Strummertime Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/strummertime Guitarists John and Rick, friends since elementary school, talk rock and guitars. © 2025 John and Rick a8580080-e7a2-58d9-b177-eb149d2a89f0 no en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:01:31 -0800 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:11:16 -0800 http://johndissed.com https://img.transistor.fm/AImoQBLT-xI8_v2Txe2uxUsJByGlQF6p6SlX1G0OUzA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMwODc4LzE3MDUy/NjU0NjktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Strummertime http://johndissed.com episodic John and Rick Guitarists John and Rick, friends since elementary school, talk rock and guitars. Guitarists John and Rick, friends since elementary school, talk rock and guitars.. rock 'n' roll, guitar, music John Dissed No Yes Ace Frehley Show Review 8 8 Ace Frehley Show Review full c9483016-5eee-4bea-b1aa-351d2acf8b45 https://share.transistor.fm/s/38cd569d Ace Frehley Live at the Canyon, Agoura Hills show review. Les Pauls vs. Strats, Humbuckers vs. P90s, songwriting tips, and more! Intro music by Slow Motorcade. 

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]]> rock 'n' roll, guitar, music Yes Get the Knack 7 7 Get the Knack full b22afadf-fadc-4722-8f1a-98f5d0662cf4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/569a2a24 John and Rick talk about 1979's Get the Knack album.  Intro music by Slow Motorcade.

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]]> rock 'n' roll, guitar, music Yes The Michael Schenker Group 6 6 The Michael Schenker Group full dd79846c-a207-44df-b09f-0fe9d5d2fd5c https://share.transistor.fm/s/7c686fd0 John and Rick talk about the 1980 Michael Schenker Group album. Intro music by Slow Motorcade.

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]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:20:52 -0800 John and Rick John and Rick 4126 John and Rick talk about the 1980 Michael Schenker Group album. John and Rick talk about the 1980 Michael Schenker Group album. rock 'n' roll, guitar, music Yes John Rick Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 5 5 Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon full a24216e7-baec-4c99-bf24-8f86f69d2eeb https://share.transistor.fm/s/6dc0fa5e John and Rick talk about the new Randy Rhoads documentary.

Intro music by Slow Motorcade.   

  • Buy or rent the film on iTunes.
  • Listen to Quiet Riot: The Randy Rhoads Years.


]]> John and Rick talk about the new Randy Rhoads documentary.

Intro music by Slow Motorcade.   

  • Buy or rent the film on iTunes.
  • Listen to Quiet Riot: The Randy Rhoads Years.


]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2022 18:46:49 -0700 John and Rick John and Rick 5709 John and Rick talk about the new Randy Rhoads documentary. John and Rick talk about the new Randy Rhoads documentary. rock 'n' roll, guitar, music Yes John Rick Diary of a Madman 4 4 Diary of a Madman full e9956194-4e9c-4f81-a09c-70d9ba9dd300 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d04612ea John and Rick talk about Ozzy Osbourne's Diary of a Madman album.

Intro music by Slow Motorcade.  

  • Check out the companion playlist to stream Diary of a Madman and other music discussed in this episode.
  • CORRECTION: A recent television broadcast about Ozzy cheating on his wife Sharon referred to the past and not a recent incident as we mistakenly thought may have been the case. Here's the story as it was published in People Magazine in November, 2020.
]]> John and Rick talk about Ozzy Osbourne's Diary of a Madman album.

Intro music by Slow Motorcade.  

  • Check out the companion playlist to stream Diary of a Madman and other music discussed in this episode.
  • CORRECTION: A recent television broadcast about Ozzy cheating on his wife Sharon referred to the past and not a recent incident as we mistakenly thought may have been the case. Here's the story as it was published in People Magazine in November, 2020.
]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2022 12:43:02 -0700 John and Rick John and Rick 6171 John and Rick talk about Ozzy Osbourne's 'Diary of a Madman' album. John and Rick talk about Ozzy Osbourne's 'Diary of a Madman' album. rock 'n' roll, guitar, music Yes John Rick Blizzard of Ozz 3 3 Blizzard of Ozz full 1d77dfc7-39d0-4964-9842-d840d54fb7a9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/38227fa9 John and Rick talk about Ozzy Osbourne's 'Blizzard of Ozz' album.

 Intro music by Slow Motorcade. 

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 Intro music by Slow Motorcade. 

]]> Sat, 06 Aug 2022 21:07:44 -0700 John and Rick John and Rick 5599 John and Rick talk about Ozzy Osbourne's 'Blizzard of Ozz' album. John and Rick talk about Ozzy Osbourne's 'Blizzard of Ozz' album. rock 'n' roll, guitar, music Yes John Rick KISS: The Next Three, and Alive II 2 2 KISS: The Next Three, and Alive II full 881ecd52-30d3-42b5-9ce4-898c6d9bd2cf https://share.transistor.fm/s/18511f36 John and Rick continue their discussion of the music of KISS, the band's next three studio albums, and Alive II!

Intro music by Slow Motorcade. End Credits: "Paul Stanley Was a Lady" by Toilet Boys. Also featuring "Ghost Riders In the Sky" by 900 Pound Gorilla.

  •  Hear the music discussed on this episode on the companion Spotify playlist. 
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Intro music by Slow Motorcade. End Credits: "Paul Stanley Was a Lady" by Toilet Boys. Also featuring "Ghost Riders In the Sky" by 900 Pound Gorilla.

  •  Hear the music discussed on this episode on the companion Spotify playlist. 
]]> Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:37:13 -0700 John and Rick John and Rick 7368 John and Rick continue their discussion of the music of KISS, the band's next three studio albums, and Alive II. John and Rick continue their discussion of the music of KISS, the band's next three studio albums, and Alive II. rock 'n' roll, guitar, music Yes Rick KISS: The Originals and Alive! 1 1 KISS: The Originals and Alive! full e63617c3-453c-4a05-b98d-a6a7a13052fa https://share.transistor.fm/s/f3d9f588 John and Rick talk about their childhood initiation into the world of rock 'n' roll through the music of KISS, the band's first three studio albums, and Alive!

Intro music by Slow Motorcade. End Credits: "Stand Up (If You Wanna Live Free)" by Joe Normal.

  • Hear the music discussed on this episode on the companion Spotify Playlist.
  • Watch Mott the Hoople play the song John couldn't think of, and check out Ariel Bender on guitar. Is his look familiar?
]]> John and Rick talk about their childhood initiation into the world of rock 'n' roll through the music of KISS, the band's first three studio albums, and Alive!

Intro music by Slow Motorcade. End Credits: "Stand Up (If You Wanna Live Free)" by Joe Normal.

  • Hear the music discussed on this episode on the companion Spotify Playlist.
  • Watch Mott the Hoople play the song John couldn't think of, and check out Ariel Bender on guitar. Is his look familiar?
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