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A Cross-Genre Playlist Of Rock Metal And Faith

A Cross-Genre Playlist Of Rock Metal And Faith

Send us Fan Mail We kick off with Labor Day hangout talk, then trade song picks that swing from hard rock and metal to faith-centered tracks that hit a completely different nerve. Along the way we roast our imaginary band drama, revisit old listening habits, and land on why every genre can earn a spot if it moves you. • Labor Day weekend check-in and the rhythm of trading picks • Highway memories, road rants, and why certain songs stick • Heavy rock and metal energy with big...

Send us Fan Mail

We kick off with Labor Day hangout talk, then trade song picks that swing from hard rock and metal to faith-centered tracks that hit a completely different nerve. Along the way we roast our imaginary band drama, revisit old listening habits, and land on why every genre can earn a spot if it moves you.
• Labor Day weekend check-in and the rhythm of trading picks
• Highway memories, road rants, and why certain songs stick
• Heavy rock and metal energy with big, familiar hooks
• Live versions, band chemistry, and what makes a track pop
• “Garage Goblins” skit with practice excuses and fake bandmates
• Faith-driven lyrics about pride, surrender, and starting over
• Thoughts on AI in music and what “real” means now
• Miracle stories, hope, and how radio songs can change a night
• Closing reflections on taste, judgment, and letting music be music
listen to us on all uh our podcast sites and Apple, you can listen to us on iHeart, Amazon, Spotify, BuzzSprout, and our main page. Mt altpod.com. There's a little microphone on the bottom right. You can put a name if you want, you don't have to. And also give us a like on whatever platform you're listening to us on.


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00:00 - Welcome Back To Memory Lane

02:43 - First Picks And Labor Day Catch-Up

07:02 - Tom’s Heaven Cut Lifeline

12:15 - Iron Maiden And Metal Memories

17:59 - Skillet And The Monster Within

21:44 - Volbeat Live And Snack Talk

26:28 - Garage Goblins Band Tryouts

40:17 - Faith Song And AI Questions

51:20 - Running With The Devil Talk

52:04 - Third Day And Needing A Miracle

57:15 - Black Sabbath And Old Formats

01:04:40 - Uplifting Closer And Final Thoughts

01:10:20 - Where To Listen And Wrap-Up

Welcome Back To Memory Lane

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Cue the static, let it spin Old songs, new scars tuning in From the back porch to the Adam Glow, these memories still steal the show. We laugh We ran, we play it loud. No filter talk, no fake radio crowd. You know the voice, you know the plan. MTO turn in a podcast. Memory lane FM.

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Alright, welcome back to Memory Lane FM. What's up? What's going on, man? Oh, we're hanging out. How was your Labor Day weekend, Tom?

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Wonderful.

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Excellent. We're doing this on Monday, Labor Day. Because we just had to join it up. We were gonna talk to Fofa, but that hasn't come up yet. So wait for that big Wednesday night game. Anyway.

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Yeah, the big thing I can think of Labor Day weekend.

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Come on. Obviously, the thing I like and find you like, so that's just the way it's going. I have no idea what time we play until he tells me, and he has no idea what I'm playing until I tell him, obviously.

First Picks And Labor Day Catch-Up

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All right, Tom, I'm gonna start off. I'm gonna start off with mine.

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All right, we'll sit back and enjoy.

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All righty. Yeah, a lot of something there going on. A highway to hell. Yeah, reminds you driving up in Massachusetts. Going to visit mom.

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Yeah, there you go.

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What the hell?

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Going to visit.

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Where's that money going to? Not the roads. Nope.

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How come? How come our cars have to be roadworthy? We gotta get an inspection every year.

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We talked about the first time. Alright, we should bring this up all the time. Every time. Over the border. Anyway.

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I

Tom’s Heaven Cut Lifeline

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got you.

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Alright, Tom, it's time for your heaven cut.

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Let's freak it out.

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Alright, what'd you have?

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2016, we're gonna go.

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Go ahead, Tom, sorry.

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Yeah, 2016, we're gonna go to a thousand foot crutch.

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Ooh. I don't think I never heard of them.

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Yeah, lifeline.

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Okay.

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Got me like those words you broke. Follow me when you won't control. Roll me in those lines. You told, but I won't play this game. Feeling like just letting go. Taking everything I know it's time, tell me that's fine. When you feel like you don't have to treat it like I'm good. Feeling like it's letting go last night. I feel wicked And who these boys in my hat telling me to follow the least Cause they'll make everything okay How did I get you? Don't take that time I've met the pain. Give me a razor, I can believe it. I need all this time. Send me a lifeline.

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Alright. Alright, thousand foot crutch. Alright, I like it. I like it. I like the song a lot. You know who turned me on to that, man? Someone turned you on? Yeah. Was it was it me?

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No. Shit. You and your sleeveless shirt.

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Okay, yeah, so anyway.

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Sweat being for anyway. My ex-paster. Okay. Okay. I like the heavy vibe. I love your kind of music in the music is awesome. And then you have the magic.

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Right, right, right. Great fine, great. Alright. I am off that. Which one do I want? Pretty much we're going there again. We're gonna meet a meeting. All right, so here we go.

Iron Maiden And Metal Memories

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The number of the beast.

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Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is a human number.

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Its number is 666.

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I left alone. My mind was blank. I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind. What did I see? Can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy? Just what I saw in the whole tree. What we were saying woman staring back at me.

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I love the state, I don't think you have a fine I have a boss.

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I have a farm something, and I even take his own All right, Iron Maiden.

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Yes.

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And I told you before in one of the last podcasts that I saw the bottom for I on Ultimate Centaur. And that was great. Anyway, we're just saying that last week of the week before. Whatever. This is what it's all about. Okay.

Skillet And The Monster Within

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And we're going to Feel Like a Monster by Skillet.

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Oh, okay. I'm familiar with Skillet. This will be awesome. I don't know if I know the song by name, but I'll let you know.

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Alright.

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The secret side of me, I never let you see. I keep a cage, but I can't control it. So stay away from me. The beast is of me. I feel the rage and I just can't hold it. It's not in all the road. It feels the way that I can't control it. I turn under the back. Somebody stay from death, I feel like the bone star. I feel like the bone star. I feel like your boat's die.

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I feel like the bone star.

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Alright, Tom. Yeah. A great skillet song.

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Yeah, I love that.

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Definitely got two thousand sound.

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Yeah. Two thousand seven. Right again.

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Yep. Nope. Nope.

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I'm trying to scare people away from your song. Everything you've played so far is really damn good. So far.

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Alright, so we're moving on to my third song.

Volbeat Live And Snack Talk

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Alright. We're gonna go with Bobby. The Devil's Breeding Crown. That's from 2016. All right, Bullbeat live. I like the live versions because I like the energy of the sound. Oh live. A lot of a lot of good stuff coming out there. That's why, you know, some bands live. Yeah, but certain bands that damn that smells good. Tom's a big fat wheeler.

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Well, you know how Tom is.

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Tom likes the snacks.

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It's almost like the one.

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Almost. Almost. That's true. That's very true. Speaking of, it's time.

Garage Goblins Band Tryouts

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It's time for the garage goblins.

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The garage goblets. I'm in the old garage. Oh boy.

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All right, any place off. We'll be back in a little bit, folks.

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Going hey, what the fuck is going on, bud? Not much. Where are you being? I've been practicing. Practicing? I hope you've been practicing. Without me? Well, sweet. How many times did I try texting you to tell you we're having a practice? And you never respond. Well, because I was busy practicing. Why didn't you just tell me that? But by the way, I don't know what instrument you decided to play. Well, I can play any of them, but I thought um go ahead and play the guitar. You're gonna be the guitarist? It's better than the penis. No, we don't have one again. Absolutely do. Showed him was unavailable. Oh shroud him. I didn't want him anyway. Well, he's a good guy. But anyways, he's always hit on. Alright, see. But I want you to know I got ourselves a drummer. This guy gets a mean drum. He does. He's very angry. He's not an idiot, easy. No, no, not an idiot. Just he's angry. And I believe you know him. I do? You know someone by the name of Trumpy? Oh my god. I thought Okay, okay, answer me this, smart ass. What's gonna go on when he flips the fuck out and yeah. You ain't you ain't seen him yet do that, have ya? I seen him hit the hell out of them drunk. Yeah. He's got a girlfriend and he does class. Um girlfriend. Um I'm not supposed to say. Yeah, but see, at least I didn't get your other buddy Dopey and Sam. What a goofball. He's a banjo player anyway. Okay. Tell me how you like that keyboard. Is he really here? Well, he's in the studio about a double dip here. He would like that. Yeah, I'm sure he would. And I won't talk about him while he's playing, though. Okay. I'll give everybody a chance. He doesn't have a problem with you at all. Of course not. He doesn't know me. He says he does. He's an idiot. Wow. Listen. Okay, we're gonna have to get along with these guys. I know, I know, we're not the eagles. And I have a song. I wrote one, too. What was your song? Where the hell's my ten millimeter? Okay, that's a long title. Well, there's kind of gonna have a little title in parentheses, but then we're not doing that. Robert grabs a comfortable car. And then in parentheses, there's probably someone in the trunk. That's a long that's the title of your song. Well, it could be. It's like a novel. Well, some songs are poetry. That doesn't sound like poetry. What does it sound like? It doesn't sound like much at all. Well, I heard it for the first time when I sang it. Yeah. And it was birthday. Sweet sand. I've already got the lyrics and everything. Okay, well, right now I would change the the the title. What do you mean? I hate you. I'm still drinking. I'm asleep. I might say that drinking then. Well, I'm not sure I'm asleep, so I couldn't tell you. But anyway, I'd like to hear some of this song. Well, you'll hear it. When the band gets together, we put it together. It'll be a surprise. Surprise for the people. And you actually have to show up to practice. How do I know you're really playing a guitar at all? Oh, you'll know when I play. Did you bring the guitar back with you today? I bring my guitar everywhere I go. Well, where is it? It's in the back of my car. Why why can't you bring it in here and play me something? Are you a woman? No. Are we on a camp out? No. Then why would I be playing the guitar? Because we're starting a band, remember? I need to know a camp. Yeah, but now we're in the studio. I just need a little sample. Okay, I can sample you. I don't want you to sample me. Oh. I'll give you a sample. Huh? Of my guitar player. Okay. I'll have it sent over to you. I can't wait. Wait. Why can't you go get your guitar right now? Well, if I can send Ernie out there. Ernie, he better not touch my guitar. That's even worse. Don't he'll break it. He doesn't mind. I do. I know he looks just off right now through the window there, but he's really not. Okay, don't bring it in, but don't touch it. What are you gonna do that? Leave it the case. Alright, and tell me what, you send me a damn sample. Why don't you just show up at the studio and practice with us? I'm not sure how good y'all are. I don't want to just waste my time. Me being a really decent bass player, I'm gonna tell you, I think Grumpy and uh Ernie are right up there, top shelf musicians. Okay, in all my history of music, okay? Never have I heard band members. Grumpy and Ernie. What the hell is that? What about Pip and Sweet? Okay, we're cool. But we are Grumpy and Ernie. Ladies and gentlemen, over here on the drum, we have Grumpy. That sounds pretty kick-ass to me. And over here on the chocolate mixer, whatever the hell he plays. Keyboards. Keyboards, we keyboards. The key blur. He plays the key blur. Okay. Yeah. Okay. We're gonna do this. We really will. I do. I understand. I'm glad you see this. I do. I'm excited actually. Now I have one more little paper that Grumpy would like. We have a couple songs with a little cowbell and a little tambourine. We're thinking sleepy. If you play tambourine, I know we're gonna be sleeping. So what? Oh I'm thinking you were sleepy? Sleepy! Yeah, oh that's yeah, we can read his brother. Yeah, we can cancel the snore now. That might add something to the music. He does have a big snore. That's pretty cool too. I like him. So I wanna bring this up now. We already have a manager. Here we go. I suck I see that shit coming around the corner. She's good with money. Yeah, I bet she is. Ah, she is, yeah. My wife's good with money too. She's good with all the shit. Yeah, see? That's the difference. Well I give us one month, we'll be broke. I think we'll be like two months. I think we should be opening to somebody. I said opening. I'm not saying that yet. Okay. What if we had a union tour? Have a union tour. We haven't even broken up. I don't know, but I'm excited either way. I'd be more excited if I know you really can play the guitar. Okay, listen to this. Okay. You remember when Jimmy Hendrix did the national anthem with his guitar? I see it. Yeah, that was me in the background. Watching him, you know. I was playing for real and he was kind of in the motion. Yeah, he was nervous. I don't believe that at all, sweet. Well, you can't now because well, obvious reasons, but I was very good. I never heard this before. You've never heard it? I've heard the song. I never heard the story. Well, we don't like to vote up too much. Who doesn't? Jimmy. Well, he's so he lives with us. No, I did not know this. Oh, well. Anyway, let's get back to business. Yes. So we have our band, and we do need another guitarist. I think you're more a rhythm guitarist. Yeah, I'm I'm I'm leading. Okay, then we need a rhythm guitarist. Maybe. We'll see how you both sound. I sound very good. Well, to you, you do. Alright, so you're fine with a theme of being a manager. I guess. She makes sure that we at least get a case of beer for a day. We or me. I I mean we, the man. Oh yeah. So she's got a lot of money. Looks like she can either from the easy from the places we'll be going to. We have contracts and you get a basket of paydays.

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Oh.

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Oh. Okay. Actually would have been fun, but okay. They had the fun size of those. Yeah. Fud size. Oh, well. Us. How many people are like us? Well, okay. Don't answer that. Okay. I probably offended twelve fifteen people we know. And that's fine. Anyway. Anyway. So I don't know why these guys are taking so long to put this damn podcast out either. Well anyway, one of them. Oh time have an accident. Shit happening. Shit does happen. Yeah, but all the time. Okay. Well listen. We're gonna get going. We'll meet back again. I expect you here this weekend to practice with me in the real. I'll tell you what. I'll have your own case of beer if you show up. I have my own case of beer, I ain't showing up. Oh, oh, oh. I got it here. Okay. You have to actually come in and practice to get it. I'll get it.

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Okay.

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You're gonna have to practice to get it. Okay. Each time you practice, I give you a six-back. Okay. That same night. Okay. I practiced it three times last night. Not that. Talking about the guitar. Oh, yeah. Anyway, Squeak, not the violin. Alright, people. We'll be back next time to open me with a new song. To give you warning, we'll be back. Later, folks. See ya.

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Oh boy. I don't really think that band's gonna go anywhere. Well. Oh, Squeak's not even trying.

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Shh.

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Well, it's moving on with our music.

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Moving on. I like this music better.

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All right, so Speaking of the Witch.

Faith Song And AI Questions

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Speaking of which, let's talk about witches now? Well, Christian and all that stuff.

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Okay.

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But we're gonna go with Okay, Daryl Martin.

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Okay.

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And the Alpha India.

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No females? Okay. Here we go.

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I saw God.

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Alrighty then.

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What's the song's name is?

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Oh, I seen God a couple minutes ago.

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He's gonna laugh.

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All right. Let's go.

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Had my plans written down. Had a bottle in my hand. And I was gonna tell God. Just how my life was gonna go. And I heard him laugh with the bottom.

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And said Now will you follow our father? Will you trust him with the road?

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Will you finally lay your pride down and let him carry the load? I fell down on my knees. There wasn't anywhere to run.

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I said, Yes, Lord, I will follow. I walk beside the sun. Now I hear God laugh. But I understand it now. I don't tell him where I'm going. I just ask him, show me how. Cause he still got tomorrow. And he's still my God today. And Jesus took this broken man and showed me a better way. When I couldn't save myself. When my pride dragged me down, set free. Nobody wears my crew. I'm walking with a son. And I'm heaven bound.

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So if you're holding your own bottle, telling God you've got a plan. And you think you need no savor, cause you've always been the man.

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Brother, I stood where you're standing, and I know where that road ends. Jesus doesn't need perfection. You came looking for the combat.

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I once told God.

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Now every morning when I rise, I said, Father, where you lead me, I'll be walking by your side.

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So God left.

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When I told them all my plans, now I'm putting my tomorrow in the Father's mighty hands. I was alone. Now I forgive. I was guilty. Now I'm forgiven. I was down in that bottle. Now I'm living. No more stumbling through the darkness. No more thinking on the wood. Regime, forgive. Walking with the sun. Walking with Jesus.

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Walking with the sun. Walking with the sun. Walking with the sun. I used to say, God, watch me go. I say, Jesus, where you lead.

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I'll go indeed.

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Forgiven.

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Walking with the sun.

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Alright, Tom.

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Yeah, I'll give you some vitamin D.

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Martin music. Yeah. Alright, so what we found out in this was some AI in this. A little. We found out from this Gar Martin that he actually writes on the music, so we kind of put it in the summer. All righty. Here we go.

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It's not still bad. What's the still for?

Running With The Devil Talk

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Running with the devil.

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Yeah, how do you run with something like that? Like trip you while you're on your way.

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Only if you're David Lee Roth. Oh, yeah, see. Only if you're David Lee Roth. I think I brought this up. I'm sure I brought this up before.

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I think we are left with a little bit of third day.

Third Day And Needing A Miracle

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I need a miracle.

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You need a miracle? Yeah. All right.

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Well late one night she started to cry and thought he ain't coming home. She was tired of the lives, tired of the fight, but she didn't want to see him go. She fell on her knees and said, I haven't prayed since I was young. But Lord above, I need a miracle. Well no matter who you are, and no matter what you've done, there will come a time when you can make it on your own. And then you're out of desperation. Oh, you're not the only one. Praying the Lord above, I need a miracle. I need a miracle. He lost his job and only head in the fall of old night. Now he feel the worst that he would lose his children and that's right. So he drove down the fence to the wood. Pray the Lord above, I need a miracle. Well that you are no matter what you thought, that will come if you can make it on your own. He turned on the radio to hear a song for the last time. He didn't know what he was looking for, or even what he'd find. And the song he heard gave him hope and strength to carry on. And on that night they found a miracle. They found a miracle together, desperate tongue. I need a miracle.

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Okay, Tom.

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Yeah.

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Third day, I need a miracle.

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After this year.

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The guy's voice the guy's voice reminds me of somebody.

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I can't put my finger on it. He left this group and went on his own for a while. And I mean he pulled out everything.

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And I think actually I can't get back with the A-track. Because I remember the song Heaven and Hell would stop at a certain point. You get to a point and all your friends would know to check it. Click on to the next track.

Black Sabbath And Old Formats

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But uh here it is, Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath. All right.

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Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil. The devil is never a maker. The less that you give, you're a taker. So it's all it's ever in the hill. The level of life now seen. The ending is just a beginner. The closer you get to the meeting, the sooner you know that you're dreaming. So it's all in all the wheels, if we don't freeze, you should leave the light.

Uplifting Closer And Final Thoughts

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Okay. All right, here we go.

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Right now, right now. Remind me broken, it'll be alright right now. All right now I just easy to sing when there's nothing to bring me down. What will I sing when I'm filled to the flame like I am right now? I know you can go alive, so you can see through the find you might if you don't. They say it only takes a little faith to move a mountain. A good thing. A little faith is all I have right now. God, when you choose to leave mountains unproof, give me the strength, to be able to stream the way to get the way to take the work You've been faceful, you've been good all my days. Jesus I will cling to you. Come on me, cause I know you're able.

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I know when you can't get it.

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Alrighty, Tom. So I started off with Highway to Hell, and you ended up with an uplifting song.

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There you go.

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Okay. I see what you're trying to do there.

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Well, it just shows that all genres of music deserve their place. Absolutely. We enjoyed both sides. Yes. Just because you listen to uh good music doesn't mean you're going to heaven or hell.

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No.

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No.

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No.

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There's only one way to keep out of hell.

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Not listening to good music.

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That's just not giving in.

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That doesn't sound fair. I mean, if I listen to good music, I should be going to heaven.

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I mean, it would be okay. That would be alright with me.

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I'm sorry, I'm a little distracted. There seems to be a wheeler on my table.

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Sorry. I didn't mean to leave it out there.

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I can see it.

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I didn't put two and two together. Anyways, Tom. Oh boy. Here we go again.

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Yep, exactly.

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Anyway, this is the fun part about it, though. This is what we enjoyed and spattering back and forth, but it is time to close her down, I guess.

Where To Listen And Wrap-Up

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And I just want to add that uh listen to us on all uh our podcast sites and Apple, you can listen to us on iHeart, Amazon, Spotify, BuzzSprout, and our main page. Mt altpod.com. There's a little microphone on the bottom right. You can put a name if you want, you don't have to. And also give us a like on whatever platform you're listening to us on.

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Yeah, I'm just saying. If you want us, you can have us. We're out there.

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I mean, we're not for everybody. But hey.

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Did that sound funny?

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Yeah, it sounded a little funny.

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Okay. Didn't mean to be creepy. Nothing like that.

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Alright, and on that note, we'll end it.

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Tom? Thank you, God, for the gift of gap.

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Everyone, take care. God bless. Later.