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1991: The Year AOR Ate Itself

A yearlong investigation into some of the albums released by the genre's biggest artists in the year before grunge took over. Which ones still rock? Which ones helped burn it all down? Let's look back... Read more

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1991: The Bonus Episode

1991: The Bonus Episode

We've discussed one album from 1991 each month here on the podcast and that still leaves a lot of great records on the t... Read more

16 Dec 2021

1hr 37mins

Ranked #2

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U2 - Achtung Baby

U2 - Achtung Baby

We round out our look at the AOR of 1991 with a discussion of U2's blockbuster Achtung, Baby album — a set of songs from... Read more

3 Dec 2021

1hr 25mins

Ranked #3

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Genesis - We Can't Dance

Genesis - We Can't Dance

The 1991 album release calendar closed out with a flurry of new records from major rock acts — and few were more highly ... Read more

4 Nov 2021

1hr 25mins

Ranked #4

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Rush - Roll the Bones

Rush - Roll the Bones

Why are we here? Because we're here ... to discuss Rush's Roll the Bones. Why does it happen? Because this album happene... Read more

6 Oct 2021

1hr 30mins

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Guns 'N' Roses - Use Your Illusion

Guns 'N' Roses - Use Your Illusion

You knew this episode was coming — after all, it's nearly impossible to talk about AOR in 1991 without discussing the ye... Read more

17 Sep 2021

1hr 4mins

Ranked #6

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Bad English - Backlash

Bad English - Backlash

What do you get when you put the broken pieces of Journey and the Babys together and use them to make a brand new superg... Read more

20 Aug 2021

1hr 6mins

Ranked #7

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Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Ultimate Classic Rock head honcho Matthew Wilkening sits in with Jeff and Matt for this fond look back at one of the big... Read more

16 Jul 2021

56mins

Ranked #8

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Foreigner - Unusual Heat

Foreigner - Unusual Heat

Foreigner sold records by the fistful during the '70s and '80s, racking up a string of AOR and Top 40 singles with singe... Read more

5 Jul 2021

1hr 17mins

Ranked #9

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Cher - Love Hurts

Cher - Love Hurts

Cher's Love Hurts album continued in the same vein she'd explored to multiplatinum success in the late '80s, but this ti... Read more

3 Jun 2021

1hr 7mins

Ranked #10

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Yes - Union

Yes - Union

There have been numerous Yes lineups over the years, to put it mildly — but only one Yes album has attempted to squish t... Read more

5 May 2021

1hr 4mins

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