The Album Years

By Steven Wilson & Tim BownessMusic

The Album Years episodes

August 28, 2024 #54 1972 Rock Classics: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper & more
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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31 min
August 20, 2024 #53 1972 Folk, Ambient & Krautrock: Nick Drake, Tangerine Dream, Neu! & more
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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38 min
August 14, 2024 #52 1972 Prog Rock Extravaganza! Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull & more!
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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43 min
August 06, 2024 #51 1972 Glam & Mainstream: The Rolling Stones, T.Rex, Stevie Wonder, Elton John & more
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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40 min
July 16, 2024 Prince, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Marvin Gaye, Nico & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live
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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20 min
July 09, 2024 Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Talk Talk, Nick Drake, Van Morrison & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live
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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25 min
July 03, 2024 The Post Rock Era, Changing Listening Habits, Taylor Swift & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live
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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35 min
June 18, 2024 #50 (1985 Part 5) Marillion, IQ, Supertramp, Neil Young & more!
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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40 min
June 11, 2024 #49 (1985 Part 4) The Smiths, Suzanne Vega, Killing Joke, Sting & more!
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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38 min
June 04, 2024 #48 (1985 Part 3) Kate Bush, Tears for Fears, A-ha, Grace Jones & more
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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54 min

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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…