Early Progressive FM radio in the late 60s, throughout the 70s, and early 80s was an exciting, unpredictable experience.  Retro Album Rock is an online project that aims to recapture that experience.  Rather than playing the same 300 songs to death (like you hear on today’s corporate FM radio stations), Retro Album Rock is an ever-changing mix of yesteryear’s memories — a carefully shaped “oh-wow” kind of listening experience that we hope you’ll enjoy.

We certainly welcome your interaction and discussion on the site to keep things moving!

But we’re not just an interactive blog about Progressive Rock history.

Retro Album Rock is also an online radio station broadcasting an eclectic mix of rock, pop, oldies, one-hit-wonders, obscure deep album tracks, forgotten artists and other genre crossover material from the early days of Free Form FM radio!

Since a lot of our tracks were actually transferred directly from vinyl, you’ll hear a few pops and crackles from time-to-time (Isn’t that cool?).  This further enhances the way we all used to really listen to music.  And after all of these years of listening to CDs…it’s true:  Vinyl actually does sound better!  On this Retro Album Rock radio channel, you’ll hear an intelligent mix of music — a great way to re-discover some new music from yesteryear along with some of your favorite classics you may have forgotten over the span of time.  We believe that each of you forms his or her musical tastes somewhere between the ages of 15 and 20, and you will continue to enjoy those same musical tastes throughout your life.  It’s our intention at Retro Album Rock to help you recall those positive memories for you through this online experience.

Each week, the music from a particular year is showcased along with a presentation of lifestyle features from that year — sparking memories of news events, recollections of  popular TV shows, movies released, champions from the sports world, and more!  Plus, a musical playlist with the songs aired from that same year is also posted on our blog.

At Retro Album Rock, we’re always open to your requests!  Chances are that we’ll be able to find it in our deep expansive collection, dust it off, and play it for you!  And we welcome your suggestions, too, on ways we can improve this site, our blog, and Your on-air internet radio station.

Thank you for being a part of our special “tribe” and thanks for listening!  If you come to find that we’ve become one of your favorite online sources for Retro music, please tell your friends and co-workers about Retro Album Rock.  Help us spread the word!