I'll admit I'm a bit late the Pardo + Popoff series, but I have to say it pains me that the 'like' count on this particular episode is at 819. It honestly should be (at least) 819,000. I'll note I'm almost exactly Pete's age, and I KNOW there are legions of folks who would be absolutely fascinated and edified by these lists and conversations. Nicely done, and cheers to you both.

So glad that you mentioned Jim Morrison, to me he is still one of the greatest frontman/writer/rocker of all time.

Hello, Axl.

Dave Mustaine and Axl Rose immediately come to mind lol Glenn Hughes is right up their too.

The Ultimate Problem Child Musician is Ozzy freakin' Osbourne.

I'm a problem child...and I'm wild!

Glenn Hughes has all my respect; he's been so down the gutter and rose from that to where he is now. Seen him live a couple of times, never disappoints. Great performer and seems a great guy. 🍺🤘

Ace Frehley and Peter Criss for my first favorite band KISS. Great show, fun and interesting topic, highly recommend Glenn's book - unbelievable that he has made it this far - he is a survivor

You guys forgot the ULTIMATE problem child: GInger Baker! Its seems like it did not take much for ANYONE to get on his bad side. In fact he may have been 90% "Bad Side" The Documentary "Beware of Mr Baker" appropriately depicts him as a roaming vandal leaving a path of professional and personal destruction throughout his career. Its amazing at times he just abandons situations without a word leaving groups in the lurch with no idea where he moved!

As Pete said on 10 Jan 2020: He was a 'Mad Man' (referring to Keith Moon of the The Who.) 1. Moon asked a stagehand to rig his drums with an extra charge of dynamite, such that they would explode carelessly at the end of their performance of “My Generation" on The Smothers Brothers. The resulting explosion was caused Pete Townshend temporarily losing his hearing in one ear at the time. 2. Keith passed out on stage after taking a handful of horse tranquilizers 3. He was often drunk, therefore at times playing drums out time.

I love the insight from these 2 guys. Pete, this is a great show you have going. Every topic is so interesting....so insightful by all who are involved. I really liked that you picked Jim Morrison. He was definitely a problem child.

My story about Diamond head. I worked for 8yrs for a firm with Brian Tatler's dad. When he retired I went to his retirement party and Brian was there. I spent 10mins telling him they should reform. A few month later they were touring again and then they released Death and Progress.

11:28 "before we're all old and gray, and no one cares anymore"... LOL from two gray-haired guys talking about a dispute in 1987 (34 years ago!). I'm about your age, so I know it is painful, but: we are already there, man. Fun video, as always... the best series on this channel

I am going to go with Paul Dianno. He hasn’t been able to get his shit together, for a variety of reasons, his entire life.

I love Blackmore too but he is the poster child for this topic!

Popoff and Pardo are at again with a discussion of various reasons that certain individuals can be viewed as a 'problem child.' Jim Morrison immediately came to mind when this show started so glad to see Pete pull and quick-change and include him. There may have been other poster-children for this episode during the late 60s but Pete's choice and discussion was spot on. Particularly down here in Florida where Morrison 'allegedly' exposed himself to the audience in Miami on 3/1/69. Being 13 at the time and also more than 300 miles away, my folks would never have let me go to that concert in any event but this likely caused their increased interest in the concerts my brother was going to at the time and the those I was just starting to be interested in seeing. Thanks to Martin and Pete for another interesting topic and the variations of reasons and people discussed. There ya go!

Heartened to see my man Algy Ward getting some love here. Tank is such a great band.

Well done Martin, mentioning Tank. Love to see a Tank ranking with Martin.

Liam Gallagher. Noel Gallagher. Blackie Lawless. Axl Rose. Dave Mustaine. Yngwie Malmsteen. Don Dokken. George Lynch. Geoff Tate. Ratt (The whole band)

that was a great show, a part 2 would be awesome!!!

1. Ritchie Blackmore 2. Ronnie Van Zant 3. Motley Crue minus Mick Mars 4. Dave Mustaine early Metallica 5. C.C. DeMille 6. Roger Waters 7. Fleetwood Mac Lindsey Buckingham 8. Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor 9. Ozzy Osbourne with Black Sabbath circa 1978-79 10. Mick Jones vs Lou Gramm

Cheers Martin & Pete. As much as I love Roger Waters as an artist and a songwriter (Roger was really the main songwriter after Piper At The Gates of Dawn), I agree with Martin, Amused to Death is far and away the best Floyd solo album, However, I think Roger is a living breathing contraction. Any who has been married as many times as he has and seemingly can’t get along individuals should never be giving advice on how entire nations and millions of people should behave. I agree with you Pete. Rock musicians should not be giving advice in the world of politics when most have such chaotic private lives.

This is like the fifth time I've watched this , so entertaining and love the banter and research that was put into this!

Aka the Ritchie Blackmore show.

Martin's camera is more focused on the cabinet behind him, while he is almost out of the frame to the left. And, his volume is lower than Pete's volume. Just an observation, but still a great video and topic.

Axl Rose comes to mind when I think of "problem child"!

Another great episode as always! I just wish that Martin would move to his left a little bit or move his camera. The last bunch of episode sometimes his head is completely off screen.

When I was 12 or 13 years old, my favorite uncle moved me and showed me Animals by Pink Floyd. That Album may not be their best ever but in my mind is top 3 ever in their discography. Just amazing top to bottom. The whole album is so incredible. All of the players doing just insane things and it all comes together with this Wall of Sound. I know that stoners and acid/ mushroom trippers love all of this but you do not need any of that to absolutely love this record by Pink Floyd/Animals... What a beast of a record. Wish you were here, Dark side of the Moon. Just bang bang albums of the 1970's. Gilmore's tone is just on another planet level

Loved this episode Part 2,3 and 4 should be great too the list is endless 🤘😂

Maybe out of the wheelhouse but the classic problem child that first came to mind was David Crosby...

Ritchie always seemed to chase the dollar which surprises me but he just does.

This is a great topic. Looking forward to a reprise.

This is gonna be good.

That's was just so good! Thanks Pete die this. Great way to start the weekend... And StarOne, Arjen Lucassen, just announced Adrian Vandenberg on his new album!

Pete. Your analysis of Blackmore was bringing. Very detailed and spot on. I’m really enjoying this presentation. 👍

This is fantastic as are all of these debates and Podcasts.Keep up the excellent work

Many “problem child” bandmates suffer from LSD (Lead Singer Disease)… lol Sebastian Bach - Skid Row Axel Rose - Guns n’ Roses Dennis DeYoung - Styx Dee Snider - Twisted Sister David Lee Roth - Van Halen Don Dokken - Dokken Ozzy - Ozzy Osbourne

Viv Prince, drummer of the Pretty Things was very troubled soul ,but was charismatic , also a talent ,a similar musician was Keith Moon of the Who, again a drummer.

You are right on the money with Jim Morrison. The documentary on the Whiskey night club gives the real story on why they were fired.

Pete that may be potential for a topic your comments on Jim Morrison, the extemporaneous nature of the bands live show vs the studio album and why some did it and some just played the same notes show after show.

Axl Rose is the ultimate problem. Over 10 years to do Chinese Democracy, been over 10 years since that has come out. And he has no urge it seems to release more music. Meanwhile Slash and Duff release album after album.

Good chose Pete. I love the Doors.

The John Sykes thing is really weird. Way back in about 1978 before Tygers even, I wouldn’t say he was a friend but our paths crossed socially and with his then band Streetfighter a few times. He was a really laid back and friendly bloke ,but ambitious person that just seemed to enjoy playing and writing. Obviously that was 43 years ago and we all change but I don’t recognise this version of Sykes that is so reluctant to get his music out there and be playing live.

Glenn Hughes awesome voice and a great bass player.

Pink Floyd, although career wise it benefited them it is such a sad story, Syd was seen as a problem due to eccentric and detrimental behaviour to himself and the band. They were forced to distance themselves from Syd and with more mental health awareness it is a story that could have ended differently.

Glenn Hughes was a great pick. Really like after his turn around how great he was on the Tony Iommi solo albums 1996 DEP Sessions and Fused; really wish they'd do something again... Dead Daisies is good, but it doesn't scratch that doomy itch that Iommi/Hughes does.

Vining Vincent era Kiss was the first that came to mind after seeing the show title…

it would be great if some of these "problem child" guys get together and form a band... Bruce Dickinson on vocals, John Sykes and Ritchie Blackmore on guitars - hopefully they don't kill each other.

I always love these shows with Martin, the insight and stories are great. One "Problem Chid" that comes to my mind is Steven Pearcy of Ratt, what an ego and the shenanigans he pulled. I know he was banned from the KNAC radio station studio because he trashed it a couple of times in the 80's.

Richie Blackmore played on a lot of sessions for singles in the 1960's (same as Jimmy Page) and so that background of playing with lots of different musicians for very short periods of time might just have been what he was used to and he treated other members of 'his' band as disposable session type players.

I saw both Diamond Head and John Sykes in the early 80's, both should have been huge but just disappeared...

Bobby Liebling from Pentagram

A great synopsis of blackmore pete,, was it personnel conflict was it about the money and commercial success or was it just his gargantuan ego i don't think we'll ever know another great show guys much obliged

The Ankh Warrior himself, Vinnie Vincent, is one of the most famous examples of this, isn't he? As much as I love him, both as a guitarist and as a vocalist as well.

Kudos to band members who were incredible musicians and had some problems and are still here today living. A new wake up call or some call it "Red Pilled or Born Again"... Just because some folks figured out themselves later on does not make them not as "So Cool" back then. I admire people that have figured out some things and can have a new path in life. We lost so many great souls in the past. So many musicians obviously in their 20's. The whole 27 year old ditty. Hendrix, Morrison, Joplin, Cobain, etc... Looking back at all of this, we are now under full disclosure type of phase where the general public are wondering what in the frigg is going on today? Why does the President of the United States look so different than he did in the past? How did he become the POTUS in the first place. The guy only got about 15 people attending his rallies while the other side had packed Stadiums? Perhaps we are witnessing some major changes in the Timeline Shift here? I think so. Buckle up. Music is so important where this ship is heading. We are avoiding a non-sensical new Civil War but a new Revolutionary War without much violence on the surface. Much of this is being done behind "Closed Doors". We are living in an Information War. Spiritual War, Frequency War, Biblical War, etc. All is good. All we have to do is be more than 51% Service to others and not more than 51% Service to Self. Treat others how you want to be treated. I do not want to talk about this in this Comment section but we are stuck in this Paradox because 70% of the population just do not want to wake up to reality here. All we need is another 10% to acknowledge that this is Really going on and happening. All INFLATION and stupid Taxed will come to a screeching halt immediately. Housing, Banking, Loans, Debt, Stress will all Stop and we will have a new renaissance once the common folk realize that all of this is a FRAUD. Washington DC has been shut down for more than 2 years. All Fakery and so called leaders carrying on wearing "Rubber Masks" and pretending. Most of what is going on is with Computer Graphics and CGI. Turn off your TV sets and wake up to REALITY again. I love this channel. This channel is REAL I am tired of living in fake land and going to my grocery and downtown restaurants and being sucked into the FAKE REALITY that just does not EXIST anymore. This all stops when the 70% wake up to all of this nonsense. Great show Martin and Pete! You guys know your music and we will get there. I understand that these topics are hard for folks but millions are wondering why this is taking so long for good people to just wake up a bit more to reality.

I'm going to guess before watching full video. Ritchie Blackmore (called "The enfant terrible of Purple" by Chris Charlesworth), Michael Schenker (called worse by a few), Courtney Love (a ticking timebomb), Axl Rose (king of tantrums), and Dave Mustaine (close second). 😃

Not a band member, but Sharon Osborne would interfere with Ozzy’s band members. Often firing band members or withholding pay. She may have changed the direction of Ozzy’s career.

Derek St. Holmes sang for Blood Of The Sun on their third album .😀

Interesting show and great selections. I love Nugent but wonder if he was the bigger problem than DSH.

I saw Whitesnake in Nottinham and John Sykes had a problem with his pedal board , his roadie crawled across the stage to try and fix it and he just kicked him , I was shocked and I have never thought Sykes was a good human since.

Brian Robertson of Thin Lizzy

Diamond Head such an underated band love the original but they have a fantastic singer now absolutely awesome 👌

David Coverdale comes to mind, you mentioned Sykes and Hughes, but how many line up's has Whitesnake had? With Coverdale being the common denominator here.

Very interesting topic guys. One that you didn't touch on who really isn't a household name but definitely big trouble is Vinnie Vincent.

Love the comments about Bruce Dickinson and his solo works... all (except maybe Tattooed Millionaire) fantastic recordings that are somewhat overlooked. At the time Maiden had stagnated, Bruce put out some fantastic work.

Rick, David, and Nick were all together on the same page. Rogers ego, and vision, was very different.

David Crosby

It's true that no one talks about the late 90's and early 00's material from Michael Schenker but I think some should. I will.. Right now! The electric instrumental album "Adventures of the Imagination" and the acoustic albums "Thank You 2, 3 and 4" (three different albums) by Michael Schenker are to me terrific albums from the early 00's. I would rank all of them quite high!

Ted Nugent has been on record many times as of late about feeling "Comfortably Numb" too much to realize what is really at stake for our species and aside from politics is a much BIGGER and LARGER issue at hand here. Most people want to run away from these topics but if you have children or grandchildren then eventually you may want to hear and listen to what is going on here. I think lots of bands were making a statement and trying to state this mindset hoping to help out the state we are all living through right now. Much of that obviously has helped. The time is now for the Rest of Us to stop all of this insane movement that does not involve a Pro Human future moving forward. We cannot have people that work for We the People making billions and eventually trillions of dollars moving our species into a future where we just forget about so many great souls. Love the podcast guys. Makes my day

Speaking of Nugent...his drummer for about 8 years...Gunner Ross...just passed away.

Ha! Slip of the Tongue! Good one Pete

Ginger Baker, Axl, Paul Di'anno, Ian Anderson, DLR.

I think of the Eagles thing with Henley & Frey. Felder had some choice words over the years about those 2 heavy handed dictators. Not sure who was really the “problem child/ s”? It has that Kiss vibe with Simmons & Stanley. Sex Pistols, The Clash were other bands that seemed to implode at the top. That dude in Creed is another, Ronnie Montrose, DLR, Axl, Vinnie Vincent, Philip Anselmo, Billy from Smashing Pumpkins, Courtney w/ Hole, Layne Staley, Scott Weiland, Cash, Ozzy

Love this series with Martin. The only contrary thought for me is it seems to be to Deep Purple heavy. A lot of the content features Blackmore and company. I think it would be more interesting if Pete would branch off a little more

David Crosby, Blackie Lawless, Gene Simmons, Axel Rose, and Johnny Rotten ( John Lyndon)

*Insert milk carton with John Sykes on the front*

My top 5 "problem child" list (in no particular order)... 1. Sebastian Bach's prima donna antics which caused him to get booted from Skid Row. 2. Vinnie Vincent's shady behavior with Kiss, causing him to sue the band multiple times and lose every time. 3. Vito Bratta's steadfast refusal to participate in a White Lion reunion for reasons unknown. 4. Ritchie Blackmore being an asshole by all accounts, and I'm sure Deep Purple is glad he's not in the band! 5. Vivian Campbell biting the hand that fed him and being a dick to his former employer Ronnie James Dio.

Could a Glenn Hughes solo album ranking be in the works ? If you had mentioned it before, I'm sorry I missed it.

- Brian Jones (of The Rolling Stones) - David Lee Roth of Van Halen - Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes - Dave Mustaine of Metallica - Pete Best of The Beatles - Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd

The Chemical Wedding is the best Maiden related record since Somewhere in Time. I agree Adrian needs to be part of the band, but I've generally been underwhelmed with Bruce Mach II.

Dennis DeYoung, Ozzy Osbourne Axl Rose.

Good show fellas

There was an English band called Oceansize. They put out about 4 really good albums. The drummer was doing drummer or drinking to excess and even showed up wanted to too many gigs. The rest of the band decided to shut down the band. About 10 years later, along comes Vennart with the rest of the original band, says drummer. They have put out 2 albums since.

Keith Moon the ultimate Hell raiser.

Vinnie Vincent?

Brian Jones

For Richie Blackmore it’s always been all about Richie Blackmore.

I'm surprised no one mentionned Vinnie Vincent...

Glenn Hughes the ultimate ROCK STAR.

It's a real shame that Ted Nugent and Derek St. Holmes couldn't each have dialed their egos down just a few ticks, because they were such a great combo.

Geoff Tate. Axel Rose. All the members of Ratt. Don Dokken. Kk downing. Gary Moore. Steve Perry.

Great Blackmore analysis...

Great Vid ! - Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but this vid seams made for one guy; Vinnie Vincent, I mean the dude got fired from his own band! If him and KISS had kept it together they could have ruled 80s metal. The best none original albums they did have his finger prints on, COTN, LIU and Revenge are all the best post 70s albums IMO

Great show guys! Axl Rose has to be mentioned, he would miss shows, start hours late, play a few songs and walk off etc etc Too much to list, a toxic personality. Ozzy too, treated a lot of his band mates like shit, a different lineup every second album, ripped a lot of songwriters and bandmates off, i'e. Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, Jake E. Lee etc, he was a drunk & a drug addict, who would physically abuse band members, so that never helps things. Love their music but they weren't pleasant guys to work with at times.

glenn hughes has all my respect for working his program and still making great music.waters can't stand him since the 60s.funny how barrett was supposidly his buddy,but when he was making his solo album everyone from floyd helped him except the arrogant waters

Derek is the problem child? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

1-axel rose...2-david lee roth...3-john sykes....

How about a show along these lines about a 'band' which is really just a solo act (Ritchie Blackmore and Rainbow, Blackie Lawless and WASP etc)?

Why did the name Axl immediately come to mind as soon as I read the title? Lol

Geoff Tate Axl Rose Sebastian Bach Sean Harris Ozzy Osbourne Ritchie Blackmore Dave Mustaine Cozy Powell Michael Schenker David Lee Roth / Eddie Van Halen Bret Michaels John Sykes David Coverdale Robert Plant / Jimmy Page George Lynch Blackie Lawless KISS (except Eric Carr) Ted Nugent / Derek St. Holmes Vinnie Vincent Dee Snider Glenn Hughes (back in the day) Tom Scholtz Yngwie Malmsteen Ginger Baker Slayer Ratt Motley Crue Chuck Schuldinger Greg Christian Roger Waters Eric Clapton Quorthon Varg Vikernes K. K. Downing / Glenn Tipton / Rob Halford Todd La Torre Jack Russell / Mark Kendall Donnie Purnell Paul Di'Anno Jon Bon Jovi Journey Joey DeMaio Ronnie Montrose Joe Lynn Turner Udo Dirkschneider / Wolf Hoffmann