will Leave A Message"
    • (00:25:13) - Exclusive
    • (00:29:47) - 7 Seconds
    • (00:33:54) - No Doubt
    • (00:37:20) - Oh, I'm Just A Girl
    • (00:42:57) - No Doubt
    • (00:46:55) - Clouded shady Company
    • (00:50:32) - Favorite Song From The Playlist
    • (00:53:20) - Different People
    • (00:56:08) - "Sky Is Full of Clouds and My World's Full of People
    • (00:59:57) - Scott Smith
    • (01:01:55) - "So Many Different People"
    • (01:03:19) - Hey, You
    • (01:08:06) - Bill Maher on The 90s Songs
    • (01:09:25) - Fooled by Nature
    • (01:11:20) - Scott On ""
    • (01:12:42) - The Climb
    • (01:19:30) - The Beatles
    • (01:21:57) - Performance Song Review
    • (01:26:53) - Black Eyed Peas on Their New Album
    • (01:27:53) - A Rockwell Podcast
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Episode 145 - The Firm - The Firm - Part 2

    Episode 145 - The Firm - The Firm - Part 2
    Jun 17 2025
    Episode 145 is live! This week on the Rock Roulette Podcast, we’re wrapping up our review of The Firm’s self-titled debut album. Does the second half of this 1985 supergroup release hold strong, or fade out? Tune in for our final thoughts! Chapters
    • (00:00:04) - Music Reaction Breakdown and Commentary
    • (00:00:45) - Rock Roulette Podcast
    • (00:02:05) - Led Zeppelin: Legends Of The World Review
    • (00:05:01) - New Bets
    • (00:06:14) - Wrath Child
    • (00:10:03) - The Firm
    • (00:16:21) - "One More Time..."
    • (00:16:53) - Bad Cover Of "Love & Feeling"
    • (00:19:18) - Morning Came By
    • (00:24:16) - "Satisfaction Guarantee"
    • (00:29:12) - Now When You Tell Baby
    • (00:34:25) - "This Song"
    • (00:35:53) - Midnight Moonlight Song
    • (00:39:15) - Midnight Moonlight Lady Review
    • (00:42:48) - Led Zeppelin
    • (00:48:15) - Midnight Moonlight Lady Review
    • (00:54:48) - Rock Roulette
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    56 mins
  • Episode 144 - The Firm - The Firm - Part 1

    Episode 144 - The Firm - The Firm - Part 1
    Jun 10 2025
    Episode 144 is live, and the wheel has spoken! This week we’re diving into the self-titled debut from The Firm. Featuring members of Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, does this 1985 supergroup deliver? Tune in to find out! Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Music Reaction Breakdown and Commentary
    • (00:00:46) - Kiss
    • (00:05:07) - New Bets: Ghost On The Wheel
    • (00:05:56) - Ghost
    • (00:11:10) - What Are You Expecting For Your Birthday?
    • (00:11:31) - Jimmy Page And Paul Rogers On The Firm
    • (00:15:39) - Jimmy Page Song "Feeling Good Girl"
    • (00:19:47) - Saving Grace
    • (00:24:34) - Paul Rogers
    • (00:28:13) - Bad Company vs Led Zeppelin
    • (00:32:22) - Eric Carr on His Song "
    • (00:35:44) - Jimmy Page on "A Little Inspiration"
    • (00:36:39) - Michael Bolton
    • (00:43:19) - Led Zeppelin
    • (00:48:16) - Jimmy Page And Robert Plant
    • (00:51:52) - Bad Company
    • (00:56:59) - Radioactive
    • (01:02:22) - "Turn Me On Tonight..." by The Beatles
    • (01:04:44) - Bad Taste Of The Firm
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 143 - KISS - Music from the "Elder" - Part 2

    Episode 143 - KISS - Music from the "Elder" - Part 2
    Jun 3 2025
    Episode143 is here! This week on Rock Roulette, we close the book on one of the most fascinating—and divisive—chapters in KISS history: Music from “The Elder.” From concept-album ambitions to orchestral arrangements and that lone Gene Simmons tear in “A World Without Heroes,” we break down Side 2 and ask the big question: Was it a misunderstood masterpiece or a glorious misfire? Tune in as we give “The Elder” the dramatic finale it deserves. Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Music Reaction Breakdown and Commentary
    • (00:00:46) - Rock Roulette: Music From The Elder
    • (00:04:42) - New Bets: Breaking Benjamin
    • (00:05:49) - Stay Forever In My Light
    • (00:10:54) - Music From The Elder, Never Made
    • (00:11:44) - A World Without Heroes
    • (00:15:17) - Paul Stanley
    • (00:17:04) - "In A World Without Heroes..."
    • (00:21:54) - Odyssey
    • (00:27:39) - Kiss
    • (00:30:39) - "This Song"
    • (00:31:31) - Mr. Blackwell
    • (00:35:07) - Mr. Blackwell
    • (00:40:39) - Kiss
    • (00:42:34) - Excerpt: I Believe In Me
    • (00:52:04) - "The End of The Album..." by The Beatles
    • (00:52:54) - Kiss
    • (00:53:43) - I Don't Need No Money For This Song
    • (00:56:34) - Judgment Of The Kiss Album
    • (01:00:16) - Nine Inch Nails
    • (01:03:23) - Battlefield Of Kiss: The Essential Album
    • (01:04:33) - Rocker Lit: Cheap Trick
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 142 - KISS - Music from the "Elder" - Part 1

    Episode 142 - KISS - Music from the "Elder" - Part 1
    May 27 2025
    Episode 142 is here, and we’re heading into one of KISS’s most mysterious albums—Music From “The Elder”! We’re diving into Side 1 of this ambitious, theatrical project. From soaring ballads to dramatic storytelling, how does KISS’s bold experiment hold up? We’re breaking it all down! Soddam And Gomorrahhh!!! Chapters
    • (00:00:04) - Rock Roulette
    • (00:01:15) - Rock Roulette Podcast
    • (00:02:12) - xyz
    • (00:03:40) - Rabbit Hole By Chevelle
    • (00:09:50) - What Do You Want For Your Birthday?
    • (00:10:54) - Kiss Music From The Elder
    • (00:15:02) - Kiss on 1981's The Oath
    • (00:19:11) - Paul Stanley on Kiss' The Wall
    • (00:25:23) - 7/7 Kiss The Oath
    • (00:29:05) - The Odyssey
    • (00:32:02) - Dark Matter
    • (00:33:48) - Peter Chris
    • (00:38:49) - milo on Making This Album Right
    • (00:40:03) - Kiss
    • (00:43:36) - 79
    • (00:47:40) - "Only You"
    • (00:51:00) - I'm Just A Boy (EP 1)
    • (00:53:52) - Kiss Under the Robe
    • (00:56:51) - Kiss
    • (00:57:50) - Kiss
    • (01:00:18) - Sevens
    • (01:04:21) - Kiss
    • (01:07:28) - Ace Fraley
    • (01:12:11) - "The Solo" on "
    • (01:15:34) - Kiss
    • (01:19:34) - Music From The Elder
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode 141 - XYZ - XYZ - Part 2

    Episode 141 - XYZ - XYZ - Part 2
    May 20 2025
    Episode 141 is here, and we’re wrapping up our review of XYZ’s killer debut album! Side 2 brings even more hooks, heavy riffs, and soaring vocals—does the album stick the landing? We’re breaking it all down and giving our final thoughts on this underrated hard rock classic. Catch the episode and rock out with us! Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Music Reaction Breakdown and Commentary
    • (00:00:46) - Rock Roulette: Xyz
    • (00:04:09) - Stained Better Days
    • (00:09:31) - Kiss
    • (00:12:41) - Don Dawkin
    • (00:15:23) - Guitar Solo on The 80s
    • (00:20:41) - Seven Across Review
    • (00:21:34) - Warranty
    • (00:25:23) - "Once I Walked Across The Skies..."
    • (00:28:08) - "Love Has Got The Rules..."
    • (00:31:04) - Mariah Carey On "
    • (00:33:23) - Tied Up In Love
    • (00:37:59) - Daken
    • (00:41:46) - Guitar Solo on
    • (00:45:29) - Daken vs. Dawkin
    • (00:47:43) - Rift
    • (00:48:47) - Nice Day To Die
    • (00:51:05) - "A Nice Day To Die"
    • (00:51:30) - Dazzling Goodbye
    • (00:56:50) - After The Rain
    • (01:02:29) - "After the Rain..." by Mark Wilson
    • (01:03:57) - Rainbow Ballad
    • (01:06:04) - Hollywood Hair Metal Throwback
    • (01:07:55) - The Rock With Lenny Podcast
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 140 - XYZ - XYZ - Part 1

    Episode 140 - XYZ - XYZ - Part 1
    May 13 2025
    Episode 140 is live, and we’re kicking off our review of Side 1 of XYZ’s self-titled debut album! From melodic hooks to hard rock attitude, this underrated gem from 1989 is packed with killer riffs and arena-ready vocals. We’re breaking it all down—track by track. Tune in and rediscover this late '80s hard rock treasure! Chapters
    • (00:00:04) - This Is Not a Fair Use of Song
    • (00:00:46) - Rock Roulette Podcast
    • (00:02:46) - Sonic Youth: "Discovery and Rediscovery"
    • (00:04:33) - New Bets: Songs to Listen To
    • (00:05:18) - Culture Wars
    • (00:09:43) - Ask The Wheel
    • (00:11:46) - Don D
    • (00:14:55) - American Angel
    • (00:18:31) - Rolling With The Diamonds
    • (00:19:41) - How To Find obscure Music At Rock & Rex
    • (00:23:14) - Clash vs. Pretty Boy Floyd
    • (00:27:36) - Are Poison The End Of The New Wave?
    • (00:28:53) - Warranty
    • (00:32:57) - "It's Not Half As Good As His Solo Album"
    • (00:33:17) - Let It Go Inside Out
    • (00:38:54) - Grogange
    • (00:42:32) - Marky Mark
    • (00:46:36) - "Is This Love?" By Skinny Mac
    • (00:50:58) - Skine and Max
    • (00:53:08) - What Keeps Me Loving You
    • (00:56:18) - John Sykes
    • (00:58:41) - "This Could Have Been a Hit" on 89
    • (01:00:28) - Whitesnake
    • (01:01:56) - Whitesnake
    • (01:06:15) - Post-Sonic Youth
    • (01:10:56) - Mark Twain on his First Time Hearing 'Blues'
    • (01:11:31) - Bad Taste Of Danger Danger
    • (01:14:49) - "Take What You Can"
    • (01:17:48) - Follow The Night
    • (01:22:23) - City Blues
    • (01:23:54) - Eddie Van Halen Tapping Solo
    • (01:27:58) - The Wanted
    • (01:30:53) - Dr. Feelgood vs Motley Crue: Girls, Girls
    • (01:33:48) - Rattlesnake vs Metallica
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Episode 139 - Sonic Youth - Confusion Is Sex - Part 2

    Episode 139 - Sonic Youth - Confusion Is Sex - Part 2
    May 6 2025
    Episode 139 is here! This week on the Rock Roulette Podcast, we’re wrapping up our review of Sonic Youth’s debut album Confusion Is Sex. Does the second half of this chaotic 1983 release leave a lasting impression? Tune in for our final thoughts! Chapters
    • (00:00:04) - Music Reaction Breakdown and Commentary
    • (00:00:45) - Sonic Youth
    • (00:04:08) - Bachman Turner
    • (00:11:15) - Confusion Is Sex
    • (00:16:08) - Nirvana
    • (00:20:41) - Frank Sinatra on Never Hearing The Beatles
    • (00:21:22) - STereo Songs: "This Is The World..."
    • (00:25:27) - Confusion Is Next And Next After That...
    • (00:31:04) - "It's A Little Too Much For Me"
    • (00:34:23) - 7/7 The City Is A Natural Scape
    • (00:39:28) - Quinn Knopple
    • (00:43:01) - 797
    • (00:49:28) - Rock Podcast
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    51 mins