Classic Rocktails

Night Ranger’s Midnight Madness is pure 1983: huge guitars, huge hooks, MTV, arcade games, and one power ballad that became impossible to escape.This week, Doc and Mac go track-by-track through the album that gave us “(You Can Still) Rock in America,” “When You Close Your Eyes,” and, of course, “Sister Christian.” Does Midnight Madness still hold up as one of the great melodic rock albums of the ’80s—or are we letting nostalgia do some of the heavy lifting?Along the way, we revisit the glory days of ’80s video games, imagine what would happen if rock bands could make player trades, and put Mac through another edition of The Game Mac’s Not Expecting.Grab a drink, turn it up, and MOTORIN’.