The Langdon Auger Show
February 12th 2026
Featured Artists: The Moody Blues, Our Lady Peace,
Hard Times Thursday 2
The second episode in our look to Hard Times and what a great way to start off with The Moody Blues and their song written by bassist John Lodge I`m Just A Singer In A Rock N Roll Band. The song’s core message reflects the band’s humility during the 1970s. As Lodge explained, fans and the media often looked to rock stars for profound answers to major issues of the time—such as the Vietnam War and political unrest. Through lyrics like “Don’t ask me, I’m just a singer in a rock and roll band,” the group expressed that they were just everyday people navigating the same world as their audience. Despite the lyrics suggesting they lack the answers to societal problems, the song celebrates music’s ability to bridge seas and bring people together. Next we listen to Our Lady Peace and their song One Man Army. The lyrics contrast fake, superficial people with the speaker’s determination to forge their own path, marching forward alone (“like a one-man army”) to survive past deceits. (Take these plastic people Read their lips, now let it linger Is there anything that makes them sound sincere? Come on, tightly hold your hand Take a deep breath, give them the finger Are you worried that your thoughts are not quite clear?) Sometimes even therapist who appear to be trying to help you are fake so take a deep breath and give what they say some thought before following blindly.
Ward turns up the volume for this February 12 Hard Times Thursday show. Between the hard rock sets and listener requests, he talks about artists including Ozzy Osbourne and Tool, remembers songs he used to play on drums, and recalls a festival he organized. The recording ends with his thanks to listeners.
About this episode
Ward introduces a late Thursday show built around hard rock, with Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC and other bands in the playlist. He invites requests through the chat and explains the broadcast hours he was following in February 2026.
Between sets, Ward talks about Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Zakk Wylde, introduces Tool’s “Sober,” and remembers playing drums to Sweet. He also recalls a band appearing at Mountain Stock 3, a festival he says he put on. Near the end, he introduces music by Rush, Queen and Black Sabbath before thanking listeners.
Full spoken transcript
Transcribed from the recording and lightly edited for readability. Song lyrics and recorded interludes are omitted. Some audio could not be transcribed; those gaps and unclear words are marked in brackets. Timestamps are approximate. The comments reflect the speakers’ own experiences and views.
Full spoken transcript (click to collapse or expand)
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…off another Hard Times Thursday. It’s all good old Moody Blues with “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band).” How are you doing? It is eight o’clock on a Thursday, February 12th, of course, in the year 2026. Thanks, everybody, for tuning in. If you’re going to be hanging out for the next couple of hours, we’re going to be playing hard songs, like rock and roll, hard songs, you know, the Guns N’ Roses and AC/DCs and Korn and all that kind of stuff, because you need those days where you just play loud, loud music. It just helps recharge you. And since work starts for me next week, I mean, technically it was today as well, but still tomorrow’s the full week where it’s nonstop until Sunday. So we’re inviting you in for this Thursday show. We invite you in for three days a week guaranteed, Monday to Wednesday, 5 till 7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Then this show on Thursday gets going a little bit later, because it’s an 8 p.m. start. Of course, all times are Mountain Standard Time, and we’re going to be here till 10 p.m. So if you want to come by the chat room, just enter your username, make sure you save it, go on down, have a chit-chat. You got a request you want to hear? Let me know. If I have it, I most certainly will play it. So we’re going to kick this show off here. Oh, I guess Phil Collins is already playing. My apologies. I didn’t hit stop, so here we go.
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Catch it, got to love them. Every time I hear that song, I just got to put the pedal down a bit on the floor, just because it’s got that driving-force kind of sound to it. And, of course, that is “Flirting with Disaster.” That one’s live, and a great tune it is. Guns N’ Roses is well in there with “Live and Let Die.” And we started out with an abbreviated version of Phil Collins and “In the Air Tonight.” Why is it abbreviated, you said? Because I just wasn’t paying attention. That’s why. Welcome in to Hard Time Thursdays. We’re going to continue on with the music with a little Our Lady Peace.
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Time. And this song is all about it. It’s called “Dog Eat Dog.”
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00:33:38
From their 2003 album called Elephant, that’s, of course, The White Stripes and “Seven Nation Army.” ACDC from Live at the Bonfires, “Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be.” Boston, “Smoking,” and Our Lady Peace, “One Man Army,” started off that set. Thanks for tuning in. Nice to see people in there checking out. And don’t forget, you can request songs. If I have it, I most certainly will play it. So just go down to the live chat there, enter your username, make sure you save it. Come on down, chit-chat, request a song. If I have it, we’ll most certainly play it. So just basically, you got the control.
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Really good scream songs back-to-back. Of course, that’s Led Zeppelin and “The Immigrant Song.” In before that, Van Halen doing a little “Runnin’ with the Devil.” We had Hole in there with “Celebrity Skin,” and Puddle of Mudd started off with “Control.” How are you doing? Quarter to nine, and we’re going to keep playing. It’s Hard Times Thursday. Welcome to it.
00:46:49
If you think you’ve got a song you want to add to that, don’t forget to come on down. [The source segment is flagged for unusually fast text alignment.]
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Add it to the chat. Let me know. Whatever it is, and if I got it, we’ll play it. Let’s not get too far behind the music.
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The great Zakk Wylde on guitar, and of course, the even greater Ozzy Osbourne. “See You on the Other Side,” from the 1995 Ozzmosis album, here, right here on the Langdon Auger Show. And before that, of course, we had some Stone Temple Pilots with “Vaseline,” Silverchair. Tomorrow, we started off with a great tune from Candlebox and “Far Behind.” Just after the first hour, we are here for another 58 minutes, to be exact. So thanks for tuning in, everybody that is listening in. We just want to keep saying it’s Hard Times Thursday. We’re going to play the hard and fast songs.
01:05:23
And if you want to have any, just come on down to the chat room. [The source segment is flagged for unusually fast text alignment.]
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Enter your username, hit save, just start chatting, requesting songs. If I have them, I’ll play them. Let’s get back there to the music, and hopefully “Heaven’s Beside You.”
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01:22:22
1994 album Silver. That is, of course, Canada’s very own Moist, and probably one of my favorite favorite songs of theirs. I mean, yeah, “Silver” is really good, “Push” is really good, but “Freaky Be Beautiful” just has, I don’t know, a vibe to it. Just my opinion only. Everybody’s got their own. We also had the song that I played when I officially just went, “Forget it. This marriage thing ain’t working,” and that’s Korn, “Did My Time.” I was that angry as well. I was just like, we also had Rage Against the Machine. “Guerrilla Radio” started it all off, with a little Alice in Chains and “Heaven Beside You.” Hope you’re enjoying the tunes. We got a couple people I know that are tuning in. Thank you for that. Don’t forget, though, if you get a chance, drop a request down there, and if I have it, I most certainly will play it. Old song that I used to play on the drums starting off this set, but we got some Black Sabbath. We got some Tool coming up as well. Great Canadian band out of Vancouver coming up right after this one. Well, it’s Friday night.
01:24:40
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01:42:18
Oh, great tune there from the Undertow album of 1993. And, of course, that is Tool with “Sober.” In before that, we had Rammstein and “Du Hast.” And apparently it’s about a German groom who doesn’t want to marry his bride because he thinks she hates him. Because “Du hast mich gefragt” means “you have asked me.” However, “du hast mich” means “you hate me.” After that, it’s all about the German wedding vows. And before that, we had “One Bullet Resolution.”
01:42:53
They showed up at [O’Flandegens, spelling uncertain] to play Mountain Stock 3, [The venue name is uncertain in the source.]
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Which was a festival I put on.
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And we started all off with a song I used to play the drums to, believe it or not. [The source segment is flagged for unusually fast text alignment.]
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Mick [unclear] was one of my favorite drummers of all time, of course, for the band Sweet.
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That song was “Sweet F.A.” Twenty minutes left in, so let’s get back to the music, shall we? A little Black Sabbath, “Paranoid.” Thank you.
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Great tune by Rush, of course, “Fly by Night.” Kim Mitchell in there as well with some “Rock and Roll Duty.” Alice Cooper, “Billion Dollar Babies.” Queen from Queen II and “The Ogre Battle.” People forget that Queen used to really rock. Pick up their first album. That’ll tell you that they really rock. “Liar,” especially. Oh, my goodness. Black Sabbath started off that set with “Paranoid.” I want to thank everybody for tuning in tonight. That’s it for me. I’m out of here. I want to thank you, and have a happy Mental Health Day. And we’re going to end it all off with a good, angry kind of song that just helps the blood going and keep the heart right where it is. Have a good night, everybody.
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