We tackle some synth pop, jangle pop, pop metal, pop Waits, pop funk and pop soul, and pop rock. It's a poppy episode.

35th Anniversary of Upstairs at Eric's by Yazoo

35th Anniversary of Chronic Town by REM

30th anniversary of Hysteria by Def Leppard

30th Anniversary of Frank's Wild Years by Tom Waits

30th Anniversary of Bad by Michael Jackson

30th Anniversary of Darklands by The Jesus and Mary Chain

30th Anniversary of Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil

Host: Riley Haas

We've got pyschedelia! We've got soul! (Times two!) We've got weird organ drone music! With a special appearance by Iggy pop.

50th Anniversary of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Brief remarks about:

50th Anniversary of Lumpy Gravy by Frank Zappa

50th Anniversary of Branded Man by Merle Haggard

50th Anniversary of Make It Happen by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

50th Anniversary of United by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

50th Anniversary of Goodbye and Hello by Tim Buckley

50th Anniversary of Vanilla Fudge

45th Anniversary of Back Stabbers by The O'Jays with brief remarks about the 45th Anniversary of I I Miss You by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes

45th Anniversary of Irrlicht by Klaus Schulze

40th Anniversary of Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

40th Anniversary of Lust for Life by Iggy Pop

Host: Riley Haas

Is Scum the first ever Grindcore album? Do you care? Is Appetite for Destruction the best hard rock album of the 1980s? What does Danzig sound like, anyway? Can Riley pronounce the name of this Ministry record? Did Sonic Youth sell out? Does Morrissey still suck?

And more.

30th Anniversary of Scum by Napalm Death

30th Anniversary of Appetite for Destruction by Guns n Roses

25th Anniversary of Danzig III

25th Anniversary of Psalm 69 by Ministry

25th Anniversary of Dirty by Sonic Youth

25th Anniversary of Your Arsenal by Morrissey

20th Anniversary of Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk by Emperor

20th Anniversary of Strangers Almanac by Whiskeytown

20th Anniversary of Fabulosos Calavera by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

20th Anniversary of The Fat of the Land by The Prodigy

20th Anniversary of Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan

Host: Riley Haas

Guest: Jennifer Olijnyk

An epic podcast spanning 25 years from Elvis to Elvis Costello, from The Incredible String Band to Judas Priest.

60th Anniversary of Loving You by Elvis Presley

50th Anniversary of The 500 Spirits of the Layers of the Onion by The Incredible String Band

45th Anniversary of American Gothic by David Ackles

45th Anniversary of Trilogy by Emerson, Lake and Palmer

45th Anniversary of All Directions by The Temptations

45th Anniversary of Saint Dominic's Preview by Van Morrison

45th Anniversary of Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

40th Anniversary of My Aim is True by Elvis Costello

40th Anniversary of Radios Appear by Radio Birdman

35th Anniversary of Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello and the Attractions

35th Anniversary of Screaming for Vengeance by Judas Priest

Host: Riley Haas

Is The Carnival as good as you remember it? Why you should listen to Ween. Don't forget about Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space just because it came out right after OK Computer. Listen to Kyuss! And, is Angel Dust a masterpiece or unlistenable?

20th Anniversary of Wyclef Jean Presents the Carnival

20th Anniversary of The Mollusk by Ween

20th Anniversary of Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized

25th Anniversary of Blues for the Red Sun by Kyuss

25th Anniversary of Angel Dust by Faith No More

Host: Riley Haas

Guest: Warren Haas, Evan Sue-Ping, Matt Forsythe

Is OK Computer the best album of the 1990s? We dedicate an entire episode to the seminal album.

 

Host: Riley Haas

Guests: Evan Sue-Ping, Matt Forsythe

11 albums including some prog, some reggae, KISS, Roxy goes synth pop, some NWOBHM, some progressive new wave, ABC, Joe Jackson, Whitney Houston's huge second album, some Replacements and Sonic Youth

40th Anniversary of I Robot by The Alan Parsons Project

40th Anniversary of Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

40th Anniversary of Love Gun by Kiss

35th Anniversary of Avalon by Roxy Music

35th Anniversary of Wiped Out by Raven

35th Anniversary of Beat by King Crimson

35th Anniversary of The Lexicon of Love by ABC

35th Anniversary of Night and Day by Joe Jackson

30th Anniversary of Whitney by Whitney Houston

30th Anniversary of Pleased to Meet Me by The Replacements

30th Anniversary of Sister by Sonic Youth

Host: Riley Haas

This episode we talk about perhaps The Greatest Album of All Time (i.e. Sgt Pepper) as well as James Brown? (James Brown), the debuts of Roxy Music and Big Star and David Bowie's most iconic album and character.

50th Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

45th Anniversary of There it is by James Brown

45th Anniversary of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie

45th Anniversary of Roxy Music

45th Anniversary of #1 Record by Big Star

Host: Riley Haas

Guest: Evan Sue-Ping

Is Pornography the most depressing album of the 80s? Is Junkyard the most vile album of the 80s? Is Duran Duran good? How good is The Clash's most successful record? Did Death invent Death Metal? Do you like Guided by Voices, becuase I don't. Also: Melodic Black Metal and a long conversation about Foo Fighters

35th Anniversary of Pornography by The Cure

35th Anniversary of Junkyard by The Birthday Party

35th Anniversary of Rio by Duran Duran

35th Anniversary of Combat Rock by The Clash

30th Anniversary of Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by The Cure

30th Anniversary of Scream Bloody Gore by Death

20th Anniversary of Mag Earwhig! by Guided by Voices

20th Anniversary of Enthrone Darkness Triumphant by Dimmu Borgir

20th Anniversary of The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters

Host: Riley Haas

Guests: Matt Forsythe, Warren Haas

Is After School Session the Greatest Rock and Roll Album or is it Exile On Main Street? Which is the greatest psychedelic album of these 3: Electric Music for the Mind and Boby, Are You Experienced? or Absolutely Free? How awesome is Demons and Wizards?

And more:

60th Anniversary of After School Special by Chuck Berry

50th Anniversary of Electric Music for the Mind and Body by Country Joe and the Fish

50th Anniversary of Are You Experienced? by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

50th Anniversary of Absolutely Free by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

45th Anniversary of Exile on Main St by the Rolling Stones

45th Anniversary of Demons and Wizards by Uriah Heap

45th Anniversary of Sailin Shoes by Little Feat

45th Anniversary of Still Bill by Bill Withers

40th Anniversary of In the City by The Jam