Music A To Z

Wrapping up this fifth alphabet run (and thank you for bearing with us!), Steve and Doug explore the world of prog / arena / glam rockers Zon! Along the way they'll talk about bad newspaper reviews, riots, and all the good times.

Six Degrees From King Crimson:
Zon / Act III -> Rik Emmett -> Triumph -> Phil X -> Bon Jovi -> Tony Bongiovi -> Talking Heads -> Adrian Belew

Music featured this week:
Put On The Show - Astral Projector
Want My Baby - I'm Worried About The Boys!
Back Down To Earth - Back Down To Earth
Gods And Kings - Back Down To Earth
zzz5.mp3File Size: 164924 kbFile Type: mp3Download File 3:13 - Here's last year's episode Allie Hasn't... Heard Mid 2000's Music

10:46 - Over the next two days after recording this episode, Steve dug in and started distributing the show to other platforms, so take a look! We're probably on your fave one now!

11:35 - To hear the broadcast of Prog Rock Alley that Doug cohosted and curated the list for, click here!

11:55 - Steve's mostly joking

​15:00 - Watch it here! Check out Rock History Music's video "How Much Bad Luck Could One Band Possibly Have? The History Of Zon"

​19:33 - Steve's not even close. A&R stands for Artists & Repertoire. But he got the job right - the A&R person goes looking for talent

20:09 - Here's the full listing of nominees and winners of the 1979 Juno Awards, if you're into that 

57:00 - Here's a great article about the passing of Brian Miller

1:04:24 - Steve is referencing the negative feedback the guys got for **daring** to record an episode devoted to Queen City Kids. You can scope out that whole story here

1:05:15 - It's true! A Is For The Alan Parsons Project came out March 31, 2020

Doug's Recommendations:
Hollywood - Astral Projector
Just The Other Side Of Love - I'm Worried About The Boys!

Steve's Recommendations:
On The Road - Astral Projector
Point Of View / Spend My Dollar - Zon Live


​Zon's Discogs Entry

Howard Helms's Official Site