O'Brien & Doug
Doug and Brian have known each other since junior high school. They didn’t become “O’Brien & Doug” until their widely popular radio show polluted the airwaves of their local rock station. Brian was "Chris O'Brien" on the air and had been in broadcasting for 25 years and Doug....hadn’t. They spoke to listeners on the air about what was important (Who was the best rock drummer? Should 80s movies be required for all high school students?). The magic continues in the O'Brien & Doug Podcast!
Episodes
223 episodes
O'Brien & Doug Ep223 [December 19, 2024 Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animals!]
The last episode of 2024! On this episode we discuss the upcoming Beatles biopic, hear new music from Alex Lifeson’s new band, and look at new releases expected in 2025. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a late Pop sensation from ...
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Episode 223
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1:32:18
O'Brien & Doug Ep222 [December 12, 2024 This Reeks of Failure]
On this episode we talk a bit about how AI will change the music industry, plus all the things that happened on December 12 through music history, in addition to the birth of O'Brien. Yes, it's his birthday! We play MixTape and we climb the Wal...
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Episode 222
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1:13:23
O'Brien & Doug Ep221 [December 5, 2024 Eli, Eat a Sandwich]
On this episode we talk about our Thanksgivings, basketball, a recent acoustic gig, plus we talk about the best song on every Billy Joel album. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for an artist who jumps around genres but is always cons...
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Episode 221
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1:23:11
O'Brien & Doug Ep220 [November 21, 2024 The One In Between]
On this episode we are tired. We try to stay awake, and most would say we succeeded. But who know? We discuss the top 40 Glam Metal Songs and then probably go off on a tangent somewhere. We do MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a the only ...
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Episode 220
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1:16:57
O'Brien & Doug Ep219 [November 7, 2024 Save the Whales]
On this episode we don’t talk about the election. We talk about everything BUT the election. We’re done hearing about the election. What election? Okay we may mention it, only to complain like two old farts. We discuss Chicago…the band, not the...
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Episode 219
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1:04:26
O'Brien & Doug Ep218 [October 31, 2024 Of Men and Doug]
On this episode we talk about O’Brien’s conversation with one of his musical heroes, the upcoming Star City Syndicate school show and why we do them, new music from Rick Springfield, 5 “uncredited” rock and roll guitar solos, and more. We also ...
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Episode 218
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1:11:13
O'Brien & Doug Ep217 [October 24, 2024 Let's Go To Sbarros]
On this episode we discuss new Rock releases for November, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, more from Alex Van Halen’s book, and other rock news. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a recent addition to the Rock Ha...
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Episode 217
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1:06:43
O'Brien & Doug Ep216 [October 17, 2024 I Don't Read My Underwear!]
On this episode we talked about our weekend, heard new music from Dream Theater and Ratt, the ‘Big 4” of AOR according to Ultimate Classic Rock, played MixTape, and climbed the Wall of Tunes for a last name band from the 80s who broke wide open...
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Episode 216
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1:18:58
O'Brien & Doug Ep215 [October 10, 2024 Ain't Nuthin' 'Bout 'Nuthin']
On this episode we discuss the County Fall Fest that we played at, new music from Motley Crue and The Cure, an excerpt from Alex Van Halen’s memoir and more. We play MixTape and our Wall of Tunes features our picks for underrated Van Halen song...
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Episode 215
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1:29:18
O'Brien & Doug Ep214 [October 3, 2024 Cats and Umbrellas]
On this episode we discuss how the universe gives you cats and umbrellas because we never know where they came from. We also discuss the “Big 4” rhythm sections in rock, Classic Rock’s worst mistakes, celebrities we’ve lost recently, Frankie Va...
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Episode 214
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1:23:20
O'Brien & Doug Ep213 [September 26, 2024 I AM Captain Football!]
On this episode we talk about O’Brien’s trip to see Joko in concert, rock releases set for October, the continuing drama in the band Journey, we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a poet who dominated the 70s and 80s and until recentl...
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Episode 213
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1:26:15
O'Brien & Doug Ep212 [September 19, 2024 We Like Stupid Things]
On this episode we once again discuss the “Big 4”, this time it’s songwriting teams. New music from Tears for Fears, the loss of Tito Jackson and Jane’s Addiction. We discuss the new lawsuit against Miley Cyrus. We play our favorite game “MixTa...
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Episode 212
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1:20:41
O'Brien & Doug Ep211 [September 12, 2024 Meet Ilsa]
On this episode we introduce our new 90s country band, hear new music from Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, meet our new fan and future manager of The Pines, Ilsa, discuss the Big 5 of rock guitar, play MixTape, climb the Wall of Tunes for a ...
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Episode 211
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1:26:53
O'Brien & Doug Ep210 [September 5th, 2024 He's Loud & Weird]
On this episode we discuss the top 4 prog rock bands, the Journey legal case, Fantasy football, and more. We played MixTape and climbed the Wall of Tunes. What did you expect? You should know all this by now. #progrock #philcollins #doyoureally...
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Episode 210
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1:28:25
O'Brien & Doug Ep209 [August 29, 2024 An Ode to SRV]
On this episode we give our take on who the top 5 hair metal bands are, and we discuss the best rock riffs. We hear new “old” music from Bryan Adams and we play MixTape. Our Wall of Tunes has us remembering one of the greatest blues guitarists ...
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Episode 209
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1:15:45
O'Brien & Doug Ep208 [August 22, 2024 Bad English was Possessed]
On this episode we lament the passing of Jack Russell and Greg Kihn, and someone even closer to the family. We preview rock releases for September, hear new-old music from Foreigner, and we watch the trailer for a new hair band documentary. Mix...
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Episode 208
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1:24:28
O'Brien & Doug Ep207 [August 15, 2024 Hey, Do You Live in This Area Code Often?]
On this episode we talk about what happened on this day in rock history, “The Top 50 Rocks Songs from the 90s that Don’t Suck”; we reveal our best “road trip to Vegas” songs for MixTape, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a hair band from the 8...
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Episode 207
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1:13:28
O'Brien & Doug Ep206 [August 8, 2024 The One After The Wedding]
On this episode we relive the wedding of O’Brien’s second born child and drool over his honeymoon destination. We hear new music from Bryan Adams and Ted Nugent, discuss the retirement of Aerosmith, and Metallica does Neil Diamond. Ouch. We pla...
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Episode 206
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1:19:40
O'Brien & Doug Ep205 [August 1, 2024 Back From Vacation]
We are back after a week off. On this episode we discuss Doug’s week away and the upcoming wedding of O’Brien’s second born child. We also hear new solo music from Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, talk some 90s rock songs that don’t suck acc...
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Episode 205
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1:15:24
O'Brien & Doug Ep204 [July 18, 2024 We're Not Doing This From Mars, We're Not Matt Damon!]
On this episode we HAVE to discuss the National Anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby because…well, because. We talk about Slash’s new blues album, preview some new rock music releases coming up in August, find out why Sylvester Stallone wanted to b...
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1:20:16
O'Brien & Doug Ep203 [July 11, 2024 Perpetually Tired]
On this episode we hear new music from Deep Purple, share record-breaking Bon Jovi news, establish a new name for our acoustic duo, discuss the top 20 greatest drummers according to AI, and we answer listener mail, which brings another reaction...
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Episode 203
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1:14:24
O'Brien & Doug Ep202 [July 4, 2024 Video Doug is a Jerk!]
On this episode we talk about Brian’s anniversary trip to see James Taylor in concert; we discuss a few things that happened on this date in music history. We play our new favorite game “Mixtape” and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that i...
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Episode 202
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1:19:47
O'Brien & Doug Ep201 [June 27, 2024 Artificial Unintelligence]
On this week’s episode we question why Taylor Swift was voted a better guitar player than Brad Paisley and others, we discuss, begrudgingly, the effect that artificial intelligence is already having on the entertainment industry. We answer some...
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Episode 201
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1:14:12
O'Brien & Doug Ep200 [June 20, 2024 The 200th Episode]
It's our 200th episode. We visit with Chris and Chris, or Bob and Chris, or Bob and Morton! We talk a bit about the Star City Syndicate, a bit about Collective Soul and a bit about how we all got to know each other. We play Mixtape, celebrate S...
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Episode 200
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1:30:09
O'Brien & Doug Ep199 [June 13, 2024 The Drinking Man's Podcast]
On this episode we share Kelly Clarkson’s undeniably cool cover of Metallica, new music from Foghat, a Michael McDonald story that may or may not be in his memoir, and we discuss Ultimate Classic Rock’s list of the Top 20 Hard Rock and Metal al...
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Episode 199
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1:19:08