In the beginning. Production by reduction : Rubin's approach in the studio ; Growing up in Long Island.
The 1980s. DJ Double R and the birth of Def Jam ; Run-DMC : Raising hell and making history ; Beastie Boys : Licensed to ill ; Public Enemy brings the noise ; Rick Rubin goes to Hollywood ; The Cult : Electric ; From rock to metal : Slayer and Danzig.
The early 1990s. Building Def American ; Red Hot Chili Peppers : Blood sugar sex magik ; A tug-of-war album : Mick Jagger's Wandering spirit.
The mid-to-late 90s. The man in black : American recordings ; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers : Wildflowers ; Ballbreaker and One hot minute ; Three legends : Tom Petty, Donovan, and Johnny Cash ; Slayer and System of a Down ; Dream of Californication ; "We'll Meet Again" : American III : Solitary man and American IV : The man comes around.
The 2000s. The rise of the supergroup : Audioslave ; Red Hot Chili Peppers : By the way ; Rick's a believer : Weezer and Neil Diamond ; Out of exile and Mezmerize/hypnotize ; "The best album we've done" : Stadium arcadium ; Dixie Chicks : Taking the long way ; Linkin Park : Minutes to midnight ; Metallica : Death magnetic ; Rick Rubin, record executive.
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