Van Halen- Women and Children First- Eddie & Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth

It always seemed that the Van Halen 1980 third album, "Women and Children First" , suffered from "middle child syndrome". David Lee Roth, bass player/ harmony singer Michael Anthony, drummer Alex Van Halen, and fretmeister Eddie Van Halen remind us of a time four decades ago when Van Halen was establishing itself as America's premiere hard rock band with songs "And the Cradle Will Rock" and "Everybody Wants Some!".

Lynyrd Skynyrd- Nuthin’ Fancy- Gary Rossington

"Nuthin' Fancy" indicated a creative well running low for Lynyrd Skynyrd which would only worsen soon on "Gimme Back My Bullets".  No doubt the non-stop pace of nearly constant touring partly was to blame, but there was something darker and even more sinister which no one outside the band knew, nor anyone in it would admit. This tour had casualties...United once again in Eternity, Gary Rossington, Leon Wilkeson, & Ed King played it like they felt it here In the Studio.
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Billy Joel- Glass Houses

Billy Joel "Glass Houses"  has sold over ten million copies, stayed at #1 for six consecutive weeks, was the 4th-best seller for the entire year 1980, and won Billy Joel a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Billy Joel joins me In the Studio.

Steely Dan- Katy Lied- Donald Fagen, the late Walter Becker

Steely Dan's 1975 fourth album, "Katy Lied", is a perfect example of a "sleeper", but it's not simply the passage of time that obscures its many-faceted brilliance. Here are Donald Fagen & the late Walter Becker interviewed.

Billy Joel- You May Be Right-w/Elton John 7-94

Billy Joel performs "You May Be Right" with Elton John July 1994 at The Meadowlands
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David Bowie- Young Americans

By 1975 David Bowie had abandoned the Glam Rock he had virtually invented in the guise of the ego-tripping tragicomic Fallen Rock Star, Ziggy Stardust. Bowie's mid-decade "Young Americans" album with the #1 hit "Fame" pointed directly toward Disco's dominance a mere two years later...

Tenth Planet- Doobies pt 3

Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons, Tom Johnston for 1978-1989. [jwplayer config="Audio Player" file="https://its-archive.s3.amazonaws.com/doobies-pt3.mp3" image="https://www.inthestudio.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/slider-doobie-bros.jpg" …

Eric Johnson- Ah Via Musicom

But in the transition years between the waning of pop-metal hair bands and the waxing of a wave of grunge groups, Eric Johnson's "Ah Via Musicom"   sounded refreshingly unlike anything else on the radio in February 1990...Eric Johnson joins me here In the Studio.
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Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band- Against the Wind

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band "Against the Wind" was one of their seven Top 10 multi-platinum albums in a row.
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Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti pt 2- Robert Plant, Jimmy Page

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page discusses the grandeur of "Kashmir", the progressive rock of "In the Light", the furious electric funk of "The Wanton Song", and the shimmering delicacy of "Ten Years Gone".