Τα καλύτερα Classic Album podcast (2025)

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Vision Quest Soundtrack 24:12

4d ago24:12

24:12

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss the Vision Quest soundtrack, giving a quick history of the movie, how the soundtrack came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Book Review: Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time 7:58

11d ago7:58

7:58

In this Season 7 episode, I give a brief review of the Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All-Time."

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Foreigner's "Foreigner" 23:51

18d ago23:51

23:51

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Foreigner's debut album, Foreigner, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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First Words 5 5:36

25d ago5:36

5:36

In this Season 7 episode, my wife guest stars and gives me the first word of song titles from albums from my collection and I have to guess the album.

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Classic Rock Album Olympics 0:29

1M ago0:29

0:29

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Warren Zevon's "Excitable Boy" 22:44

1M ago22:44

22:44

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Warren Zevon's hit album, Excitable Boy, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Hall of Shame: Boston 7:51

1M ago7:51

7:51

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss why I think Boston should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Peter Frampton's "Frampton" 21:54

2M ago21:54

21:54

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Peter Frampton's hit album, Frampton, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Synonymous Albums 5 6:34

2M ago6:34

6:34

In this Season 8 episode, my wife guest stars and has to guess the album title from my personal collection after the main words were replaced with synonyms.

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Bruce Springsteen's "Letter To You" 26:32

2M ago26:32

26:32

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Bruce Springsteen's recent album, Letter To You, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Movie Review: "Beatles '64" 6:57

2M ago6:57

6:57

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss some of the interesting moments from the documentary, "Beatles '64."

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Circa Waves 'Young Chasers' with Kieran Shudall 23:31

2M ago23:31

23:31

Circa Waves may have a brand new album out... but this podcast is going retro. 'Death and Love Pt1' is out now but for this episode of the XS Long Player we are going back to 2015 and the release of the debut 'Young Chasers'. We'll hear about the best and weirdest day of the bands life when they got their first radio play, how Kieran went from bedr…

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The Police's "Ghost in the Machine" 24:11

2M ago24:11

24:11

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss The Police's hit album, Ghost in the Machine, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Album Cover Password 9 6:36

3M ago6:36

6:36

In this Season 7 episode, my wife guest stars and tries to describe three album covers from my collection using only five single-word clues.

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Pink Floyd's "The Wall" 33:23

3M ago33:23

33:23

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Pink Floyd's hit album, The Wall, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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In Memory: 2024 7:02

3M ago7:02

7:02

In this Season 7 episode, I give a brief rundown of some of the musical artists that were lost in 2024.

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John Cougar Mellencamp's "Scarecrow" 24:10

3M ago24:10

24:10

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss John Cougar Mellencamp's hit album, Scarecrow, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Elton John or Meat Loaf Game 7 6:43

4M ago6:43

6:43

In this Season 7 episode, my wife guest stars and has to guess if a given lyric was sung by Elton John or Meat Loaf.

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Don McLean's "American Pie" 24:04

4M ago24:04

24:04

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Don McLean's hit album, American Pie, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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On This Date: December 23, 1989 6:52

4M ago6:52

6:52

In this Season 7 episode, I look back at the top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 and the top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 23, 1989.

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The Monkees' "The Monkees" 22:27

4M ago22:27

22:27

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss The Monkees' debut album, The Monkees, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Hard Fi 'Stars Of CCTV' with Richard Archer and Steve Kemp 39:05

4M ago39:05

39:05

Stains 2004 and Rich, Steve, Kai and Ross (Aka Hard-Fi) are holed up in a nicotine stained, disused cab office making their debut album. An album that went on to sell over a million copies world-wide and receive a nomination for a Mercury Music Prize. This episode of the XS Long Player tells the story of that albums creation, the journey the band t…

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Music Scattegories 8 6:50

5M ago6:50

6:50

In this Season 7 episode, my wife guest stars and we play a game of musical scattegories.

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Rocky II Soundtrack 22:38

5M ago22:38

22:38

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss the Rocky II soundtrack, giving a quick history of the movie, how the soundtrack came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees 9:02

5M ago9:02

9:02

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss the 2024 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Prince and the Revolution's "Purple Rain" 27:33

5M ago27:33

27:33

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Prince and the Revolution's hit album, Purple Rain, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Stereo MCs 'Connected' with Rob Birch 32:08

5M ago32:08

32:08

"Era-Defining" is one word (well, two words) to describe the album featuring on today's XS Long Player Podcast as Jim goes back to 1992 to talk about Stereo MC's iconic thrid album 'Connected'. Rob Birch talks about how their work changed with the onset of the 'Sample Wars', being Mercury Music Prize nominated alongside Suede and New Order and what…

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Before and Afters Game 5 6:21

6M ago6:21

6:21

In this Season 7 episode, my wife guest stars and tries to correctly identify the combining word between two songs.

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John Fogerty's "Centerfield" 23:40

6M ago23:40

23:40

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss John Fogerty's hit album, Centerfield, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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The Enemy 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' with Tom Clarke. 30:03

6M ago30:03

30:03

We are back in debut album territory with The Enemy's 'We'll Live And DIe In These Towns' on this episode of the XS Long Player as Jim Salveson is joined by the Coventry band's frontman Tom Clarke. We get all the stories behind the making of this 2007 classic including how a midnight drive to Scotland focused the bands mind, how Tom saw it as a cle…

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Concert Review: Stevie Nicks 7:04

6M ago7:04

7:04

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss my experience at the Stevie Nicks concert.

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Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" 22:51

6M ago22:51

22:51

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Olivia Newton-John's hit album, Physical, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Rock and Roll Trivia 4 10:42

6M ago10:42

10:42

In this Season 7 episode, my wife guest stars and reads me a 20 question quiz from a Rock and Roll Trivia book.

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The Cars' "The Cars" 13:21

7M ago13:21

13:21

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss The Cars' debut album, The Cars, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Jet 'Get Born' with Nic Cester 22:17

7M ago22:17

22:17

It's been a while but it's time to get back on the classic album train and delve into the debut album from Aussie band 'Je't as Nic Cester joins Jim Salveson on the XS Long Player! On this episode you'll hear about the early days (and early names) of the band, being thrust into the chaos of LA to record the debut and encountering "the worst Kiss tr…

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Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen 7:37

7M ago7:37

7:37

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss my experience at the Bruce Springsteen concert.

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Queen's "A Day At The Races" 24:51

7M ago24:51

24:51

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Queen's hit album, A Day at the Races, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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First Words 4 6:53

7M ago6:53

6:53

In this Season 7 episode, my wife guest stars and gives me the first word of song titles from albums from my collection and I have to guess the album.

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Fleetwood Mac's "Fleetwood Mac" 28:38

8M ago28:38

28:38

In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Fleetwood Mac's hit album, Fleetwood Mac (The White Album), giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Season 7 Trailer 6:27

9M ago6:27

6:27

In this episode, I preview what Season 7 has in store, including how many albums will be covered and some of their accomplishments, as well as what some of the additional podcast episodes will look like.

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Gomez 'Bring It On' with Ben Ottewell 18:20

11M ago18:20

18:20

On this episode of the XS Long Player we welcome the gravel voiced Ben Ottewell onto the podcast to talk about Gomez's 1998 debut 'Bring It On'. This conversation with Ben about the making of the album is a great reminder what a brilliant collection of songs the album is, how original and different it felt at the time of release and how meteoric th…

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Season 6 Finale 10:46

11M ago10:46

10:46

In the Season 6 finale, I name some of the bests of the Season 6 albums, as well as naming the Best Song and Best Album of the season.

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Quiet Riot's "Metal Health" 23:16

11M ago23:16

23:16

In this Season 6 episode, I discuss Quiet Riot's hit album, Metal Health, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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The Wonder Stuff 'Hup' with Miles Hunt 27:33

11M ago27:33

27:33

In 1989 The Wonder Stuff released their seminal second album 'Hup' and that album is the topic of this episode of the XS Long Player. Miles Hunt joins Jim Salveson to share the stories, insight and inspiration behind this classic album including how the bands US tour inspired its sound, how long-term member Martin Bell was only supposed to deliver …

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Synonymous Albums 4 6:45

11M ago6:45

6:45

In this Season 6 episode, my wife guest stars and has to guess the album title from my personal collection after the main words were replaced by synonyms.

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Heart's "Heart" 23:42

12M ago23:42

23:42

In this Season 6 episode, I discuss Heart's hit album, Heart, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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Rank Em: Jim Steinman Songs 10:07

12M ago10:07

10:07

In this Season 6 episode, I rank the best songs written by Jim Steinman.

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Boston's "Don't Look Back" 23:12

12M ago23:12

23:12

In this Season 6 episode, I discuss Boston's hit album, Don't Look Back, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.

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James 'Laid' with Saul Davies (plus bonus 'Yummy' interview). 38:35

1y ago38:35

38:35

We’ve been waiting to do this one for a while! On this episode of the XS Long Player we go back to 1993 and talk to seminal Manchester band James about their classic album ‘Laid’. Taking a rare (for the band) moment to look at the back catalogue is Saul Davies (violin, guitar in the album) who talks to Jim Salveson about working with Brian Eno, why…

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Rock and Roll Trivia 3 9:29

1y ago9:29

9:29

In this Season 6 episode, my wife guest stars and reads me a 20 question quiz from a Rock and Roll Trivia book.

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