TJR's Classic Rock Corner Podcast

Terrence pays tribute to the late KISS co-founder/guitarist.songwriter Ace Frehley by looking at the masterpiece Destroyer which I originally intended for an episode in 2021/22 but sat on it until now and is the least I can do for Ace. Plus KISS news and unlike  ⁨ Dr Fukk and Ian Wadley and the schoolgirls at Rock and Metal Combat I don't goof on Paul Stanley's speech impediment because...

In memorium of Moody Blues bass player/singer/songwriter John Lodge who passed away in October 2025 at age 83. In honor of John I am looking at The Moody Blues' 1981 masterpiece Long Distance Voyager 0:00 Intro 2:14 Eulogizing John Lodge 3:34 Making of the album and defending Patrick Moraz 12:47 My backstory 17:09 The Voice 29:25 Talkin' Out of Turn 35:03 Gemini Dream 41:45 In My World 4...

In memorium of Supertramp co-founder/keyboard player/singer/songwriter Rick Davies who passed away in September 2025 at age 81. In honor of Rick I am reairing an old episode I redid in April of 2022 on Supertramp's 1977 masterpiece Even In the Quietest Moments... 0:00 Intro 1:00 Eulogizing Rick 9:50 Making of the album 16:00 My backstory 17:20 Give A Little BIt 24:05 Loverboy 28:35 Even In th...

Today Terrence pays tribute to The Prince of Darkness aka The King of Heavy Metal Ozzy Osbourne and his first two solo albums Blizzard of Ozz and Diary Of a Madman and why these albums are amazing 0:00 Intro and eulogizing Ozzy Osbourne and history with Black Sabbath 10:48 The Creation of and Making of the Album Blizzard of Ozz 13:15 My Intro to the Album 15:23 I Don't Know 19:45 Crazy Train...

Today Terrence re-records a topic he did originally with Rock and Metal Combat back in the day but this time as a solo act on Queen's 1980 album The Game and why I love it and defend Elvis on Crazy Little Thing plus the Flash Gordon Soundtrack and Queen Rock Montreal 1981. I am happy with the new version 0:00 Intro 2:37 The Making of the Album 13:30 My Intro to the Album 22:17 Play The Game 2...

New episode on the 40th Anniversary of the Dire Straits masterpiece Brothers In Arms and also a synopsis on the 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition available now. Plus why this masterpiece is still epic 40 years on and preach off the pulpit of why people get offended by the second verse of Money For Nothing. 0:00 Intro  8:04 Recording of the album 13:12 Terrence's Intro to the Album 17:33 So Far...

Today Terrence talks about The Bad Boys From Boston Aerosmith and the 1975 classic Toys In The Attic and how it is still a masterpiece today and also rants about why people can't (in the words of Frank Zappa) "SHUT UP AND PLAY YOUR GUITAR (Springsteen and Nuge staring at you two dipsticks) 0:00 Intro and foreward 3:59 Springteen's TDS Gone Amuck and Politics and Music Are Chalk and...

Terrence today decides to go back to the old Terrence Reardon and Friends 2021 episode on the overlooked 1976 Led Zeppelin masterpiece Presence plus glossing over The Song Remains the Same and the 1977 ill fated US Tour. #ledzeppelin #robertplant #jimmypage #johnpauljones #johnbonham #tjrsclassicrockcornerpodcast 0:00 Intro 7:12 Intro to the Album and Making Of the Album 15:46 Terrence's Intr...

Terrence is back for the first time in months after illnesses and other issues to talk about the soon to be Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Bad Company aka The Original Bad Company and their 1976 masterpiece Run With The Pack. #badcompany #paulrodgers #mickralphs #simonkirke #bozburrell #tjrsclassicrockcornerpodcast 0:00 Intro 3:15 Classic Rock News 24:39 Intro to the Album and Making Of the...

Terrence today goes back and looks at the finale of The Eagles' 1970s run with their 1979 swan song for 15 years The Long Run and its offshoot live album and also why the attempt to make a double album failed and why the band imploded. #theeagles #donhenley #glennfrey #donfelder #joewalsh #timothybschmit #tjrsclassicrockcornerpodcast Chapters : 0:00 Intro 4:53 Enter Timothy B Schmit and recor...

Originally recorded in November/December, 2019 and originally released in February, 2020 This episode Terrence celebrated the then 40th Anniversary of the 1979 masterpiece by Pink Floyd entitled The Wall. Originally aired as a Terrence Reardon and Friends episode but many obscenities were removed and updated info and set the record straight on the spitting incident, the current remake of Comfortab...

Today Terrence returns with a NEW EPISODE on an album from an overlooked band called The Tubes and their 1981 album The Completion Backward Principle and the making of it and dissection of the album and how much it rocks. Plus the songs not on the album and the contributions to the Xanadu Soundtrack and the ill-fated Black Album #thetubes #feewaybill #billlspooner #rogersteen #prairieprince #mikec...

Terrence today goes North of the Border to spotlight the 1981 Loverboy classic Get Lucky and why the album was important to the 1980s Canadian Rock Scene and why I love it. #loverboy #mikereno #pauldean #dougjohnson #mattfrenette #scottsmith #tjrsclassicrockcorner Official Loverboy website : http://www.loverboy.com YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbFr2ompP-Za3CkJefdi0_A Facebook...

Today Terrence returns with a NEW EPISODE on the 40th Anniversary on Metallica's 1984 masterpiece entitled Ride The Lightning and the making of it and dissection of the album and how much it rocks. Plus my review of the concers I attended at Gillette Stadium on August 4, 2024! #metallica #jameshetfield #lasrulrich #kirkhammett #roberttrujillo #tjrsclassicrockcornerpodcast Official Metallica w...

Today Terrence returns after four months with a NEW EPISODE on the first new album from former Pink Floyd singer/songwriter/guitarist David Gilmour entitled Luck and Strange and the road to how the album was made amongst guitar sales, COVID, catalog overhauls, fights with Roger Waters and if I think the album is great or crap. Plus why I was absent and how Y ouTube channel JCM-Led Zeppelin Stories...

Today Terrence pays tribute to the late Moody Blues co-founder Mike Pinder who passed away on April 24, 2024 by discussing The Moody Blues' 1967 Days of Future Passed which was the album that practically invented Progressive Rock. Review was recorded in March and April before the passing of Mike Pinder but is now a tribute to him and fellow Moodies co-founders Ray Thomas (who passed away in 2...

Today Terrence shortens the name of the show but the message and mission remains the same and comes back with first new episode in a while which is on Queen's 1975 album A Night at the Opera album. Much was originally recorded in 2020 BUT parts and sections were re-recorded (especially the intro and outro) and made better than its original controversial airing in December 2020 under the Terre...

This episode Terrence discusses the 1973 classic double album/Rock Opera by The Who entitled Quadrophenia and is now updated to discuss the mix of the album in 5.1 and also updates on The Who as of this recording. #thewho #petetownshend #rogerdaltrey #johnentwistle #keithmoon #quadrophenia #terrencesclassicrockcorner Official The Who website : http://www.thewho.com YouTube visual channel : https:/...

Finally, after family and natural disaster related delays, Terrence returns with a new episode on the 1973 Emerson Lake and Palmer masterpiece Brain Salad Surgery and its offshoot live album Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends, Ladies and Gentlemen. Plus a tribute to the now deceased Keith Emerson and the also deceased Greg Lake and why this album is the masterpiece it is and also...

Finally, after four months of sidelines numerous delays, Terrence returns with a new episode on the 1978 Bruce Springsteen classic Darkness On The Edge of Town and finally exorcising the past that was plaguing yours truly. #brucespringsteen #theboss #darknessontheedgeoftown #estreetband #terrencesclassicrockcorner Official Bruce Springsteen website: http://www.brucespringsteen.net YouTube visual c...

This episode Terrence discusses the 1981 Rush classic Moving Pictures and its offshoot live album Exit...Stage Left with his buddy Jay Kay originally recorded in October, 2011 and is now updated to discuss the 40th Anniversary Edition of Moving Pictures that was released a few months after original review. #rush #geddylee #alexlifeson #neilpeart #movingpictures #exitstageleft #terrencesclassicrock...

This episode Terrence discusses the 1988 Metallica classic And Justice For All and seeing if his opinion on the album remained the same as he reviewed in 2014 with an old podcast from his past or has changed for the better or worse after not listening to the album for a long time. #metallica #jameshetfield #larsulrick #kirkhammettl #jasonnewsted #andjusticeforall #terrencesclassicrockcorner YouTub...

This episode Terrence discusses the 1974 Supertramp masterpiece entitled Crime Of The Century. Also discusses his opinion regarding the never ending Roger Waters vs David Gilmour and Rick Wright feud. #supertramp #rogerhodgson #rickdavies #johnhelliwell #bobsiebenberg #dougiethomson #crimeofthecentury #rogerwaters #davidgilmour #rickwright #pinkfloyd #terrencesclassicrockcorner YouTube visual chan...

This episode Terrence celebrates the Golden Anniversary of the 1973 masterpiece by Pink Floyd entitled The Dark Side Of The Moon. Originally was recorded in 2018 with Ed Lopes-Reyes of Publius Enigma as an episode on the old Terrence Reardon and Friends Podcast and was updated to be as close to up to date as possible and discusses the upcoming 50th Anniversary box. #pinkfloyd   #davidgilmour #roge...

This episode Terrence discusses the 1977 Styx masterpiece entitled The Grand Illusion. Originally an episode on two previous old podcasts but edited and updated to be as close to up to date as possible. #styx  #dennisdeyoung #tommyshaw #jamesyoung #johnpanozzo #chuckpanozzo #thegrandillusion #terrencesclassicrockcorner YouTube visual channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLM0ADQhvPJhTGEEdHnmk...