Episodes
Jan. 15, 2025
Jim Croce (w/ A.J. Croce)
A legendary artist with a massive impact over a minuscule amount of time--Jim Croce finally gets his due on The Great Song Podcast. Episode 4 of our Winter Explosion EP.
Jan. 8, 2025
Second Chance (.38 Special) w Max Carl
Get your feels ready, because Max Carl and .38 Special are coming for ALL of them. Rob and JP chat with then-.38-Special-now-Grand-Funk frontman Max Carl about the song that made the biggest commercial success for the band, …
Jan. 1, 2025
The Full Monte (Monte Montgomery)
Rob and JP gush over one of the most underrated guitarists and songwriters in the world, and chat with the Alvarez-beating, acoustic-slinging madman known as Monte Montgomery.
Dec. 25, 2024
Thunderstruck (AC/DC) w Chris Slade
Back for a good time, but not for a long time--the boys are back and kicking off a new EP season with an absolute smash from one of the greatest rock bands of all time--AC/DC's "Thunderstruck." The man behind the pounding be…
July 31, 2024
Slow Ride (Foghat) w Roger Earl
Alright alright alright! Your favorite Guitar Hero track brings our 5-episode EP run to a close--we're talking all things "Slow Ride" with Foghat's Roger Earl! Thanks for hanging with us for a short run of episodes. See you-…
July 24, 2024
Kansas 25 w Jennifer Knapp
25 years from the landmark release of her mainstream debut Kansas, Jennifer Knapp returns to the source to release Kansas 25, a re-envisioning of the CCM classic. And she's here to tell us all about the process, her holy gra…
July 17, 2024
Sunshine of Your Love (Cream) w Malcolm Bruce
One of the great supergroups and classic rock acts of all time breeds one of our greatest side conversations of all time, and we talk Cream and legacy with Malcolm Bruce, son of Cream's legendary bassist and vocalist Jack Br…
July 10, 2024
Fall to Pieces (Velvet Revolver) w/Matt Sorum
Matt Sorum of Velvet Revolver, Guns 'n Roses, and a million other amazing bands joins us to talk about VR's signature hits, trying to outdo Slash, playing to the song, and his gas station snack food of choice. This is episod…
July 3, 2024
To Hell With the Devil (Stryper) w/Michael Sweet
The yellow and black attack kicks off our limited-return EP with a holy fury, and we've got frontman Michael Sweet to tell us all his favorite stories about Bible projectiles, angry protestors, and being a shy guy in a loud …
Jan. 13, 2024
The Catch-Up : January 12, 2024
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Dec. 20, 2023
Holy Diver (Series Finale)
This is it. After 6+ years, 11 seasons and 275 episodes, the boys are putting the record back in the sleeve. And what better way to say farewell than do wholly dive into one of our longest-running references and in-jokes, Di…
Dec. 13, 2023
Mark Tremonti (Creed, Alter Bridge, and *duh* Tremonti)
It's the Summer of '99 all over again, and we're shredding your memories with the one and only Mark Tremonti! He's talking with us about his pinball obsession, his new Christmas project, why he abuses his nose live, and of c…
Dec. 6, 2023
Santa Monica (w Art Alexakis of Everclear)
One of the greatest rock songs of the 1990s, Everclear's "Santa Monica" gives us shivers of joy every time we hear it! And we've got frontman and songwriter Art Alexakis to chat with us about the song, his favorite rock albu…
Nov. 29, 2023
Unwanted (w Trev Lukather and Nic Collins of The Effect)
Your favorite new rock band is The Effect, and we can prove it! Fresh off a debut single and moments before a follow-up, we chat with Trev Lukather (yep, son of Toto's Steve) and Nic Collins (yep, son of Phil) about getting …
Nov. 22, 2023
Gone Gone Gone (w Phillip Phillips)
The most overwhelming American Idol winner in history sits in with the boys as our official kickoff of the home stretch of episodes before we call it a day. Phillip Phillips' "Gone Gone Gone" is an energetic frenzy of emotio…
Nov. 15, 2023
You Are The Woman (w Jock Bartley of Firefall)
We're feeling sentimental as we come toward the end of the show, so we wanted to dedicate this week to our incredible wives (mostly in hope that they'll listen to an episode). And what better song to do it than the syrupy-sw…
Nov. 8, 2023
Highway Song (w Rickey Medlocke of Blackfoot & Lynyrd Skynyrd)
One of the all-time "traveling down the dusty old road" songs, a fixture of classic rock radio and biker gangs everywhere, Blackfoot's "Highway Song" has a feel that just won't quit. And we've got Blackfoot founder and long-…
Oct. 31, 2023
Elvira (w William Lee Golden of The Oak Ridge Boys)
Mount Rushmore country group. Mount Rushmore Gospel group. Mount Rushmore beard. What more can we say but Happy Halloween! Enjoy this early drop as you walk random neighborhoods with your kids tonight, and enjoy our coverage…
Oct. 25, 2023
Dave Barnes' Featherbrained Wealth Motel
Fresh off an album release and listening party experience, Rob and JP sit down with favorite guest artist Dave Barnes, who just dropped his Beatles-infused album, Featherbrained Wealth Motel, for one last romp before we clos…
Oct. 18, 2023
Awful, Beautiful Life (w Darryl Worley) - Episode 1126
This episode has it all. Tragedy, Seinfeld, Playgirl, the Addams Family—dripping with gold 'til the very last second. Country music star Darryl Worley joins us for a trip down memory lane and at least one other side road as …
Oct. 11, 2023
Love Will Find a Way (w Cory Lerios of Pablo Cruise)
Yacht rock royalty on the show this week, as we dig into one of the sunniest jams of the genre! Pablo Cruise's resident maestro Cory Lerios talks with us about the band's signature hit, scoring a bazillion episodes of Baywat…
Oct. 4, 2023
California Dreams w Jay Anthony Franke (Jake Sommers)
It's our 6th Anniversary episode, and we're diving deep into one of our favorite shows and favorite fictional bands--California Dreams! Not only that, but we're partying with frontman and lead guitarist Jay Anthony Franke, a…
Sept. 27, 2023
Dancing in the Moonlight w Rod Novak of King Harvest
One of the most singable (and covered) pop songs in history, Dancing in the Moonlight has a story much darker than you might imagine. We'll get into all that and much more with King Harvest's Rod Novak! ---
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Sept. 20, 2023
I Tell It Like It Used to Be (w T Graham Brown) - Episode 1122
It's back-to-back TG's with another absolute legend, T Graham Brown, who is an icon not only in country music, but maybe the most prolific jingle artist of all time! We'll talk to him about those earworm Taco Bell ads, get r…