WOW!!!

Yes…the word was used quite a lot in this latest podcast as Mike and I discussed, reviewed, agreed…and quite often disagreed…on albums by Muse, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Crash Test Dummies, Morbid Angel, The Clash, Noah Kahan, and Iron Maiden.

Talk about a musical melting pot! It’s a combination that would make a witch’s cauldron bubble over with surprises, twists, and plenty of debate.

With albums by PJ Harvey, The Cranberries, David Crosby, ABC, Skin, Portishead, Fleetwood Mac and Barenaked Ladies blasting through Mike’s and my headphones for the past couple of weeks, it was time to meet up once again.

As always, we listened, reviewed, debated and, rather surprisingly, found ourselves agreeing on far more than we expected…or did we?

Because there was one particular album that split us completely. Not just a little disagreement…we were poles apart! Which album caused the biggest divide? You’ll have to listen to find out…

This week, Mike and I willingly put our musical reputations on the line by listening to albums from The Cult, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Anne-Marie, Pink Floyd, Starsailor, The Horrors, Lloyd Cole and Placebo… and, somehow, we’re still talking to each other! 😂🎶

As always, we listened, scrutinised, debated, praised, questioned, disagreed, changed our minds (occasionally!), and probably confused ourselves a few times along the way.

What we didn’t expect was that we’d end up learning even more about each other’s personalities than the music itself. It turns out you can tell a lot about someone by the albums they love… and the ones that make them stare blankly into the middle distance wondering, “What on earth am I listening to?” 🤣

A huge thank you to Ian Lindley for recommending the Leonard Cohen album. We genuinely appreciate every recommendation… although we’re still not entirely sure whether Ian was being kind or just wanted to see us argue! 😉 Thanks, Ian!

So… were these albums musical masterpieces, hidden gems, or ones we’d quietly leave on the record shop shelf? There’s only one way to find out.

🎧 Give the episode a listen, then let us know where you agree, where you think we’ve completely lost the plot, and—most importantly—which album we should force each other to listen to next!