Locked On Mariners - Daily Podcast On the Seattle Mariners - Mailbag Oddesy, Part I: Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy

Episode Date: December 26, 2020

Jon Miller joins D.C. to begin replying to listener emails. The one and only question that's gotten to has nothing whatever to do with baseball. Jon & D.C. talk about their favorite classic rock bands, and which types of music are their favorites. To begin the show, Jason Hernandez answers this question, which is a segment held over from the last time he was on this show. D.C. makes a rather bold statement regarding who he considers the best ever hard rock drummer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to Locked-on Mariner's, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. Here's your host, D.C. Lundberg. Thank you very much, J.M. I hope everybody out there had a very merry Christmas, as I did. I am D.C. Lunberg, and this is Locked-on Mariners, of course, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, brought to you by Bilt Bar. Please remember to download, rate, and subscribe to this program using whichever podcasting app that you personally care to use. Ask your smart device to play Locked-on Mariner's podcast or any program here on the Locked-on Podcast Network or T-L-O-P-N-O-P-N-L-L-O-P-N-L-L-B-N-R-N-R-G, for those of you who are, in fact, scoring at home. Mailbag time today, ladies and gentlemen, and with me to answer the questions is Locked-on Mariners contributor, John Miller.

John, did you have a Merry Christmas? I had a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for having me on, D.C. My Christmas sure was fun. I hope everybody else's was. This is Wednesday. We're recording this on December 23rd. So who knows how Christmas actually went. I'm assuming that it probably went okay. Also with us to read the emails is my personal secretary, Clive Braithwaite the 4th. Clive, how are you today?

I am doing quite well. Thank you for asking. We have a rather large number of emails. this is most assuredly going to be a multi-part mailbag, it may very well stretch him to three episodes. We'll begin by tying up a loose end from the most recent show on which Jason Hernandez appeared. He answered the following question, but since the show ran so long, and also since he and D.C. spent almost seven minutes talking about it, there wasn't time to broadcast his answer. We'll play that conversation now, and it'll be the entire first half of the show. DC and John will address the question in the second half of today's show.

Anyway, let's get to it. The question was from Daniel in Republic Washington, who asked, who is your favorite classic rock band or artist? This is a great question. So I actually have kind of a favorite song that I love, but favorite band. I'm going to go song first just because I want to put it out there, Crazy Train. I love Crazy Train.

Love the intro. DC's laughing. I'm not laughing. I'm agreeing. I love the song. Chipper Jones's walk-up music when he was a brave. So this is kind of like my music that I know that a hockey game is going to start because where I work, that song is usually played during the intros. Crazy Train. It's usually played right before Puck Drop. And what I will do, and I think I've told DC this, I don't know if I have or not, but I have a specific thing that I do with four games. Crazy train starts That first little

Do do do do do do do Aye hi hi And then you hear this sound effect It's called a vibraslap So some people in the crowd Thought that I was doing like a little like hand gesture Like you know like pumping my fist like way to go No I would pretend that I'm hitting a vibra slap

Yeah That's what I'm actually doing Yeah I've seen these things I used to I used to play in the school orchestra. So I know what they look like and I know what... The favorite band? I mean, I got to go with ACDC is always, always going to be a favorite classic rock band of

mine just because they have... Some of those songs just bangers, man. Yeah. They're classic songs. Obviously played a lot in baseball stadiums. Back in black, I like a lot. I don't know what your favorite, Metallica or ACD's because those are my two favorites. Metallica and ACDZ.

All right. are my two favorite classic rock bands. They got some bangers of songs. Back in Black is probably not my favorite when I was a kid, but I learned to appreciate it more. So that one now might be considered a favorite song of mine. I got to say, Thunderstruck is a song that the Mariners used after one of their players hit a home run in the 1990s,

and I think it's a great home run song. I do love Thunderstruck, but I love Back in Black. You know what other song I really, really like is... Back in Black was used... The Mariners used that a lot for... walk-up music for various players for decades. They don't use old music anymore. It's all modern music now, but up until a few years ago, they would use back in black

for a variety of players. And it was a good walk-up song. Well, what else I liked was Rock and Roll Train. I thought was a fantastic song to use in pretty much any sport, to be honest. So that one I liked a lot. TNT dynamites. How can you not love that song? How can you not?

It's impossible. That's a banger. Highway to hell. See, they're just all classic songs, one after another, after another, after another, after another. All classics all the time. I could always listen to ACDC. Metallica just has some great songs.

I mean, Enter Sandman, obviously, with some Yankee. I guess he was pretty good, right? Yeah, Bernie Williams, right? Bernie Williams is a total jazz man, and I love him for that. But I'll say that at the Hall of Fame ceremony when Mo was inducted, Bernie Williams played the Inner Sandman riff during kind of an intermission because there were a lot of players who were inducted. They brought him out to play some of his jazz guitar,

and he went into Inner Sandman for a few bars, and it was really, really cool. Oh, that was really cool, and I did appreciate him doing that. Oh, yeah. And this is kind of an underrated answer, even though they're well known, I like Kiss. Kiss, I feel like I could just rock out to

at any time, no matter what. I have seen them perform and they do a fantastic job. I have to say, I'm not the biggest Kiss fan. I do like some of their songs. Eric Carr, their second drummer, for my money, the best hard rock drummer I've ever heard. Wow! That's a bold statement right there.

Hard rock, best hard rock drummer that I can think of off the top of head. I mean, Hugh Jerry, died way too young. Died way too young. That's a take. That's a freaking take right there, man. He could do a lot. I mean, I'm not going to- I'm not going to disagree with you there, but there are some supremely talented drummers out there. Yeah. Oh, wow. There's a guy who played for Ozzy Oswald, who passed away recently, named Lee Kerslake, very talented drummer. Also one of my favorites, but underrated. very underrated.

Because Lee Kerslake was kind of a journeyman type drummer. Uriah Heep, he played a lot there, played an Ozzy's band for at least one album, went on, I don't know if he played with Inwey Malmsteen or not. I don't think he did now that I say that. But he played Kerslake, super talented drummer. We lost him this year after an illness. Yeah, but he lost Neil Purt, too. Yes.

But I wouldn't consider Rush Hard Rock, so I would separate Kerslake and Carr from from that. Yeah, although I do like Rush too. I'm not the biggest Rush fan either. I just don't particularly care for Prague Rock. I will never disparage Rush's talent. It's just not my cup of tea, but they were one of the more supremely talented bands

that were out there. And even though I'm not a fan of them, I will back them up. Yeah, but one drummer that gets a lot of play, another band that I love, John Bonham. Yes. Yeah. And I will say, and this is what can happen when you ask a music question. I hope you're liking this. John Bonham's son, Jason Bonham, had a hard rock band in the late 80s just called Bonham. And they produced two albums. The first one was called The Disregard of Timekeeping. And it was somewhat Zeppelin-esque, but it was 1989. And this was right at the height of the hair metal movement. But it was, it was somewhat Zepplin-esque, but it was 1889. And this was right at the height of the hair metal movement. But it was, It was just, it was more or less, and they had a violin.

One of their singles had a violin solo. Oh, that's right. Yeah, because their bassist, I forgot about that. I forget that the bassist's name is not coming to me, and I apologize. But he also played keys and violin. So they used violin pretty heavily on that album, and in their single, Guilty, instead of a guitar solo, they had a violin solo, and it worked. It sounded fantastic, and I love it.

Wow. We got a lot on that question. That's a good question. You know, I almost said that I can't believe that Jason and I went so long on that question, but I actually have no trouble believing that whatsoever. We're up at the trivia corner. John and I will answer that question in the second half of the show. But our trivia corner today is a trivia question, and it is a music-type question that relates to baseball.

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We kind of half-answered the first question in the first half of the show, which was actually a carryover from the last time Jason Hernandez was on the show, and I now tossed back to my personal secretary, Clive Braithwaite the 4th. Before I reread the email, I want to say that if you two go to town like, Jason and DC did, then this will be the first episode in the history of this program that doesn't have any baseball talk whatsoever. And judging by the tangent DC went on about drummers, I think that's most likely going to be the case. That's fine with me. To refresh your memories, the question was from Daniel in Republic Washington.

He asked, who is your favorite classic rock band or artist? You know, I go through phases, John, so I could give about three dozen answers to this question. I'll let you go first, but you might also be able to give three dozen answers. I probably could. Then I'll start to name some of my favorites. You know what? I'll tell you guys, the first record, or CD actually, because I'm not that old. The first album that I bought with my own money when I was 14 or 15, I guess, I think I was 14. I was 14. It was Steeley Dan's greatest hits, and always loved Steely Dan. I'm definitely more of a hard,

rock type guy, John. But I do have a place of my heart for Steely Dan. They were very, very talented, and I love their songs. Oh, incredibly talented. Great band. Oh, without a doubt. Back then, my favorite song by them was the one that classic rock radio would play most often, do it again. That and Reeling in the years were the two Steely Dan songs that KJR FM would play. But they had so many other great songs. KJR, you know, a greatest hit station. They weren't really a classic rock station. They didn't dive deep into people's catalogs, but Steely Dan, don't take me alive, a great song. With a Gun is great. Bad Sneakers, Black Friday, it could go on and on and on.

Kid Charlemagne is another one. They had so many great songs that I know I'm leaving a lot out, but they also had a unique sound too. And none of their songs were really like one another, aside from what was on their first album, but most of their songs, almost all of them, are so unique and different from one another. Hey 19, another great song I just thought of. John, what are some of your favorite Steely Dan songs? Well, I don't just want to parrot you, but... That's all right. You can if you want to.

I would have to say, probably do it again and reeling in the years would spring to mind. Yep, those are the two. Those are the two songs that most people think of when they hear the name Steely Dan. Those are their two most well-known songs at the very least. I love Steely Dan. Who got me wrong, but John, you know I'm definitely more of a hard-rock type guy, even as I go in and out of my phases, the three bands that I keep going back to most often are Dockin, Vixen, and Striper. Not necessarily in that order, but I definitely like that 80s heavy metal, but that wasn't the question. The question was classic rock, and one band that I keep going back to that does fit into the classic rock mold, so to speak, 38 special. I love 38

special, John. Geez, I have to think a 38 special now. That's like Jeopardy. I'm sorry. That's all right. I'll talk about 38 special then. And I'm really not that much of a Southern rock person. But for some reason, 38 special just does it for me.

I can't explain why. I like Deep Purple. I've really been getting into those aggressive-style keyboards lately. And I'm not sure why more bands didn't. utilize them, but it was a very unique sound for them in the early 70s and late 60s. Those bands, the Deep Purple's of the World, Blue Cheer, Rainbow, who were kind of like in the infancy of heavy metal. And if it wasn't for them, you know, heavy metal would sound so much different. Blue Cheer and Deep Purple especially, those are also some of the bands that I really like.

So I'll ask you this, John. What are some of your favorite classic rock bands? Because I can go off a little bit more, but I'll give you a chance to speak first. Well, I have such eclectic taste in music, and you no doubt have heard about some of this DC. My wife will testify to this. I will be listening to Nat King Cole or Frank Sinatra one day, and then I'm listening to don't really get into too much modern music, but then I'll be listening to Striper or Rush or just pick a name.

as far as classic rock bands, I tend to come back to something like Led Zeppelin. There you go, yeah. Something we haven't mentioned yet. And another one of those bands who was kind of proto-heavy metal that so many of the heavy metal bands in the 1980s that I listened to were influenced by. Another band I really like,

and this may seem like a really obvious answer when talking about classic rock, but it's the honest truth, the Beatles. There is not a more influential band out there than The Beatles. I used to listen to them all the damn time. All the time, but I can't anymore. Because they remind me too much of a specific person from my past. Ditto Tom Petty, another great classic rocker who put out a lot of great songs and also the traveling willberries. I just can't listen to them anymore. The music brings back a lot of memories and feelings that I just don't need

to revisit and I get depressed. But I still claim the Beatles as one of my favorite. bands even though I really can't listen to them anymore. And I still collect Beatles paraphernalia. And I know you know that very well, John. Yes. And I, you brought to mind, I was thinking more of the, what would be distinguished as the classic rock. And you brought up the kind of the pioneers, if you will, right up there with Elvis Presley. Oh, yeah.

Yeah. And I am big into the oldies. So the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, love the British invasion. so Hermann's Hermits are also up there. If anybody out there has heard of them, they are the third biggest band to come out of the British invasion behind the Stones and the Beatles.

I would throw the Dave Clark Five in there too, even though they're not even as well known as the Hermits, hermits. And I'm glad that you also mentioned Elvis Presley getting back to the 50s and really the birth of rock and roll as kind of we know it today. I'm a huge Buddy Holly fan.

Another man who died way too young, and I would have loved to be able to hear what he would have put out in the 60s and 70s, even going into the 80s. And remember, Gang, he was only 22 when he died in that damn plane crash

in that 1959. Richie Valenz was only 17, and he had a semi-prolific career in that short period of time. Come on, let's go, by Richie Valens, one of my all-time favorite songs, as well as his rendition of La Bamba.

Love it. And I also have to say that I've, over the last couple of years, I've really gotten into more duwop. And I don't know if that's just because it's so damn fun to sing and I have the voice for it. But I love singing doo-wop and I love listening to it now. And I couldn't, I was not, I wouldn't be able to say that three years ago. My tastes evolve and change and I go through phases. So if this email question pops up next year, John, I may very well give a different answer. What about you? Oh, definitely. And that's where I claim to have the eclectic taste because I will be listening to the oldies and then I will be listening to Classic Rock and then I'll be listening to 80s hair metal.

Yeah. And it could be one day after another or it could be a period of a week or two where I'm just really jamming out to Striper and Dockin and then I'm into Led Zeppelin and I had a Pink Floyd face. so I still like them. And then it'll just be, okay, let's do everything from the British invasion, or also I'm really enjoying doo-op, or let's go to the Motown sound. Oh, yes. So I didn't mean to cut you off, John. I'm sorry.

No, no problem. All right. We're already over time, John. I knew we were going to go crazy with this, which is fine. You know, we got a whole episode out of one email question. and for the first time in the history of this program, no baseball talk. Other than the trivia question, of course,

which was marginally about baseball. But anyways, just to wrap things up, it's impossible to just name one favorite band. Some others I haven't mentioned. I've been listening to a lot of T-Rex lately. Bad companies, a great one, Grand Funk Railroad. Hair metal will always be my favorite,

but in terms of classic rock, which is what the question was, and I think we pretty much got it covered. Oh, George Harrison's solo career as well. A lot of great songs. George Harris had to put out some great songs after the Beatles broke up. I'm going to stop now. I'm going to stop now because if I don't, I'll go another 20 minutes,

and we don't have the time to do that. Clive, thanks again for reading the emails for us. I really appreciate it. You're welcome, sir. All right. Thank you very much. John, thank you for joining us as well. Where can people find you on Twitter?

I can be found on Twitter at Seattle Pilot 69. Very good. And you'll be able to join us next time, yeah? Definitely. All righty. That'll do it for this one, gang. Thank you for listening. Please remember to download, rate, and subscribe to Lockdown Mariners using whichever podcasting app that you can think of. Follow us on Twitter. It's L.O. underscore Mariner. Follow my good friend John here at Seattle Pilots 69. Follow me at D.C. underscore Lundberg. More email fun on the next episode as we delve deeper into the fan mailbag.

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