Shows
Serious Rock Talk PodcastBitter Bands Bust Ups in Classic Rock HistoryLike any group of mostly hairy, drugged and skinny men, classic rock bands often have terrible personnel problems. They can go after each other like rabid ferrets—and that's on a good day. The three amigos play it tough, discussing the most absurd moments and musicians. You really owe it to yourself to listen in.2022-10-0357 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Top 100 Classic Rock Artists - NOT!Top 100 Classic Rock Artists - NOT! - Some lists are pretty good. Others induce gas pains The three amigos attack this list with a gusto usually seen only in crazed hyenas. Listen in.2022-06-1739 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhy Elvis Never Left the BuildingWhy Elvis Never Left the Building. Dr. Clarke, empowered by a Himalayan vacation, stands calmly before The King, deciphering many facets of fame, talent, and jumpsuits. Elvis is Alive - and we have proof. 2022-06-0644 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Golden Era of Rap & Hip-HopThe Golden Era of Hip Hop & Rap. Every art form has a 'golden era' and /hip hop/rap is no exception. Ferris Kennedy risks his reputation & sanity by cliff diving into a dangerous sea. He emerges with fresh opinions and special, personal insights.2022-05-2745 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Doors & the Five Factors that Made Them FamousThe Doors & the Five Factors that Made Them Famous. Unless a band can conquer the Five Factors, it'll likely never have lasting success. Using The Doors as a great example of what happens when musicians hit 5 home runs, Dr. Clarke entertains, educates, and gets to jabber about his beloved Lizard King & Friends.2022-05-0953 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhat Was So New, About New Wave!!!New Wave music: What is it? Where did it come from? What killed it off? Steven Wheeler exhibits unexplored courage and tenacity as he prowls the bowels of CBGBs, shaking down ghosts for explanations, finally passing out in the long-gone Max's Kansas City, listen in...2022-04-2259 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastBryan Adams and his Global SuccessBryan Adams & His Global Success: How did he do it? Against so many odds?Adams is the ultimate rock music success story. Pure talent and ambition. Listen in for much-needed inspiration. PLUS Ferris Kennedy delivers heart-felt impressions on the passing of Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins. A wonderful tribute.2022-04-0556 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhich Rock Stars Could You Live With?Most Rockers wear dirty socks and don't make their beds. Eric Clapton hates to brush his teeth (so we're told from an unreliable source). If forced to, which rockers could you possibly live with? Listen in. We make your choice a little easier.2022-03-2537 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastAll About Rap N' Hip Hop... and in the beginningGet ready as Ferris Kennedy delivers a primer on one of the most influential movements in popular music. Take a breath and deep dive with Mr. Kennedy into a strange world of earthly delights.2022-03-1457 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWho Sold the Most Albums? You Will Be ShockedBeatles? Stones? Zeppelin? Elvis? We're not saying. You must listen to the podcast. As a bonus, we offer up personal lists of the Top 20 Rock Guitarists—and it's a little disturbing.2022-03-0449 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastDynamic Duos: Why Breakin' Up is Hard To DoJagger-McCartney. Richards-Lennon. (That doesn't look right). Rock duos are responsible for creating some of the greatest songs of all time. But how did the individuals make out before and after their partnership? And what made them so great anyway? We offer you thoughtful, noisy answers. 2022-02-1848 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastForty-One Final Albums of Great BandsNot every band gave us an Abbey Road at the twilight of their careers. Some final albums are terrible, even though the band itself once produced great music. We provide Hendrix-like feedback on 41 final albums—the good, the bad, and the sad.2022-02-0759 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastRock and Roll Front Men: What It Means to be Great.We all have our favorite front men - but are there similar qualities that bind together the notion of 'greatness'? Yes Virginia, there are. Ferris Kennedy, though technically still on parole, gives full vent to his dark emotions and explains it all.2022-01-2854 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Guess Who: Canada's Great Rock Band or What?Dr. Clarke builds a strong case for crowning the Prairie Princes the Kings of Canadian Rock. Listen in and check out his inviolable reasoning.2022-01-1749 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Final Concerts of Rock Gods / Top 10 Reunion ToursMedicated Wheeler gets cranked on raw cappuccino and really takes no prisoners as he describes the end for some rock gods and the back-from-the-dead, $career$ resurrection of others. 2022-01-0756 min
Serious Rock Talk Podcast2021 End Of Year Show - Part TwoThe Ferris Wheel Serious Rock Talk Podcast says "farewell to 2021" Get entertained. We sum up the music and personalities of the year that was - with interesting asides and exclusive insights. Part Two of Two.2021-12-3156 min
Serious Rock Talk Podcast2021 End Of Year Show - Part OneThe Ferris Wheel Serious Rock Talk Podcast says "farewell to 2021" Get entertained. We sum up the music and personalities of the year that was - with interesting asides and exclusive insights. Part One of Two.2021-12-3155 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhich Classic Rockers Should Be On Mt. Rushmore?So many rock n’ rollers are witless, untalented, pencil-neck geeks. But a few, very few, stand out. And it’s those people who should go on the side of the mountain and be justly celebrated. Listen in and see if you agree/disagree with Wheeler, Clarke and Kennedy. Don’t be afraid, try it.2021-12-2459 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock Stars: Who’s Underappreciated or Overrated?Few moments are more depressing than someone rattling on about their favorite rocker and you just can’t share in their enthusiasm – at all... Some rock stars are just creations of marketing departments. Others drag their aging bones from city to city, croaking out some dusty hit from another century. Many are overrated. Yet there’s a select group who never get enough recognition – cheated by fate. Listen in and experience a few epiphanies.2021-12-1355 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Monkees: A Legit Band or What?The Monkees is one of the best-selling bands of the 1960s. So why the blow-back? Why the ‘pre-fab four’ put downs? Dr. Clarke mounts a compelling case for the defense of Mickey, Mike, Pete and Davey. As a bonus - later on you can impress your loved ones by declaiming the powerful difference between rock and pop music. Never, ever mix them up.2021-12-0339 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastSuggestive Lyrics In Classic RockClassic rock isn't all about sex, just around 90% of it is... Dr. Clarke takes his scalpel and dissects some of the more suggestive offerings. You are promised a very good time.2021-11-2245 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastFour Great Producers You Should Know - Phil, George, Rick, & Mutt!!!Music is all relative, and sometimes that artist or band you think are brilliant with their debut album, or that last masterpiece they did which is now spinning on your turntable, it was not just them, they had a super producer behind them. We took a look at the classic rock Magicians in the world of music where we salute the greats, say hello to Phil, George, Rick, & Mutt....2021-11-1252 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastAll About Canadian Classic RockIt's all about Canadian Classic Rock, so you think you know who is Classic Rock in Canada. Well, we thought so to. The Ferris Wheel Classic Rock Show is back for another season and we are kicking it off with the Legends of the Great White North.... Tune In & Rock On!!!2021-11-0159 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastSupergroups - Ferris Wheel Classic Rock EditionSupergroup, are a rock group made up of classic rock members of other rock bands who may be a successful rock group, whose members have successful solo careers, these groups originated in the late 1960s rock music, for members of a already successful groups to record albums together, the guys decided to create and discuss their own Supergroups, who even included wind instruments... WHAT????2021-10-0133 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastGreat Classic Rock Bands You Should Like??? - Part 4Is there a band you truly admire, is it because you like their music, or was it because they are so popular it just happened. Is that band you like so much, have enough clout that has solidified themselves in Classic Rock History or even that special call to the Hall. Have a listen and see if your band makes the grade.2021-09-1948 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastGreat Classic Rock Bands You Should Like??? - Part 3Is there a band you truly admire, is it because you like their music, or was it because they are so popular it just happened. Is that band you like so much, have enough clout that has solidified themselves in Classic Rock History or even that special call to the Hall. Have a listen and see if your band makes the grade.2021-09-1838 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastGreat Classic Rock Bands You Should Like??? - Part 2Is there a band you truly admire, is it because you like their music, or was it because they are so popular it just happened. Is that band you like so much, have enough clout that has solidified themselves in Classic Rock History or even that special call to the Hall. Have a listen and see if your band makes the grade.2021-09-1741 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastGreat Classic Rock Bands You Should Like??? - Part 1Is there a band you truly admire, is it because you like their music, or was it because they are so popular it just happened. Is that band you like so much, have enough clout that has solidified themselves in Classic Rock History or even that special call to the Hall. Have a listen and see if your band makes the grade.2021-09-1648 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastAn Appreciation of Rock DrummersThere's the joke - "What do you call a drummer with no girlfriend?...Homeless." Sadly, there's a thin reality to that. Often overlooked and underappreciated. A drummer can make or break a band like no one else. In this episode, we determine - with examples - why a great drummer contributes much more than a great beat. 2021-09-1048 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastSurviving on a Desert Island With One AlbumYou know the score. It's a tough one. You must confess to yourself what exactly is your favorite rock album. It's tough, perhaps impossible - and there's no room for cowards. So listen in as the three amigos toughen up and give it their best shot. 2021-09-0358 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastProgressive (Prog) Rock: What is it? & Where is it?Prog Rock. What is it? Where did it come from? How much does it weigh and does it drink too much? The Ferris Wheel Classic Rock Show shows you what it's all about. Listen in and stay strong.2021-08-2343 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWoodstock 50th AnniversaryIs Woodstock the number one rock festival of all time? Maybe. The point is, at the Ferris Wheel Show it’s always peace, love, noise, substances and confusion, just like the original concert. That’s why you must listen to our special Woodstock 50th Anniversary special podcast. Get cosmic. Get yourself together. Take a ride on the Ferris Wheel, baby.2021-08-1349 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Best Rock Songs To CoverEveryone who has a band wants to be like the Beatles? Maybe the front man wants to be Like Diamond David Lee Roth if they are athletic, or maybe they want to be like Freddie Mercury and seize the moment with the audience. Do some feel they can sing like Brian Johnson, or bang on the drums like Tommy Lee. Well whoever they are there are some songs that just might fit the traditional rock band.2021-08-0649 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe 27 Club: Beware the Siren's SongThe 27 Club: Beware the Siren's Song. Like the Hotel California, once you check in to the 27 Club, you can never leave. What is it about this much-dreaded group that attracts so many rockers? Is it fate or just bad internal GPS. Find out!2021-07-2649 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhat Is Classic Rock Reprise - Part 2Classic Rock is a radio format which developed from the Album Oriented Rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. The guys tend to take a stab at explaining who and what is classic rock and should not be there. Have a listen.....2021-07-1656 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhat Is Classic Rock Reprise - Part 1Classic Rock is a radio format which developed from the Album Oriented Rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. The guys tend to take a stab at explaining on who and what is classic rock and should not be there. Have a listen.....2021-07-161h 01
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock Intro To The Good Dr. ClarkeAs we dug deep into the FWCRS Vault, this was the first episode of the permanent trio. As Kennedy and Wheeler were performing pilot episodes, they found solitude in the Dr. Clarke. Who has embarked on this forever journey and this was the birth of the 3 Amigos... Kennedy, Wheeler, & Dr. Clarke2021-07-161h 01
Serious Rock Talk PodcastHow George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh Changed RockThe lecture comes from the heart. Harrison has never regarded himself as a solo performer, nor has he ever wanted to be one. Far less has he ever seen himself as master of ceremonies, charged with carrying an entire show. It is a role to which he believes he is almost wholly ill-suited, listen in as Medicated Wheeler explains the concert in depth....2021-07-0515 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock In Canada - Part 4Do you think you know Canadian Music, well so did we until we did the four part series of this beautiful country. From the east coast to the west coast, The 3 Amigos taught themselves a history lesson, in a nutshell of Canadian Music... Part 4 Welcome to the FWCRS Vault.2021-07-0437 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock In Canada - Part 3Do you think you know Canadian Music, well so did we until we did the four part series of this beautiful country. From the east coast to the west coast, The 3 Amigos taught themselves a history lesson, in a nutshell of Canadian Music... Part 3 Welcome to the FWCRS Vault.2021-07-0337 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock In Canada - Part 2Do you think you know Canadian Music, well so did we until we did the four part series of this beautiful country. From the east coast to the west coast, The 3 Amigos taught themselves a history lesson, in a nutshell of Canadian Music... Part 2 Welcome to the FWCRS Vault.2021-07-0246 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock In Canada - Part 1Do you think you know Canadian Music, well so did we until we did the four part series of this beautiful country. From the east coast to the west coast, The 3 Amigos taught themselves a history lesson, in a nutshell of Canadian Music... Part 12021-07-0146 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastVan Halen - Making Sense of The Line Up ChangesEver wonder why there have been numerous line up changes in one of the Greatest Classic rock band, so did Kennedy, and even though he has admitted that David Lee Roth is the best, he still gives credit where it's due, and of course it's with David Lee Roth....2021-06-2519 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhy Is Pet Sounds Among The Best Albums EverThe best Beach Boys album, one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. Dr. Clarke takes you on his magical mystery journey, on why he agrees with the critics on this album. Listen in.2021-06-1418 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock One Man Bands, So They SayWhen we went back into the vault, we never knew that Kennedy was not perfect, or seemed that Clarke was the brains on a certain bet of who produced the White Album, the verdict is still out and as per Kennedy it was Jeff Lynne to help out George Martin at the time. The facts don't lie, but critics feel Kennedy was right and Dr. Clarke Was Wrong...... Listen in friends of the show.2021-06-0437 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock's 30 Burning Questions, with more fuel to the Fire!!!Was there ever a time you had a question that needed an answer. Well you are in luck, as the guys dig deep into their VAULT. The 30 burning questions of Classic Rock have come back with full force and more questions to fuel to the fire. Listen in on this fabulous day.2021-05-2458 min
Serious Rock Talk Podcast72 Times Classic Rockers Changed Their Names!!!Like DMX said in the Hip/Hop Rap World, What's My Name... The Ferris Wheel Classic Rock Show go down a list of those famous artists we all love & know, we reveal what their actual birth certificate really says. Mom and Dad are proud for sure. Also keep a close listen to Dr Clarke get mad when the Beatles George Harrison appears on this list. Nothing like a classic from the Ferris Wheel Classic Rock Show VAULT!!!2021-05-1439 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastDavid Bowie: Yes, There's Life On Mars w/special guest CosmoThe three amigos are joined by an outstanding star DJ and Bowie freak to deliver an episode that has as much panache, color and style as Bowie's hairstyles throughout the years. Listen in and go through a few ch-ch-changes.2021-05-051h 09
Serious Rock Talk PodcastPink Floyd - Are They Really From The Dark Side Of The Moon?Wish You Were, under this Division Bell, on the Dark Side of the Moon. We are all animals with the same Atom Heart Mother. We all like to Meddle with the Pipers at the Gates of Dawn, who are behind The Wall. I have had a Momentary Lapse of Reason, due to The Delicate Sound of Thunder. I am always at my best when I am at the Endless River with my good friend Ummagumma. Join the guys with their special guest Carlo, as they discuss the prog legends Pink Floyd.2021-05-051h 02
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Doors: People Really Are Strange.In this episode, Dr. Clarke parlays two visits (count 'em, 2) to Jim Morrison's Paris grave site, inspiring a unique, special interpretation of a seminal classic rock band that's like no other - before or since.2021-05-0532 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastFoo Fighters: How to Take Medicine at MidnightYou start in the garage with heavy rock, garnish with grunge, then bake it up with punk and some beauty ballads. They play stadiums and when they leave, they take the garage with them. Listen in while Ferris Kennedy explains aural nirvana.2021-05-0535 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastR.E.M.: Not Everybody HurtsDarlings of college rock but too moody to stay on campus while hanging with the post-punk and alternative rock crowds. Discover what all the noise was about.2021-05-0534 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastBon Scott Vs. Brian Johnson: AC/DC's Biggest Question?Bon vs. Brian: AC/DC's Big Question. Is one singer better than the other? You didn't believe you'd ever get an answer to this classic rock conundrum. Ferris Kennedy puts his reputation on the line and delivers!2021-05-0320 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastIndia's Influence On Classic RockIndia's Influence on Classic Rock: It wasn't just the Beatles who brought Indian music to Western ears. Steven Wheeler traces the expanding and exciting influence of Eastern music on classic rock across the latter half of the twentieth century.2021-04-2322 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastAll About the Summer of Love 1967All About the Summer of Love 1967 - In this exclusive show, Dr. Ian Clarke burns patchouli oil, wears love beads, and puts this magical summer under a psychedelic microscope to discover why it was - and remains - so influential to pop culture and classic rock.2021-04-1219 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock Stars Erased by Their Own BandsClassic Rock Stars Erased by Their Own Bands - When Eric Clapton sang "I don't want to fade away" (from Bell-Bottom Blues) he was likely referring to a well-known penchant major rock bands have for axing members.Sometimes the axed member deserves it - but often, the execution is unexpected and merciless. We call it as we see it folks.2021-04-0249 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastVan Halen - From A to V - AKA Van RothVan Halen: From A to V. Ferris Kennedy gives you all there is to give on this classic rock band - from A to V. If you ever wondered what all the noise was about, get ready for an Ear-ruption!2021-03-2244 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastCCR - Creedence Clearwater RevivalThe Wonderful, Tragic Tale of Creedence Clearwater Revival: CCR is among the gods of classic rock. But their success ignited firestorms of lawsuits, recriminations, betrayals and bitterness. Hunker down with a cold beverage as Dr. Clarke gives you need-to-know info on what went down.2021-03-1243 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastLed Zeppelin - All You Need To KnowAcknowledged as the most successful and influential band of the heavy rock era, with a catalog that continues to inspire. What The Beatles were to the '60s, Led Zeppelin were to the '70s: a band so successful and innovative they wound up creating the prism through which their entire epoch was seen. Zeppelin ushered in the era of album rock. The Boys Of Classic Rock Podcast dive in to the legends of Classic Rock.2021-03-0142 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWho's On Third? A Look at the #3 Band in Classic Rock!!!Who's on Third? A look at the # 3 Classic Rock Band. You know who holds the # 1 and # 2 positions of best classic rock band. But who is # 3? Find out. Also, the Recording Industry has funny money and math. Dr. Clarke operates under Ian's knock, Medicated Wheeler gets intimate with Bob Dylan in his Vinyl Review, & Kennedy goes crazy with Yes or No?2021-02-1948 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastGreat Trios of Classic Rock - Looking at Threesomes"Not many classic rock bands have just three members. Trios have a different attitude and sound. In this episode, our own trio "Kennedy, Clarke & Wheeler" list some of the best threesomes "ever"2021-02-0853 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhat Is Classic Rock? The Real Facts of The Guess Who's - Who???Can you define classic rock? We didn't think so. We're here to help. Through our careful selection of examples and rapier-like insights, you can listen to brilliance in action...or not. And checkout Wheeler's Vinyl Review as he raps about the new Jefferson Airplane LP.2021-01-2951 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastHow Did 101 Classic Rock Bands Get Their Names??? Part 2!!!Part 2: Amidst great odds, we continue with part two of how 101 classic rock bands got their often disturbing names. Hey. this kind of knowledge will make you special. Plus, Steven Wheeler reviews new vinyl from Chicago2021-01-1846 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastHow Did 101 Classic Rock Bands Get Their Names??? Part 1!!!Part 1: They said it couldn't be done, that we were jabbering fools.101 bands? No way....Well, now who's the fool?... In this exclusive two-part episode, we drill down until it hurts. Plus, Steven Wheeler reviews new vinyl from REM.2021-01-0851 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastClassic Rock Songs Written Quickly!!!Classic Rock Songs Written Quickly - maybe too quickly. You be the judge. From 'Yesterday' to 'Losing My Religion', we confront the weird phenomenon of amazing classic rock songs "just showing up".2020-12-2834 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastAmerica vs. Canada Who has the Better Rock Bands Part 2America vs. Canada : Who has the Best Rock Bands? Part 2. Well hopefully after the first part you either agree with Kennedy or not. In the second part to finalize the 20 bands Kennedy supplies his semi-professional opinions, to himself, now you must live with your conscience. Did these answers change your life?2020-12-1427 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastAmerica vs. Canada : Who has the Best Rock Bands? Part 1America vs. Canada : Who has the Best Rock Bands? Part 1 You decide. Ferris Kennedy supplies semi-professional opinions, but you must live with your conscience.The answers could change your life! 2020-12-0452 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastDigital Zombies - Is Resurrecting Dead Rock Stars Wrong?In this dangerous episode, Dr. Clarke bravely enters the Gothic castle of digital reanimation, risking Vampiric Drain spell attacks as he attempts to stake a dark and evil phenomenon. Wish him well, as Kennedy & Wheeler play the roles of Shaggy & Scooby-Doo!!2020-11-2334 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastBest Last Song On A AlbumEver listen to your favorite band, find that amazing song that is last on that specific album. The sound it makes when you hear it on your turntable, or you skipped to that track on a compact disc. Did you search it or speak for it on spotify. Join the team as Wheeler takes the lead, and guides us into his findings, you will be surprised.2020-11-1346 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastAerosmtith - 50 Years of America's Greatest Rock Band, Still Rockin'Aerosmith: The Boys from Beantown who made hair bands mainstream. 50 years & counting & they have come a long way from being "Toys In The Attic". They put the Rock in "Rocks", they were able to make you "Pump", and in turn you were able to "Get A Grip", before you "Just Push Play", & after that you were able to "Walk This Way". There's so much you need to know... Also, how the hell did Woodstock really happen? And what about that new John Lennon Box Set?2020-11-0245 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastSouthern Rock - It's Just Like The Comfort With Tres HombresCan you define Southern Rock? No, you can't. It's a job for professionals, like us. Our podcast can actually make you sound smarter. So let's head off to where the sun always shines...2020-10-2346 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastBands Better Than The Beatles - Just Let It BeFew rock bands are better than the Beatles...but they do exist. Or do they? That's what we were born to figure out. So listen in.2020-10-1248 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastRed Hot Chili Peppers - More Than Just One Hot MinuteMore than just one hot minute, few rock groups of the '80s broke down as many musical barriers & were as original as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Creating an intoxicating new musical style with funk & punk rock, combined with a stage presence that no one forgets & the infamous sock covering parts of mother nature, they spawned a slew of imitators in their wake, but still managed to be the leaders of the pack by the dawn of the 21st century. Led by Kennedy, we dive into the wild side.2020-10-0140 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Eagles - Hell Did Freeze OverOn September 21 in 1968, "All Along the Watchtower" was released by Jimi Hendrix, in 1974 BTO released "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, & 1993 Nirvana's album "In Utero" was released. Now on this day 2020, The Ferris Wheel Rock Show has launched Season 5, & We Are Rockin'. How do you account for the most popular band of the 1970s? Dr. Clarke is the first ever to declare - "Gram Parsons and the Hollies had a baby and they named it The Eagles." It's a start. Get smart and get entertained.2020-09-2148 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastThe Weird Death & Afterlife of Jim Morrison - The Ferris Wheel Rock ShowDr. Clarke, who has written about the Doors for over thirty years, debunks the mystery of Morrison's death and exposes the role of clever commercialization in revivifying a defunct group. He still remains a huge Doors fan.2020-08-2524 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastHow the Beatles' Come Together Became So InfluentialCome Together: What started as a political campaign song for acid guru Timothy Leary has become one of the Beatles most influential and covered songs. What is it about Come Together? Isn't it just gibberish? Dr. Clarke leads his mates down a dark, subterranean path of discovery. What they haul back from the caves will surprise you.2020-07-1500 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastAussie Rock - How To Listen Up While Down UnderAussie Rock - How to Listen Up When Down Under: Steven Wheeler endured a 21-hour flight to Australia only to realize he could've developed the podcast within the sanctuary of his beach-side Malibu fun house. Such is life. Discover how Vegemite sandwiches created a national fervor for rock 'roll, or not.2020-07-0331 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastKennedy's Rant - BNL, Journey, Supertramp, & Van Halen!!!Join Kennedy in his high flying rant on The Barenaked Ladies, Journey, Supertramp, & Van Halen. These are topics that are close and dear to his heart. Then he flies off the handle... Here we go!!!2020-06-1926 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhat the Hell is Happening With Paul McCartney?From writing silly love songs to wearing inappropriate haircuts (See 'mullets'), this energetic ex-Beatle has somehow held the world's attention for almost sixty years. Dr. Ian Clarke explores the dark chasms of McCartney's mind, surfacing with evidence of both detritus and patchouli-soaked genius. Change your life and listen in.2020-06-1028 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastDead Rock Stars & How They Got That WayAchieving stardom in the entertainment niche known as rock n' roll can be a life-threatening adventure. Generally, rock musicians are not renowned for longevity. In this podcast, Medicated Wheeler rips off more coffin lids than a Hammer horror, looking for the real story behind the fake news. Not for the squeamish.2020-05-2751 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastNirvana was better than the Beatles: The Men Behind It!!!Of course Nirvana is better than the Beatles, in Kennedy's mind that is. Is he just ranting to be heard or is he actually on to something? Well he did some research and laid it all out, even has Dr. Clarke saying " So, here's the thing" the famous catch phrase in many Ferris Wheel Rock Show podcasts.2020-05-1624 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastHow Great is Supertramp?"Supertramp - little more than prog rock poseurs or gifted purveyors of 1970s FM radio pop? Listen in as Steven (Medicated) Wheeler pronounces opinions on these elusive, top-shelf rock musicians." #supertramp #rogerhodgson #progrock #classicrock #vinylrecords #1970srock2020-05-0115 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastLove Becomes A Funeral PyreLove Becomes A Funeral Pyre: Dr. Ian Clarke reviews the Mick Hall biography of the Doors. For those who love Jim Morrison and the Doors - and for others who wonder what all the fuss was about. Listen in!2020-04-2226 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastAberdeen!!! The Sound Of Teen Spirit!!!Take a journey in Aberdeen with Kennedy's favorite Grunge band of all time. You have heard his madness, and his passion for Nirvana, and his love for Grohl as the greatest drummer of all time. Let's take a ride on the Ferris Wheel Rock Show.2020-04-0923 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastJackie Shane - The Lowest I Go Is To The Top Of My HeadJackie Shane: The Lowest I Go is to the Top of My Head. In this episode, Dr. Clarke discusses the great R & B singer Jackie Shane. Aside from her formidable performing skills, he highlights her compassion, her fierce independence, her courage, and her abiding love for Toronto. Listen in.2020-03-3023 minSerious Rock Talk PodcastGruesome TwosomeEver listen to your favorite band, and realize that there is always those two that cannot be separated, like Jagger/Richards, Lennon/McCartney, Tyler/Perry, & Bon Jovi/Sambora????2020-03-1800 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhat If A Band Member Left? No Difference!!!Ever wonder if one of your favorite band made a drastic change, changes have been made on the rhythm part and went unnoticed but what if the lead singer or guitarist left, would it be the same. Motley Crue found out the hard way when Vince Neil left, and then came back after being away for 2 years, not to discredit John Corabi, but it was not the same.2020-02-2948 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastWhat Is Classic RockWe hammer out our definition of classic rock. There are so many avenues and definitions, and the question is, who is right and who is wrong? The answer is easy, The Ferris Wheel Rock Show has a suggestion.2020-02-0946 minSerious Rock Talk PodcastWhen bands fight: The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock historyFrom AC/DC to Van Halen, there have been some interesting bust ups, and disagreements. We go down the road of the major upsets internally in Classic Rock.2020-01-2600 minSerious Rock Talk PodcastBand Members Who Got Cut!!! What The @$#&Ever wonder what happened to a certain band member, they were there one day for an album, a recording, a autograph session, even a concert. Then they magically disappeared or have been erased. The Ferris Wheel Rock Show goes deep into this and comes out with jaw dropping discoveries.2020-01-1600 minSerious Rock Talk PodcastProg RockHappy New Year and here's to the fresh start of 2020. We kick off the year with a special Prog Rock Production, you like The Pink Floyd, as they once called it, are you a fan of King Crimson, Supertramp, or even Canada's own Rush. Let's take a ride on the Ferris Wheel Rock Show, where this show is led by none other than Medicated Wheeler.2020-01-0300 minSerious Rock Talk Podcast100 Calssic Rock MasterpiecesWell, 100 Albums which are considered to be Masterpieces... Let's dial it back a little, some of them may be works of art, or maybe just the Album Artwork is the Masterpiece and the music itself.... well let's leave that to the experts... Wait that's us!!!2019-12-1400 minSerious Rock Talk PodcastGorgeous VoicesEver wonder if an artist you enjoy and admire their voice. Ever wonder if they decided to go a different avenue. Would their voice still be that powerful? So did we and we took a trip down this road.2019-12-0200 minSerious Rock Talk PodcastMusic Sales: A Massive WHAT!!!!Ever wonder how many albums the Beatles sold vs Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones Combined, well Throw the King of Pop Michael Jackson and you have a Massive WHAT!!!!!! The Ferris Wheel Rock Show explores this into detail, and well everyone is scratching their heads.2019-11-2300 minSerious Rock Talk PodcastPink FloydA special piece done on the Legendary Progressive Rock Gods Pink Floyd. We go behind The Wall, in the studio with our biggest fan Carlo. Did you Wish You Were Here, did you want to meet the Pipers At The Gates Of Dawn. Sometimes, we are just Animals staring at the Division Bell. Now it's time to take a ride on the Ferris Wheel Rock Show and be on The Dark Side Of The Moon.2019-11-1800 minSerious Rock Talk PodcastBand ChangesEver wonder how successful lineups occur, we do and for fun we brought in a Porta Potty into the studio and had Dr. Ian Clarke speak to us in during the show while in this obnoxious blue bin.2019-11-0200 minSerious Rock Talk PodcastThe ProducersAnd we are back, as Steven Wheeler would say. The Ferris Wheel Rock Show has returned for it's fourth Season, with current events, micro trivia, sound bites, and the ever so famous Side Bar. Your hosts and creators, Kennedy, Wheeler, & Dr. Clarke have put on the full court press to kick off their best season, known as number 4. Rock On2019-10-1800 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastGuitar Heroes Part 2A second part of the guitar heroes, to close off season 3 with some legends of the strings. Prepare yourself to be amazed and get ready season 4 is upon us.......2019-10-1058 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastGuitar Heroes Part 1Well, the listeners asked for it, and we delivered. For those who were happy and amused with the Drummer Show, and the Bass Players, we have arranged some guitar heroes.2019-10-0346 min
Serious Rock Talk PodcastBass ProjectThe Guys take a look at the bass players that they put in their top ten. Similar to the drummer show earlier in the season, they now have a bass show, keep your ear open for a Baba Booey Shout out in the 23 mins mark.2019-09-2154 min