Ultimate Classic Rock Weekends with Matt Wardlaw

Classic rock continued to strike back against grunge.

The year's highlights brought major change for some groups.

Old-guard legends, hot new talents and one supergroup to rule them all.

MTV continued to help artists rise to new levels of fame during the year.

The year's highlights included one of classic rock's most important debuts.

The year brought a mix of debut efforts, career highlights and fantastic musical journeys.

They've gotten very good at saying musical goodbyes.

"The people who tell you that you need an education to have an opinion, are on salary to make you believe that," the legendary Kiss vocalist tells UCR.

Album further drove a wedge between Mick Jones and Lou Gramm.