7 episodes

1994 was the greatest year for music releases ever. Maybe. The sheer volume of iconic albums turning 30 years old this year deserves a deep dive into what made them so special. Power 97’s Ed Garcia will explore 30 of the most important records celebrating the milestone anniversary with the help of a few friends.

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1994 was the greatest year for music releases ever. Maybe. The sheer volume of iconic albums turning 30 years old this year deserves a deep dive into what made them so special. Power 97’s Ed Garcia will explore 30 of the most important records celebrating the milestone anniversary with the help of a few friends.

    Smash by The Offspring

    Smash by The Offspring

    The Offspring hit the world stage with their breakthrough album that became the best selling independently released album ever.



    Ed chats with his co-host on Power 97 Nicole Welsh about Smash.

    • 16 min
    Naveed by Our Lady Peace

    Naveed by Our Lady Peace

    One of Canada's biggest rock bands came out of the gates swinging with their iconic debut album.



    Ed chats with Evan Chandler of Norther Royals about Our Lady Peace's Naveed.

    • 15 min
    Superunknown by Soundgarden

    Superunknown by Soundgarden

    In 1994, Soundgarden released a juggernaut of an album whose shadow still looms large over rock radio.



    Ed chats with Graeme Tait of 106.9 the Wolf in Nanaimo about one of the quintessential grunge albums.

    • 24 min
    The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

    The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

    The album that took Nine Inch Nails from playing theatres to arenas. Commercially it's their most successful album and the making of it might be their most controversial.



    Ed Chats with Jay Richardson of Power 97 about Trent Reznor's
    semi-autobiographical concept album The Downward Spiral.

    • 32 min
    Mellow Gold by Beck

    Mellow Gold by Beck

    Beck entered our lives with the unexpected success of "Loser" which eventually lead to his major label debut Mellow Gold.



    Ed chats with Power 97 and Country 99's promotions manager Colin Lougheed about his connection to the album.

    • 9 min
    Dookie by Green Day

    Dookie by Green Day

    It’s a little weird that we’re doing probably the biggest album of 1994 in episode two, but we can’t control when things dropped 30 years ago. 

    Ed chats with Casey-Jo Loos of 102.1 the Edge in Toronto about the album that brought punk rock back into the mainstream and was a staple for kids coming of age in the 90s.

    • 17 min

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