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The ramblings of an aging music fanatic.

Old Head Podcast


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 34m AVG DURATION
    • 220 EPISODES


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    Slashed & Mashed: The Best of Layne Staley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 119:26


    Join us as we celebrate the music of one of our favorite vocalists of all time by creating our version of the ultimate Layne Staley compilation.

    Cranked & Ranked: NOFX

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 146:06


    Join us as we rank the entire discography* of a seminal punk band that is a long-time favorite for Old Head and a brand-new favorite for Eddie Sparxx.     *All the major album and EP releases. They put out a lot of stuff.

    Cranked & Ranked: Top 10 Albums of 1997

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 149:01


    Our top 10 favorite albums of 1997 plus a buttload of tangents.

    C&R Sidebar: Rockstar P*nis Chart

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 105:39


    We're back! It's time for the long-awaited climax to the "C*ck Trilogy"!

    Cranked & Ranked: Dangerous Toys

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 93:56


    Join us as we rank the unfortunately small discography of Old Head's hometown heroes.

    Slashed & Mashed: Judas Priest - "Ramming Speed"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 76:57


    Join us as we create our own version of the lost Twin Turbos album by combining two of our favorite Judas Priest albums into one ultimate 80s metal party.

    Cranked & Ranked: D.R.I.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 119:10


    Hardcore Punk? Crossover Thrash? You buy one, you get one free!

    Cranked & Revisited: KISS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 214:13


    Join us for our first ever re-ranking and see how our KISS album rankings have changed four years later.

    Cranked & Ranked: Top 10 Albums of 2000

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 95:42


    Our top 10 favorite albums of the year 2000.

    Cranked & Ranked: The Beatles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 157:28


    Rank The Beatles.. Please Rank Me.. A Hard Days Rank..

    Cranked & Ranked: Old Friends, New Sh*t (Metallica, Judas Priest, Green Day, Pearl Jam...)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 146:22


    It's time to reconnect with old friends as we rank the recent releases from past C&R rankees.

    Cranked & Ranked: Linkin Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 114:42


    Kicking off 2025 with one of the biggest bands of this millennium.

    Cranked & Ranked Holiday Special 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 110:56


    Join us as we wrap up the year by ranking the Cadbury Heroes assorted chocolates!

    Slashed & Mashed: Faith No More - "Introducing Chuck Mosley"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 87:31


    Join us as we celebrate the Chuck Mosley era of Faith No More by creating the ultimate combination of two under-appreciated albums.

    Cranked & Ranked: Jane's Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 87:28


    Join us as we rank the small yet impactful discography of one of the most influential bands to come out of the 80s alternative rock scene.

    C&R: SAGE Album Release Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 64:35


    In case you didn't know, Eddie Sparxx is in a band! Their debut album comes out 11/28/24. Join us for a very special C&R chat with SAGE about their album, Blinded.

    Cranked & Ranked: Top 10 EPs of All Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 130:44


    Our top 10 favorite EPs of all time!

    Slashed & Mashed: Iron Maiden - "Remember Di'Anno"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 71:24


    Slashing and mashing the first two Iron Maiden albums into one ultimate Paul Di'Anno Maiden celebration.

    Cranked & Ranked: Napalm Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 122:54


    Join us as we rank all 16 studio albums from grindcore pioneers, Napalm Death!

    Slashed & Mashed / Cranked & Ranked: Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 100:39


    Welcome to the first ever combination Slashed & Mashed and Cranked & Ranked! Join us as we rank the 2 albums from Rob Halford's 90s band Fight while also creating the ultimate Fight album.

    Cranked & Ranked: Eddie Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 114:27


    We're finally back and we've got two tickets to paradise aka listening to us rank all of Eddie Money's albums.

    C&R Sidebar: Young Head's Old Sh*t ('93-'94)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 115:48


    Come listen to Old Head absolutely embarrass himself as he plays Eddie Sparxx some of his old home recorded songs from the 90s.

    Cranked & Ranked: Ghost

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 81:18


    Come listen to Old Head mispronounce every Ghost album title.

    Cranked & Ranked: Top 10 Albums of 1970

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 120:48


    Our top 10 favorite albums of 1970.

    Cranked & Ranked: Enter Shikari

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 118:35


    Eddie Sparxx introduces Old Head to a more recent British band...

    C&R Sidebar: Reviewculous 2 (Electric BoogaLulu)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 141:10


    Once again the dudes consult the Metal Archives and react to some ridiculous album reviews.

    Cranked & Ranked: Flotsam and Jetsam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 138:50


    Join us for a jam-packed C&R where we manage to rank all 14 Flotsam and Jetsam albums in one episode and somehow resurrect Gilbert Gottfried in the process.

    Grooved & Removed: Ugly Kid Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 97:36


    1 band. 5 albums & 2 EPs. 1 song from each must go...

    Cranked & Ranked: Silverchair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 110:19


    Join us as we rank the under-appricated (everywhere except Australia) discography of the teenage grunge-rockers who progressed into an overall fantastic band and then called it quits.

    Slashed & Mashed: Tony Martin Black Sabbath

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 129:44


    1 singer + 5 albums + a butt-load of tangents = 1 ultimate compilation. 

    Cranked & Ranked 4th Anniversary - Revisiting Episode 1: Nirvana

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 172:48


    Join us as we celebrate 4 years of Cranked & Ranked by revisiting our very first episode.

    Cranked & Ranked: Aerosmith - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 124:19


    The tangent-filled conclusion to our Aerosmith ranking. You don't want to miss a thing.

    Cranked & Ranked: Aerosmith - part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 77:52


    We're back in the saddle again with part 1 of our two-part Aerosmith album ranking!

    C&R Sidebar: "Reviewculous" - Negative Classic Album Reviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 133:33


    Once again the dudes consult the Encyclopaedia Metallum and react to some ridiculous negative user reviews of otherwise beloved albums.

    Cranked & Ranked: Warrant

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 136:27


    Join us as we dive into the discography of one of the last big bands of the 80's "hair metal" era.

    Cranked & Ranked: Ted Nugent

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 111:01


    They said it would never happen, but here it is. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a wild ride with the dudes as they collide head-on with the discography of the Motor City Madman.

    Slashed & Mashed: Van Hagar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 98:36


    Join the dudes as they use their powerful slashing and mashing skills to construct the ultimate Sammy Hagar era Van Halen compilation.

    Cranked & Ranked: Machine Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 136:26


    Robb Flynn and company get the C&R treatment.

    Cranked & Ranked: Top 10 Albums of 1993

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 123:23


    Our top 10 favorite albums of 1993.

    Cranked & Ranked: Ozzy Osbourne - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 118:34


    The second half of our Ozzy Osbourne solo album ranking.

    Cranked & Ranked: Ozzy Osbourne - part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 88:55


    The first half of our Ozzy Osbourne solo album ranking.

    C&R Sidebar: (untitled)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 111:17


    The plan was to have no plan. Join us for our first ever totally improvised show where we wind up talking about metal mascots and reacting to other people's album reviews.

    Cranked & Ranked: Rage Against The Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 101:34


    Billionaires, military lasers, and the small yet killer discography of one of the greatest bands of the 90's.

    Cranked & Ranked: Led Zeppelin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 135:00


    Prepare to have your balls soothed by the return of Cranked & Ranked and our ranking of one of the most influential rock bands of all time!

    OLD HEAD 5th Anniversary Livestream Celebration/Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 112:16


    For those who prefer to just listen, here is the audio from my 5th Anniversary livestream Q&A. Cranked & Ranked returns next week!

    Cranked & Ranked Holiday Special 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 146:11


    Join us as we wrap up the year by ranking our top 10 rock/metal Christmas albums, take a delicious trip down Quality Street, get completely sidetracked by the Chicago discography, and somehow stumble upon our newest inside joke.

    C&R Sidebar: The Top 10 Songs of Our Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 138:43


    Join us as we each discuss our 10 most influential, life-changing songs.

    Cranked & Ranked: Ludichrist / Scatterbrain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 88:32


    Crossover thrash? Funk metal? Air Bud? We cover all of that and more in our ranking of one unique under-appreciated killer band that became two unique under-appreciated killer bands.

    Cranked & Ranked: Heart - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 95:18


    What about Heart! Don't you want to listen to us rank the rest of their albums?

    Cranked & Ranked: Heart - part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 102:02


    The Wilson sisters get Cranked & Ranked.

    Slashed & Mashed: Limp Bizkit - Significant Starfish

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 66:25


    Nobody asked for it, but here we are... Join us as we take 2 classic nu metal albums and combine their powers to create the ultimate Bizkit banger! You're welcome.

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