Classic Rocktails

Pearl Jam- "10" - Is Pearl Jam's debut also their masterpiece?

Is Pearl Jam's debut also their masterpiece?
Does this album hold-up?
If there were *one* and only one perfect cocktail match for 10,what would it be?
Why are there Pee Wee Herman references in a podcast about a grunge album?!?
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Alice Cooper- "Love It to Death"- forget what you think you know about Alice Cooper

Forget what you think you know about Alice Cooper. This is a great rock album.
 • What is the ONE perfect drink to pair with this album? • Does the album hold-up? • Why don't more people talk about this album?
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Beatles-- "Dueling Beatles!"-- "Let it Be" and "Abbey Road"

A special "dueling Beatles" episode!  The Beatles "Let It Be" and "Abbey Road" this week on Classic Rocktails.  So much to discuss on these complex albums, including: • What is the ONE perfect drink to pair with this album? • Do they hold-up? • If an album has mostly great songs, that's a great album right?  Does it matter if there are also some bizarre, bad songs? • ...and so much more.Please subscribe to have episodes automatically delivered to you.
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Rolling Stones- "Voodoo Lounge" - Is this the best Stones late-career album?

Is this the best Stones late-career album? • What is the ONE perfect drink to pair with this album? • Does it hold-up? • If an album has 8 great songs, that's a great album right?  Does it matter if there are 15 songs? • ...and so much more.
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Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours" - Imagine going to work every day with your ex.

Imagine, you have to go to work every day with the person you just broke-up with.  Rumours, everybody!
Does it hold-up?
Is Mac's drink choice the single worst choice he's made to-date?
Was the making of this album a hostile work environment?
...and so much more.
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Train- "Save Me, San Franciso" - why do people mock Train?

Why do people mock Train?
Train's classic album "Save Me, San Francisco," featuring hits like "If It's Love", "Hey Soul Sister" and "Marry Me." 
Does this album hold up?
This fun episode discusses the one, perfect cocktail for a listening party, and humorously questions Mac's inability to pronounce "Vegas."
"This is the soccer-parent album."  What?!?
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Def Leppard- "Hysteria" - how the hell did this sell 20M copies?

How in the hell did this sell 20 million copies?!?
Does this album hold up?  
If there were ONE perfect cocktail to accompany this album, what would it be?
This sold 20 MILLION COPIES?!?  WTF?!?
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Cheap Trick- "Lap of Luxury" - sold a ton, includes The Flame-- sell-out or just great rock?

This sold a ton of records, includes The Flame-- sell-out or just great rock? • Is this album as good as we remember?   • If there were ONE perfect cocktail to accompany this album, what would it be? • Why does Mac want to hurt Rockford?
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Taylor Swift- "1989" - is this classic rock?

Is Taylor Swift's 1989 Classic Rock?
 • Does this album hold-up 10+ years later? • If there is ONE perfect cocktail to accompany this album, what would it be? • Why does Mac seem so terrified on this episode?  Is he okay?
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Police- "Synchronicity" - has any iconic album ever started this bad?

Has any iconic album had such a bad Side A? • Does this album hold-up 40+ years later? • If there is ONE perfect cocktail to accompany this album, what would it be? • Has there ever been an album that went from "WTF?" to "Wow!" faster than this?
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