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Episode 70: Ghost - Skeletá
Ghost is one of those rare modern rock bands that has increased in popularity over the last few years, selling out stadiums and frequently debuting in the upper realm of the album charts. Not a mean…
Episode 69: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum
After five albums within the span of two and a half years Creedence Clearwater Revival was starting to have some issues. John Fogerty was the songwriter, lead guitarist, lead singer and producer for…
Episode 68: John Fogerty - Eye of the Zombie
After a decade absent John Fogerty returned to the spotlight with the hit album Centerfield in 1985, only to be promptly sued by his old label boss Saul Zaentz for plagiarizing himself. Fogerty won,…
Episode 67: Pop Will Eat Itself - Cure for Sanity
Pop Will Eat Itself elevated themselves above their grebo roots with 1989's This Is the Hour... This Is the Day... This Is This!. Combining hip-hop, punk rock and alternative rock with sampling and…
Episode 66: Jon Anderson - Song of Seven
After departing Yes during the sessions for the follow=up to 1978's Tormato Jon Anderson took his songs with him. They formed the backbone of his second solo album, Song of Seven, in 1980. The…
Episode 65: Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Liverpool
Frankie Goes to Hollywood were declared to be the new Beatles, blasting out of Liverpool and taking the British music scene by storm in 1984 and the U.S. by drizzle in 1985. However, band…
Episode 64: Grand Funk - Shinin' On
After the success of 1973's We're an American Band Grand Funk Railroad (or simply Grand Funk) maintained producer Todd Rundgren for their 1974 album Shinin' On. Although it gave them another number…
Episode 63: AC/DC - Ballbreaker
After a series of lackluster albums in the second half of the 1980s AC/DC came roaring back in 1990 with The Razors Edge. It gave them a top-40 hit with "Moneytalks" and revitalized their flagging…
Episode 62: Gin Blossoms - Congratulations I'm Sorry
Gin Blossoms scored a surprise hit with their second album New Miserable Experience. However, that success was bittersweet. Most of the songs were written by Doug Hopkins who was fired from the…
Episode 61: Peter Gabriel - Us
Peter Gabriel achieved his biggest solo success in 1986 with the album So. Not only did it produce some of the most memorable music videos of the decade, but it also produced some of the best…
Episode 60: Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion I & II
After the runaway hit that was Appetite for Destruction Guns n' Roses kept themselves both on the chart and as the targets of controversy with the stop-gap G n' R Lies in 1988. The real album to…
Episode 59: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
The death of Randy Rhoads during the tour for Diary of a Madman was a severe blow to Ozzy Osbourne, especially after the success of that album. Jack Blades replaced Rhoads on guitar for the live…
Episode 58: Asia - Alpha
Progressive rock music had dwindled in popularity as the '70s came to a close. Still, Asia was able to score a major hit with "Heat of the Moment" from their 1982 debut album Asia. Their record…
Episode 57: Buggles - Adventures in Modern Recording
Although only a minor hit in the U.S., "Video Killed the Radio Star" topped the charts in a number of countries, and Buggles' 1979 The Age of Plastic became a hit in many countries. It was popular…
Episode 56: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Polka Party!
Although he was already popular with fans of Dr. Demento, "Weird Al" Yankovic scored a top-40 hit with "Eat It" in 1984 from the album In 3-D, and followed it up with one of the best comedy albums…
Episode 55: Billy Joel - 52nd Street
The Stranger was the album that, after a decade of setbacks, finally made Billy Joel a success. It was no surprise it's follow-up, 1978's 52nd Street, debuted at number one. The sound was a bit…
Episode 54: Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Born to Run made Bruce Springsteen a star, but he had a major problem with manager and producer Mike Appel. Appel wanted to control how Springsteen's career went while the Boss thought he should…
Episode 53: Thompson Twins - Here's to Future Days
Thompson Twins combined intelligent lyrics, sparking synth-pop and a unique visual image to spawn an international hit with their 1983 album Into the Gap. For the follow-up they didn't change the…
Episode 52: Foreigner - Agent Provocateur
Foreigner was immediately popular from the start, with their 1977 album being a major hit. Things just got better until 1981's 4, which spawned a number of hit singles and hand multi-Platinum…
Episode 51: U2 - Zooropa
Achtung Baby was an even bigger hit for U2 than The Joshua Tree. With a change of sound they increased their worldwide fandom yet continued to make challenging music. During a lull in their tour they…
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