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What did Blur call themselves before "Blur"? What was the first single they recorded? What British band did Albarn loathe in the early 90s? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Damon Albarn's back catalogue album by album [plus Blur and Gorillaz].

Featured songs:

High Cool
Colin Zeal
Badhead
Fade Away
Death Of A Party
Mellow Song
Tomorrow Comes Today
Brothers & Sisters
History Song
To Binge
Photographs [You Are Taking Now]
Ghost Ship
Ribbons
The Valley Of The Pagans
Daft Wader
Skinny Ape
Parklife

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How many albums has Willie Nelson released? What year did Nelson release his first album? What was his first concept album? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Willie Nelson's back catalogue album by album [well, some of them].

Featured songs:

No Place For Me
Mr Record Man
Funny How Time Slips Away
Who Put All My Ex’s In Texas
Bloody Mary Morning
Summer Of Roses
Shotgun Willie
I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone
Can I Sleep In Your Arms
September Song
Stand By Me
It’s Not Supposed To Be That Way
Your Memory Won’t Die In My Grave
Somebody Pick Up My Pieces
Black Night
$1000 Wedding
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Summertime
God’s Problem Child
Live Forever

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What album did Harvey characterise as "extreme"? What was the last album Harvey recorded with The PJ Harvey Trio? What album did The Independent say was "a threatening, nightmarish creature”? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through PJ Harvey's back catalogue album by album.

Featured songs:

O Stella
Sheela-na-gig
Me-Jane
Man-Size
Working For The Man
Down By The Water
City Of No Sun
Angelene
The Wind
This Mess We’re In
Whores Hustle and The Hustlers Whore
The Desperate Kingdom Of Love
The Letter
When Under Ether
Silence
Black Hearted Love
All And Everyone
On Battleship Hill
The Ministry Of Defence
The Nether-edge
Kamikaze

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What song inspired Ray LaMontagne to take up music? What album did The Guardian say sounded like a long-lost masterpiece? What is the first album he self-produced? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Ray LaMontagne's back catalogue album by album.

Featured songs:

Jolene
Burn
You Can Bring Me Flowers
Be Here Now
You Are The Best Thing
Meg White
Are We Really Through
Beg Steal Or Borrow
Airwaves
Pick Up A Gun
In My Own Way
Hey, No Pressure
No Answer Arrives
Such A Simple Thing
Roll Me Mama, Roll Me
Misty Morning Rain
No Other Way

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What name did the band use before Pink Floyd? What album did Dave Gilmour say he "bullsh---ed" his way through? What was the first Pink Floyd album to top the British charts? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Pink Floyd's back catalogue [and Rogers Waters and Dave Gilmour's] album by album.

Featured songs:

The Gnome
Let There Be More Light
Grantchester Meadows
Summer ’68
St Tropez
Free Four
Brain Damage
Have A Cigar
Pigs
Nobody Home
No Way
The Gunner’s Dream
You Know I’m Right
For The First Time Today, Part 1
Sunset Strip
Lost For Words
The Girl In The Yellow Dress
The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range
Deja Vu
Time

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What album did Ben Harper put out before Welcome To The Cruel World? What albums did The Innocent Criminals go uncredited on? What album features Ladysmith Black Mambazo? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Ben Harper's back catalogue album by album.

Featured songs:

The Three Of Us
Whipping Boy
One Road To Freedom
Glory & Consequence
Roses From My Friends
Steal My Kisses
Brown Eyed Blues
Picture Of Jesus
Church House Steps
Happy Everafter In Your Eyes
Get It Like You Like It
Put It On Me
Lay There & Hate Me
I Will Not Be Broken
Rock N Roll Is Free
I’m In I'm Out And I'm Gone
Altar Of Love
Call It What It Is
Movin’ On
Brittany
Where Did We Go Wrong
Masterpiece
Diamonds On The Inside

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Where did Mike Scott get the name Waterboys from? How many albums did World Party put out? How many solo albums has Scott released? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through The Waterboys back catalogue [and Mike Scott's and World Party's] album by album.

Featured songs:

A Girl Called Johnny
The Big Music
Old England
Hawaiian Island World
Fisherman’s Blues
God On My Side
A Man Is In Love
Radio Days
Spiritual City
She Is So Beautiful
Vanity Fair
My Dark Side
Another 1000 Years
Peace Of Iona
You In The Sky
Before The World Was Made
I Can See Elvis
Didn’t We Walk On Water
Ship Of Fools

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What was Aretha Franklin's first single? What album contained Franklin's first original composition? What was the first song Franklin recorded for Atlantic? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Aretha Franklin's back catalogue album by album [well, most of them].

Featured songs:

It Ain’t Necessarily So
You Made Me Love You
Try A Little Tenderness
Evil Gal Blues
My Guy
If I Had A Hammer
Ol’ Man River
Drown In my Own Tears
Niki Hoeky
You’re A Sweet Sweet Man
River’s Invitation
It Ain’t Fair
The Thrill Is Gone
A Brand New Me
Sister From Texas
No Matter Who You Love
It’s Gonna Get A Bit Better
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Freeway Of Love
Do Right Woman

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What was the first song Neil Finn wrote for Split Enz? How many albums has Finn recorded with his brother, Tim? What album features Finn's wife, Sharon? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Neil Finn's back catalogue album by album.

Featured songs:

Give It A Whirl
What’s The Matter With You
Log Cabin Fever
Message To My Girl
I Walk Away
I Feel Possessed
Chocolate Cake
Catherine Wheels
Only Talking Sense
Sinner
Last To Know
Disembodied Voices
A Sigh
Elephants
Dizzy Heights
Widow’s Peak
Show Me The Way
Truth

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What's the first song The White Stripes recorded?  What album did Rolling Stone say was "pulverising perfection"? What album was inspired, in part, by short stories and plays written by White when he was 19? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Jack White's back catalogue album by album.

Featured songs:

St James Infirmary Blues
Sister, Do You Know My Name?
I Think I Smell A Rat
Ball And Biscuit
White Moon
Blue Veins
Little Cream Soda
Rich Kid Blues
I Cut Like A Buffalo
Hustle And Cuss
Missing Pieces
High Ball Stepper
Rough Detective
Why Walk A Dog?
Only Child
Morning, Noon And Night
I've Got You Surrounded [With My Love]
I’m Mad

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