The Perfect Album Side Podcast

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Send us Fan Mail We argue our way through Rock and Roll Hall of Fame picks, then zoom back to 1989 and draft a six-song “perfect album side” using strict categories and release-date rules. The final tracklist surprises us by leaning hard into pop, dance, MTV videos, and one-hit wonders rather than rock. • rapid-fire yes or no takes on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and next-year nominees • quick 1989 scene setting through news, movies, TV, and everyday prices • the ca...

Send us Fan Mail Some music stories refuse to die, not because they’re true, but because they’re irresistible. We go myth-hunting through rock and pop’s greatest legends: Paul Is Dead, Elvis is alive, “Eric Clapton is God,” Ozzy’s onstage infamy, and the backward-masking panic that turned Stairway to Heaven into a courtroom rumor mill. Along the way, we talk about why a single detail like a missing shoe or a misspelled name can become “evidence,” and how the internet helps conspiracies spread...

Send us Fan Mail For Episode 95, we finally take on the King of Pop: Michael Jackson. Sounds easy, right? Just grab six monster hits and call it a day? Not so fast, moonwalker. This is The Perfect Album Side, which means rules, categories, painful omissions, questionable research, and at least one moment where Steve has to look directly into the man in the mirror and admit he screwed up. We build the perfect Michael Jackson side across album openers, iconic videos, duets, number-one hits, wil...

Send us Fan Mail # Grunge ## Episode Info - **Episode**: S03E94 - **Title**: Grunge - **Original Air Date**: March 2026 - **Duration**: 1 hour, 26 minutes ## Episode Summary Steve and Windham throw on their imaginary flannel and build a Perfect Album Side for grunge, focusing on the songs, videos, soundtrack moments, and closers that defined the genre’s brief but massive takeover. Along the way they talk about how grunge steamrolled hair metal, salute David Hudson and *State of Amorica*, an...