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All right, discos, let's get into it. The song Jailbreak off of Thin Lizzy's 1976 album the Same Name is about as perfect a song as a leadoff track can get, I think. Anyways, I listened to this song yesterday when I was working out. I was immediately pushing myself harder. I was singing along in my backyard, likely annoying my neighbors. And don't get me wrong, the entire Jailbreak album by Thin Lizzy is great, but that leadoff track is perfect, man. It sets the whole album up. It perfectly encapsulates what the band is about and what's in store for you, the listener for the next 40 minutes or so. Thin Lizzy were a tough band to figure out for me as a young metalhead. I missed their whole thing. I didn't get into them until I was an adult. You know, as a kid, of course, I saw the patches, I saw the pins, I saw the name of the band and that iconic big bold white font on the black. The image, of course, of Phil Lynett stretched out on stage with his bass piercing upward from between his legs, his afro, his guitar players and their signature harmonized guitars. The boys are back in town, also from Jailbreak. Massive song. Still is massive. I knew and loved it, of course, but it was, like I said, before my time. And it didn't compel me as a fourth grade kid to get on my mongoose and pedal down to kmart with my 10 bucks or whatever to buy their record and then figure out how to hold that record and the Kmart bag properly over my handlebars while still being able to balance and steer my way home to my shitty Sears Bot stereo where I was undoubtedly listening to probably Van Halen or Ozzy Osbourne. Then Lizzie predated mtv, which pretty much means they predated my little kid ears, but their influence did not predate some of MTV's leading artists. Huey Lewis says, quote, phil Lynette was the single greatest performer I've ever seen. He had incredible stage instincts. We opened for Thin Lizzy and I saw about 50 shows and they were incredible. Now, you may be laughing at the idea of Huey Lewis's opinion. And you shouldn't, by the way. Huey Lewis and the News, both great. And you should look into their early days. Look at, look at Clover and the connection to Elvis Costell. And my point is, you know, Hugh Lewis has been around. He's seen some stuff. So to call Phil Lynette the greatest performer he'd ever seen is saying something. But it was another musician from the early days of MTV who might have had a hand in actually breaking up Thin Lizzy. And that's Joe Elliot from the band Def Leppard. We know Def Leppard as the Mid to late 80s MTV Hair metal juggernaut with their monster album Hysteria. Huge, huge record. Four hit singles. Off the Top of My head, probably more, actually. Pour Some Sugar On Me, Animal Love Bites, the title track, Hysteria. I know I'm probably forgetting a few. This album was massive. It was huge. But the Def Leppard before Hysteria, the Def Leppard record before Hysteria, Pyromania was Def Leppard's breakthrough. And it's, it's kind of hard to understand now, but when Pyromania was released in 1983, it didn't sound like anything that had been released prior. It was produced by Mutt Lang. And Mutt was coming off the success of recording one of the biggest selling albums ever, ever, AC DC's back in black. And Mutt was clearly feeling himself creatively in the studio with Def Leppard because his recording of Pyromania was unconventional, to say the least. He recorded the bass and guitars to a drum machine, not to the drums, which is unheard of. And then he essentially overdubbed the drums afterward. This is not how records are made typically. You start with the rhythm section. They, they, they typically record live the bass and the drums together. And yeah, there's some overdubbing that happens, of course, but to record the bass to a click, to a drum machine and not to drums, and then to record the guitars to that same drum machine and also not to drums, and then to essentially overdub the drums afterward. Again, unheard of. But this technique allowed Mutt Lang, with Def Leppard's Pyromania, to hyper focus on engineering a drum sound that was huge. And that ultimately replaced the drum machine in the recording. Of course. I remember actually being really young, like 4th grade, 5th gr. And arguing with my father about this record. I swear to God, he hated it. He hated that the drums were so called fake, which is arguable. Like I said, he hated it. And purists cried foul. They said the album lacked feel. They said Pyromania was stiff. They said it was made by a machine. They said all the things grumpy old dudes say when they hear something new and unconventional. But what Phil Lynett from Thin Lizzy heard when he heard Def Leppard's Pyromania was that he was going to have to break up his band and quit music. That's how discouraged Phil was after hearing this record. Phil believed he couldn't compete with Def Leppard, and he believed that he. That he couldn't compete with where popular music in general was going. That's how impactful the recording of Def Leppard's Pyromania was on Thin Lizzy. Now, this story of Phil hearing Def Leppard's breakthrough album and then quitting has long been challenged as bullshit. Joe Elliott, singer of Def Leppard, again, who loved Thin Lizzy, has he told this story from the perspective not of someone who's bragging, but from the perspective of someone who's supremely bummed out by his part in the breakup of one of his favorite bands. Understandably, this story pisses off Dan Lizzie Puris, to whom Def Leppard can't hold a candle. But just this past year, Vivian Campbell, another Irishman and another musician, a musician who corroborated Joe Elliott's story, saying that he was there in the bathroom in a London nightclub in 1982 when Joe Elliott ran into Phil, line it for the first time. And Phil told Joe, after hearing an advanced copy of Pyromania, that he didn' point in Thin Lizzy going on. And he told Vivian that he didn't feel like Thin Lizzy was relevant anymore and that he had to, quote, move over. Now, do I believe Phil Lynette said this? Yes, I do believe it. But do I believe he meant it? Not really. I believe he was probably in that bathroom getting high and that he just previously heard something that had blown his mind and didn't know how to process it. And I've been there before, creatively. I'm sure a lot of you have as well, where you. You hear or read or see something so staggeringly new and exciting that it makes you want to quit. But sooner or later, that discouragement turns into motivation, turns into inspiration. Phil was clouded by drugs at the time, and that was likely the bigger contributor to Thin Lizzie's breakup, bigger than Mutt Lang's innovative recording technique with Def Leppard's pyromania. But it makes for an interesting story. So there you go. You know what else is an interesting story? The news we got since the last time we talked on Gene Hackman. Turns out there was no foul play, which of course is a good thing. However, the details around Gene Hackman's death are strange to say the least. Hackman's wife Betsy Arakaw drop dead of am I saying this correctly? Hantavirus, Huntavirus, Hantavirus illness, which is a disease spread by rodents. Hackman, whose brain was ravaged by Alzheimer's, spent the next seven days after his wife died roaming around his house with his wife lying on the bathroom floor. And Hackman then died old, alone and confused from heart failure. And at some point in that roughly week long window, their dog died on the premises as well. Well, it's a brutally sad story. Less sad and more confusing is the recent news on Sean Diddy Combs. I'm not going to speculate here on this case anymore because the only thing I'm willing to say that I know regarding this whole ordeal is that I don't know anything and neither does anyone else. We have what seems to be a pissed off judge, a defense attorney who recused himself, another attorney, Tony Busby who has generated a lot of smoke and not a lot of fire. We've got a vindicated and now litigious Jay Z and some new bold faced names have entered the chat. NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. He the famous Justin Bieber TikTok video that may or may not be an aid fake but most certainly is an aid fake video. And a former police chief who was named alongside Beckham and Diddy as co conspirators. As of this recording that police chief has not yet responded to the allegations which is why I'm not using his name. And Odell Beckham Jr. Has adamantly denied the allegations against him. The woman accusing od, accusing Beckham, Ashley Parham claims that he sexually assaulted her gang raped her alongside Sean Diddy Combs and presumably others. And Odell Beckham has said in response to the allegations against him, quote, I've been informed of the allegations about me in a suit. I really can't even believe that my name is mentioned in that matter. There is absolutely no truth to those allegations. I do not know and have never met the person that filed the suit. I was not anywhere near Orinda, California. Orinda. Orinda. Orinda at that time. In fact I don't think I have ever been to that part of California. I have never done anything like that, and I would never do anything like that to anyone. I'm confident that these ridiculous claims against me will be dismissed, unquote. Now, it's important to note that the woman accusing Beckham here of gang raping her alongside Sean Combs is the same woman, by the way, who is claiming that Combs most definitely had a hand in the murder of Tupac Shakur as well. And it should be noted that these accusations are not at this time part of the federal case being brought against Combs in a trial set to start at the beginning of May. So take them with a grain of salt. All right. I guess that's the only thing I know and this whole wild story that we've been trying to unpack for the last year before it goes to trial, the only thing I know regarding Sean Diddy Combs for sure is that we need to take all of these allegations with a grain of salt. Are these accusations true? Nobody but the accuser and the accused know TikTok doesn't know diddly squat, as they say. But hey, feel free to spend endless hours on the platform trying to figure out what's real and what's conspiracy. And speaking of speaking of conspiracy, our own Bill Murray. That's right, I'm claiming Bill Murray for Disgraceland. Our own Bill Murray, who we covered a couple months ago. Bill Murray went on Joe Rogan last week and blasted famed journalist Bob Woodward, he of the Washington Post, who famously brought down Richard Nixon as part of his investigative journalism efforts surrounding the infamous Watergate break in and cover up. Now, Watergate is the story that made Bob Woodward. It's the reason Bob Woodward is celebrated as one of, if not the most successful journalist journalists of all time. After Woodward, who, by the way, before becoming a journalist, was an intelligence officer. Weird career trajectory, by the way, intelligence officer to journalist, given that intelligence officers lie for a living and journalists are supposed to seek the truth. Anyway, after Woodward wrote All the President's Men with his partner Carl Bernstein, who, it should be noted, was a rock journalist for Rolling Stone before landing at the Washington Post. Anyway, after those two unlikely Pulitzer Prize winners wrote all the President's Men, Bob Woodward wrote a book about John Belushi. Bill Murray, who of course was close with John Belushi, who knew John Belushi well, who knew those around John Belushi. When Bill Murray read Woodward's book on Belushi, Bill Murray said he began to believe that Woodward, again, a former intelligence officer, could have framed Richard Nixon. That's how Full of shit. Bill Murray believes Bob Woodward is based on the lies Woodward printed in his book on Bill Murray's friend John Belushi. This is fascinating to me. Fascinating stuff, okay? Especially since the rumors coming out of Washington at the moment, at least on X, about what's in the JFK files, that in some ways the secrets they're trying to protect in those files relate to Richard Nixon. And that that's in part why the files are not being disclosed right now in a timely manner as has been requested by the current White House. All I gotta say is you go Bill Murray call bullshit on the bullshitter smearing Belushi. I love this. All right, you know what else? I love talking to you guys. And in light of our recent Thin Lizzy episode, we are going to be talking about your favorite Irish bands, your favorite Irish artists. Excuse me. Coming up in just a moment. But first I want to tell you about next week's episode on. Drumroll please. George Michael. We're going from an Irishman to a Greek God. We were talking earlier about early MTV stars and George Michael was one of the biggest. So when you're listening to this upcoming epis, I want you to be thinking about those early days of mtv and which early era MTV artist was Slash is your favorite? Is it George Michael? Is it Adam Ann? Is it Debbie Harry? Madonna? Cyndi Lauper? Michael? Prince? Petty? So many to choose from. This is going to be the question of the week. Which 80s MTV star is your fave? Call me 617-906-6638 to let me know via voicemail or text or hit me up at disgracelandpod on the socials. All right, before I forget, more Irishman coming up before George Michael. We got you two in your feedback right after this episode in the rewind slot. You two next. And then like I said, George Michael coming up after that next week. I'll be back in a flash right after this with your voicemails, your texts, your DMs, emails and more. This episode is brought to you by State Farm. You might say all kinds of stuff when things go wrong, but these are the words you really need to remember. 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Dodie Rhodes
Hi Jake, this is Dodie Rhodes from the 2006 or Seattle. I'm calling because my favorite band is U2. Irish or not, they're just straight up my favorite band. I grew up here in Seattle during grunge and it was bleak. It was dark, depressing and dirty. And U2 offered me something different. They were bright and colorful and really sexy and, well. And frankly, grunge grunge is not sexy at all. And so YouTube was something different, something bright and colorful. YouTube also offered something very different, which was a sense of hope for a depressed kid like me. I didn't really need any help being angsty. I didn't need any help being depressed. And so U2 was something that was hopeful. When people say that music saves lives, they usually mean people like me. And in the case of U2, they it's actually millions of people.
Jake Brennan
Dodie, thank you so much for the, for the passionate U2 love there and that voicemail. I can hear you getting emotional there at the end, I know that feeling. I know what it's like to feel. Feel alone as a kid and to feel like someone out there, you know, someone inside your speakers, someone on the other side of the television screen or whatever, hears you, understands you, knows where you're coming from. And I get why that's emotional. I've certainly felt that in my life before, and I know most people listening right now have felt that. I know that's why people are listening, because music is so, so, so meaningful to them, and especially from music from our formative years. And I love the way you frame you two as being light during the darkness. And I think U2 gets. They get thought of from the era just before grunge, but they were certainly still part of that era, and they didn't really play into what was going on up in Seattle. They didn't try nicking it, really. I mean, they. They definitely went in a different direction than they were going in on Rattle and hum. But YouTube always kind of switched it up album to album and had different influences that were part of their sound and part of their image, and they weren't just doing the same thing over and over again. But you're right, that hope always been there. That light has always been there. And, yeah, that sexiness is there, too, and it certainly was not there for the most part in grunge. So. Love this voicemail. Thanks, Dodie Rose. Appreciate you. Hope you're doing well. All right, let's hear from Jenny in Boston.
Dodie Rhodes
Hi, this is Jenny from Boston, and I'm calling in with two of my favorite musical acts from Ireland. One favorite band, Stiff Little Fingers. Absolutely tenacious. Got that punk undertone, everything about it. Rebellious spirit. Just makes you want to grab the day and go with it. Second single, musician Sinead O'Connor. Graceful, beautiful, voice of an angel. Rest in peace. Thank you.
Jake Brennan
Thanks, Jenny. Absolutely love Stiff Little Fingers. And you know what I love about Stiff Little Fingers? I love to say nothing of the band's music. I love the little bit that they have in the movie High Fidelity. When the Green Day fan, the young girl come, I forget the actor's name. She's great when she comes into the store and she wants to buy a Green Day record, and the record store snob is kind of into her, and he's like, yeah, yeah, that's cool. Have you ever heard Stiff Little Fingers? And of course she hasn't. And he plays Stiff Little Fingers for her, and you can hear the Green Day influence. I just thought that was so smartly done. I really appreciate the message. Thanks for reminding me of that. Jenny. Appreciate you up in Boston. 617-906-6638 if you guys want to connect with me on anything, Irish bands, Irish artists, whatever you want to talk about it, I'm here for it. 206 writes in hey, thank you for putting out amazing content and engaging with your audience like this. I'm a listener from the beginning and I'm constantly telling my friends and family about it whether they want to hear it or not. Thanks so much. You got it. 206302 writes in hey OMG need a Huey Lewis episode right now. Perhaps. Perhaps five three zero been a bit but best Irish band the Pogues. Perhaps they're English as well. The Cranberries would be a distant second. Cheers Pogues were English but McGowan was his family was from Ireland. So yeah, I guess we can count it. 201 Cranberries Because Dolores O'Reeden was so fucking hot, I missed seeing Dolores O'Reeden at a studio I was working at at Camp street in Cambridge, Mass. Long, long time ago. I missed her by about five minutes. That happens. And yeah, oh well. But yeah, she was good looking. I don't think of her as hot. Talented, sure. 503 writes in Jake in Beautiful Disgrace I beseech the pause on if you want to maybe find a tether to dynamic female centered storytelling magic, might I suggest these prompts? June Carter Pussy Riot, Bonnie Raitt, Tina Marie, Courtney Love, Billie Holiday, Lisa Suck Dog if you've covered them, mea culpa. If not, start getting excited to feature these badass bitches. And if the law never found them, crimes happened in ways that weren't told because what's the angle? And who's curating and editing the stories that get told? You're a force of good. Keep up the humble acknowledgment of the work yet to be done. Love Sign 503 Female identified using my words. Finally, person who keeps tuning in. Well, well well. 503. I love it. June Carter we did a Johnny Cash episode, but yeah, a June Carter Point of View episode would be great. Pussy Riot Duh. Of course, yes. Although do I want to throw my hat into anything vaguely political right now? And the answer to that is no. So I'm probably going to pause on that. Bonnie Raitt okay, I'm listening. Tina Marie I love that idea. Courtney Love we could do a Courtney Love focused episode. We did a Curt and Courtney two parter. That's back in the archive. Check that out. Billie Holiday. We did an episode on Billie Holiday. It's fantastic. Check that out. 503 and Lisa Suckdog. I don't know who that is, so hit me back and let me know. Nikki Cooney, DMs us on Facebook. Hey, Thin Lizzie are in a category of their own. When I was 12, my cousins bought Jailbreak for me at Christmas. This is my favorite gift that Christmas. Thanks, Patty and Katie. So, Patty and Katie, I hope you're listening. Nikki, your niece is still thinking about that Christmas gift you got her long time ago. All right. Good job. Mike Harris writes in Jailbreak is a perfect song. No fat nothing missing. Mike, you're absolutely right. Thank you. Someone wrote in hi, Jack. And you know what? I'm not going to read your name because my name's not Jack. So let me get it right. How many times am I in your ears? You guess you should know my name. Come on. That was all on Facebook. Over on Instagram, JQ writes there are some great Irish bands. Stiff Little Fingers, the Undertones, the Cranberries and the Saw Doctors, to name a few. I can't narrow it down to one favorite because it depends if I'm feeling punky, rocky, folky or a little bit of everything. I've not included the Pogues because they aren't technically all Irish. But if rules are bent, they're up there too. Jq, thank you. Appreciate that. You guys want to hit me up at Disgraceland, Pod X, Facebook, Instagram? We are all over the place and we will be back in a flash with the Venmo debit card you can turn the mini golf outing your co workers paid you back for into a trip to Miami with your best friend earning you up to 5% cash back. Use Venmo to pay for the things you love to do. Visit Venmo Me Debit to learn more. The Venmo MasterCard is issued by the Bancorp Bank N.A. pursuant to life licensed by Mastercard International Incorporated. 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Hey, happy St. Patrick's Day, and thank you for the happy tears brilliant episode about the most underrated rock band ever, Thin Lizzy. You got it, Elise. Thank you for the review. We appreciate it, guys. This episode is nearing its end, but the afterparty continues for our All Access members. You can sign up today. You're gonna get an extended version of this after party episode, all right, where we're gonna get into more conversation about music and true crime. If you're an All Access member, you not only get that extra bonus part of this after party, you also get one exclusive full episode per month and ad free listening. Okay? And the best part, it's only five bucks a month. $5 a month. And you get all that. You can join me and some of your fellow discos in the Patreon chat, or you can join as an Apple podcast listener as well. You can get the stuff served up there again, just for five bucks. Okay? 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And I do hear from you guys, from some of the older listeners, the. The listeners who have been here from the beginning and are a little confused by why we do this. And this is why. I mean, you know, we want to get our episodes to everybody. And when you have an archive of 200 plus stories, you have to resurface things. And the Tupac episodes that we just had in the feed prove this because the response has been incredible, particularly on Spotify. So thanks, guys. If you wrote to me, thank you. I appreciate it. We mentioned a bunch of artists today that we've done episodes on in the past. We mentioned June Carter Cash, and of course, there's a Johnny Cash episode. In the exclusive portion of this bonus episode. I was talking about Charles Manson. We have a Charles Manson episode. We have two episodes on Mama Cass Elliot that are related to the Manson saga. We were also talking about. I think I mentioned Steely Dan. Don't have a Steely Dan episode, but I talked about the Eagles. We have an Eagles episode. I believe Billie Holiday was brought up earlier in this episode as well. Also have an episode on Billy in the Archive. Lots and lots and lots of archive episodes for you. Matt, as always, will have the episode in the show notes for this episode. So if you just want a quick reference, if you hear. But you're like, oh, I want to hear the Billy Holiday episode, just go to the show notes and he'll have the info there for you to easily find it along with all the other archive episodes that I just mentioned. All right, let's recap. Number one, I didn't mention this, but I'm gearing up for some big news for you guys. Okay? Big announcement coming soon. All right, number two, right now in your feed, our episode on dan Lizzy. Number three, coming tomorrow, our Rewind episode on YouTube. Number four, merch. Winners. Get in touch. You know who you are. Thank you for the reviews. Number five, remember, no one cares about preserving the true spirit of rock and roll more than you do. And, well, that's a disgrace. All right, in honor of this week's subject, Thin Lizzy, I give you the billboard charts from January 4, 1986, the day Phil Lynett died. Number one, say you, say me, Lionel Richie. Last week, one peak position one weeks on chart nine. Number two, party all the time, Eddie Murphy. Last week two peak position two weeks on chart 14. Number three, alive and kicking Simple Minds. Last week, three peak position three weeks on chart 12. Number four, that's what friends Are For, Dion and Friends featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight. Last week, four Peak position four weeks on Charm nine. Number five. I miss you, Climax. Last week five Keep position. Quit talking and start mixing.
Disgraceland Bonus Episode Summary
Episode Title: Bonus Episode - Irish Artists, Def Leppard and Huey Lewis
Release Date: March 13, 2025
Host: Double Elvis Productions (Jake Brennan)
The bonus episode of Disgraceland serves as an engaging after-party, bridging the gap between the main weekly episodes. Host Jake Brennan welcomes listeners to delve deeper into the stories behind the latest full episode, which focused on the iconic rock band Thin Lizzy. This episode additionally explores discussions on Def Leppard, Huey Lewis, Gene Hackman, and Odell Beckham Jr., among others.
Jake Brendan delves into the interplay between Thin Lizzy and Def Leppard, highlighting how Def Leppard's groundbreaking album Pyromania impacted Thin Lizzy's trajectory.
Pyromania's Revolutionary Production:
Phil Lynott's Reaction:
Joe Elliott's Perspective:
The episode touches upon the tragic and perplexing details surrounding Gene Hackman's death:
Circumstances:
Additional Tragedy:
Jake addresses recent allegations involving high-profile figures Sean "Diddy" Combs and Odell Beckham Jr.
Allegations:
Legal Proceedings:
Skepticism:
Exploring a surprising claim by Bill Murray, Jake discusses Murray's skepticism towards renowned journalist Bob Woodward:
Murray's Assertion:
Historical Context:
Jake's Take:
Jake announces next week's focus on George Michael, inviting listeners to reflect on their favorite 80s MTV artists. He poses the question:
Listeners are encouraged to share their favorites via voicemail, text, or social media, with Jake promising to feature their responses in future episodes.
The bonus episode spotlights listener contributions celebrating Irish musical talent.
Dodie Rhodes from Seattle on U2:
Jenny from Boston on Stiff Little Fingers & Sinead O'Connor:
Other Voicemails:
Jake's Responses:
Jake wraps up the episode by acknowledging listener support, promoting Disgraceland All Access membership, and teasing upcoming content:
Membership Benefits:
Future Content:
Final Notes:
This bonus episode of Disgraceland offers a rich exploration of the intricate relationships within the music industry, tragic personal stories, and the enduring impact of Irish artists. Through listener interactions and in-depth discussions, Jake Brennan skillfully weaves narratives that highlight both the glamour and the dark underbelly of entertainment history. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the podcast, this episode provides compelling insights that resonate with true crime and music enthusiasts alike.