The Album Years
Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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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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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previous episodes
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67 - #64 1994: Soundgarden, Blur, Oasis, Massive Attack & more Wed, 18 Dec 2024
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66 - #63 1994: Jeff Buckley, Nine Inch Nails, Aphex Twin & more Tue, 03 Dec 2024
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65 - #62 1982: The Grand Finale! Rush, Alan Parsons Project, Marillion & more! Tue, 03 Dec 2024
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64 - #61 (1982 Part 5) Who Changed With The Times? King Crimson, Pete Townshend, Squeeze & more! Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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63 - #60 (1982 Part 4) Post-Punk: The Cure, XTC, Cocteau Twins & more! Wed, 16 Oct 2024
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62 - #59 (1982 Part 3) Big Hitters: Queen, Prince, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney & more Wed, 16 Oct 2024
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61 - #58 1982 (Part 2) Synth-Pop: Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Associates, Thomas Dolby & more Tue, 01 Oct 2024
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60 - #57 1982 (Part 1) Innovative Pop: Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, ABC, Simple Minds & more! Tue, 24 Sep 2024
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59 - #56 1972 Jazz & Prog Rock: Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Aphrodite's Child & more Tue, 17 Sep 2024
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58 - #55 1972 Soul Destroyers & The Indefinable: Gil Scott-Heron, Terry Callier, Scott Walker, Osibisa & more Tue, 03 Sep 2024
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57 - #54 1972 Rock Classics: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper & more Wed, 28 Aug 2024
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56 - #53 1972 Folk, Ambient & Krautrock: Nick Drake, Tangerine Dream, Neu! & more Tue, 20 Aug 2024
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55 - #52 1972 Prog Rock Extravaganza! Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull & more! Wed, 14 Aug 2024
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54 - #51 1972 Glam & Mainstream: The Rolling Stones, T.Rex, Stevie Wonder, Elton John & more Tue, 06 Aug 2024
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53 - Prince, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Marvin Gaye, Nico & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live Tue, 16 Jul 2024
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52 - Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Talk Talk, Nick Drake, Van Morrison & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live Tue, 09 Jul 2024
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51 - The Post Rock Era, Changing Listening Habits, Taylor Swift & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live Wed, 03 Jul 2024
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50 - #50 (1985 Part 5) Marillion, IQ, Supertramp, Neil Young & more! Tue, 18 Jun 2024
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49 - #49 (1985 Part 4) The Smiths, Suzanne Vega, Killing Joke, Sting & more! Tue, 11 Jun 2024
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48 - #48 (1985 Part 3) Kate Bush, Tears for Fears, A-ha, Grace Jones & more Tue, 04 Jun 2024
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47 - #47 (1985 Part 2) Rush, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Robert Plant & more Tue, 28 May 2024
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46 - #46 (1985 Part 1) Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Prince & more! Tue, 21 May 2024
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45 - #45 (1968 Part 4) Van Morrison, Nico, The Velvet Underground & More! Tue, 07 May 2024
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44 - #44 (1968 Part 3) Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, The Moody Blues & more! Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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43 - #43 (1968 Part 2) The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds & more Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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42 - #42 (1968 Part 1) The Beach Boys, The Pretty Things, The Zombies, Small Faces & more Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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41 - #41 (2000 Part 4) King Crimson, Air, XTC, The Cure & more! Tue, 09 Apr 2024
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40 - #40 (2000 Part 3) Linkin Park, Eminem, Iron Maiden, Peter Gabriel & more Tue, 02 Apr 2024
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39 - #39 (2000 Part 2) D'Angelo, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Avalanches & more Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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38 - #38 (2000 Part 1) Radiohead, Coldplay, U2 & more Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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37 - #37 (1987 Part 2B) Guns N' Roses, The Smiths, Pixies & more Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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36 - #36 (1987 Part 2A) Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Bowie, Yes & more Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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35 - #35 (1987 Part 1B) Tom Waits, David Sylvian, Wire & more! Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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34 - #34 (1987 Part 1A) Prince, George Michael, U2, Depeche Mode & more! Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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33 - #33 (1977 Part 4B) Brian Eno, Van Morrison, Weather Report, Brand X & more! Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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32 - #32 (1977 Part 4A) Queen, Fela Kuti, Throbbing Gristle & more! Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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31 - #31 (1977 Part 3B) Fleetwood Mac, John Martyn, The Eagles, Billy Joel & more! Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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30 - #30 (1977 Part 3A) The Beach Boys, Saturday Night Fever, Roy Harper & more! Tue, 16 Jan 2024
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29 - #29 (1977 Part 2B) ABBA, Peter Gabriel, Godley & Creme, Jethro Tull & more! Tue, 09 Jan 2024
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28 - #28 (1977 Part 2A) Rush, Yes, Kansas, Utopia & more Tue, 02 Jan 2024
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27 - #27 The Album Years Christmas Special 2023 (Part 2) Tue, 26 Dec 2023
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26 - #26 The Album Years Christmas Special 2023 (Part 1) Tue, 26 Dec 2023
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25 - #25 (1977 Part 1B) Peter Hammill, Television, Suicide & more Tue, 19 Dec 2023
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24 - #24 (1977 Part 1A) Pink Floyd, The Clash, The Stranglers & more Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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23 - #23 (1995) Tricky, Goldie, Radiohead, David Bowie, Red House Painters, Tears For Fears & more Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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22 - #22 (1983 Part 2) Ben Watt, Tears for Fears, Genesis, The Smiths & more Mon, 21 Nov 2022
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21 - #21 (1983 Part 1) Pink Floyd, Yes, New Order, Tom Waits & more Mon, 21 Nov 2022
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20 - #20 (1978 Part 3) Kate Bush, Chic, Marvin Gaye, Black Sabbath, Brian Eno & more Tue, 05 Jul 2022
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19 - #19 (1978 Part 2) Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, The Who & more Mon, 31 Jan 2022
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18 - #18 (1978 Part 1) Blondie, The Police, Jeff Wayne, The Stranglers & more Mon, 31 Jan 2022