Ep358: The Return of The Dead Daisies with Doug Aldrich
The Dead Daisies are back with a new album "Radiance" and guitarist, songwriter Doug Aldrich joins us to talk about the album, his career, early vinyl, the unique environment of The Dead Daisies, hard lessons in a life of rock and roll and more!
Topics include:
Show intros / messy house
What happened to Doug’s record collection?
The records that inspired Doug in his youth
Doug’s 1st time on record – “Mansfield - Gonna Rock You”
Did Doug have a ‘Plan B’?
The changes in the music industry
Easter Egg on the “Radiance” album
Creating the “Radiance” LP
How the Dead Daisies songs are written
The operation of The Dead Daisies, leadership of David Lowy
The Dead Daisies able to do things other bands cannot do
Being in bands that change members regularly
Was Tommy Clufetos originally going to plan on ‘Radiance’?
Doug’s experiences in uncredited session work
Doug’s alias “Earl Baker”, House of Lords session work
Hurricane and the album cover controversy
Doug turning down playing for Dio in the late 80s
Next steps for The Dead Daisies, tour
Interview wrap up
“Radiance” album and a black light
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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.