Rock-n-Roll Autopsy

Apr 05 2025 174 ep. 51 mins
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Get ready to rock with Rock-n-Roll Autopsy! Join Scott and Rico as they dissect classic rock songs, exposing their excesses and untold stories. This hilarious podcast is packed with Gen X sarcasm, insightful commentary, and dad jokes. Tune in, laugh along, and discover if those classic rock anthems still hold up or if they're guilty of musical malpractice.

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Did Radiohead’s Paranoid Android Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 173

Apr 05 2025 49 mins  
The boys throw a coke-fueled tantrum with Gucci accessories, create prescient late century sci-fi soundscapes, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Radiohead’s art-rock masterpiece, “Paranoid Android.” News items and digressions include a Sex Pistols tour and modern day melancholy.

Did Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Up Around the Bend Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 172

Mar 29 2025 60 mins  
The boys predictably back out of rock retirement, make a run to the border to avoid draft orders, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s escapist hit, “Up Around the Bend.” News items and digressions include childhood bowl cuts and swampy nether regions.

Did Songs That Don’t Suck Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 171

Mar 22 2025 44 mins  
The boys polish their played-out playlists and suffer through hours of monotonous mediocrity as an act of musical martyrdom with Mark from the podcast, “Songs That Don’t Suck.”

Did Pentagram’s The Ghoul Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 170

Mar 15 2025 60 mins  
The boys go viral with intense, bug-eyed stage presence, star in their own problematic redemption story, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Pentagram’s unlikely TikTok hit, “The Ghoul.” News items and digressions include a Dream Theater concert review and waffles vs pancakes.

Did U2’s Discothèque Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 169

Mar 08 2025 53 mins  
The boys abandon a pretentious past for bubble gum panache, blindly jump the shark at the PopMart, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of U2’s 1997 dance club rocker, “Discothèque.” News items and digressions include new Ghost and flatulent dogs.

Did Bruce Springsteen’s Youngstown Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 168

Mar 01 2025 54 mins  
The boys build a blast furnace then betray the American dream, make ham-fisted metaphors about hellish factory labor, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Bruce Springsteen’s 1995 working-class lament, “Youngstown.” News items and digressions include Andrew Watt, The Rolling Stones, and elderly Grammy recognition.

Did Sam Kinison’s Wild Thing Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 167

Feb 22 2025 49 mins  
The boys became icons of 1980’s overindulgence, turn tired relationship tropes into transgressive comedy, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Sam Kinison’s 1988 Grammy nominated romp, “Wild Thing.” News items and digressions include Sharon Osbourne and televangelism.

Did Halestorm’s American Boys Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 166

Feb 15 2025 52 mins  
The boys turn heads in tight Levi’s, objectify dudes listening to Metallica tunes, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Halestorm’s 2012 breakthrough album deep cut, “American Boys.” News items and digressions include a Rico review of Parasomnia by Dream Theater.

Did Sheryl Crow’s All I Wanna Do Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 165

Feb 08 2025 54 mins  
The boys enjoy cold parking lot meatloaf, make a virtue out of lonely day drinking, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Sheryl Crow’s 1993 breakthrough hit, “All I Wanna Do.” News items and digressions include a metaphorical breakdown of the evolution of jazz and a lame attempt to redefine fun.

Did Greta Van Fleet’s Highway Tune Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 164

Feb 01 2025 52 mins  
The boys establish pack dominance with fiery flatulence, write an out of the gate Grammy getter, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Greta Van Fleet’s 2017 blues rock hit, “Highway Tune.” News items and digressions include mislabeled hair bands and backside pyrotechnics.