Ultimate Albums - Season 1

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Dookie

1 - Dookie

Air Date: March 10, 2002

Green Day

Pyromania

2 - Pyromania

Air Date: March 17, 2002

When they went into the studio to make Pyromania, Def Leppard were just another meat and potatoes rock band with two flop albums and a silly name. But producer Mutt Lange had a dream of stadium-filling choruses, whomping drum tracking, and turning these Sheffield wannabes into pop-rock gods. VH1 tells the tale of how one guitar player and thousands of overdubs later, a masterpiece was born.

Legend

3 - Legend

Air Date: March 31, 2002

Bob Marley & the Wailers

Slippery When Wet

4 - Slippery When Wet

Air Date: April 28, 2002

Bon Jovi

Bat Out of Hell

5 - Bat Out of Hell

Air Date: May 26, 2002

Meat Loaf From Iceland to Italy, rock fans around the world almost immediately understood the power of Bat Out of Hell. But it took a while for America to get to the heart of Meat Loaf's rock musical, which ultimately put some much-needed body fluids back into rock ‘n' roll. Here were seven turbo-charged songs - nay, arias - about things that made sense to anyone who'd ever lived through prom night.

Blood Sugar Sex Magick

6 - Blood Sugar Sex Magick

Air Date: June 2, 2002

Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers were the world's greatest party band - except the world didn't know it yet. All that changed with Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Inspired by sobriety, a new guitarist, and maybe a ghost or two, the veteran group's 1991 crossover success redefined the California sound. Ultimate Albums celebrates the sexy insanity of the disc's popfunknroll.

The Marshall Mathers LP

7 - The Marshall Mathers LP

Air Date: June 16, 2002

Eminem

Raising Hell

8 - Raising Hell

Air Date: June 23, 2002

Run-DMC

Tragic Kingdom

9 - Tragic Kingdom

CrazySexyCool

10 - CrazySexyCool

Led Zeppelin IV

11 - Led Zeppelin IV

Dr. Feelgood

12 - Dr. Feelgood

KISS Alive

13 - KISS Alive

Air Date: April 26, 2003

Back In Black

14 - Back In Black

Air Date: June 4, 2003

In April 1980, AC/DC's vocalist, Bon Scott, died from heavy drinking one night and choked. After that, Brian Johnson replaced Scott. Later that year, Back in Black was recorded and was considered AC/DC's greatest album of all time and still is considered that today.

The Black Album

15 - The Black Album

Air Date: July 5, 2003

This episode explores why twelve years after its release ""Metallica"" stands as one of the best selling rock albums of all-time.

Songs in a Minor

16 - Songs in a Minor

Air Date: July 17, 2003

Butterfly

17 - Butterfly

Air Date: July 28, 2003

Country Grammar

18 - Country Grammar

Supernatural

19 - Supernatural

Air Date: August 3, 2003