In the Lap of the Pods (Queen podcast)

We discuss The Brian May Band Live at The Brixton Academy which was recorded in 1993 and released in 1994. The setlist contains material from Brian's Back to the Light album as well as Queen songs. We break this album down in the only way we know...with brutal honesty.

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We go through the 14 studio albums and discuss all of Roger Taylor's compositions including collaborations with Brian and Freddie. We whittle the tracks down to a top 5 and ultimately a number one.

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We chat with journalist, author, screenwriter David Quantick. David covered the Queen shows in Newcastle and Budapest for the NME in 1986, meeting and interviewing the band in the process. David has won many awards, most notably an Emmy for his writing on Veep. We chat about Queen, music in general and The Thick of It.

David's latest book Ricky's Hand is out now and can be purchased as a download or paper copy from all good retailers. We recommend it!

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We chat about the 1977 BBC Sessions as well as Feelings, Feelings and the It's Late edit. All of which appear on the News of the World anniversary boxset.

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In this episode we discuss the raw sessions for the News of the World album. These were released as part of the 40th anniversary of the album in 2017. We also take some of your questions. Special thanks to Lynn Davidson for providing the research notes.

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In this episode we chat with listener Alex Small who discusses his life as a Queen fan since 1985, giving his opinions along the way. Alex also plays us some clips from radio broadcasts he had recorded on tape.

Queen Discussion Forum

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Roof Gardens Interview

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In this is episode we discuss songs not featured on Freddie's studio albums: Mr. Bad Guy and Barcelona, including collaborations with Giorgio Moroder and Dave Clarke. We also discuss Freddie's duets with Billy Squire and Jo Dare.

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In this NOT episode, we discuss Grunge's 'Big 4': Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam and their respective biggest albums: Badmotorfinger, Nevermind, Dirt and Ten. All albums were released from 1991 - 1992.

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In this Xmas episode we talk about the many Queen compilations that exist. Andrew O'Neil and Michael Legge join us to add their take in their unique and really fucking funny way!

Merry Xmas everybody!

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We revisit The Miracle via The Miracle Collector's Box Set, discussing the outtakes and demo versions of songs form The Miracle sessions from 1987 to 1989. Listen until the end to hear a witty little number Pank provided for the episode.

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