Ramble On with Rosie

An examination of what I consider the greatest study of the human condition in a rock song. Racing in the Street by Bruce Springsteen. It's also my last episode as a podcast. I will still be occasionally posting things to my YouTube channel Ramble On with Rosie Lee and on my Instagram @rambleonwithrosie

An overview of Joey Ramone's solo career over the course of 2 albums and a single all released posthumously

Just a little over 5 years after their debut the Clash as they were known and loved swan song out of the music scene with their most successful album of all Combat Rock

3 years ago the final installment of the Thanos arc of the Marvel films came out. But on that 22 film journey that took over a decade we got our ears blessed by some great classic rock tunes. This episode is all about the tunes of the MCU which defined the scenes they appeared in or songs featured in the films that I just love 3000!

8 years ago this month the Record Store Day release of Live in London The Pogues with Joe Strummer came out. And since I've been wanting to talk about this album ever since I found it as part of the 30 Years Pogues anthology I figured now was a great time to talk about Joe's performance and collaboration with the Pogues both as fill in for Phil Chevron and stand in for Shane MacGowan

The Clash by the Clash turned 45 this past week and as the most essential punk album ever produced it deserved its own episode. So come find out some song history as well as analysis and small roast of an inaccuracy in a particular book on the Clash

An examination of Bruce's simultaneously released albums of Human Touch and Lucky Town by pairing a song from each together that explore similar themes and then exploring how Bruce treated each theme differently in the songs.

Which song have Rory Gallagher, Joe Strummer, and Little Steven all performed? If that song ever comes up in a trivia game after this episode you'll know the answer and a whole lot more... or should I say Moore given Thomas Moore wrote the song to commemorate his fallen college friends who died in the 1798 Rebellion.

An in depth look at the concert film Rory Gallagher Irish Tour 74 and its significance as well as the glory that is Rory in a live performance setting and one funny story about how Rory acquired a guitar that was twice his age almost.

Rory Gallagher's guitar playing goes without saying... but what about his lyric writing? This week we take a closer look at the words of the blue-eyed bluesman from the Emerald Isle.

Not to be mistaken for an American in Paris... this episode covers the songs recently released digitally as 'Cleveland Calling' Parts 1 + 2. With some minor tangents about some of the glories of Rory. Be that his influence on the likes of Brian May or his treatment of fans. Consider this your introduction to Rory Gallagher!

A song by song breakdown of Mickey Leigh's latest album Variants of Vibe with his band Mickey Leigh's Mutated Music and in which I try my best to get Mickey out of his brother Joey Ramone's very long shadow but the Ramones still come up. After all there's a cowritten song and an outright Ramones cover on this album

From Ramblin' Rose to Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes there's lots of songs about both girls named Rose and their floral namesake and today we take a look at those tunes that touched me the most that are all about Roses. So it's a little autobiographical via a musical vehicle cause music is the river the cannoe of life flows on for me!

Back in action to discuss the spirit of love this Valentines Day by shining a light on some musical romances that have stood the test of time as encouragement to couples to keep your love alive and to us single folks to remember that "love is real" cause we discuss the Boss, the Man in Black, a Beatle, and the bout damn time she gets inducted into the RnRHoF Ms Pat Benatar

An exploration of the music and lyrics of the greatest song ever driven! Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen!

It's long... but when you start listing everything that Jeffry Hyman aka Joey Ramone had stacked against him it takes a long time. But his story is one of such bravery and perseverance that it can't help but inspire!

The Ramones Leave Home and the world is never the same! Not only do they start the trend of absurdly long and vaguely ominous song titles that Fall Out Boy decades later would make a name for themselves doing The Ramones also honed their sound with this album that just had its 45th anniversary and carved out their place as the most musically influential punk rock act, a place that Rocket to Russia would make concrete. So let's look at the songs ranging from sweet to scary, from delightful go disturbing. And yes that can all happen in the same song!

An exploration of the influence of Tolkien's works on the world of music with as few digressions as I could manage as a massive Lord of the Rings nerd. Artists ranging from Jack Bruce and Joni Mitchell to Black Sabbath and Megadeth. And of course the kings of all rockin Ringers. Led bloody Zeppelin so maybe I should have called this episode Led of the Rings.

Jimmy Page was shattered after Led Zeppelin disbanded and he lost his friend John Bonham. Paul Rodgers was road weary and had quit AM Rock juggernaut Bad Company. But the Swan Song label mates became band mates and made some great music. Come here all about The Firm.

All about Paul Rodgers 'The Royal Sessions' at the legendary Royal Studios in the heart of Memphis!

In his career Paul Rodgers has done a few different homage projects, we take a look at his participation in tribute projects by others and his own endeavors that others came over to collaborate on including an album with just about every big name guitar player that was still alive in the 90s on it!

The band Free... before their megahit All Right Now. A history on the band and a breakdown of the first 2 albums. Tons of Sobs and Free

The best company is Bad Company and we'll be keeping company with their instant classic debut album Bad Co. And find out about how the magic of Headley Grange strikes again!

Celebrating birthday boys Southside Johnny and Miami Steve! Come hear about how Stevie Van Zandt put his heart and soul into the soul based rock band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes!

A celebration of the life and musical career of birthday boy Joe Walsh!

To celebrate World Kindness Day this past week we're discussing one of the kindest artist I've ever read about. Mr Joe Strummer of The Clash! Lots of quotes and inspiring stories of Kindness from the only man worth knowing. sorry you can hear my phone vibrate a couple times. My bad

A history of Led Zeppelin 4th album inside and out. From the old man to the mysterious symbols and of course the music itself!

The tragic history of Badfinger. A band notoriously mismanaged and driven to desperation by the business and "soulless bastard" Stan Polley a name that will live in infamy

A backstory on all 5 of the original Ramones and the band. Yes I said FIVE because the fifth Ramone Arturo Vega gets spotlighted for his contributions too. He revolutionized things almost as much as the musicians of the band. So come to Rock N Roll High School and learn about the five coolest guys from NYC.

Due to time constraints I decided to give y'all my history rather than discuss music history this week. Hope y'all don't mind. It's pretty unusual I'd think so check it out.

Bruce Springsteen does Punk better than the Punks because he's the Love Hope and Faith Punk. Not the nihilist. Cause in swampy New Jersey Punk doesn't happen to you, you happen to Punk.

One of the biggest reasons I love Bruce's songwriting so much is because he writes about real women, women with jobs and lives that exist beyond romance. Join me as we take a trip through some of his songs that do just this.

Bruce Springsteen as dancer. Both in his youth and his songs. Get read for an exploration of his songs that you can sway to, swing to, salsa and strip to.

The Boss has written a lot of songs, a lot of which other artists have covered, but today we consider all the songs that have been written by other artists that mention Bruce Springsteen either by name or lyrical reference

A look at the life and influence of Charlie Watts with some hysterical antecdotes from his life and some other important news from this week in the world of music and regarding my content. Enjoy y'all!

Discussing the depth of relational insight the Boss offers us through songs like Secret Garden, Brilliant Disguise, Tougher Than the Rest, and more exceptional songwriting.

A review of the new Killers album Pressure Machine with comparisons drawn but mainly focused on the delightfully nostalgic originality of Brandon Flowers and Co.

Discussing the song Sukiyaki, what the actual title should be, the artist who made it famous internationally, and Japanese Pop music development in the 50s and 60s

I discuss The Moody Blues and a concept for their first concept album (and one of the first concept albums ever) enjoy this journey into Days of Future Passed

The songs Bruce left on the cutting room floor that other artists went big with and let me warn you "outtakes from Darkness on the Edge of Town" is a sentence you'll hear quite a bit

Discussing the fascinating life of P.P. Arnold. Protege of Mick Jagger, girlfriend of Steve Marriott, First Lady of Immediate Records and a true underdog tale of faith, perseverance, and taking risks. An inspirational story of a woman of color succeeding in the 60s beyond even her own wildest imaginings.

Episode 1 where I discuss the nucleus of songs surrounding Bruce Springsteen's Thunder Road