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Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – "The Lion The Beast The Beat" - A Forgotten Rock Masterpiece?

Skid Row - (Self-titled debut) - Must hair bands be graded on a curve?

Gin Blossoms - "New Miserable Experience" - the tragic story behind the sunny songs

Pat Benatar – "Crimes of Passion": Hell Is for Children. Rock Stardom Is for Badasses.

AC/DC - "Back In Black" - Triumph, tragedy, and the balls it took to make this album

Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger" + "Vital SIgns" - Did Survivor do Survivor dirty?

Bob Seger - "Stranger In Town" - a Murders Row of Bar Band tunes

Rush - "Moving Pictures" - Did Rush peak with Moving Pictures?

Night Ranger - "Midnight Madness" - the perfect 80s album or just Sister Christian?

The Doors- ("Self-titled") - Psychedelic? Sexy? Silly?

EMERGENCY EPISODE! NEW TRAIN ALBUM REVIEW

Eddie Money - "Can't Hold Back" - Is Money Rock's Rodney Dangerfield?

The First 100 Greatest Hits

Train - "Drops of Jupiter" - Is Train rock or rom-com?

Atlanta Rhythm Section - "A Rock and Roll Alternative" - an underrated Southern rock classic?

Saturday Night Fever - (soundtrack) - "More fun than Zeppelin with more good songs than Rumours!"

Audioslave - "Audioslave" - What happens when Soundgarden and Rage have a baby?

INXS- "Kick"- 🎸 Is INXS' Kick the greatest pop-rock album of the 1980s?

Emergency Episode: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey-- brilliant or boring?

The Cars - "Candy-O" - Did The Cars avoid the sophomore slump better than anyone?

Lou Gramm - "Ready or Not" - is the peak Foreigner Mystery Album?

John Cougar- "American Fool"- *CLEAN*- Was John Cougar Cooler Before He Got So Serious?

Jimmy Buffett - "Create a Parrothead in 59 Minutes" - *CLEAN* - From cynic to Parrothead: one hour, one legend, one cold drink.

REO Speedwagon- "Hi-Infidelity" - *CLEAN* - Cheating. Rumors. Resentment. Power ballads. Giant guitars. Hi Infidelity has it all!

"Bad Company" - Bad Company- Is this the most under-appreciated album of all time?

The Lost Boys soundtrack—what if vampires formed most dangerous rock band of '80s, recruited INXS, borrowed riffs from The Who and Foreigner?

Green Day - "American Idiot" - The album that got STOLEN… and forced them to start over... became their masterpiece!

Journey’s Frontiers: Peak Arena Rock… or the Ultimate Wife Album?

Lynyrd Skynyrd-- "Pronounced..." - a debut masterpiece-- or one bird doing heavy lifting?

Meatloaf - "Bat Out of Hell" - the most glorious over-the-top album ever made?

Bob Seger - "Night Moves"- a coming-of-age masterpiece… or just a couple great songs? 🍺🔥”

Foo Fighters - "In Your Honor" - Full Album Review, Songs Ranked, Does It Hold Up?

Motley Crue - "Dr. Feelgood"- The Album That Almost Killed Them… and Made Them Legends

Michael Jackson- "Thriller" - The Greatest Album Ever… or Just Overrated?

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - "Weathervanes" - is this the greatest album you've never heard?!?

Metallica - "Metallica" - masterpiece or kind of a sell-out?

Duran Duran "Rio"-- is this the most fun album of the 80's?

Fleetwood Mac- "Tango In the Night" - a band on the edge of collapse makes a... masterpiece?

Queen- "Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack"- why did this hit so big? ($900M)

Def Leppard - "Pyromania" - Did Pyromania perfect 80s hard rock… or sterilize it?

Styx - "Paradise Theater and Grand Illusion" Too theatrical for their own good?

Arctic Monkeys- "AM" - in 2013 they were the future. Did it arrive?

Loverboy - "Get Lucky" - the off-the-rails special Valentine's Episode!

LIVE- "Throwing Copper"- is Throwing Copper a "90s Top 10 Album," or kind of over-rated?

Imagine Dragons- "Night Visions"- does ChatGPT still get royalties for creating Imagine Dragons?!?

COMMERCIAL- "Classic Rocktails"

Tom Petty & HB - "Into the Great Wide Open"- Is this secretly a concept album about fame and disillusionment?

Billy Squier- "Don't Say No"- is this the greatest cock rock album ever made?

Eric Clapton, "Journeyman"- do you like your Clapton fiery or cool?

Prince- "Purple Rain"- the most dominant single-artist power move in rock history?

38 Special- "Tour de Force"- an under-appreciated piece of pure early-80s muscle rock?

The 2025 Holiday Episode

The Beatles- "Sgt. Peppers"- good, or just kind of goofy?

Kenny Loggins- "High Adventure" - a glossy, high-energy yacht rock ride or kinda lame?

Cheap Trick- "All Washed-Up"- did CT just release an amazing album?!?

Chris Stapleton- "Traveller"- *CLEAN* - Is Traveller a modern classic—or just great timing and a great voice?

REM- "Out of Time"- what happened to REM?

Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Californication"- the dream, the damage, the drink

Trailer- Season 2

Soundgarden- "Superunknown"- Is Soundgarden a RNR Hall of Fame worthy group?

U2- "Rattle and Hum" - Doc loves this album; why does Mac loathe this album?

Bruce Springsteen- "Born to Run" - Springsteen's masterpiece-- or not even his best album with "Born" in the title?

The Who- "Who's Next?" - is this the most perfect rock album ever made?

Jeff Healy Band- “Hell to Pay”- the movie Roadhouse was not Healy's apex, this album is.

Oasis- "What's the Story, Morning Glory?"- Is this the best Britpop album ever?

Led Zeppelin- "IV"- did this reinvent rock for a new generation?

Pink Floyd- "Dark Side of the Moon"- Why did this album sell so well-- and continue to sell 40+ years later?

Eagles- "Hotel California" - One of the 10 best albums ever made? Why or why not?

Van Halen- "5150"- With Sammy in front with radio-ready hits, did Van Halen level up—or lose their edge?

Maroon 5- "Songs About Jane" - the sexiest album of the 2000s?

Kiss- "Destroyer"- peak KISS—or just smoke and mirrors?

Phil Collins- "No Jacket Required" - pop-rock masterpiece or an overproduced '80s time capsule?

TAYLOR IS RELEASING A NEW ALBUM! (a "1989 Returns" episode)

Aerosmith- "Get a Grip" - pure rock ’n’ roll magic or a slick, MTV-fueled sellout?

Billy Joel- "The Stranger" - we have to ask, is this Billy Joel's masterpiece?

Classic Rocktails Goes to the Rock Movies!

Bryan Adams- "Reckless" - why doesn't Bryan Adams get more love?

Heart- "Dreamboat Annie" - best rock album from a band fronted by women?

JULY 4TH SPECIAL (CLEAN)! John Mellencamp- "Scarecrow" - still speaks as voice of the heartland?

Toto- "Four"- Get on the yacht! - what is a Delilah Hall of Famer?

Beach Boys- "Pet Sounds" (in memory of Brian WIlson)

Queensryche-- "Operation Mindcrime" - one of the greatest concept albums ever created?

Season 2 Premier! Dire Straits-- "Brothers in Arms"- Is Mark Knopfler's voice... well... any good?!?

Classic Rocktails- "33 1/3: Season 1 Greatest Hits"

Foo Fighters-- "Color and the Shape"- Why do the ladies love the Foo Fighters so much?

Boston- "Boston" - does anyone know lyrics to "More Than a Feeling?"

Huey Lewis and the News- "Sports" - what happened to Huey?

Counting Crows-- "August and Everything After" - our biggest disagreement?

Alanis Morissette-- "Jagged Little Pill" - the iconic woman scorned rock album? Discuss.

Asia-- "Asia"- Why was this the butt of joke in one of biggest comedies ever?

Pearl Jam- "10" - Is Pearl Jam's debut also their masterpiece?

Alice Cooper- "Love It to Death"- forget what you think you know about Alice Cooper

Beatles-- "Dueling Beatles!"-- "Let it Be" and "Abbey Road"

Rolling Stones- "Voodoo Lounge" - Is this the best Stones late-career album?

Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours" - Imagine going to work every day with your ex.

Train- "Save Me, San Franciso" - why do people mock Train?

Def Leppard- "Hysteria" - how the hell did this sell 20M copies?

Cheap Trick- "Lap of Luxury" - sold a ton, includes The Flame-- sell-out or just great rock?

Taylor Swift- "1989" - is this classic rock?

Police- "Synchronicity" - has any iconic album ever started this bad?