Classic Rocktails

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Classic Rocktails serves up classic albums, sharp debate, and one perfect cocktail pairing each week. Doc and Mac revisit the records you love, argue whether they still hold up, and mix rock history, barroom humor, and strong opinions into a podcast that goes down easy.

  1. 4d ago

    Audioslave - "Audioslave" - What happens when Soundgarden and Rage have a baby—and that baby refuses to use its indoor voice?

    Audioslave’s debut answered the question nobody asked: What happens when Soundgarden and Rage have a baby—and that baby refuses to use its indoor voice? This week on Classic Rocktails, we go deep on this fascinating metal debut. #metal #classicrock

  2. Jul 20

    INXS- "Kick"- 🎸 Is INXS' Kick the greatest pop-rock album of the 1980s?

    INXS' Kick had the hooks, the swagger, the videos, and Michael Hutchence at full supernova.   This week, we ask: is this the slickest rock album of 1987?   #80sMusic #RockPodcast #AlbumReview #ClassicRock

  3. Jul 18

    Emergency Episode: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey-- brilliant or boring?

    ⚔️ Emergency Episode: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey This week, Doc and Mac break from their usual classic rock format for a special emergency episode to tackle one of the year's biggest movie events: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. We discuss whether the legendary director's ambitious adaptation of Homer's epic lives up to the hype, the standout performances from its all-star cast, the breathtaking IMAX visuals, and why a film can be brilliantly crafted... yet still leave you checking your watch. Grab your favorite Greek-inspired cocktail and join us for an entertaining, spoiler-filled voyage through one of cinema's most talked-about releases. #TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #MovieReview  #NewMovies

  4. Jul 13

    The Cars - "Candy-O" - Did The Cars avoid the sophomore slump better than anyone?

    Did The Cars avoid the sophomore slump better than anyone? This week on Classic Rocktails, we take Candy-O for a spin — the sleek, strange, hook-packed follow-up that proved The Cars weren’t just new-wave hitmakers. From “Let’s Go” to “It’s All I Can Do” to “Dangerous Type,” The Cars doubled-down on chrome-plated cool, icy attitude, and massive pop instincts. Was Candy-O a step down from the debut, or the moment The Cars became even more interesting? #TheCars #CandyO #ClassicRocktails #ClassicRock #NewWave #RockPodcast #MusicPodcast #RicOcasek #BenjaminOrr #ElliotEaston #1979Music #AlbumReview

  5. Jul 6

    Lou Gramm - "Ready or Not" - is the peak Foreigner Mystery Album?

    Was Lou Gramm’s "Ready or Not" the Great Lost Foreigner Album?   Come on back to 1987! This week the boys dig-into this forgotten album. Should Gramm have gone solo-- or should this have been 1/2 of an amazing Foreigner album?   LINK in comments #classicrock #80s

  6. Jul 2

    John Cougar- "American Fool"- *CLEAN*- Was John Cougar Cooler Before He Got So Serious?

    Before he became John Mellencamp, he was John Cougar — and American Fool was the album that made him unavoidable. Powered by “Hurts So Good” and “Jack & Diane,” this 1982 breakout sold the image of blue jeans, bar fights, teenage dreams, and Midwestern attitude to an entire MTV generation. But does American Fool still hit like a jukebox classic, or is it more two great singles wrapped around a thinner record? This week on Classic Rocktails, Doc and Mac dig into Cougar’s identity crisis, the album’s monster commercial success, the heartland-rock mythology, and whether “suckin’ on chili dogs” is somehow the most immortal lyric of the ’80s.

  7. Jun 27

    Jimmy Buffett - "Create a Parrothead in 59 Minutes" - *CLEAN* - From cynic to Parrothead: one hour, one legend, one cold drink.

    From cynic to Parrothead: one hour, one legend, one cold drink. Can one episode turn a skeptic into a full-blown Parrothead? This week on Classic Rocktails, Doc takes Mac on a sun-soaked, tequila-laced, flip-flop-friendly journey through the world of Jimmy Buffett — the songs, the stories, the island mythology, and the surprisingly deep songwriting behind the beach-bar legend. Is Buffett just background music for frozen drinks and bad decisions, or is there a real artist hiding behind the Hawaiian shirt? Grab something cold, put your toes in the imaginary sand, and find out whether Classic Rocktails can create a Parrothead in 59 minutes.

  8. Jun 22

    REO Speedwagon- "Hi-Infidelity" - *CLEAN* - Cheating. Rumors. Resentment. Power ballads. Giant guitars. Hi Infidelity has it all!

    Hi-Infidelity, where lead singer Kevin Cronin's romantic failure got plugged into a Marshall stack! This album includes the creative collision between Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath that made REO Speedwagon famous and helped destroy its classic chemistry. But after all these years, does the album still hold up? *CLEAN* episode, because family vacations and Mac’s endless parade of F-bombs don’t always mix.

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Classic Rocktails serves up classic albums, sharp debate, and one perfect cocktail pairing each week. Doc and Mac revisit the records you love, argue whether they still hold up, and mix rock history, barroom humor, and strong opinions into a podcast that goes down easy.

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  • Creator
    classicrocktails
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
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