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Neil Finn of Crowded House on 80s Classic Don’t Dream It’s Over | Premium | Professor of Rock

Neil Finn singer/songwriter and co-founder of the multi-platinum band Crowded House tells the beautiful, funny and poignant story of the 1987 classic #2 hit “Don’t Dream It’s Over. After the story stay around to see the charity that Neil is an Ambassador for, So They Can.Neil Finn Charity – http://bit.ly/SoTheyCanCharityProfessor of Rock Merch – http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerchAccess To Backstage Content Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanHelp out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContenthttps://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rockhttps://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock#CrowdedHouse #80s #Rock

Lita Ford on the Story Behind 80s Rocker Kiss Me Deadly | Pop Fix | Professor of Rock

Giving away the secrets behind the great rocker from 1988, Kiss Me Deadly by the Goddess of Metal, Lita Ford. Hey Music Junkies, the Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time with our latest edition of Pop Fix. Lita of course started out as a member of the Runaways in the 70s and then went solo and stormed the charts in the latter part of the 80s with her platinum plus ironic album LITA. Let’s be clear. The Lita album cover was to adolescent males in the 80s what that Farrah Fawcett poster was to Adolescent males in the 70s. Kiss Me Deadly was a genre bender that spoke to a range of music listeners, hitting #12 on the billboard hot 100, and along with her awesome duet with Ozzy Close my Eyes Forever gave Lita a ferocious one-two punch in the last two years of the 80s. Today I want to go behind a great rocker from 1988. One that to this day still gets my heart pumping. Kiss Me Deadly by the Goddess of Metal Lita Ford.Honorary Producers Mark Thompson, Wayne Masterson, Eric Farque, Robert Holt, Raith KellLita Ford Album – https://amzn.to/34tvabZLiving Like A Runaway Book – https://amzn.to/3aUb5wGPlatinum & Gold Collection – https://amzn.to/3j7qWLaBest Of – https://amzn.to/31pYiihBlack – https://amzn.to/3lhtNmuNew Patron Benefits Added! Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanHelp out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContenthttps://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rockhttps://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock#LitaFord #80s #Rock

How Angus Young & Bon Scott Created the Blue Print for AC DC’s Future | Professor of Rock

One night brothers Angus Young and Malcolm Young were jamming in the studio after hours… when suddenly Angus had an idea for a riff that he immediately played. The Riff would change everything for AC/DC: Highway to Hell produced by Mutt Lange and sung by Bon Scott broke the band in America for good. the story is next.Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses – https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop —————————————————————————————————————————– Executive Producer Brandon FugalHonorary Producers Jason White, Monique McCartha, Greg Rutledge, Jack Mongan —————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out My Hand Picked Selection BelowProfessor’s 80s Store– 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 – Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ – 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX – Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk – Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl—————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store – http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerchAccess To Backstage Content Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanPurchase The Albums Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent​https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_…​https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of…​​#70s #Rock #StoryHey music junkies and vinyl junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest 70s vinyl songs of all time for the music community and vinyl community. If you’ve ever owned records, cassettes and CD’s at different times in you life or still do this is your place Subscribe below right now to be a part of our daily celebration of the rock era with exclusive stories from straight from the artists and click on our patreon link in the description to see our brand new show there.IN the grand scheme of things bands come and go. One day they’re on top another day their being dropped by their label but when the dust settles and 40 or 50 years pass by, we see who the real titans of music are, who has and will stand the test of time beyond the flavor of the week or even a few big album. With that in mind, there is no question that AC/DC has endured as much as any band in rock history. Metallica, U2, Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Journey, Fleetwood Mac even the Rolling Stones all stand behind AC/DC in terms of record sales in the US.AC/DC is essentially tied with Pink Floyd and only the Beatles Led Zeppelin and the Eagles are ahead in terms of rock groups. Worldwide AC/DC is in the top 20 when you consider all artists. When you take into account the biggest selling album of all time AC/DC Back in Black is the third best selling album ever on this planet, Just behind Michael Jackson thriller and Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon. I always say that If an alien from another world wanted to know what Rock and Roll is I’d just play him AC/DC or Van Halen. Which takes me to the subject of today’s video. If you had to define AC/DC by one song… Dial it down to one riff that captures their essence what would it be? TO me the song and the riff that led to Back in Black, the epitomizes their sound to the masses and that influenced so many who came after, you’d be hard pressed to find something better than Highway to Hell. This riff is seismic. It’s absolutely galactic.When the band started working on the sessions for Highway to Hell, their last album with the legendary front man Bon Scott they had released five album globally, with really no support from radio in America they had designs on making it in the states. They were coming off the live album If You Want Blood and their last studio album was Powerage from 1977 which built upon their hard rock bluesy sound. they were ready for their closeup. Up to that point their album had been produced by brother George Young and Harry Vanda, who were name checked in Dire Straits’ song Sultans of Swing. George and Harry had produced everything form High Voltage on up… Well the band’s label Atlantic Records who had rejected their 1976 album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap were of the belief that ACDC was ready to blow up in America but felt that the band needed a different producer at the helm. The band members were against this. Out of loyalty to their brother and friend.

How This Classic Rock Song Saved Kiss | Professor of Rock

The first three studio albums by KISS, the band that taught us how to rock, were commercial disappointments. Their record label was circling the drain. It was a desperate time for Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons to create a song that would vault their band to superstardom and keep the band going. The story of KISS’s signature song, Rock and Roll All Nite, a song that should’ve been a number one single NEXT on Professor of Rock.Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses – https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop —————————————————————————————————————————– Executive Producer Brandon FugalHonorary Producers Tom Stokes, Shayne Smith —————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out My Hand Picked Selection BelowProfessor’s Store– 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 – Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ – 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX – Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk – Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl—————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store – http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerchAccess To Backstage Content Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanHelp out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContenthttps://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rockhttps://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock#70s #Rock #VinylHey music junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time for the music community and vinyl community. If music drives your days and nights, subscribe below do you never miss an episode of our daily features. Check our Patreon link to be a part of curating this history.The most notorious live act of the Rock Era was arguably KISS- the band that taught us how to rock. As the slogan sounded before KISS hit the stage at all of their concerts…”you wanted the best- you got the best!” The iconic foursome of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss pioneered the spectacle of pyrotechnic & costume rock on a riveting stage of shooting rockets, exploding bombs, fire-breathing, blood spewing, levitating drums, and smoking guitars. The KISS army actually started building with an audience of less than 10 people that attended their first live performance at the old Popcorn Club in Queens, New York.KISS was paid a paltry $50 to perform two sets that night. They got the gig after Gene Simmons cold-called the venue booker, convincing him to hire the band for a 3 night stand. The 4 members of KISS each wore make-up for the 3 inaugural shows in Queens, but their signature facial character designs were not unveiled until a few months later at a concert at the Daisy in Amityville, New York.On the strength of their wild live set, the KISS army swelled- with a cult-like following, especially in the northeastern section of the Midwest America called the Rust Belt. On the strength of their wild live set, KISS was signed to Casablanca Records, and dropped their eponymous debut album in ’74. The self-titled KISS album did not have a hit single, and rose only as high as #87 on the Billboard 200, despite growing significance as a bad ass touring entity. KISS’s follow-up album, Hotter Than Hell, released later that same year, was an even bigger disappointment, peaking at 100, and quickly dropped off the charts.Meanwhile, Casablanca Records was in deep deep trouble. The leader of Casablanca, Neil Bogart & his minions, made some colossal blunders that nearly ruined the label, including the release of a double-album of audio highlights from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. That package was a disaster that affected every act signed to Casablanca, including KISS.KISS was the first act to be signed by Casablanca, but the company was primarily known as a disco label- with acts like Donna Summer, Cher, Lipps, Inc and the Village People. It was an inauspicious home for a future hall of fame rock band. The lukewarm sales of Hotter Than Hell, and the overall insolvency of the label put Casablanca’s leader, Neil Bogart on the offensive.

Interview Anyone In History? Dan Fogelberg | 3 Songs | The Professor of Rock

Hey There Music Junkies, The Professor of Rock here with your latest Pop Fix. This week we drop the needle on 3 songs from Dan Fogelberg. In my opinion Dan Fogelberg has the most sincere voice out of any generation.When the song called for deeply intense emotion, He would answer, every time. In reference to the song “Longer” Dan said “I was lounging in a hammock one night, looking up at the stars, it just seems that this song was drifting around the universe, it saw me and decided I’d give it a good home”. This quote provides such a testament to Dan’s humility and sincerity. Highly respected session player, Jerry Hey, gives us his take on spending time with Dan Fogelberg in the studio.OFFICIAL MUSIC PAGE: https://www.danfogelberg.com AMAZON: LIVE ALBUM: http://bit.ly/danamzn AMAZON: LINK TO TRIBUTE ALBUM: http://bit.ly/danamzn2Dan Fogelberg Music:Dan Fogelberg Artist Page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0cA5Tg15TwARIRZeiNT1RO?si=Sy3RQmSnRRC5EAsrgbB5eATribute Album: https://open.spotify.com/album/5o8C1SmvPY3AylcCdhpQCF?si=SJwb5D2MT3uEP5vzW-DVoQLonger: https://open.spotify.com/track/56ilrbKJF2bph5W6eZaM5E?si=kj-2yOEwSC2PHXQtxGWtmQSame Old Lang Syne: https://open.spotify.com/track/0juQNDN4EdiuG97rgKywkF?si=gmImLXQXQAuqf1-yiFzvewLeader Of The Band: https://open.spotify.com/track/3O4s2m47MFhnGqmpkjoKYk?si=fPaHfMJISSK0QEMV3qqp9AWatch our Latest Mini Doc:“Keep On Loving You” by REO Speedwagon https://professorofrock.com/keep-on-loving-you/#danfogelberg #longer #album—More Professor of Rock:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/professorofrock/Twitter: https://twitter.com/professororockInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/professorofrock/?hl=enWebsite: https://www.professorofrock.com__Help us keep the music alive!

Ann Wilson of Heart on Story of How Alone Became an 80s #1 Hit | Premium | Professor of Rock

The band Heart, had some low points in the early 80s, after major success in the 70s. Ann Wilson the singer of this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band tells the story of making some sacrifices in the 80s that led to commercial success and the multi-platinum album from 1987, Bad Animals. Ann also tells the story behind their number one hit from that record, Alone.Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses – https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop —————————————————————————————————————————–Professor’s Store Check out my Hand Picked Selection Below– Heart T Shirt https://amzn.to/33paj7q – Dreamboat Annie Vinyl https://amzn.to/33oVMc9 – Little Queen Vinyl https://amzn.to/33oVMc9 – Dog and Butterfly https://amzn.to/3k6B7jC – 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 – Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ – 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX – Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk – Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl—————————————————————————————————————————–Honorary ProducersScratchers J. Scratcherton Esq. —————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store – http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerchAccess To Backstage Content Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanHelp out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContenthttps://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rockhttps://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock#80s #Rock #HeartHey Music Junkies, Professor of Rock , always here to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time; If you love music, you’ll want to subscribe below and part of our community where you’ll get daily content celebrating the rock era. For more content and behind the scenes footage check us out on Patreon.In 1987 the band heart released Bad Animals. Several years earlier Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson the voice and guitar respectively of the hall of fame group were coming off a mini comeback. After taking the world by storm in the mid 70s with the albums Dreamboat Annie, little queen, and Dog and Butterfly the band entered the 80s with the rocking Bebele strange that went to the top 5 on the album charts while the lead single from that album even it up peaked at 33 on the hot 100. From there the next few studio albums sold less and less.The band was in the midst of a slump with 1982’s private edition and 1983 passion works falling short of commercial expectations and the singles from those records languished outside of the top twenty. With the advent of MTV and the popularity of the synth in the neon decade the suits at the label started to push rockers Ann and Nancy a new direction .Ann and Nancy having written the majority of their output up to that point were pushed to record outside writers music as well as collaborate with many of these writers. This resulted in immediate commercial success. In 1985 Heart’s self titled lp went to #1 their only album up to this point to do so. The album contained 4 top ten hits including the number one smash These Dreams. Leading to the release of Bad Animals which continued the commercial success. I had a chance to talk to Ann Wilson about this period in the 80s when they were stuggling commercially up to the point of success, including the story behind their number one hit Alone. Before we go to Ann, I want to thank our sponsor Zenni Eyewear. I love this brand and I’ve got about 5pairs. They have amazing variety, you can choose your own put in your prescription online and they deliver them to your door. Very cost effective. You can check it out at the link below. Here’s Ann with the story.