Learn more about the album: The story behind the album cover: Cream’s Disraeli Gears ‘Disraeli Gears’: How Cream Shifted Into Psych-Blues Legends Rolling Stone Review: ‘Disraeli Gears’ Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Stone Temple Pilots ‘Core’
Formed in San Diego in 1989, Scott Weiland, the DeLeo brothers and Eric Kretz set out to make an album reviving the album-oriented era where you just don’t listen to a song but to the whole album. That’s exactly what you get with Core, their best-selling album certified 8x Platinum in 2001. Not bad for a…
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Queen ‘A Night at the Opera’
Learn more about the album: Queen Faced Split If ‘A Night at the Opera’ Flopped Every song on Queen’s A Night At The Opera, ranked from worst to best A Night At The Opera: Why It’s Queen’s Greatest Album Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Doors ‘L.A. Woman’
Learn more about the album: Doors’ ‘L.A. Woman’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know How Jim Morrison’s final sessions with the Doors produced an L.A. classic out of chaos Revisiting the Doors’ Last Album With Jim Morrison, ‘L.A. Woman’ Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Pearl Jam ‘Ten’
After Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood died of a heroin overdose, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament started to put together a new band. Hearing a demo from San Diego singer Eddie Vedder, the band soon formed Pearl Jam. A lot of the instrumental tracks on Ten were written and Vedder added lyrics that dealt with…
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Kiss ‘Destroyer’
Learn more about the album: 20 things only Kiss fanatics know about Destroyer The Oral History of Kiss’ Destroyer: ‘It’s a Miracle We’re Alive’ How Kiss Refused to Play It Safe With Destroyer Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: David Bowie ‘Let’s Dance’
Learn more about the album: David Bowie Said ‘Let’s Dance’ ‘Drove Him Mad’ Because It Put Him in a Box Let’s Dance: How David Bowie Came Out Fighting For The Pop Crown Why David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ Video Angered Stevie Ray Vaughan Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Metallica ‘Master of Puppets’
Learn more about the album: Metallica Talk 30 Years of ‘Master of Puppets’: ‘We Were Just Kids’ 10 Reasons Why Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ Is So Damn Good Master Of Puppets: how Metallica made the greatest metal album of all time Essential video: Listen to the album:
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Boston ‘Boston’
There are very few albums where every song on it has become a recognizable hit, especially a debut album! This is true for Boston’s first LP behind the genius of Tom Scholz, an MIT graduate with a Master’s degree from that esteemed university. When first signed to a record label (Epic) they wanted him to…
99.1 PLR Perfect Album: Alice in Chains ‘Dirt’
The fourth band on the Mount Rushmore of grunge was more of a metal band than the other groups from their hometown. Their breakthrough album covered dark topics ranging from heroin addiction to the death of their friend to the Vietnam war. This wasn’t your typical four million copy selling record. The album featured five…