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#249: Balthazar De Ley
Summary
Balthazar De Ley, founding member of Menthol and former Hum guitarist, discusses the Champaign music scene's evolution, the band's major label struggles with Capitol Records, and his current work building and repairing guitar amplifiers after spending a decade with Smashing Pumpkins. The episode includes a "best debut records" segment where the hosts and guest debate classic first albums from Jesus and Mary Chain, Violent Femmes, Iron Maiden, and others.
PeopleAl JourgensenAlice CooperBalthazar De LeyBalthazar GerardBarry GibbBaz LuhrmannBenjamin OrrBernard SumnerBill WymanBilly CorganBilly PrestonBobby WomackBowserBrian De PalmaCarol ChanningChris ThomasChrissie HyndeClinton SpillsburyCourtney LoveCurtis MayfieldDan WarwickDave TemplemanDavid CarradineDonald FaganDonald PleasenceEarth Wind FireEl DiBelloElvisEric IdleGeorge BurnsGreg HawkesIrving AzoffJello BiafraJim MorrisonJimi HendrixJoe JacksonJoe MeekJoelJohn EntwistleJohnny MarrJohnny WinterJose FelicianoKeith EmersonKen RussellKevin TiestaLana Del ReyMatt TalbotMaurice GibbMichael ChristopherMichael Des BarresMike MuirMorrisseyNick LowePatti SmithPaul BarkerPeter FramptonR. KellyRic OcasekRickRick OcasekRobert PalmerRobert StigwoodRobin ZanderRoseSha Na NaShannonSteve MartinSteven SpielbergSteven TylerSusie QuatroTom PettyWilliam of OrangeWolfman Jack
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