Show 237 – The 2020 Monsters of Rock Cruise Tribute

Show Notes

  • Get psyched up for the Monsters of Rock Cruise with an entire show of the biggest hits by MORC performers!
  • Vixen! King’s X! Autograph! Lynch Mob! Kingdom Come! Extreme! Kix! Doro! Honeymoon Suite! Krokus! Stryper! White Trash! Faster Pussycat! Keel! MORE!
  • Interview: Black ‘N Blue guitarist Brandon Cook!
  • Triple-Shot of Black ‘N Blue!
  • Including the Black ‘N Blue song they can’t play live!

Complete Brandon Cook Video Interview

Playlist

Own the hits and deep cuts you hear on Hard, Heavy & Hair! Click the iTunes/Apple Music or Amazon Digital Music icons to the left of each song.

Buy Autograph - Turn Up the Radio  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Autograph - Turn Up the Radio  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Autograph – Turn Up the Radio

Buy Krokus - Screaming in the Night  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Krokus - Screaming in the Night  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Krokus – Screaming in the Night

Buy Lynch Mob - River Of Love  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Lynch Mob - River Of Love  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Lynch Mob – River Of Love

Buy Faster Pussycat - House of Pain  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Faster Pussycat - House of Pain  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Faster Pussycat – House of Pain

Buy Winger - Seventeen  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Winger - Seventeen  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Winger – Seventeen

Buy Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Honeymoon Suite – New Girl Now

Buy Warlock - I Rule the Ruins  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Warlock - I Rule the Ruins  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Warlock – I Rule the Ruins

Buy Keel - Speed Demon  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Keel - Speed Demon  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Keel – Speed Demon

Buy Tesla - Don't De-Rock Me  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Tesla - Don't De-Rock Me  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Tesla – Don’t De-Rock Me

Buy British Lion - Lightning  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy British Lion - Lightning  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) British Lion – Lightning

Buy Slaughter - Up All Night  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Slaughter - Up All Night  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Slaughter – Up All Night

Buy Black 'n Blue - Nature of the Beach  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Black 'n Blue - Nature of the Beach  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Black ‘n Blue – Nature of the Beach

Buy Black 'n Blue - Heat It Up! Burn It Out!  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Black 'n Blue - Heat It Up! Burn It Out!  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Black ‘n Blue – Heat It Up! Burn It Out!

Buy Kingdom Come - Get It On  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Kingdom Come - Get It On  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Kingdom Come – Get It On

Buy Black 'n Blue - Strange Things  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Black 'n Blue - Strange Things  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Black ‘n Blue – Strange Things

Buy Steelheart - I'll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes)  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Steelheart - I'll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes)  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Steelheart – I’ll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes)

Buy Extreme - More Than Words  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Extreme - More Than Words  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Extreme – More Than Words

Buy Kix - Get It While It's Hot  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Kix - Get It While It's Hot  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Kix – Get It While It’s Hot

Buy White Trash - Apple Pie  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy White Trash - Apple Pie  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) White Trash – Apple Pie

Buy King's X - Over My Head  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy King's X - Over My Head  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) King’s X – Over My Head

Buy Stryper - To Hell With the Devil  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Stryper - To Hell With the Devil  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Stryper – To Hell With the Devil

Buy Vixen - Edge of a Broken Heart  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Vixen - Edge of a Broken Heart  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Vixen – Edge of a Broken Heart

Playlist for Part 2

Buy Y & T - Lipstick and Leather  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Y & T - Lipstick and Leather  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Y & T – Lipstick and Leather

Buy FireHouse - Don't Treat Me Bad  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy FireHouse - Don't Treat Me Bad  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) FireHouse – Don’t Treat Me Bad

Buy Tyketto - Forever Young  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Tyketto - Forever Young  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Tyketto – Forever Young

Buy Diemonds - Our Song  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Diemonds - Our Song  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Diemonds – Our Song

Buy Heavy Pettin' - In and Out of Love  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Heavy Pettin' - In and Out of Love  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Heavy Pettin’ – In and Out of Love

Buy Shiraz Lane - Same Ol' Blues  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Shiraz Lane - Same Ol' Blues  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Shiraz Lane – Same Ol’ Blues

Buy H.E.A.T - Rise  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy H.E.A.T - Rise  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) H.E.A.T – Rise

Buy Richie Kotzen - You Can't Save Me  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Richie Kotzen - You Can't Save Me  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Richie Kotzen – You Can’t Save Me

Buy Burning Rain - Since I'm Loving You  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Burning Rain - Since I'm Loving You  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Burning Rain – Since I’m Loving You

Buy Hardcore Superstar - We Don't Celebrate Sundays  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Hardcore Superstar - We Don't Celebrate Sundays  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Hardcore Superstar – We Don’t Celebrate Sundays

Buy Heavens Edge - Skin to Skin  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Heavens Edge - Skin to Skin  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Heavens Edge – Skin to Skin

Buy Lizzy Borden - Me Against the World  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Lizzy Borden - Me Against the World  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Lizzy Borden – Me Against the World

Buy Enuff Z'Nuff - Fly High Michelle  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Enuff Z'Nuff - Fly High Michelle  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Enuff Z’Nuff – Fly High Michelle

Buy Thunder - She's So Fine  on iTunes or Apple MusicBuy Thunder - She's So Fine  on Amazon (and play it on any MP3 player) Thunder – She’s So Fine

Beds by Audionautix.

Transcript of the Show

[INTRO]

It’s all hair on deck! This is the annual tribute to the bands performing on the Monsters of Rock Cruise! So do what Autograph tells you, and turn up the radio!

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Autograph – Turn Up the Radio [Single Version] —————————————-

Whether you’re going to be on the 2020 Monsters of Rock Cruise or just wish you were, this is the best 2 hours you’ll experience before the cruise itself. Every song you’ll hear tonight will be played live on the deck of the hardest rocking ship to ever set sail in the Western Carribean. So get amped up for the cruise with the Hard, Heavy & Hair Show’s tribute to MORC 2020.

My name is Pariah Burke, and I’m your hard talking, heavy drinking, hairball of a horny hedonist host.

Thank you for joining me on this pre-cruise primer. In addition to truly great music, I’ve also got an interview you’re not going to want to miss from this guy:

[clip – BC interview]

That’s coming up a little later. Right now, it’s one of the headliners of the Cruise, Krokus, with “Screaming in the Night.”

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Krokus – Screaming in the Night
Lynch Mob – River Of Love
Faster Pussycat – House of Pain
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Faster Pussycat with “House of Pain” following “River of Love” by Lynch Mob.

Still coming up this hour is British Lion, Winger, Tesla, Doro, and more.

You’re listening to Hard, Heavy & Hair with me, Pariah Burke, and I’m paying tribute to the best of the nearly 50 bands and artists performing live on the 2020 Monsters of Rock Cruise.

Including this next one.

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Winger – Seventeen
Honeymoon Suite – New Girl Now
Doro – I Rule the Ruins
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That was the Teutonic titaness, Doro Pesch–she “Rules the Ruins.” Before Doro was “New Girl Now,” Honeymoon Suite’s biggest hit, and Winger with “Seventeen.” When the band plays that hit on the MORC ship, do you think 17 year-old girls will still throw themselves at 60-pushing Kip Winger?

Dads, watch your daughters closely.

Speaking of fast girls and fast rockers, this is Keel, “Speed Demon” on Hard, Heavy & Hair.

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Keel – Speed Demon
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Coming up is my interview with a guitar player you’ll see a lot of on the Monsters of Rock Cruise. Aboard ship he’ll be playing lead guitar in the Rare Hare jam backing up the sexy voice of Diemonds, Priya Panda, and, of course, he’ll be jumping around the stage with his main band, too. What band? What guitarist? Find out soon.

I’m Pariah Burke, helping you throw horns, stomp feet, and bang your head with Monsters of Rock like Tesla. Don’t worry: I won’t de-rock you.

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Tesla – Don’t De-Rock Me
British Lion – Lightning [Single Version] —————————————-

That was “Lightning” from the band British Lion, a musical project by Iron Maiden bassist and primary songwriter, Steve Harris.

British Lion is another artist you’ll see perform live on the high seas, and I do mean HIII-IIGH. There is so much smoking and drinking on the Monsters of Rock Cruise–there’s almost as much pot and booze onboard as there is sex and music! You can go sober, of course, and a lot of people do, but one thing you don’t want to do, is go with a monogamous partner. You’ll miss out a stunning array of hookups. Buuuuuuut that’s enough about that. The Hard, Heavy & Hair Show is archived, and some day I might go in for monogamy; I don’t want something I said on the air making it difficult for me take Monsters of Rock Cruise without this hypothetical future girl.

Besides, the Cruise is far from the only annual Rock and bangfest event.

Believe me, on the MORC cruise, you’re gonna want to stay up all night so you can rock out with your [sfx rooster] out.

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Slaughter – Up All Night
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“Up All Night” by Slaughter.

Next up is that interview with a Monster of Rock regular band member.

This is Black ‘N Blue “Nature of the Beach.”

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Black ‘n Blue – Nature of the Beach
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I recently sat down again with Black ‘N Blue guitarist Brandon Cook. Here’s how that conversation went.

[BC Interview – Part 1]

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Black ‘n Blue – Heat It Up! Burn It Out!
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[BC Interview – Part 1 (cont’d)]

I’ll have more from my interview with Black ‘N Blue guitarist Brandon Cook shortly.

Right now, let’s “Get It On” with Kingdom Come.

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Kingdom Come – Get It On (Single Edit)
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Keith St. John is currently singing for Kingdom Come, which means he’ll be fronting two bands on the 2020 Monsters of Rock cruise–Kingdom Come and Burning Rain. I couldn’t squeeze Burning Rain into this show, but I did put it in the part 2 you can stream on-demand right now. Oh, I didn’t mention that yet, did I?

You know, this is only part 1 of the Monsters of Rock Cruise tribute. There’s a part 2 that’s available only for streaming, and right now, at PariahRocks.com. This show is limited to a 2-hour time slot, and there are so many artists playing MORC 2020, that I just couldn’t fit them all on the show. So I put up for streaming a SECOND part to the tribute show! It’s the biggest hits from those artists I couldn’t fit on this regular show, artists like Firehouse, Burning Rain, Lizzy Borden, Y&T, Thunder, Enuff Z’Nuff, Shiraz Lane, Diamonds, and more! Stream the talk-free part 2 NOW from PariahRocks.com.

Once again, I’m talking to Black ‘N Blue guitarist Brandon Cook. A few minutes ago I played for you Black ‘N Blue’s “Head It Up, Burn It Out,” which is Brandon’s favorite BnB song to play live. I went on to ask him about what he wishes he could play live. Here’s what he had to say.

[BC Interview – Part 2]

Let’s give “Strange Things” a listen. And if you like it, go up to Brandon on the cruise, or to band leader Jamie St. James, and tell them you want to hear them play it live.

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Black ‘n Blue – Strange Things
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I’ll have more of my interview with Brandon Cook in a few minutes. Right now, this is another band that will perform live on the MORC cruise in February–Steelheart. I know Steelheart is a favorite for several of my listeners, so this is Steelheart’s biggest hit, a favorite of Hair fans the world over. Often mistakenly called “Angel Eyes” for obvious reasons, the actual title of this song from Connecticut-based Steelheart’s 1990 self-titled debut is “I’ll Never Let You Go”.

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Steelheart – I’ll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyeing
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This is the Hard, Heavy & Hair Show’s yearly pre-cruise show to get you ready for, or to help you feel about missing, the Monsters of Rock Cruise by playing only songs by the bands performing on the cruise.

Like this one from Extreme.

If you’re going to ignore my advice and go with a significant other, now’s the time to grab them.

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Extreme – More Than Words
Kix – Get It While It’s Hot
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Kix, “Get It While It’s Hot.”

You’ve heard parts of my recent interview with Black ‘N Blue guitarist Brandon Cook. We talked about Brandon being the Black ‘N Blue cheerleader. How very active he is on stage. What Black ‘N Blue songs he likes to play most live. And how he was surprised to find Black ‘N Blue co-founder and lead singer Jamie St. James staring at him in a record store. But there’s one important question I haven’t yet asked Brandon. Truth be told, as a BnB fan, I was afraid of the answer.

[BC Interview – Part 3 ]

That’s all for the excerpts from my interview with Monsters of Rock Cruise regular Black ‘N Blue guitarist and Rare Hare jammer Brandon Cook, but that’s far from the entire interview. To listen to the complete interview, or to watch it, because it was a video interview on my studio couch, visit PariahRocks.com and the show notes for Hard, Heavy & Hair number 237. You can also find the video interview on YouTube and the audio of the complete interview on every good
podcast platform by searching for my name, Pariah Burke, or Hard, Heavy & Hair.

These next two other bands represent the spiritual Metal aboard the Monsters of Rock Cruise 2020–Stryper and King’s X.

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Stryper – To Hell With the Devil
King’s X – Over My Head
White Trash – Apple Pie
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That was White Trash, a surprising inclusion on the Monsters of Rock Cruise 2020. A Hard Rock band with definite Punk and Ska elements, and, of course, the BadAss Brass brass section there. I still listen to their 1991 self-titled debut album front to back from time to time.

We’re almost to the end of Part 1 of the Hard, Heavy & Hair Show’s tribute to the 2020 Monsters of Rock Cruise. Remember that you can stream Part 2 right now from PariahRocks.com.

More importantly, come Friday, January 31st, THIS show will be available for on-demand streaming, too. So you can stream BOTH parts, all day, all night, and get yourself amped way, way up for the Monsters of Rock Cruise–if you’re sailing on it. If you’re NOT aboard, then listen to the streams of the show on-repeat to MENTALLY board the ship and escape to the world of hair!

I’m Pariah Burke. Your host and producer. Thank you for joining me.

Next week I’ll be back with another regular Hard, Heavy & Hair Show–one more before the beautiful but bodacious, loving yet lustful, Hard, Heavy & Hair Valentine’s Day show the following week. You don’t want to miss either show.

Speaking of that particular holiday, one last MORC artist is going to play us out on the Edge of a Broken Heart. This is Vixen.

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Vixen – Edge of a Broken Heart

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