CULT OF THE UNDERDOG Podcast : Episode 20 Now Available!

[bigfootkit]

Wow, 20 episodes.
How did that happen?



CULT OF THE UNDERDOG
Episode 20 : The Giant Killer (Dec 2024)



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[Noisenik]

Oh, yeah it is December already. That would explain the new Episode of COTU.

'kit, Big cheers for this new effort. 20 ... 5 more and it's gonna be a jubilee.

First track proper:

SEXTIGER - Hasse Mich

[doomedplanet]

Didn't know any of the songs but I think I recognized a couple but could not place them.

That track at 40 minutes is the ultimate 'riff-off' of Ted Nugent "Stranglehold" though.

[bigfootkit]

That track at 40 minutes is the ultimate 'riff-off' of Ted Nugent "Stranglehold".

Yeah, the way the singer stays in step with Derek St. Holmes vocal line in Stranglehold makes it sounds like more of a steal than it actually is. i tipped my hat to it by including a snippet of the isolated bass & drums from the original Stranglehold earlier in the ep.

SEXTIGER - Hasse Mich

And once again the song i was sure would be last to be ID'ed is actually the 1st.
Nice spot Nenad.

[Khnud]

Nice episode, very enjoyable as always!

1. Sextiger - Hasse mich
2. ?? I hear the chorus as "she was fitted by the dog", but I'm sure that's not right. Great song though.
3. The Bob Seger System - Lucifer
4. ?? I've got no clue what this pomp/prog rock band is
5. Excerpts from Stranglehold
6. Young Heart Attack - Misty Rowe
7. ?? I've got no clue what this psych/hard rock band is. And I have a really hard time hearing what he's singing.
8. Ramones - Born To Die In Berlin (their last song?)
9. Earth And Fire – Storm And Thunder
10. Styx - Witch Wolf
11. ?? - A song about holding on to your soul. Don't know by whom.
12. Complete and utter gibberish, this one! Troll song #1.
13. ?? - Street Light Warrior
14. ?? - Hot Potato
15. Taste - Witches Brew
16. ?? - A song about being led to her waterfall.

[alien laserblast]

Ok now totally obsessed with earth and fire

[bigfootkit]

Ok now totally obsessed with earth and fire

That gladdens my old black heart. They went off the boil later in the decade, but there's a hot streak of 3 or 4 great E & F LPs to be enjoyed.

Nice episode, very enjoyable as always!

01. QUINCY JONES - Ironside Theme (from the 'Ironside' TV OST (1967))
02. BALTIK - Leslie Briggs (from the 'Baltik' LP (1973))
03. SEXTIGER - Hasse Mich (from the 'Marianne' 7" (1986))
04. ?? I hear the chorus as "she was fitted by the dog", but I'm sure that's not right. Great song though.
05. BOB SEGER SYSTEM - Lucifer (from the 'Mongrel' LP (1970))
06. ?? I've got no clue what this pomp/prog rock band is
07. YOUNG HEART ATTACK - Misty Rowe (from the 'Mouthful Of Love' LP (2003))
08. ?? I've got no clue what this psych/hard rock band is. And I have a really hard time hearing what he's singing.
09. RAMONES - Born To Die In Berlin (from the '¡Adios Amigos!' LP (1995))
10. EARTH & FIRE - Storm And Thunder (Single Version) (from the 'Storm And Thunder' 7" (1971))
11.
12. STYX - Witch Wolf (from the 'The Serpent Is Rising' LP (1973))
13. ?? - A song about holding on to your soul. Don't know by whom.
14. Complete and utter gibberish, this one! Troll song #1.
15. ?? - Street Light Warrior
16. ?? - Hot Potato
17. TASTE - Witches Brew (from the 'Knights Of Love' LP (1977))
18. ?? - A song about being led to her waterfall.

Outstanding sleuthing Kristian, take a well deserved bow.
You do lose a point for "she was fitted by the dog" though, as that put a very unfortunate image in my head.
Tracklist updated with sources. Just seven songs left to ID.

[Noisenik]

You do lose a point for "she was fitted by the dog" though, as that put a very unfortunate image in my head.

Track nr. 15 is in fact 'Street Life Warrior' by an L.A. demo only band TEMPEST. This song was also featured on a soundtrack for horror b-movie "Black Roses".

Grrrreat song!

And I guess this is what Rob remembered as he surely heard it.

[bigfootkit]

You do lose a point for "she was fitted by the dog" though, as that put a very unfortunate image in my head.

Track nr. 15 is in fact 'Street Life Warrior' by an L.A. demo only band TEMPEST. This song was also featured on a soundtrack for horror b-movie "Black Roses".

Grrrreat song!

And I guess this is what Rob remembered as he surely heard it.

Well spotted my friend.
I'm usually not usually a big fan of 'commercially viable' late 80's HR/HM, but Tempest walked that tightrope rather well. The songs are certainly catchy, but there was still heft & muscularity to their material coupled with a strong singer & a rather dazzling guitarist too who had been a student of Randy Rhoads apparently.
Tempest weren't quite a 'demo only band' though as the same 4 songs from their demo tape were also pressed as a rare vinyl promo-only EP:

[bigfootkit]

Here's the updated list of songs I'D-ed so far, just 7 more to get:

01. QUINCY JONES - Ironside Theme (from the 'Ironside' TV OST (1967))
02. BALTIK - Leslie Briggs (from the 'Baltik' LP (1973))
03. SEXTIGER - Hasse Mich (from the 'Marianne' 7" (1986))
04. ?? I hear the chorus as "she was fitted by the dog", but I'm sure that's not right. Great song though.
05. BOB SEGER SYSTEM - Lucifer (from the 'Mongrel' LP (1970))
06. ?? I've got no clue what this pomp/prog rock band is
07. YOUNG HEART ATTACK - Misty Rowe (from the 'Mouthful Of Love' LP (2003))
08. ?? I've got no clue what this psych/hard rock band is. And I have a really hard time hearing what he's singing.
09. RAMONES - Born To Die In Berlin (from the '¡Adios Amigos!' LP (1995))
10. EARTH & FIRE - Storm And Thunder (Single Version) (from the 'Storm And Thunder' 7" (1971))
11.
12. STYX - Witch Wolf (from the 'The Serpent Is Rising' LP (1973))
13. ?? - A song about holding on to your soul. Don't know by whom.
14. Complete and utter gibberish, this one! Troll song #1.
15. TEMPEST - Street Life Warrior (from the 'Tempest' Promo EP (1988))
16. ?? - Hot Potato
17. TASTE - Witches Brew (from the 'Knights Of Love' LP (1977))
18. ?? - A song about being led to her waterfall.

[bigfootkit]

Many thanks for your support fellas.

[bigfootkit]

Is it time for me to reveal the remainder yet?

[bigfootkit]

I'll take that as a yes. All is revealed.:

01. QUINCY JONES - Ironside Theme (from the 'Ironside' TV OST (1967))
02. BALTIK - Leslie Briggs (from the 'Baltik' LP (1973))
03. SEXTIGER - Hasse Mich (from the 'Marianne' 7" (1986))
04. SALTY DOG - Bitten By The Dog (from the unreleased 'Bitten By The Dog' LP (1978))
05. BOB SEGER SYSTEM - Lucifer (from the 'Mongrel' LP (1970))
06. (BAND OF) JOY - When You Look (from the '24K' LP (1983))
07. YOUNG HEART ATTACK - Misty Rowe (from the 'Mouthful Of Love' LP (2003))
08. DÉSIRÉE - I Am Waiting (from the 'Make It With A Smile' LP (1976))
09. RAMONES - Born To Die In Berlin (from the '¡Adios Amigos!' LP (1995))
10. EARTH & FIRE - Storm And Thunder (Single Version) (from the 'Storm And Thunder' 7" (1971))
11. BRENDON SMALL - I'm A Wizard (from the 'Home Movies' TV OST (2003))
12. STYX - Witch Wolf (from the 'The Serpent Is Rising' LP (1973))
13. SABRE - How? (from the 'Sabre' Demo (1985))
14. BUNTY CHUNKS - The Horse Scissors (from the 'Bunty Chunks' Demo (1993))
15. TEMPEST - Street Life Warrior (from the 'Tempest' Promo EP (1988))
16. HAI KARATE - Hot Potato (from the 'Hai Karate' LP (1998))
17. TASTE - Witches Brew (from the 'Knights Of Love' LP (1977))
18. HOLY MACKEREL - Waterfall (from the 'Closer To Heaven' LP (1973))

[Noisenik]

Excellent work, Graham.

The missing tracks I would never even dreamed of. SALTY DOG, DESIREE, JOY, HOLY MACKEREL, SABRE or HAI KARATE, with exception of JOY, all pretty unknown. And you are quite lucky to possess that BC demo.

Thanks for a few echoes from a previous episode, including STYX and TASTE, and 'Lucifer' sounds better placed here.

Again I have to ask, are these songs the best those bands produces or is there even more to enjoy?

And whilst re-listening to everything that is available, am looking forward for Episode 21. Cheers again.

[bigfootkit]

Thanks for a few echoes from a previous episode, including STYX and TASTE, and 'Lucifer' sounds better placed here.

I'm sure i haven't featured any of those bands before Nenad, certainly not the 1st two.

The missing tracks I would never even dreamed of. SALTY DOG, DESIREE, JOY, HOLY MACKEREL, SABRE or HAI KARATE, with exception of JOY, all pretty unknown. And you are quite lucky to possess that BC demo.
Again I have to ask, are these songs the best those bands produces or is there even more to enjoy?

In the cases of JOY & HOLY MACKEREL, yeah, to me those were the best songs they made.
The '85 SABRE demo (produced by Metal Church's Kurt Vanderhoof) is consistently good NWoBHM influenced HM/HR & the HAI KARATE album is also enjoyable throughout if somewhat derivative. The unreleased 70's SALTY DOG stuff is a bit of a mixed bag stylistically, but very well done with several more stand-out songs.
The BUNTY CHUNKS demo came via DaN, (thanks Mr. eDmaN), as a result of the discussions in the 'Non-Metal Top 20' thread. Crazy very technical music but it's all still ridiculously catchy somehow. One of my better recent discoveries.
Knowing something of your musical tastes i think you'd probably find a lot to enjoy in both DÉSIRÉE's 'Make It With A Smile' album & the 'Knights Of Love' LP by TASTE too.
Strong overlooked records both, though their other LP's should be approached with caution.
I only noticed 5 mins ago that i'd mistakenly numbered this episode in the artwork as #19 rather than #20. Doesn't seem like anyone noticed, but I'll fix it at some point before #21 drops in February.