Music is finite, opinions are endless. On The Album Years podcast, long term friends, collaborators and music nerds Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness discuss and bicker about their favourite music released during the golden album years, which they reckon to be from around 1965 to the end of the millennium. Each episode focuses on a single year picked at random. At the end of each episode they pick their personal favourites and the album they think had the most long-term impact on music. Can you ...
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#54 (1972 Part 4) Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper & more
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In the fourth part of our deep dive into the legendary year of 1972, we focus on some of the biggest rock classics that defined the era! Featured on this episode: Deep Purple's Machine Head and their iconic live recording Made in Japan, Black Sabbath Vol.4, Alice Cooper's Schools Out and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad…
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#53 1972 Folk, Ambient & Krautrock: Nick Drake, Tangerine Dream, Neu! & more
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We dive into the atmospheric worlds of ambient, krautrock, and folk music released in 1972, including the introspective sounds of Nick Drake, the experimental sonic landscapes of Tangerine Dream and Neu!, along with what might be the first ever folk concept album? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#52 Prog Rock Extravaganza! Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull & more!
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In the second episode of our trip through the musical world of 1972, we discover one of the greatest years in progressive rock history! We talk classic albums by Yes, Jethro Tull, Genesis, ELP and lots of hidden gems from an astonishing year for prog! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#51 1972: The Rolling Stones, T.Rex, Stevie Wonder, Elton John & more
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We're back in a brand new studio with another exciting dive into music history: 1972! In this episode, we explore genre-defining glam albums by David Bowie & T-Rex, chart-topping hits by Elton John, The Rolling Stones & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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Prince, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Marvin Gaye, Nico & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live
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In this week's episode we discuss our "Quintessential Album Years Albums", underrated records that we believe need to be critically re-evaluated and given a second chance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Talk Talk, Nick Drake, Van Morrison & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live
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This week we have more from our live podcast debut in London last month, which is focused on our list of the artists we talk about the most on the podcast! Can you guess which ones? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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The Post Rock Era, Changing Listening Habits, Taylor Swift & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live
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This episode is comprised of highlights from our recent live podcast debut, filmed at West Hampstead Arts Club in London on 7th June 2024. We discuss how the podcast started, the current 'post rock era' of music we are living in, our changing listening habits with streaming and how we both meet up occasionally and 'blind swap' records! Learn more a…
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#50 (1985 Part 5) Marillion, IQ, Supertramp, Neil Young & more!
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Our epic journey into the music of 1985 comes to a close with this week's episode, which includes albums by Marillion, IQ, Neil Young, Supertramp and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#49 (1985 Part 4) The Smiths, Suzanne Vega, Killing Joke, Sting & more!
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We are back again with more albums from 1985 as we explore iconic "goth" records by Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins and Sisters of Mercy, along with critically acclaimed gems by Suzanne Vega, The Smiths, Jesus and the Mary Chain & more. You can watch the video version of this podcast on our new YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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#48 (1985 Part 3) Kate Bush, Tears for Fears, A-ha, Grace Jones & more
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This week's episode of The Album Years continues our journey into the groundbreaking year of 1985, where we discuss seminal art pop masterpieces by Kate Bush, Tears for Fears and Prefab Sprout, plus more experimental and under the radar releases from the year. Watch the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad …
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#47 (1985 Part 2) Rush, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Robert Plant & more
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In the second part of our deep dive into 1985, we discuss which established artists stayed relevant and which ones struggled to adapt to the new musical landscapes of the 1980s. Amongst those discussed are podcast favourites Joni Mitchell, Roy Harper and Miles Davis, while the zeitgeist conscious guises adopted by Rush and Robert Plant also go unde…
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#46 (1985 Part 1) Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Prince & more!
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1985 was another sensational year for music. On this first part of our foray into the mid-eighties, we discuss the first album in history to sell over one million copies on CD (Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms fact fans), Phil Collins' smash hit album No Jacket Required, Prince's underrated follow up to 'Purple Rain' and much more (David Sylvian and …
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#45 (1968 Part 4) Van Morrison, Nico, The Velvet Underground & More!
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This week’s episode is part 4 of 1968 – and with so much left to discuss we’re doing two episodes in one! Includes Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks," Nico's "The Marble Index," The Velvet Underground's "White Light," and many others. And would you believe it, Tim Bowness and I share the same favourite album? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…
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#44 (1968 Part 3) Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, The Moody Blues & more!
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This week’s Album Years - 1968 Part 3 - finds the boys covering singer-songwriters and emerging progressive artists. Pink Floyd, The Nice, Soft Machine, Caravan, Family, Moody Blues and many more are discussed. And, yes, they do manage to shoehorn mentions of Bowie, Fripp and Talk Talk into the conversation! Well done them. Learn more about your ad…
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#43 (1968 Part 2) The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds & more
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It's all about 1968 psychedelia on this week's The Album Years podcast episode! Steven and Tim break down albums by The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Iron Butterfly, The Incredible String Band and more, plus a mysterious inclusion on The Notorious Byrd Brothers' album cover... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#42 (1968 Part 1) The Beach Boys, The Pretty Things, The Zombies, Small Faces & more
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The Album Years' time machine lands in 1968! Steven and Tim discuss the "big hitters" from the year alongside UK psychedelic and underground rock, with notable albums by The Pretty Things, The Zombies, Small Faces and more all discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#41 (2000 Part 4) King Crimson, Air, XTC, The Cure & more!
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In the final The Album Years podcast episode for the year 2000, Steven and Tim pick their personal favourite albums of the year and the most influential. There's also discussions on notable progressive rock releases from the year, including albums by King Crimson, Air, Kevin Gilbert and more! You can also watch Steven and Tim's ramblings over on th…
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#40 (2000 Part 3) Linkin Park, Eminem, Iron Maiden, Peter Gabriel & more
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Up for discussion on this week's The Album Years podcast: albums by Linkin Park, Eminem, Iron Maiden, Peter Gabriel & more! And for once, Steven and Tim actually agree on something... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#39 (2000 Part 2) D'Angelo, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Avalanches & more
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On this week's agenda: albums released in 2000 by D'Angelo, The Avalanches, At The Drive-In and how Tim somehow believes AC/DC are underrated... Listen to our friendly arguments here or watch us in HD on our new The Album Years YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@thealbumyearspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…
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#38 (2000 Part 1) Radiohead, Coldplay, U2 & more
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The Album Years podcast continues, and this time also in video form (check out our brand new YouTube channel!) The year is 2000: that means albums by Radiohead, Coldplay, U2 and more are up for discussion, along with Tim's questionable editing techniques... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#37 (1987 Part 2B) Guns N' Roses, The Smiths, Pixies & more
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We're wrapping up 1987 on The Album Years Podcast! In Episode 2B, Tim and Steven delve into the murky world of metal, rock, the origins of grunge and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#36 (1987 Part 2A) Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Bowie, Yes & more
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This week's The Album Years episode features a death match between Pink Floyd's 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason', and Roger Waters' 'Radio K.A.O.S'! Who do you think wins this one? Listen now to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#35 (1987 Part 1B) Tom Waits, David Sylvian, Wire & more!
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On this week's episode of The Album Years Podcast, we return to 1987 and 'mavericks off their rocker'... we discuss the boundary-pushing creativity of singer-songwriter Tom Waits and his 1987 studio album 'Franks Wild Years' and much more! We think it's one of his maddest records, do you agree? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a…
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#34 (1987 Part 1A) Prince, George Michael, U2, Depeche Mode & more!
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It's time to move into a new year of The Album Years podcast... introducing 1987! On Episode 1A, we share our thoughts on classics by Prince, George Michael, U2, Depeche Mode, Dead Can Dance and much more... our question of the week is, what's your favourite Prince record? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#33 (1977 Part 4B) Brian Eno, Van Morrison, Weather Report, Brand X & more!
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Finally, we've reached the last episode of the marathon year of 1977 in The Album Years Podcast! On today's instalment, we commit the cardinal sin of talking about an album we've never even heard… tune in to find out what that might be! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#32 (1977 Part 4A) Queen, Fela Kuti, Throbbing Gristle & more!
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In one of the most eclectic episodes of The Album Years podcast yet, Steven and Tim delve into records by Queen, Throbbing Gristle and Fela Kuti. Now for our question of the week...do you have a favourite album that your best mate absolutely hates? Or as in Tim's case, is indifferent to... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…
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#31 (1977 Part 3B) Fleetwood Mac, John Martyn, The Eagles, Billy Joel & more!
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On this week's episode of The Album Years, we dive into American 🇺🇸 soft-rock albums from 1977, including Fleetwood Mac's ‘Rumours'. Plus, we also discuss one of our desert island discs, John Martyn's 'One World’. Our question of the week to you: what is your favourite American album from 1977? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a…
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#30 (1977 Part 3A) The Beach Boys, Saturday Night Fever, Roy Harper & more!
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On this week's episode of The Album Years podcast, find out why Tim calls 'The Beach Boys Love You' an album that is 'mad as a hatter'. Have you got an album which fits that description? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#29 (1977 Part 2B) ABBA, Peter Gabriel, Godley & Creme, Jethro Tull & more!
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Steven & Tim dive into more iconic albums that defined 1977, with releases by ABBA, Peter Gabriel, 10cc, Jethro Tull & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#28 (1977 Part 2A) Rush, Yes, Kansas, Utopia & more
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Steven & Tim dive into the progressive rock albums that defined 1977, with releases by Rush, Yes, Kansas & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#27 The Album Years Christmas Special 2023 (Part 2)
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Because it's Christmas we thought we'd do something a bit different - we are answering all your questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#26 The Album Years Christmas Special 2023 (Part 1)
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Because it's Christmas we thought we'd do something a bit different - we are answering all your questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#25 (1977 Part 1B) Peter Hammill, Television, Suicide & more
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The Album Years returns with Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness discussing the music of 1977 across 8 full-length episodes! 1977 was a pivotal year in music, with the rise of punk and disco shaking up the industry. Artists who were aware of the changing musical landscape were able to connect with the zeitgeist, while others remained oblivious and contin…
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#24 (1977 Part 1A) Pink Floyd, The Clash, The Stranglers & more
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The Album Years returns with Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness discussing the music of 1977 across 8 full-length episodes! 1977 was a pivotal year in music, with the rise of punk and disco shaking up the industry. Artists who were aware of the changing musical landscape were able to connect with the zeitgeist, while others remained oblivious and contin…
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#23 (1995) Tricky, Goldie, Radiohead, David Bowie, Red House Painters, Tears For Fears & more
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A CD length excursion into a great 'CD age' year as the boys discuss Tricky, Goldie, Radiohead, David Bowie, Scott Walker, Babybird, Momus, Red House Painters, Tears For Fears and much more. Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Graphite) Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Classic Olive) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#21 (1983 Part 1) Pink Floyd, Yes, New Order, Tom Waits & more
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Another epic two-parter as the no-man duo take on 1983, a year where bright young things and old curmudgeons alike are on creative fire, even if there’s still a lot of space for honourable eccentrics. Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Graphite) Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Classic Olive) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#22 (1983 Part 2) Ben Watt, Tears for Fears, Genesis, The Smiths & more
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Another epic two-parter as the no-man duo take on 1983, a year where bright young things and old curmudgeons alike are on creative fire, even if there’s still a lot of space for honourable eccentrics. Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Graphite) Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Classic Olive) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…
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#20 (1978 Part 3) Kate Bush, Chic, Marvin Gaye, Black Sabbath, Brian Eno & more
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Six months after they left it dangling, the boys return to 1978. Part Three features deep dives into Chic, Marvin Gaye, Kate Bush, Peter Hammill, Scott Walker, Kevin Coyne, Be Bop Deluxe, Ange, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Popol Vuh, Steve Reich and much, much more in a truly epic edition! Elsewhere, SW finds a Genesis album he unconditio…
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#19 (1978 Part 2) Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, The Who & more
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Steven and Tim return with 1978, a year so rich with significant albums ripe for discussion it looks like it’s going to require 4 episodes to get through them all! Part 2 of The Album Years' investigation into 1978 continues with some of the more established guard, including The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, 10cc, Warren Zevon, Elton John, Nei…
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#18 (1978 Part 1) Blondie, The Police, Jeff Wayne, The Stranglers & more
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Steven and Tim return with 1978, a year so rich with significant albums ripe for discussion it looks like it’s going to require 4 episodes to get through them all! Part 1 takes on board Tim's suggestions for 'guilty pleasures’ (a notion which Steven strongly objects to), and the non-stop rise of the New Wave goes interstellar. Learn more about your…
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#17 - The Album Years 2021 Christmas Special with special guest Paul Sinclair
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As Noddy Holder keeps on reminding everybody, "It's Christmas!!!". So to celebrate instead of the usual format this episode finds us looking back, and discussing the general state of the physical album based music industry. To help us in this endeavour we are joined by special guest Paul Sinclair, the founder of influential music website SuperDelux…
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#16 (1986) Talk Talk, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel, Metallica, Prince & more
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Steven and Tim find themselves marvelling at the greatness of what they’d assumed was a typically flat mid-1980s placeholder year. Talk Talk, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel, Arthur Russell, Miles Davis, Metallica, Momus, XTC, Prince and many an Album Years drinking game favourite are discussed. We also discover that Tim saved a man from drowning while l…
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#15 (2006) Arctic Monkeys, Thom Yorke, David Gilmour, The Flaming Lips & more
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The boys' time machine lands in 2006 and the fresh fields of 2001 seem to have become neglected and funky (and not in a glorious James Brown kind of way). Artists discussed include Scott Walker, The Who, Thom Yorke, Joanna Newsome, Arctic Monkeys, Sparks, The Flaming Lips and more. Elsewhere, the fractious duo fiercely debate the merits of Marmite.…
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#14 (2001) Radiohead, Opeth, Bjork, Tool & more
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2001, a music odyssey! Tim and Steven venture into the 21st century and, against expectations, they like what they see. Good Lord, it might even be a Golden Age! Artists discussed include Radiohead, Opeth, Bjork, Tool, Elbow, Mercury Rev, Brigitte Fontaine, The Caretaker, Prefuse 73 and Prefab Sprout (with a special shout out to Paddy MacAloon's be…
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#13 (1981) Rush, Japan, Iron Maiden, Magazine & more
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Giving overviews of the years that in the duo's opinion define the era of ‘the classic album’, Season Two opens with 1981. Taking in Post-Punk, Electro-Pop, Metal, Progressive, Jazz and more, in this edition Wilson and Bowness discuss artists as diverse as Japan, A Certain Ratio, Rush, Grace Jones, Rupert Hine, OMD, Pat Metheny, Iron Maiden, Magazi…
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#12 (1974) Gentle Giant, Roxy Music, Tangerine Dream, Egg & more
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Tim declares 1974 the year of ‘Peak Prog’, while elsewhere Bowie the dog and Tim’s neighbour’s electric drill make debut podcast appearances. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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#11 (1998) Massive Attack, Mansun, Mark Hollis, Goldie, Philip Glass & more
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In the latest episode the guys venture into the nineties. Extra fun can be had by joining in with a drinking game as you prepare to down one every time Tim mentions Robert Fripp or Steven mentions industrial music! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me…
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#10 (1969) Scott Walker, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention & more
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Tim even sounds like he's beaming in from a barn circa 1969 on this one, as the duo bring you more schoolboy errors in the third of their “9” trilogy. Oh, and it’s 69 minutes long, can you see what they did there? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg…
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#9 (1989) Kate Bush, De La Soul, Neil Young, Tin Machine, Tears For Fears & more
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Tim and Steven try to to figure out why they don't understand the appeal of an album that regularly appears near the top of greatest albums of all time lists. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#8 (1979 Part 2) - Motörhead, The B-52's, David Bowie, This Heat & more
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Can it be that the album Tim and Steven finally agree is their unanimous favourite of the year is a 3 hour minimalist opera? Find out by listening to sides 3 and 4 of the double album that is 1979. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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