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pitted!Episode 16: Creed vs Nickelback - Why Would They Come Just To Boo Us?Why would you boo? Well, take a look at the stats.
Origins in Florida and Canada, the two most hated states in America; over 100 million album sales between them; booed off stage more than once; and, to top it all off, they placed #1 and #2 respectively in a 2013 poll conducted by Rolling Stone Magazine that sought to determine, once and for all, the worst band of the nineties (spoiler: Limp Bizkit was #3).
But, as this podcast has proven so many times, you never write-off a band without first taking a deep dive into their history.
If I say the words Creed...2022-10-142h 15
pitted!Episode 15 (Part 2): Tool - The Greatest Fucking Band That Ever Touched This EarthCog - The New Normal. Silverchair - Diorama. The Butterfly Effect - Imago.
No, this isn’t an episode on Australia’s greatest albums. This is an episode on the producers that helmed them.
Sylvia Massy, David Bottrill, and Joe Baressi have worked with some of the greatest alternative artists in modern music.
Cog. Silverchair. The Butterfly Effect. Taylor Hawkins. The Melvins. Cage The Elephant. Johnny Cash. Powerman 5000. The Smashing Pumpkins. Red Hot Chili Peppers. Peter Gabriel. King Crimson. Muse. Stone Sour. Rush. Birds Of Tokyo. Mastodon. with Kyuss. Queens of the Stone Age. Parkway Drive. Bad Religion. Pennywise. Judas Prie...2022-07-282h 19
pitted!Episode 15 (Part 1): Tool - The Greatest Fucking Band That Ever Touched This EarthOpiate. Undertow. Ænima. Lateralus. 10,000 Days. Fear Inoculum.
In Episode 15, pitted! is back to cover the entire discography of the greatest fucking band that ever touched this Earth… Tool.
Formed in LA circa 1990, the band would release one EP and one album with original bassist Paul D’Amour before Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Danny Carey, and new bass player Justin Chancellor would go on to redefine the very term progressive metal.
It’s Tool vs Tool vs Tool vs Tool vs Tool vs Tool in a battle for rock culture supremacy.
Hosted by Dave Cardwell, Eric Prod, and Jay 'The Moose...2022-07-282h 44
pitted!Episode 14: Silverchair - Who Is Silverchair?One of the most acclaimed and commercially successful Australian bands in history, Silverchair has sold over 10 million albums worldwide and all five of their studio albums went to #1 in Australia.
The trio of Chris Joannu, Ben Gillies, and Daniel Johns began in a Mereweather high school many moons ago and, in 1995, they shot to international stardom with their beloved debut Frogstomp thanks to a little ditty called “Tomorrow” and overt nod to the hugely popular Seattle sound.
Freak Show followed in 1997 and, while still very grunge-oriented, showed glimpses of what was to come on Neon Ball...2022-07-282h 24
pitted!Episode 13: Metallica - MegaloadMetallica. Take two.
One of the most divisive eras in Metallica’s history, the release of Load and Reload in the mid-nineties saw the band shed their thrash metal roots in both music and aesthetic to introduce elements of blues, country, Friends-style haircuts, and a hurdy-gurdy.
Divisive or not, both albums have gone on to be heralded as classics in the Metallica catalogue and were the change needed for the band to maintain superiority in a post-Grunge Nu-metal world.
In Episode 13, the pitted! podcast crew, along with return guest hosts and Metallica tragics Browny and Simo, run through both albums tr...2022-07-282h 23
pitted!Episode 12: NRL - Here Come The TigersHere come the Tigers! The men in black and gold!
It's Christmas 2021 and what better gift than our first EVER sport episode covering two of the most memorable rugby league grand finals in recent memory.
Featuring the mighty Balmain-come-Wests Tigers, we take a look at their 1989 slugfest against the Canberra Green Machine – considered by many to be the greatest of all time – and their 2005 triumph over the North Queensland Cowboys with arguably the best grand final try of all time involving a gravity defying flick pass from a breakaway Benji Marshall and that forgotten fend from a rampaging Pat Richards.
And...2022-07-282h 39
pitted!Episode 11: AC/DC - For Those About To Pit (We Salute You)Since the 1980 release of the iconic Back In Black – to this day is still the second best-selling album of all time behind Michael Jackson's Thriller – there has not been a band more highly regarded by fans and musicians alike than AC/DC.
With his first album as frontman, Brian Johnson brought AC/DC unparalleled fame and success… but it was his predecessor that set the foundations for what would become the most beloved Australian band of all time.
In Episode 11: For Those About To Pit (We Salute You) the boys pit the 21 best tracks from the Brian Johnson era against the 21...2022-07-282h 04
pitted!Episode 10: Blink 182 - Dude...Take Off Your Pants For An Enema At Cheshire RanchWhen you think punk, what comes to mind?
Well, if you were in 1975 it'd be The Clash, Ramones, The Saints, and Sex Pistols.
If you were in 1985 you’d have to go with Minor Threat, Black Flag, Bad Brains, and the Dead Kennedys.
If you were in 1995 then it was Pennywise, Offspring, Green Day, and Bad Religion.
But if you were a young adult between 1995 and 2005 then, without fail, punk was Blink 182.
In Episode 10: Dude…Take Off Your Pants For An Enema At Cheshire Ranch, we pit the Scott Raynor era as the band first hit mainstream popularity with Cheshire Cat...2022-07-282h 29
pitted!Episode 9: Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion IIIAnd in this corner, weighing in at 850 pounds: Guns N’ Roses.
Regardless of the fact that, with six band members, everyone would top out at a buck 40, GNR developed a reputation as one of the baddest and most volatile rock bands on the planet.
Slash. Adler. Reed. Stradlin. Clarke. Sorum. They’ve all come and gone and come again over the years but, with Axl upfront - or picking fights with fans the crowd - they have remained one of the most celebrated and influential acts to emerge from the 1980s LA metal scene.
Episode 9 takes a look at their most...2022-07-281h 47
pitted!Episode 8: Audioslave vs Rage Against The Machine - Slave Against The MachinePassion. Revolution. Innovation. Reinvention.
A band for the people, Rage Against The Machine set the bar for every politicised artist to come. Whether it was De La Rocha’s impassioned vocals or Morello’s virtuosity on the guitar, RATM led from the front and garnered an entire army of followers.
Fast forward to 2002. The departure of De La Rocha left the band at a crossroads: do they continue RATM with a new frontman, not unlike Black Sabbath and AC/DC before them, or do they recruit a new captain and follow a new flight path?
The answer came in the form...2022-07-282h 07
pitted!Episode 7: Terminator - Judgement DayJudgement Day is here.
The year is 2021 and pitted! podcast returns take on the machines in Episode 7 with 1984’s The Terminator up against on 1992’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
Two of the greatest sci-fi/action films of all time they spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, launched the careers of its cast and crew, and gave us some of the most memorable quotes in film history.
It’s T800 vs T800 in a battle for rock culture supremacy.
Hosted by Dave "Cardy" Cardwell, Eric "The Dentist" Prod, Jay "The Moose" Hart
Shout out to Be There Financial Services (find them @betherefinancialservices on Instagr...2022-07-282h 18
pitted!Episode 6: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dear JohnFrom sharing a schoolyard and starting a band, to evolving a sound and spearheading a movement, through the highs of drug use and the lows of addiction, to losing friends and gaining icons, to topping the charts and selling out stadiums across the world, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have seemingly done it all...often, more than once.
Over the years Anthony, Flea, and Chad have been accompanied by several notable players but none more gifted or influential than John Frusciante.
In Episode 6: Dear John we chart the seminal RHCP guitarist’s rise, retreat, and return during the bands greatest er...2022-07-282h 28
pitted!Episode 5: Rocky Balboa - Adrian's RevengeFour decades. Six films. Ten Academy Award nominations. One billion dollars at the box office.
In Episode 5: Adrian’s Revenge pitted! podcast takes on Rocky Balboa, the down-on-his-luck Philadelphian who rose to become the greatest cinematic boxing champion of all time.
Beginning with the original 1976 release through to the nostalgic, and thus far series ending, self-titled 2006 film we pit the intro sequences, the plot lines, the soundtracks, the epic training montages, the opponents, and the adrenaline-pumping emotion-fuelled final fights.
It’s Rocky vs Rocky II vs Rocky III vs Rocky IV vs Rocky V vs Rocky Balboa in a battle for...2022-07-283h 00
pitted!Episode 4 (Part 2): Metallica - Cliff 'Em All...And Justice For JasonAfter a quick comfort break, the boys are back!! Part 2 of the inaugural pitted! podcast Christmas/New Years Special, ringing in your ears 1 January 2021.
Formed in LA in 1981 but later finding a home in San Francisco and then the world, Metallica went onto unleash one of the most enduring aural assaults in contemporary music.
Episode 4: Cliff ‘Em All...And Justice For Jason examines Metallica at the peak of their powers across its two most dominant eras: the pioneering ‘Cliff Era’ featuring the genre-defining Ride The Lightning and genre-refining Master of Puppets pitted against the musical mastery and unparalleled success of the ‘J...2022-07-281h 21
pitted!Episode 4 (Part 1): Metallica - Cliff 'Em All...And Justice For JasonPart 1 of the inaugural pitted! podcast Christmas/New Year Special, ringing in your ears 25 December 2020.
Formed in LA in 1981 but later finding a home in San Francisco and then the world, Metallica went onto unleash one of the most enduring aural assaults in contemporary music.
Episode 4: Cliff ‘Em All...And Justice For Jason examines Metallica at the peak of their powers across its two most dominant eras: the pioneering ‘Cliff Era’ featuring the genre-defining Ride The Lightning and genre-refining Master of Puppets pitted against the musical mastery and unparalleled success of the ‘Jason Era’ featuring prog metal classic ...And Justice For All an...2022-07-281h 46
pitted!Episode 3: Grunge - NeverDirtSuperTenGrunge.
The soundtrack of our generation. The songs that define the 90s. The movement that changed popular music forever.
And within this small sub-genre that began in the bellows of rain-soaked Seattle USA, no band had a bigger impact or left a more lasting impression than the Big 4 of Grunge: Pearl Jam. Soundgarden. Alice In Chains...and, of course, Nirvana who started it all.
Episode 3: NeverDirtSuperTen takes a look at the biggest and best albums from these musical titans and pits them against one another in a battle for rock culture supremacy.
Nevermind, the original seed. Dirt, the heart on...2022-07-282h 04
pitted!Episode 2: Faith No More - Jim No MoreFaith No More were as important as any other band in the changing musical landscape of the 1990s. If Nirvana proved that hair metal was dead then Faith No More proved that 'genre' was a very fluid concept.
Episode 2: Jim No More pits the last two Faith No More albums to feature the iconic Jim Martin (The Real Thing, Angel Dust) against the first two albums released after his departure (King For A Day...Fool For A Lifetime, Album Of The Year).
It's Faith No More vs Faith No More in a battle for rock culture supremacy to determine which...2022-07-282h 02
pitted!Episode 1: Foo Fighters - Fighters of FooIt's Foo Fighters vs Foo Fighters vs Foo Fighters in a battle for rock culture supremacy.
Episode 1: Fighters of Foo, pits the first three Foo Fighters albums (Foo Fighters, Colour and the Shape, and There Is Nothing Left To Lose) against each other by examining the singles and album tracks, the intros and outros, shift in style, and overall impact culminating in each host creating their Ultimate Foo Album by selecting their 12 favourite tracks across each album.
Hosted by Dave ‘Cardy’ Cardwell, Eric ‘The Dentist’ Prod, and Jay ‘The Moose’ Hart
Shout out to Her Ordinary Mum (find her @her.ordinary.mum...2022-07-281h 34