Tim's Listening Party

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Tim's Listening Party episodes

October 29, 2023 Tears For Fears
Tim’s Listening Party returns with one of the biggest bands to come out of the 1980s, with one of the biggest and lasting albums of that decade. Tears For Fears’ debut album, the Hurting, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, having reached number 1 in the UK charts and spawning 3 top 5 hit singles.
Curt Smith & Roland Orzabal join Tim to discuss Mad World covers, contrasting the influences of Duran Duran & Joy Division on 80s music, as well as comparing their vocal styles.
The Hurting was released on 7th March 1983 on Mercury & Phonogram.
1 hr 4 min
October 22, 2023 Season 3 Coming Soon
So far, Tim Burgess has had listening parties with the likes of Sparks, The The, U2, New Order, Texas, The Bangles, the Kinks and Def Leppard just to name a few, so we are delighted to announce that Tim's Listening Party will return on 29th October with brand new episodes. Tune in to Absolute Radio from 10pm to hear the full show.
3 min
September 10, 2023 The Charlatans
In this very special episode, Tim is joined by his Absolute Radio colleague, Danielle Perry, as she takes over the interviewing duties to go through The Charlatans’ Tellin’ Stories.
Tim opens up about how the Charlatans overcame the trauma of losing keyboard player, Rob Collins, to make one of the stand out albums of the 90s.
Tellin’ Stories was released on 21st April 1997 on Beggars Banquet.
58 min
August 27, 2023 The Zutons
This episode, Tim Burgess is joined for a Listening Party by the Zutons to talk about their classic 00s indie album, Tired of Hanging Around.
They talk about the pressures of being a band from Liverpool, standing out in the thriving UK indie scene of the time, and how their song Valerie was immortalised with help from Amy Winehouse.
Tired of Hanging Around was released on 17th April 2006 on Deltasonic.
59 min
August 20, 2023 New Order
Joining Tim for a Listening Party is by New Order's Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert to talk about one of the greatest albums ever made, and Tim's favourite album of all time, Power, Corruption & Lies.
From its iconic album cover, to the lead single that never appeared on the record, Blue Monday, it is a seminal album of mystery, beauty & greatness.
This episode Stephen & Gillian revisit this classic album that is celebrating its 40 anniversary this year. It was released on 2nd May 1983 on Factory
59 min
August 13, 2023 Glasvegas
This episode, Tim is joined by James & Rab Allan from Glasvegas to talk about the band’s debut, self-titled album.
Their self-titled first record went platinum and earned the band a Mercury Prize nomination. Glasvegas by Glasvegas stands out as one of the best debuts of the decade.
It was released on 8th September 2008 on Columbia.
52 min
August 06, 2023 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Lloyd Cole joins Tim for a Listening Party to speak about the Commotions’ debut album, Rattlesnakes.
A timeless pop album, Rattlesnakes is one of the best debuts of the 1980s, and its enduring popularity is evidenced by the fact that that record remains one of the most played back of Tim’s Twitter Listening Parties.
Rattlesnakes was released on 12th October 1984 on Polydor & Geffen.
56 min
July 30, 2023 The The
Joining Tim for a Listening Party is Matt Johnson, the only constant member of highly influence group, The The.
The The managed to combine technology of the time and play with experimental sounds, cross genres, and juxtapose these alongside thoughtful, clever, insightful and provocative lyrics.
This episode Matt revisits this classic album that is celebrating its 40 anniversary this year, Soul Mining. It was released on 21st October 1983 on Some Bizzare/Epic.
1 hr 4 min
May 26, 2023 Sparks
This episode, Tim is joined by one of the most influential music acts of all time, Sparks. Ron & Russell Mael's imprint on the musical world can be seen across decades and genres, thanks to their extensive, enigmatic, witty and impossible to define back catalogue.
For over 50 years they have broken the boundaries of musical categories and creativity, and that is no different with their latest release, The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte. It was released on 26th May 2023 on Island Records.
1 hr 6 min
May 20, 2023 Def Leppard
Rock legends Joe Elliott & Phil Collen from Def Leppard join Tim Burgess for a listening party to talk about their brand new album Drastic Symphonies recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. They go through this record of reimagined classics with the help of orchestral arranger Eric Gorfain, speaking about how they managed to take some of classic rock’s greatest songs and give them a new classical edge.
Drastic Symphonies was released on 19th May 2023 on the label Universal Music Recordings.
1 hr 1 min

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Tim’s Listening Party is the new podcast from The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess as he brings his world-famous Twitter Listening Party to Absolute Radio. Back during lockdown with everyone missing live…