The Album Years

By: Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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  • 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 guess which albums they will pick?
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  • 1982: The Grand Finale! Rush, Alan Parsons Project, Marillion & more!

    1982: The Grand Finale! Rush, Alan Parsons Project, Marillion & more!
    Nov 5 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • #61 (1982 Part 5) Who Changed With The Times? King Crimson, Pete Townshend, Squeeze & more!

    #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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • #60 (1982 Part 4) Post-Punk: The Cure, XTC, Cocteau Twins & more!

    #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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins

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