MICK SWEDA on KING KOBRA to BULLETBOYS Past, Present & Future 

I'm so glad someone is finally showcasing the 80's bands. These guys invented the guitar shredder and drum gods. They really deserve their place in history. I was lucky I had a step dad who was 60 and 70's Era and an older brother who was 80's Era I was 13 in 1988 and got all this music to influence my playing. A awesome time in history.

Jason, the podcast is really developing. You’re a great interviewer.

Bullet Boys first album is still one of my favorite albums and still play it to this day! Love Mick's guitar work on this album. He definitely has his own style and sound! Terribly underrated player. Great interview Jason! Love your podcast!

Mick is super cool, didn't shy away from any questions! Huge fan of his - thank you Jason, another quality guest!

Mick Sweda, Jimmy D'Anda, Lonnie Vencent are the main men. They kicked ass when they came through Detroit to support their first release. I had a chance to meet Mick in the parking lot after the show, and he was one of the most down to earth, grounded dudes that i ever met Salute to those three gentlemen

Mick is literally the first rock guitar player I ever saw live... Cinderella tour 1989.

Great host and guest! Why isn't this channel huge? Great questions Jason.

These interview subjects are right up my alley. Thank you, Jason. I look forward to every one you upload. A Sea Hags (Ron Yocom) interview would be greatly appreciated if you could (or have the desire to) pull it off. Their one record on Chrysalis is just incredible. Lots of questions to ask from the GNR, Nymphs, Badlands & Metallica connections to the unfortunate passing of Chris S. Mick comes off as incredibly intelligent and introspective (not to mention he seems like a really great guy). I enjoyed the BulletBoys back in the day but like them even more so today. I had seen them in a small club during their headline tour in support of the debut album. This band was incredibly tight and just ripped it up like they were playing a stadium. That night, I came to realize that Jimmy D’Anda was one of the best drummers of the genre. Of course, Mick’s playing was just killer. He could have (should have) been known as the next great guitar hero. Mick is much more talented than many of his peers who came away with a lot more recognition. It’s nice to see he has lent his talents to other genres and still has the willingness to give the fans the real BulletBoys. I’ll go see them again if they come to my neck of the woods. Too bad my BulletBoys tour t-shirt is long gone.

Seen Mick perform many times over the past decade. He's a killer guitarist and a good dude. Great interview as usual!

In 1985 King Kobra was my favorite new band. Then Thrill of a Lifetime came out. I enjoy it now for nostalgia sake bit at the time it was straight up survivor tier.

FREAKSHOW is one of my favorite albums of all time..Every song solid and has stood up over the years.. ❤

The first Bulletboys album is phenomenal. Dang I love Done with Mirrors

Love re-watching your interviews Jason, just to make sure I didn’t miss anything, and have a chance to take it all in again. Exciting stuff to hear that the original lineup are putting new tracks together

Great interview and can’t believe Mick is 61, he looks great and is a great open engaging dude. Remember having those two King Cobra albums and of course the first Bulletboys album good stuff.

Sweda is a class act. Jason is such a great interviewer, & always was.

Great interview. I met Mick in Flint Michigan before a show must’ve been 89. Super cool then very cool now

It's so great to hear him say this because man I missed the boys I want it was so good to hear them back together

For me B.B was a band that fade away. There first was a great album. I still love it. I only like 3songs on Freak and none on the third. But back then they were one of the best 🤘

Brother great interviews as always

This was the best interview I have seen you do Jason. Mick is a real chill guy who tells it like it is with class!

Good interview. Remember seeing the Bulletboys several times. Probably my favorite show was a co-headlining gig in a theater in Indy with Steelheart and Great White.

Already got my tickets for the show here in Vegas. Can't wait. Missed them back in the day, so I've been waiting a LOT of years for this!

The "Hunger" video was epic to me. Mick's Jackson and David 's Dean looked so cool. That vwas the first Jackson I had ever seen at that point and the solos were killler.

Bulletboys back together, that's a bit of a surprise. Interesting interview, thanks!

Awesome interview. Great guitar player. BulletBoys are coming near me can't wait to see the original lineup.

Great interview! Huge fan of Mick's playing, and BBoys & King Kobra!

Jason, I so look forward to these podcast/interviews! You do an amazing job interviewing!

Great interview that first Bullet boys album is a classic.

Killer....love the Bullet Boys....brings back many memories from back in the day

Good interview Jason. Man that Hot Summers stuff is pretty good! Mick is a cool guitar player seems like a good dude.

20.06 'I guarantee you that' Lmfao. THAT is gold. 'Hey johnny.. Luv u brother'

Another great show!! Love ZA ZA!!

I love your Channel Jason! Thank You for this amazing content!!

The possibility of new Bulletboys music has got me excited, Hope it happens

Great interview! I remember seeing BB back in '89 with Cinderella and Winger. Their first album kills!

Great show as always!

Great interview.

Remember seeing Mick and Bullet boys in Ohio club while being broadcast over FM radio station! Thanks Jason and Mick for the great interview! Love to hear a Rex Carroll interview former member of Whitecross and currently back in Whitecross and doing Rex Carroll band and King James band!

Jason, great interview with Mick. He seems like a cool cat. I loved his work with Bullet Boys and King Kobra. Regarding Marq Torien, from what I understand, he played guitar for RATT for a rather short period right before Warren joined.

Hi Jason really enjoy these interviews :) Marq played with Ratt in 1982 :)

Jason you never disappoint us in any of these videos you bestow on us!

Thrill of A Lifetime rocked! Still does.

Mick is the real deal! Thanks Jason!

Party time... excellent... nice interview with Garth

Excellent excellent interviews! Your questions and whole feel is absolutely spot on. Great insight and history with some top musicians. Bulletboys are amazing imo. Marq Torien having seen him live is an amazing singer, performer and entertainer. Any plans to interview Marq Torien at all??? Just subscribed. Excellent content. Love it. You’re a great interviewer Jason, full of knowledge and respect. Brilliant. Bulletboys absolutely rock. Loved their first album in particular. THC Groove imo is an absolute one of a kind awesome track... and to hear that there might be new Bulletboys material is very exciting!

Another great interview Jason. Thanks interview mick I'm a huge bullet boys and king kobra fan. And hopefully you can get the old singer of king kobra for an interview.

A friend of mine caught the BulletBoys when they played a small club in New Orleans. He said they played so loud that people thought the band was actually trying to hurt the audience.

Just saw this band a couple weeks ago. Very tight, and a lot of fun. Much respect to the guys for putting aside the issues (life is too short), and play again. Skid Row (Rachel Bolan actually) needs to follow suit.

Thoroughly enjoyed this Jason. As I do all of them. But I was obsessed with King Cobra at 18 years old ... 1984. Good times.

King Kobra Ready to Strike is in my top 10. Got the 1st two on CD from Japan. Cherished and still have my cassettes. 2nd favorite interview?!? Thanks Jason! 🤘🖖

This is the news I wanted to hear. I guess hell froze over for the third time.

I didn't get into the bulletboys until the mid90's, with the za za album. went backwards, and enjoyed them quite a bit. its amazing they can't seem to figure out how to stay together.

Mick is the coolest...I'm a long time fan!

Great interview! Mick is great!

Love Mick's playing and the whole Bulletboys vibe. One of the few bands of this era that I never got to see live. Regret.

I'm surprised to hear that Warner Brothers was still supporting them. Every other band from that scene has always said that the record companies either abandoned them or just dropped them.

Super Interview and Bulletboys kick ass

Man your interviewing all the good ones. Here’s to hoping you can get ahold of Mark Behn or Jay Reynolds from Malice, Dan Wexler from Icon, and maybe Vic Hix from Shok Paris. 🤟🏻

Great debut album and a great band!

The first 3 BB records were fantastic- good interview

Love your channel bud Pennsylvania i remember the 18 drinking iam 49 before me

Interesting interview. Wow there's a lot going on here

Intelligent and well-spoken.

Great music history

Good job j-dogg!

Who would down vote this video? Jason actually let’s the artists answer questions and NOT talk over them as they answer.

Nobody ever interviews Zp Theart who is now lead singer of Skid Row. He left Dragonforce to join a somewhat nostalgia 80s band!!!! Jason would do that interview the best.

One of the best shows of 89 was Cinderella, Winger and Bullet Boys!!!!!!!

Good question about Marq and his various versions of Bulletboys. I am largely unaware of BB after "Za Za" Also - watching from Singapore, for the 1st time there are multiple ads that pop up, in the past that has NOT happened.

Hope they make it up to the San Jose area!

I would love to hear some new music from the original band. I still listen to those first albums. Mick is a cool guitarist and Marq still sounds great.

Cool cat! Hope the guys can put up with Marq's ego this time around.

Bullet Boys was just good ole' Rock'n Roll........

Loved King Kobra!

I love the ojays song they covered..For the love of money

Mick Sweda is the TONE KING

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Just curious...but have you interviewed ANY of the guys in Triumph yet? As you may remember, Triumph had their glam metal phase in the 80's with the excellent studio albums "Thunder Seven" (1984,) "The Sport of Kings" (1986,) "Surveillance" (1987) and even the great 1985 live album "Stages." If that ever takes place, I would personally like to know the answer to the question a lot of hard rock and metal fans want to ask Rik, Gil or Mike. What was their reaction when critics first compared them to the other power rock trio from the Great White North...Rush (a hard rock band most fans of the glam scene dislike for whatever reason, imho)? Why did the two trios NEVER tour together? Will there ever be a Triumph reunion album or tour? And was there ever a feud between them and Rush (I NEVER heard anything about feuds between these two bands)? Fyi, BOTH bands had quite a few metal bands opening for them back in the day. Rush had Saxon, Mr. Big, Dream Theater, and I think Badlands opening for them (the latter was very briefly,) and I can't remember exactly which ones opened up for Triumph (I was too young to remember, when Rik left the band in 1987.) But that would be a great interview I think many of your subs would enjoy. And yes...I do like Rush... a lot. I'm not sure how well ANY of these metal bands that opened for Rush got along well with Geddy, Alex and Neil because they came from much distinguished backgrounds? Anyway, ✌☮!

New bulletboys boss!

Ugg I love bulletboys

I was supposed to see them last night at the Whiskey. It was supposed to be a reunion show but after driving down to see them at 11 pm on a Thursday, with no warning it was only Marq and his acoustic …WTF? He didn’t say why the band dogged him but it may have had something to do with ticket sales😟

Ok Mick, we know you have a really long guitar strap. It's not a competition!

Jason..could you get Pat Travers to interview...legend.

20 bucks says the guy that Jimmy knows who said "I never had that" was George lynch. He has said that a million times about camaraderie in a band

I hope Bulletboys comes out with a new album in 2021. Why didn't you ask if they made DEMOS with Mark Free as the original Singer? because they must have something recorded with Mark Free. Can you make an interview with Scott Dalhover from Dangerous Toys? I would like to know how they song wrote the whole first album and what happened to the first guitar player the reasons why he left and they are making a new album but when is it coming out

Title Bullet through Apple. Artist Harold E. Edgerton. Date 1964.

Saw MT in florida with his band, there was alot of security at the show .. MT ended up getting arrested after on a warrant end of show.. Is that why bullet boys never tour Florida ?

He’s a Sweda boy

In my mind, Mick Sweda (& the rest of the band) never got their proper respect. The 1st two albums, got me through my 1st couple of years in the USMC, cuz it rocked so hard! I met Jimmy (the drummer) back in 2007-08 when his kid played drums for a classic rock cover band, at the Troubadour (I was security), & told him how much I loved his drumming. But, Mick's tone, Tasteful solos & killer riffs, DEFINITELY were a big part of my love for BB! As far as the VH comparison: outside of Marq's long, bleached hair & hip swiveling ala David Lee Roth, SONICALLY, they were way GRITTIER than VH ever was. I saw them with Cinderella & Winger(?) at the Philadelphia Spectrum, & they were AMAZING!

Get Vito Bratta on show

Not a fan at all, but cool interview. Always curious to hear how a band comes together, handle success, etc.

Google says Micks net worth 1 to 5 million..hmmm.

Marcie Free? Lol!!!!

Pronounced "Sway-da".

IMO, the second KK was really really boring... not the greatness of the first by a long shot. It definitely did not rock. I really only liked the Iron Eagle song. The first album was amazing... Bulletboys were amazing... but the second album was just not very good, imo. I even like pop music.

There is no such thing of ' it's just a weird fetish thing. I have crazy fetishes too but I don't announce it to the world.

@WasteSomeTimeWithJasonGreen You forgot to ask Mick Sweda if Mark has learned to keep his damn mouth shut, and to not trash other bands, which was the reason that Mick walked away from the band, on top of other reasons.

Quiet Riots biggest hits were slade covers, come on feel the noise an mental health are slade tunes🤪

Worst album cover ever.

This dude is totally humorless.