RB - Gargoyle Of The Skid Row State
6/19/20261 hr 4 min
Rachel Bolan returns to talk about his first-ever solo album, “Gargoyle Of The Garden State,” why now was finally the right time to make it, and how producer Nick Raskulinecz helped bring the project to life. Rachel breaks down the all-star guest lineup featuring Corey Taylor, Nuno Bettencourt, Damon Johnson, Danko Jones, and his Skid Row bandmates Snake Sabo, Scotti Hill, and Rob Hammersmith. He shares stories behind songs like "Big Stick," "Jet Black Universe," and his punked-up cover of Oasis' "Rock 'N' Roll Star." He also reveals the latest on Skid Row's worldwide search for a new singer, what they're really looking for, how hundreds of auditions have already been narrowed down, and what it takes to front one of rock's biggest bands. Plus, stories about taking Pantera out in the ‘90s before they broke big, touring with KISS, Aerosmith and Bon Jovi, bringing Johnny Solinger into Skid Row, the making of the legendary Road Kill home video, working with Bob Rock and Michael Wagener, and playing bass for Stone Sour!
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First 90 secondsChris Jericho· Host0:00
[upbeat rock music] Talk is Jericho, baby. Talk is Jericho. Hi. Hi. Talk is Jericho, mama. Talk is me. Welcome to Talk is Jericho, the pod of thunder and rock and roll, and you know what time it is. Time for the highly anticipated, always appreciated Duff McKagan Joke of the Week.
Duff McKagan· Soundbite0:24
[party blower blows] Chris Jericho, Duff McKagan calling you from, uh, Dublin. I'm in Dublin playing a r- big rock show with the, the Guns N' Roses here. Um, hope you're doing well. Hope everybody out there is doing well. Listen, what do you call an elephant that doesn't matter? An ir-elephant. [drumbeat plays] Thank you [laughs] very much.
Chris Jericho· Host0:50
Oh, man. Yeah, I'm not sure I appreciated that one s- as much as some of them, but that's the love and beauty of Duff, uh, calling it in from Dublin, Ireland, on tour with Guns N' Roses. Always takes the time to call in his joke of the week for almost 10 years now, as crazy as that sounds. Also crazy that Guns N' Roses is headed to stadiums in the United States next month again, starting July 23rd in Raleigh, North Carolina. Go check 'em out. I just saw 'em a few, uh, months ago at Welcome to Daytona, Welcome to Rockville and Daytona, and they were amazing. So much fun, uh, always a blast. Go check 'em out and go check out Quarantine 'cause we're hitting