Album Homework Assignment: Chris Alo Faces Off Against Pete Pardo

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[@samvetrano2867]

Awesome episode. George did a fantastic job. Loved that he called Chris The King. He is of course. And Pete is The Boss. Great job George. Thanks as always Pete for the great content. SOT IS THE BEST CHANNEL ON KZbin.

[@knorkstea606]

Ur right, i've been hooked to this channel for a year now, watching them while I bike, study or even listen to the music I hear on the show

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

Chalk one up for the books with a great match Chris "The King" Alo and Pete "The Boss" Pardo. George - great hosting job. Hope to see you in this spot again. Heavy wears the crown but Chris Alo comes out swinging in his own inimitable style and candidly offering his critique of the chosen album after a great understanding of his history with the band. Long live the King. Then Pete does his usual great approach of the album, why he should like it and what he thinks about each of the songs and the album overall. Two good friends in match with great respect for one another and special thanks to George for getting them to discuss how they each came to pick the album chosen for the other. Thanks to Chris and Pete for their time doing the homework and sharing their thoughts with us and each other. Thanks everyone for an entertaining start to Sunday.

[@ThePelicans44]

Gotta throw a surprise birthday party for Chis Alo one day, featuring a live performance by Ghost.

[@bschuler6216]

😂😂😂

[@garyjoyce2160]

GEORGE/ tremendous job as the host. Us, ( group chat) is CURIOUS? Is this the FIRST 2️⃣No do. No DO selections? In this homework assignment? 👍💯

[@rongabrieljr.8784]

Great show guys! I speak for all SOT fans thanking Chris Alo for his bravery and NOT throwing himself off of that balcony.💀

[@Leo-ci9kc]

Great job hosting George, Chris "the king" alo is the best!

[@mahogany174]

Great show. George does a great job hosting. Chris is as funny as ever. And Pete is always on form. Really enjoyed this.

[@stevepoleri7604]

I will be replaying Chris’s review over and over again. Just brilliant.

[@manuelper]

I laughed for 5 straight minutes. Chris is the King.

[@rickmay6932]

Don't hold back, Chris. Tell us what you really think. Another great show, George being a great host. Can't wait for next week's show.

[@jimneary2802]

Nice job George. Polar opposite review styles was funny. Pete trying not to be harsh and find the good stuff, Chris just tearing into it like a hyena into a deer.

[@arnaudb.7669]

Chris is hilarious (as always). George you are a very good host!

[@MofosOfMetal]

Enjoyed this one a lot! Great job by George - I especially liked the probing question about what motivated the album choices. And I love the honesty of these 'misses'. I do enjoy seeing when albums connect, but I enjoy this too - and especially when it involves some respectful detail about why it's 'not for you'. Life is too short to waste on music you don't love when there's a ton out there you do love and would love - but by the same token these assignments give us a chance to try something we MIGHT love if only we give it a chance. Comfort zones are there to be pushed out of and I thank SoT for pushing mine quite often!

[@TheMafrand]

Shout out to George' cat 🙂

[@j.g.junior1378]

King A rules !! But don't all kings rule ? Preach Papa Alo.

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for your Homework Assessments and opinions. All the damn time. I really like the Ghost -Impera new release and bought it on CD. The artwork and music rocks!! I’m thinking about buying the vinyl record, too. I’m not much into the Misfits. I will give them a listen again. 🎤🎸🎵🎹🥁 Life is better with music.

[@tmc1054]

Such a great show, thank you. Watching Chris Alo go off on a rant is one of the great joys of life.

[@speedwaytag3321]

Great honest video, so good to hear the entertaining and honest impressions of Pete and Chris. The star here for me is George - absolutely loved his insightful input and truly interesting questions. Made it even better, Congrats all!

[@mohammed.alfarsi.454]

A missed opportunity to give Chris a Jam Band record or an epic prog record, but I'm not disappointed great episode 👏🏼 I hope we see George goes off against Chris next time.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Lol. A Phish album or Renaissance

[@robertdendooven7258]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist Ashes are Burning live from 1976. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGW5daqNi9d7pJY

[@mohammed.alfarsi.454]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist oh yeah Renaissance would be perfect 🤣

[@chrispicha]

Nice job hosting George! Another fine episode of SOT thanks gents.

[@peterock4210]

Gotta love Alo ! Honest take. I fully agree, I never took to this band.

[@lateramae]

Chris does not hold back his opinions one bit and I love that!!!!

[@quintbromley2112]

Thing I love most about the 'Homework' episodes is the discovery of new material and subsequent analysis of the contrasting opinions on each side. I play both albums immediately after and see if I agree or disagree. As a lifelong fan of rock, metal and prog, both The Misfits and Ghost had slipped through my fingers. Great to finally listen to some legendary punk by a band I knew only via the logo on countless teenage and middle-aged shirts and to discover a newer band with some super catchy riffs albeit spiked by the punch of some sonic and lyrical cringe. Fact is I want to hear more from Ghost and now understand the hype around a band called The Misfits. Thanks for the homework assignment, SOT. 🍻

[@beetlebum7760]

I love it when Chris mentions Götz Kühnemund, ex-editor of German Rock Hard magazine. As a metal fan in the 80s and 90s in Germany you either read Metal Hammer or Rock Hard, and Götz used to write for both, at least for a few years. I soon discovered that he was the writer whose musical taste matched mine the most, so whatever albums he raved about I bought blindly. My taste has changed drastically in the last 25 years and I moved away from metal almost entirely, but one of the few metal bands whose albums I bought was The Devil’s Blood, based on Götz“s raving reviews, of course. Cheers, mate.

[@bschuler6216]

🤘🍻🤘

[@Gregbaltzer]

I don't understand how older music fans can dismiss Ghost as a gimmick when they grew up with Alice Cooper, Kiss, King Diamond, Misfits, Rob Zombie, Gwar etc. It's the same thing but for a newer audience. I personally love theatrics in music. It's great when bands want to give fans more entertainment for their dollar, especially when there are thousands of bands who do nothing but come out, play their songs, then leave, and that's all you get. At the same time I understand where Chris is coming from, the excitement I felt for Ghost during their first three albums is gone. But I'm going to get the new Ghost. As a metalhead, I prefer they stayed a little heavier, but at the same time I've completely lost interest in newer metal in it's current state. I've been delving more into 70s heavy/hard rock trying to find a hidden gem in the vein of Black Sabbath, with some success, and some of it pushing my comfort zone

[@mattymac1399]

Where Eagles Dare is an awesome Misfits track. Ps. George's cat seems like a cool dude 🤘

[@shaunasteele8838]

I think Pete would have preferred " Static Age " by The Misfits. It is their first album ( but it wasn't released until 20 years later ). I'm pretty sure he wouldn't like the entire thing, but tracks like: " Hybrid Moments ", " Theme For a Jackal ", " In the Doorway" - I think he'd love those tracks - the last two are very Doors-ish and more like solo Danzig.

[@shaunasteele8838]

Also, Chris is hilarious , and I HATE GHOST!

[@bschuler6216]

I was thinking the same thing about Pete & Static Age.

[@chrisalo2989]

Yes, I REALLY thought about Static Age, because I thought Pete might like that better. But since it was a posthumous release, I didn't want to do that.

[@shaunasteele8838]

@@chrisalo2989 : I thought that was the case - you mentioned towards the end of the show: the posthumous release ( and with the Misfits there are a few : Static Age, Legacy of Brutality and the release that wasn't a release " 12 Hits from Hell" ) - and since " 12 hits" is basically " Walk Among Us" and " Legacy" is muddy - I was pretty sure you were talking about; " Static Age".

[@chrisalo2989]

@@shaunasteele8838 Yep! I thought Pete might like "Static Age" or even "12 Hits" better. But, since they weren't released when the band was "active" thought against that.

[@DavysFlicks]

What I love about the homework eps...you can disajree but its not just "well, it was crap" - its really rationale-led. Chris on Impera made sense. And ditto with Pete on The Misfits. Its clear both really offered the music a chance despite knowin their homework bands already. Fab stuff.

[@richgreen3091]

George- you did a really good job as the host of the “face-off”!

[@Paul07791]

Album Homework Assignment is fast becoming my favourite SOT venture. Unpredictable, informative and fun. Thumbs up and apologies for this bland comment.

[@sadekx5251]

Chris kills it again ! South Park should take the audio and add it to a Cartman Episode about Ghost. I also listened to the latest Ghost once and that was it. It felt like disposable music.

[@Drumdude74]

I'll have to listen to Ghost, I can't remember what they sound like. Great choice with the Misfits album, love the Danzig era of, The Misfits! Good show fellas!

[@joedolenza7944]

Great show once again thanks guys...great job as host George!

[@lavarbukowski578]

Well done, George! Great show.

[@yurivogensen5438]

Impera is great. Can't wait to see them live!

[@franciskocher200]

👍👍

[@MrCalmao]

Chris Alo should be a permanent guest on this show. Such a cool and funny guy.

[@chrisalo2989]

Oh wow, you are too kind, thank you

[@mikevillain666]

Cool episode, in fact, everything featuring George Lamie is awesome by default! Totally get Chris' opinion on Ghost in general and the later albums, but I'm also a fan from the very beginning and completely agree with Pete that they're not a band for everyone. For me they are the KISS of today and - as a lifelong fan - they bring back a piece of my childhood to me. I am happy and grateful that they exist and for years I would never have thought it possible that I would be able to experience something like this again.

[@drewrose374]

KING ALO!!! I'm spitting coffee everywhere! LOL!

[@Lambert58-v9i]

Chris w the best review! Never disappoints. Good show, guys.

[@eriklauritzen6898]

Love both of these albums, fun to hear them both slagged a bit.. Great show fellas.

[@marclahn7072]

The "King Diamond / Father Guido Sarducci" analogy is THE moment of this clip. Yet another gem, Chris. 👌

[@arunb3713]

George makes a great host!

[@independenceltd.]

This should've been Alo v. George. Two polar opposites. Much more exciting premise. IMO.

[@gwts1171]

Walk Among Us is a top-five all-time album for me. Love it. I can't bring myself to listen to the new Ghost. I liked the first three, but... yeah... Thanks guys!!

[@billymac72]

The greatest review of all time!

[@glenfinston704]

Thank you guys, very informative! But Chris, how do you really feel about Ghost? I sensed an unreported mixed message here 😄

[@ryancrowe9833]

Father Guido Sarducci! Lmao 🤣 I haven't heard that name in years! Wow....

[@gagadreams]

My homework assignment for you guys: Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorism Tactics And one word that comes to mind when I think about Ghost: Cheesy!

[@donnybrookdetritus]

Great episode!

[@sspbrazil]

I’m not the biggest Misfits fans, but I have quite a few friends that are fans, I’m more of a British punk and post punk fan. I think someone should give Pete The Damned “Strawberries” in one of these album homework series, I think he will like it like he did The Stranglers.

[@AnalogAttack]

That's a great idea.

[@rocket69218]

I enjoyed this episode a lot... I'm not really into either band, but I find both interesting and somewhat similar in some ways. Both bands have a really strong image, artwork themes and ideas. Tobias is a pretty interesting guy and I also find it interesting how much the band took off in the States. Like Chris I was pretty shocked when they started filling big arenas. Misfits are the Kiss of the punk world to me, whether that's good or bad depends on whether you like them I guess. I understand their importance but it doesn't really do much for me.

[@ron6927]

Great episode. One with George, Chris, and Simon would be brilliant.

[@tenplex]

When I first listened to the new Ghost album, I was in Chris’ corner. I’ve listened to it several times since then, it really is a good catchy album. They’re going for a certain 80s style and they nailed it in my opinion. So I see why some would hate it and some would love it. I’ve been on both sides of the argument. Their appearance is the only thing I think is a lame reason to dislike any band though but still love Chris.

[@bsicotte]

All hail "The King"...This review had me gut laughing!

[@nobaloneyanzalone]

I think Pete would like Misfits ‘Static Age’ more. ‘78, less hardcore gang vocals, better Glenn vocals

[@bschuler6216]

I was thinking the same.

[@terrywachter]

Chris should have eased Pete into the Misfits with the Static Age LP. I also agree with everyone that Ghost's Prequelle led me to the check-out line.

[@bschuler6216]

I think Static Age may be more Pete's speed.

[@chrisalo2989]

@@bschuler6216 You guys are probably right. I think Pete would have liked that better. But because it was released so long after The Misfits were over, I decided against it.

[@ffsf739]

"Fuck those guys. They are totally lame posers. I don't give a fuck what they do. And I hate them, they're dead to me." Chris is the best! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@malco49]

nice to see a battle of the titans! i was around back in the day but was pretty much done with punk by the time the misfits hit the scene. i totally understand how a 56 year old who never liked punk in the first place could not get into the misfits.

[@cornelius812]

I like the new Ghost album, although I find most of what Chris said to be spot on.

[@danielreynolds7458]

10000000000% with chris alo on ghost and the new record

[@excelsiormoviereviews]

Pete, it’s cool that you at least liked Skulls, The production is the biggest problem with Walk Among Us for me. Their best produced album is Static Age, you may really like that one.

[@ThrashinNSlashin]

Love misfits and walk among us. I like the new ghost record but I get why people dont. also that one song that made chris give up. I agree it sucks. Great episode

[@Danimal77]

Chris, you should have popped Pete's Misfits cherry with Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood (1983) which is far thrashier and heavier. In fact, it even rivals Slayer's Reign In Blood. Don't get me wrong, I love Walk Among Us, but it's much more bubble gum pop than Earth A.D. Btw, I'm probably just as much a rabid Danzig fan as you are Chris. On a related note, his recent Lucifuge concert was KILLER. He sounds better than he has in years (since at least Deth Red Sabaoth if not before). Listen to him performing Blood and Tears live from his latest show. It blew me away.

[@chrisalo2989]

Yep, I thought about Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood too. It was a tough choice!

[@laurieschneider5278]

So I guess Chris says it's a No for Ghost. I love it when he hates stuff.

[@DavysFlicks]

Pete, brave man passin control to Mr Lamie...he could ban all those sacred cows of Prog that set SoT on fire last year! ;)

[@paulh6673]

Misfits have long been a favourite of mine and Walk Among Us has a handful of their best tracks. Astro Zombies! The new Ghost album has been growing on me over the last few weeks, which is funny seeing as it's built to be such an immediate flashy pop metal behemoth. I was also mostly a fan of the first album but I've been more or less on board for the whole time. I think this one succeeds in what it sets out to do. I do have issues with big shiny super-clean productions in modern metal but I think it works in this case and ultimately I can't help but sing along.

[@alternativepreacher4516]

Chris, since you like the Misfits a lot, do you like other punk bands like Black Flag, Fugazi, The Ramones, Bad Brains etc? Fun episode

[@chrisalo2989]

Yep, I'm not a HUGE punk fan, but I do like quite a lot of classic punk bands like Ramones, Black Flag, Dead Kennedy's, etc

[@jeffreywebb7932]

Walk Among Us. CLASSIC 🤘

[@dragonfly1694]

'Earth A.D./Wolf's Blood' the final original Misfits record from '83 is their peak performance for me. It's their most metallic record & a cool album. I prefer it over the whole "Drunk Elvis singing for AC/DC" schtick that came later 😂

[@jimmyandersson59]

Hahaha Chris is too funny. :)

[@wadeharten6600]

Chris' suggestion of a show about on the bandwagon/off the bandwagon is a great idea! I'll get things started with U2. A great band in the beginning. Saw them on the tour for the "War" album in a 1200 seat theater. Told my buddy at the end of the show, this band is going to be huge. So much charisma live. They did get huge and Bono became a self righteous pretentious dick. After Joshua Tree I was done.

[@bschuler6216]

War & Achtung! Baby are great albums. That's as far as I go with U2.

[@cameronsmith8328]

It’s such a great idea they did it a couple of weeks ago! Hence Chris joking about it.

[@mwheeler138]

It would be interesting to see what Pete thinks of Samhain. It's the bridge from the Misfits to Danzig.

[@independenceltd.]

I'm with Alo on Ghost. Meliora is killer, but they lost me with Prequelle and all the songs I've heard off Impera sound like Prequelle rejects. I do like punk and I do like Misfits, but I'd rather listen to Danzig any day.

[@j.g.junior1378]

King A rules !! But don't all kings rule ? Preach on Papa Alo.

[@duh50360]

Never got into The Misfits. Don’t really like Punk that much, so, I guess this is not surprising. As for Ghost, I love Impera. I always find it quite odd when a band is criticized for writing songs that might become popular. That’s kind of laughable. To each their own, I guess.

[@Rabant777]

Nearly bought the new Ghost CD today, but put it back. Loved the first and Meliora but the second and Prequelle I never listen to. Misfits - I have a couple of the posthumous releases - I like some of the songs but by no means all.

[@joegrinvalsky7222]

LMAO! If that's all it takes to wind up Chris Alo then hand him a Village People LP to review. When he gets going... Great hosting by George. Introduce the reviewers and let them head for the stratosphere unencumbered. I saw Ghost in 2012 opening for Mastodon and Opeth; not knowing them from a hole in the wall. They were interesting, but my take "musically" was they're aping Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come (almost with Android Funnels on guitars). They definitely had a 1971-1972 vibe from in the early 2010's. As for the Misfits they have always been an acquired taste.

[@jimigroov]

Quasi ballad I quit - got to be the greatest review ever

[@guillermomaldonado6277]

YEAH!! The King of Rants strikes again 😂🍺🤘

[@markm9240]

Chris Alo You are spot on about the Ghost record. It sucks. Pete, Metallica did 2 covers of the Misfits Die Die My Darling and Last Caress. Im sure you have heard them. Pete you should try Earth AD/Wolfs Blood or Static Age by the Misfits. Those might be a bit better for you.

[@danielsultimaterockmetal9363]

I wish Alo would get off the fence and let us know what he really thinks…

[@thomashumphrey7395]

Chris's Ghost "story" and scenario with liking them initially and in their original incarnation made me think of Aerosmith since I am older. I effin' love old 70's Aerosmith but detest the drech they put out from the 80's onward (with the exception of "Honkin' On Bobo" and some of "Unplugged"). In other words, they were one of my first and favorite bands in the 1970s who to me did an about-face antithetical flip and became one of the wost bands who were making a shit-ton of money putting out crap for radio and elevator airplay.

[@bschuler6216]

Skulls & I Turned Into A Martian are definitely the standout stars of this album. Other songs Pete should probably check out before absolutely discarding them are: Hybrid Moments Horror Business Die, Die My Darling (though he's probably heard the Metallica cover) Cough/Cool We Are 138 Halloween Teenagers From Mars We Bite

[@SIRJ1895]

Wait until next album and they move into the 90’s. Ghost grunge, here we go.

[@dennismeans7350]

Lol Chris the king destroys ghost. Would love George to give him a prog record with super long jams.

[@sadekx5251]

He would write "I quit" after the first (and only?) song !

[@blamelouis]

Having listened to both have to agree with Chris ..that ghost album is like Bon jovi but The misfits sounded great 👍

[@jasonburke7031]

As was said, you had to be there. To me, growing up with punk in the 70s in the UK, the Misfits don't sound much different to the many UK punk bands I listened to. I enjoyed it back then but not really anymore.

[@marklangham4337]

I really liked the first Ghost album and listened to it at least once a day for a full year. Their subsequent releases have not been as compelling. Saw them open for Mastodon and Opeth years ago for the first record then a few years later opening for Iron Maiden. I last saw them as a headliner a few years ago. I too was taken aback by the "new" persona of Popa but enjoyed the show. I will be 60 this year and was really into punk/hardcore in the early 80's but never got into the Misfits. Saw a lot of the heavy hitters back then: Dead Kennedys, The Exploited, Circle Jerks, Angry Samoans and Suicidal Tendencies......but just could not get into the Misfits.

[@ashbowen6551]

"Astro Zombies" is one of the greatest songs ever!

[@patriotpizzaman]

Chris brings the heat!!! F*^% Ghost lol!

[@inmyhouse11]

Ive been waiting for someone to really trash a record and chris didnt disappoint

[@griefforest1870]

I dug the first three Ghost records, the last two are okay. I thought Impera was a tad better than Prequelle.

[@jimmypage2843]

Completely with you on the Misfits, Pete. As a metal kid a lot of us in the 80's our introduction to the Misfits was Metallica covering them. The thing is I had no desire to hear the originals because like you I do not like punk. The one difference is I don't like his band either and did not like that Samhain suckfest thing he did either.

[@mikeklingenberg3644]

I'm with Pete on The Misfits and I have many friends that love them & I've tried to get into them over the years but just not into it or even Danzig's solo work. As far as Ghost they are pretty good and I think it's pretty cool how they kinda transition to different themes from album to album. I'm into the new album but man that ride cymbal sounds to synthetic! Those drums have got to be programed or at least an electronic kit. Any way they should have used a better ride cymbal, NOT A DEAL BREAKER but it would have made all the difference.

[@matsetizar65]

Ghost is always a pop rock band for me so impera was exactly as i thought it would be in terms of heaviness (or lack of). Loved the album but gotta say twenties is a weird song. I guess there has to be one per album.

[@franciskocher200]

Prequelle is a classic..The last one is very good also...i don't like the older albums..Saw them in concert twice.👍

[@jimmypage2843]

Grumpy Uncle Alo is the best when he tells that story. Also Ghost has always sucked.

[@brandonbelt5055]

I like or even love a lot of punk rock, but The Misfits have never stuck for me. I do love the first Ghost album and can take or leave everything else they've ever done. It's pretty high quality music but really not for me.

[@SardonicWrath]

I wonder if Pete would like Graves' vocals on the more recent Misfits stuff. I prefer Danzig, but Graves is pretty damn good as well! Ghost I can't stand at all (not even their older stuff).

[@747jono]

Say what you mean Chris lol. I feel the same.

[@DarkAnubis]

I think Pete would’ve enjoyed Famous Monsters a lot more. Grave’s vocals were more complex, lyrics based on horror movies and more metal