Episodes
Our final show where we countdown the last three positions in our countdown of the top 25 guitar solos of the 80’s. Eric is joined by a special guest host, Mickey Yarber, from The Retro Network.
#3 “Beat It” from Michael Jackson (and Eddie Van Halen):
https://songwhip.com/michael-jackson/beat-it
#2 “Cult of Personality” from Living Colour:
https://songwhip.com/living-colour/cult-of-personality
#1’s “Sweet Child O Mine” and “Paradise City” from Guns N...
Published 11/13/23
This week's #4 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Hot For Teacher" from Van Halen. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/van-halen/hot-for-teacher
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Drop Dead Legs":
https://songwhip.com/van-halen/drop-dead-legs
This week's second bonus bonus song is "I'll...
Published 11/03/23
This week's #5 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Mr. Scary" from Dokken. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/dokken/mr-scary
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Without Warning/Tooth & Nail":
https://songwhip.com/dokken/without-warning
https://songwhip.com/dokken/tooth-and-nail-2
This week's second bonus bonus song is...
Published 10/31/23
This week's #7 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Tom Sawyer" from Rush. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/rush/tom-sawyer
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Red Barchetta":
https://songwhip.com/rush/red-barchetta
This week's second bonus bonus song is "YYZ":
https://songwhip.com/rush/yyz
This week's third bonus bonus...
Published 10/30/23
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Published 10/27/23
This week's #7 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Bark At The Moon" from Ozzy Osbourne. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/ozzy-osbourne/bark-at-the-moon
Link to full Badlands albums on YouTube:
Badlands - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW7cHeKrm4A
Voodoo Highway - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jn79UA5O4I
Jake E Lee...
Published 10/24/23
Jason and Eric celebrate the music of 1983 by choosing their personal top five albums from that year. Listen to get the scoop on each album and their history with each. To find their favorite album cuts on your favorite music service, use the link below:
Jason's #5: "Saved By Zero" from The Fixx and their album Reach The Beach
https://songwhip.com/the-fixx/savedbyzero
Eric's #5: "Strike Zone" from Loverboy and their album Keep It Up
https://songwhip.com/loverboy/strike-zone
Jason's...
Published 10/20/23
This week's #8 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Love In An Elevator" from Aerosmith. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/aerosmith/going-down-love-in-an-elevator
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Last Child":
https://songwhip.com/aerosmith/last-child
This week's second bonus bonus song is "Back In The...
Published 10/17/23
This week's #9 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Satch Boogie" from Joe Satriani. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/joe-satriani/satch-boogie
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Always With Me, Always With You":
https://songwhip.com/joe-satriani/always-with-me-always-with-you
This week's second bonus bonus song is "Big Bad...
Published 10/13/23
This week's #10 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Crazy Train" from Ozzy Osbourne. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/ozzy-osbourne/crazy-train
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Mr. Crowley":
https://songwhip.com/ozzy-osbourne/mrcrowley
This week's second bonus bonus song is "Flying High...
Published 10/10/23
This week's #11 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Play With Me" from Extreme. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/extreme/play-with-me
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Mutha (Don't Wanna Go To School Today)":
https://songwhip.com/extreme/mutha-dont-wanna-go-to-school-today
This week's second bonus bonus song is "Kid...
Published 10/06/23
This week's #12 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Back In Black" from AC/DC. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/acdc/back-in-black
This week's first bonus bonus song is "You Shook Me All Night Long":
https://songwhip.com/acdc/you-shook-me-all-night-long
This week's second bonus bonus song is "For Those About To Rock (We...
Published 10/03/23
This week's #13 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Summertime Girls" from Y&T. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/yandt/summertime-girls-studio-version1985
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Mean Streak":
https://songwhip.com/yandt/mean-streak
This week's second bonus bonus song is "Your Mama Don't...
Published 09/29/23
This week's #14 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Pride and Joy" From Stevie Ray Vaughan. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/stevie-ray-vaughan/prideandjoy
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Texas Flood":
https://songwhip.com/stevie-ray-vaughan-and-double-trouble/texas-flood1983
This week's second bonus bonus song is...
Published 09/26/23
This week's #15 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Shake It Up" from The Cars. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/the-cars/shake-it-up-2
This week's first bonus bonus song is "My Best Friend's Girl":
https://songwhip.com/the-cars/my-best-friends-girl
This week's second bonus bonus song is "Don'tcha...
Published 09/22/23
This week's #16 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Sharp Dressed Man" from ZZ Top. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/zz-top/sharpdressedman
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Gimme All Your Lovin'":
https://songwhip.com/zz-top/gimme-all-your-lovin1983
This week's second bonus bonus song is "Planet of...
Published 09/19/23
Jason and Eric celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album Sports from Huey Lewis & The News. Hear their history with the album and a track by track review.
Find Sports in your favorite music app by visiting this Songwhip link → https://songwhip.com/huey-lewis-and-the-news/sports-2
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Published 09/15/23
This week's #17 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "(You Can Still) Rock In America" from Night Ranger. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/night-ranger/you-can-still-rock-in-america
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Touch of Madness":
https://songwhip.com/night-ranger/touch-of-madness
This week's second bonus bonus song is...
Published 09/12/23
This week's #18 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Rock You Like A Hurricane" from The Scorpions. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/scorpions/rock-you-like-a-hurricane
This week's first bonus bonus song is "No One Like You":
https://songwhip.com/scorpions/noonelikeyou
This week's second bonus bonus song is...
Published 09/08/23
This week's #19 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Little Fighter" from White Lion. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/white-lion/little-fighter
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Sweet Little Loving":
https://songwhip.com/white-lion/sweetlittleloving
This week's second bonus bonus song is "Goin' Home...
Published 09/05/23
This week's #20 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Lay Your Hands On Me" from Bon Jovi. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/bon-jovi/lay-your-hands-on-me
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Raise Your Hands":
https://songwhip.com/bon-jovi/raise-your-hands
This week's second bonus bonus song is "Born To Be My...
Published 09/01/23
This week's #21 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Nothing You Can Do About It" from Richard Marx and Steve Lukather. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/richard-marx/nothin-you-can-do-about-it
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Streets of Pain":
https://songwhip.com/richard-marx/streets-of-pain
This week's first bonus bonus...
Published 08/29/23
This week's #22 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Turn Up The Radio" from Autograph. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/autograph/turnuptheradio
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Send Her To Me":
https://songwhip.com/autograph/send-her-to-me-demo-version
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Turn Up The Radio...
Published 08/25/23
This week's #23 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Easy Lover" from Philip Bailey and Phil Collins. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/philip-bailey/easy-lover1984
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Determined":
https://songwhip.com/daryl-stuermer/determined
This week's first bonus bonus song is "Breaking...
Published 08/22/23