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Consequence and Sony bring you an exploration of iconic albums and their ongoing legacy. Join host Adam Unze as he examines how masterpieces continue to evolve: shaping lives, shaking rafters, and ingraining themselves into our culture. Maybe you’re a longtime fan who wants to go deeper. Maybe you’re a first-time listener curious to hear more. Either way, you’re in the right place.

50th Anniversary: Blood on the Tracks: How Dylan Birthed Bootleg Culture
Jan 26, 2025 – 28:56
50th Anniversary: Blood on the Tracks: Evaluating Dylan's Cinematic Legacy
Jan 24, 2025 – 32:48
50th Anniversary: Blood on the Tracks: Beth Orton and Kevin Morby on Dylan's Songwriting Process
Jan 22, 2025 – 22:43
50th Anniversary: Blood on the Tracks: Canonizing Bob Dylan's Human Opus
Jan 20, 2025 – 29:54
Hip-Hop 50: Cypress Hill’s Weed Rap Changed Cannabis Culture
Aug 25, 2023 – 17:54
Hip-Hop 50: Cypress Hill Revolutionized Hip-Hop via Hard Rock and Latin Funk
Aug 23, 2023 – 21:35
Hip-Hop 50: Cypress Hill’s Chemistry Made for Explosive Hip-Hop
Aug 18, 2023 – 18:43
Hip-Hop 50: Cypress Hill - Southern California Was a Cultural Powder Keg
Aug 16, 2023 – 17:18
Hip-Hop 50: The Score - Fugees In the Lab
Aug 11, 2023 – 26:16
Hip-Hop 50: The Score - Fugees In Haiti
Aug 9, 2023 – 21:13
Hip-Hop 50: The Score - Fugees In the Basement
Aug 4, 2023 – 21:35
Hip-Hop 50: The Score - Fugees at the Crossroads
Aug 2, 2023 – 24:47
The Legacy of Billy's The Stranger Lives on at Madison Square Garden
Jan 12, 2023 – 21:58
Billy Joel's The Stranger Plays Like a Greatest Hits Album: The Opus
Jan 5, 2023 – 23:54
Billy Joel and Producer Phil Ramone Captured Collaborative Magic on The Stranger
Dec 29, 2022 – 20:43
Billy Joel Reintroduced Himself to the World with The Stranger
Dec 22, 2022 – 29:44
The Opus: Billy Joel's The Stranger is Coming Soon
Dec 8, 2022 – 00:54
The Legacy of Alice in Chains' Dirt Spans Generations
Oct 27, 2022 – 21:36
Alice in Chains’ Dirt Is a Work of Dark, Personal Lyrical Genius: The Opus
Oct 20, 2022 – 21:21
How Alice in Chains' Sonic Alchemy Led to the Unique Sounds of Dirt: The Opus
Oct 13, 2022 – 20:03
Alice in Chains' Dirt Was a Venn Diagram of Grunge, Metal, and Hard Rock: The Opus
Oct 6, 2022 – 25:48
The Opus: Alice in Chains' Dirt is Coming Soon
Oct 3, 2022 – 00:49
The Real Riot Behind Sly and the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin On
Mar 17, 2022 – 21:38
Sly and the Family Stone Really Was a Family Affair
Mar 10, 2022 – 19:56
A Message About The Opus: Sly and the Family Stone
Feb 17, 2022 – 00:41
There's a Riot Goin On: Sly and the Family Stone's Musical Riot Still Rages Through Decades of Sampling
Feb 4, 2022 – 15:53
There's a Riot Goin On: Sly and the Family Stone Kicked Off a Funk Riot in 1971
Jan 27, 2022 – 18:47
Ten: The Final Show of Pearl Jam's First Tour Heralded Future Stardom
Sep 2, 2021 – 24:41
The Best Songs on Pearl Jam's Ten Aren't the Singles
Aug 26, 2021 – 31:54
Ten: Jeff Ament's Art Helped Define Pearl Jam
Aug 19, 2021 – 19:36
Ten: Pearl Jam Is Alive Because of an Unlikely Series of Events
Aug 12, 2021 – 28:51
Cypress Hill’s Weed Rap Changed Cannabis Culture
Aug 5, 2021 – 17:54
Cypress Hill Revolutionized Hip-Hop via Hard Rock and Latin Funk
Jul 30, 2021 – 21:35
Cypress Hill’s Chemistry Made for Explosive Hip-Hop
Jul 22, 2021 – 18:43
Cypress Hill: Southern California Was a Cultural Powder Keg
Jul 15, 2021 – 17:18
Just As I Am: Bill Withers’ Songs and Booker T. Jones’ Mind Were a Match Made in Soul Heaven
Jun 3, 2021 – 27:33
Just As I Am Episode 3: Bill Withers' Just as I Am Was Populist Soul for Complicated Times
May 27, 2021 – 22:51
Just As I Am Episode 2: Bill Withers Remains a Voice of Protest
May 20, 2021 – 20:36
Just as I Am: Bill Withers Went from Blue-Collar Everyman to Soul Legend
May 13, 2021 – 22:16
The Score: Fugees In the Lab
Apr 2, 2021 – 26:16
The Score: Fugees In Haiti
Mar 25, 2021 – 21:13
The Score: Fugees In the Basement
Mar 18, 2021 – 21:35
The Score: Fugees at the Crossroads
Mar 11, 2021 – 24:47
Pearl: Janis Joplin, The Feminist Icon
Feb 18, 2021 – 27:10
Pearl: The Last Days of Janis Joplin
Feb 11, 2021 – 22:19
Pearl: The Janis Joplin We Never Knew
Feb 4, 2021 – 32:13
Pearl: Janis Joplin Never Stopped Singing
Jan 28, 2021 – 26:49
Abraxas: The Beats Beyond Santana
Dec 18, 2020 – 24:21
Abraxas: Charting the Influence of Santana
Dec 10, 2020 – 46:21
Abraxas: The Band Behind Santana
Dec 3, 2020 – 55:43