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Rock and Roll Hootchie Coo

The Kiss founding member and all-round rock expert spins his favourite tunes, including Bon Jovi, Soundgarden, Queen and Johnny Winter.

The Demon of Rock is back - Gene Simmons presents a new series of I Love It Loud on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2.

Gene Simmons, co founder of the most successful recording rock band in America - KISS - returns to Radio 2 to play more of the music that 'makes my blood boil', Classic Rock.

In this episode, Gene features tracks artists such as Bon Jovi, Soundgarden, Queen, and Johnny Winter

He also has fun with a new feature 'Gene Splicing' where he mashes up hard rock and heavy metal covers of old standards, and this week sees Judas Priest cover Joan Baez's Diamonds and Rust

Throughout the series Gene recollects personal encounters with the artists featured, sometimes as a colleague like when he discovered Van Halen and produced their first demo and sometimes as a fan.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 22 Jun 2016 22:00

Music Played

  • Bon Jovi

    Livin' On A Prayer

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal Music Tv.
    • 1.
  • The Edgar Winter Group

    Frankenstein

    • Polygram TV.
  • Johnny Winter

    Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo

  • Soundgarden

    Black Hole Sun

    • A&M.
  • Bob Dylan

    Lay, Lady, Lay

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.
  • Ministry

    Lay Lady Lay

    • Copy Con.
  • Moby Grape

    Hey Grandma

    • Out Of Our Heads: The Underground Sound 1965-1970.
    • Sony.
    • 17.
  • Steppenwolf

    Magic Carpet Ride

    • Born To Be Wild.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 2.
  • Joan Baez

    Diamonds And Rust

    • The Best Of.
    • A&M.
  • Queen

    Liar

    • Zomba Records Limited.
  • Rollins Band

    Liar

    • Liar / Disconnect.
    • Copy Con.
    • 1.
  • Pink Floyd

    Wish You Were Here

    • Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Jun 2016 22:00

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