Michael Sweet "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 07-05-24

 

American singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Michael Sweet is the "focus beam" artist on this extra rockin' episode of Boppin' With Beth! Hear about his career both solo and his main band Stryper, time in Boston and more band ventures! There's a tune from a solo release, a couple from Stryper as well as Sunbomb in the mix. Plus, songs from some of his influences including his dad Phil Sweet, Van Halen, Kiss, Foreigner, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Dio. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a classic from Impellitteri. Jammin' James Riley has a new tune from Chris Casello in Hang Ten! The outro music is by our good buddy, Darren Michael Boyd!

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl"

*Generic liner- Robert Sweet

Phil Sweet- "Still Rockin' After All These Years"

*Generic liner- Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen- "Atomic Punk"

*Generic liner- Kiss

Kiss- "Let Me Know"

*Generic liner- Lou Gramm

Foreigner- "She's Too Tough"

*Generic liner- Oz Fox

Stryper- "Loud 'N' Clear"

*BWB liner- Michael Sweet

Michael Sweet- "Better Part Of Me"

*Beth's Bop of the Week music bed: Dan Seals- "Bop"

*BWB liner- Graham Bonnet

Impelitterri- "Goodnight and Goodbye"

*Generic liner- Bruce Dickinson

Iron Maiden- "Running Free"

*Generic liner- Rob Halford

Judas Priest- "Breaking The Law"

*Generic liner- Ronnie James Dio

Dio- "Stand Up and Shout"

*Hang Ten With Jammin' James Riley music bed: The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"

*BWB liner- Chris Casello

Chris Casello- "Surfin' Hayride"

Stryper- "The Way"

Sunbomb- "Born To Win"

Outro music bed: Darren Michael Boyd- "Vulgar Lore"

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist- Impellitteri:

Blind Melon "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 10-20-23

 

American rock band Blind Melon is the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth. Hear about their story, Shannon Hoon's untimely passing and a couple of choice tunes from their catalog. Plus, some songs from their influences including Cream, The Beatles, AC/DC, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Van Halen and R.E.M. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a previously unreleased track by Steve Miller Band. Jammin' James Riley has a Duane Eddy tune in Hang Ten. There's also songs featuring members of Blind Melon by Guns N Roses, Unified Theory and Abandon Jalopy.

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl"

Cream- "I Feel Free"

AC/DC- "Snowballed"

Van Halen- "So This Is Love?"

R.E.M.- "Get Up"

Blind Melon- "No Rain"

Blind Melon- "Galaxie"

*Beth's Bop of the Week music bed: Dan Seals- "Bop"

*Beth's Bop of the Week- Steve Miller Band- "I Don't Mind"

*Generic liner- The Beatles

The Beatles- "It Won't Be Long"

Bob Dylan- "All Along The Watchtower"

Grateful Dead- "Operator"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley music bed- "The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"*

*Duane Eddy- "In Gear"*

Guns N Roses- "Don't Cry"

Unified Theory- "Wither"

Abandon Jalopy- "The Wolf" (ft. Nico Hoon)

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Apache"

Check out Blind Melon's: FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER (X), WEBSITE, YOUTUBE

R.I.P. Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967- October 21, 1995)

Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Steve Miller Band

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