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Regarding...SeriesS4. Episode 2. Turn To DustEpisode 2: Turn to DustThis week, your Regarding...Slang hosts Wolfie, Scotzo, podcasting overlord Corey, and Chaz are joined by podcaster, author, composer, and honorary CMPU sex symbol Scott Haskin, as they take on Slang’s second track proper: “Turn to Dust.”But before we get to the track, there’s a detour through podcasting lore and technical BS, Wolfie's famous Westport "blue parties", screenplays about Jaws, birthday tributes to Kevin Brown, and the legal limitations of sentence...rape(?) - we're against it - in rock lyrics. It’s Season 4. You knew what this was when you sign...2025-07-211h 34
Regarding...SeriesS4. Episode 1. Truth?Welcome back to Season 4 of the Regarding…Series of podcasts, the fan-based critical evaluation podcast where we listen to albums that require real effort to get through. Albums where the artists need their fans to invest a little more than a casual listen to comprehend or even mildly appreciate what they were trying to achieve.This season, your hosts Chaz Charles, Greg “Wolfie” Wolfe, and Scott D. Monroe and joined by CMPU podcasting legend Corey Morrissette as cohost for the dive headfirst into Def Leppard’s most polarizing release: Slang.Episode 1: Truth?This season opene...2025-07-081h 32
Regarding...SeriesS4. Episode 1. Truth?Welcome back to Season 4 of the Regarding…Series of podcasts, the fan-based critical evaluation podcast where we listen to albums that require real effort to get through. Albums where the artists need their fans to invest a little more than a casual listen to comprehend or even mildly appreciate what they were trying to achieve.This season, your hosts Chaz Charles, Greg “Wolfie” Wolfe, and Scott D. Monroe and joined by CMPU podcasting legend Corey Morrissette as cohost for the dive headfirst into Def Leppard’s most polarizing release: Slang.Episode 1: Truth?This season opener is equal parts nostalgic concert chatter, hon...2025-07-081h 32
Rush Rash with Chaz N SchatzEpisode 69. I Think I'm Going BaldThe Rash - Chaz, Schatz, Janine Schwarz, Greg "Wolfie" Wolfe, and Eddie Hulse of Say Watt Sound listen to Rush's version of our track!And as always, we don't want you to forget rushvault.com and our friends at RushIsABand.com, as well as our sponsors Danforth & Pape. The Scratch List - go see these bands and scratch that itch to hear Rush music live!!UKScotlandMoving Pictures ScotlandRUSHfest ScotlandEnglandLeoni Jane KennedyJump Marquee Square Heroes North AmericaUSAYYNOTSecond ContactSteel RevengeSolar FederationAccidental BreakdownRush ArchivesMood Lifters2025-05-191h 34
Regarding...SeriesS3. E19 CODA: Apologies to GaryEpisode 19. Chaz has an epiphany and assembles the Regarding...Panel one more time to clear the air and make things right with the lead singer of the third iteration of Van Halen, Mr. Gary Cherone. Join Scotzo, Wolfie, Kevin Brown, and Josh Michael as they hear Chaz’ case and weigh in with their own observations, opinions, and critique. Not your usual show, and one you don't want to miss - despite the lack of Kendall Mints coverage. And hey...one more shameless plug for our excellent new site: regardingvh3.com.Remember, Van Halen III Redux is the work o...2025-05-051h 12
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 18. Wrap PanelEpisode 18. Our EPIC season wrap with a star studded panel to review the whole album - one more time. You guessed it, we're doing the necessary, listening so you don't have to, asking "How Many Say Why" one last time, and leading the the debut of or excellent new site: regardingvh3.com.Remember, Van Halen III Redux is the work of Seaside Pod Review, Tom Petty Project, and Ultimate Catalog Clashpodcast host Kevin Brown and producer Scott D. Monroe, our own Scotzo. Listen to their Redux version of VHIII that's lighter, leaner, and in some circles a means to salvaging the disc a producer in a different circumstance might have produced. Ahem.Season 3 of the Regarding...Series - Welcome to the ultimate rediscovery of Van Halen’s most controversial alb...2025-04-083h 12
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 17. Neworld (Redux 2.0)Episode 17. Redux 2.0...Threats delivered...Scotzo & Kevin Brown delight the world with the debut of Neworld (Redux 2.0) Van Halen III RE-Reimagined. Taking all the feedback they've gleaned from guests and online comments, we get an even more coherent treatment of what Van Halen III could have been. We take it all in track-by-track, and share the new version with the world: Van Halen III Redux 2.0 on YouTube. And as a bonus, you can now visit our companion website and keep the dream alive: Regarding VHIII Site.A trilogy of Aristotelian hubris and a thesis on the defense of...2025-03-172h 08Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 16. Regarding Wings, Manifestos, and a Trilogy of HubrisEpisode 16. Go Boneless...A bonus episode where Scott "Mini-Manifesto" Monroe unloads and revisits our past three seasons pulling a golden thread that ties three otherwise random works of rock-obscurea together through the Regarding...Boneless Framework. That and a boneless jurist prudence update to keep your legal briefs stuffed and ready for saucin'. Scotzo even throws in a new track: Regarding Boneless Wings!A trilogy of Aristotelian hubris and a thesis on the defense of bonelessness as a state of mind, the Regarding...Series serves to validate your boneless desires and sets great boneless expectations for your listening...2025-03-041h 25
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 16. Go BonelessEpisode 16. Go Boneless...A bonus episode where Scott "Mini-Manifesto" Monroe unloads and revisits our past three seasons pulling a golden thread that ties three otherwise random works of rock-obscurea together through the Regarding...Boneless Framework. That and a boneless jurist prudence update to keep your legal briefs stuffed and ready for saucin'. Scotzo even throws in a new track: Regarding Boneless Wings!A trilogy of Aristotelian hubris and a thesis on the defense of bonelessness as a state of mind, the Regarding...Series serves to validate your boneless desires and sets great boneless expectations for your listening...2025-03-031h 25Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 15. Van Halen IVEpisode 15. Van Halen IV...oh what tho could have been. Scotzo, Chaz, and Wolfie are joind by the Dave & Dave Unchained boys for a wild ride through the missed expectations and fan let down that was the hype, lead up to, and ultimate WTF it's over ending for the VHIII iteration of the band, as they were on the path to delivering a second record with Gary Cherone. Based on what we know, should it remain "in the stinker", or should some WB executive's kid dig the Van Halen "Love" CD out of that box in the garage from...2025-02-181h 56
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 15. VHIVEpisode 15. Van Halen IV...oh what tho could have been. Scotzo, Chaz, and Wolfie are joind by the Dave & Dave Unchained boys for a wild ride through the missed expectations and fan let down that was the hype, lead up to, and ultimate WTF it's over ending for the VHIII iteration of the band, as they were on the path to delivering a second record with Gary Cherone. Based on what we know, should it remain "in the stinker", or should some WB executive's kid dig the Van Halen "Love" CD out of that box in the garage from...2025-02-171h 56
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 14. That's Why I Love YouEpisode 14. That’s Why I Love You with special guest CJ Chilvers, author of The Van Halen Encyclopedia. Yep, Scotzo, Chaz, and Wolfie have delivered a bonus episode that cleans things up by serving up the scraps. This is a track left on the cutting room floor in favor of Josephina. Was that a good decision? Was there more to it? A robust discussion, a "lost" Mitch Malloy take, and CJ's discussion with Mitch about the same, and a world exclusive debut of How Many Say Why.
Remember, Van Halen III Redux is the work of Seaside Pod Review, ...2025-02-031h 43Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 13. How Many Say IEpisode 13. How Many Say I with special guests Scott Haskin of The Haskin Cast and Alan Schatzberg of RushRash! Join your officially pardoned co-hosts Scotzo, Chaz, and Wolfie for an energetic and accomplished feeling discussion on the most unique Van Halen track ever committed to the universe. This is the last song on Van Halen III, and it's the most fun we've ever had with a single conversation! All that, a plate of regular wings, and a special Kool-Aid cut from the boys at Dave & Dave Unchained!
Remember, Van Halen III Redux is the work of Seaside Pod Review, ...2025-01-212h 05
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 12. Primary / Ballot or the BulletEpisode 12. Primary / Ballot or the Bullet featuring Chris Airey of Project EVH! Join your ever colluding and conspiratorial co-hosts Scotzo, Chaz, and Wolfie for a lively discussion on some of the greasiest, stankiest sitar and guitar playing you’ve ever heard. Chris has written extensively covering Ed’s playing continuously since 2014. He’s got a lot to say on these tracks and the album as a whole. This was a conversation so good, we did it twice!
Remember, Van Halen III Redux is the work of Seaside Pod Review, Tom Petty Project, and Ultimate Catalog Clashpodcast host Kevin Brown and producer Scott D. Monroe, our own Scotzo. Listen to their Redux version of VHIII that's...2025-01-072h 05
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 11. Album Commentary with Greg RenoffEpisode 11. Album Commentary with author and Van Halen Historian Greg Renoff. As one of the most celebrated chroniclers of rock ‘n’ roll excess, Greg has a particular point of view when it comes to Van Halen III, and he’s not afraid to express it. Join your intrepid cohosts Scotzo and Chaz (Wolfie couldn't make it,) as they take in this episode that’s part history lesson, part rock and roll therapy session with the man who helped Ted Templeman tell his story, and has heard it all from those that know along the way. A man with a deep conn...2024-12-172h 01
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 10. Year To The DayEpisode 10. Year To The Day featuring none other than the Mad Reduxer himself, Kevin Brown of The Tom Petty Project, The Seaside Pod Review, The Ultimate Catalog Clash and the forthcoming Rock Court! Join your ever diligent, vigilant, and integrus co-hosts Scotzo, Chaz, and Wolfie for an animated discussion on Edward's blusiest guitar composition, and whether that works with all that vocal, lyrics, presentation stuff...and does the Redux do anything to add glitter to make things gold?? The Mad Reduxer himself contemplates reduxing the redux...and more.
Remember, Van Halen III Redux is the work of Seaside Pod Review...2024-11-301h 50
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 9. JosephinaEpisode 9. Josephina featuring Sean and Todd McGinity of The Sean Geek and Fast Fret Podcast, and Kelsey Van Halen of And The Podcast Will Rock fame! Join your ever chipper and open-minded co-hosts Scotzo, Chaz, and Wolfie, as they dive deep with our guests on a song that several of our co-hosts and guests had a strong opinion on coming into the discussion. The discussion is spirited and pointed and balanced, as always. This is a crowd that knows how to command the microphone. Tune in for a fun listen through a polarizing track.
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Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 8. Fire In The HoleEpisode 8. Fire In The Hole featuring. Eric Senich of the Booked on Rock Podcast and the Van Halen News Desk. Join your intrepid co-hosts Scotzo, Chaz, and Wolfie, as they get Eric’s unique perspective and appreciation for everything Ed did. Many questions get raised and many answers kicked around, and one thing is for certain, our digressions stay on point. This is one of the most focused discussions yet, and Wolfie makes voting difficult, with this track, perhaps the most finished and finessed Van Hagar style track on the record. The Redux version becomes an influencer when it co...2024-10-222h 08
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 7. OnceEpisode 7. Once featuring Dave Criblez from the Dave And Dave Unchained Van Halen Podcast. Join Scotzo, Wolfie and Chaz as they get Dave’s inside take on what was going on with Van Halen at the time through Dave’s interviews with the band, his time on press junkets with Warner Brothers, and the insights gleaned from being in a room full of A&R people and execs listening to Van Halen’s most challenging work. Dave’s interviews with Ed, Gary, and even Diamond Dave make for some healthy digressions, those of the type you’ve come to count on in...2024-10-072h 26
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 6. Dirty Water DogEpisode 6. Dirty Water Dog featuring the founding editor of UltimateClassicRock.com, Matthew Wilkening. Join Scotzo, Wolfie and Chaz as they take in all of Matthew's stories of Van Helen interviews and insider status during the time the album was being made.
Having spoken directly with the band on several occasions, he has a lot to share. Matthew is also a fan and his appreciation of Van Halen shows he's a fan of all iterations of the band, and someone who can appreciate an artists more challenging works. We talk at length about the article and interview he wrot...2024-09-241h 41
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 6. Dirty Water DogEpisode 6. Dirty Water Dog featuring the founding editor of UltimateClassicRock.com, Matthew Wilkening. Join Scotzo, Wolfie and Chaz as they take in all of Matthew's stories of Van Helen interviews and insider status during the time the album was being made. Having spoken directly with the band on several occasions, he has a lot to share. Matthew is also a fan and his appreciation of Van Halen shows he's a fan of all iterations of the band, and someone who can appreciate an artists more challenging works. We talk at length about the article and interview he wrote and published at t...2024-09-241h 41
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 5. From AfarEpisode 5. From Afar featuring Gary Cherone Superfan Alyssa, creator and curator of the Extreme Fan Page ExtremeTakeUsAlive on Twitter. Join Scotzo, Wolfie and Chaz as they take Alyssa along on their journey through this next track off Van Halen III.
Alyssa's passion for Gary's artistry, and her Extreme knowledge and appreciation of Van Halen take the guys to a place no one expected Chaz to end up. Is that a good thing or bad? We get a lot of inside scoop on Gary's side projects, like his Who cover band, and his work with his brother, and...2024-09-041h 46
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 4. One I WantEpisode 4. One I Want featuring CJ Chilvers, author of The Van Halen Encyclopedia I, II and coming soon...III! Saddle up with Scotzo, Wolfie and Chaz as they take CJ along on their journey through this next track off Van Halen III.
CJ's knowledge and insider status are beyond most mere mortal Van Halen fans. Our hosts go deep with CJ, uncovering factoids and tid-bits that will have you shaking your damn head. What was the chatter on the Van Halen list serve at the time VHIII was coming into being? What happened to the music video...2024-08-061h 47
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 3. Without YouEpisode 3. Without You featuring Corey Morrissette and Mark Camire from And The Podcast Will Rock. Join Scotzo, Wolfie and Chaz as they take Mark & Corey through the paces with the first divisive track off Van Halen III, the first single from the album, Without You.
Most commonly known as the "most Van Halen" track on the album in that it was recorded by Eddie as a demo when they first hooked up with Gary, and we know for historical fact that all of the members of the band contributed to the final recorded work. Does it live up to the Ca...2024-07-232h 00Rush Rash with Chaz N SchatzEpisode 36. Freeze (Part IV of Fear)In another weird convergence of events and a crossing of the ethereal streams, Chaz and Shatz welcome Greg “Wolfie” Wolfe and Scotzo Monroe, Chaz’ co-hosts on the Regarding…Series of podcasts, where the hosts listen to albums so the listener doesn’t have to. The show has featured Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, and Roger Waters’ Dark Side of the Moon Redux. And since Chaz is technically a guest on this episode, Schatz takes the lead seat. Join us as we:
Learn the genesis of the Regarding…Series and why these guys thought it was a good idea to create...2024-07-211h 51
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 2. NeworldEpisode 2. Neworld: from the official show notes of show creative Scott D. Monroe...is essentially our "intro" episode with just the three hosts, heavy on historical context, each hosts’ memories of the VH3 album and the tour; and overall opening thoughts on the album/era, and whether each host is open to changing their mind by the end of the podcast... Who the fuck knows if that's going to happen. With clowns to the left, and jokers to the right, and diversions and digressions galore, How Many Say Why?
Listeners of And The Podcast Will Rock will come to he...2024-07-092h 04
Regarding...SeriesS3. Episode 1. And The Podcast Will Rock Van Halen III Rankings Live ShowSeason 3. of the Regarding...Series goes where no Fonzarelli has gone before, jumping the pod and crossing streams into the depths of the CMPU with Mark Camire and the genuine article himself, the real Corey Morrissette. Join us as Scotzo and Chaz help the boys at And The Podcast Will Rock put Van Halen III to the final discussion on their venerated podcast. (Wolfie is nothing if not integrus, staying home to maintain his VHIII virginity.) The backstory - as Corey and Mark wind down their listen through the 128-song Van Halen catalog, Van Halen...2024-06-301h 54
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 11. Why Roger PanelBu bum, bu bum, bu bum, bu bum...do you smell that? It's the madness we refer to as Regarding...The Season Wrap: our round table discussion of Roger Waters' Dark Side of the Moon Redux...a cavalcade of podcasting stars join Chaz and Wolfie on this truly final listen to one of the most questionable reduxings of all time, which should leave you, intrepid listener, feeling freshly reduxed and ready for a shower.
Join the conversation with Alan "The Schatz" Schatzberg from RushRash, along with the Sexiest Man in Podcasting, Scott Haskin of The HaskinCast, and...2024-06-032h 00
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 10. EclipseThe madness comes in for a landing with this, the tenth episode of Regarding Roger. Masters of Digression Chaz and Wolfie go all out in this drain-bamaged diversionary listen-through of the epic classic rock radio track Eclipse, the last track on Dark Side of the Moon. Redux follows suit, and thus we conclude the heavy lifting of season two, listening to Dark Side of The Moon Redux for the listener, so the listener doesn’t have to.
Join our hosts as they meander through Spotify rankings of Pink Floyd versus so many other artists we forget how ma...2024-04-221h 25
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 9. Brain DamageIn this break-one-off episode, hosts Chaz and Wolfie find some satisfaction and forego the courtesy flush while listening to the track Brain Damage from both the original and the Redux version of Pink Floyd's iconic "Dark Side of the Moon."
What a relief as the Digressionary Duo bust off some pent-up cheek-sneaks and bask in the after-glow of a number that ain't such a stinker after all. There's only one nasal cavity like Roger's, and he proves it's still his main instrument on this one. A tasty little track, but is it good enough to finally answer t...2024-04-091h 25Rush Rash with Chaz N SchatzEpisode 25. Grand DesignsChaz and Schatz are thrilled to present our continuing Rushian Author Series. Fresh in the footsteps of Kevin J. Anderson, we get another long-standing Case 2112 in the Rush Rash Containment Unit - author, personal pilot, and overall Rush devotee Len Roberto.
Len is a Rush fan from way back who published an indie book for himself and his friends: A Simple Kind Mirror: The Lyrical Vision of Rush. Like most things done with the best intent, his labor-of-love book took on a life of its own with the Rush community. We hear how recently departed Rush "family"...2024-04-071h 40
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 8. Any Colour You LikeIn this thought-provoking, WTF episode of Regarding...Roger, hosts Chaz Charles and Greg "Wolfie" Wolfe dive deep into the track Any Colour You Like from both the original and the Redux version of Pink Floyd's iconic "Dark Side of the Moon." The digressionary duo embarks on a lively and detailed analysis of the new interpretations and additions Roger Waters has made to the classic instrumental piece, making time to analyze the lyrics as well...as they should. They explore Waters' commentary on themes such as nationality, sexuality, and the symbolism behind flags, tying these to the current societal context with...2024-03-171h 19
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 8. Any Colour You LikeIn this thought-provoking, WTF episode of Regarding...Roger, hosts Chaz Charles and Greg "Wolfie" Wolfe dive deep into the track Any Colour You Like from both the original and the Redux version of Pink Floyd's iconic "Dark Side of the Moon."
The digressionary duo embarks on a lively and detailed analysis of the new interpretations and additions Roger Waters has made to the classic instrumental piece, making time to analyze the lyrics as well...as they should. They explore Waters' commentary on themes such as nationality, sexuality, and the symbolism behind flags, tying these to the current...2024-03-171h 19
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 7. Us and ThemAnother heroic and historic episode of the podcast that listens so you don't have to...with a magical and golden crossing of the podcast streams complete with Alan "Schatz" Schatzberg from RushRash, and our hosts crashing Schatz' gig before teleporting his azz back into this show. The streaming circle is complete with this wiz-bang mash up unlike any episode of the Regarding...Series before it.
In an incredibly brilliant cunning stunt on the Deep Dive Podcast Network, even if we do say so ourselves, Regarding...Roger and RushRash have crossed streams to create a fluid and flowing...2024-01-221h 39Rush Rash with Chaz N SchatzEpisode 19. New World ManThis is the land of digression…welcome to a first for the Deep Dive Podcast Network…a crossing of the streams, a golden mash-up, unlike anything you’ve ever heard as we port Greg “Wolfie” Wolfe from the Regarding Roger Podcast into the clinic for the full treatment, and two podcasts become one! It’s a bowlful of laughs as we blend formats and ketchup with our brother in prog-casting, Heinz 57 Style.
The Regarding…Series of podcasts, they listen to the most challenging works in rock so you don’t have to! Tune in and listen to Chaz and Wolfie l...2024-01-141h 58
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 6. MoneyRoger! Get back, I’m alright Jack, keep your hands off my Dark Side of the Moon! Fakk, Chaz and Wolfie get beat over the head with some heavyweight add-on to the song Money…where the saxophone solo and the guitar solos go…and more than ever we ask…why Roger, why?
Join our cohosts as they dig on listening to the entirely unchanged original epic track, on headphones, with plenty of mints on hand…cool baby, and waxing nostalgic for Gordon Gecco and a message the guys don’t think they missed the first time, and a new messag...2024-01-081h 34
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 5. The Great Gig in the SkyEnquiring minds want to know...what do you get when you take the "Happiest Accident on the Album" (The Great Gig in the Sky) and mash it up with stories about Roger Waters' dead "friends"?? You get The Great Gig in the Sky Redux, the fifth mortally questionable track from Roger Waters' Dark Side of the Moon Redux...
We're in middle-row purgatory, wedged between 4 songs that left us scratching our heads, and 5 more we're scared to ask to move so we can get up and use the lav. Why are the new versions always longer??
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Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 4. TimeTicking away the moments that make up the dull new track...whoops...spoiler...Chaz & Wolfie get woke as a joke to the sounds of the new Time, versus the sublime subtleties and boneless silky guitar mastery of the original track. (Even that bass player turns in an iconic performance...) Seriously...four tracks in on Roger's Redux Moon and the guys finally find some music. They manage to keep it zipped for most of it and just listen, okay, that's not true, and there are disturbing tales of rest-stop ketchup & coke, a moving tribute to the man who told someone...2023-12-041h 36
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 3. On the RunChaz & Wolfie are back to listening to sound effects with the third track off 1973's Dark Side of the Moon - the *light your rockship joints* auditory journey through the TSA feel up, pat down, cavity search and run through the concourse of your mind that is the frantic On the Run.
Roger really does something different with the redux version, and our co-hosts end up further down the rabbit hole of philosophical contemplation and confusion. While several moments of clarity are achieved...wait...were they? Maybe it was all a dream? Why Roger, why? One, two...2023-11-161h 23
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 2. Breathe (In the Air)Chaz & Wolfie go far afield listening to the first real full song from Roger Waters' Dark Side of the Moon Redux - Breathe (In the Air). Comparing the new work to the original, our co-hosts lean in and find some fun facts about the original and Wolfie discovers an old Floydian thread that Roger is weaving through his new version. This week we end up making up many more questions than answers, in a Hobesian-Cartesian Loop and we're wondering what the hell was in the Descartes of Romney's Mints and the RogerBrau that Chaz was drinking...but the listen...2023-10-311h 26
Regarding...SeriesS2. Episode 1. Speak to Me🌓 Chaz & Wolfie are back, and they're taking on a musical chore like no other in season 2 of the acclaimed "Regarding... series"!
🎶 Join them as they dissect and delve into "Dark Side of the Moon Redux", the daring 2023 reimagining by none other than Roger Waters. Celebrating half a century of the monumental Pink Floyd classic, Waters pulls back the layers and offers a fresh, yet nostalgic perspective on an album that has touched generations.
🎸 What new twists has Waters introduced? How does it hold up to the iconic original? Chaz & Wolfie are on the case, offering their unique, boneless insights, as only they...2023-10-161h 16Rush Rash with Chaz N SchatzEpisode 2. Best I CanJoin Chaz N Schatz as they welcome their first "do it live!" guest - boneless chicken wing aficionado, bassist, entrepreneur and co-host of the RegardingLulu (Twitter/X @RegardingLulu) and RegardingRoger (Twitter/X @RegardingRoger) podcasts, Greg "Wolfie" Wolfe! We take a spin of the wheel and score our first ever Mulligan! All Schatz breaks loose with our special guest as Chaz, Shatz and Wolfie take on this odd-ball track off Fly By Night. A couple of new traditions are born, a couple of myths destroyed, and one sure-fire thing to piss off every type of good-natured, well-meaning Rush fan, no...2023-09-121h 31
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 11. Regarding...Lulu Retrospective PanelChaz and Wolfie come back to the mic clean and showered and a few weeks removed from the last brush with the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, after having spent 4 months listening to all ten tracks. Join the boys and a panel of very special guests, who themselves have completed the listening journey - yes folks - living proof of the two listeners we spoke of so fondly...including fifth-Beatle of the Regarding...Series, Sullyman himself, zooming in from blue-meth capital of the US, New Mexico, along with Jonatan Hedlin of Deep Dive Podcast Network Fame...2023-08-242h 20
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 11. Regarding...Lulu Retrospective PanelChaz and Wolfie come back to the mic clean and showered and a few weeks removed from the last brush with the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, after having spent 4 months listening to all ten tracks. Join the boys and a panel of very special guests, who themselves have completed the listening journey - yes folks - living proof of the two listeners we spoke of so fondly...including fifth-Beatle of the Regarding...Series, Sullyman himself, zooming in from blue-meth capital of the US, New Mexico, along with Jonatan Hedlin of Deep Dive Podcast Network Fame - cohost...2023-08-242h 20
Regarding LuluEpisode 11. RetrospectiveChaz and Wolfie come back to the mic clean and showered and a few weeks removed from the last brush with the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, after having spent 4 months listening to all ten tracks. Join the boys and a panel of very special guests, who themselves have completed the listening journey - yes folks - living proof of the two listeners we spoke of so fondly...including fifth-Beatle of the Regarding...Series, Sullyman himself, zooming in from blue-meth capital of the US, New Mexico, along with Jonatan Hedlin of Deep Dive Podcast Network Fame - cohost...2023-08-232h 20
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 10. Junior DadThe last track on Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. Co-hosts Chaz Charles & Greg Wolfie Wolfe have endured 9 bloody tracks to get here. Where do our co-hosts land? Master Piece, or masterpiece? This is where it all comes together. Be here, now. Bring soap, and rope.
Season 1. Regarding…Lulu
12 years ago, Lou Reed released his last recorded work: a collaboration album with Metallica called Lulu. It was widely panned by critics--and everyone else--almost immediately. Was the disdain deserved? Join us as we revisit the entire work, track-by-track, from the perspective of...2023-06-291h 37Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 10. Junior DadThe last track on Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. Co-hosts Chaz Charles & Greg Wolfie Wolfe have endured 9 bloody tracks to get here. Where do our co-hosts land? Master Piece, or masterpiece? This is where it all comes together. Be here, now. Bring soap, and rope. Season 1. Regarding…Lulu 12 years ago, Lou Reed released his last recorded work: a collaboration album with Metallica called Lulu. It was widely panned by critics--and everyone else--almost immediately. Was the disdain deserved? Join us as we revisit the entire work, track-by-track, from the perspective of two musicians. One is a fan of...2023-06-291h 37Regarding LuluEpisode 10. Junior DadThe last track on Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. Co-hosts Chaz Charles & Greg Wolfie Wolfe have endured 9 bloody tracks to get here. Where do our co-hosts land? Master Piece, or masterpiece? This is where it all comes together. Be here, now. Bring soap, and rope.2023-06-281h 37
Regarding LuluEpisode 10. Junior DadThe last track on Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. Co-hosts Chaz Charles & Greg Wolfie Wolfe have endured 9 bloody tracks to get here. Where do our co-hosts land? Master Piece, or masterpiece? This is where it all comes together. Be here, now. Bring soap, and rope.2023-06-281h 37
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 9. DragonWolfie & Chaz are yet again amazed that they each showed up on the zoom link to listen to yet another track from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica. Just kidding...While yes, our co-hosts question their sanity as well as that of those that listen to this aural escapade, they're eager to dive into the track this week, track 9 of 10, the 11:08 epic Dragon. Many insights have been gained from the recent interviews with Laurie Anderson and Lars Ulrich, and many of the open questions our co-hosts have had start to get answered from people that were in...2023-06-151h 26Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 9. DragonWolfie & Chaz are yet again amazed that they each showed up on the zoom link to listen to yet another track from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica. Just kidding...While yes, our co-hosts question their sanity as well as that of those that listen to this aural escapade, they're eager to dive into the track this week, track 9 of 10, the 11:08 epic Dragon. Many insights have been gained from the recent interviews with Laurie Anderson and Lars Ulrich, and many of the open questions our co-hosts have had start to get answered from people that were in it...2023-06-151h 26Regarding LuluEpisode 9. DragonWolfie & Chaz are yet again amazed that they each showed up on the zoom link to listen to yet another track from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica. Just kidding...While yes, our co-hosts question their sanity as well as that of those that listen to this aural escapade, they're eager to dive into the track this week, track 9 of 10, the 11:08 epic Dragon. Many insights have been gained from the recent interviews with Laurie Anderson and Lars Ulrich, and many of the open questions our co-hosts have had start to get answered from people that were in...2023-06-141h 26Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 8. Little DogChaz & Wolfie are all in on this track off the 2001 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica. Being hep to the Lulu plays that were Lou Reed's source inspiration, our co-hosts think they've figured out the character portrait of Little Dog. And while they're probably right, we also know there's a lot more going on in these lyrics than is immediately identifiable. So hike up your shorts, do the Chicken Wing dance, grab a plate of boneless wings with some Nando's Perri Perri sauce, and join us for a mouth watering episode that'll have you running your tongue over the...2023-06-011h 19
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 8. Little DogChaz & Wolfie are all in on this track off the 2001 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica. Being hep to the Lulu plays that were Lou Reed's source inspiration, our co-hosts think they've figured out the character portrait of Little Dog. And while they're probably right, we also know there's a lot more going on in these lyrics than is immediately identifiable. So hike up your shorts, do the Chicken Wing dance, grab a plate of boneless wings with some Nando's Perri Perri sauce, and join us for a mouth watering episode that'll have you running your tongue over...2023-06-011h 19Regarding LuluEpisode 8. Little DogChaz & Wolfie are all in on this track off the 2001 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica. Being hep to the Lulu plays that were Lou Reed's source inspiration, our co-hosts think they've figured out the character portrait of Little Dog. And while they're probably right, we also know there's a lot more going on in these lyrics than is immediately identifiable. So hike up your shorts, do the Chicken Wing dance, grab a plate of boneless wings with some Nando's Perri Perri sauce, and join us for a mouth watering episode that'll have you running your tongue over...2023-05-311h 19Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 7. FrustrationChaz and Wolfie find themselves on the homestretch in their aural adventures with the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, with this, the seventh track from the album, an 8 minute plus banger called Frustration. The clouds part, the heavens open, and you get a vision of what could have been a truly fulfilled vision for what Lou Reed categorized as a no-brainer collaboration between him and the biggest metal band in the world, Metallica. This song is the knowledge he had that there was something very powerful there. This one feels more finished and worthy of a fan's time...2023-05-181h 08
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 7. FrustrationChaz and Wolfie find themselves on the homestretch in their aural adventures with the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, with this, the seventh track from the album, an 8 minute plus banger called Frustration. The clouds part, the heavens open, and you get a vision of what could have been a truly fulfilled vision for what Lou Reed categorized as a no-brainer collaboration between him and the biggest metal band in the world, Metallica. This song is the knowledge he had that there was something very powerful there. This one feels more finished and worthy of a fan's...2023-05-181h 08Regarding LuluEpisode 7. FrustrationChaz and Wolfie find themselves on the homestretch in their aural adventures with the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, with this, the seventh track from the album, an 8 minute plus banger called Frustration. The clouds part, the heavens open, and you get a vision of what could have been a truly fulfilled vision for what Lou Reed categorized as a no-brainer collaboration between him and the biggest metal band in the world, Metallica. This song is the knowledge he had that there was something very powerful there. This one feels more finished and worthy of a fan's time...2023-05-171h 21Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 6. Cheat On MeWolfie & Chaz listen to all 11:26 of Cheat On Me, the 6th track off Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. This marks "hump-episode" plus one, in that we've cleared the halfway mark in listening to the album track-by-bloody-track. This cut left our hosts in awe of their own ability to not run screaming from this assignment. If ever there was an episode to skip, this is it. What a stinker! Wow - we wouldn't wish this session on our worst enemies. Just kidding - or are they? A song with a lot of interesting twists and turns and off-key...2023-05-041h 22
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 6. Cheat On MeWolfie & Chaz listen to all 11:26 of Cheat On Me, the 6th track off Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. This marks "hump-episode" plus one, in that we've cleared the halfway mark in listening to the album track-by-bloody-track. This cut left our hosts in awe of their own ability to not run screaming from this assignment. If ever there was an episode to skip, this is it. What a stinker! Wow - we wouldn't wish this session on our worst enemies. Just kidding - or are they? A song with a lot of interesting twists and turns and...2023-05-041h 22Regarding LuluEpisode 6. Cheat On MeWolfie & Chaz listen to all 11:26 of Cheat On Me, the 6th track off Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. This marks "hump-episode" plus one, in that we've cleared the halfway mark in listening to the album track-by-bloody-track. This cut left our hosts in awe of their own ability to not run screaming from this assignment. If ever there was an episode to skip, this is it. What a stinker! Wow - we wouldn't wish this session on our worst enemies. Just kidding - or are they? A song with a lot of interesting twists and turns and...2023-05-031h 22Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 5. Iced HoneyWolfie & Chaz dive into track 5 from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, and man oh manischewitz, is it a masterbanger of epic proportions - at least as far as Lou's catalog goes. Join us as we take in the last two weeks of Metallica 72 Seasons news, the band's newfound transparency regarding their love, admiration, forgiveness and support of one another, and a track that took us by surprise. And did we figure out who Lou is on this track?? We're left wanting more, like a honey pot in search of a...of a what?? Where?? Join us for...2023-04-201h 27
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 5. Iced HoneyWolfie & Chaz dive into track 5 from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, and man oh manischewitz, is it a masterbanger of epic proportions - at least as far as Lou's catalog goes. Join us as we take in the last two weeks of Metallica 72 Seasons news, the band's newfound transparency regarding their love, admiration, forgiveness and support of one another, and a track that took us by surprise. And did we figure out who Lou is on this track?? We're left wanting more, like a honey pot in search of a...of a what?? Where?? Join us...2023-04-201h 27Regarding LuluEpisode 5. Iced HoneyWolfie & Chaz dive into track 5 from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, and man oh manischewitz, is it a masterbanger of epic proportions - at least as far as Lou's catalog goes. Join us as we take in the last two weeks of Metallica 72 Seasons news, the band's newfound transparency regarding their love, admiration, forgiveness and support of one another, and a track that took us by surprise. And did we figure out who Lou is on this track?? We're left wanting more, like a honey pot in search of a...of a what?? Where?? Join us...2023-04-191h 27Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 4. Mistress DreadThis episode finds Wolfie and Chaz on track number 4, Mistress Dread, from Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. It would be a lie to say this song didn’t leave our co-hosts feeling an urgent need to get clean as soon as the last note faded. Join us for what can only be described as an “aural incident”, on a very indecent episode. And if you like the podcast, please leave us a review to help us grow!! Season 1. Regarding…Lulu 12 years ago, Lou Reed released his last recorded work: a collaboration album with Metallica called Lulu. It was w...2023-04-061h 04
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 4. Mistress DreadThis episode finds Wolfie and Chaz on track number 4, Mistress Dread, from Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. It would be a lie to say this song didn’t leave our co-hosts feeling an urgent need to get clean as soon as the last note faded. Join us for what can only be described as an “aural incident”, on a very indecent episode. And if you like the podcast, please leave us a review to help us grow!!
Season 1. Regarding…Lulu
12 years ago, Lou Reed released his last recorded work: a collab...2023-04-061h 04
Regarding LuluEpisode 4. Mistress DreadThis episode finds Wolfie and Chaz on track number 4, Mistress Dread, from Lulu, the 2011 album by Lou Reed and Metallica. It would be a lie to say this song didn’t leave our co-hosts feeling an urgent need to get clean as soon as the last note faded. Join us for what can only be described as an “aural incident”, on a very indecent episode. And if you like the podcast, please leave us a review to help us grow!!2023-04-051h 04
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 3. Pumping BloodWolfie and Chaz dive into the NEWS of the past 2 weeks - and "WOW!!" in fact there was Lulu news to report!! A new Lou Reed book, a new Lou Reed single, Metallica in the news discussing how well Lulu has aged - what an incredible coincidence!! So much more context for us to inform our listening of the album. And we put it to use immediately, as we take a hard listen to the third track from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, Pumping Blood. The art starts to reveal more direct ties to the source...2023-03-231h 33Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 3. Pumping BloodWolfie and Chaz dive into the NEWS of the past 2 weeks - and "WOW!!" in fact there was Lulu news to report!! A new Lou Reed book, a new Lou Reed single, Metallica in the news discussing how well Lulu has aged - what an incredible coincidence!! So much more context for us to inform our listening of the album. And we put it to use immediately, as we take a hard listen to the third track from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, Pumping Blood. The art starts to reveal more direct ties to the source Lulu...2023-03-231h 33
Regarding LuluEpisode 3. Pumping BloodWolfie and Chaz dive into the NEWS of the past 2 weeks - and "WOW!!" in fact there was Lulu news to report!! A new Lou Reed book, a new Lou Reed single, Metallica in the news discussing how well Lulu has aged - what an incredible coincidence!! So much more context for us to inform our listening of the album. And we put it to use immediately, as we take a hard listen to the third track from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, Pumping Blood. The art starts to reveal more direct ties to the source Lulu...2023-03-221h 33Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 2. The ViewChaz and Wolfie visit on the news of the week, which is our inclusion in The Deep Dive Podcasting Network, Metallica's new song from their upcoming album 72 Seasons and James Hetfield's next obvious collaboration, this time with Peter Dinklage. In our main feature, we take a "more fairer" and balanced look at all this and the second track from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, called The View. This track kicked us in the nuts, not in a bad way. A track slaying with metal brutality, in the vein of the heaviest of Sabbath-drenched riffs...ever. Is the...2023-03-081h 17
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 2. The ViewChaz and Wolfie visit on the news of the week, which is our inclusion in The Deep Dive Podcasting Network, Metallica's new song from their upcoming album 72 Seasons and James Hetfield's next obvious collaboration, this time with Peter Dinklage. In our main feature, we take a "more fairer" and balanced look at all this and the second track from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, called The View. This track kicked us in the nuts, not in a bad way. A track slaying with metal brutality, in the vein of the heaviest of Sabbath-drenched riffs...ever. Is...2023-03-081h 17
Regarding LuluEpisode 2. The ViewChaz and Wolfie visit on the news of the week, which is our inclusion in The Deep Dive Podcasting Network, Metallica's new song from their upcoming album 72 Seasons and James Hetfield's next obvious collaboration, this time with Peter Dinklage. In our main feature, we take a "more fairer" and balanced look at all this and the second track from the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica, called The View. This track kicked us in the nuts, not in a bad way. A track slaying with metal brutality, in the vein of the heaviest of Sabbath-drenched riffs...ever. Is the...2023-03-081h 17Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 1. Brandenberg GateWelcome to the podcast that dissects the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica. Widely panned by fans and critics alike upon its release, it was also hailed as a masterpiece by David Bowie and others. Who was right? Nearly 12 years later, we're digging in track-by-track to see if it was ahead of it's time...or not. This first episode introduces our hosts, Chaz Charles and Greg Wolfe, and sets us up for what promises to be quite an aural adventure, as we go through the album track-by-track, to get to the finish and decide where we stand on this...2023-02-221h 22
Regarding...SeriesS1. Episode 1. Brandenberg GateWelcome to the podcast that dissects the 2011 album Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica. Widely panned by fans and critics alike upon its release, it was also hailed as a masterpiece by David Bowie and others. Who was right? Nearly 12 years later, we're digging in track-by-track to see if it was ahead of it's time...or not. This first episode introduces our hosts, Chaz Charles and Greg Wolfe, and sets us up for what promises to be quite an aural adventure, as we go through the album track-by-track, to get to the finish and decide where we stand on...2023-02-221h 22