Exoskeletal junction at the ranking delayed! We continue our chat on all things Mars Volta by covering the magnificent Frances The Mute and De-Loused in the Comatorium, plus our The Nicher The Better Top 5 songs from albums with covers by Storm Thorgerson, and our usual shoutouts at the end.

Our Spotify Rank Bank playlist will be updated shortly after release with all our favourite cuts; standing at over 900 songs long you’re sure to find something to love! Give it a whirl:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GZMXr0eHTICa0TcZ3AYsE?si=l6JfIBQQT_muvExrLmn2Ag

We’re on Twitter @BBTS_pod, come at us with your TMV opinions and your opinions on our next episode, ranking our Top 5 songs by Watford tech-metallers SikTh and reviewing Arctangent 2022! To get that in your ears on release, subscribe on your favourite podcatcher and while you’re there, a 5* review and a recommendation to a pal would be wonderful 😘 see you then!

Maybe I’ll rank down! The Black Band T-Shirt chaps are back, ranking the (at this stage) 6 albums of prog gods The Mars Volta! On this part we get into Noctorniquet, Octahedron, The Bedlam in Goliath & Amputechture, plus some chat on the Tremulant EP and the Scabdates live album!

Chris is on Twitter @cmgrumps and Ollie is on @olliexcore. Our band My Eyes Are Old and Bent can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @MEAOAB, check us out at the New Cross Inn on Wednesday 17th August supporting The Hirsch Effekt and Sunfall! This podcast is brought to you by Grim Heart Promotions, which is us wanting to put on shows in London & Surrey - give us a follow @grimheartpromo for more info.

Now we’ve come, to the eeend of the raaank! We finally finish off our Manics ranking by covering Journal for Plague Lovers, Rewind The Film, Postcards From A Young Man, Futurology, Resistance is Futile and The Ultra Vivid Lament! Phew! We also do our The Nicher The Better Top 5s on songs with saints in the name and our usual shoutouts at the end.

Give us a follow on @BBTS_pod to share any opinions you have about the Manics or our rankings, any of our other episodes or thoughts on our upcoming episode, as we take on The Mars Volta! To get that in your ears on release, subscribe on your favourite podcatcher and while you’re there, a 5* review and a recommendation to a pal would be wonderful 🥰 see you then!

SHOUTOUTS:

Bad Breeding - Human Capital: https://badbreeding.bandcamp.com/album/human-capital

Pit Pony - World To Me: https://pitponyband.bandcamp.com/merch

Bandsplain podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3uKSgODaDrtWOulcJp57h7?si=pMsnMvzvTl27o9_80bPSDA

No Devotion - Starlings: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v41YQ-DqhoA

Wormrot - Hiss: https://wormrot.bandcamp.com/album/hiss

Heck: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MOn2CFYU0coGb34LoaD3Q?si=DJ_CtZPeSxqslhseMqE6DA

Black Midi: https://bmblackmidi.bandcamp.com/

Kreator - Hate Über Alles: https://kreator.bandcamp.com/album/hate-ber-alles

We don’t talk about love! We only wanna get ranked! Rich Morgan’s still here with Chris and Ollie covering the Manic Street Preachers, as we go into Everything Must Go, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, Know Your Enemy,  Lifeblood & Send Away The Tigers.

All our favourite cuts from all 14 albums (!), our The Nicher The Better top 5s on songs with “Saint” in the title and our usual shoutouts will all be added to our Spotify Rank Bank playlist, pushing it over 900 songs long… give it a listen, you’re sure to have a lovely time! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GZMXr0eHTICa0TcZ3AYsE?si=NpyLIwS2SQWG-W_rB-nODQ

This is the first time we’ve ever done this; this entire part is dedicated to one album, but what an album it is. We go track-by-track on 1994 masterpiece The Holy Bible, it’s a long chat but one we feel is well worth hearing, one of the absolute highlights of doing this podcast so far. Rich Morgan’s still here, and provides us with some incredible context of the time and insights into the wonderful but warped mind of Richey Edwards.

Several trigger warnings for this episode, mainly for discussion on suicide but also anorexia, The Holocaust, genital mutilation, abortion, depression, murder and self-harm.

We’re going to release parts 3 & 4 next week covering the rest of their career, our The Nicher The Better top 5 songs about saints and our shoutouts at the end. Thanks for joining us for these first 3 albums, subscribe to keep your ears peeled for the small matter of 11 more albums of the Manics’ storied career. See you then!

I am an architect! They call me a ranker! Croeso i Podlediad Crys T Band Du, as we begin our 14 album odyssey on Welsh rock legends Manic Street Preachers! We invite our good pal and WARPSTORMER vocalist & bassist Rich Morgan along for the ride, getting into Generation Terrorists & Gold Against The Soul on this part.

Rich can be found on Twitter @FBantor and his band are @warpstormer on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook. Ollie is on Twitter @olliexcore and Chris is on @cmgrumps. Ollie and Chris’ band My Eyes Are Old and Bent are on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @MEAOAB. We’re supporting Svalbard on Saturday 17th September at the Guildford Boileroom - come on down! Chris and Ollie also put on shows as Grim Heart Promotions - give us a follow on @grimheartpromo. Join us in part 2 for a deep, deep dive on The Holy Bible; see you there!

All you other girls best get in formation, cos I rank, I rank, I rank, I rank, okay? The Black Band T-Shirt chaps are finishing off their Beyoncé rank by covering 4 and Lemonade, plus a little chat on The Carters (her record with Jay-Z) and new single Break My Soul ahead of upcoming seventh album Renaissance. We also do our The Nicher The Better Top 5 on singles from début albums of 2003 and our usual shoutouts at the end.

Thanks for listening, we’ll be back in a couple of weeks with our good pal and WARPSTORMER bassist and vocalist Richard Morgan ranking the Manic Street Preachers! To get that in your ears on release, subscribe on your favourite podcatcher and while you’re there, a 5* review and a recommendation to a pal would be lovely 😘 see you then!

SHOUTOUTS:

All live from Glastonbury 2022;

Billie Eilish - Oxytocin: https://youtu.be/QWXW7uITlcg

Kae Tempest - Grace: https://youtu.be/rwaJC7QY8qU

Skunk Anansie - Hedonism: https://youtu.be/d9lK_kTYD3E

Idles - Crawl: https://youtu.be/XiI78DLqS6I

Turnstile - Blackout: https://youtu.be/iE25hx5ihIk

Kojey Radical - Born (feat. Cashh) - https://youtu.be/5zYY9nepciE

Kendrick Lamar - Savior: https://youtu.be/KRb3HDA2DyE

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Greg Puciato - Mirrorcell: https://gregpuciato.bandcamp.com/album/mirrorcell

Conjurer - Páthos: https://conjureruk.bandcamp.com/

Got me going so crazy right now, your rank! The Black Band T-Shirt chaps make another foray into the wonderful world of pop and pluck out Queen Bey herself for the ranking treatment. On this first part, we get into Dangerously In Love, I Am…Sasha Fierce, B’Day and Beyoncé, plus a little chat about Destiny’s Child and the accompanying album to her starring role in the Lion King remake, The Gift.

Shortly after release, our top tracks, The Nicher The Better Top 5 choices and our shoutouts will be added to our Spotify Rank Bank playlist, give this absolute monster a whirl: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GZMXr0eHTICa0TcZ3AYsE?si=1w9KALA5TfSEZ1f76OTGPw

We are on Twitter @bbts_pod - give us a follow and give us your Beyoncé opinions, or shout us about any of our episodes. Ollie can be found @olliexcore and Chris on @cmgrumps. Chris and Ollie’s band My Eyes Are Old and Bent are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @meaoab - check us out supporting ruddy bloody Svalbard on the 17th September at the Guildford Boileroom! Tickets here: https://www.seetickets.com/event/svalbard/the-boileroom/2319706

This podcast is brought to you by Grim Heart Promotions, which is Chris and Ollie wanting to put on shows in London & Surrey - follow @grimheartpromo on Facebook and Instagram for more info! See you in part 2!

Take a rank of my girlfriend, she’s the only one I got! Ollie, Chris and Mr Morrant Sr Tim are back on Supertramp, rounding off the career with Breakfast In America, Famous Last Words, Brother Where You Bound, Free As A Bird, Some Things Never Change and Slow Motion - phew! We also do our The Nicher The Better top 5 songs about breakfast and our usual shoutouts at the end. 

Chris and Ollie will be back after a couple of weeks to cover Queen Bey herself, the almighty Beyoncé! To get that in your ears on release, subscribe on your favourite podcatcher and while you’re there, a 5* review and a recommendation to a pal would be lovely 😘 thanks for joining us for Supertramp, see you for Beyoncé!

Ranker! You know you are a ranker! For our Father’s Day special, the Black Band T-Shirt boys welcome Chris’ dad Tim Morrant on board to rank the eleven albums of Supertramp! On this part we cover their 1970 self-titled début, Indelibly Stamped, Crime of the Century, Crisis? What Crisis? and Even In The Quietest Moments. Sorry about the buzzing sound, will definitely be fixed for next time.

Shortly after release, our top tracks, The Nicher The Better Top 5 choices and our shoutouts will be added to our Spotify Rank Bank playlist, give this absolute monster a whirl: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GZMXr0eHTICa0TcZ3AYsE?si=fdgXWG2OSyOivVnoA8DhgA

We are on Twitter @bbts_pod - give us a follow and give us your Supertramp opinions (if you have any). Ollie can be found @olliexcore and Chris on @cmgrumps. Chris and Ollie’s band My Eyes Are Old and Bent are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @meaoab. This podcast is brought to you by Grim Heart Promotions, which is Chris and Ollie wanting to put on shows in London & Surrey - follow @grimheartpromo on Facebook and Instagram for more info!

See you in part 2!