Show 168 – Dark Thoughts, Bright Hopes

Show Notes

On this week’s show:

• Brand new Alice in Chains, Shinedown, Alice Cooper, Coheed and Cambria, Royal Tusk, Grand Design, Red Dragon Cartel, and guess who’s back.
• Rare hair from Victory, MSG, Orange Goblin, TNT, Rainbow, and more.
• Hits from Motley Crue, Lita Ford, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Dokken, Evanescence, and more!
• One of the new songs on this week’s show is a positive, encouraging portrayal of fighting depression. If you, or someone you know, suffers from depression, this song might bring a little comfort, especially since it was written for one of the band members who suffers with clinical depression.
• A real life Metal power couple breakup played out in dueling songs.
• The story of a metal musician who allegedly was channeling Satan and making objects fly around the room!
• An Alice Cooper mega-hit, a brand new performance from the live album Alice just dropped.
• A song two addicts wrote about getting clean and sober, about climbing back to the top and fixing your broken wings
• The first new song from celebrated Ozzy guitarist and Badlands founder Jake E Lee in 4 years.
• That Alice Cooper history lesson from Wayne’s World. Watch the video clip here.” target=”_blank”>Watch the video clip here.
• Depression hotlines:
  • United States: Hopeline, call or text 919-231-4525 or 877-235-4525
  • Canada: 1-800-273-TALK
  • United Kingdom: Samaritans National Lifeline UK & Ireland, call 116 123 or +44 (0) 8457 90 90 90
  • Jamaica: 1-888-429-KARE (5273
  • Hong Kong: The Samaritan Befrienders 2389 2222
  • Germany: International Helpline Berlin 030-44 01 06 07
  • Other hotlines around the world.” target=”_blank”>Other hotlines around the world.
• Rock biographies discussed on the show:
  • Motley Crue: The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band on Amazon and on iBooks
  • Bobbie Brown: Dirty Rocker Boys on Amazon and on iBooks
  • Jim Morrison: No One Here Gets Out Alive on Amazon and on iBooks

Playlist

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Faster Pussycat – Don’t Change That Song

Victory – Chicks on Display

Salty Dog – Come Along

Rainbow – Lost In Hollywood

Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name

Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing

Red Sun Rising – Veins

Mötley Crüe – In the Beginning

Mötley Crüe – Shout at the Devil

Aerosmith – Amazing

Dokken – Dream Warriors

Michael Schenker Group – On and On

Evanescence – Call Me When You’re Sober

Seether – Breakdown

TNT – 10.000 Lovers (In One)