The Album Years
Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness
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 released during the golden album years, which they reckon to be from around 1965 to the end of the millennium. Each episode focuses on a single year picked at random. At the end of each episode they pick their personal favourites and the album they think had the most long-term impact on music. Can you guess which albums they will pick?
Episodes
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Mar 12, 2024 • 34min
#37 (1987 Part 2B) Guns N' Roses, The Smiths, Pixies & more
We're wrapping up 1987 on The Album Years Podcast! In Episode 2B, Tim and Steven delve into the murky world of metal, rock, the origins of grunge and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 5, 2024 • 32min
#36 (1987 Part 2A) Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Bowie, Yes & more
This week's The Album Years episode features a death match between Pink Floyd's 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason', and Roger Waters' 'Radio K.A.O.S'! Who do you think wins this one? Listen now to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2024 • 37min
#35 (1987 Part 1B) Tom Waits, David Sylvian, Wire & more!
On this week's episode of The Album Years Podcast, we return to 1987 and 'mavericks off their rocker'... we discuss the boundary-pushing creativity of singer-songwriter Tom Waits and his 1987 studio album 'Franks Wild Years' and much more! We think it's one of his maddest records, do you agree? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 20, 2024 • 39min
#34 (1987 Part 1A) Prince, George Michael, U2, Depeche Mode & more!
It's time to move into a new year of The Album Years podcast... introducing 1987! On Episode 1A, we share our thoughts on classics by Prince, George Michael, U2, Depeche Mode, Dead Can Dance and much more... our question of the week is, what's your favourite Prince record? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 6, 2024 • 50min
#33 (1977 Part 4B) Brian Eno, Van Morrison, Weather Report, Brand X & more!
Finally, we've reached the last episode of the marathon year of 1977 in The Album Years Podcast! On today's instalment, we commit the cardinal sin of talking about an album we've never even heard… tune in to find out what that might be! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2024 • 54min
#32 (1977 Part 4A) Queen, Fela Kuti, Throbbing Gristle & more!
In one of the most eclectic episodes of The Album Years podcast yet, Steven and Tim delve into records by Queen, Throbbing Gristle and Fela Kuti. Now for our question of the week...do you have a favourite album that your best mate absolutely hates? Or as in Tim's case, is indifferent to... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 44min
#31 (1977 Part 3B) Fleetwood Mac, John Martyn, The Eagles, Billy Joel & more!
On this week's episode of The Album Years, we dive into American 🇺🇸 soft-rock albums from 1977, including Fleetwood Mac's ‘Rumours'. Plus, we also discuss one of our desert island discs, John Martyn's 'One World’. Our question of the week to you: what is your favourite American album from 1977? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 16, 2024 • 42min
#30 (1977 Part 3A) The Beach Boys, Saturday Night Fever, Roy Harper & more!
A dive into why 1977 felt musically explosive across genres. Conversations about disco’s rise, its family ties, Saturday Night Fever’s mainstream takeover and the backlash that followed. A look at Donna Summer’s electronic ambition and Chic’s complex joy. Exploration of eccentric records like The Beach Boys Love You and lush singer-songwriter work from Roy Harper.
Jan 9, 2024 • 59min
#29 (1977 Part 2B) ABBA, Peter Gabriel, Godley & Creme, Jethro Tull & more!
A deep dive into standout 1977 albums, from English folk and pastoral shifts to bleak chamber-prog. They unpack art-pop craftsmanship, lush covers and ambitious double-LPs. Discussion spans experimental sound-design, prog bands flirting with pop and proto-disco touches. A rapid survey of other notable 1977 releases rounds out the musical tour.
Jan 2, 2024 • 43min
#28 (1977 Part 2A) Rush, Yes, Kansas, Utopia & more
Steven & Tim dive into the progressive rock albums that defined 1977, with releases by Rush, Yes, Kansas & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
