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EPISODE · Mar 6, 2026 · 1H 57M

Grading the 1982 Hard Rock Albums

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A few weeks ago, the Kousins did a retrospective of music (and other pop-culture things) from 1982, focusing on the hard rock genre (available here). The Kousins may be visiting other years (the jury is still out). But, if we do, and before we all move on, it is time to grade the top hard rock albums of 1982 (in their opinion). This time, however, the albums were picked slightly differently. In the past, during grading episodes, the four Kousins voted on 10 and let the chips fall where they may. For this year, the Asylum chat group voted collectively and the top twelve were picked to grade. The albums that were graded (from A+ to F) were (in no particular order): Blackout — Scorpions Creatures of the Night — Kiss Screaming for Vengeance — Judas Priest The Number of the Beast — Iron Maiden Signals — Rush Black Tiger — Y&T Dawn Patrol — Night Ranger Diver Down — Van Halen Never Surrender — Triumph Too Fast for Love — Mötley Crüe Coda — Led Zeppelin Restless and Wild — Accept There were calls from Bruno from the End of Days and Jem from Alabama. What are your grades with this class of albums? Let us know by calling the TLDNetwork (KUZZ Army) hotline and leaving a message for the Kousins at 336-422-NUMB (6862). We have Instagram and Twitter. We can’t ask for those “enjoy” things and for you to keep getting updates because Facebook doesn’t like that. Pfft… This podcast was recorded in the Such-N-Such Media Studios at Liberty Plaza and connected via Zoom, sponsored by Top Leaf Cigar Lounge.

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