In Episode 0085 of The Classic Rock Album-By-Album podcast Chris is joined by keyboard guru (and pro audio engineer) Guido Guzzo.   They walk back to the old days and talk about Joe Cocker's debut album.  Does Joe Cocker's reputation precede him?  Can Jimmy Page pull off some Zep style riffs?  Steve Winwood stops in as do members of Cocker's previous bands.  Will Cocker's debut find an audience, or is he just hanging out with his friends?  Find out this time on The Classic Rock Album-By-Album Podcast. 

In Episode 0084 of The Classic Rock Album-By-Album podcast Chris is joined by Organic Director and fellow podcaster Scott Gentry to pick through Trick Of The Tail by Genesis.  Can Genesis survive the loss of their leader and front-man Peter Gabriel while he climbs on Solsbury Hill?  And where is Steve Hackett?  Find out this time on The Classic Roack Album-By-Album Podcast

In Episode 0083 of The Classic Rock Album-By-Album podcast Chris is joined by Areeb malik to diuscuss the shoegazer band Swervedrive.  Can they avoid the guardrails and stay on the flat surfaces?  Are there too many guitars?  They dive headfirst into Swervedriver's Mezcal Head.  Find out this time on The Classic Roack Album-By-Album podcast.

In episode 0082 guest host Frasman and Chris take on The Beatles epic 68 Christmas Record.  No Yoko to be found... The Beatles, hoping to recapture some of their Number 9 magic, have some whimsical fun while recording some of the best Christmas music... well, ever.

Part 2 of the White Album marathon really.  An epic podcast for an epic album?

Get ready for the thrilling conclusion as the hosts dig deep into sides 3 and 4 to try and find the light at the end of the tunnel.  That and what exactly is the significance of Number 9?

And the boys get down to find the "good version" of Revolution.

Find the answer to this and more this episode of The Classic Rock Album-By-Album Podcast!

In episode 0081 guest host Fraser Moffatt and Chris take The Beatles out for a spin.  As you'd expect in 1968, Yoko shows up more than once (as do other Beatles' wives).  The self titled album is a sprawling affair that covers some significant musical ground, but that doesn't stop the hosts from a few tangents here and there... This is part one of two for the album and covers off the track-by-track for the first record.  Find out everything you wanted to know and so much more this episode of The Classic Rock Album-By-Album Podcast!

In episode 0080 guest host Dave Marcone from the Dave & Dave Unchained podcast joins Chris for a simian-themed episode. Of course a spoof band created by corporate America couldn't deliver the goods could they? And do they or don't they sing and play their instruments? Even Danny Bonaduce and Neil Young make an appearance (on the show, not the album).  Hey hey it's a podcast on The Monkees! Discover everything you possibly never wanted to know this time on The Classic Rock Album-By-Album Podcast!

In episode 0079 guest host Steve Smith podcast joins Chris from his palace in Rotterdam.  By 1990 were Depeche Mode relics of the 80's synth-pop movement?  Do the synthesizers become irrelevant in the age of grunge?  Listen in as Steve and Chris go through Depeche Mode's "aptly titled" album Violator.  Prepare to be violated!  Is it a classic?  Find out this time on The Classic Rock Album-By-Album Podcast!

In episode guest host Nate Treese of the Satan & Rainbows podcast joins Chris to fend off the impending robot invasion.  Does producer extraordinaire Alan Parsons' dalliance with classic Asimov science fiction work?  Who the heck is Eric Woolfson?  Never mind the crappy movie treatment but Asimov did create a backdrop of robot stories for the APP partners to draw inspiration from.  Is it a classic?Find out this time on The Classic Rock Album-By-Album Podcast!

In episode number 76 of The Classic Rock Album-By-Album Podcast, guest host Steve Smith joins Chris for a synthy escape.  This is basically what Jon Anderson did after he was jettisoned from Yes for a brief period in the early 80s.  And just who is this Vangelis character?  Find out this time on The Classic Rock Album-By-Album Podcast!