A podcast about rock and/or roll.
The ROCK AND/OR ROLL podcast is truly outstanding. As a listener since early 2021, I have been consistently impressed with the quality of the show and the wealth of musical knowledge that BJ brings to each episode. This podcast has not only introduced me to incredible bands like Starz, Angel, Piper, Trigger, and Thin Lizzy, but it has also expanded my appreciation for rock music as a whole. BJ's passion for the music he discusses is evident in every episode, making it an enjoyable and enlightening experience.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is BJ's extensive knowledge and research. It is clear that he puts in a tremendous amount of effort to provide his listeners with accurate information about the bands and songs he covers. His attention to detail and ability to dig deep into the history of each artist sets this podcast apart from others in the genre. Whether discussing power pop, Cheap Trick, Soul Asylum, or any other topic, BJ's expertise shines through.
Another great aspect of this podcast is its ability to introduce listeners to new music. With each episode, I find myself discovering incredible bands and songs that I may not have come across otherwise. BJ's recommendations are always on point, and his enthusiasm for these lesser-known artists is contagious. The show acts as a gateway into a world of diverse rock music that will surely satisfy any fan.
While there aren't many negative aspects to mention about this podcast, some listeners may not always agree with BJ's opinions or musical taste. However, even if there are disagreements, there is no denying that every episode offers something valuable. Additionally, some listeners may find BJ's delivery to be a bit dry at times. However, his extensive knowledge more than makes up for any minor quibbles.
In conclusion, The ROCK AND/OR ROLL podcast is an absolute gem for fans of rock music. With its informative episodes and diverse range of topics covered, it offers a wealth of entertainment and musical discovery. BJ's dedication to his craft is evident in every episode, making this podcast a must-listen for any music aficionado. Whether you're a lifelong fan or just starting to explore the world of rock, this show is sure to satisfy your cravings for great music and intriguing conversation.
Originally released May 2015: This is the podcast you have heard about. This is the podcast you have read about. Soon you will be talking about the podcasting shock of the year: TWO MINUTE WARNING. On this episode BJ plays 50 songs that are each less than two minutes in length. After that...sudden death. PINK FLOYD - PIGS ON THE WING PART ONE 1:25 ELVIS COSTELLO - WELCOME TO THE WORKING WEEK 1:23 MEGA CITY FOUR - START 1:12 THE POOH STICKS - THE WORLD IS TURNING ON 1:51 PIXIES - TROMPE LE MONDE 1:48 DESCENDENTS - MARRIAGE 1:40 ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT - LIGHT ME 1:45 WIRE - OUTDOOR MINER 1:44 SUPERTRAMP - SURELY 1:03 CAT STEVENS - THE WIND 1:42 THE CLASH - THE LEADER 1:42 VIOLENT FEMMES - OLD MOTHER REAGAN 0:32 MISFITS - HYBRID MOMENTS 1:40 THE DICKIES - ELEVATOR (IN THE BRAIN HOTEL) 1:46 THE BONGOS - SPEAKING SANDS 0:28 THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - ITZCUINTLI-TOTZLI DAYS 1:24 NICK LOWE - YOU MAKE ME 1:48 THE GREENBERRY WOODS - LOVE SONGS 1:43 SAIGON KICK - ACID RAIN 1:39 FLOP - ANNE 1:51 LOVE NUT - BOB PINE 1:16 THE LEMONHEADS - BIT PART 1:51 JETHRO TULL - ONLY SOLITAIRE 1:27 AMBROSIA - HARVEY 1:29 PRIMAL SCREAM - VELOCITY GIRL 1:26 THE BOYS - USI 1:47 FAITH NO MORE - INTRODUCE YOURSELF 1:32 SUPERSUCKERS - DEAD MEAT 1:59 YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS - HOW MUCH ABOUT LAST NIGHT DO YOU REMEMBER 1:57 ANDREW WK - INTO THE CLEAR 1:33 THE MR T EXPERIENCE - WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME WHEN I DON'T LOVE YOU 1:17 BUDDY HOLLY - RAVE ON 1:50 THE KNACK - HOLD ON TIGHT AND DON'T LET GO 1:30 TOM WAITS - JOHNSBURG, ILLINOIS 1:34 FISCHER Z - SPIDERS 1:41 THE ENGLISH BEAT - CLICK CLICK 1:28 THE BEAT - WALKING OUT ON LOVE 1:46 SNUFF - WALK 1:52 TESLA - GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL 0:58 BIG STAR - I'M IN LOVE WITH A GIRL 1:48 NILSSON - BUY MY ALBUM 1:33 XTC - TRAFFIC LIGHT ROCK 1:40 CHIXDIGGIT - HENRY ROLLINS IS NO FUN 1:15 THE MUFFS - I'M A DICK 1:37 GUIDED BY VOICES - STRAWDOGS 1:18 GUIDED BY VOICES - AWFUL BLISS 1:13 WEEN - OH MY DEAR (FALLING IN LOVE) 1:57 THE BEATLES - I WILL 1:47 FUGAZI - GREAT COP 1:52 PINK FLOYD - PIGS ON THE WING PART TWO 1:25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day eleven: Heart - Desire Walks On (1993) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day ten: Heart - Brigade (1990) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day nine: Heart - Bad Animals (1987) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day eight: Heart - Heart (1985) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day seven: Heart - Passionworks (1983) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day six: Heart - Private Audition (1982) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day five: Heart - Bebe Le Strange (1980) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day four: Heart - Dog and Butterfly (1978) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day three: Heart - Little Queen (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day Two: Heart - Magazine (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day one: Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Straight from Santa's sack: twenty more rare AOR nuggets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released August 2015: BJ is joined by Fistful of Dave to discuss the early years of Metallica and to examine how the band's unique version of heavy metal developed over the course of the early demos and live performances. METALLICA - HIT THE LIGHTS (METAL MASSACRE 1ST PRESSING) METALLICA - HIT THE LIGHTS (METAL MASSACRE 2ND PRESSING) METALLICA - JUMP IN THE FIRE (LIVE IN SAN FRANSISCO OCT .1982) METALLICA - LET IT LOOSE (RON'S GARAGE DEMO MARCH 1982) METALLICA - METAL MILITIA (LIVE SAN FRANSISCO OCT. 1982) METALLICA - THE MECHANICS (POWER METAL DEMO) RUTHLESS - THE FEVER METALLICA - PHANTOM LORD (NO LIFE TIL LEATHER DEMO) METALLICA - WHIPLASH (LIVE: METAL UP YOUR ASS TAPE) EXODUS - WHIPPING QUEEN (1982 DEMO) TRAUMA - SUCH A SHAME (METAL MASSACRE II) METALLICA - NO REMORSE (KUSF DEMO) ANTHRAX - I'LL TAKE YOU THERE (LIVE 1982) METALLICA - MOTORBREATH METALLICA - THE FOUR HORSEMEN MEGADETH - MECHANIX METALLICA - ANASTHESIA (PULLING TEETH) (CLIFF'S FIRST SHOW) METALLICA - FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (CLIFF'S LAST SHOW) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released May 2017: Terry Means generously contributed $50 to the Nashville Rock n Pod Expo fund and in so doing garnered himself the opportunity to join BJ and Brian Sword for a "Worst of" episode of his choice and Terry chose KISS. Get ready to rock and roll all nite and part of every day as each of the three lists what he thinks are the five worst KISS songs of the seventies and the five worst KISS songs of the eighties. Ah yeah! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released April 1974: BJ and Brian Sword each pick their five least favorite Led Zeppelin songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BJ picks his favorite hair metal ballads? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Technical Ecstasy. Dave Walker. Necromandus. Johnny Blade. Van Halen. It was a long, drawn out process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released September 2016: For this second episode in our series on Iron Maiden BJ is joined by frequent guest Fistful of Dave for a discussion about the band's second album Killers released in 1981. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fistful of Dave returns as Dokken and Ratt battle it out for the pop metal crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Originally released July 2014: BJ helps celebrate KISSmas in July by sharing a diverse selection of songs which are all connected to KISS in some way. BOBBY RYDELL - KISSIN' TIME NEIL SCOTT - IT HAPPENED ALL OVER AGAIN BULLFROG BHEER - STANLEY THE PARROT CHELSEA - SILVER LINING MOLIMO - 1971 DEMO TOMORROW MORNING - FREEWHEELING THE HOLLIES - I WANNA SHOUT WICKED LESTER - SHE (ALTERNATE MIX) DUST - PULL AWAY/SO MANY TIMES SEAN DELANEY - BATON ROUGE THE SKATT BROS - DANCIN' FOR THE MAN THE ROLLING STONES - 2000 MAN GERARD MCMAHON - IS THAT YOU? CRAZY JOE AND THE VARIABLE SPEED BAND - EUGENE LIGHTNING - DISCO SYMPHONY ERIC CARR - SHANDI (AUDITION TAPE) BRYAN ADAMS - DON'T LEAVE ME LONELY TREASURE - TURN YOURSELF AROUND WARRIOR - GYPSY IN HER EYES ROBERT FLEISCHMAN - NEVER NEVER LAND XCURSION - NEVER AGAIN BAD AXE - WHAT DID I DO JOHN NORUM - BACK ON THE STREETS WHITE TIGER - STILL STANDING STRONG PIPER - DROP BY AND STAY BILLY SQUIER - CALLEY OH BLACKJACK - WELCOME TO THE WORLD ROZETTA - PICK ME UP 707 - MEGA FORCE (LIVE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Originally released April 2015: BJ examines the first ten years (or so) of a storied career. Rod Stewart played a pretty major role in the development of rock and roll before he forsook his artistry for the pomp and circumstance of pomp and circumstance. If you are unfamiliar with Rod's early work, solo and/or with the Faces, prepare to be impressed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There were 230 number one hit singles in the decade of the eighties. BJ counts down his top twenty favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There were 252 number one hits throughout the decade of the seventies. BJ picks his top 20 favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released March 2017: Jane Dornacker was a comedian, actress, singer, songwriter, mother. Approximately one million New Yorkers listened to her last words live on the radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 12, 2025 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Thin Lizzy's classic and foundational precursor to Jailbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BJ ranks the top 40 most played songs on classic radio this year, from favorite to his least favorite, and counts them down in reverse order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released December 2015: BJ counts down his top ten favorite albums of 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The streetwalkin' cheetah takes a walk on the wild side. Which icon will be crowned victorious? Jon Lamoreaux joins BJ for some meaningless fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released January 2016: BJ is joined by Joe Royland from Sit and Spin to discuss the great rock band Tesla and then each counts down his top ten favorite Tesla songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released May 2017: BJ is joined by friend Joe Royland for a discussion about that other Canadian power trio and each counts down his top ten favorite Triumph songs, or Triumph's Triumphs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day nineteen: Rush - Clockwork Angels (2012) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day eighteen: Rush - Snakes & Arrows (2007) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day seventeen: Rush - Vapor Trails (2002) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day sixteen: Rush - Test For Echo (1996) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day fifteen: Rush - Counterparts (1993) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day fourteen: Rush - Roll the Bones (1991) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day thirteen: Rush - Presto (1989) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day twelve: Rush - Hold Your Fire (1987) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day eleven: Rush - Power Windows (1985) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day ten: Rush - Grace Under Pressure (1984) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day nine: Rush - Signals (1982) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day eight: Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day seven: Rush - Permanent Waves (1980) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day six: Rush - Hemispheres (1978) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day five: Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day four: Rush - 2112 (1976) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day three: Rush - Caress of Steel (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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