First Flights: The Jefferson Airplane!

John Donnelly...come on down!!! John sent one of those emails we always talk about, and this week, we present one of his ideas! It's an episode of 5 Favorites, all about the all-time power trios, with John giving us his picks, too! Power, indicating strong, powerful sound, and Trio, denoting three members, and of course, The Vegas Line! The Imbalanced Boys, and their guest, go Round Robin style to count down through it all, to the 2's and the 1's, and the honorable mentions! Have an idea you'd like us to discuss? Wanna be a part of the fun? Send email to: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The one and only Tony Levin, with a new album (Bringing It Down To The Bass), and the all-star Beats Tour on his front burner, stops by to talk about both, and many other things. Both Markus and Ray instantly felt at ease and conversational with Tony. That led to some good discussion of things present and past! Look for Tony on the Beat Tour with Adrian Belew, Steve Vai and Danny Carey! Thanks to our friend Thad Kirk from WHYY for getting us together with Mr. Levin. And check out Bringing It Down To The Bass, the new album by Tony Levin, as discussed in this episode! Already looking forward to the next time that Tony stops by! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Isley Brothers: epitomizing family in the music business, and purveyors of Funk & Soul filled with Rock & Roll! A decades-long, groove filling, heart beating, literal hit machine! Markus and Ray explore their history and, of course their music, in this long overdue episode of the podcast! The losses, sparking change, and adaptability! Hear how they intersected with Jimi Hendrix! It's all inside this week's episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in May 2024, in Episode #351, Doro/Tyketto drummer Johnny Dee, our old friend from his Philly days, made the Conshohocken-Frankfurt Connection. During that chat he confided that he, as a listener to the podcast, had questions. This week, he's back with those queries, and more, apparently. This has never happened on this podcast before, so it's exciting to hear what happens! Yo, Johnny! Yer up! Catch this and any older episode on our web site, right here!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Born of psychedelia (when "it" was still good) and the S.F. scene of the mid-1960s, the Imbalanced Boys dig into the formation and early ways of this R&RHOF (class of 1996) band this week! 2400 Fulton Street, their mansion's address, was Golden Gate Park-adjacent, and a short walk to the Grateful Dead's house "in the Haight." In the early daze of the scene, things were "still coming together." Later, Marty, Grace, Jorma, Paul, Jack & Spencer would rock the universe! In that atmosphere Blind Thomas Jefferson Airplane formed and took flight. Prime flying time, festival glory, plus years of commercial success can't prevent major changes, as the story unfolds. Catch the tale in this week's episode, plus some really groooovy tunes! All of our episodes are available where you get podcasts AND on our web site! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the focus of this week's episode, see the attached guitar meme from @SongStoriesRewind which casts a wide net, and sparks the discussion of axes and their masters. Paul Hammond knows both ends of that stick! His long history as a founding member of the top-shelf Led Zeppelin tribute, Get The Led Out is part of the discussion (see Jimmy Page double-neck!), as is his love and knowledge of guitars. Get details about the band's upcoming shows we discussed, and to keep up with the band RIGHT HERE! Red Rocks, the legendary venue, comes up this week, too! Here's a link to last year's visit for the band! Hit Get The Led Out's website here, and get to a show near you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawyer by day, Rock n' Roll author by night, this week the Imbalanced Boys are Talkin' Elvis with James Cosby! Hit his website for more info on Jim and his books, and buy here! The journey this week takes us to Tupelo and Memphis, and the move towards Rock & Roll for the man who would be The King! The roles of radio and the recording studios in Memphis' fertile scene are part of the discussion. That leads to Sam Phillips and Sun Studios, that magic recording moment, and how it reacted from airplay! The move to RCA, national TV, movies and more are part of this episode, our first about Elvis! Find all of our episodes on our web site! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to break the Summer vacation doldrums with 5 Favorites, the podcast that acts like a game show! This time, we move forward from our 1970s Bass Players episode and dig into the 1980s answers to some of the same questions raised in our previous dive! FInd all of our episodes here!!! Thanks to Crooked Eye Brewery for their constant support!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the original copy for the previous release of this episode on 12/26/21: "This episode is the story of a lost live album by the great Johnny & June Carter Cash, recorded shortly after the legendary Folsom Prison Live album. The contrast in energy of these two nights is stark, and part of the discussion. The mood the night of the show was appropriately laid back for San Francisco. The Carousel Ballroom, which would shortly become the Fillmore (West), hosted the April 24, 1968 concert, and tape was rolling, as was the case when Owlsley Stanley was at the sound board. He recorded most shows that he mixed, which gives purpose to his foundation's modern mission of preservation. This Carter-Cash album could do a lot of good in that area. Markus and Ray talk with William "Hawk" Semins and Pete Bell of The Owlsley Stanley Foundation, about this show, and their ongoing efforts to preserve this audio legacy! Then they're joined by John Carter Cash, legendary producer and artist, and son of John and June! He gives the family legacy's view of this show, among other things! An amazing way to explore this unexpected audio treat and to mark our 150th episode!!! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsors, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support of the podcast!" And just like that! Summer Vacay 202 is a wrap! Look for fresh, new episodes, starting August 5th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released as episode #138 on 10/7/21, now tweaked and remastered for Summer Vacay 2024! "Coming together out of the fertile environment of Adelphi University and its college radio station, Public Enemy burst forth with a wall of power, a collective that changed Hip-Hop and helped forge an unholy alliance with Metal! Their song, "Fight The Power" played an actual role in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing," which put the group on the radar of a much wider audience. In this week's adventure, we explore the band's roots as a loosely associated group of artists who converge via WBAU, coalescing as The Bomb Squad, with unreal "solid work" being set off. It's a rambling, veering off-kilter look at PE, who have been part of both Imbalanced Brothers' musical life! Hats off to the samplers, the DJs scratchin' it out, the MCs sayin' it! Give it up for The Funky Drummer!!! Take time to learn stuff about stuff you already know stuff about! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support of the podcast!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices