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- Today1h 8m
[EP 421] Counting Crows: The Surprising Stories Behind Their Biggest Songs with Geoff Harkness
Who was “Mr. Jones,” and how did Monica Potter help save “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby”? Author Geoff Harkness returns to Booked On Rock to explore the surprising stories behind Counting Crows’ songs, drawing from his book Counting Crows: The Story of Every Song.From August and Everything After and Recovering the Satellites to This Desert Life, Hard Candy, and Butter Miracle: The Complete Sweets!, we examine Adam Duritz’s songwriting, the band’s recording sessions, and the creative decisions that shaped their sound. Hear the stories behind “A Long December,” “Round Here,” “Rain King,” “Hanginaround,” and “Accidentally in Love”—including unexpected influences, studio disagreements, and the personal experiences beneath the lyrics.Discover how Counting Crows turned ambition, heartbreak, fame, and hope into songs that continue to connect with listeners.Purchase a copy of Counting Crows: The Story Of Every SongFollow Geoff Harkness’s “Counting Crows Rain King” page on Facebook----------🎧 Listen/Watch Ad-Free on PatreonSupport Booked On Rock and get every new episode completely commercial-free with the Backstage Pass.Join here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BookedOnRock🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: BOOKEDONROCKhttps://oldglory.com/discount/BOOKEDONROCKBooked On Rock is part of The Boneless Podcasting Network BookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock Store The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:BLUESKYFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKX Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe
- Yesterday58 min
[EP 420] Beck: The Man Behind the Myth with Josephine Riesman
Beck has spent more than three decades reinventing himself, from the unlikely breakthrough of “Loser” and the sample-heavy experimentation of Odelay to the emotional intimacy of Sea Change and beyond. But behind the constantly shifting musical identities is a complicated story involving family, fame, Scientology, artistic freedom, and Beck’s lifelong ability to keep the person behind the music just out of view.Author Josephine Riesman joins Booked On Rock to discuss her book The Last Temptation of Beck: The Untold Story of a Pop Messiah. We trace Beck’s unconventional childhood and early Antifolk years, the accidental creation of “Loser,” his relationship with his father David Campbell, the making of Odelay, Mutations, Midnite Vultures and Sea Change, and the role Scientology played in his family and personal story. Riesman also explains what she discovered while separating fact from mythology—and whether, after years of research, she feels she truly understands the man behind the myth.Purchase a copy of The Last Temptation of Beck: The Untold Story of a Pop MessiahVisit BeckBook.com----------🎧 Listen/Watch Ad-Free on PatreonSupport Booked On Rock and get every new episode completely commercial-free with the Backstage Pass.Join here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BookedOnRock🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: BOOKEDONROCKhttps://oldglory.com/discount/BOOKEDONROCKBooked On Rock is part of The Boneless Podcasting Network BookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock Store The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:BLUESKYFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKX Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe
- 4 days ago1h 34m
[EP 419] Roger Daltrey: “The Keith Moon of Singers” with Don Henze
Roger Daltrey has one of rock’s most unmistakable voices—but what was he really like inside the recording studio? Author and musician Don Henze shares his firsthand account of working with The Who frontman during the making of Daltrey’s 1992 solo album, Rocks in the Head.Henze recounts their unexpected meeting in Greenwich Village, recording at Abbey Road Studios, Daltrey’s remarkable vocal instincts and relentless determination, the business pressures surrounding the album, and Henze’s disputed songwriting contribution. He also reflects on performing at Carnegie Hall, Daltrey’s promises to help his career, and the inspiration behind his book, Roger Daltrey and the Bright Shiny Object.Purchase a copy of Roger Daltrey and the Bright Shiny ObjectFollow Don Henze on Facebook----------🎧 Listen/Watch Ad-Free on PatreonSupport Booked On Rock and get every new episode completely commercial-free with the Backstage Pass.Join here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BookedOnRock🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: BOOKEDONROCKhttps://oldglory.com/discount/BOOKEDONROCKBooked On Rock is part of The Boneless Podcasting Network BookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock Store The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:BLUESKYFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKX Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe
- 1 weeks ago29 min
[EP 418] Black Dog: Rock, Addiction & Recovery with Erica Kent
Erica Kent’s debut novel Black Dog is a raw, darkly funny coming-of-age story about rock music, addiction, loss, and recovery in 1980s Boston. The story begins with an 11-year-old Jessica Ryder reeling from the murder of John Lennon, and music remains part of the soundtrack as her life becomes increasingly consumed by drugs and alcohol.In this episode, Erica Kent joins Booked On Rock to discuss the personal experiences that informed Black Dog, why Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” helped inspire the novel, and how artists including The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, and Jimi Hendrix became woven into Jessica’s world. Erica also talks candidly about getting sober at age 20, experiencing a relapse years later, and what that experience taught her about the lasting power of addiction. We also explore why John Lennon’s death represented a loss of innocence for her generation, the connection between rock culture and substance use, why sobriety doesn’t mean giving up the music you love, and the idea at the heart of Black Dog: recovery isn’t a simple journey from darkness into light. It’s complicated, contradictory, and deeply human. Purchase a copy of Black DogVisit EricaKent.com----------🎧 Listen/Watch Ad-Free on PatreonSupport Booked On Rock and get every new episode completely commercial-free with the Backstage Pass.Join here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BookedOnRock🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: BOOKEDONROCKhttps://oldglory.com/discount/BOOKEDONROCKBooked On Rock is part of The Boneless Podcasting Network BookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock Store The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:BLUESKYFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKX Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe
- 1 weeks ago1h 0m
[EP 417] 987 Album Listens: One Fan’s Quest to Rank His Classic Rock Favorites
What happens when you listen to the complete catalogs of 29 classic rock artists—not once, but three times each—and score every album along the way?Aaron Belansky is taking on an ambitious classic rock experiment called The Review Board, listening to 329 albums across 987 total listens to determine his personal Top 10 classic rock artists. And he’s doing it all while walking—roughly 740 hours of music and an estimated 2,000 miles.In this episode, Aaron joins Booked On Rock to reveal some of the biggest surprises so far. He explains why Led Zeppelin has climbed to No. 2 in his rankings, why Eric Clapton doesn’t hit him the way he once did, how The Rolling Stones won him over after years of resistance, and why Pink Floyd’s early catalog is hurting their standing. He also discusses rediscovering The Who’s Live at Leeds, hearing familiar albums differently after repeated listens, and whether we love classic rock because it’s truly great—or simply because we’ve heard it thousands of times.It’s a fascinating experiment in music, memory, repetition and changing tastes—and a reminder that even the albums and artists we think we know can sound very different when we go back and really listen.Visit Aaron Belansky's Review Board YouTube channelVisit the Review Board website----------🎧 Listen/Watch Ad-Free on PatreonSupport Booked On Rock and get every new episode completely commercial-free with the Backstage Pass.Join here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BookedOnRock🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: BOOKEDONROCKhttps://oldglory.com/discount/BOOKEDONROCKBooked On Rock is part of The Boneless Podcasting Network BookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock Store The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:BLUESKYFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKX Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe
- 2 weeks ago41 min
[EP 416] Fleetwood Mac: The Breakups That Made Rumours with Andrea Swensson
Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours wasn’t just born from heartbreak—the band members were living through broken relationships, new romances, creative tension, and emotional turmoil while making one of the most successful albums in rock history.Music journalist and author Andrea Swensson joins Booked On Rock to explore the extraordinary story behind Rumours and the five musicians who somehow turned personal chaos into musical chemistry. We dig into Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ breakup, Christine and John McVie’s collapsing marriage, Mick Fleetwood’s role in holding the band together, and how those relationships found their way directly into the songs.Andrea takes us inside the recording sessions and the creation of classics including “Dreams,” “Go Your Own Way,” “The Chain,” “Gold Dust Woman,” “Don’t Stop,” “Songbird,” “You Make Loving Fun,” and “Silver Springs.” We also discuss Lindsey Buckingham’s obsessive approach to arrangements and production, Stevie Nicks’ songwriting process, Christine McVie’s often-underappreciated contribution, and the remarkable work of producers and engineers Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut.Plus, Andrea explains the fascinating musical conversation between “Go Your Own Way” and “Dreams,” why “Silver Springs” was left off the original album, how “The Chain” was assembled from pieces contributed by the band, and what happened when Fleetwood Mac had to take these intensely personal songs on the road.It’s the story of five musicians whose relationships were falling apart just as their music was coming together—and why, nearly 50 years later, Rumours remains one of rock’s most enduring albums.Purchase a copy of Fleetwood Mac & Rumours: 50 YearsVisit Andrea Swensson's website----------🎧 Listen/Watch Ad-Free on PatreonSupport Booked On Rock and get every new episode completely commercial-free with the Backstage Pass.Join here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BookedOnRock🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: BOOKEDONROCKhttps://oldglory.com/discount/BOOKEDONROCKBooked On Rock is part of The Boneless Podcasting Network BookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock Store The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:BLUESKYFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKX Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe
- 2 weeks ago55 min
[EP 415] Rewriting the History of Rock with Chuck Klosterman
Chuck Klosterman joins Booked On Rock to explore a fascinating question: What if rock history happened differently? In his new book, Rock: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music, Klosterman imagines an alternate musical universe where the Velvet Underground become one of the biggest bands in the world, the Beatles fade from prominence, Led Zeppelin become critical favorites instead of arena superstars, and the familiar story of rock and roll is completely rewritten.We talk about how timing, critics, commercial success, failure, and cultural consensus shape the way we remember music. Chuck explains why KISS is his favorite band to think about, why Led Zeppelin and T. Rex make such an interesting reversal, how MTV changed our relationship with rock stars, why Lenny Kravitz becomes the ultimate rock icon in his alternate universe, and whether albums by artists like Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix possess an inherent greatness—or whether history teaches us what is supposed to be great.It’s a funny, thought-provoking conversation about rock history, classic rock, music criticism, fame, artistic legacy, and why certain bands become legendary while others disappear.Purchase a copy of Rock: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music----------🎧 Listen/Watch Ad-Free on PatreonSupport Booked On Rock and get every new episode completely commercial-free with the Backstage Pass.Join here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BookedOnRock🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: BOOKEDONROCKhttps://oldglory.com/discount/BOOKEDONROCKBooked On Rock is part of The Boneless Podcasting Network BookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock Store The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:BLUESKYFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKX Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe
- 2 weeks ago54 min
[EP 414] Rock’s Greatest “What Ifs”: The Decisions That Could Have Changed Everything with Mike Garam
What if some of rock history’s biggest personnel decisions had gone the other way? What if Eric Clapton had joined The Beatles, Slash had landed the gig with Poison, Richie Sambora became a member of KISS, or Sammy Hagar never joined Van Halen?Author Mike Garam joins Booked On Rock to discuss Near Miss: Alternate Histories of Rock’s Greatest Personnel Decisions, a fascinating exploration of the auditions, offers, lineup changes, and near-misses that could have completely rewritten rock history.We explore alternate timelines involving The Beatles, Van Halen, Poison, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, and more. Could George Lynch have replaced Randy Rhoads in Ozzy’s band? What if David Coverdale had joined Black Sabbath? Could Rory Gallagher have become a Rolling Stone? And what might have happened if John Bonham or Bon Scott had lived?Along the way, Mike examines more than who might have joined which band. We follow the ripple effects—the albums that might never have existed, the songs that could have sounded completely different, the careers that might have taken another path, and why musical chemistry and personality can matter just as much as talent.It’s a trip through the crossroads of classic rock history where one decision could have changed everything.Purchase a copy of Near Miss: Alternate Histories Of Rock's Greatest Personnel DecisionsWatch/Subscribe Backstage Pass: All Excess channel on YouTube----------🎧 Listen/Watch Ad-Free on PatreonSupport Booked On Rock and get every new episode completely commercial-free with the Backstage Pass.Join here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BookedOnRock🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: BOOKEDONROCKhttps://oldglory.com/discount/BOOKEDONROCKBooked On Rock is part of The Boneless Podcasting Network BookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock Store The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:BLUESKYFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKX Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribeVisit SonicBond's website for more books from the "On Track" series
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