The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll

Referring to the music of the 1980s means a lot of different things to different people, including our Imbalanced Boys! The variety of genres, subgenres, and new kinds of things evolving (constantly), could make your head spin.

They weigh in this week with their 5 Favorite Heavy Metal axe pairings, delving into the realm of dynamic duo six string slingers!!

It was a hairy, scary time in Rock, and the boys took different musical paths in this decade! Whatever the Eighties meant to you, it's time plug in, and crank it up! Email us about "your Eighties" at imbalancedhistory@gmail.com!




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Markus and Ray have long espoused their love of the great Marvin Gaye on this podcast! This week, he's featured in an episode of Game Changers, all about his landmark 1971 album, What's Going On?

The music takes us places, and to other times, like when 8-track players roamed the Earth! That's part of the story as the guys dig deep in an album by Marvin Gaye that absolutely chanted things in 1971! They revisit the struggle between Gaye and Berry Gordy.

It was more than a song title, it was a question to the universe at that place & time. It's a fun ride!

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consequence.net's article about the Best Riffs of the 2000s, up to the quarter-mile marker, set in motion a series of discussions, leading to this week's episode of the podcast! The article sets out forth 70 songs/bands, but being the boys they are, The Imbalanced Ones chose to do the Top 50!

There's some discussion, and disagreement, leading to tons of great musical exploration!

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Steve Rosen was already an established music writer when L.A. scene queen Michele Myer introduced him to a then-relatively unknown axe whiz named Eddie. Sure, Rosen shares some insights into stories in the book Tonechaser, but don't think "it's all in" this episode. He gives Markus and Ray perspective on the moments inside his book, not just "the facts," and leaves many of the great stories from the book, on the pages.

Markus and Ray recommend this book for ALL Van Halen fans, and for Rock readers in general. It's fun, but very informative. Kinda like this podcast interview! Enjoy!

For a link to buy Steven's book https://www.tonechaserbook.com/.


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The two youngest of eight, Ray and Dave Davies became the 1960s symbol of #siblingrivalry in Rock & Roll! Our episode about that, and Dave's birthday twin was a fun first look at a band both Imbalanced Brothers love! Listen here!

They'll dive into the story, the amazing music of The Kinks (and their unusual run of names at the start), and tell their own stories of loving this original British Invasion band! We may have missed one "key" tune in this episode. Can you guess what it is, and what movie it was a part of?

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