The Album Years

#64 1994: Soundgarden, Blur, Oasis, Massive Attack & more Dec 18, 2024

Back in September we made an appearance at the Haarlem Vinyl Festival for a special live podcast on the year 1994! Here's the second part of an abridged version of the show (we've had to cut out the sections we played music on the turntable due to copyright issues).

For 1994, we were both astounded at how many great records we found, both established favourites and underrated classics. On this second part, we cover albums by Portishead, Massive Attack, Soundgarden, Blur, Yes, Oasis and more!

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#63 1994: Jeff Buckley, Nine Inch Nails, Aphex Twin & more Dec 03, 2024

Back in September we made an appearance at the Haarlem Vinyl Festival for a special live podcast on the year 1994! Here's the first part of an abridged version of the show (we've had to cut out the sections we played music on the turntable due to copyright issues). For 1994, we both found a treasure trove of great records. On this first part, we cover albums by Jeff Buckley, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, Aphex Twin and many more!

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#62 1982: The Grand Finale! Rush, Alan Parsons Project, Marillion & more! Dec 03, 2024

It's the last episode of our series on 1982 and naturally we've saved the best until last. On this extended episode we cover metal, progressive rock, minimal jazz and of course our picks for our favourite and most influential albums from the year.

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#61 (1982 Part 5) Who Changed With The Times? King Crimson, Pete Townshend, Squeeze & more! Oct 24, 2024

On this week's podcast, we explore which artists in 1982 adapted to the changing musical climate and which stayed true to their own style—with results ranging from mixed on King Crimson’s Beat to the absolutely exceptional All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes by Pete Townshend.

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#60 (1982 Part 4) Post-Punk: The Cure, XTC, Cocteau Twins & more! Oct 16, 2024

On the podcast this week: an album that might just be the most bleak and depressing album ever made (and it's not one by Steven, believe it or not!), plus post-punk releases by Cocteau Twins, Felt, XTC & more!

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#59 (1982 Part 3) Big Hitters: Queen, Prince, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney & more Oct 16, 2024

Up for discussion on this week's podcast: mainstream hit records from 1982, with absolutely huge albums by Queen, Michael Jackson, Prince and many more!

Coming up next week, albums by The Cure, XTC, Cocteau Twins and more!

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#58 1982 (Part 2) Synth-Pop: Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Associates, Thomas Dolby & more Oct 01, 2024

Continuing our series on the year 1982, up for discussion this week are synth-pop albums, featuring Duran Duran's smash hit Rio, Thomas Dolby's debut masterwork The Golden Age of Wireless, Associates' Sulk, Gary Numan's I Assassin and much more!

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#57 1982 (Part 1) Innovative Pop: Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, ABC, Simple Minds & more! Sep 24, 2024

It's the first episode of our series on the year 1982 and we begin by talking about innovative pop records that not only defined the era but also embraced emerging production technologies at the time. This is none more evident than on records such as The Dreaming by Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel 4 (Security), ABC's The Lexicon of Love, Roxy Music's Avalon - all albums that pushed the boundaries of what pop music could be!

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#56 1972 Jazz & Prog Rock: Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Aphrodite's Child & more Sep 17, 2024

We've reached the sixth and final part of our odyssey into 1972! On this week's episode we discuss great jazz records by Miles Davis and Frank Zappa and progressive albums from outside the UK, including the undoubted masterpiece that is Aphrodite's Child 666. Plus, our roundup of 1972 with our favourite and most influential albums from the year!

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#55 1972 Soul Destroyers & The Indefinable: Gil Scott-Heron, Terry Callier, Scott Walker, Osibisa & more Sep 03, 2024

On this week's episode of The Album Years, we continue exploring deep into 1972, with great releases from soul legends Gil Scott-Heron & Terry Callier, and ever indefinable works from Todd Rundgren, Scott Walker, Osibisa and more!

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#54 1972 Rock Classics: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper & more Aug 28, 2024

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!

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#53 1972 Folk, Ambient & Krautrock: Nick Drake, Tangerine Dream, Neu! & more Aug 20, 2024

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?

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#52 1972 Prog Rock Extravaganza! Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull & more! Aug 14, 2024

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!

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#51 1972 Glam & Mainstream: The Rolling Stones, T.Rex, Stevie Wonder, Elton John & more Aug 06, 2024

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.

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Prince, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Marvin Gaye, Nico & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live Jul 16, 2024

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!

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Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Talk Talk, Nick Drake, Van Morrison & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live Jul 09, 2024

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?

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The Post Rock Era, Changing Listening Habits, Taylor Swift & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live Jul 03, 2024

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!

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#50 (1985 Part 5) Marillion, IQ, Supertramp, Neil Young & more! Jun 18, 2024

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!

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#49 (1985 Part 4) The Smiths, Suzanne Vega, Killing Joke, Sting & more! Jun 11, 2024

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.

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#48 (1985 Part 3) Kate Bush, Tears for Fears, A-ha, Grace Jones & more Jun 04, 2024

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.

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#47 (1985 Part 2) Rush, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Robert Plant & more May 28, 2024

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 under the microscope. Meanwhile, Brian Eno continued to innovate by creating the very first album made specifically for the shiny new compact disc format.

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#46 (1985 Part 1) Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Prince & more! May 21, 2024

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 Van Morrison? Check!).

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#45 (1968 Part 4) Van Morrison, Nico, The Velvet Underground & More! May 07, 2024

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?

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#44 (1968 Part 3) Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, The Moody Blues & more! Apr 30, 2024

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.

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#43 (1968 Part 2) The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds & more Apr 23, 2024

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...

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#42 (1968 Part 1) The Beach Boys, The Pretty Things, The Zombies, Small Faces & more Apr 16, 2024

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.

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#41 (2000 Part 4) King Crimson, Air, XTC, The Cure & more! Apr 09, 2024

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 the brand new The Album Years YouTube channel!

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#40 (2000 Part 3) Linkin Park, Eminem, Iron Maiden, Peter Gabriel & more Apr 02, 2024

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...

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#39 (2000 Part 2) D'Angelo, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Avalanches & more Mar 26, 2024

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...

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#38 (2000 Part 1) Radiohead, Coldplay, U2 & more Mar 19, 2024

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...

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#37 (1987 Part 2B) Guns N' Roses, The Smiths, Pixies & more Mar 12, 2024

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!

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#36 (1987 Part 2A) Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Bowie, Yes & more Mar 05, 2024

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!

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#35 (1987 Part 1B) Tom Waits, David Sylvian, Wire & more! Feb 27, 2024

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?

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#34 (1987 Part 1A) Prince, George Michael, U2, Depeche Mode & more! Feb 20, 2024

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?

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#33 (1977 Part 4B) Brian Eno, Van Morrison, Weather Report, Brand X & more! Feb 06, 2024

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!

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#32 (1977 Part 4A) Queen, Fela Kuti, Throbbing Gristle & more! Jan 30, 2024

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...

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#31 (1977 Part 3B) Fleetwood Mac, John Martyn, The Eagles, Billy Joel & more! Jan 23, 2024

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?

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#30 (1977 Part 3A) The Beach Boys, Saturday Night Fever, Roy Harper & more! Jan 16, 2024

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?

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#29 (1977 Part 2B) ABBA, Peter Gabriel, Godley & Creme, Jethro Tull & more! Jan 09, 2024

Steven & Tim dive into more iconic albums that defined 1977, with releases by ABBA, Peter Gabriel, 10cc, Jethro Tull & more!

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#28 (1977 Part 2A) Rush, Yes, Kansas, Utopia & more Jan 02, 2024

Steven & Tim dive into the progressive rock albums that defined 1977, with releases by Rush, Yes, Kansas & more!

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#27 The Album Years Christmas Special 2023 (Part 2) Dec 26, 2023

Because it's Christmas we thought we'd do something a bit different - we are answering all your questions!

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#26 The Album Years Christmas Special 2023 (Part 1) Dec 26, 2023

Because it's Christmas we thought we'd do something a bit different - we are answering all your questions!

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#25 (1977 Part 1B) Peter Hammill, Television, Suicide & more Dec 19, 2023

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 continued to create in their own style. Episodes covering artists & releases from 1977 will be released weekly, so be sure to follow the podcast on your platform of choice every time a new episode drops!

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#24 (1977 Part 1A) Pink Floyd, The Clash, The Stranglers & more Dec 12, 2023

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 continued to create in their own style. Episodes covering artists & releases from 1977 will be released weekly, so be sure to follow the podcast on your platform of choice every time a new episode drops!

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#23 (1995) Tricky, Goldie, Radiohead, David Bowie, Red House Painters, Tears For Fears & more Feb 14, 2023

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.

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#22 (1983 Part 2) Ben Watt, Tears for Fears, Genesis, The Smiths & more Nov 21, 2022

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.

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#21 (1983 Part 1) Pink Floyd, Yes, New Order, Tom Waits & more Nov 21, 2022

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.

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#20 (1978 Part 3) Kate Bush, Chic, Marvin Gaye, Black Sabbath, Brian Eno & more Jul 05, 2022

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 unconditionally likes, chickens are referenced (quite a lot) and, bless the lords of commerce, there's an Album Years t-shirt available…

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#19 (1978 Part 2) Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, The Who & more Jan 31, 2022

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, Neil Young, Queen and more.

Parts 3 and 4 to follow!

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#18 (1978 Part 1) Blondie, The Police, Jeff Wayne, The Stranglers & more Jan 31, 2022

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.

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#17 - The Album Years 2021 Christmas Special with special guest Paul Sinclair Dec 20, 2021

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 SuperDeluxeEdition.com. We also hang our heads in shame at numerous schoolboy errors, answer a few listener's questions, and Tim once more tries to make a case for McCartney II as a masterpiece, but this time with Paul on his side.

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#16 (1986) Talk Talk, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel, Metallica, Prince & more Nov 26, 2021

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 listening to Depeche Mode, and Steven forever associates Peter Hammill’s Nadir’s Big Chance with vile pink medicine.

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#15 (2006) Arctic Monkeys, Thom Yorke, David Gilmour, The Flaming Lips & more Sep 12, 2021

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. Yum? Yuck?

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#14 (2001) Radiohead, Opeth, Bjork, Tool & more Apr 25, 2021

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 beard).

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#13 (1981) Rush, Japan, Iron Maiden, Magazine & more Mar 05, 2021

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, Magazine and others. Against all odds, they also make a valiant attempt to defend Phil Collins' masterwork Face Value! Launched at the beginning of the UK lockdown in 2020, The Album Years ended up being in the Top 5 music podcast charts in nearly 30 countries.

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#12 (1974) Gentle Giant, Roxy Music, Tangerine Dream, Egg & more Nov 17, 2020

Tim declares 1974 the year of ‘Peak Prog’, while elsewhere Bowie the dog and Tim’s neighbour’s electric drill make debut podcast appearances.

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#11 (1998) Massive Attack, Mansun, Mark Hollis, Goldie, Philip Glass & more Oct 15, 2020

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!

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#10 (1969) Scott Walker, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention & more Sep 07, 2020

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?

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#9 (1989) Kate Bush, De La Soul, Neil Young, Tin Machine, Tears For Fears & more Aug 17, 2020

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.

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#8 (1979 Part 2) - Motörhead, The B-52's, David Bowie, This Heat & more Jul 28, 2020

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.

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#7 (1979 Part 1) Gary Numan, Wire, Jethro Tull, Alex Chilton & more Jul 28, 2020

The guys have so many albums to talk about that they decide it's got to be a double! So welcome to The Album Years: 1979, record one.

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#6 (1976) Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Lou Reed, Elton John & more Jul 05, 2020

The heyday of punk and disco music is just around the corner, but one of Steven and Tim‘s favourite albums from this year is the very antithesis of both; an obscure solo homage to the English countryside by the bass player of a progressive rock band! Elsewhere 1976 proves to be another golden year for the duo.

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#5 (1967) The Beach Boys, Leonard Cohen, Donovan, Love & more Jun 12, 2020

The duo make a case for 1967 being the single most significant year in the history of rock and pop, and discuss several genre defining albums, but conclude that Steven being born in this year actually eclipses them all!

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#4 (1984) David Bowie, Swans, Prince, Marillion & more Jun 07, 2020

Tim tries to explain the trauma of first hearing David Bowie’s career nadir album Tonight, but otherwise the guys find 1984 to be another very special year.

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#3 (1992) Roger Waters, XTC, Nine Inch Nails & more May 29, 2020

The guys can't find much in their collections that they unconditionally love from this year, with even some of their favourite artists releasing what are lesser works in their opinion. They consider why that should be and admit indifference to the dominant grunge music scene of the time.

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#2 (1973) Roxy Music, 10cc, Todd Rundgren, David Bowie & more May 22, 2020

Steven and Tim struggle to get their list of great albums released in this year down from a shortlist of hundreds. So much so that they forget to mention King Crimson's Larks Tongues in Aspic completely, shame on them!

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#1 (1980) Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, The Durutti Column & more May 11, 2020

Steven and Tim reckon this is a fantastic year for albums, with the explosion of creative music coming out of the post-punk crucible. There are also some older artists producing some of their very finest work in this year. Plus Tim tries to enthuse Steven about an ex-Beatle's solo album and Steven tries to do the same with industrial noise music.

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