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Classic Rocktails

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A listening party for friends where we play a great album that we loved back in the day, but may have forgotten about.Does that album hold-up?What is the *one* perfect cocktail to pair with that album?We hope that our listening party generates smart, funny conversation...So drop-in to the Classic Rocktails party!

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All Episodes

63:20

Michael Jackson- "Thriller" - The Greatest Album...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/04/12

OUR SEASON 4 PREMIERE!This week on Classic Rocktails, we dive into Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, and ask the question: is Michael Jackson’s Thriller still the greatest pop album ever made? #Thriller #80sMusic #PopMusic #MusicDebate

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58:38

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - "Weathervanes" - is...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/04/06

Our Season 3 finale! This might be the greatest album nobody is talking about. No hype. No machine. Just elite songwriting. Weathervanes deserved way more noise. Are we missing it? #JasonIsbell #NowPlaying #MusicDebate

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53:41

Metallica - "Metallica" - masterpiece or kind of a...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/03/30

Is Metallica (The Black Album) the greatest metal album ever—or the moment Metallica sold out?Doc and Mac break down the riffs, the risks, and the massive mainstream leap that turned a thrash band into global icons. From “Enter Sandman” to “Nothing Else Matters,” every track is on trial in this bar-room debate. Pair it with a bold classic cocktail and decide for yourself: masterpiece or betrayal? This is the album that changed metal forever—whether fans liked it or not. #Metallica #BlackAlbum

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63:51

Duran Duran "Rio"-- is this the most fun album of the...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/03/23

They were living the high life... “Rio” video filmed on a real yacht in Antigua. Champagne, models, Caribbean locations. Cemented their “luxury fantasy” brand The band has said they were often exhausted and broke early on—image exceeded reality. But in the midst of it, did they create the most fun album of the 80s? #DuranDuran #RioAlbum #MusicDebate #DoesItHoldUp #80sMusic #ClassicRocktails

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57:46

Fleetwood Mac- "Tango In the Night" - a band on the...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/03/16

30 million albums sold.A band on the verge of collapse. And somehow they made this shimmering masterpiece. Tango in the Night (1987) Masterpiece… or overproduced 80s excess? #FleetwoodMac

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53:50

Queen- "Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack"- why did this...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/03/09

“Bohemian Rhapsody” made $900 million worldwide.A movie about a 1970s rock band. With no superheroes. Let that sink in. Why did this film hit such a nerve with audiences? #ClassicRocktails

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58:50

Def Leppard - "Pyromania" - Did Pyromania perfect 80s...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/03/02

Grab the cocktail, listen to the mini-playlist (Tasting Flight) and then join the Classic Rocktails Pyromania Party!When rock became precision-built. Produced by Robert John 'Mutt' Lange — the mad scientist of layered rock. Guitars and vocals were stacked obsessively (sometimes dozens of takes). Pioneered the “polished but heavy” sound later used by Bon Jovi, Poison, etc. More studio craft than raw band performance — controversial at the time.

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65:49

Styx - "Paradise Theater and Grand Illusion" Too...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/02/23

This week on Classic Rocktails, Doc and Mac go double-feature after accidentally prepping two different Styx albums—The Grand Illusion and Paradise Theater. They debate Dennis DeYoung vs. Tommy Shaw, arena rock vs. theater, and which album truly defines Styx at their peak—plus cocktails inspired by both records. Two albums. One band. One spirited showdown.

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56:34

Arctic Monkeys- "AM" - in 2013 they were the future....

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/02/16

Arctic Monkeys — in 2013 they were the future. Did it arrive? AM was carried by “Do I Wanna Know?”-- was it the last great rock crossover? #ArcticMonkeys #AM #IndieRock

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60:16

Loverboy - "Get Lucky" - the off-the-rails special...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/02/09

“Get Lucky” from 1981 is about wanting everything—success, sex, attention—and not feeling even slightly bad about it.Listen, like, rate, subscribe, smile, square-dance, do all the things!

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62:04

LIVE- "Throwing Copper"- is Throwing Copper a "90s...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/02/02

Join the Bourbon Brothers this week as they discuss Throwing Copper. This album is one of the most nakedly confessional rock albums of the ’90s — jealousy, longing, anger, worship. But does it hold up?

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58:23

Imagine Dragons- "Night Visions"- does ChatGPT still...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/01/25

We debate Night Visions. Is Imagine Dragons unfairly criticized because they’re successful—or fairly criticized because their sound feels engineered rather than dangerous? What is Dragon Mount Rushmore? Does this hold up?

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0:29

COMMERCIAL- "Classic Rocktails"

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/01/23

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59:50

Tom Petty & HB - "Into the Great Wide Open"- Is this...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/01/19

Is this secretly a concept album about fame and disillusionment? Eddie’s rise, success, moral compromise, and emotional fallout — intentional narrative or accidental cohesion? @macrocktails @tompetty @MikeCampbellHQ #classicrock

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55:14

Billy Squier- "Don't Say No"- is this the greatest...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/01/13

Billy Squier's iconic debut album "Don't Say No," featuring The Stroke, My Kind of Lover, In the Dark...Is this Cock Rock-- or actually vulnerable? Despite the confidence, loneliness and paranoia creep in—fame isolates as much as it empowers. Is this album secretly about isolation disguised as swagger? #classicrock

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50:02

Eric Clapton, "Journeyman"- do you like your Clapton...

Classic Rocktails ·

2026/01/06

Clapton's comeback album, Journeyman. A polished gem-- or does the gloss make it sound trapped in the 80's?#classicrock

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56:51

Prince- "Purple Rain"- the most dominant...

Classic Rocktails ·

2025/12/29

Is this the most dominant single-artist power move in rock history?In 1984, Prince didn’t just release an album. He hijacked pop, rock, R&B, MTV, and Hollywood—all at once. Purple Rain isn’t just great—it changed the rules. But does it hold up 40+ years later? Let's grab the perfect cocktail and discuss. #classicrock

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40:37

38 Special- "Tour de Force"

Classic Rocktails ·

2025/12/23

Tour de Force is pure early-80s muscle rock:“If I’d Been the One” alone makes Tour de Force worth revisiting. Big hooks. Bigger choruses. Zero apologies. Still hits harder than you remember. #classicrock

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64:55

The 2025 Holiday Episode

Classic Rocktails ·

2025/12/16

NEW EPISODE!Cocktails flow, a holiday gift exchange gets competitive, and rock legends land on the Naughty or Nice list. Laughs, hot takes, and holiday chaos—Classic Rocktails style.

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54:27

The Beatles- "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"

Classic Rocktails ·

2025/12/09

NEW EPISODE!🎶 Sgt. Pepper’s wasn’t an album. It was a moment. Suddenly albums weren’t songs — they were worlds. Costumes, characters, studio wizardry, and zero rules. Neon feels appropriate. #classicrock #Beatles

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