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Motley Crue Top 5 With “The Dirt” Movie Review – EP091 Mar 24, 2019

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Episode Description: This week, we pick our Top 5 Motley Crue songs. Plus you'll hear our opinions and review of "The Dirt," a Netflix movie release of Motley Crue's biography. What's The Story?? By now all of the Rock n Roll faithfuls have carved out time to check out "The Dirt" on Netflix. If you haven't, what are you waiting for? On the heels of the successful Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," and with the Elton John movie "Rocketman" coming out soon, Motley Crue finally saw their book "The Dirt" turned into a Netflix movie. We checked out the film and render our verdict, as well as spin our favorite Motley tunes. I first got into Motley Crue after a friend from California gave me a demo cassette marked "Motley Crue Leathür Records." I remember first hearing "Livewire" and thinking the music kicks ass. I thought the singer had a weird but cool voice. As time went on and "Shout At The Devil" was released, I became a huge fan. In December of '85, I worked for a local stage crew and assisted Tommy Lee's drum tech in setting up Tommy's kit for the night's show. I met Tommy that night, and several times again at later dates, and he was always cool with me. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. Go out and buy music. All music featured in this episode is from Motley Crue and can be picked up at the Growin' Up Rock Amazon Store link below. Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!!

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XYZ’s Terry Ilous and Patt Fontaine – EP090 Mar 17, 2019

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Episode Description: We talk with XYZ's founders Terry Ilous and Patt Fontaine about their history and the recent Monsters Of Rock Cruise, as well as what's coming up for the band. Since we love XYZ, we decide to do a quick top 3 showcasing some of our favorite tunes from the band's catalog. What's The Story? XYZ came together in Lyon (France) where bassist Patt Fontaine and vocalist Terry Ilous were born and grew up. The band migrated to Los Angeles in 1986. XYZ started off as the unofficial house band of "The Whisky A Go Go". The original members were Terry Ilous (vocals), Bobby Pieper (guitars), Patt Fontaine (bass) and Joey Pafumi (drums). A tour of the US with Enuff Z'Nuff and Alice Cooper followed the success of their 1989 Enigma-released debut album, and they were signed by major label Capitol for their second. - Source Wikipedia The Band's History XYZ played clubs throughout the mid 1980's and first got a record deal in 1989 with Don Dokken as their producer. Ilous and Fontaine then recruited Mark Diglio (guitars) and Paul Monroe (drums) to replace the departing Pieper and Pafumi, to record their debut album. Terry Ilous's vocal style on the band's first album was very similar to Dokken's. The album contained the hits "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You." Videos for both songs received reasonable airplay and the album reached No. 99 on the Billboard charts. A third single from the album, "Maggy," was used in the 1990 Dolph LundgrenmovieI Come in Peace. The next album, Hungry, released in 1991, failed to chart, but I loved it. Diglio and Monroe left the band and were replaced by Tony Burnett and Joey Shapiro, respectively. After the next tour was finished, band members went separate ways once again. XYZ reunited in 2002 with the lineup of Ilous, Fontaine, Tony Marcus, and Shapiro, and still perform to the present day. - Source Wikipedia Growin' Up Rock Podcast Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website XYZ Music

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Monsters Of Rock Cruise Finale Part 4 – EP089 Mar 10, 2019

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Episode Description: The 2019 Monsters Of Rock Cruise is now history. It was an adventure we will never forget. In this epic long finale, we go day by day through our adventures from our perspective. We share what we did and saw and who we liked and disliked. While we are at it, we play some of the great music we heard on the cruise from the bands we loved. What's The Story? Hollywood and Steven traveled to Miami to jump on the annual 5 day Monsters Of Rock Cruise with 3000 of their closest friends and about 55 kick ass bands and round the clock concerts. If you were on the cruise, you'll enjoy reliving this years cruise through our eyes and ears. If you have never been on a Monsters Of Rock Cruise, but have considered going, you get a great idea of how it works and what it's like from a couple of huge rock fans. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. Featured Music By - Beasto Blanco, Diemonds, Eclipse, Saxon, Vixen Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website

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This Ain’t No Disco ’96 – EP088 Mar 03, 2019

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Episode Description In this episode, it's time for another installment of "This Ain't No Disco". We discuss and play hard rock and metal music released in 1996. What's It All About: This ain't no disco '96, but for sure it's a change in the landscape of Rock n Roll. It's time for another installment of This Ain't No Disco, and this time we head back to 1996 and we find that the hard rock and metal we loved so much in the late 80's and early 90's was vastly changing and becoming industrialized and very different from what we grew up loving. One thing is for sure, no matter how the guitar strap is hung you can always find a good dose of rock n roll if you know where to look for it and believe me, 1996 you had to look under all sorts of rocks to find it. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. SO GO PICKUP SOME OF THIS KILLER MUSIC YOU ARE HEARING!! Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website KISS Stone Temple Pilots Gotthard Gravity Kills Def Leppard Ozzy Dio Rondenelli Axel Rudi Pell Keel Marilyn Manson

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David Frangioni – Midiot Of Success – EP087 Feb 24, 2019

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Episode Description In this episode, Growin' Up Rock talks with producer, engineer, and technologist David Frangioni. David's early experience with MIDI technology would establish his reputation as the go-to guy for setting up home studio recording. David became so much of an authority on MIDI setups, Aerosmith's Joey Kramer gave David the title of "Midiot" along with the hat to go with it. David's worked with countless rock artists including Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Styx, and KISS. Bands you will hear on this episode include Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. Who is David Frangioni? David Frangioni’s musical aspirations started when he began playing the drums at just two years old. Around the same time, he lost an eye to cancer. He continued drumming, realizing music was his passion, a passion that extended later to music technologies. David was one of the pioneers behind MIDI technology. He parlayed that experience into a gig serving as Aerosmith’s in-house engineer/technologist from 1989 to 2002 and continues to work with them. He's worked as a producer, engineer, and technologist for a long list of iconic rock artists including the Stones, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Sting, Journey, Styx, and more. A successful entrepreneur, David is the founder of Audio One, one of the most successful and awarded Audio/Video firms in the United States. David has been featured on CNN, Variety, Sun Sentinel, Miami Herald, and more. He also gained notoriety as the official technologist for the TV show “The Osbournes," appearing in multiple episodes of this MTV hit. Reach Out to Growin' Up Rock Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review - on our FaceBook page @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review How You Can Support This Podcast and The Artists You Hear You can help the Podcast by doing your Amazon shopping using our links. When you click the Amazon banner below, it'll take you to the Amazon site where you can shop as normal. Prices will be exactly the same, however the podcast receives a small partner fee that helps us get our shows out each and every week. Or donate directly to us. Buy Music, Books, Merch, and More at Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store David Frangioni Website A special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the killer show intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website

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Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview Part 3 - EP086 Feb 17, 2019

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Episode Description: Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview Part 3 Of 4 We cap off our Monsters Of Rock Cruise preview with part 3 of our upcoming cruise featuring killer music by Extreme, Eclipse, Soto, Jetboy, Y&T, and many more. What's The Story: Sonny and I are headed to Miami to get our ROCK ON!! We have completed two parts already covering more than 40 of the 50 plus bands and artist that will be performing at the Pre-Parties and on this cruise. Once in Miami, The Growin' Up Rock Podcast will be recording content with cruisers, and hopefully artist, as well as covering the entire week long adventure. As rock fans growing up this is a rock n roll concert fantasy come true. It combines my love of vacation and cruising the ocean with kickass Rock n Roll. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Go Buy The Music featured on this show: John Corabi, Extreme, Accept, U.D.O., Kiss, King’s X, Soto, Jeff Scott Soto, Jetboy, Eclipse, Tom Keifer, Y & T, Danger Danger, Diemonds, Motley Crue You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website

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Ty Tabor From King’s X – BONUS Feb 15, 2019

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Episode Description We catch up with guitarist Ty Tabor from King's X to discuss the 2019 Monsters Of Rock Cruise and some of his personal Growin' Up Rock story. We talk about how the band decides on a set list, the possibilities of a new King's X record, and what he remembers about the Woodstock 2 festival that put them in front of 350 thousand people. A Brief Band Overview King's X is a band that was formed in the mid 80s that garnered a ton of critical acclaim from the critics and the bands peers. They were a great mixture of hard rock, melody, harmonies, funk, R&B, and soul. Yep - They had a lot to offer. Maybe some people did not know how to take them and maybe the record companies did not know how to market them, but for whatever reason they never achieved some of the massive success their peers received in the 80s. The band is still going strong and doing better than ever before, and I absolutely love and respect them. Check out our conversation with guitarist, singer, songwriter Ty Tabor. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Music Supplied by King's X and Ty Tabor

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Busting Out The Ballads – EP085 Feb 10, 2019

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Episode Description: It's almost Valentine's Day, so Sonny and Steven are busting out the ballads in this episode picking out some great rock n roll from Warrant, Richie Kotzen, Halestorm, Steelheart, Velvet Revolver, The Struts, and more. What's The Story? Sonny pulls out his contract forcing Steven to commit to an episode of busting out the ballads. Do not fear because the boys have picked out some great ballads that will have even the most committed rocker throwing up his lighter, or in today's day and age his phone. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Buy the great music you hear on this show at Amazon Jeff Scott Soto, Steelheart, Halestorm, Gary Schutt, Warrant, Velvet Revolver, Richie Kotzen, King's X You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website KISS

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Fun With Lord Tracy's Terry Glaze - EP084 Feb 03, 2019

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We have done a lot of interviews at this stage of the podcast. As far as I can remember, nothing matches the fun Sonny and I had with Lord Tracy's frontman Terry Glaze on a Friday night sitting around the computer. Terry is a charismatic and funny dude that we loved hanging out with on Skype. We happen to love his music and we think you'll enjoy this episode. The term “desert island album” comes up often when folks who love music are conversing. If music is your main hobby or passion you probably can name 5 pretty easily. Many people go with, “Led Zeppelin IV”, “Appetite for Destruction”, “Kiss-Destroyer”, “Cheap Trick-at Budokan”, “Beatles-The White Album”, “Back in Black”….for my partner in crime STEVEN MICHAEL it’s “Van Halen 1”…. well, all the regular listeners know that I’m a bit off the beaten path on stuff like this…and although all the albums I just mentioned are incredible….one of my personal desert island albums is Lord Tracy’s "Deaf Gods of Babylon" released in 1989. - Sonny Pooni Terry Glaze A Brief Overview In the early 80's Singer / Guitarist Terry Glaze formed a friendship with fellow high schooler and musician Vincent Paul Abbott, and his kid brother Darrell Abbott, better known as Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell of Pantera. The 3 shared a love of hard rock and metal music and in the coming years would put together the early version of Pantera which put out 3 albums of spandex ladened hard rock and metal music. I loved "Projects In The Jungle". Terry Glaze would eventually leave the band and Phil Anselmo would replace Terry as the singer of Pantera. Pantera would go on to become the Heavy Metal Juggernaut that most of the world is familiar with today. Terry would go to join the band that became Lord Tracy which to the majority of the world would be unknown, but to Steven and Sonny would be a "hidden gem" . The band would put out "Deaf Gods Of Babylon" in 1989 an album of hard rock awesomeness and firmly planted as a "Growin' Up Rock" album of their youth. Episode Description We talk to Terry about the early days of Pantera and go track by track through the Deaf Gods Of Babylon album, exchanging a bevy of stories and just genuine great funny conversation. Even if you are unfamiliar with Terry Glaze, Lord Tracy, or Deaf Gods Of Babylon, do yourself a favor and check out this episode. Fun times with Terry Glaze on a Friday night. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Music in this show supplied by Lord Tracy , Terry Glaze, and Pantera Terry Glaze Website A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website

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Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview – Part 2 – EP083 Jan 27, 2019

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Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview, part 2 of 4 Steven and Hollywood are going cruising. The Growin' Up Rock Podcast in 2019 will take it's show on the road and jump on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise. In Part 2 of this 4 part series of episodes we will showcase killer artist like Skid Row, Tora Tora, Kix, XYZ, Vixen and all the others that are performing on the cruise. We also enlisted our fellow Podcaster and Co-Host of the CGCM Podcast Rich 'The Meister" Dillon to educate us on the cruise. Rich will be making his 9th Monsters Of Rock Cruise and he likes good music, so why not have him on. In March we will conclude our coverage with Part 4, a finale that will recap the entire experience and hopefully a special guest or two. We will capture all the excitement leading up to the cruise. While on the cruise we will record rock talk with the fans and hopefully a special guest or two. If you are cruising with us, then this show will give you something to look forward to in the upcoming months leading up to the cruise. If you have never done this cruise before or don't know much about it, hopefully this will influence you in a positive way to join us in 2020. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Music Featured On This Episode: Skid Row, Tony MacAlpine, Mach 22, Ritchie Kotzen, Tora Tora, XYZ, Vixen, The Quireboys, Rose Tattoo A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website KISS

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