An absolutely epic '80s Episode: New Order stops being Joy Division, Iron Maiden's "best" album, Dio goes solo, sort of, Hanoi Rocks is not actually hair metal, Mark Stewart goes solo, Peter Tosh goes '80s, Melissa Etheridge debuts, as does Living Colour, Queensryche goes full Rock Opera, Prince dials it back a bit, Camper Van Beethoven sells out and Wire does synthpop?

 

35th Anniversary of Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order

35th Anniversary of Piece of Mind by Iron Maiden

35th Anniversary of Holy Diver by Dio

35th Anniversary of Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

35th Anniversary of Learning to Cope with Cowardice by Mark Stewart and the Mafia

35th Anniversary of Mama Africa by Peter Tosh

30th Anniversary of Melissa Etheridge

30th Anniversary of Vivid by Living Colour

30th Anniversary of Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche

30th Anniversary of Lovesexy by Prince

30th Anniversary of Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart by Camper van Beethoven

30th Anniversary of A Bell is a Cup...Until it is Struck by Wire

Host: Riley Haas

An all 1990s episode featuring Tool's debut, some slacker post hardcore/math rock, psychobilly, art funk metal???, Janes Addiction 2, some metal drum and bass, metalcore, trip hop, jam band, death metal, metal surf world music, and Boards of Canada.

 

25th Anniversary of Undertow by Tool

25th Anniversary of Today's Active Lifestyles by Polvo

25th Anniversary of The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat

25th Anniversary of Pork Soda by Primus

25th Anniversary of Porno of Pyros 

20th Anniversary of www.pitchshifter.com

20th Anniversary of When Forever Comes Crashing by Converge

20th Anniversary of Mezzanine by Massive Attack

20th Anniversary of Before These Crowded Streets by Dave Matthews Band

20th Anniversary of Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren Ka by Nile

20th Anniversary of Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws: Hurqalya by Secret Chiefs 3

20th Anniversary of Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada

Host: Riley Haas

Special Guest: Evan Sue-Ping

This epic episode features probably the greatest singer-songwriter album of all time, two candidates for the greatest live album of all time, some folk jazz, mod going psychedelic, the birth of roots rock, one of the weirdest albums of the 1960s, one of the most ambitious albums ever made by a rock musicians, the birth of synth pop, some political punk and the birth of "punk with horns."

 

55th Anniversary of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

55th Anniversary of Live at the Apollo by James Brown

50th Anniversary of The Pentangle

50th Anniversary of Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

50th Anniversary of Creedence Clearwater Revival

50th Anniversary of At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

50th Anniversary of God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail with It

45th Anniversary of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

40th Anniversary of The Man-Machine by Kraftwerk

40th Anniversary of Power in the Darkness by Tom Robinson Band

40th Anniversary of Eternally Yours by The Saints

Host: Riley Haas

An all 1980s episode featuring the debuts of REM and the Violent Femmes, the Replacements in transitioin, Minor Threat's sole "LP," and the debuts of Tracy Chapman, Sabbat and the Sugarcubes:

35th Anniversary of Murmur by REM

35th Anniversary of Violent Femmes

35th Anniversary of Hootenanny by The Replacements

35th Anniversary of Out of Step by Minor Threat

30th Anniversary of Tracy Chapman

30th Anniversary of History of a Time to Come by Sabbat

30th Anniversary of Life's Too Good by the Sugarcubes

Host: Riley Haas

An epic episode featuring Simon and Garfunkel's most adventurous album to date, The Zombies' masterpiece, Sly and the Family Stone's first hit, the second Ziggy Stardust album, Bor Marley's decent lyrics, Al Green doing Al Green, Seals and Crofts doing whatever it is they do, Steeleye Span making progressive folk rock, Jethro Tull making progressive rock folk, the inexplicable success of Grease and Television take 2.

50th Anniversary of Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

50th Anniversary of Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies

50th Anniversary of Dance to the Music by Sly and the Family Stone

45th Anniversary of Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

45th Anniversary of Catch a Fire by Bob Marley

45th Anniversary of Call Me by Al Green

45th Anniversary of Diamond Girl by Seals and Crofts

45th Anniversary of Parcel of Rogues by Steeleye Span

40th Anniversary of Heavy Horses by Jethro Tull

40th Anniversary of Grease

40th Anniversary of Adventure by Television

 Host: Riley Haas

An all 1990s episode featuring some britpop (but is it really britpop?), Frank Black's debut, Depeche Mode goes rock, Lenny Kravitz explodes and Tortoise gets weirder.

25th Anniversary of Frank Black

25th Anniversary of Songs of Faith and Devotion by Depeche Mode

25th Anniversary of Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz

25th Anniversary of Suede

20th Anniversary of TNT by Tortoise

20th Anniversary of This is Hardcore by Pulp

An all '80s episode where we ponder the value of synth pop with guitars, the birth of dream pop, one of the most influential albums of the 1980s and the biggest question of all "Is Morrissey a racist asshole?"

35th Anniversary of The Hurting by Tears for Fears

30th Anniversary of Viva Hate by Morrissey

30th Anniversary of Surfer Rosa by Pixies

30th Anniversary of Green Thoughts by The Smithereens

30th Anniversary of Today by Galaxie 500

Host: Riley Haas

Guest: Evan Sue-Ping

A major episode with some really big records: the third most successful album ever, Todd Rundgren gets weird(er), King Crimson gets loud, Roxy Music gets a little more restrained, Led Zeppelin does everything, Betty Davis' debut, Patti Smith's third record, Elvis Costello's second record and Nick Lowe's debut, Big Star's sort of last record and the birth of ambient music.

45th Anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

45th Anniversary of A Wizard, a True Star by Todd Rundgren

45th Anniversary of Larks' Tongues in Aspic by King Crimson

45th Anniversary of For your Pleasure by Roxy Music

45th Anniversary of Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin

45th Anniversary of Betty Davis

40th Anniversary of Easter by Patti Smith Group

40th Anniversary of Another Music in a Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

40th Anniversary of This Year's Model by Elvis Costello and the Attractions

40th Anniversary of Third/Sister Lovers

40th Anniversary of Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno

40th Anniversary of Jesus of Cool by Nick Lowe

Host: Riley Haas

The first Hank Williams compilation, one of the most important albums in popular music history and a big and interesting month in 1968, including:

65th Anniversary of Memorial Album by Hank Williams

55th Anniversary of Please Please Me by The Beatles

55th Anniversary of Surfin' USA by The Beach Boys

50th Anniversary of We're Only in It for the Money by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

50th Anniversary of The United States of America

50th Anniversary of Eli and the Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

50th Anniversary of A Long Time Comin' by The Electric Flag

50th Anniversary of The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

50th Anniversary of Safe at home by The International Submarine Band

Host: Riley Haas

A really long one today, with a ton of major releases, including a really big year in 1973:

 

60th Anniversary of Buddy Holly

60th Anniversary of Bo Diddley

50th Anniversary of Child is Father to the Man by Blood, Sweat and Tears

45th Anniversary of Raw Power by The Stooges

45th Anniversary of Amabutho by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

45th Anniversary of Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

45th Anniversary of In the Right Place by Dr. John

45th Anniversary of Tyranny and Mutation by Blue Oyster Cult

45th Anniversary of Lifemask by Roy Harper

45th Anniversary of Solid Air by John Martyn

35th Anniversary of Neu! 2

40th Anniversary of Stained Class by Judas Priest

40th Anniversary of Van Halen

40th Anniversary of Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts

40th Anniversary of The Kick Inside by Kate Bush 

 

Host: Riley Haas