
1991: The Year AOR Ate Itself
A yearlong investigation into some of the albums released by the genre's biggest artists in the year before grunge took over. Which ones still rock? Which ones helped burn it all down? Let's look back.
Podcasting since 2021 • 13 episodes
1991: The Year AOR Ate Itself
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1991: The Bonus Episode
We've discussed one album from 1991 each month here on the podcast and that still leaves a lot of great records on the table. Jeff and Matt circle back for a free form discussion regarding some of their favorites. They welcome a special guest f...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:37:08

U2 - Achtung Baby
We round out our look at the AOR of 1991 with a discussion of U2's blockbuster Achtung, Baby album — a set of songs from one of rock's most popular acts that pointed the way toward what was about to happen at the format. For ...
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Episode 12
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1:25:52

Genesis - We Can't Dance
The 1991 album release calendar closed out with a flurry of new records from major rock acts — and few were more highly anticipated than Genesis' We Can't Dance LP. Join Matt and Jeff as they dig into this era-capping effort ...
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Episode 11
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1:25:16

Rush - Roll the Bones
Why are we here? Because we're here ... to discuss Rush's Roll the Bones. Why does it happen? Because this album happened to be released in 1991, of course! For this episode, Ted Asregadoo, co-host of the Planet LP podcast, joins ...
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Episode 10
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1:30:55

Guns 'N' Roses - Use Your Illusion
You knew this episode was coming — after all, it's nearly impossible to talk about AOR in 1991 without discussing the year's most highly anticipated two-album set. In fact, there's so much to get into here that Matt and Jeff don't even have a s...
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Episode 9
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