Ultimate Catalogue Clash (Ultimate Catalogue Clash)

Corey and Kevin are back to talk about side one from the second album in the Phil Collins era of Genesis. Described by Tony Banks as the band’s most romantic album, Steve Hackett is back in full force. Wot (get it?) will Corey think of the instrumental that closes side one? Will Kev bang on and on about Phil Collins’ drumming ability and which song will come out on top for the boys on a seriously eclectic opening side of Wind and Wuthering.

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Invisible Touch - Side Two

Corey and Kevin are back to talk about side two of blockbuster seventh album of the Phil Collins era, Invisible Touch. Discussions about Benny Hill, an almost eleven minute two song suite, and a bikini wax are just some of the things you have to look forward to, but will Corey rank side two as highly as side one and what will Kev have to say about the last Genesis instrumental? The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and throw it all away! 

Songs covered in this episode: “Anything She Does”, “Domino”, “Throwing It All Away”, “The Brazilian”

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Corey and Kevin are back to wrap up the last record Phil Collins made with Genesis, “We Can’t Dance”. There's weak, ooh and there's strong… songs on this side of this album. The last side of the album features lyrics written by each of the members of the trio including one about Eric Clapton! Will Kevin appreciate the blue sky and the red sky? Will the lights fade for Corey or burn brightly as the album closes? The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and… remember! 

Songs covered in this episode: "Way of the World", "Since I Lost You", "Fading Lights"

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Corey and Kevin are back and are joined by the ssssssssssexiest man in podcasting, Scott Haskin to talk about Phil Collins-era Genesis!

Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb…

What band are the boys tackling in Season Two? The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and never mind that noise you heard! 

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IT’S OVER! Season One is in the bag and Scott Haskin quizzes us a little more on trivia, we hear which songs Corey and Kevin would pick to make their ultimate album from the songs they've covered this season and finally, we find out which artist our intrepid duo will be covering next season. And folks, it couldn’t be that much further from Phil Collins-era Genesis.

Will Corey admit that prog ain’t so bad? Will Kevin stop, for the love of gods, talking about Fading Lights, and will guest host Scott Haskin finally admit that Snowbound is a big old pile of puppy poo? The only real way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and Hey there's a Snowman… Hey, hey what a Snowman… Pray for the Snowman… HAAAASKIIIIIIIIIIN!!!!!!!!

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about 90s-era Metallica. Corey loves the black album. Kevin is coming in very much thinking he doesn’t. Will he be able to get past James Hetfield’s vocal delivery styla-ah! Will he find something he likes in Kirk or Jason’s playing. Is he even going to mention the percussionist in the band and will Corey bring it up?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and say your prayers little one! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Enter Sandman", "Sad But True", "Holier Than Thou"

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Corey and Kevin are back to cover Side B of “The Black Album” as they continue their deep dive into 90’s Metallica. Kevin is coming around to James Hetfield as a lyricist but what will he think of two six-plus minute songs? Will Corey be as hot on this side of the album as he was on side B and what will the consensus be on the second side of an album that went 16 times platinum in the US alone!

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and settle the score! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"The Unforgiven", "Wherever I May Roam", "Don’t Tread On Me"

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Corey and Kevin are back to cover Side C of “The Black Album” as they continue their deep dive into 90’s Metallica. 

We’re getting a big one on this side; Metallica’s highest-selling non-live single in Switzerland no less! We also talk about James’s lycanthropic ditty and the concept concert movie released in 2013 titled after a song on this side of the album. Will Corey like werewolves and monsters, what will Kevin think of a Metallica ballad?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and forever trust who we are! 

Songs covered in this episode:

“Through the Never”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “Of Wolf and Man”

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Corey and Kevin wrap up the biggest-selling album in Metallica’s career. Yep, it’s Side D of “The Black Album” today folks!. 

It’s the first side of the album without a recognizable banger but will Corey continue to find gold in James’s lyrics? Will Kevin be panning for pyrite in Lars’s rhythmic stylings? Will God fail? And how will the boys sum up the Black Album and what will its final rating be???

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and find your piece! 

Songs covered in this episode:

“The God That Failed”, “My Friend of Misery”, “The Struggle Within”

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about the next album in our dive into 90s-era Metallica. That’s right, we’re talking about Load; the 79 minute marathon of grunge, blues, hard rock, and a very small sprinkling of heavy metal. What will Kevin think of the opening track-ah and is Metallica treading into Soundgarden’s backyard going to float Corey’s boat on Side One?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and hold me! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Ain’t My Bitch", "2 X 4", "The House Jack Built", “Until It Sleeps”

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Corey and Kevin are back to cover Side B of 1996’s “Load” as they continue their deep dive into 90’s Metallica. The boys weren’t universally in love with Side A and the next three songs contain two singles and a doomy 8 minute dirge. Will the poppier stylings of Hero of the Day work for Kevin and is Corey a Black Sabbath fan who is going to be turned on (musically, you sickos!) by the oppressive weight of Bleeding Me.

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and dig your way to something better! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"King Nothing", "Hero of the Day", "Bleeding Me"

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Corey and Kevin are back to continue their deep dive into 90’s Metallica, covering Side C of “Load”, the follow up to the gigantic Black Album. Kevin really wasn’t keen on the hero song but what will he make of Metallica dipping their toes into Bluesy waters? Will Corey be on board with trying to headbang to the country stylings of Mama Said or will it send him into a tailspin?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and waste your hate! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Cure", "Poor Twisted Me", "Wasting My Hate", “Mama Said”

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Corey and Kevin are back to finish up Metallica’s first album in five years; “Load” as they continue their deep dive into 90’s Metallica. It’s been a long one folks. Eleven songs already and three left to go, including the longest song on the album. Thanks for sticking with us even if you didn’t stick with Metallica as they strayed from their thrash metal roots. Quite a long way in some cases! Corey is a big fan of the S&M version of “The Outlaw Torn”, but what will he think of the album version? Kevin loves him some low slung dirty Texas blues rock, but will “Ronnie” hit the mark for him?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and lose your way! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Thorn Within", "Ronnie", "The Outlaw Torn"

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Reload - Side One

Corey and Kevin are back to talk about the last album in our dive into 90s-era Metallica. It’s time to Reload. Is this collection of songs nothing more than the offcuts and discarded ends of songs that weren’t good enough for Load? Is Unforgiven II a masterpiece or the worst-conceived sequel since Zoolander 2? What will Kevin think of 60s songstress Marianne Faithfull’s contribution to the album? Does Corey need fuel, does he need fire, does he need that which he desires? 

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, quench your thirst with gasoline

Songs covered in this episode:

"Fuel", "The Memory Remains", "Devil's Dance", “The Unforgiven II”

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Corey and Kevin are back to cover Side B of 1997’s “Reoad” as they continue their deep dive into 90’s Metallica. The first side had some challenges for both Corey and Kev, but there was a catalogue highlight for Corey too. How will Side B of Load stack up against the rest of the Metallica catalogue? Is Metallica running out of steam this way or are they still better than you?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and seize the day, baby! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Better Than You", "Slither", "Carpe Diem Baby"

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Corey and Kevin are back to continue their deep dive into 90’s Metallica, covering Side C of “Reoad”. The boys were split on last week’s songs and are heading into the tail end of this season. Will they have enough stamina to get over the line? Will the wild things get them? Will they be charmed by a non-democratically monarch? Or will they choke on a bad seed? 

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and wake up sleepy one!

Songs covered in this episode:

"Bad Seed", "Where The Wild Things Are", "Prince Charming"

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, Corey and Kevin are back with a surprise bonus episode that no-one asked for! We figured this season wouldn’t be truly complete without taking a look at (some of) 1998’s Garage Inc. and (most of) 1999’s S&M. Kevin is a huge Michael Kamen fan, but will strings and steel work for him? Will Corey risk Kevin’s ire by championing a Queen cover? And what will both chaps make of Metallica covering Bob Seger?! 

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and call Ktulu! 

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Corey and Kevin are back to finish up Metallica’s original studio material from the 90s! It’s time for Side D of Reload. Now, we’re not saying that a hurdy gurdy is a funny word and we’re not saying that it doesn’t belong on a Metallica record. But we’re not saying it isn’t and we’re not saying it does. Or are we? Will Kevin love a medieval madrigal and will Corey argue that Fixxxer is the greatest song Metallica recorded since Attitude? 

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and throw all your bullets in the fire! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Low Man's Lyric", "Attitude", "Fixxxer"

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The sexiest man in podcasting is back with us to talk all things 90s Metallica. We dig into the things we’ve learned over the past thirteen episodes, which tracks we loved, which we didn’t, whether the Black Album is truly a 10/10 front to back, whether Load and Reload are a product of or a reaction to the success of the Black Album, and we finally address modern art in all its bloody, seminal, urinary glory. We also find out who wins the Four Horsemen contest that the boys began at the start of the season! 

Will Scott be on board with Metallica going country? Will Corey finally admit that Carpe Diem Baby is a killer song, and will Kevin finally let up with all the Lars bashing? All three seem unlikely. 

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, Load, Reload, and Black out! 

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Corey and Kevin go head to head in a little bit of Metallica trivia, the boys lay out their top tens from this season and also reveal their respective Megaloads (it’s not nearly as dirty as it sounds!) How many songs from Reload will make it onto the boys’ lists? How many songs will appear on both? Will Corey insist on the price is right rule when it comes to deciding who we’ll cover on season three and will the tie breaker come into play?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and bid farewell to yesterday! 

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Corey and Kevin are back to set up season three of the Ultimate Catalogue Clash, which covers eight albums which cover the first twenty years of the Foo Fighters. The boys talk about why the first twenty years was chosen, songs and albums they already know, live gigs, music videos and chart performance! What kind of game are the boys going to play in the aftermath of Kevin’s dismal performance in the Four Horseman contest last season? How much will Corey know about this band and will he have the stamina to take on eight records again?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and waste light! 

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Corey and Kevin are back to kick off Season Three proper by looking that songs on side one of the Foo Fighters’ self-titled debut, which features Dave Grohl on… well, everything! We’re talkin’ mentos, we’re talking production, and we’re definitely talking lyrics. Is Dave good enough to carry an entire record on his own? Will he, they, she, we float away?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get around it! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"This Is a Call", "I'll Stick Around", "Big Me", "Alone + Easy Target", "Good Grief", "Floaty"

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Corey and Kevin are back to look at side two of the debut Foo Fighters album featuring a Whole Lotta Grohl! After an uninspiring start to the season, Corey is starting to worry about what the rest of the season might hold on the albums he’s less familiar with. Kevin is much more concerned about the state of his moat but that just shows how focussed he is on the show! Will the boys be more ecstatic about side two than they were side one? Will the Haskin Scale become an international unit of measurement of song rankings? And what exactly is a Weenie Beanie?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and blow it now for all the cows! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Weenie Beenie", "Oh, George", "For All the Cows", "X-Static", "Wattershed", "Exhausted"

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Corey and Kevin are back to look at side one of the Foo Fighters breakout 1997 album, “The Colour and the Shape”! In comes Nate Mendel and Pat Smear, out go all the cows! Although there is a dearth of bovine activity, there are monkeys, dolls, and manimals! So there’s that to look forward to! What will Kevin make of the sequencing of this album and will Corey have enough fresh pots to get him through this eight song marathon?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and return to sender! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Doll", "Monkey Wrench", "Hey, Johnny Park!", "My Poor Brain", "Wind Up", "Up in Arms", "My Hero", "See You"

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Corey and Kevin are back to look at side two of “The Colour and the Shape”, the record that established them as a band to pay attention to. We get another one of the giants of the Foos catalogue, possibly the biggest of them all. We talk about bouncing crowds, whether songs that sound like they belong on the debut album, and how long is long enough! Will Kevin give any song on this record a perfect score, and will Corey please explain to the dumb Brit what the hell “plating” is?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and pass the boats and the Kingdome! 

Songs covered in this episode:

“Enough Space”, “February Stars”, “Everlong”, “Walking After You”, “New Way Home”

If you want to see the clip of Nandie Bushell playing Everlong, that we briefly discussed, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/MRvHI8tgx8A  

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Corey and Kevin are back to look at side one of There is Nothing Left To Lose. How to follow up a massive album like The Colour and the Shape? Well, you could hire the best hotshot producer in the world and head over to the best recording studio money can rent. Or maybe, just maybe, you could buy a house in Virginia and convert the basement into a studio and hang out with your two bandmates and create a much mellower record. On balance, we're pretty happy that Dave opted to peek behind door number two. Will Corey be on board with another song about Hollywood after covering the enigmatic Memory Remains last season? Will Kevin like the shouty, shouty approach of Dave's vocal in Breakout?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and cry when they all die blonde! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Stacked Actors", "Breakout", "Learn to Fly", "Gimme Stitches", "Generator"

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about Side B of There is Nothing Left To Lose. You know what makes a good meal? A variety of flavours. A little sweet, a little savoury, perhaps a little sour, and dare we say, a little umami? Yes, we dare; "umami". We get into the weeds a little about sequencing and whether or not Dave's decision to move to a basement in Virginia impacted side two of the album more than side one. Coincidentally, we've covering the song Aurora in the aftermath of one of the biggest social media events, sorry, astronomical events, of recent years! But will Aurora make Corey's heart sing, and what will Kev think of the very late addition to the album based on a riff that Dave came up with during mixing?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and come home... next year! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"Aurora", "Live-In Skin", "Next Year", "Headwires", "Ain't It the Life", "M.I.A."

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about Side A of One By One. "Hey Dave, the opening track from the last album was a bit of a banger, I bet you can't write anything as strong to open this record..." "Hold my beer and bring me a FRESH POTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!" This week's album side explodes out of the gate and contains two of the biggest live tracks in the Foos catalogue. Could this one be Kev's highest-rated side in the Foos canon, and will Corey be on board with a song called "Disenchanted Lullaby"?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and learn to live again! 

Songs covered in this episode:

"All My Life", "Low", "Have It All", "Times Like These", "Disenchanted Lullaby"

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about Side B of One By One. The writing and recording of this album was a train wreck and it's been largely disavowed by everyone involved in the years since, but then again, Dave Grohl once said that Learn to Fly was his least favourite song on an album that also contains Live-In Skin, so what the hell does that guy know? Will Brian May's presence on the opening track sway Kev over to a positive assessment? Will Overdrive be the fuel, be the fire, be that which Corey desires?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and keep from growing old.

Songs covered in this episode: "Tired of You", "Halo", "Lonely as You", "Overdrive", "Burn Away", "Come Back"

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about Side A of In Your Honor. A double album? Two sides of charged up heavy rock and two sides of acoustic numbers? What the hell is this? A reverse Bob Dylan? Joking aside, this monumentally ambitious project could have been a disaster of epic proportions, but In Your Honor comes blistering out of the blocks with six songs that tear along at a breakneck pace. Will the frenetic energy of the title track cut the mustard for our heroes without capes? What will they think of a song simply titled "Hell"? And, most importantly, will Kev's fiendish picks for this week's Best of You segment finally bamboozle Corey and close the gap in the race to be come out on top in Season Three?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get out of here alive.

Songs covered in this episode: "In Your Honor", "No Way Back", "Best of You", "DOA", "Hell", "The Last Song".

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about Side B of In Your Honor. We're including the UK/Japan/Vinyl/iTunes bonus track for this episode, so we're not ending with End Over End. So, despite all our complaining about natural end points, we're blowing right on by this one, but hey, we saw the sign! It opened up .... Corey's already told me off for using that lyric so I won't repeat it. Will Kevin be a fan of blues and blacks? Will Corey extend his already almost unassailable lead in The Best Of You?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, pin me down, and show me how.

Songs covered in this episode: "Free Me", "Resolve", "The Deepest Blues Are Black", "End Over End", "The Sign"

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The late, great Audrey Hepburn once said “I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles. Especially when they’re included on rock n roll albums from the mid 2000s” Well Audrey, that’s an interesting perspective and we hope that we agree when we get to The Miracle on this side of In Your Honor. Will Corey be smitten with the first song that Dave ever wrote on acoustic guitar and will Kevin dig a complete change of pace from the raucus tracklist we've listened to so far?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, pin me down, and go another round.

Songs covered in this episode: "Still", "What If I Do?", "Miracle", "Another Round", "Friend of a Friend"

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14th-century English philosopher and theologian William of Ockham’s famous philosophical razor advocates that when presented with competing hypotheses about the same prediction and both theories have equal explanatory power one should prefer the hypothesis that requires the fewest assumptions. But what hypothesis would Big Bad Bill have about why Kevin is so crap at our Ultimate Catalogue Clash side games? Hypotheses a) Kev’s throwing the game because he likes being the underdog, unlikely, he’s a competitive little toad and we’d have to assume he actually knows the answers, b) Corey is cheating, also unlikely as Corey is far too principled and decent a man to do that, and Kev can see him on the other side of the screen…  c) Corey just has a better mind for working these things out. As we can see from these three scenarios, Occam’s razor definitely guides us to the logical conclusion that Corey is cheating.

Will Corey find more variety and something to love on the second acoustic side and will Kevin close the gap in The Best Of You after trouncing Corey last week?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and high dive into your brain.

Songs covered in this episode: "Over and Out", "On the Mend", "Virginia Moon", "Cold Day in the Sun", "Razor"

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In Stranger Things, Jonathan Byers posits “You shouldn't like things because people tell you you're supposed to.” Well, I tend to agree, unless it’s your mom telling you you’re really gonna like this new song by the Foo Fighters that she’s been listening to…

This is the album that was Kev's introduction to the Foo Fighters and Corey only knows three songs from it. Is the balance of acoustic and rock going to work for the latter and is nostalgia going to rose-tint Kev's glasses on this one?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get up to shut it down.

Songs covered in this episode: "The Pretender", "Let It Die", "Erase/Replace", "Long Road to Ruin", "Come Alive", "Stranger Things Have Happened"

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It's plenty of firsts this week. The first Foo Fighters' instrumental, Dave's first piano song, and the first time we hear accordion on a Foo's song! We also get guitar solos on half the songs as Shifty takes centre stage. Is Dave finally stepping away from his habit of repeating a single line? Will side two live up to side one for Kev? Will Corey get tangled up in the clarity of Dave's lyrics?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, turn out all the lights and go to bed.

Songs covered in this episode: "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)", "Summer's End", "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners", "Statues", "But, Honestly", "Home"

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Legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas once opined that “When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.” And maybe this was the inspiration for the lead off track from 2011’s Wasting Light, which I’m sure Corey has researched extensively before tonight’s recording, given his love of Welsh poetry and Welsh culture in general… We get shouty Dave, melodic Dave, and wistful Dave, all on the same side of this record. But will Corey get stuck in the Habitrail? Will Kev be on board with Dave singing about Virginia AGAIN and will we ever find out what the hell is wrong with psycho Rosemary???

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and take a ride somewhere.

Songs covered in this episode: "Bridge Burning", "Rope", "Dear Rosemary", "White Limo", "Arlandria", "These Days"

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The brilliant Stephen Hawking once said “The increase of disorder or entropy is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time.” So essentially, what he is saying is that the long an artist’s career goes on, the more it degrades until finally, you find yourself recording country albums and doing duets with someone called Jellyroll. Good point that Steve. Great observation! But, will it be true for the Foo Fighters? Will Dave ever learn to walk again? Will Kev ever get a single guess right in The Best of You and what will Corey think of violins and mellotrons and accordions (oh my!) on a Foo's song?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and turn it on again.

Songs covered in this episode: "Back & Forth", "A Matter of Time", "Miss the Misery", "I Should Have Known", "Walk"

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“He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.” And that’s according to mythical nutcase Moses who had a very famous temper and a pretty good knack for portage! The Foos are hitting the road. 8 songs, 8 cities, 8 studios. It's their eighth album. Get it? Will Corey join the congregation and will Kev be a fan of songs that start with the ending?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and wreck your brains.

Songs covered in this episode: "Something from Nothing", "The Feast and the Famine", "Congregation", "What Did I Do? / God as My Witness"

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The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once ruminated that "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." Also, no Foo Fighter ever steps foot in the same studio twice during the making of their eighth studio album, Sonic Highways, for they are not in the same city and it is not the same song! This week we're off to Joshua Tree, New Orleans, Seattle, and New York. We're definitely gonna rack up the air miles, but will the final song of this season resonate with Kev, and what will Corey think of Joe Walsh turning up in a Foo Fighters' song?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get outside.

Songs covered in this episode: "Outside", "In the Clear", "Subterranean", "I Am a River"

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“The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” - Thus spake the Bard, William Shakespeare, but I wouldn’t pay too much attention to old Bill, he couldn’t even spell his own name properly, so quite why we should listen to any of his opinions about Foo Fighters’ 2006 Live album Skin and Bones is quite beyond me! For this final, bonus, episode in Season Three, we're joined by the one and only Mark Camire, Corey's co-host on his flagship show; And The Podcast Will Rock! We get into Mark's background with the Foos and plenty of depth about the performances on Skin and Bones. Should the show open with Razor? Are there any songs missing? Do all the electric songs work as acoustic numbers? And will Corey finally come around to Friend of a Friend?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and watch me spin!

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The late great Stephen Hawking once said “I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth.” Well Steve, some say that it’s yet to appear on this podcast, but tonight, we have a third party who might bring the intelligence quotient up. We're joined once again by our good pal; author, songwriter, musician, and podcaster extraordinaire, Scott K Haskin! Scott was listening to the Foo Fighters for the very first time and we're not really sure we've converted him! We dig into our thoughts about the catalogue, we have some excellent trivia courtesy of the wonderful Adam Janis, and we discover which artist we'll be covering on Season Four of the Ultimate Catalogue clash! Who will it be?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and fight foo!

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All the late night bargains have been struck

Between the satin beaus and their belles

Prehistoric garbage trucks

Have the city to themselves

Year Two, Season Four. It's time to take side step from the heavier stuff and get into the colours and shapes that Mark Knopfler and the rest of Dire Straits bring to the musical landscape. Five albums in seven years and then a six year gap until their final record saw Dire Straits release some of the most iconic songs of the 80s. Is there a riff that defines that decade more than Money For Nothing? Is there a more instantly recognizeable keyboard intro than Walk of Life? Maybe a little 1984 synth intro from a band Corey knows well, but besides that, probably not! Will Kev go under a 5 on the Haskin Scale for any song in this catalogue? Will Corey's ear bend to the finger-picking style of the band's unlikely headband-sporting frontman?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get your chicks for free.

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What is a Knopfler? How does one Knopfle? Does one need any special equipment to do it? Are there any qualifications required??? Look, this is an avenue of inquiry that needs to be explored, but perhaps now is not the time. We're kicking off this season with plenty of guitar brililance and some low-key vocal performances. We're also getting a little shit-kicky and twangy here and there. Kev brought this band to the podcast, so he's ready to play the Strait man in this double-act, but will Corey be on board with a step back from the heavier stuff we've spent the last few months covering? Will he be wowed by the best-named drummer in rock history? Will he find nice things to say about John Illsley?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and quite your messing around.

Songs covered in this episode: "Down to the Waterline", "Water of Love", "Setting Me Up", "Six Blade Knife", "Southbound Again"

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This week's episode kicks off with a tent pole song in the history of rock n roll. One of two such songs in this catalogue! When an awkward looking fella wearing a headband gets up and starts playing Chet Atkins style guitar in the era of punk and heavy metal, how in the green shit is that going to be received? Only four songs in this week's episode and it's the London quadrilogy. Will Kev be taken back to his time living in the English capital? Will Corey understand all these gibberish limey references?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and check out guitar George (he knows-all the chords).

Songs covered in this episode: "Sultans of Swing", "In the Gallery", "Wild West End", "Lions"

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Shit's about to get weird! Like, Buffalo Bill weird. Not "Hmm, that's a little strange". I mean, just look at the title of track three! Knopfler's journalist trilogy is broken up by one the most menacing songs ever recorded, but what will Corey think of it? This is an album that Kev knows the least from the first five records, so will he be as keen on it as he was the debut? Will Corey conoquer his middle-age ennui? Will Kev think of a single damned interesting thing to say in the episode notes???

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get a bullet in the chest.

Songs covered in this episode: "Once Upon a Time in the West", "News", "Where Do You Think You're Going?", "Communiqué"

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The pace finally picks up for Corey as we're reminded of the Sultans. We head back to London for a walk down the market streets and we get to use the word "circumnavigation". Will Kev have any issues with cake mixture? Will Corey have heard of the Cutty Sark and will he care at all about it if he hasn't?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and turn up for the boots now...

Songs covered in this episode: "Once Upon a Time in the West", "News", "Where Do You Think You're Going?", "Communiqué"

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“Give me my Romeo, and, when I shall die,

Take him and cut him out in little stars,

And he will make the face of heaven so fine

That all the world will be in love with night,

anyway, what you gonna do about it….?”

This is part of Juliet’s monologue in act 3, scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet which premiered in 1597, as abridged by Mark Knopfler, 383 years later, in 1980.

Will Corey dig the change of pace? Will this be Kev's highest rated album side this season? Will David Knopfler be missed? Will someone tell that fucking dog to STOP BARKING!!?!?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get crazy on the waltzers.

Songs covered in this episode: "Tunnel of Love", "Romeo and Juliet", "Skateaway"

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English poet, journalist and literary critic James Fenton once stated that “A cabaret song has got to be written - for the middle voice, ideally - because you've got to hear the wit of the words. And a cabaret song gives the singer room to act, more even than an opera singer.” Words that I think our hero this season, Mark Knopfler took to heart when penning one of the songs on Side B of Dire Straits’ third album, Making Movies. But what will Corey think of that abrupt and very hard left turn into the world of the Munich gay scene? Will he take to a return to a slower pace on Hand in Hand, will Kev make any more spurious claims about lyrics based on his complete misreading of a very clear musical reference? And most importantly, will Corey stump Kev during Money For Nothing?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get a little risqué!

Songs covered in this episode: "Expresso Love", "Hand in Hand", "Solid Rock", "Les Boys"

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Only two songs for you this week folks, but there's a whole lot to dig into here! We're taking a literary trip into the rise and fall of a community and then into the seedy filmic underbelly of the private investigator! Is there a side of any Dire Straits album that better defines Mark Knopfler's creative vision for the band? Will Corey love the scope of Telegraph Road? Will Kev have fond memories of this one?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and run every red light on memory lane.

Songs covered in this episode: "Telegraph Road", "Private Investigations"

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Well, last week, Kev gave the first ten, ten, and five album side in the show's history so far on Side A. And Corey wasn't too far behind him! Can Dire Straits match the grandeur and intensity of Telegraph Road and Private Investigations? Will Kev enjoy the vibraphonic stylings of Mike Mainieri? Will Corey suffer from smoker's cough or brewer's droop? And will Side B score highly enough for Love Over gold to displace Invisible Touch as the highest ranked album so far?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and send in another victim of industrial disease.

Songs covered in this episode: "Industrial Disease", "Love over Gold", "It Never Rains"

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It's the big one folks! Is there a bigger album from 1985? No. The answer is no. Dire Straits were the biggest act on the planet, but after just over 240 live dates in eighteen months it basically made Mark Knopfler question what the hell they were doing it all for! Speaking of "what the hell are they doing it for?", Kev and Corey are back to talk about Side A of this gigantic album! It's a longer episode because there's lots to dig into in these five songs. Where will the boys land on "those lyrics", Will Corey dig a lullaby on a rock n roll record, and will Kev make up any ground in this season's game?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and do the song about the knife!

Songs covered in this episode: "So Far Away", "Money for Nothing", "Walk of Life", "Your Latest Trick", "Why Worry"

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We're starting to get close to the finishing line on another season of The Ultimate Catalogue Clash. We're covering the heaviest song in the catalogue as well as one of the most jarringly different songs you'll find on a Dire Straits record! Can Side B live up to the monster hits on Side A? Will Kev make it through Brothers in Arms? Will Corey get over his vehement and entirely unreasonable hatred of reggae?!?!?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and please hear my confession.

Songs covered in this episode: "Ride Across the River", "The Man's Too Strong", "One World", "Brothers in Arms"

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Put that hoe down, it’s a ho-down! We’re going country and we’re going country hard. We’ll take a couple of detours but it’s getting twangy folks!

What will Kev make of a song about a phone call? Will Corey finally find that eggplant he’s been thinking of?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and start a-slippin' and a-slidin'!

Songs covered in this episode: "Calling Elvis", "On Every Street", "When It Comes to You", "Fade to Black", "The Bug", "You and Your Friend"

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It's over already!?!?!? Man, I was just starting to warm to this Mark Knopfler Guy! We plunged into some serious waters again for a spell this week, talked about douchebags and how we might resquence this final Dire Straits record to make it just a wee bit punchier. You know, because we definitely know better than one of the most gifted songwriters of all time. Does Corey run on heavy fuel? Has he read Martin Amis? What does Kev think of televangelists and will he close the gap on Corey as a consolation prize to end the season?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and run on heavy heavy fuel (the secret's in the cheese...)!

Songs covered in this episode: "Heavy Fuel", "Iron Hand", "Ticket to Heaven", "My Parties", "Planet of New Orleans", "How Long"

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Well, we're (almost) done folks! We brought in the Terror of Tulsa to help us wrap things up and it was a fun chat as always!

Kev and Corey laid out their top ten from the season and we find out who we're covering for Season Five! A special thanks to our pal Michael J Smith for providing the trivia for this season and giving Kev one last chance to win a game in this goddamn series! But, will Kev be able to take Corey on in such a quiz? Who will win the battle to decide the Season Five music, and will the notable nudist be a fan of incessant Knopfling!?!

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get a shiver in the dark!

NOTE: Scott has not morphed into a dalek, there was just a strange issue with his audio!

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"Whoa, wait, what's this? This isn't the right album. I was expecting Brothers In Arms Side A today!" we hear you say. But due to Corey's persistant exclamations about Twisting By The Pool, Kev decided that they'd cover The irritatingly-named ExtendedancEPlay! This is a special one off episode however, that switches the format up a little and takes a leaderboard approach to ranking the songs from 1 to 4 on this EP! Will Corey love anything more than Twisting By The Pool, and will Dire Straits have any badges, posters, stickers, or T-Shirts to give away?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and meet new people at the disco!

Songs covered in this episode: "Twisting by the Pool", "Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts", "Two Young Lovers", "If I Had You"

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Look, we just need a last little bit of Knopfling before we close the book on Dire Straits and move onto Corey's mad idea to cover TEN (yes that's T.E.N.) albums by different artists in Season Five. Kev's pretty sure this is just Corey wanting to hang onto the season for as long as humanly possible but hey, it should be damn good fun!

Before then, we decided to bring in the Quizmaster from last week, Michael J Smith to talk Live Dire Straits. We couldn't decide between the two major live releases before the band split, so we're covering all the official live releases! That's right, both Alchemy and On The Night are up for discussion, as well as the 1978-1992 boxset, and we're gonna be building our perfect Dire Straits live set! Will Corey include Twisting By The Pool? Will Kev stray a long way from his ten song selection from last week? And will Michael last a full episode having to put up with these two Canidiots?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and Knopfle a while!

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We're going back in time. 41 years to be precise. And we're damn well staying there!!! It's not a single-artist catalogue this season, but the brilliant inception of this daring and radical format twist from Corey sees us covering 10 records from 1983.

For your delectation this season we have...

Sweet Dreams: Eurythmics

Pyromania: Def Leppard

Metal Health: Quiet Riot

Sports: Huey Lewis and the News

Lick It Up: Kiss

Shout At The Devil: Motley Crüe

Colour By Numbers: Culture Club

She’s So Unusual: Cyndi Lauper

Rebel Yell: Billy Idol

The Great Kamikaze Syndrome: Slade

What will Corey make of the synth-led pop stylings of Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox? Will Kev get over himself and just enjoy a bit of mindless hair metal? What is hair metal anyway? And are any of the bands in our list part of it?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and cry "More! More! More!"

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Unplug those guitars, grab your synthesizers and head into the avante garde world of dark electro pop. There's a manequin head involved in this week's episode that's really upset Corey and his family. We talk about virtuosos we've covered on this show to this point and if there are any coming up this season. We also discover the new game format that Kev has dreamed up. Unfortunately, he REALLY hasn't thought it through so thank gods Corey is around to sort it all out! Will Corey be on board with Dave Stewart's electro-noodling? Will Kev quit touching himself, despite numerous requests for cessation from Corey? And what will the boys make of the most different album side they've covered to date?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and stumble in the debris.

Songs covered in this episode: "Love Is a Stranger", "I've Got an Angel". "Wrap It Up", "I Could Give You (A Mirror)", "The Walk"

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Side A was a bit of a mixed bag, so can Dave and Annie turn the boys around and bump their overall standing up a little? We start this side of this record with one of the most instantly recognizeable songs of all time. The rest, I bet most of you have never heard! Will Kev be consistent on his cricitism of repetition, especially in season 3? Will Corey last 'til the end of the side with barely a guitar being plucked? And will Kev finally crack the code to winning at his own game?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and almost hear them breathing.

Songs covered in this episode: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "Jennifer", "This Is the House", "Somebody Told Me", "This City Never Sleeps"

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Well, the day has finally arrived. Kev can't duck it any longer. Corey is making him listen to Def Leppard critically and putting aside all his previous biases to the best of his ability. There's plenty chat about harmonies and whether you should let a drummer with functional arms actually use them, or whether you should bypass him entirely and outsource his job to a computer. Will Corey's nostalgia carry the day and what will Kev think of the lyrical content of this side of the record?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and rock til you drop!

Songs covered in this episode: "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)", "Photograph", "Stagefright", "Too Late for Love", "Die Hard the Hunter"

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Corey is still reeling from Kev's score for Side A but at least the boys have the betting system for the game sorted out now. Right??? Corey loves a song about erectile dysfunction but will he be anamoured of a song Joe Elliott dismissed out of hand? Will Kev find anything positive to say about any of the songs on Side B and will we still have a podcast after this episode???

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and make it electric!

Songs covered in this episode: "Foolin'", "Rock of Ages", "Comin' Under Fire", "Action! Not Words", "Billy's Got a Gun"

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Metal health will drive you mad!!! Or, it might cure your crazy... we're getting mixed messages this week from the humble, very shy frontman of Quiet Riot, Kevin DuBrow. It's an all out frontal assault of guitars, drums, bass, and Kevin DuBrow. But what will Kev think of a cover of a beloved Slade tune? Will Quiet Riot be able to withstand the loss of Randy Rhoads in Corey's eyes? And what nonsense will Kev have for us in this week's game?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and band your head.

Songs covered in this episode: "Metal Health", "Cum On Feel the Noize", "Don't Wanna Let You Go", "Slick Black Cadillac", "Love's a Bitch"

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Oh boy. I believe virtually everything I read, and I think that is what makes me more of a selective human than someone who doesn't believe anything. It's getting more and more Tap-ish every week around here! We talk about the most comically earnest and spectacularly misguided tribute song of all time and Kev is turning Japanese (we really think so!). But, will Corey be able to salvage anything from the ashes of Side A? Will Kev be impressed by a cheap Eruption knockoff? And will the boys be able to get through Thunderbird with a straight face?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and fly, thunderbird fly!

Songs covered in this episode: "Breathless", "Run for Cover", "Battle Axe", "Let's Get Crazy", "Thunderbird"

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Well, well, well. We're heading into the land of horns and swing and a vocalist who just wasn't cutting it for record execs because his voice wasn't that strong.... Shows exactly how much record execs know! We're talking groove, we're talking hearing loss, and we're talking Sports! Will Corey enjoy the switch away from metal and hard rock? Will Kev manage to bamboozle Corey with this week's game?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and do a half a million things, all at a quarter to three!

Songs covered in this episode: "The Heart of Rock & Roll", "Heart and Soul", "Bad Is Bad", "I Want a New Drug"

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Well, that's the Sports all sorted out and not a hint of a diss track anywhere to be seen! We're getting a cover of a Hank Williams song, a single that saw a radio edit applied, and the band's third consective number 6 single from the album! But can Side B of Sports live up to a strong Side A for Kev and Corey? Will Corey appreciate the juxtaposition of dark lyrics and light bouncy pop melodies and will Kev claw back some of the points he's lost so far this season in the episode-end game?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and just say so.

Songs covered in this episode: "Walking on a Thin Line", "Finally Found a Home", "If This Is It", "You Crack Me Up", "Honky Tonk Blues"

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Well, well, well. Kev never thought he'd be podcasting about Kiss! We're going paintless and probably, at some point, pantless, as we dig into one of the most over-the-top bands of all time. But will Kev find a single second of Kiss that he can enjoy? Will Corey enjoy the aggressive vocal stylings of Gene Simmons, and will Kiss be able to pull it off (or lick it up) without all that iconic facepaint?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and gimme more!

Songs covered in this episode: "Exciter", "Not for the Innocent", "Lick It Up", "Young and Wasted", "Gimme More"

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Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!!! Are you ready to jingle your bells? Are you ready to roast your chestnuts? Are you ready to twist your sister??? We're ranking the tracks on an album that no-one asked for, but Twisted Sister delivered anyway! That's right, it's A Twisted Christmas and we're all over it, under it, and around it. But how will our two intrepid podcasters feel about an album full of Christmas songs by a hard rock/glam metal outfit? Will it get the thumbs up, or will Kev and Corey think that "This pretentious ponderous collection of religious rock psalms is enough to prompt the question, 'What day did the Lord create Spinal Tap, and couldn't he have rested on that day too?"

The only way to find out is to come ye to Bethlehem!

Songs covered in this episode: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Oh Come All Ye Faithful", "White Christmas", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Silver Bells", "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow", "Deck the Halls", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)", "Heavy Metal Christmas (The Twelve Days of Christmas)"

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It's the very first of our Ko-Fi Member Selections and first up, from our good pal Ruddy Rutherford, is Therapy?'s 1994 release, Troublegum. The album was shortlisted for the 1994 Mercury Music Prize and is brand new to both Corey and Kev, so it was a brand new, fresh listen for both chaps! But what will Kev like a cover of a Joy Division song? Will Corey's North American rock sensibilities be challenged by a band from Norn Ireland? And where will the album finish in our overall rankings?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and forget about that!

Songs covered in this episode: "Knives", "Screamager", "Hellbelly", "Stop It You're Killing Me", "Nowhere", "Die Laughing", "Unbeliever", "Trigger Inside", "Lunacy Booth", "Isolation", "Turn", "Femtex", "Unrequited", "Brainsaw"

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about side one of 1980’s Duke, the last album to  be co-produced by David Hentschel and an abandoned attempt at a prog concept album. How will Kev react to the turn toward more pop-based fare on side one? What will Corey think of the original version of Behind The Lines? How would In The Air Tonight have turned out if it had ended up on the album? Some of these questions might be answered and the only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and zone out! 

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Abacab - Side One

Corey and Kevin are back to talk about side one of 1981’s Verse, Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Verse Chorus, Abacab. The band were booed by the prog rock faithful on the subsequent tour but it was a step closer to the commercial success they would enjoy throughout the rest of their career. Will Kev be on board with this new direction and will Corey appreciate the lone Tony Banks-penned track on the album? The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and chicken out! 

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about side two from Trick of the Tail, the first Genesis record in the Phil Collins era. Has the band abandoned its prog roots yet? Can Phil Collins be trusted with weighty material like Ripples? What will Corey think of the story in Trick of the Tail and will Kevin have good things to say about the Side Two opening track or will he follow the generally-accepted fan consensus? Listen to this week's episode to find out. We'll also have our first overall rating decided for an album and will recap what we thought of Side One.

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about side two of We Can’t Dance. We get into some pretty heavy conversation about car crashes and their aftermath in this episode, so if you’re sensitive to this subject please skip to 55:23. What will our intrepid duo think of the pops and whizzes of I Can’t Dance? Will there ever be a time to release six singles from one album? The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and sell everything! 

Songs covered in this episode: "I Can't Dance", "Never a Time", "Dreaming While You Sleep"

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about side two of Wind and Wuthering, which means there aren’t as many words to talk about given that two of the five tracks are instrumental! Will Corey follow Tony Banks on a rodentical rollercoaster ride? Will Kevin ever stop banging on (pun intended) about Phil Collin’s drumming, and how will the boys rate side two? We’re going to end up with our second completed album and then we have to talk about another lineup change next week! It’s almost like Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford are difficult to work with…

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about side one of the band’s eponymous triumph; Genesis. Whoever would have thought that using the word Mama in a song would work? Well, Phil Collins was unconvinced in 1978, but by 1983 had come around 180 degrees and wrote an entire song around the word. What will Corey think of the eleven plus minute Home By The Sea suite? Will Kevin complain about the use of a drum machine on the opening track? The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and that’s all! 

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Corey and Kevin are back to talk about side two of Abacab. We have to talk about “that song” don’t we? Also, Corey finds out that Siri is no friend of Kevin’s, or maybe Kevin’s ridiculous accent is just getting in the way! Will Corey ballyhoo one of the worst songs ever recorded, by anyone, ever, and will Kevin lick any dildos (this will make sense if you listen to the episode, honestly)? The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and rock out! 

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