Bon Jovi vs Alec John Such

Brian and Murdock work to unravel the mystery of what actually happened to the guy who got dismissed from Bon Jovi after a decade-long run (and if he ever actually PLAYED with the band at all...)See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOWNOTES:https://www.bonjoviclubitalia.com/date-tour/1983-1985-7800-fahrenheit-tour/https://backstage.bonjovi.com/exhibits/slippery-when-wethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_(Bon_Jovi_song)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovihttps://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/alec-john-such-dead-1235081804/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starland_Ballroomhttps://backstage.bonjovi.com/exhibits/the-origin-storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryanhttps://www.facebook.com/80to90/posts/onthisday-bon-jovi-was-officially-formed-on-march-14-1983-in-sayreville-new-jers/1337244561756482/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Samborahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_John_Suchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_HyfgoxaUYhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McDonald_(bassist)Clip from Paul Stanley’s book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4G6uCHGbxo https://www.forbes.com/sites/shawnsetaro/2016/10/26/business-bon-jovi-bryan-reesman/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/exclusive-bon-jovi-the-story-book-excerpt-chronicles-bands-shaky-start-200026275.htmlhttps://unsolved.com/gallery/katherine-korzilius/Lewis Howes interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRi2l1waqwIhttps://decider.com/2024/04/26/bon-jovi-doc-7-most-shocking-revelations/https://youtu.be/hp7KB1SS300?si=8kWmEMQua3f-yO51https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bromberghttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-secret-weapon/https://www.basslinepublishing.com/video-course/bon-jovi-livin-on-a-prayer/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/hugh-mcdonald-bon-jovi-livin-on-a-prayerhttps://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1196703,1196738https://www.reddit.com/r/BonJovi/comments/1k9wefr/two_questions_about_huge_mcdonald/Nuthin But a Good Time book: https://www.amazon.com/N%C3%B6thin-but-Good-Time-Uncensored/dp/B089YDP2T7/ref=sr_1_1See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock chase down the backstory of Anne Decatur Danielewski, the artist once named among the top five "Women Who Rock Our World" who seemingly dissappeared with no explanation after two hit albums.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe_(singer)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ.%27sLatest_Arrivalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merger_of_AOL_and_Time_Warnerhttps://www.reddit.com/r/AlanWake/comments/18gc7vx/the_story_is_inspired_by_poes_legal_issues/https://old.reddit.com/r/AlanWake/comments/1cqyvt3/aw2_soundtrack_to_be_released_on_major_music/l3zexn5/?screen_view_count=1&cache-bust=1787626037404The court docs: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/TAC/2003-41%20Annie%20Danielewski%20v%20Agon%20investment%20&%20Robert%20Edsel.pdfhttps://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2024/12/13/poe-and-sam-lake-return-from-the-dark-place/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaveshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_WakeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock dig into the rumor that Styx broke up because of the band tension around a certain concept record (and hit song).See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTEShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_Was_Here_(album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx_(band)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_Nickel_Recordshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_(Styx_song)https://www.aol.com/articles/styxs-lady-rescued-obscurity-saved-023855000.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acdgz6aii1Mhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Curulewskihttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-curulewski-left-styx/https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,2218093,page=8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Illusionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fooling_Yourself_%28The_Angry_Young_Man%29https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone_(Styx_album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieces_of_Eighthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Theatre_(album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowblind_(Styx_song)https://ideas.fandom.com/wiki/Styx_(band)https://blabbermouth.net/news/how-did-styx-end-up-being-accused-of-having-hidden-messages-in-its-songs-james-j-y-young-explainshttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/styx-kilroy-was-here/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_from_%22The_Elder%22https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_herehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/06/03/styx/e10d61f5-be7f-4141-922f-8ce883721f47/https://www.facebook.com/AXSTV/videos/styx-get-candid-about-dennis-deyoung-and-what-led-to-their-split-with-him-from-t/3933424623459356/https://forums.melodicrock.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=46895See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock try their best to untangle the complicated authorship of "Wild Horses" and the friendships, romances, and concert tragedies that swirl around its creation and legacy.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_FaithfullDunbar Guardian interview: https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,1190416https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Horses_(Rolling_Stones_song)Collection of article quotes about “Wild Horses”: https://timeisonourside.com/SOWildH.htmlhttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/flying-burrito-brothers-gram-parsons-rolling-stones-wild-horses-1158844/https://tidal.com/magazine/article/pamela-des-barres-remembers-gram-parsons-and-wild-horses/1-41316Gram talking about hearing “Wild Horses”: https://youtu.be/ABtba2TYpr8?si=JiVIcbVsP_EP1SrIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont_Free_Concerthttps://graminternational.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/gram-wrote-wild-horses/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Fingershttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/its-all-still-up-in-the-air-234718/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrito_Deluxehttps://addsomemusictoyourdayblog.wordpress.com/2023/05/03/grievous-angel-by-gram-parsons/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturation_70https://www.facebook.com/GramParsons/posts/the-story-of-a-groundbreaking-lost-1970-dystopian-sci-fi-movie-about-environment/1604092901078198/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Phillipshttps://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/altamont-revisited-6356969/https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/104-gimme-shelter-the-true-adventures-of-altamont?srsltid=AfmBOoryqBh55XkhP3s2OPZ9QVaJOnNsru0iR2RzmRk5XQ9DXI0G7njkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_BoothStanley Booth interview: https://www.furious.com/perfect/gramparsons/booth.htmlhttps://deadline.com/2023/10/saturation-70-gram-parsons-sci-fi-film-1235583551/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-keith-richards-mick-jagger-disagree-on-wild-horses-meaning/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock combine a couple of requests by examining the ascent of Talking Heads, the man at the center of that band, and the hired guitar player whose fairy tale ascent almost (maybe?) included becoming the new lead singer.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jars_of_Clay_(album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Belewhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FrippertronicsBelew interview about Frank Zappa meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUobcHb4VGcBelew’s story about meeting Bowie: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianBelew/photos/in-case-you-dont-get-this-joke-heres-the-storyin-1978-i-did-my-first-tour-of-eur/10151801111629995/https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/02/20/adrian-belew-part-1-1976-1980https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/03/18/adrian-belew-part-2-1981-1984-king-crimson/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads:_77https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Killerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remain_in_Lighthttps://thepopbreak.com/2023/03/03/adrian-belew-of-talking-heads-on-remain-in-light-the-album-the-tour/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/500-greatest-albums-talking-heads-remain-in-light-1059453/The Music Radar piece: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/caught-middle-band-drama-adrian-114435737.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Weymouthhttps://www.insidehook.com/music/chris-frantzs-talking-heads-tina-weymouth-remain-in-loveByrne conversation about autistism: https://youtu.be/vtX6emk6U5k?si=SwGEcDuxq8uOSa9_https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2022/05/14/life-during-the-wartime-an-apocalyptic-punk-funk-merge-musicislife-tedtockscovers-talkingheads-felakuti-thestaplesingers-stevemarriott-widespreadpanic/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_KutiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock dig through the history of musical parody to find the path taken by Alfred Matthew Yankovic to go from aspiring architect to godfather of laugh-out-loud lyrical tom-foolery.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:Used in this episode: Bach “Peasant Cantata”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_musichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_masshttps://interlude.hk/bach-makes-joke-peasant-cantata/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Joneshttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122018506https://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mozart-to-weird-al-the-evolution-of-parody-video/sound-field/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_MuddahHelloFadduh_(A_Letter_from_Camp)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Freberghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrerhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/644173/dr-demento-ruled-radiohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._DementoFull 1991 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdnb8Z9IxmQFull 1986 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbYcPmo9d2whttps://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-dr-demento-man-discovered-weird-al-fish-heads-222028433.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_YankovicBelvedere Cruisin’ – Weird Al demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwaY5Ibz83whttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75056/9-musicians-who-refused-let-weird-al-yankovic-parody-their-songshttps://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/alex-melton-youtube-pop-punk-coversSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When a certain VIP letter writer gets their attention, Brian and Murdock explore the story behind the band who beat out the Beatles for the Grammy and then mostly fell apart.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweat%26_Tearshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Projecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kooperhttps://americansongwriter.com/how-al-kooper-snuck-his-way-onto-one-of-bob-dylans-most-iconic-tracks/https://www.facebook.com/VEGASROCKSMAG/photos/my-al-kooper-story-i-just-saw-the-bob-dylan-movie-a-complete-unknown-with-%F0%9D%91%BB%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%8E%F0%9D%92%90%F0%9D%92%95%F0%9D%92%89/1339807444127523/https://medium.com/the-riff/the-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s-that-no-one-has-ever-heard-ad27628ca5c2https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/interviews/al-kooper/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_Fergusonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Is_Father_to_the_Manhttp://www.rdrop.com/users/rickert/al.htmlhttps://forbassplayersonly.com/jim-fielder/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simon_(music_producer)https://www.listeningsessions.ca/p/what-happened-before-what-happenedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Clayton-Thomashttps://bestclassicbands.com/david-clayton-thomas-interview-blood-sweat-tears-6-18-19/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Hawkinshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweatTears(BloodSweatTearsalbum)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_Hell_Happened_to_BloodSweat%26_Tears%3FWhat The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears documentary: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGPWNSJT?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackWinds of Change podcast: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/Library of Congress on Cultural Diplomacy https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/hope-for-america/cultural-diplomacy.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock attempt to answer the long-asked question: "What the hell happened to that other guy from Wham!?"See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:The 2019 book: https://www.amazon.com/Wham-George-Michael-Me-Memoir/dp/1524745316https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michaelhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ridgeleyhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham!Wham! In China documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJZkarC5tMhttps://www.portablepress.com/blog/2014/06/the-hard-luck-of-andrew-ridgeley-wham/https://the-race.com/junior/the-messy-racing-career-of-an-ex-wham-superstar/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1468-2230.1995.tb02047.xhttps://www.popmatters.com/72510-andrew-ridgeley-an-appreciation-2496033339.htmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skahttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham_Rap(EnjoyWhat_You_Do)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%27s_Childrenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4379399.stm2019 This Morning interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BbVxKxWgBs1985 Smash Hits interview: https://gmforever.com/andrew-ridgeley-on-what-the-papers-say-smash-hits-1985/1985 Chartbeat interview: https://gmforever.com/andrew-ridgeley-interview-with-chartbeat-magazine-1985/“Flame” by Andrew Ridgeley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yryqr2RXFEE&list=PL0il5YCZewTYOAt67OZib3vQnII3BeYSk&index=6See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock dig into the rumors around what organized efforts may or may not have gone in to squashing the once promising career of British rock guitarist Steve Marriott, derailling his intial rise to prominence with bands like the Small Faces and Humble Pie.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marriotthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Anthonyhttp://www.theuncool.com/journalism/humble-pie-l-a-times/https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/humble-pie-stone-cold-fever/https://www.onamrecords.com/artists/humble-piehttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/humble-pie-street-rats/https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,2134440,2134720https://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2010/10/mobsters-make-steve-marriott-eat-humble.htmlhttps://dgmlive.com/news/managing-americahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Loog_Oldhamhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediate_Recordshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_(song)https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/08/sallyboltonhttps://www.popcultureshelf.com/all-or-nothing-the-authorised-story-of-steve-marriott-by-simon-spence-2021/https://www.ronnielane.com/steve-marriott.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/lauriewrightmusic/videos/-in-my-extensive-research-as-i-gear-up-to-play-the-lead-role-in-the-steve-marrio/1535399244828428/https://deadline.com/2026/03/steve-marriott-small-faces-movie-biopic-all-or-nothing-1236767523/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott_(album)Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful - https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Marriott-All-Too-Beautiful-ebook/dp/B012XGLK66/ref=books_dbstyp_desktop_mfs_sp_0?All Or Nothing - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1915841208?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/humble-pie-storySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock take the opportunity a letter affords them to talk about the founding fathers (and mothers) of the Athens, Georgia music scene and the tragedy that almost derailed them before they ever got to sing about "that little old place where we can get together..."See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://gardenandgun.com/athens-georgia-musichttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-b-52s-mission-accomplished-231021/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-b-52s-cosmic-thing-album-8518005/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-lennon-rock-lobster-b-52s/https://www.theb52s.com/biohttps://www.instagram.com/p/DBZqzUdySj5/https://postpunkmonk.com/2021/04/30/hard-to-believe-that-theres-a-universe-where-the-first-b-52s-album-hadnt-always-existed-part-2/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Schneiderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Wilson_(guitarist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Lobsterhttps://magnetmagazine.com/2015/03/12/a-conversation-with-kate-pierson/https://www.howgooditis.com/transcripts/transcript-150-rock-lobster/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2024/06/the-b-52s-talk-unlikely-jersey-origins-and-letting-your-freak-flag-fly-before-nj-concert.htmlhttps://survivingthegoldenage.com/interview-fred-schneider-of-the-b-52s/https://www.pastpri.me/home/fred-schneider-just-fredhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechgesanghttps://www.audiovisualrepository.com/blog/rockhallcontendersb52shttps://www.decaturish.com/news/avondale_estates/producer-danny-beard-reflects-on-georgia-s-unique-music-tradition/article_bbf2c76d-74e9-50ed-91af-a668c0ad248d.htmlhttps://www.today.com/popculture/10-best-rock-bands-ever-2d80554936https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s_(album)https://ultimateclassicrock.com/b52s-mesopotamia/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/399158823/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kurfirsthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whammy!https://www.outinperth.com/on-this-gay-day-remembering-ricky-wilson-from-the-b-52s/https://www.amfar.org/about-hiv-aids/snapshots-of-an-epidemic-hiv-aids/https://miscelana.com/2022/04/02/the-eternal-originality-of-the-b-52s/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Thinghttps://www.grammy.com/artists/b-52s/10557/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.