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99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Def Leppard ‘Hysteria’
The idea was to make a hard rock version of Thriller. It took three years, three producers and a number of tragic car accidents for it to finally happen, but it did. The album produced seven hit songs and went on to become one of the biggest sellers, not only of Def Leppard’s career, but…
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Jimi Hendrix ‘Are You Experienced’
Learn more about the album: Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Are You Experienced’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Are You Experienced’ Revolutionized Rock Guitar The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Debut Album ‘Are You Experienced’ Turns 55 Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”
The Chili Peppers kept changing lineups throughout most of the ’80s. They finally had the perfect band when they recorded the biggest record of their career. Instead of going with George Clinton, they brought in Rick Rubin who would tighten up their sound. He specifically focused on Flea and having him dial back his slap…
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Bon Jovi ‘Slippery When Wet’
Learn more about the album: The story behind Bon Jovi’s ‘Slippery When Wet’ album cover ‘Slippery When Wet’: The Album That Changed Bon Jovi’s Lives How Bon Jovi Changed the World With ‘Slippery When Wet’ Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Grateful Dead ‘American Beauty’
Learn more about the album: Grateful Dead’s ‘American Beauty’ Stays True to Group’s Message With Themes of Peace, Hope The Story of the Grateful Dead ‘American Beauty’ ‘American Beauty’: An Uplifting Experience Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: John Mellencamp ‘Scarecrow’
Learn more about the album: Behind the Song: John Mellencamp, “Rain On The Scarecrow” John Mellencamp’s ‘Scarecrow’ Turns 35 | Anniversary Retrospective “Blood on the Scarecrow”: John Mellencamp, the Death of the Family Farmer, and the “Free Market” Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Styx ‘The Grand Illusion’
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99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Smashing Pumpkins ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’
Billy Corgan said that he wanted to create an album that would be the ’90s version of “The Wall”. He decided to use different producers than the Pumpkins had previously worked with to create a very different sound than 1993’s Siamese Dream. The album ventured from hard rock to synth-based to even a full orchestra.…
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: AC/DC ‘Back in Black’
Bon Scott died in early 1980, right after the band had their big commercial breakthrough with 1979’s Highway to Hell. Instead of packing it in, the band quickly hired Brian Johnson and started writing. The band didn’t stray from what made them famous with most of the songs either about sex, rock and roll or…