The Count Rockula: Recent Episodes

Mike, Jon, & Bagel

Three dudes from New Jersey arguing about music from before they were born. Counting down the top ten things that we think are the ten best of that thing. Recorded on a potato inside of a tin can on the bottom of the ocean.

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The guys are back for a special holiday-themed episode before wrapping up the year. The Count Rockula Presents: A Very Rockin' Christmas Special.

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After the episode, listen to the nominations list, including Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0cpjremxF3Ot0pXozeeuFq?si=-9qgNKfrTZedHAYJoKul9Q


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Is this really goodbye? Did the artist know it was their time? Join the guys for the season 2 finale counting down rock's best farewell songs.

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After the episode, listen to the nominations list, including Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ZORhPUYCDXwJGsLhEhbV2?si=CjO9Lsi6R4is9csxP-rT3Q


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Are you ready for a slobberknocker? Break the glass and smell what The Count is cookin’ when we count down the top ten entrance themes in the world of professional wrasslin’. But you have to start at the beginning. And for us, the ultimate meaning of this story, the destination our path has always been leading started back in nineteen ninety-eight when the Undertaker threw Mankind off hеll in a cell, and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer’s table.

Leave something out? Don't agree with our top 10 list? Leave us a voice message, and we'll play it on air! (Or click here: https://www.speakpipe.com/thecountrockula)

After the episode, listen to the nominations list, including Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RDIzRuWjsrc5kIc7sW2Ih?si=jSy8HtN7Sj2fxUqKubNYLw


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What's your favorite rock tune from a group in a movie? Do you consider them a real band? Who are the most legendary on-screen acts, leaving us with songs we sing countless times in our head? In this cross-over episode, the guys are joined by friend and fan, Christian, to count down rock's best songs performed by bands who originally appear in movies and TV.

Leave something out? Don't agree with our top 10 list? Leave us a voice message, and we'll play it on air! (Or click here: https://www.speakpipe.com/thecountrockula)

After the episode, listen to the nominations list, including Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPu-LmTI1E_gaVwPRwTU27FTeFFMFkwjI


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Quarantine has us all feeling a little isolated. Ease your cabin fever by helping us count down the top ten rock songs about being stuck, imprisoned, jailed, trapped, and/or confined. Please give it a listen because Count Rockula has the three of us stowed away in his basement and promised he won't release us unless this episode gets at least 100 downloads.

Leave something out? Don't agree with our top 10 list? Leave us a voice message, and we'll play it on air! (Or click here: https://www.speakpipe.com/thecountrockula)

After the episode, listen to the nominations list, including Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/58Q9GGHr4JBov8At3iYHba?si=DXTdw45lQ-C9ZTNxJul-BQ


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Concept Albums: Rock music in its finest form, or a desperate attempt to be something it's not? What constitutes a concept album, and why were they so popular in the classic rock hay-day? The guys bring on a special guest to count down this topic, and you may even get to hear an original rock opera from one of our resident counters.

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As a follow up to Best Debut Rock Albums (TCR 102), Sloppy Seconds brings you a countdown of rock artists' best second albums. Which bands were able to take their success and fame from their debut and amplify it in their next release? Which bands actually made a name for themselves in their sophomore album? Join the guys this week for this special album-worthy discussion... they'll make it extra sloppy for ya...

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Rock songs are notorious for having hidden meanings, commonly in the form of a double entendre. Join the guys on this trip down memory lane back to middle school where everything is a d*ck joke... counting down the top 10 rock songs with double meanings in this episode of The Count.

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After the episode, listen to the nominations list, including Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4HMkygTrNpatYahciosXHW?si=6Ub_cK_vT5e93FcuRMWAnQ


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'Murica! In honor of our country's independence, the guys bring you a special top 10 list of rock's best songs about the good ol' USA. Careful though... what message are you really sending when your favorite bbq jam comes on? Let's get patriotic on this TCR Special: 'Murica edition!

Leave something out? Don't agree with our top 10 list? Leave us a voice message, and we'll play it on air! (Or click here: https://www.speakpipe.com/thecountrockula)

After the episode, listen to the nominations list, including Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ykq95MKtiRS8hibpxlN2d?si=WjdBbSQzQcm5artMy7OHUA


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What are the best rock songs in the form of a question? Do all songs, at the heart, ask the same fundamental one? Answer: Listen to this Season 2 Debut of The Count Rockula to find out. Due to unpopular demand, the 3 guys from Jersey are back in this season opener with a whole lotta time and a niche of rock 'n roll to count down.

Leave something out? Don't agree with our top 10 list? Leave us a voice message, and we'll play it on air! (Or click here: https://www.speakpipe.com/thecountrockula)

After the episode, listen to the Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2io5eEQz3rWKvaBKHuYahI?si=fwWz8revS6qlOt0LCV-ERA


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Nothing eases into a GUITAR! solo like a good ol' exclamation! Or maybe it's a sexy suggestion... maybe even an out of place screech. In one case, a declaration of murder. For this season closer, take a ride with the guys counting down the top 10 exclamations preceding a recorded rock guitar solo. C'mon!

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After the episode, listen to the Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VCUpkIUnUBIOKpsr4H3Fv?si=QTqs9qMuR4iBbmZLoF079A


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Two songs (a pair) that just can't be separated. Kind of like PB&J... or lamb and tuna fish. What album tracks do you always play together? This week, the guys count down rock's perfect pairs.

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After the episode, listen to the Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/581eTzTqZtTCVm6dxViRhS?si=J9bjSa_WSOGsyCqMhtarMQ


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What happens when rock's finest decide to team up? Who are the unlikeliest pairs of rock duos? How do you define a supergroup and which ones dominated? The guys dive right in in this week's episode: COLLUSION!!

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After the episode, listen to the Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5G7S2K1WORdWhOb0KGxEZN?si=Nm0zAD74RR6V8KaJUQPHcQ


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Location, location, location. Is Rockaway Beach a real place? This week, the guys count down the top 10 rock songs who's title references an official geographic locale.

Leave something out? Don't agree with our top 10 list? Leave us a voice message, and we'll play it on air! (Or click here: https://www.speakpipe.com/thecountrockula)

After the episode, listen to the Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/11OTaKP6UcC0sbQBbbMWwe


Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-barugel/message

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Which rock covers are better than the original? Does the original have to be in the rock genre for the cover to blow your mind? Check out this week's Count with some seriously diverse picks.

After the episode, listen to the Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BLBQN2Uj6vMVLTyaWYU7s?si=0iP8JjG0Q1ajJiSrMCHrtQ


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Live or studio? What makes a killer live track? Have you even heard the studio version of that song? The guys count down the top 10 live rock hits that were better than their studio counterparts in this week's episode.

After the episode, listen to the Top 10 & honorable mentions here (or you know… before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPu-LmTI1E_j3vLCKO9LrIDK1uQ-6Wy6z


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The guys count down rock's top 10 debut albums.

What qualifies the albums that made this list? How important was the band's longevity? Is the opening track or riff a predictor?


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Mike, Jon & Bagel kick off the season by counting down Rock's Top 10 hits from artists who left an established rock group to go solo.

Just who might anyone pay to see? You'll have to listen to find out.

After the episode, listen to the Top 10 here (or you know... before, if you like spoiling surprises):

https://open.spotify.com/user/bagelpuc/playlist/65dptFxcp1wOUBLqyKh6nw?si=wMFwCeleTSqOabVRdTEZxg


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In this kickoff edition of The Count Rockula, Ancona, Bagel, and Jon count down the top 10 rock songs that put a solo artist on the map after being in an established rock group.