Classic Rocktails

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Imagine Dragons- "Night Visions"- does ChatGPT still get royalties for creating Imagine Dragons?!?
1/25/2026 | 58 mins.
We debate Night Visions.

Is Imagine Dragons unfairly criticized because they’re successful—or fairly criticized because their sound feels engineered rather than dangerous?

What is Dragon Mount Rushmore?

Does this hold up?
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1/23/2026 | 0 mins.
Tom Petty & HB - "Into the Great Wide Open"- Is this secretly a concept album about fame and disillusionment?
1/19/2026 | 59 mins.
Is this secretly a concept album about fame and disillusionment?

Eddie’s rise, success, moral compromise, and emotional fallout — intentional narrative or accidental cohesion?

@macrocktails @tompetty @MikeCampbellHQ #classicrock
Billy Squier- "Don't Say No"- is this the greatest cock rock album ever made?
1/13/2026 | 55 mins.
Billy Squier's iconic debut album "Don't Say No," featuring The Stroke, My Kind of Lover, In the Dark...

Is this Cock Rock-- or actually vulnerable? Despite the confidence, loneliness and paranoia creep in—fame isolates as much as it empowers. Is this album secretly about isolation disguised as swagger?

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Eric Clapton, "Journeyman"- do you like your Clapton fiery or cool?
1/06/2026 | 50 mins.
Clapton's comeback album, Journeyman. A polished gem-- or does the gloss make it sound trapped in the 80's?

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About Classic Rocktails

A listening party for friends where we play a great album that we loved back in the day, but may have forgotten about.Does that album hold-up?What is the *one* perfect cocktail to pair with that album?We hope that our listening party generates smart, funny conversation...So drop-in to the Classic Rocktails party!

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