English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have posted a new episode of their podcast The Album Years. They talk about 1982, discussing albums by Queen, Prince, Paul McCartney, Dexys Midnight Runners, and a whole lot more. This is part #3 about this year. The pair can be watched on YouTube as well.
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Besides listening to music, talking about music is the next best thing. Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have launched a new podcast, The Album Years. In the first episode they discuss records by that were released in 1980, inclduign ones by Paul McCartney and The Durutti Column:
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.
The Album Years is available for streaming via a wealth of podcast platforms.
