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1989 - July: The B-52's “Cosmic Thing”

Because all of us presenters live in Georgia it is hard for us to believe that Cosmic Thing, the...

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1969 - October: Johnny Cash “Original Golden Hits, Volume I and II”

Johnny Cash was a prolific hitmaker in the mid 50's to early 60's.  In the late 60's  he released...

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1979 - June: Journey “Evolution”

We've already covered a couple of Journey albums.  Episode 250 profiled "Infinity," the...

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1982 - February: Duran Duran "Rio"

Did MTV make Duran Duran, or did Duran Duran make MTV?  Perhaps a little of both.  What is beyond...

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1979 - February: “Saturday Night Fever” Soundtrack

OK, it isn't rock music, but the Soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" was a tremendously...

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1970 - October: Three Dog Night “Naturally”

By the end of 1970 Three Dog Night was in the middle of their most prolific and successful period...

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1975 - October: E.L.O. “Face the Music”

The Electric Light Orchestra, also known as E.L.O., was formed in Birmingham in 1970 by...

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1985 - August: R.E.M. “Fables of the Reconstruction”

The year 1985 would find the band R.E.M. in transition between college band success and the...

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1985 - April: Toto “Toto IV”

Yes, you are right - Toto IV was released in March of 1982, not April of 1985.  However, the rock...

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1993 - April: Porno for Pyros “Porno for Pyros”

If you thought these songs were from Jane's Addiction, it is an understandable mistake.  Porno...

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1967 - September: The Four Tops "Reach Out"

One of the groups that defined the Motown sound was the Detroit Quartet known as The Four Tops....

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1970 - July: Crabby Appleton “Crabby Appleton”

We may have an obscure album for your listening pleasure today.  Crabby Appleton was a...

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1993 - December: Ian Moore “Ian Moore”

Ian Moore may have been born in Berkeley, California, but the sound from his eponymously named...

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1983 - July: The Police "Synchronicity"

Synchronicity would be the most commercially successful, fifth, and final studio album from the...

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1974 - November: Linda Ronstadt "Heart Like a Wheel"

Linda Ronstadt's fifth solo studio album would be her breakout one.  Heart Like a Wheel is a...

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1983 - September: Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”

One of the iconic British new wave bands from the MTV era was the pop duo of Annie Lennox and...

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Christmas Songs that Rock part VI

What the Riff!?! delves once again into the great (and not so great) Christmas songs to add a...

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1965 - April: The T.A.M.I. Show

A concert was held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on October 28th and 29th, 1964 which...

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1985 - July: Phil Collins “No Jacket Required”

Phil Collins wrapped up his commitments as front man and percussionist for Genesis and...

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1990 - April: The Black Crowes "Shake Your Money Maker"

The Black Crowes got their start as “Mr. Crowe's Garden” when Chris and Rich Robinson formed the...

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