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The Ugly American Werewolf in London is a weekly podcast about classic rock, hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal and early MTV. Hosted by The Wolf, an American expat who misses his record collection more than his friends and family and Action Jackson from the East Coast. These two interview rock legends, review classic albums and concerts of their favorite classic rock bands each week. Action & The Wolf have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge of rock music and its history - tune in to hear what they're passionate about! Proud part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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UAWIL #177: On First Listen - Roger Waters The ...
Roger Waters first solo album was ambitious with a deep story set in real time, with a full stage production which you might expect from a Pink Floyd show. But is it a good album? Are there good songs? We try to answer those questions on our first listen of the record.
71 min
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UAWIL #176: Don Jamieson Interview on No Sleep ...
Rock comedian Don Jamieson joins the guys to talk about his new comedy album No Sleep "Til McSorley's, the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and if wearing condoms is still considered gentlemanly
57 min
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UAWIL #175: Colin Hay Live Review
The former Men At Work frontman is a real troubadour with hilarious one man show that showcases his dry sense of humor & extraordinary songwriting, voice & storytelling
54 min
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First Concert Memories #9: Rainbow with Amanda ...
The lovely and talented Amanda Lehmann tells us about her quest & trek to see the legendary Ritchie Blackmore in Rainbow who would be a big influence on her career as a musician
58 min
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UAWIL #174: Rush - Grace Under Pressure
We examine an overlooked gem in the Rush catalog from 1984 which featured big guitar riffs against new age synthesizers, extraordinary texture from the drums & bass and heavy lyrics about life, death, nuclear war, freedom & fear - maybe it's not a shock it didn't run up the charts but it may be one of their best
82 min
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UAWIL #173: Scorpions - Love At First Sting
Scorpions built a reputation and legacy album by album in the late 70s and early 80s until they became megastars in 1984 due to the success of their Love At First Sting album and signature hit Rock You LIke A Hurricane
70 min
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UAWIL #172: Simple Minds Mel Gaynor Interview
Mel Gaynor is a renowned session musician & was behind the kit for Simple Minds for 30+ years. Now he's released his first solo album which covers multiple genres and showcases his vocals. We talk about the album Come With Me, his career and he answers some of our Simple Minds fanboy questions.
49 min
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UAWIL #171: Steve Hackett Interview & Live Conc...
Steve Hackett talks about his brilliant new album The Circus & The Nightwhale and then your intrepid hosts see him debut songs from the album live in concert on a very special Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast
74 min
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First Concert Memories #8: Blues Traveler post ...
Post 9/11 in New York City was an uneasy time for residents. People weren't sure when it was OK to feel joy again, if only for a couple of hours. Brian Colburn of My Weekly Mixtape tells us about a Blues Traveler concert that helped him heal and move forward
66 min
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UAWIL #170: Toto & Journey Live Concert Review
The Wolf promised The Wolf Cub that he'd take her to see Toto open for Journey. But which band had the better sound? Which would they go see again?
49 min
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UAWIL #169: David Gilmour - About Face
With Pink Floyd on the rocks in 1984, David Gilmour enlisted some A list talent to help him make his 2nd solo effort - was it too close or too far away from Pink Floyd?
63 min
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UAWIL #168: Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
Pink Floyd's 2nd without Roger Waters wasn't hailed as a classic at the time but our hosts share fond memories of seeing this tour live and listening to Division Bell in those heady days of 1994
80 min
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UAWIL #167: Eric Clapton - 461 Ocen Blvd
Clapton needed a big comeback after the loss of Duane Allman and his addiction to heroin - this album was just what the doctor ordered
77 min
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UAWIL #166: Eric Clapton Guitar Tech Lee Dickso...
Lee Dickson toured with Eric Clapton for three decades and shares memories of great legends like Eric, George Harrison, Jimmy Page & Jeff Beck & monumental events like Live Aid, the ARMS Concert and much, much more
69 min
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First Concert Memories #7: Meat Loaf with Steph...
Meat Loaf Superfan Stephanie Myers talks about bargaining with her parents to let her see her fave singer for the first time when she was 13 years old
53 min
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UAWIL #165: KISS - KISS (The Debut Album)
As it turns 50 we go track by track on the debut album by KISS and even get a question answered (sort of) by original guitarist Ace Frehley
89 min
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UAWIL #164: Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain
Simple Minds shift gears from up and comers to arena rockers with the help of Steve Lillywhite on Sparkle in the Rain but the transition still didn't break them in the US
76 min
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UAWIL #163: The Pretenders - Learning to Crawl
The Pretenders 3rd album may be their best ever thanks to the singing & songwriting of Chrissie Hynde but due to the tumult in and around the band it's a wonder it was ever recorded
71 min
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UAWIL #162: Van Halen - 1984
1984 propelled Van Halen to the stratosphere thanks to Jump, Pamana, Hot for Teacher at MTV but it also broke up the band
82 min
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First Concert Memories #6: U2 Live from Red Roc...
The video of U2 Live from Red Rocks helped explode the band in the US and our friend Markus The Darkus Goldman was there as a teenager! Hear his memories of this epic show which was huge to children of the MTV generation
61 min
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UAWIL #161: 2023 in Review Part 2 - Concerts, A...
On Part 2 of our look back on the show in 2023 we talk about the concerts around the world we covered and the artists & legends we interviewed on UAWIL and reveal our Top 10 Episodes of 2023
73 min
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UAWIL #160: 2023 in Review Part 1 - Albums, Aut...
Hear us reflect on all the fun we had on UAWIL in 2023! Part 1 focuses on the albums we reviewed, and the authors, journalists & podcasters we hosted on the show
64 min
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UAWIL #159: Top 10 Rock n Roll Christmas Songs
We all have our favorites and some of us have disgust for them but Christmas rock songs are a genre of its own and we made our lists based on our personal experiences with these songs over the years
69 min
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UAWIL #158: Toby Amies Director of In The Court...
Director Toby Amies tells about touring with King Crimson, how Robert Fripp perceives the band and how the other members of KC perceive him and their own role in teh band
63 min
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First Concert Memories #5: Jimmy Page & Robert ...
Christy literally wrote the book Search for Jimmy Page so we wanted to hear about her first experience seeing the guitar god live
68 min