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What the Riff Next Gen

Every episode of “WHAT THE RIFF NEXT GEN” brings a ROCK AND ROLL album that debuted on the U.S. Billboard charts during a random month between 1995 and 2005. Four classic rock fans discuss the artist and 4 tracks from the album as it plays in the background. Then we riff on 3 additional “staff picks” of other artists that were also on the charts during that month and year. You’ll hear Classic Rock bands that were still producing new work, as well as some newer Alternative and Grunge bands that were gaining momentum during this century-splitting time period. We encourage you to find an...

435 1995 - January: Bush “Sixteen Stone”

32 mins; March 30, 2026

434 1995 - July: Natalie Merchant “Tigerlily”

32 mins; March 23, 2026

433 1998 - September: Hole “Celebrity Skin”

31 mins; March 16, 2026

432 2004 - JULY: Anchorman Soundtrack

32 mins; March 09, 2026

431 1997 - March: Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Let’s Face It”

25 mins; March 02, 2026

430 1998 - December: Goo Goo Dolls “Dizzy Up the Girl”

38 mins; February 23, 2026

429 1997 - April: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Coil”

30 mins; February 16, 2026

428 2002 - May: Rush “Vapor Trails”

35 mins; February 09, 2026

427 2002 - January: Creed “Weathered”

36 mins; February 02, 2026

426 1998 - June: Page/Plant “Walking into Clarksdale”

30 mins; January 26, 2026

425 1998 - December: Metallica “Reload”

30 mins; January 19, 2026

1998 - November: David Gray “White Ladder”

31 mins; January 12, 2026

2002 - October: The Foo Fighters “One by One”

31 mins; January 05, 2026

1997 - January: 311 “311”

27 mins; December 29, 2025

2000 - December: Kiss “Kiss Symphony:Alive IV”

38 mins; December 22, 2025

1995 - June: Alanis Morisette “Jagged Little Pill”

39 mins; December 15, 2025

Christmas Songs that Rock VIII

47 mins; December 08, 2025

2001 - December: No Doubt “Rock Steady”

29 mins; December 01, 2025

2002 - September: Porcupine Tree “In Absentia”

39 mins; November 24, 2025

1998 - August: Kid Rock “Devil Without a Cause”

34 mins; November 17, 2025

2002 - December: Audioslave “Audioslave”

36 mins; November 10, 2025

1996 - February: Sublime “Sublime”

37 mins; November 03, 2025

2025 Halloween Episode

29 mins; October 27, 2025

1999 - March: Collective Soul “Dosage”

34 mins; October 20, 2025

2000 - October: Mark Knopfler “Sailing to Philidelphia”

36 mins; October 13, 2025

1996 - January: Gin Blossoms “Congratulations, I‘m Sorry”

34 mins; October 06, 2025

2002 - August: Bowling for Soup “Drunk Enough to Dance”

30 mins; September 29, 2025

1998 - March: Van Halen “Van Halen 3”

41 mins; September 22, 2025

2001 - July: Cake “Comfort Eagle”

28 mins; September 15, 2025

1996 - November: Matchbox 20 “Yourself or Someone Like You”

30 mins; September 08, 2025

2003 - September: Jet "Get Born"

29 mins; September 01, 2025

2000-March: Disturbed “The Sickness”

31 mins; August 25, 2025

1995-November:Oasis “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”

42 mins; August 20, 2025

2004 - September: R.E.M. "Around the Sun"

30 mins; August 11, 2025

2004 - September: R.E.M. “Around the Sun”

30 mins; August 11, 2025

1995 - October: Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"

32 mins; August 04, 2025

1995 - OCT: Smashing Pumpkins ”Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness”

32 mins; August 04, 2025

What the Riff?!? Close-Out Episode for 1965-1995

45 mins; July 28, 2025

1971 - October: Elton John "Madman Across the Water"

43 mins; July 21, 2025

1972 - September: Carpenters "A Song for You"

34 mins; July 14, 2025

1970 - April: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Deja Vu"

34 mins; July 07, 2025

1970 - April: Crosby Stills Nash & Young “Deja Vu”

34 mins; July 05, 2025

1970 - June: The Beatles “Let it Be”

40 mins; July 01, 2025

1970 - June: The Beatles "Let It Be"

40 mins; June 30, 2025

1972 - January: America ”America”

32 mins; June 23, 2025

1966 - February: The Sonics ”Boom”

29 mins; June 16, 2025

1990 - June: Poison ”Flesh & Blood”

42 mins; June 09, 2025

1972 - October: Delaney & Bonnie ”D&B Together”

38 mins; June 02, 2025

1966 - January: The Yardbirds ”Having a Rave Up”

33 mins; May 26, 2025

1972 - December: Neil Diamond ”Hot August Night”

34 mins; May 19, 2025

1968 - September: Aretha Franklin ”Aretha in Paris”

30 mins; May 12, 2025

1971 - September: Carole King ”Tapestry”

34 mins; May 05, 2025

1989 - February: U2 ”Rattle and Hum”

43 mins; April 28, 2025

1971 - May: Rod Stewart ”Every Picture Tells a Story”

34 mins; April 21, 2025

1991 - May: Guns N’ Roses ”Use Your Illusion I” and ”Use Your Illusion II”

45 mins; April 14, 2025

1972 - February: Neil Young ”Harvest”

30 mins; April 07, 2025

1988 - January: Sting ”...Nothing Like the Sun”

43 mins; March 31, 2025

1990 - December: AC/DC “The Razors Edge”

46 mins; March 24, 2025

1974 - July: Beach Boys “Endless Summer”

30 mins; March 17, 2025

1990 - July: Pink Floyd ”A Momentary Lapse of Reason”

44 mins; March 10, 2025

1967 - December: The Young Rascals ”Groovin’”

31 mins; March 03, 2025

1988 - December: Poison ”Open Up and Say...Ahh!”

39 mins; February 24, 2025

1971 - April: Rolling Stones “Sticky Fingers”

42 mins; February 17, 2025

1975 - January: Led Zeppelin “Physical Graffiti”

40 mins; February 10, 2025

1992 - April: Soundgarden ”Badmotorfinger”

46 mins; February 03, 2025

1974 - June: Lynyrd Skynyrd ”Second Helping”

33 mins; January 27, 2025

1985 - December: Talking Heads “Little Creatures”

44 mins; January 20, 2025

1987 - January: Beastie Boys “Licensed to Ill”

39 mins; January 13, 2025

1973 - May: the Beatles ”1962-1966” and ”1967-1970”

37 mins; January 06, 2025

1974 - May: Billy Joel ”Piano Man”

47 mins; December 30, 2024

1987 - June: Elton John ”Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra”

41 mins; December 23, 2024

Christmas Songs that Rock Part VII!

49 mins; December 16, 2024

1969 - June: Blind Faith “Blind Faith”

42 mins; December 09, 2024

1988 - November: Bon Jovi ”New Jersey”

43 mins; December 02, 2024

1967 - April: Beatles ”Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”

33 mins; November 25, 2024

1989 - September: Mötley Crüe ”Dr. Feelgood”

44 mins; November 18, 2024

1967 - March: Bob Dylan “Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits”

30 mins; November 11, 2024

1986 - April: Metallica ”Master of Puppets”

47 mins; November 04, 2024

Rocking Halloween III - A What the Riff Rabbit Hole

50 mins; October 28, 2024

1992 - February: Ozzy Osbourne ”No More Tears”

48 mins; October 21, 2024

1978 - November: Kansas ”Two for the Show”

45 mins; October 14, 2024

1985 - November: Bruce Springsteen ”Born In the U.S.A.”

42 mins; October 07, 2024

1983 - June: Dire Straits ”Love Over Gold”

43 mins; September 30, 2024

1972 - August: Emerson, Lake & Palmer “Trilogy”

35 mins; September 23, 2024

1980 - February: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band ”Against the Wind”

42 mins; September 16, 2024

1990 - October: Various Artists, Soundtrack for “Goodfellas”

38 mins; September 09, 2024

1992 - June: Rage Against the Machine ”Rage Against the Machine”

44 mins; September 02, 2024

1980 - May: Devo “Freedom of Choice”

34 mins; August 26, 2024

1968 - May: Sly and the Family Stone “Dance to the Music”

29 mins; August 19, 2024

1980 - April: Styx “Cornerstone”

40 mins; August 12, 2024

1987 - December: Def Leppard “Hysteria”

43 mins; August 05, 2024

1974 - August: Little Feat “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now”

37 mins; July 29, 2024

1990 - November: Megadeth “Rust In Peace”

48 mins; July 22, 2024

1972 - July: Leon Russell “Carney”

33 mins; July 15, 2024

1981 - November: Rick James “Street Songs”

36 mins; July 08, 2024

1971 - August: The Who “Who’s Next”

45 mins; July 01, 2024

1965 - October: The Beatles ”Rubber Soul”

28 mins; June 24, 2024

1992 - March: The Cure “Wish”

43 mins; June 17, 2024

1970 - August: Creedence Clearwater Revival ”Cosmo’s Factory”

30 mins; June 10, 2024

1986 - January: Michael McDonald ”Sweet Freedom”

39 mins; June 03, 2024

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