Episodes
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April 20, 2023
UAWIL #125: Dire Straits - 1978 Debut Album Dire Straits
Dire Straits burst onto the scene with Sultans of Swing and the extraordinary songwriting & guitar mastery of Mark Knopfler
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April 13, 2023
UAWIL #124: Van Halen - OU812
Van Halen's 2nd Sammy record is polished but how does it hold up against the rest of the Van Halen catalog?
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April 6, 2023
UAWIL #123: Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear with Jimmy Maddon
Marillion's debut is turning 40 & since they are underexposed in the US we asked UK musician Jimmy Maddon to walk us through this prog classic
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March 30, 2023
UAWIL #122: Bono & The Edge - A Sort of Homecoming with David Letterman Review
Bono & The Edge go rogue to discuss & perform some reworked classics with the help of an old friend
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March 23, 2023
UAWIL #121: Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Piece of Mind saw Maiden's lineup solidified, the release of their greatest runner The Trooper & ready for global superstardom
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March 16, 2023
UAWIL #120: David Bowie - Let's Dance
David Bowie had his biggest selling album and single with Let's Dance but was it what he wanted?
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March 9, 2023
UAWIL #119: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon at 50
Dark Side Of The Moon turns 50 and we reflect on what it meant to us, to Pink Floyd and to rock music worldwide
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March 2, 2023
UAWIL #118: Coverdale Page at 30
Two hard rock legends collaborated for an album at the height of grunge but it wouldn't last
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Feb. 23, 2023
UAWIL #117: Cheap Trick - At Budokan
Cheap Trick's biggest selling record is a live album that was intended to be released only in Japan
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Feb. 16, 2023
UAWIL #116: Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy with Ryan Condal of House of the Dragon
We talk Houses of the Holy as it turns 50 with House of the Dragon Creator Ryan Condal
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Feb. 9, 2023
UAWIL #115: Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Metal Health was the 1st heavy metal album to hit #1 in the US thanks to megahit Cum On Feel The Noize. But Quiet Riot's success wouldn't last.
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Feb. 2, 2023
UAWIL #114: U2 - War
U2's 3rd album set them up for superstardom with big radio hits, earnest lyrics & deining their collaborative sound
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Jan. 26, 2023
UAWIL #113: Gerry Rafferty - City to City
As Gerry Rafferty's City to City turns 45 we examine the album that spawned the sax solo of all sax solos on the worldwide hit Baker Street
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Jan. 19, 2023
UAWIL #112: Jeff Beck Tribute
As we mourn the loss of the great Jeff Beck we pay tribute by walking through his career highlights & the times we saw him live
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Jan. 12, 2023
UAWIL #111: Journey - Frontiers
Journey's follow up to the megahit was huge, but could it have been bigger?