The Asylum Podcast
KISS fan Kousins talking about their favorite genre and “Hard Rock” in general.
Episodes
April 19, 2024 • 112 mins
Another topic was coming up for this episode until Kousin Tim talked about this event on Camel City Radio, and Kousin Marvin brought it up to the Kousin Kollective. Today (as of the recording) is April 18, 2024. On April 18, 1987, the very first episode of MTV's breakthrough program, Headbangers Ball, made its debut. The show was without a dedicated host; instead, it used established hard rock and "metal" artists as guest VJs. For ...
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April 12, 2024 • 160 mins
Back in November, before the big switch from a KISS-focused podcast to a hard rock-focused podcast, the Kousins rated all the KISS albums like marks in school. The four Kousins graded from A+ through F-. You can hear those episodes here and here. Fast-forward to February, when the Kousins did a retrospective of music from 1983, which focused on the hard rock genre (which can be found here). It was mentioned that the Kousins would b...
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April 5, 2024 • 91 mins
After a week off, the Kousins come back with three-ish songs, each of the things they had been listening to on their time off due to two Kousins unable to record. That just gave the Kousins more time to catch up on their pleasure listening. Kousin Tim makes good on a promise, Kousin Ray stands on convention, Kousin Gary makes a big deal about one of his new favorite places, and Kousin Marvin pushes all boundaries of logic (but that...
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March 22, 2024 • 121 mins
It's part two, five songs each, for the GnR Album Gladiator Showdown between Kousin Gary and Kousin Ray, with Kousin Tim and Kousin Marvin judging. This one should decide who is the ultimate winner.
To catch you up: A few weeks back, Kousin Ray said that Guns 'N' Roses' Use Your Illusion I & II would be one great album if you trimmed the fat. He also said this album could rival the greatness of GnR's debut, Appetite for Destructio...
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March 15, 2024 • 131 mins
A few weeks back, Kousin Ray said that Guns 'N' Roses' Use Your Illusion I & II would be one great album if you trimmed the fat. He also said this album could rival the greatness of GnR's debut, Appetite for Destruction. Kousin Gary took exception to that and said, "No way!" So, here we are today. Kousin Ray took twelve songs from the two UYI albums to pit against the twelve songs of Appetite with Kousin Gary.
To reiterate the rul...
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March 8, 2024 • 83 mins
Kousin Marvin was away on business, but the other three Kousins took in the new solo project from former Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars. The name of the album is The Other Side of Mars, and if you haven't heard it, you can listen along with us (with commentary, of course).
Pulling back the curtain a smidge, we recorded on an off night, and it was before any calls could come in, so we didn't have those, and since KM was out, we di...
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March 1, 2024 • 116 mins
Kousin Tim and Kousin Gary have jokingly called the amazing bass and Chapman Stick virtuoso Tony Levin our "Lord and Savior." Well, those two got to go, along with their lovely brides, to see Tony, Pat Mastelotto, and Markus Reuter as The Stick Men. You can safely say their minds were blown. They don't expect everyone to understand their love. But, they hope people will at least respect the man for what and who he is.
Now, Tony L...
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February 23, 2024 • 149 mins
The Kousins have varying degrees of love or indifference with live albums. Kousin Gary and Kousin Ray love them. Kousin Marvin is a self-professed "fairweather fan," and Kousin Tim doesn't really like many of them. So, let's dive into four live albums and give highlights of each. This way, those who love them can say why, and those who are mostly indifferent can possibly learn something. Did it happen? Who knows...
The albums chos...
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February 16, 2024 • 155 mins
Collectively, the Kousins consider 1983 as their "jumping-in" point for hard rock. Not because there was nothing to listen to prior but because three of the four had no real access to it (they are from West Virginia, after all). All that changed around 1983. There were so many good pop culture things that were happening in 1983, and the Kousins take on a snippet in time and run down what was the root of their hard rock fandom. They...
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February 7, 2024 • 157 mins
In a first for the Kousins, two completely KISS-free albums are being thrown into the ring for an "Album Gladiator Showdown."
This time, it is Judas Priest vs. Judas Priest. Screaming for Vengeance (1982) vs. Defenders of the Faith (1984).
Kousin Marvin defends Vengeance, while Kousin Ray defends Defenders.
To reiterate the rules: After a coin flip, the winner can either go first or defer their pick. The first picker chooses the...
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February 2, 2024 • 130 mins
It's Extended "Now Listening" time!
Kousin Gary and Kousin Marvin give a review of the Mr. Big show they saw in Pittsburgh over the weekend. KG also gave a review of the Extreme show he saw this Wednesday night.
All four Kousins gave four songs that they had been listening to.
"Let Me Know" for the week.
No calls this week...?
What are you listening to these days?
Let us know by calling the TLDNetwork (KUZZ Army) hotline and ...
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January 26, 2024 • 100 mins
Kousin Ray was out this week but the other three Kousins were around. Earlier this month, it was Van Halen's 1984's FORTIETH anniversary. Yes FORTY! And, on January 26, it would have been Edward Van Halen's 69th birthday. So, we threw a listening party to celebrate the album and Eddie. It was "old school" since Kousin Ray wasn't on.
The Kousins gave their "Now Listenings."
Calls from Bruno From South Africa and Jem From Alabama.
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January 19, 2024 • 122 mins
So, we are NOW into the new era for the Asylum Podcast.
There's a new segment we debuted tonight on the show, "I Don't Get It." The premise is one of the Kousins doesn't understand why an album or band or artist or whatever is so loved by many and yet misunderstood, despised, or hated by them.
Kousin Tim starts this one off. He cannot understand why people are so gushy over Mötley Crüe's Too Fast For Love album. So, he asked Kous...
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January 12, 2024 • 110 mins
Clockwise from the top left: Kousin Tim, Kousin Gary, Nick Provenzano, Kousin Ray, Jem From Alabama, Kousin Marvin
Happy new year from all the Kousins. Loyal Listeners Nick Provenzano and Jem From Alabama return to finish what they started in 2023! It was time for Round Two of the KISS Album Gladiator Showdown Jem From Alabama with Alive! v. Nick Provenzano with Alive II episode. When we last left the arena, it was a very tight ra...
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December 22, 2023 • 135 mins
(clockwise from the top) Kousin Tim, Kousin Gary, Jem From Alabama, Nick Provenzano, Kousin Ray, Kousin Marvin.
Yeah, we know. We said we were done with the KISS things, at least for a little bit. But, the opportunity to do one last KISS Album Gladiator Showdown came up, and we couldn't go without doing it. But, this time, there is a twist!
The Kousins were not the combatants. This time, it was long-time listeners Nick Provenzano a...
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December 15, 2023 • 123 mins
Last week we announced the end of the road for the KISS podcast. It's time. We need to move on. BUT... we're not going anywhere. We are our own Avatars in this scenario. We are rising like a phoenix from the ashes as a "hard rock" podcast. We will not abandon KISS, of course not, but we are opening the floodgates to all the other hard-rocking things out there.
This week, to get things started, we did an extended "Now Listening" si...
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December 8, 2023 • 148 mins
So, KISS has finally come to the "End of the Road." At least the touring band has.
The Kousins skim through the show and provide commentary on their favorite parts, their least favorite parts, and observations/concerns.
There was a discussion of the future of KISS.
All four Kousins gave their "Now Listenings."
A nice call from Jem from Alabama. A surprise call from "Tony Levin." A big reveal from Nick Provenzano.
What did you ...
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November 17, 2023 • 167 mins
The Kousins took a different approach to the albums in the last two weeks. In the past, we have ranked them, given them listening parties, "reduxed" the hell out of them, "gladiatored" them, and just about everything else you can think of. But we've never graded them. Part One included 14 albums picked by a randomizer, and for Part Two, there were 15. We left out the compilations but included the solo albums and live albums. It was...
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November 10, 2023 • 146 mins
The Kousins took a different approach to the albums tonight. In the past, we have ranked them, given them listening parties, "reduxed" the hell out of them, "gladiatored" them, and just about everything else you can think of. But we've never graded them. Part one included 14 albums picked by a randomizer. We won't tell you which ones because, well, we want you to listen to find out. It is a fun exercise, and next week we'll do Part...
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November 3, 2023 • 111 mins
This week, the Kousins talk about the producers of our favorite band's albums. This was from the early 1980s through today. Discussed were Michael James Jackson, Ron Nevison, Toby Wright, Alex Coletti, Mark Opitz, Bruce Fairbairn, Paul, and Gene.
All four Kousins gave their "Now Listenings."
Calls from Jem From Alabama.
What are your thoughts on those producers from the early days?
Let us know by calling the TLDNetwork (KUZZ Ar...
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